Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Dance
In its final showcase of the year, UH’s dance community presented works that featured exceptional choreography, vivid costumes and themes that ranged from the playful and fantastical to the desolate.
“Kinesthetic Symphony: Ensemble Annual Dance...
Monday, April 30, 2012
Music
The Black Keys and Arctic Monkeys performed in Houston on Tuesday at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.
As the sun was still out, the Arctic Monkeys opened the concert by playing “Brainstorm” — the track...
Monday, April 30, 2012
Events
New York Times bestselling author Steve Almond gave a brief talk on the merits of self-publishing Friday in the Honors College commons.
The audience was primarily composed of enthusiastic graduate and undergraduate creative writing students...
Monday, April 30, 2012
Fine Arts
Perched high in the top of the Fine Arts building, the UH Painting Department’s Open Studios and Graduation Party on Friday was a sight to behold.
Nearly 40 artists displayed a semester’s worth of hard...
Monday, April 30, 2012
Fine Arts
The 34th Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition reception organized by the Blaffer Art Museum took place Saturday at DiverseWorks Art Space.
The event displayed the works of eleven graduating Master’s of Fine Arts students,...
Monday, April 30, 2012
In conjunction with Dionysia 2012, the third annual Ekphrastic Art Competition and Agora Festival at the Honor’s College inside the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library was held on Wednesday.
Held by UH’s Honor’s College Center for...
Monday, April 30, 2012
Events
The Mitchell Center, in collaboration with Aurora Picture Show and DiverseWorks Art Space, presents the Insight/Out Festival on May 19 and 20 at various locations across the city.
The festival opens at 2 p.m. May...
Friday, April 27, 2012
Fine Arts
Whoever said that “fear is the mind killer” must have forgotten what it was like to be a student.
As far as students here at UH are concerned, finals are the mind killer. But, not...
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Theater
I don’t know about most people, but I enjoy my plays to be less all-over-the-place and with better pacing. Fortunately, I also like my plays funny and well acted.
Over the past couple of days,...
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Greek Life
Those driving on Calhoun Rd. unexpectedly slowed down during the evening as they passed the Sigma Chi Fraternity house on Friday.
Everything from fire trucks, horse carriages, Indian teepees, and H-1 military Humvees were parked...