Arts & Culture

Classical Music

Violinist Gidon Kremer Brings Eastern Europe to Houston

An interview with the founder of the innovative Kremerata Baltica chamber orchestra.

02/04/2014 By Michael Hardy

Theater

Review: Into the Woods Brings Fantasy Down to Earth

Brilliant new production of classic musical converts even a die-hard Sondheim-phobe.

02/03/2014 By Scott Vogel

Rodeo Royalty

The Return of Reba

A self-described “third-generation Rodeo brat,” the country icon prepares to make her 18th appearance in Houston.

02/02/2014 By Peter Holley

Index

Rodeo Houston by the Numbers

How many pounds of chocolate-covered bacon do people eat!?

02/02/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Rodeo Clinics

When Cowboys Get Hurt

What? It’s just losing a finger.

02/02/2014 By Peter Holley

Insiders Guide to the Rodeo

Our Buckaroo Bucket List

The top 10 things every Houstonian must do at the Livestock Show & Rodeo

02/02/2014 By Amber Ambrose

Magritte

This Is Not an Exhibition

The Menil Collection salutes a Belgian master.

02/02/2014 By Kelly Klaasmeyer

History

The Magna Carta Comes to HMNS

Catch a rare glimpse of one of democracy’s founding documents.

02/02/2014 By Michael Hardy

It’s On!

Insider’s Guide to the Rodeo

Both everything and nothing you expect it to be, no event captures this city’s essence quite like the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

02/02/2014

Meet your Meat

The Anatomy of a Stellar Steer

What turns an everyday bovine into a winner?

02/02/2014 By Catherine Matusow

First Impressions

Why Yes, This Is My First Rodeo

A novice confronts his prejudices.

02/02/2014 By Michael Hardy

Jazz

A Pianist at the Intersection of Jazz and Classical

HSPVA graduate Helen Sung returns to her native city with her jazz quintet for a two-night showcase at Cezanne's.

01/31/2014 By Justin Mitchell

BAYOU CITY BLUES

Remembering Lightnin'

A never-published photo of the Houston music giant spurs memories.

01/31/2014 By John Lomax

Book List

Gourmet Butcher's Guide to Meat

Vermont butcher Cole Ward has written a much-needed guide for meat lovers.

01/30/2014 By Robb Walsh

Theater

Review: Freud's Last Session and the Hierarchy of Bigness

An imagined conversation between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis focuses more on metaphysics than personality.

01/30/2014 By Scott Vogel