If you're anything like Houstonist, you loved Mad Libs as a kid (noun...snot! adjective...stupid! verb...fart! and so on). And if you're not too cool to admit it, you probably still love them now (although, hopefully your vocabulary has expanded somewhat since your playground days). DiverseWorks and the Houston Center for Photography are giving you a forum to flex not only your Mad Lib skills but also your photography skills, whether amateur or professional. This Friday,......

It's been a long time coming, but it's finally here: The highly-anticipated grand opening of the Caroline Collective takes place this Saturday, June 7th beginning at 7:00 p.m. as Houston finally welcomes a coworking home of our own. The mission of the Caroline Collective is to provide a stimulating work environment for anyone who doesn't have a traditional office setting, but still wants to participate in a communal workspace and have a base of......

There are so many freaking cool things happening this weekend -- here's just a list of what Houstonist has on hand. Please send us the rest. Thursday November 29th HOUSTON. IT'S WORTH IT. Book Launch Party At the Lawndale Parking Lot, 4912 Main Street 6:30PM-9PM Images from the book will be projected on North wall of Lawndale art center. DJ Pooks spins the tunes and there will be refreshments. Proceeds from sales of the......

Tonight, the group of galleries on Colquitt near Lake St. (known as Gallery Row) will hold openings for several exciting new art exhibits. That means art, drinks, and hor d'oeuvres - and lots of them. Here's a preview of just a few of the exhibits that open tonight (receptions from 6-8). >> Hooks-Epstein Galleries - Teresa Dunn's debut exhibition of paintings and drawings titled In Dreams opens today. Dunn uses oils and graphite to create......

Missing your weekly dose of art? A few notable exhibitions are closing this weekend, but there's still time to check them out: New Texas Painting at DiverseWorks (1117 East Freeway) showcases new work by Texas painters Seth Alverson, William Betts , Bill Davenport , Joey Fauerso, Ali Fitzgerald, Heyd Fontenot, Angela Fraleigh, Francesca Fuchs, Ryan Geiger, Nina Rizzo, Brian Wheeler, Jeff Wheeler, Hilary Wilder and Bill Willis. Closes Saturday. Also at DiverseWorks is Full Stop,......