Arts & Culture

October 21–23

Presenting Our Top 10 Weekend Picks

Bicycle operas in the Second Ward, ship channel-inspired performances and 8 other distinctive, only-in-Houston happenings.

10/21/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Charity

Start Your Engines

Racing to meet the needs of families by raising over $150,000.

10/21/2016

Slideshow

Barkitecture Houston

Barkitecture Houston raises funds for Pup Squad Animal Rescue.

10/21/2016 With Kacy Stephenson

Home & Design

What's New Is Old Again on Houston's Most Prestigious Home Tour

A contemporary Heights house with hints of vintage charm is one of nine standouts on the annual AIA Houston Home Tour.

10/20/2016 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Never Forget

Powerful Exhibit Hélène Berr: A Stolen Life Gives an Eyewitness Account of the Holocaust

Anne Frank wasn't the only Jewish woman who kept a diary.

10/20/2016 With Megan Bartlett

Review

Dutch Play De Kus Premieres in Houston

The two-person drama makes its U.S. debut at Stages Repertory Theatre.

10/20/2016 With Doni Wilson

Art Exhibit

Degas: A New Vision Opens at MFAH

Curator Gary Tinterow shares the scoop on the largest retrospective of the impressionist artist.

10/19/2016 With Olivia Flores Alvarez

Slideshow

45th Annual Bayou City Art Festival

The ACA provides a unique art experience for the greater Houston community.

10/19/2016 With Kacy Stephenson

Review

The Alley Theatre Reimagines A Midsummer Night's Dream

Four centuries later, this enchanting comedy continues to delight audiences.

10/17/2016 With Doni Wilson

Localebrities

The Married to Medicine Houston Trailer Is Here and It Looks Totally Insane

Starring drama bigger than a Kentucky Derby hat.

10/14/2016 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Get Out

See a City Transformed with Color at the HUE Mural Festival

The week-long festival aims to add 20,000 square feet of paint and personality to Houston's walls and streets.

10/14/2016 By Leah Lucio

Preview

De Kus Confronts Life’s Turning Points

Stages Repertory Theatre collaborates with St. Louis's Upstream Theater in this thought-provoking play.

10/13/2016 With Holly Beretto

Feeling Festive

What to Do This Weekend: Festival Edition

From pasta-eating contests at Festa Italiana to colorful street art at Mural Fest, there's more than one way to enjoy this glorious fall weather.

10/13/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Get Out

An Expanded East End Street Fest Brings the Fun This Weekend

The annual music and dance festival on Navigation Boulevard now includes free educational panels for area students.

10/13/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Get Out

Our 5 Favorite Pumpkin-Picking Patches for the Fall

Plus: pony rides, petting zoos and much much more.

10/12/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Slideshow

The Woodlands Celebration of Excellence Gala

A ‘Night in the Orient’ Raised Nearly $675,000 for Interfaith of The Woodlands

10/12/2016 With Cecily Roberts

Paging Bookworms

Don't Miss These 5 Readings at Brazos Bookstore

Hit the books this October alongside acclaimed authors—including a Rice alumni and former UH professor.

10/11/2016 With John Parent

Charity

Bayou Preservation Association Celebrates 50-Year Anniversary With Special Gala

The organization raised over $175,000 to help aid Houston's bayous and streams.

10/11/2016 By Marianella Orlando

Preview

Ars Lyrica Opens Jephtha This Saturday

The ensemble's new Fables & Follies season brings this stirring—and challenging—masterpiece to the Hobby Center.

10/10/2016 With Sydney Boyd

Concerts

ACL in Pics: Radiohead, M83, Kendrick Lamar and More

The 15th annual Austin City Limits musical festival wrapped up its second and final weekend.

10/10/2016 Photography by Todd Spoth

Houstonia Magazine

Arts & Culture

Presenting Our Top 10 Weekend Picks

Start Your Engines

Barkitecture Houston

What's New Is Old Again on Houston's Most Prestigious Home Tour

Powerful Exhibit Hélène Berr: A Stolen Life Gives an Eyewitness Account of the Holocaust

Dutch Play De Kus Premieres in Houston

Degas: A New Vision Opens at MFAH

45th Annual Bayou City Art Festival

The Alley Theatre Reimagines A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Married to Medicine Houston Trailer Is Here and It Looks Totally Insane

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