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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
