Sergei Tukanov drove his gold Nissan Maxima through a red light toward the end of a Sunday night. It T-boned a police cruiser, sending Tukanov into his airbag and the female...
The Illuminations Project is a fund-raiser that isn't concerned with money. "It's more about [HIV/AIDS] awareness than a big fund-raiser," says IP Executive Producer Falcon...
You might experience a case of Disney overload during the spectacular 100 Years of Magic, a Disney on Ice production. More than 60 characters from "the house the mouse built"...
For "Perspectives 168," photographer Anna Krachey shopped around. The artist scavenged eBay for items to photograph, including a backdrop for a princess party. "It's a giant...
Ben Tecumseh DeSoto won two Houston Press Best of Houston¨ awards earlier this year; he snagged Best Photographer, and his "Understanding Poverty" show at DiverseWorks was...
How in the hell do you categorize Alan Berliner? Experimental filmmaker? Sure, that's easy (The Family Album, Wide Awake).Unparalleled audio/videographer? Yeah, simple...
Today we can all celebrate chocolate, that delicious confection, at the 3rd Annual Chocolate Festival of Texas & Texas Wines. Honoring everything dark and creamy, the festival...
Wortham Center will become a tamale factory during today's presentation of Las Nuevas Tamaleras. Written and directed by Alicia Mena, who also stars, the one-act comedy is the...
Karen Stokes, co-founder of Travesty Dance Group, says The Recycle Club is "an hourlong performance, a swing dance lesson, a party and art installation that all use recycled...
Dieter Balzer is known for his complex, clean-lined art objects - boxes on top of boxes and fun layers of primary blues and reds. The sculptural work, a mixture of geometry and...
The Houston Galveston Institute and friends will take over the Groovy Grill during today's Chocolate, Champagne, and Charity fund-raiser. (Never heard of the HGI? They...
Prepare to be amazed and awed by luminous beauty Louise Brooks in G.W. Pabst's masterpiece, Pandora's Box (1928), part of KUHF's Silent Film Concert Series. Her innocent/amoral...
Jessica Meza, administrative assistant for the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, has a bit of advice for anyone planning to attend the 20th Annual Taste of the Town: "Don't eat...
Lisa Brodyaga, founder of Refugio Del Rio Grande, a refugee camp and law office near Harlingen, will appear at today's presentation of Truth and Consequences on the...
For a look at an 18th-century version of girls gone wild, catch Jules Massenet's Manon, opening this week at Opera in the Heights. It's the tale of a pretty teenage girl who...
Just in case you haven't had time to globe-trot between prestigious international photography events lately, FotoFest is bringing some of the world's best to you in...
Cece Caruso is in a bit of a tailspin. The central character in Susan Kandel's newest release, Dial H for Hitchcock, Cece has called off her wedding (even though she's not sure...
One of the United Nations' secret weapons in dealing with global economic and humanitarian issues is the UN Association Traveling Film Festival. The documentaries chosen for...
Chelsea Handler is giving lots of comics a gig these days, both on her late-night talk show (Chelsea Lately features a roundtable with Handler and three comics in every...
After a change in the G Gallery's scheduling left a slot open on the exhibit calendar, gallery director and artist Wayne Gilbert happily added the group show "Transfusion."...