Houstonist ventured downtown on Saturday afternoon to enjoy the dazzling artistic talent on display at Via Colori, along with what seemed like half of the city. Benefiting the Center for Hearing and Speech, the third annual Via Colori showcased the amazing talents of local artists while raising money to help teach Houston-area hearing-impaired children learn to speak instead of relying solely upon sign language.
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The inner graffiti artist in Houstonist is excited about the chance to see the city tagged legally this weekend. The Center for Hearing and Speech will host it's 3rd Annual Via Colori Street Painting Festival at Sam Houston Park (Allen Parkway and Bagby). Over 175 artists will create original artwork on the streets of Houston in squares sponsored by various local donors. While you're checking out the art you can nosh on festival food and beverages, or you can take your kiddies to the Via Bambini area where they can color in their own squares. This free event will also showcase some of Houston's favorite musicians on two stages. Some of the artists featured include The Brian Kalinec Band, Corian Ellisor feat. Alex Abarca and Kristen Frankiewicz, Two Star Symphony, Cafe Khytaro and DelEspadin Flamenco, Bourbon Street, Wild Moccasins, Sideshow Tramps and Moses Guest.
Movie buff? Military buff? Either way, today's Daily-ist has gotcha covered. Hey, we're here for YOU. Head dowtown tonight (yes, on a Tuesday) for The Heritage Society's a one hour special screening and discussion of the newest documentary to come from director and producer Ken Burns: The War. This seven-part series about the Second World War highlights the perspectives of a handful of ordinary American men and women who lived during this time. But, under...
Bayou City Arts Festival: Call for Entries The Bayou City Art Festival Downtown (not to be confused with the Sping Festival in Memorial Park) has announced the call for entries for its third annual “Art on Water” floating art competition on the City Hall Reflection Pool at Hermann Square. This year’s theme is “Water in Motion.” "We’re asking local artists to express movement through artwork either stationary or through kinetic nature of sculpture or installation,”...
Sports in Houston Exhibit Opens at the Hertiage Society Whether fairweather or face-painter: we can't deny the presence of professional sports in Houston (even when we want to). It’s How You Play the Game: Professional Sports in Houston, is a new exhibit that chronicles the highs and lows Houstonians have experienced over the years as they supported their home teams. This city has been a part of many firsts in sports history, from the...
To go along with Dr. Pepper's "23 flavors" campaign, the company started a campaign called "The Hunt for More", where they hid 23 gold coins in 23 different cities in North America. The coins were "valued" between $10,000 and $1 million, giving soft drinkers the opportunity to decode clues under bottle caps and drink labels online and find the coins. As coincidence would have it, the person who found the $1 million dollar coin just...
Some good news for local park lovers today: City Council has unanimously agreed to designate Sam Houston Park a protected city landmark. The designation means that Sam Houston Park is protected — or at least as protected as anything gets in Houston — from obliteration by future development; any future action that would alter or threaten the park would have to be approved by the city. The city bought the first part of the park...
So here's something interesting: There was a cattle drive in downtown Houston today. It wasn't a big one, and it wasn't actually, you know, , but still — you don't see that just every day. (Fortunately, though, you can see it today in this raw footage from KHOU.)
2006 AIDS Walk Houston is here, which means you can finally use those running shoes you bought as part of your New Year's resolution. Here's the skinny:
Looking for something fun to do with your four-legged companion this weekend? Look no more: PAWS Houston is hosting its Doggie Dash at Sam Houston Park on Saturday. The Doggie Dash offers dogs and their owners a 5K fun run and a 1-mile family walk. Highlights of the event include costume contests, family fun activities and fun for the doggies — and a drawing for tickets on Continental Airlines (Houstonist assumes that's for the...
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