Encore Houston
Encore Houston, Episode 179: River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
Posted on · ROCO performs works by Aaron Jay Kernis and Modest Mussorgsky.
Arts & Culture
Houston Matters
The Full Menu: The best places for burgers in Houston in 2022
Posted on · Houston food writers talk about their favorite places to get burgers.
Town Square
Favorite places to visit and explore in Houston
Posted on · Let’s be tourists in our own backyard! A local cultural ambassador is here to serve as our guide to fun, quirky and must-see locations – right here in Houston.
Town Square
Elon Musk, free speech, democracy, and the power of social media. Plus, another new season announcement on the Houston performing arts scene!
Posted on · Experts discuss what will happen when Elon Musk takes over Twitter, the changes coming to the platform, and what will be the impact on free speech. And, we get a preview of Main Theater's 47th season, including productions for children and families through their Theater for Youth series.
Houston Matters
The Bigger Picture: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ and Asian representation in American cinema
Posted on · The new film by director duo Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert brings an Asian-American icon back to the screen who originally left acting because of a lack of appropriate opportunities.
Arts & Culture
Historic Eldorado Ballroom in Houston’s Third Ward set to be restored
Posted on · The popular segregation-era venue for Houston's Black community is a landmark of late Art Deco design.
Town Square
Chef Christine Ha continues to wow the food world and put Houston on the map
Posted on · Today, we spend the hour with Christine Ha, a finalist for the 2022 James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Texas region -- discussing "Top Chef: Houston," starting a restaurant during a pandemic, and more.
Town Square
Emmy nominated actor, author Roma Downey on finding blessings and inspiration
Posted on · Today, we talk about finding blessings, gratitude, and inspiration – whether in everyday life or in times of crisis.
Town Square
Houston Symphony captures love, pain, and triumph in tribute to Aretha Franklin
Posted on · Capathia Jenkins, Broadway singer and actress, talks about her upcoming powerful performance of Aretha Franklin's songs with the Houston Symphony April 22 - 24. Plus, award-winning writer and biographer David Ritz shares memories of compassion and other things he learned while working with the Queen of Soul.
Town Square
Interfaith understanding and appreciation
Posted on · How does your family celebrate religious holidays at this time of year? Would you like a better understanding of holidays outside your own faith, whether it be Passover, Ramadan, or Easter?
Encore Houston
Encore Houston, Episode 178: Aperio, Music of the Americas
Posted on · Aperio performs works by Kurt Weill, Aaron Jay Kernis, and Robert Xavier Rodriguez.
Town Square
The rebirth of Society for the Performing Arts as Performing Arts Houston, Plus the Future of Space Flight
Posted on · Today, we celebrate the anniversary of the first human space flight. And, right here on earth – in our own city – it’s a new era for the organization formerly known as Society for the Performing Arts.
Town Square
Houston’s Art Car Parade is back!
Posted on · This weekend, hundreds of spectacular and quirky art cars will roll through Houston streets for the first time since the pandemic. How have Houston artists pushed this art-form-on-wheels? And what are some of the most outrageous art cars ever created?
Houston Matters
This space shuttle replica is the most perfectly Houston art car
Posted on · Clear Lake's Bill Viereck talks about the art car he made, a scale replica of a space shuttle mounted atop his MINI Clubman.
Town Square
It’s National Beer Day! Plus, the latest headlines on the Russia-Ukraine war, with updates from the Consul General of Ukraine-Houston
Posted on · A beer historian from the Smithsonian is here to help with questions about the history and science of beer. Plus, with new developments on sanctions, devastation, and evacuations, we continue to inform on the war in Ukraine.