opera

Review: Brilliant Ana María Martínez Shines In Madame Butterfly

The Puerto Rican soprano returns to Houston Grand Opera in Puccini's beloved masterpiece.

01/26/2015 By Sydney Boyd

classical music

Guitar and Voice Virtuosos Visit Menil For Concert of English Music

Eliot Fisk and Nicholas Phan will perform songs by British composers from John Dowland to Benjamin Britten.

01/23/2015 By Sydney Boyd

essay

A Mormon's Take On The Book of Mormon

Like Charlie Hebdo, the popular musical mocks religious beliefs. Here's why I'm not planning a terrorist attack.

01/22/2015 By Cort McMurray

picks

Top Things To Do This Weekend: Jan 23–25

Featuring the Harlem Globetrotters, the Come and Take It Comedy Takeover, and Madame Butterfly

01/21/2015 By Michael Hardy

promotion

Never Seen an Opera? Maybe a Half-Price Ticket Will Change Your Mind

Opera in the Heights offers discount tickets to Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito for first-time operagoers

01/20/2015 By Michael Hardy

Visual Art

At Innovative New Gallery, Community Is the Work of Art

Artist Lynne McCabe drew on memories of growing up in working-class Scotland when creating her new Montrose space.

01/19/2015 By Michael Hardy

art

Time to Say Goodbye to the Flower Man's House

After finding high levels of toxic mold, Project Row Houses announces plans to raze house, preserve Cleveland Turner's legacy in other ways.

01/16/2015 By Michael Hardy

Post

Houstonia Top Lawyers Celebration 2014

01/15/2015

dept. of creative promotions

This Weekend, Go Ice Skating at the MFAH

For two days only, a ticket to Monet and the Seine comes with free access to a full-size ice rink.

01/15/2015 By Michael Hardy

art and architecture

MFAH Unveils Ambitious $450 Million Expansion Plan

The plans, by Steven Holl and Lake | Flato, will transform the museum's campus.

01/14/2015 By Michael Hardy

Post

Top Things To Do This Weekend: Jan 16–19 (MLK Weekend Edition)

Featuring Mel Chin, Gladys Knight, dueling MLK parades, and two zoo-related events

01/14/2015 By Michael Hardy

Houstonia Events

Video: Momentum Jaguar Holiday Sip and Shop

Holiday shoppers gathered to shop a collection of 29 different pop-up shops.

01/14/2015 Videography by Ulisses Garcia

Post

The MFAH Embarks on a $450 Million Expansion

01/13/2015

news

Civil Rights Leader John Lewis To Speak in Houston Next Month

Don't miss this chance to meet one of the heroes portrayed in the new film Selma.

01/13/2015 By Michael Hardy

news

BuzzFeed Names The Suffers and Robert Ellis Top Artists To Watch in 2015

More well-deserved kudos for two bands with Houston roots

01/12/2015 By Michael Hardy

news

Bun B Headlines Menil Panel On Hip-Hop And Nonviolence

The UGK rapper joins a panel of experts to discuss the influence of MLK and Gandhi.

01/08/2015 By Michael Hardy

picks

Top Things To Do This Weekend: Jan 9–11

The holidays are over and the art season is back in swing. This weekend: Sondheim, Vivaldi, and Diavolo.

01/07/2015 By Michael Hardy

dance

Diavolo Fuses Dance and Gymnastics

Founded by a Cirque du Soleil alumnus, this Los Angeles company pushes the limits of the human body.

01/05/2015 By Adam Castañeda

Visual Art

A Veteran Houston Artist Gets His Retrospective

Mel Chin’s career will be honored across four Houston-area museums.

01/04/2015 By Kelly Klaasmeyer

A Laughing Matter

Houston’s Comedy Scene Finally Gets Some Respect

The first annual “Come and Take It Comedy Takeover” debuts this month at Warehouse Live.

01/04/2015 By Michael Hardy