Arts & Culture

Museums

An Arctic Blast from the Past

Menil Collection curator Sean Mooney keeps things cool in the summer with MicroCosmos.

08/14/2015 By Katricia Lang

Music News

A Tale of Two Venues

Houston’s live music scene grows with White Oak Music Hall, revamped Fitzgerald’s

08/14/2015 By Jenae Sitzes

Music

Hello, Dollie!

Haley Barnes, lead singer of folksy quintet Dollie Barnes, offers up sweet summer melodies at Fitzgerald's.

08/13/2015 By Nick Esquer

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Aug 14-16

The Screwtape Letters at Wortham, Sam Smith in concert, Galveston Heritage Festival, Open House at The Printing Museum and Incredible India: Dashavatar at Miller Outdoor Theatre

08/12/2015 By Nick Esquer

Performance Art

Gather Ye Round

Local performance group BooTown wants to tell your story.

08/11/2015 By Nick Esquer

Kid-Friendly

Back to School Blues: 5 End-of-Summer Treats for Your Kids

Only adults are ready for the summer to end.

08/10/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

Readings

Legend in the Making

Author and historian Hank Moore talks about his latest book on Houston business booms

08/10/2015 By Samantha Ketterer

Recaps

Astronaut Wives Club Recap: What Are We Fighting For?

Betty and the other astronauts deal with Gus's death and figure out how to move forward.

08/07/2015 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Science Talk

Showing Pluto Some Love

The dwarf planet gets some much-deserved affection at HMNS.

08/07/2015 By Nick Esquer

Music

The Second Cut Is the Deepest

Houston dance band Deep Cuts offers up dreamy sounds at Fitzgerald's.

08/06/2015 By Dean Davis

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Aug 7-9

Lowers Dens at CAMH, Sara Paretsky at Brazos Bookstore, rock-filled musical Passing Strange, Shakespeare for kids and Cutthroat Eastside Pop-Up Market

08/05/2015 By Nick Esquer

Dance

As of Infinite Desolation

Choreographer Jaime Fruge returns to Houston and her love of dance with Integration.

08/04/2015 By Adam Castañeda

Upcoming Events

Recapture Your Youth at the Blacklight Run

An upcoming 5K run appeals to the Peter Pan in all of us.

08/04/2015 By Nick Esquer

Arts Preview

Beware the Ides of August

This year’s Houston Shakespeare Festival takes a dark turn.

08/04/2015 By Nick Esquer

Latin Music

The Toyota Center Delivers Three Superstars of Latin Music

These days, it’s the audiences—not the performers—doing the crossing over.

08/04/2015 By Nick Esquer

Cycle Houston

Pedal Power

Tara Escudero takes bicycle care to the streets.

08/03/2015 By Nick Esquer

Recap

Astronaut Wives Club Recap: Love and Loss

It's not easy being an astronaut wife.

07/31/2015 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Houston Shakespeare Festival

It's a Bard Knock Life

Leading lady Amelia Fischer on HSF, theater and Shakespeare

07/31/2015 By Katherine Gunn

Music

Sounds of the Summer

Fashionable Topshop brings electronic vibes to Houston with its Endless Summer series.

07/31/2015 By Jenae Sitzes

Art Openings

A Trio of Shows Open at Art League Houston

Works by Lavar Munroe, Michael Menchaca and Letitia Huckaby bring race and social status to the forefront

07/30/2015 By Samantha Ketterer