Arts & Culture

Performing Arts

Using Piano to Bring A Literary Masterpiece to Life

Da Camera pianist Sarah Rothenberg pays tribute to Marcel Proust, bringing his novel to life through music and mirth.

02/05/2016 By Nick Esquer

Slideshows

A Couture Cause

The fashionable fete raised awareness for cancer research and youth outreach in Houston.

02/04/2016 Photography by Daniel Ortiz

Theater

K2: The Story of Two Climbers and Everest's Deadly Sibling

Intricate set design and special effects help bring the frightening atmosphere of the mountain to the main stage.

02/04/2016 By Megha Tejpal

Slideshow

Houstonia's 3rd Annual Gumbo Smackdown

15 restaurants battled it out for best gumbo, but only two came out on top.

02/03/2016 With Jasmine Fuller

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Feb. 5–7

La Cenerentola at Opera In The Heights, Houston Symphony plays along to Singin' In The Rain, BalletBoyz dances into town, Bookworm Festival, and Branford Marsalis jazzes it up.

02/03/2016 By Nick Esquer

Dance

Basing Choreography On Love

CORE Performance's latest collection of choreography explores love and being.

02/03/2016 By William Geoffrey Wood

Visual Arts

A Climber's Peak with Art After Death

After perishing on K2, a climber's expressive art steps into the light with Peak Inspirations.

02/02/2016 By Nick Esquer

Eco-Friendly Art

Washed Ashore Brings Ocean Pollution to the Forefront

The Houston Zoo's latest creative art exhibit uses debris to shed light on plastic pollution.

02/01/2016 By Max Jefferson

Visual Arts

Finding Renaissance from Junk Yards and Thrift Shopping

Artist Thorsten Brinkmann blends Renaissance-era portraiture with make-believe in The Great Cape Rinderhorn

01/29/2016 By Camilla Cook

Visual Arts

Using Kaleidoscopes to Study Art and Science

Artist Fariba Abedin finds light at the end of a color wheel with On Paper This Time .

01/28/2016 By Mohammed Zain

Slideshows

Margarita Madness at HCCC

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft rings in 15 years with a tasty toast.

01/28/2016 Photography by Roswitha Vogler

Theater

All Is Not Well In The Kingdom

Classical Theatre Company looks at women's roles in society with A Doll's House.

01/28/2016 By Jenn Nguyen

Slideshows

Boxing Legend George Foreman Honored at Tribute Dinner

The Houston native welcomed guests in celebration of the first annual charity gala benefiting the George Foreman Youth and Community Center.

01/27/2016 By Nick Esquer Photography by B. McKinzy Photography

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Jan. 29–31

Montrose Trio at Wortham, All The Way opens at Alley, HGO presents Rusalka, the Harlem Globetrotters dribble into NRG Park, Palden Weinreb discusses his art at Asia Society Texas.

01/27/2016 By Nick Esquer