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Have you ever wondered how a bat sleeps? How much food a bat can eat in one hour? Or how a bat contributes to the ecosystem? Yeah, niether have we. But now we're curious. This Friday night, beginning at dusk, learn the answers to these questions as you board the Bayou Breeze Pontoon Boat and observe the emergence of approximately 250,000 bats from Waugh Street Bridge. And you thought Austin was the only city with... more ›

This weekend marked the opening of Commerce Street Artists' intriguing new exhibit Goin' Mobile. Inspired by The Who song of the same name Goin’ Mobile is an on-the-road inspired traveling exhibition that investigates the literal sense of travel—point A to B, beginning to end, start to finish, back and forth, and one way—Goin’ Mobile ventures in every direction to guide the viewer on a trip to those familiar and unknown places along our traveled... more ›

Here we are, with the best in free/cheap fun. Got an idea? Email Friday, September 22 For $7, ($3.50 if you're a student and free if you're an MFAH member), go get a little history with your culture by listening to Dr. Emily Ballew Neff, curator of American Painting and Sculptur speak on Building Heritage in the Lone Star State: The Hoggs of Houston, 1900-1957. This Houston family founded lots of the arts institutions around... more ›

There was a long weekend, you see. Consquently, we woke up on Thursday, though it was Wedneday, and you were left last night bereft, unable to figure out the best thing to do with your ten dollars. Remind us when it's Thursday next time, y'all. Friday, September 8 Since the sad demise of Actor's Theatre of Houston, our theatre scene's been missing something around here: now maybe we've gotten it back. Pendulum Theatre's first production... more ›

It's raining, it's pouring, so get out of the wet and join Houstonist in finding out what's doing in H-town for ten dollars or less.... Friday, July 28 Houston Shakespare Festival presents fantastic, professional productions of Shakespeare's masterworks at Miller Outdoor Theater in Hermann Park. Tonight, they present Titus Andronicus, an early and oft-misunderstood Shakespeare about lust, power, greed, revenge, and, oh right, gore. 8:30 pm. Free. (100 Concert Dr. in Hermann Park). Saturday, July... more ›

Ready for a triple play of art to kick off the weekend? Check out the final shows of the spring season at Commerce Street Artists Warehouse tomorrow, where you can meet D.C.'s David Waddell, curator of CSAW's exhibition. According to CSAW: "Play! exhibits the serious side of exploration, play and obsession through transforming everyday materials, personifying household objects and redefining space formally and psychologically." Nine artists are participating, including Meredith Cunningham and Katherine Veneman of Houston. more ›

The Commerce Street Artist Warehouse, a central fixture of the yearly Houston Art Crawl downtown, is opening one of the final shows of its spring season Saturday. more ›