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At last Tuesday night’s Dallas Contemporary Spring Exhibitions Benefit Dinner on February 28, 2023, a collective sigh of bliss ripples through the room—maybe because halloumi cheese tends to elicit that reaction, but probably because the halloumi, rest…
Read More“You don’t look a day over 30.” Who doesn’t love that observation? Well, the same could be said for one of the grande dames of the art world, the Kimbell Art Museum. Beginning last fall, 2022, the hallowed Fort Worth institution is celebrating a golden…
Read MoreThe gravity-defying stunts of Cirque du Soleil’s KOOZA returned to Houston for the first time in 11 years. The show’s six-week run, which ends this Sunday, March 5, kicked off with a stunning VIP premiere under the Big Top at the Sam Houston Race Park….
Read MoreIn ROE, a play by Lisa Loomer running at Houston’s Stages Theater through this Sunday, March 5, a writer feels she almost needs a trigger warning to use so volatile a word. Roe has become shorthand for perhaps the most politically and emotionally…
Read MoreAll of us who love classical music know the practically dizzying possibilities of live performance here in Houston. From the great symphony orchestra to smaller ensembles playing compositions from medieval to contemporary. Sparkling among these smaller…
Read MoreIn a PaperCity exclusive, guest art editor Haley Berkman Karren is previewing Houston Center for Photography’s 42nd Print Auction, which takes place this Thursday, March 2. Photography lovers are set to unite for Houston Center for Photography’s 2023 P…
Read MoreLike the phoenix, Fresh Arts is rising up from the ashes with a fiery new gala dubbed Thunder Ball. After three years of canceled galas due to COVID and further disruptions from the devastating Winter Street Studios arson attack that ravaged the art m…
Read MoreWhat: Held every other year, the 2023 Texas Medal of Arts Awards took place from February 21 to 22, honoring luminaries and organizations from across the state for their contributions to the creative arts. Hosted by the Texas Cultural Trust, the bienni…
Read MoreIn anticipation of the Houston Center for Photography’s 42nd Print Auction, an elegant kickoff took place at the beautiful home of co-chair Johanne Beaulieu Gatto. More than 100 guests gathered for a lovely cocktail hour, delicious hors d’oeuvres and m…
Read MoreMeeting houses were established in most burgeoning settlements. They became the heart of the community, where civic business was conducted, and they were, by their very nature, some of the earliest “multi-purpose” buildings, often serving as the school…
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