Arts & Culture

Not the Actor You're Looking For

See the Man Behind Obi-Wan (and Many Others) This Month at the MFAH

Sir Alec Guinness will be honored with a month-long film series at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

07/06/2017 By Andrew Hopf

Globetrotting around Houston

5 Things You Must Do This Weekend, July 7-9

See everyone's favorite beekeeping author, listen to the Houston Symphony and crawl across a series of brewpubs.

07/06/2017 By Arman Badrei, Kara Fields, and Spencer Vogel

Design

It's Wes Anderson's World and We're Just Living in It

A fascinating subreddit seeks out the director's offbeat aesthetic in the real world.

07/06/2017 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

For Young and Old

Migrant Mother Heads to the Houston Suburbs

A Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts summer exhibit features one of the most famous photographs in American history.

07/05/2017 By Julia Gsell

BEEEEEEEES!!!

A Beginner’s Guide to Neil Gaiman

He wrote American Gods, the Sandman comics and Coraline. Get excited for his upcoming lecture.

07/04/2017 By Chris Becker

Oldie but a Goodie

Always…Patsy Cline Shines at Stages Once Again

Houston's classic tale of friendship and country music returns to Stages Repertory Theatre.

07/03/2017 By Doni Wilson

screechy scratch

Chase DeMaster Heralds A Grittier Children of Pop With New Single

The Houston-based artist celebrated his new 7" single with a concert at White Oak Music Hall.

07/03/2017 By Catalina Campos

Houston Funk

OG Shyne Brings Her Flows to Houston's Anti Party

Phife Dawg's biggest fan talks about her influences ahead of a Saturday show.

06/30/2017 By Camilo Smith

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?

Your Ultimate Guide to the Fourth of July

Lots of fireworks, a barbecue eating contest and 20,000 pounds of snow right here in Texas.

06/30/2017 By Arman Badrei, Kara Fields, and Spencer Vogel

Declare it loud, declare it proud

Forget the Fireworks—Spend the Fourth Debating the Constitution

"The Constitution is our civic religion, our secular religion in a sense, that runs the country.”

06/30/2017 By Allyson Waller

Second is the best

Meet Rainer Crosett, the Young Cello Virtuoso Taking Over Miller Outdoor Theatre

The Ima Hogg silver medalist is one of the young superstars highlighted in this weekend's installment of the Summer Symphony Nights series.

06/29/2017 By Hannah Lauritzen

Summer is here

5 Things You Must Do This Weekend, June 30-July 2

Featuring a North vs. South baseball matchup, The Lion King and, most of all, beer.

06/29/2017 By Arman Badrei, Spencer Vogel, and Kara Fields

Charity

Young Houstonians for Houston Children's Charity

Young Houstonians for Children's Charity hosts launch event.

06/29/2017 With Liz Lopez

Hallelujah

With A Minor Fall, Lawyer Price Ainsworth Mixes Houston Drama and Old Testament Lessons

Ahead of a Brazos Bookstore signing for his debut novel, Price Ainsworth tells how Shrek and courtroom drama inspired his work.

06/28/2017 By Elizabeth Myong

Guess Who's Back?

Always…Patsy Cline returns to Houston for Stages Repertory Theatre Anniversary

The ultra-popular musical returns to its birthplace this summer for the umpteenth time.

06/27/2017 By Arman Badrei

Spoopy

4 Mystery Beach Reads with a Texas Twist

Tear through one of these Texas-focused beach reads.

06/27/2017 By Kyndall Krist

Chopped and Screwed

E.S.G Talks DJ Screw Ahead of Screw Fest 2017

"When I met Screw, 'Swangin' and Bangin'' was done but it wasn’t going to be official to me until I let DJ Screw touch it."

06/26/2017 By Camilo Smith

Slideshow

School Is Out, Finishing School Is In

MISS Academy opens its doors to launch the first-ever next generation finishing school benefitting Best Buddies

06/26/2017 With Paul Belsome IV

Book Worms Anonymous

7 Personality-Matched Houston Book Clubs to Keep You Reading this Summer

You might not even need to leave your house to tipsily dish about your lust for Heathcliff.

06/23/2017 With Cara Maines