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Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: March 4–6

Alley Theatre hosts its Spring Slam, Jason Derulo performs at RodeoHouston, Houston Chamber Choir dives into Mexican choral history, Houston Pride Band plays music from classic films, Lord of the Dance heel-clicks into Revention Music Center.

03/02/2016 By Nick Esquer

Author Talks

There Will Be Blood (and Oil)—Local Historian Edition

Author and local historian Bartee Haile recounts Texas' early oil days in Texas Boomtowns.

03/01/2016 By Jenn Nguyen

FotoFest

Alternative Art Venue Brings FotoFest 2016 Biennial to Mid-Main

Main Street Projects gives pedestrian art-goers an all inclusive outdoor installation experience with A Hope, Prayer, and a Dream.

03/01/2016 By Camilla Cook

Rodeo

For RodeoHouston, 2016 Is the Year of the Big-Name Country Act

The 21-concert lineup includes headliners like Keith Urban, Brad Paisley and Miranda Lambert.

03/01/2016 By Nick Esquer

Hop to It

Swing Is the Thing at Houston’s 20th Annual Lindyfest

The event is one of more than 175 such competitions held annually across the globe.

03/01/2016 By Nick Esquer

FotoFest

What a Beautiful Image! Wait, Is That a Syringe?

This year’s FotoFest Biennial takes on the future of the planet.

03/01/2016 By Laura Gillespie

Rodeo Wine

An International Wine Competition at… The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo?

Over 20 countries enter their wines each year, and they’re not just in it for the saddles and chaps.

03/01/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Slideshows

Komen Houston’s “Paint the Night Pink”

The 25th Anniversary Silver Celebration, honoring Sue and Lester Smith, raised more than $300,000

02/29/2016 Photography by Jacob Power

Photography

Purveyors of Pop-Up Photography in the East End

Houston photographers Ryan Francisco and Megan Tipps look to bring underground arts into the mainstream.

02/29/2016 By Nick Esquer

Student Council

CAMH Teen Council Stays Young At Art With Collaboration

Young art enthusiasts get the chance to experience art and curating firsthand.

02/26/2016 By Sarah Douglass

Slideshow

Love Wins Texas Weddings Launch Party

Houstonia's parent company, SagaCity Media launches the first statewide magazine tailored to the LGBT community

02/26/2016 With Marianna Corcoran

Choir Culture

Mexicantos Features Polyphony Spree and Country's Rich History

Houston Chamber Choir's latest performance, Mexicantos: Five Centuries of Mexican Choral Treasures, taps into Mexico's choral history.

02/26/2016 By Sarah Douglass

FotoFest

When the Ice Melts: The Aftermath

Photographers Cara Barer and Frank Sherwood White contrasting works focus on the future ecology of the Gulf Coast.

02/26/2016 By William Geoffrey Wood

Mars Volta

Imagining Life On Mars

In The Interview: Red, Red Planet, at CAMH, artist MPA imagines a not-so-distant colonization of our outer space neighbor.

02/26/2016 By Nick Esquer

Slideshows

Preservation Houston’s Cornerstone Dinner: A Night at the Shamrock

2016 Good Brick Awards celebrate the best in historic preservation.

02/25/2016 Photography by Daniel Ortiz

Slam Poetry

Local Theater Gives Voice to Students Through Slam Poetry

Alley Theatre's Slam Poets gives Houston teens an expressive and creative outlet.

02/25/2016 By Camilla Cook

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Feb. 26–28

Houston Symphony plays Benny Goodman's hits, artist MPA takes us on a trip to Mars, the Rodeo kicks off with the Bar-B-Que Championship, The Sleeping Beauty twirls into the Houston Ballet, and pianist Christopher McKiggan plays a dual piano set.

02/24/2016 By Nick Esquer

Slideshow

Houstonia's 3rd Annual Haute Hoedown

Five of the best bars in Houston kicked off rodeo season with a whiskey competition

02/23/2016 With Jasmine Fuller

Theater Review

Down the Rabbit Hole

Theatre Southwest’s rendition of the Pulitzer Prize–winning play stages the wages of grief.

02/23/2016 By Doni Wilson

Yippee Ki-Yay

The Genesis of the Texas Cowboy

Heritage Society's latest photo exhibit, Vaquero, depicts cowboy life in the Old West.

02/22/2016 By Max Jefferson

Houstonia Magazine

Arts & Culture

Top Things to Do This Weekend: March 4–6

There Will Be Blood (and Oil)—Local Historian Edition

Alternative Art Venue Brings FotoFest 2016 Biennial to Mid-Main

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Komen Houston’s “Paint the Night Pink”

Purveyors of Pop-Up Photography in the East End

CAMH Teen Council Stays Young At Art With Collaboration

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