Everything old is new again, and especially with TUTS' production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. This updated classic sparkles and shines, so get thee to the Hobby Center because this weekend is your last chance to be beguiled. We've also got Internet sensation Puddles (the sad...
There's nothing traditional about this weekend, and that's a good thing. We're celebrating the grand opening of Smither Park with its everything-but-the-kitchen-sink mosaic masterpieces, the Alley Theatre starts its pedestrian-centric theatrical experience in a cemetery, and Musiqa is jazzing up its season opener with saxophones and a ballet. Refuel and recharge with...
When we first heard that two of the biggest art fairs in Houston were going down on the same weekend, our first thought was, “Do we really have to choose?” With the exception of a couple of ultra-swanky Thursday preview events, the answer is "no." Now that the Houston Art...
The final day of Comicpalooza is always my favorite. Most of the top quality guests and programming is still going on, but the crowds are usually thinner and a less in-your-face. It’s particularly fun if you stay in one of the hotels catering to the con crowd that serves free...
Over the last year the fan convention scene in Houston has been somewhat in a state of crisis. We exposed some of the shady aspects of Anime Matsuri, everything from unpaid debts to sexual harassment accusations against the founder. Then Comicpalooza’s attempt at a smaller, auxiliary convention in September, FanFair,...
What in the world could top a 30-year anniversary Aliens reunion at Comicpalooza 2016, the largest comic and pop culture event in Texas? How about the best do-over in the history of ever, with Sons of Anarchy bad boy Charlie Hunnam returning to the Bayou City, making good on promises...
While we're all still trying to sort out the mess that occurred at last month's Space City Comic Con (and boy was it a whopper), we're pumped about the fact that Sons of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam (Jax Teller) is coming back to town, only this time it's a scheduled...
