Arts & Culture

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The Top 10 Best Dressed at the 89th Academy Awards

Retro-inspired gowns were the stars of the red carpet (aside from the actual stars walking it) last night.

02/27/2017 By Julia Davila

Review

Alley Theatre Delivers a Hauntingly Good Play with Let the Right One In

Part horror story, part romance, this vampire thriller is much more than you'd expect.

02/27/2017 By Doni Wilson

Slideshow

An Evening with Eva Schloss, Step-Sister of Anne Frank

Mrs. Eva Schloss shares her experiences as the childhood friend and stepsister of Anne Frank, including accounts of the publishing of Anne's famed diary.

02/24/2017 With Liz Lopez

Slideshow

7th Annual Houston Sweethearts Valentine's Day Celebration

Hearts and flowers covered the first floor at Saks Fifth Avenue.

02/24/2017 With Liz Lopez

Literary Lovelies

2017 Inprint Poets & Writers Ball

Reading, writing and glamour were the orders of the day at the benefit for the group that supports literary endeavors.

02/23/2017 By Alice Levitt

Park Life

A Big, Beautiful, Totally Redesigned Levy Park Is Now Open

A new playground and performance pavilion join the dog park and community gardens that have made Levy Park a neighborhood favorite.

02/23/2017 By Katharine Shilcutt

Performing Arts

White Oak Music Hall Sets the Stage for Up-And-Coming Artists

The venue's COLLAB program gives new talent a much-needed platform.

02/23/2017 By Rafa Farihah

Reading

Meet Pushcart Prize-Winning Author Daniel Peña

The UHD professor reads from his award winning short story on Thursday.

02/22/2017 By Amber Tong

Classical Concert

In Brentano String Quartet’s Art of Fugue, Dance and Music Collide

Da Camera presents Bach's legendary—and incomplete—composition.

02/21/2017 By Sydney Boyd

Tune In

Amos Lee, Kevin Garrett + More Concerts to Catch This Week

February is closing with top-notch tunes around town.

02/21/2017 By Bryce Dodds

Bringing Saxy Back

Don't Miss Leading Saxophonist Joshua Redman's Da Camera Concert

Get ready for all that jazz at the Wortham Center this Friday.

02/20/2017 By Chris Becker

Model Citizens

In Photos: The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Festival

The magazine hosted its first-ever swimsuit fest in downtown Houston this past weekend.

02/20/2017 Photography by Marco Torres

Higher Learning

Up Your Gift-Giving Game with These Dynamic DIY Classes

Why buy something when you can learn how to make it yourself?

02/20/2017 By Adam Doster

Higher Learning

Classes to Help You Unleash Your Creative Side

Maybe you're a poet (or an artist, or a salsa dancer) and you didn't know it.

02/20/2017 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Rodeo 2.0

The Rodeo Has Gone High-Tech, Y'all

Dust off your boots and charge your phones — you're going to want to use the HLSR's new rodeojis and cowboy photo filters.

02/20/2017 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Books

A Nuevo Bookstore Brings New Shelf Life to an Underserved Market

Nuestra Palabra Arts & Books is only the fifth Latino-focused bookstore in the nation.

02/20/2017 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Review

My Mañana Comes Delivers Dreams and Disappointments

Stages Repertory Theatre serves a timely play about immigrants and the American dream.

02/17/2017 By Doni Wilson

Swimsuit Season

Meet Texan Sports Illustrated Model Hannah Ferguson

From growing up on a farm to shooting in Fiji, get to know the supermodel before SI Swimsuit Vibes Festival.

02/17/2017 By Camilo Smith

Wait for it

TUTS Adds Hamilton to New Season

Theatre Under the Stars subscribers get their shot at seeing the Tony award-winning musical.

02/17/2017 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Concert

The Houston Symphony Performs Motown Classics and Pop Hits

From Aretha Franklin to Adele, classical vocalist N’Kenge strikes a chord at R&B Mixtape.

02/16/2017 By Chris Becker