Arts & Culture

Food Fest

Early-Bird Pricing for the 2017 Gumbo Smackdown Ends Tomorrow

Save $5 on your ticket for Houstonia's fourth annual gumbo festival—our largest to date.

12/28/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Bookend

Top 5 Books of 2016 (Plus: Upcoming Readings in Houston)

It's not too late to read this year's buzziest tomes.

12/27/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

The Big Game

The Local's Guide to Super Bowl Houston

Everything you need to play, party and participate, ticket or no ticket

12/27/2016 By Houstonia Staff

Striking a Chord

Meet Houston's New Music Ensemble: Loop38

How one group is changing the tune of concert offerings in the Bayou City.

12/26/2016 By Sydney Boyd

Film

Top 5 New Movies—Including a NASA Biopic—to See on Christmas Day

After presents are opened, dishes are washed and—let's face it—tempers are tested, escape to a theater near you.

12/23/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Review

Christmas Cynics and Enthusiasts Will Love The Santaland Diaries

Alley Theatre continues to bring David Sedaris' cringe-worthy experience to life.

12/22/2016 By Nicki Koetting

Home for the Holidays

5 Must-See Museums Open on Christmas Eve

Out-of-town guests can see why it's always the most wonderful time of the year in Houston.

12/21/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Gift Guide

7 Gifts for the Pop Culture Queen

Whether they love Outlander, Mean Girls or The Mindy Project.

12/21/2016 By Layne Lynch

H-town in Hollywood

From Houston to HBO: Local Writer Pens a Baylor-Inspired Comedy for the Cable Giant

Robert Askins's conservative-college experience is the butt of the joke in Brotherhood.

12/20/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Make Merry

Bayou Bend's Christmas Village Gets Into the Holiday Spirit

From carolers to faux snow, join in all the reindeer games this week.

12/19/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Festivals

Day for Night: The Art

At the second annual Day for Night festival, the visual art was as much a draw as the music.

12/17/2016 Photography by Katharine Shilcutt

Music to Our Ears

Day for Night Is Finally Here

Our musically-inclined art director shares her favorite acts performing this weekend.

12/16/2016 By Tanyia Johnson

Book Smarts

Three Houston Independent Booksellers Win James Patterson Grants

The bestselling author brings holiday cheer to local literary leaders.

12/16/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Native Sons

Today Would Have Been Bill Hicks's 55th Birthday

In only 32 years, comedian Bill Hicks left a legacy few comics can hope to achieve.

12/16/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Dec 16–18

What to Hear, See and Do This Weekend

Day for Night makes noise downtown, the Houston Zoo goes wild with lights and Moody Gardens freezes over.

12/15/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Glad Tidings

YMCA Hosts Food and Toy Giveaway for Flood Victims

Plus: It's not too late to donate!

12/14/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Book Reading

10 Questions for Author James Rollins

Get to know the bestselling writer's new page turner.

12/14/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Season of Giving

Memorial Hermann's Exhibit The Ultimate Gift Will Bring Tears to Your Eyes

Powerful photographs highlight the importance of organ and tissue donations. (Pass the Kleenex.)

12/13/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Review

Into the Woods Continues to Captivate

The Tony Award-winning musical comes to life at TUTS.

12/12/2016 By Doni Wilson

Charity

World AIDS Day Luncheon 2016

AIDS Foundation Houston hosted a sold-out World AIDS Day Luncheon.

12/09/2016 With Kacy Stephenson

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