Installation in the Arts of the Islamic Worlds Galleries (photo by Richard Barnes)

ON SUNDAY, MARCH 5, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will open six new permanent galleries for Art of the Islamic Worlds. The new Hossein Afshar Galleries nearly double the previous square footage of the museum’s gallery space for Islamic art and are filled with hundreds of objects reflecting the range and beauty of art from across historical Islamic lands, including present-day Morocco, Spain, Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.

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LAST FALL, HOUSTON writer, poet, playwright, and performer Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton enjoyed great success at Stages with her play Plumshuga, a celebration of the life story of legendary ballet dancer Lauren Anderson. In her brand-new, debut memoir Black Chameleon: Memory, Womanhood, and Myth, Mouton shares her own story in prose that reimagines the possibilities of what an autobiography can be. Publishers Weekly calls Black Chameleon “a spirited portrait of Black American womanhood,” and it is certainly another fine example of the high level of literary innovation and excellence to be found in Houston.

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Robert Glasper (photo courtesy of Discovery Green)

SPRING! THOSE FEW all-too-short months between winter and summer when the weather in Houston reminds you of how nice being outdoors can be. It’s the perfect time for three of the city’s fabulous green spaces to roll out Jazzy Sundays in the Parks, a free, family-friendly series of concerts featuring some of the city and region’s most talented jazz, zydeco, gospel, blues R&B, funk, Brazilian, and Latin musicians.

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