Arts & Culture

Drama!

Crime and Punishment, According to Verdi

HGO's Rigoletto tells the story of revenge gone terribly, horribly wrong.

10/08/2019 By Olivia Flores Alvarez

Pick a Fest

5 Things You Must Do this Weekend, Oct. 4–6

How much are you willing to shell out for a glimpse of Sasha Flute?

10/04/2019 By Morgan Kinney

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Astros Couple Grows Support for Urban Harvest

Collin and Ashley McHugh hosted the benefit, which raised over $35,000.

10/04/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Raising Awareness

'Ladies Who Lunch' Turn Their Focus to Bullying at Crime Stoppers Event

The second annual Women Who Shape Houston Luncheon raised awareness about mental health and suicide prevention.

10/04/2019 By Abby Ledoux

💔Love Is Dead 💔

Sorry, But We Have to Talk About Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner's Breakup

You knew it was coming.

10/03/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Opa!

How Many Bottles of Wine Are Served at Montrose's Greek Festival?!

We ran the numbers on one of the biggest cultural festivals of the season.

10/03/2019 By Holly Beretto

Keep Houston Weird

Bill Davenport Is a Houston Art Legend

For three decades, the artist has carried the torch with his warm, wacky pop art creations.

10/03/2019 By Schaefer Edwards

The Guilty Ones

Spring Awakening Says: Listen to Teenagers

The TUTS production hopes to push back against the millennial- and Gen Z-hating tendencies so prevalent today.

10/03/2019 By Cameron Wallace

Review

At Last, a Refreshing Performance of Gershwin’s Piano Concerto

The Houston Symphony gives Gershwin (and Copland) the respect he deserves.

10/01/2019 By Olivia Flores Alvarez

Opera

Tosca Serves Love with a Side of Revenge

A raw, heart-breaking story, the work is a showcase for Puccini’s brilliance.

10/01/2019 By Olivia Flores Alvarez

Books

Kristin Hannah Isn't Afraid to Talk Poop

After the surprise success of The Nightingale, the author comes to Houston to talk The Great Alone.

09/30/2019 By Ryan Pait

Sweat Like You Mean It

Fourth Annual Ryde for a Reason Benefits United Against Human Trafficking

The spin studio has raised over $145,000 for local charities since 2015.

09/30/2019 With Marianna Corcoran

Heads of State

David Adickes Gets a Foreboding New York Times Magazine Shout Out

The publication calls some of the artist's crumbling sculptures “a guided tour through the ruins of America’s democracy.”

09/27/2019 By Morgan Kinney

Round 2

Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival Returns this Fall

The beloved theme park/music festival returns to NRG for one day only.

09/27/2019 By Morgan Kinney

A Night for the Arts

An Eclectic Celebration Brings Art Community and City Leaders Together at the Glasscock School

Mayor Turner served as honorary chair of the Community Artists' Collective's "FestEve!" this month.

09/27/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Gala SZN

Opening Night at the Symphony Raises $575,000 for Community Programming

The annual concert and gala was a rousing success.

09/27/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Fall into fall

5 Things You Must Do This Weekend, Sept. 27–29

Summer is over, whether it feels like it or not.

09/26/2019 By Morgan Kinney

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Chaos, Reign O’er Me: Illness Cuts The Who Short at Toyota Center

The venerable rockers were actually pulling things off before Roger Daltrey’s voice gave out.

09/26/2019 By Cory Garcia

marble fantasy

Amie Siegel’s Medium Cool Operates at a Slow Burn

The Blaffer Art Museum’s current exhibit asks viewers to question how (and why) we value our obsessions.

09/25/2019 By Marley Foster

Grand Design

Galveston's Legendary Grand 1894 Opera House Turns 125

The Romanesque Revival theater on Postoffice Street has been a beacon for the island city’s artistic life since its doors opened in January 1895.

09/25/2019 By Chris Gray

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