Opera

Review: A Coffin in Egypt is Dead on Arrival

Despite an extraordinary performance by 68-year-old Frederica von Stade, the HGO world premiere opera falls flat.

03/18/2014 By Sydney Boyd

Theater

Review: Unravelling Gidion's Knot

Regional premiere by playwright Johnna Adams explores the fall-out from an 11-year-old boy's suicide.

03/17/2014 By Holly Beretto

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: March 14–16

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

03/12/2014 By Michael Hardy

Pop

Review: Vedi, Vici, St. Vincent

Dallas-born indie sensation brings her eccentric choreography and uninhibited sound to House of Blues.

03/11/2014 By Dean Davis

Exhibition

…And Language Justice For All

The art collaborative Antena takes its crusade for multilingualism to the Blaffer Art Museum.

03/10/2014 By Michael McFadden

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

Sketches: John Cramer

The musician and artist offers a tour of his mental landscape

03/07/2014 By Peter Holley

Slideshow

Hope Stone Gala 2014

03/07/2014

Events

Sip and Sample at the Houstonia Food Lovers Guide Ultimate Tasting Event

Houston's finest foods are yours to taste at the Revival Market-hosted event

03/07/2014

Slideshow

Asia Society Texas Center Tiger Ball

03/06/2014

Pop Music

Review: Lorde Holds Court at Bayou Music Center

The 17-year-old New Zealand pop sensation and recent Grammy winner brings her anti-consumerist message to Houston.

03/06/2014 By Dean Davis

Slideshow

18th Annual San Luis Salute to Mardi Gras Gala

03/06/2014

Picks

Top Things To Do This Weekend: March 7–9

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

03/05/2014 By Michael Hardy

Slideshow

30th Annual Mardi Gras Ball and Parade Viewing Party

03/04/2014

Classical

WindSync Shakes Up World of Chamber Music

Acclaimed Houston wind quintet makes a name for itself by playing without sheet music and experimenting with performance styles.

03/04/2014 By Michael Hardy

Local Music

The Tontons Debut New Album (with a Little Help from Their Friends)

Buxton and The Octopus Project join local music stalwarts as they unveil music from their latest release.

03/03/2014 By Dean Davis

It Coulda Been Verse

Houston’s Found Poetry Tells Us a Lot About Ourselves

Poetry can be found just about anywhere.

03/03/2014

Opera

You Can’t Keep a Good Diva Down

In the HGO’s A Coffin in Egypt, a once-retired opera legend returns to the stage.

03/03/2014 By Michael Hardy

Photography

Fotofest Turns Its Focus to the Arab World

The FotoFest Biennial features 48 artists from 13 countries, fitting its theme, View From Inside: Contemporary Arab Video, Photography, and Mixed Media Art.

03/03/2014 By Kelly Klaasmeyer

Slideshow

Discovery Green’s Gala on the Green

02/28/2014

Theater

Review: Fool Makes Fools of Us All

The Alley's fifth production of a Theresa Rebeck play proves one too many for our valiant critic.

02/28/2014 By Scott Vogel