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Project Row Houses Presents Artist Round 54: Southern Survey Biennial
Debut of the Dr. Dina Alsowayel and Tony Chase PRH Southern Survey Biennial Prize
The Project Row Houses fifty-fourth Artist Round: Southern Survey Biennial will open Saturday, October 8th, 2022. This inaugural round is guest curated by Valerie Cassel Oliver, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Artists. We will introduce the artists at 3 pm, and they will then speak about their work from the porches of their houses, which will then be open for viewing until 7 pm. Round 54 will remain on view Wednesdays through Sundays from noon to 5 pm through Sunday, February 12, 2023. One artist will be selected for The Dr. Dina Alsowayel and Tony Chase PRH Southern Survey Biennial Prize for $25,000.
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GM Reports Third-Quarter 2022 Results
General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today reported third-quarter net income attributable to stockholders of $3.3 billion and EBIT-adjusted of $4.3 billion driven by record third-quarter revenue of $41.9 billion. GM reaffirms its full-year earnings guidance.
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Addressing the Third Ward Housing Crisis
Rebuilding Together Houston and HP team up to Save Family Homes in Third Ward
The historic Third Ward may have more families at risk of losing their homes than any other neighborhood in Houston. Low-income Third Ward seniors are struggling to repair their aging homes in an effort to age in place and preserve their home for future generations.
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Houston Chamber Choir presents “Desert Island Playlist” on Saturday, Nov. 19 at South Main Baptist Church
The Grammy® Award-winning Houston Chamber Choir, led by Robert Simpson and now in its 28th season, will perform “Desert Island Playlist” on Saturday, Nov. 19 at South Main Baptist Church for its third fall concert. “Desert Island Playlist” recognizes that there are certain pieces that touch us so deeply that we would not want to be without them even if stranded on a desert island.
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Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC) Presents Negative Women: Four Photographers Questioning Boundaries November 4 - January 27 Curated by Christopher Blay
The Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC) is proud to present NEGATIVE WOMEN: FOUR PHOTOGRAPHERS QUESTIONING BOUNDARIES, curated by Christopher Blay, HMAAC’s Chief Curator. The exhibition opens for a preview on November 4, from 7 - 9PM with refreshments. There will be an artist’s conversation on Saturday, November 5, at 2PM. The exhibition will be on view through January 27, 2023.
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Mystery robocall thanks Democrats in competitive Georgia races for supporting abortion rights of 'birthing persons'
A political robocall made to tens of thousands of Georgians thanked a vulnerable congressional Democrat and the Democratic nominee for governor for protecting the rights of "birthing persons" to "have an abortion up until the date of birth" -- targeting abortion rights tension in the competitive races.
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Children's Songs Dance, Lifted, and Sinfonietta
On stage at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center October 27-29
Encapsulating the "spirit of play" and the transition from childhood to adulthood, Jessica Lang's work for seven dancers is sure to be a thrilling experience. Set to music by the late American jazz composer Chick Corea, this contemporary work is all fun and games, aiming to carry the joy of youth into adulthood.
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Texans Team Up With Comcast For $25,000 Power Play
Music SONG Wanna Feel Love ARTIST Charles Drew (PRS)|Chips Hunt (PRS)|Jack Richard Duff (PRS) ALBUM Summer Sizzlers 4 LICENSES Adrev for Rights Holder, Adrev for a 3rd Party (on behalf of Zone Plus|Zone Music Ltd (PRS)|Universal Production Music (UPPM)); Adrev Publishing
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Suspect in Raleigh shootings likely killed his 16-year-old brother first, according to preliminary report
Investigators believe a 15-year-old boy killed his older brother before continuing a shooting rampage that killed four others and injured two last week in North Carolina's capital, according to a preliminary report from police released Thursday.
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Harris County DA’s Domestic Violence Division to unveil new facility, donate over $440,000 to community partners
In recent years, a courthouse under renovation and the coronavirus pandemic scattered domestic violence resources to different corners of Harris County, forcing victims to go to multiple locations to seek help, such as filing for protective orders and finding information about shelters and other resources. It was an ordeal that proved confusing and potentially put them at greater risk.
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Liz Truss plunged into deeper turmoil after Suella Braverman leaves as Britain's Home Secretary
Liz Truss's ill-fated tenure as British Prime Minister was engulfed in yet more chaos on Wednesday when her Home Secretary resigned seven weeks into her role, and as claims emerged of pandemonium and "bullying" during a vote the same day.
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Modeling the Spirit of Democracy
Some things are unthinkable—until they happen. For Jamie Raskin, a congressman and father, the first unthinkable thing was the loss of his beloved son Tommy to suicide on New Year’s Eve 2020. As a father myself, my heart breaks when I imagine the grief experienced by Raskin and his family.
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The spookiest cities in the US -- and why they still scare us
Several locales across the US claim to be king when it comes to Halloween. But three in particular -- Savannah, Georgia; New Orleans and Salem, Massachusetts -- have the haunting histories to truly earn the title.
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H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade to be Led By Houston Philanthropist and Global Multi-Hyphenate Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson
Exclusive performances from Bun B, Theatre Under the Stars and the iconic Apache Belles
Mayor Turner and the City of Houston are thrilled to announce official plans for the 73rd Annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade. This year’s parade will kick-off the holiday season by celebrating Houston and those who make our city a great place to live. The parade’s 2022 Grand Marshal Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson along with Mayor Turner, Honored guest 2021 Grand Marshal, Dr. Peter Hotez and H-E-B will lead the parade on the iconic Tom Turkey float.
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Biden kicks off Western swing by designating WWII training ground as national monument
President Joe Biden kicked off a four-day western swing Wednesday by traveling to Camp Hale in Colorado to designate a World War II training ground site as a national monument and move to pause new mineral, oil and gas leasing in the protected area.
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Rooftop Cinema Club Uptown releases entire slate of holiday screenings and events for Nov. and Dec.
Tickets for all remaining shows this year are available today at noon online at rooftopcinemaclub.com/uptown.
Rooftop Cinema Club Uptown today announces its full 2022 holiday program ahead of its most anticipated ticket release of the year today at noon for all dates and screenings from Nov. 2 through Dec. 31 – its final schedule of the year until its new season begins again in early 2023.
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Alley Theatre Receives Bank of America ACTivate Award from Theatre Forward
The Theatre Forward Grant will accelerate Alley Theatre’s effort to create a more equitable and inclusive environment
The Tony Award®-winning Alley Theatre is proud to be one of six recipients of the Bank of America ACTivate Awards. The Bank of America ACTivate Awards, a Theatre Forward grants program, seeks to foster and accelerate theatres’ efforts to become more equitable, diverse, and inclusive of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals and groups.
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Till Debuts at 2022 New York Film Festival
“Hardly a moment goes by when I don’t think about Emmett and the lessons a son can teach a mother.” Quoted from Mamie Till-Mobley.
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Newly-released emails debunk Trump and allies' attempts to blame the GSA for packing boxes that ended up in Mar-a-lago
When the General Services Administration prepared to ship pallets of material to Florida for former President Donald Trump in July 2021, the federal agency asked Trump aide Beau Harrison to affirm what was in the boxes being shipped.
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Children among at least 36 people killed in child care center massacre in Thailand
Thailand recoiled in horror Thursday after at least 36 people were killed, at least 24 of them children, in a massacre at a child care center in northeastern Thailand that is believed to be the country's deadliest incident of its kind.
