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LONE STAR STATE OF MIND

Remember Goliad? Have the Whole Presidio to Yourself Overnight

If you're a Texas history buff, this is something you simply must do before you die.

01/09/2014 By John Lomax

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Jan 10–12

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

01/08/2014 By Michael Hardy

Preview

Spring Arts Preview

From the FotoFest Biennial to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, there's something for everyone in the next few months.

01/03/2014 By Michael Hardy

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Jan 3–5

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

01/01/2014 By Michael Hardy

Picks

Top Eight NYE Events

Waited until the last minute to make your evening plans? Here are some suggestions for how to ring in 2014.

12/31/2013 By Michael Hardy

Exhibition

Japanese American WWII Soldiers Finally Get Their Due

Tens of thousands of Japanese Americans served on the American side in WWII, even while their relatives were being held in internment camps.

12/19/2013 By Michael Hardy

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Dec 20–22

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

12/18/2013 By Michael Hardy

Listings

December's Can't-Miss Festivals

From the Moody Gardens Festival of Lights to Zoolights at the Houston Zoo, December is packed with family-friendly options.

12/12/2013 By BoJanay Posey

Edible Architecture

5th Annual Gingerbread Build-Off Bakes Off This Saturday

These aren't your standard-issue gingerbread houses.

12/11/2013 By Katharine Shilcutt

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Dec 13–15

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

12/11/2013 By Michael Hardy

Festival

Charles Dickens Comes to Galveston

Dickens on the Strand celebrates its 40th anniversary by expanding into a third evening.

12/05/2013 By Michael Hardy

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Dec 6–8

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

12/04/2013 By Michael Hardy

Winter Wonderlands

Embrace the Chill This Weekend at Moody Gardens

A yuletide festival of lights to cheer even the grouchiest grinch

12/02/2013 By John Lomax

Ho Ho Ho

The Houstonia Holiday Arts Guide

Cue the Mouse King!

12/01/2013 By Michael Hardy

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Nov 29–Dec 1

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

11/26/2013 By Michael Hardy

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: November 22-24

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

11/21/2013 By Dan Derozier

News

The iFest Chooses (Drumroll, Please) Australia!

The 44th International Festival will feature Australian music, food, and culture.

11/15/2013 By Michael Hardy

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Nov 15–17

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

11/13/2013 By Michael Hardy

Opinion

Will the Asia Society Texas Center Share the Astrodome's Fate?

Terry Doody ponders the implications of the Astrodome's demise for the new Asia Society building.

11/12/2013 By Terrence Doody

Listings

Don't Miss These Festivals

From the Native American Championship Pow Wow to HTX Bike Fest, November is packed with killer festivals.

11/07/2013 By BoJanay Posey