This Charming Mexican Fishing Village Is Where You Need to Vacation This Summer

Evan W. Black

SOME PEOPLE JUST aren’t beach-vacation people. Some people get their fill after an hour and a half of lying there, at which point the brain starts to wander to work and home life, thus defeating the purpose of a vacation.

Listen Up, Cool Cats! Film Series at MFAH Spotlights Jazz

Chris Becker

ON JUNE 4, the annual Jazz on Film series returns to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston for three weekends of screenings. Curated by Peter Lucas, this year’s program covers a lot of ground stylistically. It’s also a great reminder of the historical importance and ongoing influence of this music, as well as its deep connection to other artistic mediums. (Not to mention a perfect way to keep cool this summer!)
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Developed by Alley Theatre, Hit Broadway Play Comes Home to Houston

Lynn Lane

Zachary Fine as Larry Sultan, with Susan Koozin as Jean and Todd Waite as Irving in Alley Theatre's production of 'Pictures from Home'

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, AND the sometimes-fraught dynamic between fathers and sons, is the subject of Pictures from Home, a poignant and humorous “memory play” written by Sharr White based on photographer Larry Sultan’s 1992 photo memoir of the same name.

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A Self-Taught Artist Hangs a Solo Show to Inspire Everyone

'Lady in Waiting' and a detail of 'Blue Abstract'

WHAT IF ANYONE could be an artist? Or, to put it another way, what if the tools of creativity — regardless of the medium, be it dance, writing, music or visual art — were accessible to all of us, and more often than not, simply lay dormant due to circumstance, socio-economic challenges, and self-doubt?

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