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::MFA Presents Movies Houstonians Love:: "Singin' in the Rain" Guests Speaker: Lauren Anderson, Houston Ballet We are big fans of this MFA series, as past participants include Bun B, Barbara Bush, Larry Dierker, and Mayor Bill White. Tonight's film, "Singin' in the Rain," will be presented by principal ballerina, Lauren Anderson, who danced with Houston Ballet from 1983 to 2006, starring in classical ballets, appeared across the world to critical acclaim. In January, Anderson assumed... more ›

It's baaaaack. We can't believe it's been nearly six months since the last installment of the MFA's kick arse series, "Movies Houstonians Love." How the heck did we cope for this long with out it? Must be those doses of Mixed Media that held us over. Tonight marks the return of a new slew of presentations of some of Houston's own professing their love for their favorite flix. This series includes flick pix from the... more ›

We hope you are keeping the Spacetaker Optiks Gala on your radar, cuz it's been on ours for quite awhile. Bleep.....bleep...bleep..bleep, bleep, bleep. Yep, it's coming up. September 29th. Do you have your tix yet? Spacetaker September Artist Saloon This month Buffalo Bayou Art Park & Spacetaker, in conjunction with Winter Street Studios, present Sasha Dela, Jonathan Durham, and Dominic Walsh of the Dominic Walsh Dance Theater for the September edition of The Artist Saloon.... more ›

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... more ›

Today’s Photo of the Day comes from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor Polar Bear in a Snowstorm. Check out the smoothness of the water in this image of the Gus S. Wortham Memorial Fountain. Do you know who Mr. Wortham was and how important he was to our fair city? Honestly, we didn't until we did a little searching. According to the New York Times, Mr. Wortham was "a cattle baron and an... more ›

Many of Houston's top theaters and arts venues have announced their 2007-2008 season schedules, and if you get your tix now, you not only get better seats and better prices (5-20% discounts), you get something to look forward to after the summer's imminent heat wave. Each venue offers different deals and packages; follow the links to get the full scoop. The Society for the Performing Arts Highlights: Lily Tomlin, David Sedaris, the Shaolin Warriors,... more ›

Today’s Photo of the Day comes from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor Erci who gives us this performers perspective of the Wortham Center. It's not very often that anyone, much less Houstonist, gets this magnificent view of the theater. The Wortham Center is located downtown in the Theater District and hosts performances by such fine institutions as, The Houston Ballet and The Houston Grand Opera. If you enjoy taking pictures of Houston, consider... more ›

Space 125 Gallery, in conjunction with "Dance USA On Tour" presents "flashDance: photography of Houston choreographers & dancers", beginning November 9th and running through December 22nd. The showing is free and open to the public. The exhibit will feature the works of David A. Brown, Jim Caldwell, Louie Saletan, Amitava Sarkar and Jennifer Leigh Wood. The opening on November 9th is from 6 pm - 8 pm. Regular gallery hours are Mon-Fri from 10 am... more ›

It's not often (not that Houstonist knows of, anyway) that ballet becomes the stuff of a TV movie — but it looks like we have the beginnings of a second-rate movie in our own backyard. Houston Ballet principal dancer Zdenek Konvalina has filed suit against the Houston Ballet Foundation alleging "unwelcome, unsolicited and untoward sexual advances" from ballet artistic director Stanton Welch and claiming that the ballet retaliated against him after he complained about the matter. more ›

— well, sort of. Director Stanton Welch is touting the production as a rare modern/traditional hybrid. more ›

Like it or not, Thanksgiving has come and gone, so the holidays are officially upon us. Stressed? Us too. Fortunately, there are plenty of holiday distractions — here are a few of the old standbys. Do you know a holiday event Houstonist should note? Drop us a candygram. In the meantime, Merry Christmas/happy Hanukkah/happy Kwanzaa/super Winter Solstice! Sure, there are always a bunch of community theater productions of A Christmas Carol, but only in... more ›