Mercury Orchestra Blasts Off, with Fun Retro-Space-Age Gala and Supporters Like Lynn Wyatt

Jeff Gremillion

ONE OF HOUSTON'S most prestigious performing arts organizations, the Mercury orchestra, threw a fabulous “Retro-Futuristic” gala at the Post Oak Hotel, complete with a space-themed musical presentation and a top-tier guest list including Lynn Wyatt.

Using Old Photos, Knickknacks and Other Found Objects, Artist Transforms Gallery Into Space 'to Remember'

Chris Becker

“I’M INTERESTED IN the things left behind,” explains found-object and performance-based installation artist Viktor Givens, whose lovingly crafted installation Coffee/Kool Aid and the Tabernacle of (Re)Memory is on view through April 23 at Community Artists’ Collective.
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This Weekend: Urban Souls Dance Company Celebrates Black History Month

Urban Souls Dancer Mayra Bullock (photo by Melissa Taylor)

ON SATURDAY, FEB. 11, at MATCH, Urban Souls Dance Company presents Movement for Black Lives, an evening highlighting Black, Houston-based choreographers, and companies whose movement-based practices, ranging from contemporary to traditional African drum and dance, celebrate and advance Black culture.

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Symphony Supporters Party with Marilyn and Audrey, Raise $1.1 Mil

Johnny Than

Bill Stubbs, Betty Tutor and Kurt Grether

THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY ushered in Hollywood’s Golden Age at its annual black-tie gala, this year chaired by Brigitte Kalai, Farida Abjani, Cheryl Boblitt and Bill King.
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