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NextAid, These Beats Build More Than Hope

In 2001, Lauren Segal imagined the potential of the international dance community to create social change. Soon after in 2002, Lauren and co-founder, Craig Keys created NextAid to make a tangible and long-term impact in the lives of children suffering as a result of AIDS. Since then, the LA based nonprofit organization has never looked [...]

Mooyah Burgers - Perfecting the Meat-to-Bun Ratio

I had a friend email me from Texas saying that they found a new place that had fantastic hamburgers.

StubDog.com – Who the Hell are These Guys? Part 1 of 2

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with the CEO of StubDog.com, Sam Levassar, in an interview that I have wanting to do for almost a year. The disclaimer here is that I have known Sam for some time and have been telling him for months to let me interview him, as what [...]

TheatrePort - Houston’s Little Secret

TheatrePort is a a fantastic website geared specifically to all things Theatre in Houston.

Be a Part of Fanatical Change

Fanatical Change hold events that benefit local families who have just undergone a devastating tragedy.

Wiz on over to Ensemble Theatre

Rainbow Pages Foundation will be hosting a fundraiser at the Ensemble Studio Theatre with a special performance of the Wiz.

All that Jazz (Houston International Jazz Festival)

The Houston International Jazz Festival is one of the very few jazz festivals held in the United States that focuses on primarily international jazz artists. Nearing its 20th anniversary, the Festival is held during Houston’s “August Jazz Month” and takes place over the course of three days in early August. The event calls downtown Houston’s [...]

Texas. Where The Heat Rocks.

The Texas Heat Music Festival is descending on Jones Plaza (stage one, the centerpiece of Houston’s Theater District, the square-block plaza has long been the site of popular concert series and the venue for many civic events, from tented parties to pep rallies.) and Fish Plaza (stage two, located diagonal and across the street will [...]

DiverseWorks, A Starting Place for Dialogue

Diverseworks is located in a 10,000-square-foot red brick warehouse on East Freeway a few blocks north of downtown Houston. It was established in 1982 by a group of Houston artists led by Charles Gallagher, who desired exhibition and studio space during a period when local artists received minimal support from Houston’s galleries and museums. Using [...]

Nova Arts Project - Going Dark

If you don’t have plans for this weekend we may have the answer. Go and check out Nova Arts Project’s new production, Going Dark, which opens this weekend at the Midtown Arts Center. Going Dark was written by Houston’s own Elizabeth Keel and Nova is excited to be involved in the premiere.
“Going Dark [...]