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Somewhere in a godforsaken stretch of near northwest Houston, a very drunk man wearing a Texas Longhorns cap is smoking outside the front door of the strip mall bar on a moist,...
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The Alley Theatre's latest coup is the world premiere of Gruesome Playground Injuries by Rajiv Joseph. A provocative dark comedy, Injury follows a couple who meet in the school...
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Works by six of Greece's most renowned filmmakers are included in the first-ever Spotlight on Contemporary Greek Cinema showcase at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Shown over...
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Yes, there'll be food by some of the best chefs in the Gulf Coast for tasting at the 38th Annual Great Taste of the Gulf Epicurean Evening, and yes, the Silver Spoon and Silver...
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Artist Travis Hedemann is known for his anime-esque, innocent style, putting his signature big, blue-eyed spin on everything from opera characters to animals, and even...
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Cinema Bomar's Viewer Request Program showcases a simpler time, when half the fun of shopping was dressing up and predictions of the future included a holo-TV in every home....
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E.L. Doctorow has a way with history. Ragtime and Billy Bathgate, just two of his many titles, are stuffed with the sort of delicious details that make the past come to...
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Uptown Dance Company Artistic Director Beth Gulledge-Brown premieres her latest work, The Moment, at today's Dance Infusion. The piece is performed by guest artists Alexander...
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"600 sq mi: Hidden" is a photography exhibit that invites you to stop and ponder what you've missed. "Houston is such a sprawling and complex place that interesting or...
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Join the residents of Houston's East End as they mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of Magnolia Park. The historically Hispanic neighborhood, which started off as a...
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Spend Halloween with the trippy transvestite Dr. Frank N. Furter and his crew of misfit malcontents at The Rocky Horror Show. Oh, and don’t forget Brad and Janet! ACE...
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Choreographer Morgan Thorson had a simple premise when she started working on Heaven, which is making its world premiere at DiverseWorks today. "I was interested in...
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Quilts have become fine art; stop by the 2009 International Quilt Festival/Houston and you'll see what we mean. These aren't puffed-up blankets. Instead the fabric art, which...
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In director John Carpenter's They Live, John Nada, a drifter in Los Angeles, is the only person in the world who knows that members of the city's society scene aren't really...
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See bodies adorned in every color at today's Immersed in Ink Tattoo & Arts Festival. Some of the top tattoo artists in the country, including Dale the Nail and Roman Abrego,...
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There's an idea that culture and innovation advance most during times of duress. (Translation: Pain is inspiring.) That's the driving force behind Contemporary Arts Museum...
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When time machines are finally on the market and you feel like having a little fun, head to Paris some time between 1909 and 1929 - the heyday of the Ballets Russes dance...
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Experimental filmmaker Deborah Stratman (From Hetty to Nancy, Kings of the Sky) once told Mike Plante, editor of Aurora Picture Show's Cinemad blog, "I love watching films with...
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Michael Andrews, author of Historic Texas Courthouses, hems and haws a little when asked which of the restored architectural gems is his favorite, before admitting, "My top...
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Houston theater lovers know the name Eddie Cope (the playwright is a local legend), but they might not have heard of his play Agatha Christie Takes Manhattan. Luckily, UpStage...
