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Midtown Houston Announces Super Bowl Weekend Line-Up Featuring NFL Stars, Free Block Party and Reveal of New Green Space
Families and fans across Houston will have the opportunity to celebrate their passion for football during Midtown Houston’s free Super Bowl Weekend LI Showdown at the new Midtown Park (Main and McGowen) and a three-day SUPER Weekend concert series at Bagby Park (415 Gray St.). Together, the two Midtown Super Bowl celebrations will offer the best in Houston's visual and performing arts, outdoor recreation spaces and culinary scene.
Cullen Trust Gift Aids UH Students Struggling with Food Insecurity Amid Pandemic
The University of Houston has received a $100,000 gift from the Cullen Trust for Higher Education to aid University students and members of the community who are in immediate need of food assistance. The gift supports efforts at UH and the Houston Food Bank to raise awareness on the growing issue of food insecurity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Remembering A Giant Amongst Us: Faye B. Bryant
One of Houston's luminary figures in education and service to others has passed away at the age of 82.
The Russell Westbrook Why Not? Foundation Partners with City of Houston And Comp-U-Dopt to Help Close Digital Divide for Students Amid COVID-19
In response to the challenges of the digital divide and closing of schools due to COVID-19 precautions, Houston Rockets star, Russell Westbrook and his nonprofit organization, the Russell Westbrook Why Not? Foundation has collaborated with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Office of Education and Comp-U-Dopt to provide children and families with computers needed to access classwork and digital learning resources online.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston partners with Comcast to equip Clubs with Wi-Fi-connected “Lift Zones”
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston and Comcast have joined forces to equip 10 of the nonprofit’s Clubs in the Houston area, and its headquarters, with Wi-Fi connected “Lift Zones” to enable children and teens to fully participate in educational opportunities and the digital economy. Comcast is providing robust Wi-Fi hotspots in safe spaces designed to help lower income students get online, participate in distance learning and do their homework. Installation began last week.
Stages Theater 2022 Holiday Season
Join Stages as they welcome DeQuina Moore, one of Houston’s most talented souls, home for the holidays in this Christmas cabaret. In addition to a flurry of holiday hits, DeQuina will share personal stories, from growing up in Houston to backstage on Broadway.
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
It’s an illusion. When actress Naomi Ackie stands with her back to the camera, you stare at her clothes, wigs, physique and mannerisms and get tricked into thinking that’s Whitney Houston. Then she turns around, and it’s not. It’s a recurring mirage. A string of images that give Houston fans something to cling to.
Houston … Mission Is a ‘Go’ Space Center Houston’s Crowdfunder Rockets Past Goal
Generous people around the world supported Space Center Houston’s mission to help restore NASA’s Historic Mission Control. The nonprofit’s first-ever crowdfunding campaign, "Webster Challenge: Restore Historic Mission Control,” more than doubled its initial Kickstarter goal and rocketed past the city of Webster matching funds to raise nearly $507,000. In total, $5 million is needed to restore and sustain this iconic area and, thanks to this successful campaign, Space Center Houston has raised more than $4 million toward that goal.
Late Game Collapse
OKC uses late game run to defeat the Rockets 117-114 to even the series
For the second game in a row the Houston Rockets (2-2) have been good, but just not good enough to finish. After losing Game 3 on Saturday in overtime due to the inefficiency to slow down big runs by the Oklahoma City Thunder (2-2) at the end of quarters, the Rockets let it happen again in Game 4. OKC used a 22-7 run at the end of the third quarter to erase a Houston 15-point lead and would go on to defeat Houston by a score of 117-114 to even the series at two games apiece.
Houston Ballet to Perform at Prestigious Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival 2018
Houston Ballet is proud to perform by invitation at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2018—the oldest internationally acclaimed dance festival in the United States—for the first time in nearly 40 years. Referred to as the “hub and mecca of dancing” by TIME Magazine, Jacob’s Pillow showcases a prestigious lineup of elite dance companies from across the globe and Houston Ballet is thrilled to return to the hallowed stages with performances August 15-18.
Looking to Make a Statement
Houston must defeat the Patriots to put the rest of the AFC back on notice
The Texans' upcoming game against the New England Patriots (10-1) this week is more than just a regular season game at NRG Stadium. No. This is the third and final “Statement Game” for the AFC South leading Texans. Houston (7-4) is currently the third seed in the AFC division and need this win to stay above the Indianapolis Colts, a team they defeated last week by a score of 20-17.
Houston Style Icons Selling their Personal Closets for a Cause at Conscious Couture’s Fourth Annual “Fashion Fights Trafficking” Luxury Resale Event
All-Day Event Features Luxury Resale and Designer Sample Shopping, Runway Shows, Lifestyle Seminars and Demonstrations to Benefit Local Anti-trafficking Efforts
On October 19, 2019, Houston will get a rare opportunity to shop high-fashion pieces from New York Fashion Week designers and the personal closets of some of the city’s biggest style influencers for a fraction of the cost to help fight human trafficking at Conscious Couture’s Fourth Annual Fashion Fights Trafficking event at CITYCENTRE Houston!
Texans Mercilus and His Teammates bartend for Cause
Houston Texans Whitney Mercilus and his teammates will roll up their sleeves and trade in their cleats for shakers and become bartenders for a good cause. Mercilus and his foundation, The WithMerci Foundation, will host Cocktails 4 A Cause, Thursday, May 2, 2019, from 5 to 8 PM at Poitín Bar & Kitchen (2313 Edwards St #100 | Houston, TX 77077). Cocktails 4 A Cause was created to help raise money for the WithMerci Foundation's annual back-to-school event, Returning 2 Learning.
HPLQ Reading Series Presents: A Talk & Tasting Featuring Bestselling Author Chitra Divakaruni
Houston Public Library Quarterly (HPLQ) Reading Series will be featuring a A Talk and Tasting with bestselling author Chitra Divakaruni. Divakaruni will be discussing her most recent novel Before We Visit the Goddess. There will be light bites and book signing. This event is free. Reserve Your Seat Today! For details visit www.houstonlibrary.org or call 832-393-1313.
Spoilers
Texans hope to shake up the AFC Playoff seedings in the next three games
The Houston Texans literally watched their playoff hopes vanish into thin air in Chicago last Sunday as they lost to the Bears 36-7 in Soldier Field. Now that they have been mathematically eliminated, Houston can still have an impact on the 2020 AFC Playoff picture.
Houston Texans Announce Partnership with Sire Spirits LLC and G-Unity Foundation
Today, the Houston Texans are announcing a multi-year partnership with Grammy award-winning musician, two-time New York Times best-selling author, executive producer, entrepreneur, philanthropist and Houston resident Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, his premium wine and spirits company Sire Spirits LLC and his charitable arm the G-Unity Foundation. The partnership goes into effect immediately. Jackson was recently nominated for an Emmy Award for his halftime performance at Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles.
2022 Texas Artist of the Year & Lifetime Achievement Award in the Visual Arts
Earlie Hudnall, Jr. is the recipient of the 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award in the Visual Arts
Art League Houston is proud to present, Bitter Waters Sweet, an exhibition of new work by Fort Worth artist Letitia Huckaby, the 2022 Texas Artist of the Year. In her exhibition, Letitia Huckaby explores the legacy of Africatown, the historic community near Mobile, Alabama, that was founded by a group of West African people who were trafficked to the U.S. as slaves shortly before Emancipation, and long after the Atlantic slave trade was banned.
2022 Texas Artist of the Year & Lifetime Achievement Award in the Visual Arts
Art League Houston is proud to present, Bitter Waters Sweet, an exhibition of new work by Fort Worth artist Letitia Huckaby, the 2022 Texas Artist of the Year. In her exhibition, Letitia Huckaby explores the legacy of Africatown, the historic community near Mobile, Alabama, that was founded by a group of West African people who were trafficked to the U.S. as slaves shortly before Emancipation, and long after the Atlantic slave trade was banned. The ship that brought them, the Clotilda, was scuttled in Mobile Bay shortly after delivering its cargo in 1860 to conceal its illegal activity. The wreckage was rediscovered in 2018 and is currently the subject of active archaeological research.
Bun B’s Trill Burgers announces 2 Houston pop-ups in August
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The Heritage Society Starts the New Year with An Evening of Heritage on January 9
Special guest speakers include Susan Garrett Baker & Secretary James A. Baker and Jim McGrath
Houston, December 17: On Sunday, January 9, join “A Conversation with James A. Baker III & Susan Garrett Baker with Jim McGrath” at The Heritage Society’s “An Evening of Heritage” event. This grand event starts at 3 p.m. and will be followed by a Sunday supper and music by Jerry Atwood.
