Titus Andronicus, that epic tale of vengeance set in 4th century Rome, is widely-regarded as Shakespeare's most violent play, with rampant and excessive scenes of murder, dismemberment, torture, filicide, rape, exsanguination, blood-filled pies and even the execution of a clown. It would be almost hilarious in its hyperbole if the play itself weren't so deadly and gruesomely serious.
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::Dominic Walsh Dance: Celebrating Moving Bodies - Moving Minds::
Houstonist has an active and amazing Flickr photo group. We receive many, many photos of Houston and the surrounding areas every day and unless you are an active visitor to our photo pool many of these photos go unnoticed. So in a weekly effort to bring you more amazing photos from Houstonist readers and photographers, we are going to feature a block of photos submitted to our Flickr photo group. The images will be dug up from deep within our photo pool archives and we hope to expose you to even more wonderful Houston photography.
Houstonist has an active and amazing Flickr photo group. We receive many, many photos of Houston and the surrounding areas every day and unless you are an active visitor to our photo pool many of these photos go unnoticed. So in a weekly effort to bring you more amazing photos from Houstonist readers and photographers, we are going to feature a block of photos submitted to our Flickr photo group. The images will be dug up from deep within our photo pool archives and we hope to expose you to even more wonderful Houston photography.
::Dame Julie Andrews to speak at Hobby Center:: "The Hobby Center's alive, with the sound of Juuuu-lieeee." Yeppers, Marry Poppins herself makes an arrival at the Hobby Center tonight, as part of the Brilliant Lecture Series. The voice, the music the memories.... The Brilliant Lecture Series presents A Conversation… with Golden Globe, Emmy and Academy Award winner, Dame Julie Andrews. Join us for a rare and candid conversation with the legend. Andrews has rebuilt her...
Today’s Photo of the Day comes from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor qianshuo who took this gorgeous sunset from the Hobby Center parking garage. __________________________________________________________ If you have a passion for Houston and photography, consider joining over 444 of Houston's best photographers in the Houstonist Flickr Photo Group. If Houstonist uses your photo for Photo Of The Day, submit it here. For more great photography check out the Houston Photobloggers....
Dammit, Houston *is* a literary town! Here's a slew of readings happening this week, from the hilarious David Sedaris to the wry Nick Hornby and the unbalanced Lisa Belkin. Her word choice, not ours. We love books. Wednesday, October 24th at 7:30PM William Henry Lewis and Justin Cronin at DiverseWorks 1117 East Freeway, *FREE* Two heavy-hitting writers with a bucket of awards apiece. Lewis is the author of In the Arms of Our Elders...
::Dominc Walsh presnts Sleeping Beauty:: Something about the end of a tough week that makes keen on the idea of watching undulating bodies float across a stage in a modern interpretation of this classic story. Ahhh, we are getting all warm and fuzzy inside just thinking about it. That could be also be the tequila shot soaking in. Hey, it's Friday. After the success of his "Romeo & Juliet," Dominic Walsh will once again take...
Houston's Theater District is having an Open House this Sunday, August 26th from noon to 5PM, while also hosting Taste of Downtown, meaning there's lots to sample for free, free, free! Besides about 40 million performances, there will also be backstage tours, sneak previews of the 2007-2008 Theater District seasons, Q&A's with performers, activities for the kids such as costume trunks and an instrument petting zoo, free refreshments, season ticket information booths and lots...
If her friends could see her now! As TLC's Trading Spaces bubbly host, Paige Davis, made her Houston debut (her first performance with the travelling show was last week in San Antonio) as "Charity Hope Valentine" in last night's Opening Night of Sweet Charity, we couldn't stop wondering,...would Vern have used that color on the walls? Frank, maybe, but Vern? Being this was our first time seeing the Tony-Award winning musical, we weren't sure what...
Sweet Charity Opens Tonight at the Hobby Center Sweet Charity, starring Trading Spaces darling, Paige Davis, opens tonight and runs through July 8th at the Hobby Center. Charity Hope Valentine is the eternal optimist. While working at the seedy Fandango ballroom, she is often taken advantage of and continually experiences bad relationships. Finally, she seems to have met a decent fellow in Oscar. Trying to hide her true profession, she lies to him and tells...
Get Spammed: Monty Python Opens Spamalot @ Hobby Center Tonight The Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 2005, Monty Python's SPAMALOT, will make its Houston debut for a limited four-week engagement at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts May 22 - June 17, 2007. Lovingly "ripped-off" from the internationally famous comedy team's most popular motion picture, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's SPAMALOT is the winner of three 2005 Tony Awards including...
Saturday marks the "piece de resistance" of Art Car Weekend - The Art Car Parade! Houstonist is singing "I Love a Parade" in our very best Ethel Merman voice in celebration of this event (normally, we stick to "There's No Business Like Show Business"). The world's largest and oldest parade of its kind makes its way into downtown on Allen Parkway for the 20th year to an anticipated crowd of over 200,000 people. This year's...
Hey y'all! Paula Deen will be right here in Houston this Friday night! Promoting her new memoir, "It Ain't All About the Cookin'" she will be speaking at Hobby Center's Zilkha Hall in an event titled "A Conversation with Paula Deen". Houston Intown Chamber of Commerce is bringing Paula to town to tell us all about her American Dream, from Georgia girl to successful restaurant-owner and star of her own FoodTV show, she has accomplished...
Hobby Center Brilliant Lecture Series: Kofi Annan In February, the Hobby Center's Brilliant Lecture Series welcomed Sir Sidney Poitier. This month continues the series with Kofi Annan of Ghana. Annan was the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations and the first to be elected from the ranks of its staff. He began his first term on 1 January 1997 and completed his second, and final, term on 31 December 2006. His priorities as secretary-general were...
If you can't catch Wicked tonight, may we interest you in the Houston Civic Symphony performance at the Hobby Center's other spectacular venue, Zilkha Hall? Tonight's performance will showcase the winners from the Young Artists competition held earlier this year - and it's free! The Houston Civic Symphony is the city's "first and finest community orchestra." They perform 5 concerts at different venues each year. The Young Artists competition is an annual event, but this...
The Houston Farmers' Market might be moving into new digs, according to Stories from a Houston Life. Rumor has it that the popular Rice Village-area market could be making the jump to the stadium parking lot at Rice University as early as April 3. We loved how prominently Houston's farmers' markets are featured in Hot Town, Cool City and we're excited to see them expanding. The Rice Village Houston Farmers' Market is currently housed in...
Wicked Returns to the Hobby Center It's baaaaack! If you were one of the unfortunate ones who missed last year's run of the prequel to The Wizard of Oz, do yourself a favor and don't miss it this year. Long before Dorothy dropped in, two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One - born with emerald green skin - is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular....
Two internationally acclaimed artists join the Houston Chamber Orchestra for a diverse program tonight at the Hobby Center. Pianist Charles Asche performs as soloist in Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58.” Asche has performed throughout the United States, in Russia and South America and is currently on the piano faculty at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He was among the first American pianists to perform in the...
TUTS Apprentice Conservatory Training holds Auditions for Teens Got teens? Then you probably got drama, too. Put that pouty, self-absorbed, emotional crap to good use: the THEE-ata! Houston's Theater Under the Stars' Humphreys School of Musical Theatre announces its fourth annual ACT@TUTS (Apprentice Conservatory Training at Theatre Under The Stars). The program will hold open auditions for The Stephen Schwartz Project, a new musical revue featuring songs by the award-winning Broadway composer and lyricist...
Is there a greater partnership in Houston than Theatre Under the Stars and the Hobby Center? The Hobby Center is the ideal venue in every way, and TUTS, since its founding in 1968, has produced more than 275 spectacular musicals -- with Seven Brides for Seven Brothers being no exception. An outrageously talented cast, genius choreography, beautiful scenery, and delightful music come together to make this show one not to be missed. Seven Brides...
Universal Happy Hour Day Houstonist loves happy hour, and we especially love it on Thursdays, when it seems that everyone in the world loves happy hour. It is our early evening celebration of the approaching weekend. In honor of what we like to call "Happy Hour Day", here is a list of Thursday Happy Hours in and around the Houston area... enjoy! Amazon Grill 5114 Kirby Drive Houston, TX 77098 4pm-7pm $1 off wine Various...
A Conversation with Sir Sidney Poitier Sidney Poitier is known the world over for his sensitive and powerful portrayals in such socially charged films as Cry, the Beloved Country, The Defiant Ones, To Sir With Love, In The Heat of the Night, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Lilies of the Field (for which he received his first Oscar) and many others. This actor, director, best selling author, husband, father, grandfather and quite recently, great-grandfather has...
Saturday: MFAH Mixed Media Series It's back! Quickly becoming a Houstonist favorite, Mixed Media Series returns this weekend with a Brazilian flare. This month's musical artists include: The Juan Maclean | NYC / DFA Records / Astralwerks / EMI / thejuanmaclean.com Cassiano & DJ Sujinho | NYC / Brazil / I Love Baile Funk mix cd / nossadesign.com Ceeplus Bad Knives | 90.1 KPFT / ReprogramMusic.com / Le Crash Club Jeffery Mac | Hard...
John and George, right there in front of downtown Houston. The last time these two and their buddies Paul and Ringo were in town together was on August 19, 1965. Admission was five bucks and they performed twice, a matinee and an evening show! They played the Sam Houston Coliseum which was located in the same area as the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts and that's not too far from David Addicke's studio,...
Looks like more changes are in store for Allen Parkway: According to the Chronicle, the Allen House apartments will soon be demolished to make way for Regent Square, a mixed-use "urban village" development. Construction on the first phase of the project, at Allen Parkway and Dunlavy, is expected to begin in September, with completion scheduled for 2010. The initial phase of Regent Square will include 740 apartment units, 230,000 square feet of retail space, 60,000...
Murder Myster dinner not your style? You can still celebrate the end of the Gregorian year in grand style. Get your party on (don't forget the party attire - bling your way to midnight) to the works of the serious-looking guy on the left - the serious ones are the real party animals! Ars Lyrica is hosting "Biber, Bach & Bubbly" at Zilkha Hall in the Hobby Center, beginning at 9 p.m., New Year's Eve....
Looking for a way to escape the savage mall crowds this weekend? Head downtown to check out Dance Houston's Annual Winter Formal at the Hobby Center. Shows run tonight and tomorrow night, Dec 8 & 9 @ 7:30 p.m. Performances from Marvelous Motion, FLYKids, Planet Funk, and WyldStyL. Why not make a night out of it and head over after tonight's Downtown Holiday Celebration? Or if the Heights lights suit you more, check out...
This week in local music, you can catch the Woodlands native Hayes Carll as he croons and makes the women swoon at two shows at the Duck. One of our local favorites, Spain Colored Orange, opens for Mates of State at Numbers. The one touring act not to miss this week is Death Cab for Cutie at the Hobby Center. OK Go opens up for them, but we’re not sure if the theater will...
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...