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Tarra Gaines

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Sep 8, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Tarra Gaines

    12 must-see September art openings at Houston museums and galleries (opens the original)

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    The big fall art season arrives this month with mammoth magical creatures, geometric explorations, and extraordinary painted and cinematic landscapes from the heights and depths of the Earth. A “Big Bang” creates anime worlds at the Asia Society, while the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston wears street fashion jewelry, sometimes literally. Then at the end of September, Houston gets ready for an art fair to remember. “Radiant Geometries” at Rice Moody Center (now through December 19)Art, histo

  2. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Tarra Gaines

    12 best plays, musicals, and ballets opening on Houston stages this month (opens the original)

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    As this summer’s Odyssey demonstrates, audiences seem ready for new versions of the classics. Houston theater and performing arts companies are giving an ovation to this trend as they begin their daring and dramatic fall seasons. Major award winners, literary masterpieces, and contemporary classics will ignite Houston stages this month from Romeo and Juliet to The Sound of Music to Manon. Houstonians looking for something more recent and edgy will want to see 21st century Pulitzer and Tony win

  3. Article · Aug 18, 2026 · Tarra Gaines

    Sneak peek at the 2026 fall performance slates for 15 Houston companies (opens the original)

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    For theater and performing arts lovers, late summer is the most wonderful time of the year, as stage companies across the city begin their new 2026-2027 seasons. But before the curtains rise, most of those companies also give us the gift of Houston Theater Week and all those buy-one-get-one-free discounts. To get ready, CultureMap has put together this fall theater guide with the opening shows and dates for each company, as well as taking an early look at what the rest of the fall and holidays w

  4. Article · Aug 11, 2026 · Tarra Gaines

    9 must-see art openings at Houston museums and galleries for August (opens the original)

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    As the summer sizzles on, Houstonians have the opportunity to contemplate some cool new art around the city. As some art institutions get ready for big fall blockbusters, this month's list highlights some intriguing gallery exhibitions and smaller shows that have popped up this month. Along with showcases of ancient and contemporary textile work at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Ismaili Center, art gets wild, teal, and tattooed over at Sawyer Yards. Plus, a new mural in Southwest Houston b

  5. Article · Aug 3, 2026 · Tarra Gaines

    8 best new plays and musicals opening on Houston stages this month (opens the original)

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    August tends to bring darkened stages across Houston theaters as our favorite local companies prepare for the big fall season. But this month, Houstonians still have lots of summer theatrical shows and musicals opening. Many of these productions spotlight family relationships and dynamics. From long lost twins to bickering sister Muses to awkward meet-the-parents family dinners, Houston stages show us families at their most dramatic and comic. In addition, Stages takes us to Vegas with a nun tou

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