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Meredith Nudo

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Houston’s Best Museums Outside the Museum District

The Museum District is unquestionably one of Houston's crown jewels, but arts and culture can be found all over the city.

10/25/2024 By Meredith Nudo

The Must List

Looking for a Wild Time? Go to Houston Zoo’s Meet the Keeper Chats.

Elephant baths and giraffe feedings are all in a day’s work for local zookeepers, and zoo visitors get a daily chance to watch them on the job.

10/21/2024 By Meredith Nudo

Ahoy

Everything We Learned on the Free Ship Channel Boat Tour

The 66-year-old Sam Houston Boat Tour takes visitors through the first seven miles of the Port of Houston, dredging up educational treasures along the way.

10/18/2024 By Meredith Nudo

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$2sday Lectures at HMNS Get Visitors Psyched for Science

The monthly talks provide a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the museum’s exhibitions and holdings for only a couple bucks.

10/15/2024 By Meredith Nudo

The Must List

There’s Always Something New to Learn at Sawyer Yards’ Second Saturdays

The monthly initiative opens over 100 artist studios so Houstonians can see what’s being created at the 55-acre complex. And no two events are identical.

10/11/2024 By Meredith Nudo

The Must List

Bayou City Art Festival Continues to Impress Us Year After Year

The 50-plus-year-old Houston arts institution returns October 11–13, bringing in up to 20,000 people and raising money for local nonprofits.

10/07/2024 By Meredith Nudo

Phoenix Rising

River Oaks Theatre Reopens with New Look, New Menu, Same Vibe

Houston’s only art house movie theater overcomes contentious lease negotiations, closure, and rumors of demolition.

10/03/2024 By Meredith Nudo

The Must List

Gear Up for Halloween with Death by Natural Causes at HMNS

Nothing says “spooky season” like learning about all the different ways the world might kill you…or actually be safer than you think.

10/01/2024 By Meredith Nudo

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4th Wall’s Swing State Asks Tough Questions Without Easy Answers

Ahead of the 2024 election, Rebecca Gilman’s Pulitzer Prize–nominated play examines how people build one another up…and all the ways these connections may crumble.

09/26/2024 By Meredith Nudo

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MFAH’s 150 Years of Design Exhibit Is Small but Mighty

The museum has had a unique collaboration with AIA Houston for 25 years, collecting around 65 objects now on display together for the first time.

09/24/2024 By Meredith Nudo

The Must List

Discovery Green’s New Tunnel Is Actually an Interactive Light Show

The sci-fi structure is on display until October 6 and lets you play with over 10,000 LED lights.

09/17/2024 By Meredith Nudo

NO WORK, ALL CLAY

Take These Houston Pottery Studios for a Spin

Have an artsy weekend with the fam or some friends, or spin the wheel on date night…you can even reenact that scene from Ghost.

09/11/2024 By Claire Anderson and Meredith Nudo

Flock Yeah

Houston Zoo’s New Birds of the World Exhibit Takes Flight

Three different aviaries allow visitors a chance to better understand bird behavior and relationships in the interest of promoting conservation.

09/10/2024 By Meredith Nudo

Small Ag

Urban Farmers Want to Stay in Houston. All They Need Is Land.

Developers opt for ventures that turn a profit, leaving farmers to rely on public and private benefactors to donate land.

09/09/2024 By Meredith Nudo

Heart with Soul

The Health Museum’s Live Organ Dissections Cut to the Chase

Dissecting pig, sheep, and cow organs for an audience helps Houstonians better understand how their own bodies work.

09/05/2024 By Meredith Nudo

Urban Beauty

Houston’s Mini Murals Turn Mundane Objects into Art

As much-needed city beautification projects flourish, the UP Art Studio initiative has grown to 400 traffic control cabinets in the past decade.

09/03/2024 By Meredith Nudo

Trends

Houston’s Love for Immersive Art Isn’t Entirely FOMO

Social media is a big factor piquing Houstonians’ interest in installation exhibits, but it doesn’t tell the full story.

08/27/2024 By Meredith Nudo

Beneath the Canopy

There’s Always a Photo Shoot at Houston’s Broadacres

The beautiful oak-lined boulevard is a go-to for engagement, quinceañera, and graduation photos.

08/20/2024 By Meredith Nudo

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VR Experience The Infinite Is the Closest Thing to Being an Astronaut

The immersive show currently on view at Sawyer Yards is well worth your time.

06/27/2024 By Meredith Nudo

The Must List

Run, Don’t Walk, to Solar Dust at Post Houston

The immersive art installation kicks off the venue’s new Art Club space.

06/21/2024 By Meredith Nudo

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