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The odds are that most of us will never be rugged heroes of science who plumb the ocean depths looking for the answers to nature's most well-hidden mysteries. Luckily, the Houston Museum of Natural Science brings us the next best thing with Nautilus Live — Journey to the Ocean Floor. Now through November, visitors to the Burke Baker Planetarium can watch live underwater exploration... Read more about this event >>
James Surls, iconic Texas expressionist sculptor and the father of Lawndale Alternative Arts Space, is without question a part of Houston's cultural landscape. His tender Standing Vase with Five Flowers metal sculpture appears to sway in the breeze at the southeast side's Gragg Park. His 25-foot spiky yet flowery Points of View puts a distinct exclamation point in downtown's Market Square... Read more about this event >>
When you first walk into Fresh Arts and survey the TV screens scattered around the darkened gallery, a quick glance might give you the impression that the screens are stuck on frames of couples embracing or kissing. But upon closer inspection, it becomes steadily apparent that these are not frames, but actors holding these poses, in all their awkward glory. This ingenious concept is part of... Read more about this event >>
Naturalist and photographer J. J. L'Heureux turned her lens on the ice and animals who call it home for her exhibit ''Penguins of the Antarctic: A Photographic Expedition.'' During multiple trips to the region, L'Heureux traveled aboard a Russian icebreaker. The route was thought to be risky, but instead of problems the expedition enjoyed perfect conditions allowing the icebreaker's captain... Read more about this event >>
Free Radicals is both Nick Cooper's revolving-door ensemble that at any given moment could be playing free jazz or Latin funk, and also Cooper's ongoing testimonial to how much he digs being a member of the Houston music community. He has so much experience at this point that he has very much become a one-man hub of that community. Last year Cooper brought that same kind of musical civic... Read more about this event >>
Experimental printmaker Ann Johnson's work in the exhibit ''Bās: Rabéa Ballin, Ann Johnson, Delita Martin and Lovie Olivia'' comes from a series she calls Nests. A university professor, Johnson says she often sees students ''nesting,'' that is, creating emotionally private environments in public spaces (think of someone listening intently to music via headphones in the... Read more about this event >>
Hamburgers come in paper boxes, toys are sealed in plastic that requires a freakin’ lightsaber to open and water is sold in more plastic still. The folks over at the Heritage Society remember a time when elegant bottles held our most needed items, and they're displaying them as part of the new exhibit ''Bitters, Brews and Beyond: Houston History in a Bottle.'' ''During the late 19th and... Read more about this event >>
Out of a Third Ward blues guitar school that has now graduated to the great beyond Albert Collins, Johnny Clyde Copeland, Johnny Guitar Watson and Joe Guitar Hughes, Little Joe Washington is the last man standing. And he’s hardly standing still: He’s also pedaling his Schwinn from gig to gig, Fender strapped to his back, doing things with it you’ve never heard before and... Read more about this event >>
Participate in a rescue mission sent in to retrieve survivors of a plane crash in the jungle filled with dinosaurs in ''Dinos Alive!'' (It's all very Jurassic Park 3.) Those who brave the exhibit will be treated to dinosaurs that are life-size, extremely accurate and — best of all — animated by the power of robotics as they navigate the underbrush on their mission. You'll see all... Read more about this event >>
Harry Shunk and Janos Kender's Leap into the Void is among the 180 works seen in ''Faking It: Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop.'' Yasufumi Nakamori, curator for the show, says French artist Yves Klein, seen diving from the second story of a building into an empty street below, is known for his role in the Nouveau Réalisme movement. What's less well-known is Klein's time... Read more about this event >>
The Kings of the Mic Tour, featuring legendary artists LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Ice Cube, De La Soul, and Z-Trip, is bound to be ridiculous. These groundbreaking artists have put out music that has survived across generations, bridging the gap between hip-hop and mainstream. The tour comes on the heels of LL's 14th studio album and Public Enemy's 25th anniversary, and it pulls together an... Read more about this event >>
Daniel Clowes's comic Ghost World starring Thora Birch and Steve Buscemi follows two recent high school graduates with nothing to do except play pranks. One prank has unintended consequences as one of the girls (Birch) becomes infatuated with a middle-aged record collector (Buscemi). ''I think there's something timeless about Ghost World's story,'' said Alamo Drafthouse's Robert Saucedo by... Read more about this event >>
Get a jump start on the Fourth of July with the Houston Symphony at CWMP, A Star Spangled Salute, set for the eve of the Fourth. The annual concert features a program of patriotic classics such as Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture (complete with live cannons). Principal Pops Conductor Michael Krajewski is at the podium, with American Idol finalists Will Makar (a local resident) and LaKisha Jones.... Read more about this event >>
In the traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement, mizugiwa means the point where the water and plant meet. In English, that's better known as the shore or bank, which doesn't seem nearly as poetic. In ''Water's Edge (Mizugiwa)'' at Catherine Couturier Gallery, Houston artist Libbie J. Masterson explores this intersection through a series of photographs. Captured all over the world, the... Read more about this event >>
How big is Angry Birds, the addictive catapulting video game? Almost 2 billion copies have been downloaded and countless T-shirts, books and assorted paraphernalia sold. A feature film is set to join the recently launched video channel. And now the Finland-based company is moving into the interactive-experience business, stepping up to educate people about microgravity and orbits with the... Read more about this event >>
Brennan's of Houston is having a Snoball Fight for Charity starting Friday, June 21, and lasting until Friday, July 5. Brennan's has partnered with five local charities -- SEARCH, Alley Theatre, YDC: Youth Development Center, Hermann Park Conservancy and Scout's Honor Rescue -- that have each chosen a snowball flavor to be served at the restaurant for the next two weeks. Whenever you dine at... Read more about this event >>
Sheryl Crow is legitimately a badass; she's survived her fight with breast cancer, won nine freakin' Grammys, and has performed with the likes of Eric Clapton, Willie Nelson, and the Rolling Stones, just to name a few. That's pretty darn impressive, given that the superwoman started off as an elementary school teacher in Missouri, a gig she left in order to write advertising jingles for... Read more about this event >>
Perhaps the scenario was just too perfect, or the people who were expecting the much-touted Geto Boys reunion at Free Press Summer Fest last month to go off without a hitch were being unrealistic. Either way, the hitch came in the form of Bushwick Bill, who supposedly just didn't leave his home in Atlanta early enough to make the Boys' 4 p.m. stage time. (He was later spotted hanging out in... Read more about this event >>
Musicians do, but far too many people just don't know what an incredible songwriting talent Ray Wylie Hubbard is. One part sage, one part curmudgeon, one part Zen bluesman, Hubbard puts a grizzled Texas-roadhouse spin on some pretty highfalutin philosophical concepts, most recently on last year's fine The Grifter's Hymnal. Whether in his songs or one of the often-hilarious anectodes that... Read more about this event >>
Houma, Louisiana native Tab Benoit knows a thing or two about singin' the blues. He is, after all, an inductee to The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame, courtesy of his amazing blues guitar skills and the ability to compose one heck of a tune. He's Louisiana blues through and through, playing a mix of Swamp Blues, soul, and Chicago blues, he's been essential to the Louisiana blues scene, playing... Read more about this event >>
There aren’t many places inside the Houston city limits where you can see a guy dressed up like a goth George Washington nursing a dirt cheap Long Island Iced Tea and shadow-dancing, but such is the reality at “Classic Numbers” every Friday at well, Numbers off Westheimer. The hallowed dance floor seems to be catnip for the drunken and lusty minions among us who just have to... Read more about this event >>
The Eli Young Band was formed on the campus of the University of North Texas in Denton, and they've gone on to make quite a name for themselves on the contemporary country charts, first opening up for the likes of Miranda Lambert and Robert Earl Keen before going on to headline their own massive tours, thanks to a couple of hit singles and some killer country charm. They're bringing along Joe... Read more about this event >>
Tribute bands are awesome when they're done well, and Rhymin' N Stealin', the only Beastie Boys tribute band around, do just that. The Texas natives manage to capture the New York essence of Ad-Rock, MCA, and Mike D without too much camp or cheese, while bustin' out those party tunes that we know and love. Expect a lot of the rowdier tracks; "No Sleep Til Brooklyn" and "Sabotage" are a sure thing. Read more about this event >>
DJ Wes Walz is everything the Houston electronic music scene is about -- he's the co-founder of KAOS and houstonbeats.com -- plus he's shared the spotlight with about every artist known to man during his ten years on the dance music scene. He's an Electro-Progressive-Trance mix master, and his name lines the marquee of just about every dance venue in the city, selling out shows night after... Read more about this event >>
