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.

Kathryn Dunlevie's 'Crossing' and a mixed-media paper collage by Tiffany Heng-Hui Lee

THREE SHOWS FEATURING new works by four female artists open this Saturday, April 1: Femmes Futuristes at Hooks-Epstein Galleries, a solo exhibition of photo collages on wood by Kathryn Dunlevie; Enchanted Garden & Friends at Koelsch Gallery, a two-person exhibition of charming paintings inspired by animals and nature by Gail Siptak and Sarah Thompson; and Immersed at Heidi Vaughn Fine Art, a solo exhibition of abstract, paper collages by Taiwanese-born, Houston artist Tiffany Heng-Hui Lee. All four artists a heartfelt concern for personal transformation and our collective relationship with the health of the natural world and our planet.

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THE ASTROS’ ADORED manager Dusty Baker has another love besides the dugout — it’s the vineyard where his grapes are grown for his wine made in Sacramento, Calif. He’s celebrating the start of the 2023 baseball season with a Brennan’s of Houston wine dinner this weekend, starring his Baker Family wines.

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