Arts & Culture

theater

Musical Theater + Pop Music = Midtown Live

Weekend event at Alley Kat tries to introduce musicals to a new audience.

08/22/2014 By Adam Castañeda

theater

Review: The Old Friends Proves Good Company

Broadway veteran Betty Buckley shines in the Alley's invigorating production of 1960s-era Horton Foote dramedy.

08/21/2014 By Scott Vogel

picks

Top Things To Do This Weekend: Aug 22–24

Where to go, who to see, and what to do

08/20/2014 By Michael Hardy

Slideshow

ZooZa at ZaZa

08/20/2014

Slideshow

Students Rock the City

08/20/2014

Art

Beautifying Houston

Jo Ann Fleischauer's installation at Art League Houston is inspired by brightly-plumed birds-of-paradise.

08/19/2014 By Adam Castañeda

nostalgia

The Top Houston Art Galleries of 1976

From the avant-garde to the kitsch, from contemporary photography to 16th century prints, the late-'70s Houston art scene had it all—including a gallery called Mr. Indian.

08/18/2014 By Michael Hardy

Slideshow

White Hot Summer Night

08/15/2014

Jazz

Houston To The Core

With a performance at Cactus Music on Sunday, Houston-based ensemble The Core Trio plants a flag for experimental jazz.

08/15/2014 By Justin Mitchell

Get Out

Do This Tonight: Picnic at Miller Outdoor Theatre

Dine under the stars as Miller Outdoor Theatre screens the classic Talking Heads rock-doc Stop Making Sense.

08/14/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

comedy

Jerry Seinfeld's 10 Greatest Hits

In preparation for his stand-up special tonight at Jones Hall, we pick the comedian's funniest bits.

08/14/2014 By Michael Hardy

Get Out

Date Night Idea: Alamo Drafthouse + Restaurant Weeks

Do dinner and a movie all in one convenient spot with Alamo Drafthouse's $35 HRW menu.

08/13/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Picks

Top Things To Do This Weekend: Aug 15–17

Where to go, who to see, and what to do.

08/13/2014 By Michael Hardy

exhibition

Top African American History Collection Comes to Houston

The Kinsey Collection, now on view at the Houston Museum of African American Culture, documents 400 years of history.

08/12/2014 By Michael Hardy

Theater

Back in the Saddle

Full Gallop, a one-woman show starring Sally Edmundson as legendary fashion editor Diana Vreeland, trots back to Stages.

08/11/2014 By Sarah Gabbart

Article

Italian Filmmaker Wins International Acclaim for His "Texas Trilogy"

Shot on location in Houston, Austin, and Waller, Stop The Pounding Heart, the final film in Houston-based filmmaker Roberto Minervini's trilogy of quasi-documentaries, examines the conflict between religion and romantic attraction.

08/08/2014 By Joe Leydon

theater

Review: A Very Tamarie Christmas Skewers the Holidays

From Thanksgiving to Easter, Arbor Day to Earth Day, nothing is sacred in Cooper's latest musical revue.

08/07/2014 By Adam Castañeda

Picks

Top Things To Do This Weekend: Aug 8–10

Where to go, who to see, and what to do

08/06/2014 By Michael Hardy