Arts & Culture

Well, We Feel Helpless

Hamilton's 2020 Return to Houston Cancelled

The highly-anticipated national touring production is officially the latest theatrical casualty of the novel coronavirus.

05/05/2020 Photography by Emma Schkloven

Real Page-turners

Houston Authors Share What They've Read While Social Distancing

We’ve got such a wonderful array of talent coming out of the Bayou City, it’s no surprise their recommendations are equally diverse.

05/05/2020 By Emma Schkloven

5 Things: The "Sort Of Return to Normal" Edition

5 Houston Arts & Culture Activities You Can Enjoy Online This Weekend

Classical music, tiny dances, and lots of chalk.

05/01/2020 By Emma Schkloven

Time to Burn

The Houstonian's Guide to Staying In

What to read, watch, ponder, and drink right now.

05/01/2020 By Craig Hlavaty

Classy, bougie, ratchet

Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion Broke the Internet with Savage Remix

Proceeds from the new collab will go to a Houston charity.

04/30/2020 By Emma Schkloven

So Much Sanitizer

Slowly, but Surely, Houston's Museums Are Re-Opening

Institutions in the Museum District are taking precautions to keep staff and guests safe.

04/29/2020 By Emma Schkloven

Still Not Dead

Willie Nelson Still Loves Making Music with His Friends

The outlaw country legend dominated the stage in what might've been his final rodeo performance.

04/29/2020 By Chris Gray

Choices, Choices, Choices

Houston, We Have Recommendations: Round 2

Houstonia staff share what we’re reading, watching, and listening to now, a month into social distancing.

04/27/2020 By Emma Schkloven

5 Things: The Hous-tory Edition

5 Houston-related History Books to Bolster Your Bayou City Pride

Oil, murder, and the Astros. What more could you possibly need?

04/24/2020 By Emma Schkloven

Put On Your Party Hat

Party on the Plaza Heading Online for Special Benefit Show

Previously announced spring season headliners will join several Houston celebrities for a virtual night of music benefiting Houston Food Bank.

04/23/2020 By Emma Schkloven

The show goes on

The Latest News from the Houston Arts World

We have updates from TUTS, MFAH, and more.

04/22/2020 By Emma Schkloven

What’s Happening, What’s Not

What's Still on the Books for Houston's Arts & Culture

A list of cancelled, postponed, and rescheduled cultural happenings.

04/22/2020 By Emma Schkloven

Vroom Vroom

Mobile Masterpieces from Art Car Parades That Still Blow Our Minds

Take a drive down memory lane as we look back at some epic pieces of automotive art.

04/18/2020 By Emma Schkloven

Artists, Start Your Engines

Art Car Parade Takes to the Virtual Streets this Weekend

The 33rd year of the beloved Houston festival has risen from the asphalt ashes, finding open land online and on TV.

04/17/2020 By Emma Schkloven

5 Things: Movie Edition Pt. II

5 More Houston-related Movies to Watch This Weekend

This sequel's got David v Goliath dramas, futuristic cops, and music icons.

04/17/2020 By Emma Schkloven

COVIDia Dell'arte

Houston Theater Community Sews Masks to Save Lives

“Thank God we’re all fabric hoarders.”

04/17/2020 By Alissa Smith

Stranger Than Fiction

Novelist Tom Abrahams Wrote About an Imagined Pandemic, Then Came COVID-19

The author behind the Traveler series talks about watching fiction become reality.

04/15/2020 By Olivia Flores Alvarez

Painted Memories

Houstonians Remember Iconic Local Artist Richard Stout

Members of the arts community recall the personal side of one of Houston’s greatest painters.

04/13/2020 By Olivia Flores Alvarez

5 Things: The Lonely Listening Edition

5 Houston Podcasts to Fuel You Through Your Weekend

Texas history, barbecue, and space—what more could you need?

04/10/2020 By Emma Schkloven