Slideshow

UTHealth Constellation Gala

12/03/2014

Slideshow

Preservation Houston/Pier & Beam #ThrowbackThursday

12/03/2014

Best of 2014

The Top 5 Classical Music Concerts of 2014

Our music critic counts down her favorite moments of the past year.

12/02/2014 By Sydney Boyd

Slideshow

Momentum Jaguar Holiday Sip & Shop

12/02/2014

Slideshow

14th Annual “A Night Out”

12/02/2014

Best of 2014

The 10 Best Art Exhibitions of 2014

From Dario Robleto to John Singer Sargent, we count down the year's most impressive shows.

12/01/2014 By Michael Hardy

Slideshow

Five Houston Socialites and Their Children’s Books

11/30/2014

Festivals

Preview: The Theremin Hits Houston

The peculiar electronic instrument enjoys a rare limelight at this year’s Bayou City Music and Film Festival.

11/30/2014 By Joe Leydon

Bah, Humbug

A Christmas Carol Is Taking Over Houston

Houston gains a third production of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic as the HGO premieres its brand-new operatic adaptation.

11/30/2014 By Michael Hardy

Brush with Fate

Is This Man the Greatest Living Native American Artist?

Forty years after a prophetic vision in the desert, Ron Anderson moved to Houston for one last shot at fame—but it may be too late.

11/30/2014 By Michael Hardy Photography by Brian Goldman

picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Nov 27–30

There's plenty to do this weekend, including the 65th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade, The Nutcracker, and a pair of Beethoven symphonies.

11/26/2014 By Michael Hardy

Art

Tilda Swinton and W Magazine's Surreal Fashion at the Menil

Inspired by the de Menils' house and collection, Swinton and photographer Tim Walker create fashion as art in Houston.

11/25/2014 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

controversy

Convention Center Art Commission Still Alive (For Now)

Last week, the Houston Arts Alliance told sculptor Ed Wilson that his million-dollar commission had been withdrawn. After a high-profile resignation, the HAA now says the project is still under consideration.

11/25/2014 By Michael Hardy

concert

Jazz Great Matthew Shipp Reunites with Core Trio This Weekend

In an exclusive interview, the "mystic musician" discusses his artistic evolution, his musical tastes, and his spirituality.

11/21/2014 By Justin Mitchell

classical music

New Director of Houston Symphony Chorus Debuts This Weekend

Longtime director Charles Hausmann hands the reins to his former assistant, Betsy Cook Weber.

11/20/2014 By Michael Hardy

Slideshow

The Crime Stoppers of Houston Gala

11/20/2014

Slideshow

TUTS Vine & Dine

11/20/2014

picks

Top Things To Do This Weekend: Nov 21–23

This week: Dirty Dancing, Amy Schumer, and the Houston band Children of Pop

11/19/2014 By Michael Hardy With Dean Davis

Slideshow

2nd Annual Houstonia Gumbo Smackdown

11/18/2014

film

Rare Film Documents Landmark Menil Exhibition

Artist Dario Robleto introduces a never-before-seen documentary about the 1969 exhibition The Machine As Seen At the End of the Mechanical Age.

11/18/2014 By Michael Hardy