Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: June 12-14

A superhero workshop, a Shakespearean ballet, Rhett Miller in concert, a geek bash at HMNS and Sixteen Candles

06/10/2015 Edited by Nick Esquer

Reality Check

TV Comes to Houston

First we got Married to Medicine. Now more TV networks are flocking to Houston.

05/28/2015 By Maggie Berardo

Sports Enthusiasts rejoice

Where to Watch the Rockets This Sunday

Where will you be watching Game 7?

05/15/2015 By Maggie Berardo

Don't Take the Summer Off

Calling Houston Creatives

Art and acting opportunities on the horizon

05/11/2015 By Maggie Berardo

Film

Celebrate Mother's Day Early with a Movie at Market Square Park

Bring a blanket—and a box of Kleenex.

05/08/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

film

New Documentary Examines New Orleans After Katrina

14 Pews will host a free screening of Getting Back to Abnormal on Tuesday night, featuring a Q&A with co-director Paul Stekler

05/08/2015 By Joe Leydon

Humor

Our Fantasy Real Housewives of Houston Roster

The hit reality show might not be coming to town, but we can’t help but wonder what if.

05/06/2015 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Hot Spots

Celebrate Out of the Box: TGIF and Sunday Funday

Dinner and a movie on Friday night and a boozy brunch for Sunday Funday.

04/29/2015 By Megha Tejpal

Farm to Table

Chandler Rothbard and Animal Farm Host a "Real Local" Dinner

The wandering chef returns to Houston for a one-night-only farm dinner, with TV crew in tow.

04/14/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

cinema

"Noted Showgirls Historian" To Provide Live Commentary Tonight at Alamo Drafthouse

Seattle-based writer David Schmader has made a career out of mocking the infamous 1995 cult classic.

04/13/2015 By Joe Leydon

film

Previewing WorldFest 2015

This year's line-up includes a documentary about the Kilgore Rangerettes, a martial arts film and an anti–global warming polemic.

04/09/2015 By Joe Leydon

In Person

Farting Sock Puppets and Mega Bake Ovens: Alton Brown Live

The final show in Alton Brown's Edible Inevitable tour brought down the house (and thankfully didn't burn it down).

04/05/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

television

Ken Burns's New Cancer Documentary Features Five MD Anderson Docs

The history of cancer runs through Houston

03/30/2015 By Michael Hardy

picks

Top Things To Do This Weekend: March 13–15

Featuring Tango Buenos Aires, the musical Once, and the Children's Museum of Houston's Amazingly Immature Spring Break.

03/11/2015 By Michael Hardy

Fajitas on Ice

What’s the Mayor of Reykjavik Doing in Houston?

Stand-up comedian and former mayor Jón Gnarr might just be the next president of Iceland—but for the time being, he’s calling Houston home.

03/09/2015 Photography by Justin Calhoun By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Food on Film

Dinner and a Movie: Catch Chef at Kris Bistro

You'll be ready to dive into dinner after a screening of Chef this Thursday.

03/02/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

film

Deli Owner Ziggy Gruber Stars in New Documentary

Deli Man tells the story of the rise and fall (and rise?) of the traditional Jewish delicatessen.

02/27/2015 By Michael Hardy

picks

Top Things To Do This Weekend: Feb 20–22

Featuring two American poets, a documentary about La Sagrada Família, and your last chance to see Bruce Munro's Discovery Green art installation

02/18/2015 By Michael Hardy

notes on camp

Bringing The Rocky Horror Picture Show To Life

Once a month, performance troupe The Royal Mystic Order of Chaos takes over the River Oaks Theatre.

02/16/2015 By Bryan Washington

news

Have Tea with Lady Carnarvon, Mistress of Downton Abbey

Can't travel to England to tour Highclere Castle, where the hit TV show is filmed? Here's the next best thing.

02/13/2015 By Michael Hardy

Film & Television

Top Things to Do This Weekend: June 12-14

TV Comes to Houston

Where to Watch the Rockets This Sunday

Calling Houston Creatives

Celebrate Mother's Day Early with a Movie at Market Square Park

New Documentary Examines New Orleans After Katrina

Our Fantasy Real Housewives of Houston Roster

Celebrate Out of the Box: TGIF and Sunday Funday

Chandler Rothbard and Animal Farm Host a "Real Local" Dinner

"Noted Showgirls Historian" To Provide Live Commentary Tonight at Alamo Drafthouse

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