Free Press Summer Fest

Fancier Fancy Pants

The FPSF's Dutch Small goes all out to create the swankiest, most decadent Fancy Pants tents in festival history

05/30/2013 By Darla Guillen

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: May 31–June 2

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

05/29/2013 By Michael Hardy

Classical Music

Lift Every Voice

The Houston Chamber Choir announces a 2013–2014 season filled with works both new and familiar

05/29/2013 By Michael Hardy

Slideshow

Houstonia Magazine’s Community BBQ and Cobbler Competition

05/28/2013

Slideshow

25th Annual Cattle Baron’s Ball

05/28/2013

Slideshow

Kiss My Grits Gulf Coast Throwdown

05/28/2013

Slideshow

Theatre Under the Stars 45th Anniversary Gala

05/28/2013

Slideshow

The Houston Area Women’s Center Spring Gala

05/28/2013

Slideshow

La Belle Époque: The Houston Grand Opera Ball

05/28/2013

Slideshow

Third-Annual Dancing with the Houston Stars

05/28/2013

Slideshow

Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain, An Evening with Neuroscientist and Author David Eagleman

05/28/2013

Theater

Brothers in Arms

Stages Repertory Theatre mounts the first regional production of Stephen Sondheim's musical Road Show, about brothers (and con men) Addison and Wilson Mizner

05/28/2013 By Michael Hardy

The Art Of Travel

Gonzo And The GHCVB's Houston Mural: What Do You Think?

Received rapturously at first, backlash has erupted over the Bayou City-boosting work of "faux" street art.

05/28/2013 By John Lomax

Theatre

At Home With Holmes

For the Alley Theatre’s Todd Waite, the game is once more afoot.

05/24/2013 By Michael Hardy

Concert

Play That Funky Music

American Idol contestant Vincent Powell headlines the 18th annual Motown & More Revue at Miller Outdoor Theatre this weekend

05/23/2013 By Michael Hardy

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: May 24–26

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

05/22/2013 By Michael Hardy

Pop Music

Going Back to the Caldwell

James Essary's new indie rock band prepares to release their first album

05/21/2013 By Daniel Renfrow

Theater

Lost in Translation

The Black Lab Theatre confronts linguistic and cultural barriers in its new production of David Henry Hwang's play Chinglish

05/20/2013 By Michael Hardy

Review

Whose World Is This?

Artist Jade Cooper explores black femininity in her exhibition at the Houston Museum of African American Culture

05/20/2013 By Justin Mitchell

Charity

Please, Sir, May We Have Some More?

Ninth Annual Empty Bowls event uses handcrafted pottery to raise money to fight hunger

05/17/2013 By Michael Hardy