Arts & Culture

Museum News

MFAH Takes On Diversity with Mellon Recruits

The museum announces its latest group of Mellon Foundation curatorial fellows.

12/31/2015 By William Geoffrey Wood

Visual Art

A Little Bit Softer Now

Artist Barry Elkanick channels Twombly in his latest exhibit, Please Proceed to the Nearest Exit.

12/31/2015 By Sydney Boyd

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Jan. 1–3

A fresh start at Rothko Chapel, the 2016 Run Houston! at Sam Houston Race Park, MFAH screens Night of the Shooting Stars, Fly Dance Company pops and locks at Children's Museum, and the Texans close out the 2015 season.

12/30/2015 By Nick Esquer

Review

Pistol-Packing Pizazz

Woody Allen's Tony- and Oscar-winning celebrated musical comedy brings gangsters and glitz to Hobby Center.

12/29/2015 By Doni Wilson

Pastry Perfection

Houston Chef Pens New Book For Pastry Enthusiasts

Russell van Kraayenburg guides aspiring bakers in the ways of Making Dough.

12/29/2015 By Emily Oberton

Theater

Step By Step

Queensbury Theatre's latest comedy, The 39 Steps, is a fast-paced thrill ride that pokes fun at the theater.

12/28/2015 By Katricia Lang

10...9...8...

Celebrate Out of the Box: NYE

Whether you choose to dine or dance 2015 away, there's always a delicious way to ring in the new year.

12/28/2015 By Megha Tejpal

Day For Night

We Own The Nights

Houston's newest music fest, Day For Night, lights up Silver Street Studios with supersonic sounds and an overload of high tech visual art.

12/25/2015 Photography by William Geoffrey Wood

New Year's Eve

Ring in the New Year in Houston

From family fun to fashionable fetes, the city is offering plenty of festive options to send off 2015 in style.

12/24/2015 By Sara Samora

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Dec. 25–27

Casablanca at River Oaks Theatre, Critical Mass rolls through downtown, kids can visit Santa and the Snow Queen, and Bullets Over Broadway opens at Hobby Center.

12/23/2015 By Nick Esquer

New Year's Eve

Early Music, Late Night

Matthew Dirst's Ars Lyrica rings in 2016 in a very classy way.

12/22/2015 By Nick Esquer

Slideshow

Annual Holiday Coffee with the Children's Assessment Center

Guests opened their hearts, bringing gifts to brighten the holidays for the children served by the CAC.

12/21/2015 With Diane Caplan

Q&A

A Good Year of Suffer–ing

Houston's favorite soul band, The Suffers, closes out its best year on a high note at House of Blues.

12/21/2015 By Nick Esquer

Art News

Christmas Comes Early at Blaffer

Art museum benefactor gives $1 million bequest for expanded scope.

12/18/2015 By Steven Devadanam

Day For Night

Electric Light Orchestra

Houston’s newest music festival is a furious and mind-bending blend of visual and performing arts.

12/18/2015 By Nick Esquer

Cheers!

Houston's Newest Dive Debuts in Magnolia Park

Satellite Bar is part dive, part live music venue, all cheap beer.

12/17/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

Visual Art

Sights and Sounds

Mixed-media artist Jennie C. Jones creates collages through music, paintings and sculptures at CAMH.

12/17/2015 By Jenn Nguyen

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Dec. 18-20

Chvrches in concert, Christmas at Bayou Bend, the Symphony plays Handel's Messiah, Day For Night festival debuts, and rock–climbing dance show Moving Mountains at Texas Rock Gym.

12/16/2015 By Nick Esquer

Hip Hip Huzzah!

Horse Head Holiday Huzzah!

A beloved local theater company is hosting its second annual Christmas party, and everyone's invited.

12/15/2015 By Megha Tejpal

Theater

Ho Ho Humbug at Hobby Center

TUTS Underground presents Striking 12, a very un-Christmas Christmas show.

12/14/2015 By Sydney Boyd

Houstonia Magazine

Arts & Culture

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Top Things to Do This Weekend: Jan. 1–3

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Top Things to Do This Weekend: Dec. 25–27

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