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Southern Smoke 2019 Brings Out the Award-Winning Pros to Deliver a True Feast

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Oct 7, 2019

By now, most Houstonians have heard of the Southern Smoke Foundation, the non-profit 501(c)(3) which was co-founded by Houston chef and restaurateur Chris Shepherd and fiancee Lindsey Brown in 2015 to raise funds for the Houston Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in honor of local sommelier, Antonio Gianola,...
10 Best Bets This Weekend in Houston: RenFest, Indian Film, Season Openers

By Susie Tommaney
Oct 3, 2019

Get ready for another round of throwback cosplay, giant turkey legs and now even full armored combat with the kickoff weekend of TexRenFest. This first weekend of October also brings season openers for Houston Pride Band, Opera in the Heights, Company OnStage and Mercury, while over at BBVA Stadium we're...
10 Best Bets This Weekend: Sunday Polo and Jockeying for the Oval Office

By Susie Tommaney
Sep 12, 2019

All eyes are on Houston this Thursday with the Democratic debates, but that's just the opening volley for this weekend in Houston. We've got the "David Beckham of polo" coming for the International Cup, more than a few theater offerings, and Paul Anka kicking off the 125th season for The...
Best Bets This Weekend: Wit, Ask Me Another, Supernatural Death Corps

By Susie Tommaney
Sep 5, 2019

Houston Ballet kicks off its 50th anniversary season with the supernatural Giselle, the Houston Equity Festival explores the human connection in Wit, and Broadway powerhouse Kristin Chenoweth headlines NPR's Ask Me Another. Rounding out this weekend in Houston is an expo for indie gamers and designers, a doo-wop Stages production at...
The Floor is Lava So Get Moving at Discovery Green

By Susie Tommaney
Aug 28, 2019

Imagine for a moment the floor is lava — not too difficult a concept with all those heat advisories in August — so how do you get from point A to point B? Look no further than parkour, where obstacles are traversed through running, vaulting, climbing, rolling, jumping and moving...
6 Best Bets This Weekend in Houston: BMX, WWE and Star Wars Night

By Susie Tommaney
Aug 15, 2019

Anything can happen in this alternate universe we call Houston when Kofi Kingston mysteriously changes his birthplace from Jamaica to Ghana, Hamlet's grieving prince moves from Denmark to Lagos, and the North Houston Bikepark takes on a new name before its grand opening. Rounding out the weekend is a performance by Mingus...
5 Best Bets This Weekend in Houston: Rent, Dude Perfect and Brainbloom

By Susie Tommaney
Aug 8, 2019

It's a throwback weekend in Houston, and we're celebrating the 20th anniversary of Rent over at The Hobby Center, and 21 years since Jeff Bridges donned a bathrobe and elevated the status of White Russians in The Big Lebowski. We've also got a trippy outdoor installation in Brainbloom at MFAH,...
5 Best Bets This Weekend in Houston: Shakespeare, White Linen, Abilities Expo

By Susie Tommaney
Aug 1, 2019

All the world's a stage, and this weekend the men and women are playing. We've got world-class Shakespeare at Miller Outdoor Theatre, nine raucous world premieres in Spontaneous Smattering, and White Linen Night in the Heights. Plus head over to NRG for high-tech at the Abilities Expo and Jurassic Quest's...
5 Best Bets This Weekend in Houston: Sneaker Summit and Curious Anomalies

By Susie Tommaney
Jul 26, 2019

Beavis and Butthead might be screaming "Fire, Fire," but it's all an illusion when it comes to the magic of Robby Bennett. The Clear Lake native is returning home for a one-night show in Galveston this weekend. Also on our radar is Friday's White Linen on Navigation, Bill Arning's curated list...
Alamo Drafthouse Gets Ready for Once Upon a Time With Homework Series

By Susie Tommaney
Jul 8, 2019

As the joke goes, when Quentin Tarantino was asked who he wanted to star in his ninth feature film, the reply was "Yes." So among the 176 actors appearing in the upcoming Once Upon a Time in ... Hollywood, set to release July 25, you'll see Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio...
6 Best Bets This Weekend: Bluebeard, Bikes, and Going Topless at the Beach

By Susie Tommaney
May 16, 2019

After umpteen straight days of rain, we could sure use a break, and it looks like the sun is finally peeking out from behind those clouds. Which is awesome for the hard-partying Jeep enthusiasts heading to Crystal Beach for Go Topless, the 1920s costume contest at Discovery Green, and BikeHouston's...
Mother's Day Brings A Break In The Weather and the Last Day of Comicpalooza

By DeVaughn Douglas
May 13, 2019

Comicpalooza closed out its third and final day at the George R. Brown Convention Center Sunday capping off a weekend filled with Game of Thrones actresses, video game championships, panels for all things creative, cosplayers and sword fighting. On Mother’s Day, fans were rewarded with a break in the weather...
10 Best Bets This Weekend in Houston: Mother of Dragons, Fringe and AsiaFest

By Susie Tommaney
May 9, 2019

It's time to get your cosplay on because Emilia Clarke, Mother of Dragons, is headlining at Comicpalooza this weekend. There's tons more fun to be had outside GRB so our advice is for some strategic planning with your datebook: Brett Cullen is returning to UH, the 'Stros are trying to...
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Houston With Lupillo Rivera y Flor de Toloache

By Susie Tommaney
Apr 29, 2019

On Cinco de Mayo we remember the Battle of Puebla when General Ignacio Zaragoza and a small but brave group defeated the French, allowing Mexico to come together with a renewed sense of national pride. Though the victory was short-lived, that date in history — May 5, 1862 — allows Mexican-Americans...
Composer Ellen Fullman Has String, Will Travel for CounterCurrent19

By Susie Tommaney
Mar 20, 2019

Musician and performer Ellen Fullman was experimenting with wire when she found a new sound, a discovery that led her to invent the Long String Instrument. She's been fine-tuning and developing that musical instrument for 30 years now, but imagine Fullman walking forwards and backwards between 90 foot lengths of...
6 Best Bets This Weekend in Houston: Azaleas, Dancing Dogs and Skating Fun

By Susie Tommaney
Mar 1, 2019

We've got a few clues to tell us that spring has finally sprung: the azaleas are in full bloom in manicured gardens around town, Discovery Green has let the ice melt to make way for its outdoor roller rink, and we're all making excuses to get out of the house...
5 Best Bets This Weekend in Houston: Boats, Bikes, Lowriders and Bun B

By Susie Tommaney
Jan 4, 2019

Don't wait until Jaws takes a bite out of your watercraft. If "you're gonna need a bigger boat" then get yourself over to opening weekend of the Boat Show at NRG Center. In fact, mobility is the name of the game when it comes to this weekend in Houston: check...
Come For the Trains, Stay For the Geology at HMNS' Trains Over Texas

By Susie Tommaney
Nov 28, 2018

Visitors needn't be railway enthusiasts to appreciate Trains Over Texas, an indoor “O” scale model railroad exhibit at The Houston Museum of Natural Science that's as large as a tennis court. Built and designed by the traingineers over at TW TrainWorx, the tabletop islands are separated by region, allowing for better viewing as...
5 Best Bets This Weekend in Houston: Holiday Lights and Celtic Christmas

By Susie Tommaney
Nov 23, 2018

If too much family togetherness has given you cabin fever, or you're so weighed down by starchy foods and tryptophan that you feel like The Nutty Professor, then keep being thankful but get up and get going because it's another great weekend in Houston. Several holiday traditions are kicking off,...
5 Best Bets This Weekend in Houston: Scrooge, King of Pop and an ArtCrawl

By Susie Tommaney
Nov 16, 2018

There's nothing traditional about the holidays here in Houston. We've got a staging of A Christmas Carol that just might shock English author Charles Dickens, a Broadway-style musical tribute to Michael Jackson, a chance to wear that ugly Christmas sweater, and the last stop of the year for The Great...