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It’s bash and crash time at Houston Roller Derby’s April Annihilation when the Hell Marys meet the Psych Ward Sirens and the Bayou City Bosses go head-to-head with...
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Tony Earley has a knack for using simple plots as platters to dish out his delicious prose. His series about a boy growing up during the Great Depression started in 2000 with...
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Ninety-six years ago today, the Titanic spent its last day above water. “Titanic and Today, An Evening Exploring the Arctic Then and Now” explores the sinking of the...
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“Images that Flicker Light” is a group show by several up-and-coming Latina photographers. Among the group is Fabiola Valencia, who shows us still-lifes, glimpses of...
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Mid-towners will have their choice of events this weekend. First, dozens of local and regional painters, sculptors, jewelry-makers and other artists will turn Elizabeth...
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Popcorn? Check. Soda? Check. Seat cushion? Check. Wait a minute, seat cushion? Yep, you’re going to need one when you go to WorldFest Houston International Film Festival...
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Bookworms will want to be early birds for the Houston Indie Book Festival. With all the deals from local and national journals, independent presses and bookstores, you’ll...
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One of Houston’s most ambitious efforts to bring nature areas to downtown will finally be unveiled during Discovery Green Family Day. The development of the 12–acre...
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Author Alicia Gaspar de Alba and singer/songwriter Tish Hinojosa celebrate the history of Hispanic women at today’s With a Pen in Her Hand: Mexicanas Telling Stories...
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Dominic Walsh’s young dance company (just ending its fifth season) has always made collaboration a priority, and Walsh himself regularly travels around the world to work...
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As April 15 approaches, Alex Gabriel Bern-stein may have the most interesting list of “work-related expenses” of anyone in North Carolina. The artist, whose projects...
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The story of a jury’s deliberations on a murder case, 12 Angry Men takes the audience on a rollercoaster ride of anger, betrayal, hope and defeat. The case against a...
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Everyone loves a farce, especially if it’s filled with juicy sexual innuendo. Blackmail, sex, secrets and cucumber sandwiches bubble over the top of Love Loves a...
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The Westheimer Block Party is a crash course on the local music scene. The festival includes six stages showcasing more than 70 acts from H-town spanning every genre. There...
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At age 70, George Carlin hasn’t lost his momentum — or his anger. The comedian/actor/author, who got his start in the ‘60s with appearances on The Ed Sullivan...
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At first glance, the works in “The Absence of Subject” seem pretty basic. “They look like pictures that would be sold at Pottery Barn, but when you realize...
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In the 2001 film Beneath the Veil, journalist Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy helped expose the horrors the Taliban were inflicting on Afghan women. For the follow-up, Lifting the Veil,...
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As lofts and townhomes continue to take over historical areas in Houston, it’s bittersweet to see how things started out and, sadly, how they barely still are. In the...
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It’s rare that teachers get to strut their stuff, as their students are usually in the spotlight, but when the instructors in question — the faculty of the...
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“Leonardo’s Contributions to Engineering” is perfect for anyone who’s engineered some interest in the genius inventor. The panel discussion will include...
