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The soldiers move through the wheat field, scanning the windswept plain for signs of trouble. There are six of them, dressed in fatigues and body armor, wearing the sunglasses...
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We’re willing to forgive the 5th Annual Historically Black Colleges & Universities Film Festival and Seminar its long moniker. After all, the festival is tasked with...
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Port Arthur is known for two things — Janis Joplin and the Museum of the Gulf Coast. Joplin got the hell out of Port Arthur as soon as she could; the museum has decided...
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Second place isn’t so bad when it’s second place in the whole frigging country, so forgive us if we don’t bother feeling sorry for the dancers of the So Real...
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It doesn’t matter if you’ve never lassoed a horse — pull on your boots and dust off your Stetson, because everyone’s a cowboy or cowgirl during the Houston...
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One of the greatest thrills for the serious music fan is to discover a new work, something that expands both your collection and your range as a listener. There are few better...
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If you wanted to see streets lined with bricks that were handmade by freed slaves, where would you go? Do you know that Houston has an island inside the 610 Loop? No? Well,...
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Israeli artist Yigal Ozeri could easily sneak his hyperrealistic paintings into a photography exhibit. Most viewers wouldn’t notice any difference between what Ozeri does...
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Massive Improv is out to prove that size — or at least length — really does matter as they attempt to set the world record for the longest continuous improvisational...
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We would say that activist/writer/comedian Dick Gregory is a chameleon, but he’s never been very good at blending into the background. Finding fame first as a comedian...
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It’s easy to see why Jefferson was convicted of murder in A Lesson Before Dying. His lawyer defended him by calling him “hardly more worthwhile than a hog,”...
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Teens do more at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston than just look at art — they exhibit art, too. The museum’s sixth exhibition of work by local teens,...
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Joshua Beckman stirs poetic craft with a modern sensibility. In true Poison Pen Reading fashion, his works, such as “Karate Chop of Love,” are sure to score with...
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The Deadbeat Club TV DVD premiere party celebrates the first release by a group of local comedians who decided to shape their own destinies. “This was mainly about taking...
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Get up to speed at the 22nd Annual ConocoPhillips Rodeo Run. The 10K race and 5K fun run/walk is held just ahead of the Rodeo Parade, but there’s a costume contest before...
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Watch a movie the way your grandparents did — from your car. At the screening of Junkyard Drive-In: Texas Oil on Film, Aurora Picture Show gives viewers a flashback to...
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Dan Forbes, a wine specialist for Whole Foods Market (is that a cool gig or what?) will lead you in a tasting of Eco-friendly Wines. He’ll quickly cover organic wine...
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Comedian Tommy Davidson could have made a career of imitating Sammy Davis Jr. Good thing for us he didn’t. You know Davidson as the skinny little guy on In Living Color,...
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Talk about a guy with an image problem — even the PR geniuses of Mad Men couldn’t overcome Genghis Khan’s rep. Mostly because the name Genghis Khan immediately...
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You get some idea of author Katherine Center’s outlook from the titles of her books: The Bright Side of Disaster and Everyone Is Beautiful. Of course, there has to be a...
