Arts & Culture
Houston Launches Its First Virtual Native American Museum
Posted on · The new online cultural center continues the city’s recognition of Indigenous communities after City Council’s recent vote for an Indigenous Peoples' Day.
Arts & Culture
Town Square
How Are Holiday Concerts, Black Friday Being Reimagined? Is There Hope For The Holidays With Vaccines?
Posted on · Grammy-nominated recording artist Jim Brickman talks about how he’s reimagined holiday touring. Plus, biomedical policy expert Dr. Kirstin Matthews explains vaccine progress, and business professor Dietrich von Biedenfeld forecasts the holiday economy.
Arts & Culture
There’s A New Way For Teens In Houston And Across Texas To Connect – And It’s Through Opera
Posted on · A new teen opera club will give students throughout the state free access to the art form.
Arts & Culture
Cue The Happy Dance: The ‘Peanuts’ Gang Plans 2 Holiday Visits To PBS
Posted on · Apple TV+ bought the rights to the classic cartoon franchise, and fans worried about losing a free-TV chance to watch the holiday specials. After a social-media firestorm, Apple worked out a deal to air the Thanksgiving and Christmas shows on PBS.
Town Square
How Are Houston Arts Groups Coping, Surviving And Innovating During The Pandemic?
Posted on · Houston-area artists share their how they're coping with financial losses and other challenges. Many are innovating in light of canceled in-person shows, in order to continue to bring the arts to the community.
Town Square
For The Performing Arts, The Show Must Go On
Posted on · The author of Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway, goes behind the scenes of iconic musicals that changed the landscape of theater, and local theaters, companies, and performers share the ways they have adapted their shows to keep audiences safe during the COVID pandemic.
Arts & Culture
Houston Ballet Drive-In Provides A Pandemic-Friendly Way To Enjoy Dance
Posted on · Houston Ballet turns a parking lot into a space to show dance films. It kicks off with the “Frame X Frame Film Fest.”
Town Square
It’s Halloween. Let’s Talk About The Impact Of Black Horror Films
Posted on · We explore the impact and evolution of Black cinema and the Black horror genre, as well as review a week in COVID and economic headlines.
Arts & Culture
A New Alliance Strategizes To Make Opera Bigger (And Better) In Texas
Posted on · Five major opera companies, including Houston Grand Opera, have formed an alliance to keep the art form thriving in the Lone Star State during the pandemic.
Arts & Culture
Rare Photo Exhibit Remembers Native American Heritage Of Texas
Posted on · Now in its final weeks at the Sam Houston Memorial Museum, an exhibit offers a rare glimpse of a turbulent period in our nation, through an intimate look at one family.
Town Square
Town Square: Dr. Kirstin Matthews, WSJ Sports Reporter Louise Radnofsky, and Dr. Dietrich von Biedenfeld (Sept. 11, 2020)
Posted on · We hear conversations about the latest Covid news, and the pandemic's impact on sports and the arts economy.
Town Square
Town Square: Can the Event Industry Recover From Covid? (Sept. 9, 2020)
Posted on · Experts discuss the pandemic's impact on the large-event industry.
Houston Matters
Rothko Chapel Finally Comes To Light
Posted on · The Rothko Chapel has completed a year-long renovation project to complete Mark Rothko's artist vision for the interfaith sanctuary.
Houston Matters
Special Edition: Dr. Vivian Ho, Heath Racela, and Dr. Dietrich von Biedenfeld (July 31, 2020)
Posted on · Conversations about the latest news surrounding COVID-19, how entertainment and media has adapted to the pandemic, and the current state of the economy.
Arts & Culture
New COVID-19 Relief Fund Helps Texas Traditional And Folk Artists
Posted on · The fund targets those practicing art forms that may be particularly impacted by the pandemic and overlooked.