Arts & Culture

Dec 2–4

What to Do This Weekend

Forget Santa—Dolly Parton is coming to town! Plus: Dickens on The Strand makes merry in Galveston and Houston Grand Opera hosts the world premiere of a reimagined It's a Wonderful Life.

12/01/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Think Red

Rothko Chapel Pays Tribute to World AIDS Day

Honor the millions of people impacted by the virus at a twilight meditation on December 1.

11/30/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

On Pointe

Houston Ballet's New Nutcracker is a Sight to See

Stanton Welch transforms the holiday classic with reimagined costumes, sets and choreography.

11/29/2016 Photography by Amitava Sarkar By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Breaking Bad

The Holocaust Museum's First Bilingual Exhibit Tackles Immigration

Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, 1942-1964 explores timely lessons from exploitative programs of the past.

11/28/2016 By Greg Fails

Save The Date

Alley's All-New Festival Announces 2017 Lineup

Up-and-coming playwrights strut their latest works at the Alley Theatre this February.

11/28/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Get Out

Make a Joyous Noise at Buffalo Bayou Park's Unsilent Night

The annual holiday cacophony, celebrated worldwide since 1992, comes to Houston.

11/23/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Review

Wolf Hall is Royally Impressive

Main Street Theater brings Tudor-inspired tales to the Bayou City.

11/23/2016 By Doni Wilson

Review

Alley Theatre Brings New Life to an Old Ghost Story

Jolly old England comes to Houston in A Christmas Carol.

11/23/2016 By Doni Wilson

Ice House

The Hoarder with Good Taste

The collections that cluttered the hallways of Stephen Primoff’s home provided for his family in the end.

11/21/2016 By Greg Fails

Ice House

Move Over, Hamilton—Broadway Musical Houston Could Be Hitting Stages Soon

Houston's not gonna miss its shot.

11/21/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Music

5 Things You Need to Know About Day for Night

Number one: It’s much more than a music festival.

11/21/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Stage

HGO Debuts an Operatic Version of It’s a Wonderful Life

The classic holiday tearjerker premieres at the Houston Grand Opera this month.

11/21/2016 By Steve Jansen

Charity

Advocate Through Art Party 2016

Advocate Through Art Party raises over $333,000 to benefit The Children’s Assessment Center.

11/21/2016 With Kacy Stephenson

Say What

This Old Masters Emoji Set is Everything

Someone cancelled brunch? Respond with an emoji of a sobbing toddler by 17th century painter Jan Steen.

11/21/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Charity

All In For Adoption - Texas Hold Em' Tournament

Spaulding for Children raises over $175,000 for children in need of a loving home

11/18/2016 With Cecily Roberts

Nov 18–20

This Weekend's Top 5 Events

Downtown chalks up colorful street art, the beat goes on at the Menil's newest exhibit and Amy Schumer stops by the Bayou City.

11/17/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Child Star Makes Comeback

Aaron Carter Really Loves Love

The pop star, who performs tonight at Proof, discusses his upcoming album and what relationships truly mean to him.

11/16/2016 By Marianella Orlando

Spellbound Screening

Where to Watch J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in Houston

Plus: AMC Theaters have some magical surprises for Friday's midnight premiere.

11/16/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Holidaze

6 Must-Hit Holiday Shopping Events

All the gifts, none of the Galleria parking.

11/15/2016 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Houston in Hollywood

Watch the New Howard Hughes Movie Trailer

The Bayou City's notoriously eccentric billionaire gets the spotlight in new biopic Rules Don't Apply.

11/15/2016 By Greg Fails

Houstonia Magazine

Arts & Culture

What to Do This Weekend

Rothko Chapel Pays Tribute to World AIDS Day

Houston Ballet's New Nutcracker is a Sight to See

The Holocaust Museum's First Bilingual Exhibit Tackles Immigration

Alley's All-New Festival Announces 2017 Lineup

Make a Joyous Noise at Buffalo Bayou Park's Unsilent Night

Wolf Hall is Royally Impressive

Alley Theatre Brings New Life to an Old Ghost Story

The Hoarder with Good Taste

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