Houston

Firefighters Battle West Houtson Recycling Center Fire

admin_huliq — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:38:06 -0600

The Houston Fire Department is battling a two-alarm warehouse fire at Brittmore near Westview in west Houston.

Houston Museum Presents Revolutionary London Art

ruzik_tuzik — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:43:27 -0500

Audiences in Houston will have a fresh look at the radical London art scene when the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents END GAME — British Contemporary Art from the Chaney Family Collection. From the revolutionary Young British Artists (YBA) group of the 1990s to the dynamics of today's avant-garde, 21 major works by thirteen artists and artists? collectives from this influential generation will be on view at the Museum Of Fine Arts, Houston.

Farouk Hosny: The Energy Of Abstraction

ruzik_tuzik — Thu, 22 May 2008 04:13:42 -0500

One of Egypt's most prominent contemporary artists, Farouk Hosny, who also serves as the country's Minister of Culture, will make his Museum of Fine Arts, Houston exhibition debut. Farouk Hosny: The Energy of Abstraction will include approximately 20 abstract, large format paintings, on view until September 1 at the museum's Caroline Wiess Law Building.

In The Forest Of Fontainebleau

ruzik_tuzik — Wed, 21 May 2008 03:19:17 -0500

Inspired by the possibilities of painting in nature, rather than in the studio, artists traveled to the rugged Forest of Fontainebleau near Paris from the early 1820s to the mid-1870s forging innovations in art that would resonate for generations to follow. There, among the rural villages and the vast and varied wilderness, they laid the groundwork for Impressionism, influenced the development of landscape photography, and raised early advocacy for nature conservancy.

Significant Gift Of Rare Texas Furniture Boosts Bayou Bend’s Collection

ruzik_tuzik — Mon, 19 May 2008 05:09:46 -0500

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens has acquired 11 examples of rare 19th-century Texas-made furniture, a gift of Houston collector William James Hill. Most of the pieces had been on loan to Bayou Bend and on view in the Texas Room and Texas Hall, including an elegant armoire attributed to the workshop of Johann Michael Jahn, the New Braunfels cabinetmaker who is celebrated as one of the state’s preeminent furniture makers.

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Comes To Houston Theatre

ruzik_tuzik — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:23:54 -0500

The most celebrated musical of the 2006 Broadway season, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, a completely original musical comedy, is coming to Houston at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts from May 20-June 1, 2008. Presented by Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS), the show is directed and choreographed by Tony Award nominee Casey Nicholaw (Spamalot) with music and lyrics by Tony Award winners Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison and a book by Tony Award winners Bob Martin and Don McKellar.

Theatre Under The Stars Celebrates THE DROWSY CHAPERONE

ruzik_tuzik — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:28:15 -0500

It’s the perfect marriage between music and comedy! In honor of the five-time Tony Award- winning musical comedy THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS), The Perfect Wedding Guide and Al’s Formal Wear are giving away a fabulous wedding to a lucky engaged couple on May 24, 2008 at the stunning Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. TUTS’ wedding giveaway celebrates this hilarious tale about a celebrity bride and her uproarious wedding day.

Alley Theatre Partners With SPRY

ruzik_tuzik — Sat, 03 May 2008 07:02:51 -0500

Come join the Alley Theatre in celebration of the world premiere production of The Gershwins' An American in Paris. ActOUT, the Alley Theatre’s popular theatre group for gay and lesbian theatre fans and their friends hosts a night of fun and theatre with a fabulous party on May 8. Join us that evening in showing off your finest Parisian Couture.

Alley Theatre Celebrates The Gershwins’ An American In Paris

ruzik_tuzik — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:36:06 -0500

Now is the time for singles, couples and groups who love the theatre to Mix & Mingle with other likeminded theatre buffs. Mix & Mingle, a mixer for patrons who attend performances “solo” for each regular Hubbard Stage production, hosts a party before the performance of The Gershwins’ An American in Paris on Wednesday, April 30.

UH Prof finds geological faults threaten Houston

harminka — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:49:49 -0500

After finding more than 300 surface faults in Harris County, a University of Houston geologist now has information that could be vitally useful to the region’s builders and city planners.

Houston Museum Presents First Look At Major Acquisition

ruzik_tuzik — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:00:00 -0500

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Presents First Look at Major Acquisition; The Scholar’s Eye: Contemporary Ceramics from the Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection Opens May 18, 2008.

Teens To Create Artworks At Houston Museum

ruzik_tuzik — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:13:59 -0500

Making the Unfamiliar Familiar: A Program for High School Students on View at the Museum Of Fine Arts, Houston through June 29, 2008