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It came as a shock on March 30, 2007, when well-known Houston artist Robin Utterback was pronounced dead after being pulled from a fire at his Montrose home. Even more shocking...
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Work by 50 artists from around the world is on display in “Fine Focus 06,” showing the incredible range and diversity of the art-quilt movement. Rice Bowl and Bird by...
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Opera, as solid a cultural pillar as there is, is often sadly inaccessible to the general public (those high production costs lead to equally high ticket prices). To fill this...
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Science fiction meets science fact at “Star Wars,” a collection of props from the movies, on display at Space Center Houston. Residents of Houston and Tatooine alike...
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Get in the holiday spirit at the 1st Annual Pre-Kwanzaa Ujamaa Festival. Ujamaa means “cooperative economics” (the concept celebrated on the fourth day of Kwanzaa)...
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Joel Sartore has a dream job — he goes around the world to exotic, far-flung locations photographing wildlife for National Geographic. Now you can see some of his best...
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Think you’ve seen Christmas in Houston? Well, you haven’t seen anything until you take the Orange Show Christmas Lights EyeOpener Tour. Sure, the annual tour includes...
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It’s been a few years since Houston’s favorite period ensemble, Mercury Baroque, performed Handel’s Messiah. That performance prompted music critic Charles Ward...
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Long to be crafty but find you’re all thumbs? The annual Ornament-Making Extravaganza at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston can help. Thirty tables, each with its own set of...
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Local comedians Bob Biggerstaff and Mike MacRae, who got their start at Houston’s Laff Stop, can now add “As Seen on TV” to their resumes. Biggerstaff was...
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Since carolers don’t come door to door anymore, anyone who wants some good holiday music has to venture out to find it. Cantare Houston is bringing the sounds of Christmas...
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Primarily an artist, Ward Sanders also has a degree in biology. He exhibits his curiosity for both the artistic and the physical in “Rules of Order.” The show is a...
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It may be a bit of a stretch to say video games such as Call of Duty and Halo inspire grade-school snipers, but they do feature nonstop violence, and the armed forces use them...
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Not all puppetry is Muppetry. This was proven to mainstream audiences recently when Broadway in Houston brought in Avenue Q, but it was already well-known among local fans of...
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The Literary Greats have a slightly bombastic name, but their music has an understated charm. Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Brandon Elam, bassist Darin Lee,...
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Local comedians Bob Biggerstaff and Mike MacRae, who got their start at Houston’s Laff Stop, can now add “As Seen on TV” to their résumés....
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Nine-year-old Ralphie wants just one thing from Santa: a Red Ryder BB gun. The warm comedy A Christmas Story follows his increasingly desperate pursuit of said firearm. The...
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If you’d like an opinion on This Will Destroy You, just ask the Pentagon. According to a blog post on the San Marcos quartet’s MySpace page, two This Will Destroy You...
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Stream of consciousness, in which running thoughts are used as the basis of a work, is one of the most difficult but rewarding styles lit buffs encounter — as anyone...
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To figure out William Boone’s art, just talk to him. The local artist behind “A Man’s House Is His Coffin” isn’t interested in the abstract....
