Arts & Culture

In-Town Travel

Take a Staycation: How to Spend 48 Hours in the Museum District

Ditch the car, grab your clubs, and come hungry

06/02/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Museum District Guide

The 7 Exhibitions You Really Can’t Afford to Miss

Exhibitions are fleeting—make sure to catch these while before they leave town.

06/02/2014 By Michael Hardy

Hermann Park at 100

Slideshow: Hermann Park’s Centennial Art Installations

Hermann Park celebrates its 100th birthday with five special public exhibitions.

06/02/2014 By John Lomax

A Century of Green

Hermann Park at 100

With the wind at its back (and $115 million in the bank), Hermann Park looks to realize its planners’ original vision.

06/02/2014 By John Nova Lomax

Ice House Interview

Interview: Jennifer Mathieu, Author

A new young-adult novel aims to tell the truth about “sluts” and “players”.

06/02/2014 By Catherine Matusow

dance

Performing Nothingness

Choreographer Aileen Mapes's new dance is inspired by the Italian concept of cultured idleness.

05/30/2014 By Adam Castañeda

picks

The Top Five Summer Fest Bands: Day 2

No time for sleeping in on Sunday—grab brunch and head back out to Buffalo Bayou for another full day of music, including our top under-the-radar picks.

05/30/2014 By Dean Davis

Insider’s Guide

Our Guide to the Museum District

From the littlest museum to the greatest restaurants, to the best exhibitions, masterpieces, picnics, public art, and the personalities that populate this storied urban enclave, we’ve got something for everyone.

05/30/2014 By Houstonia Staff

Picks

The Top Five Summer Fest Bands: Day 1

Forget Jack White and Lauryn Hill. Here are the best under-the-radar bands you should be watching on Saturday.

05/29/2014 By Dean Davis

picks

Top Things To Do This Weekend: May 30–June 1

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

05/28/2014 By Michael Hardy

play

Just Horsing Around

The War Horse puppet captain explains the secret of bringing an equine to life on stage.

05/27/2014 By Michael Hardy

Classical

Review: Houston Symphony Pops Finishes Season on High Note

Actor Victor Garber helps the orchestra close out its 2013–2014 season in style.

05/26/2014 By Sydney Boyd

Slideshow

Grand Opening of Bowlero

05/23/2014

Dance

Final HopeWerks Performance Strikes Whimsical Note

With the closing of Hope Stone's Montrose studio, the long-running residency series also says goodbye.

05/23/2014 By Adam Castañeda

Music

The Thrill on the Hill

Motown-themed show has become a Memorial Day weekend tradition for soul enthusiasts.

05/22/2014 By Chris Abshire

Slideshow

The New Summer Standard

05/22/2014

visual art

The Art of Propaganda

New exhibition explores late-Soviet-era posters and the artists who created them.

05/22/2014 By Peter Holley

Picks

Top Things To Do This Weekend: May 23–25

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

05/21/2014 By Michael Hardy