San Antonio Celebrates Day of the Dead With a New Festival Full of Colorful Events
Starting this week, the San Antonio's Day of the Dead festivities range from museum exhibitions to a Catrinas on the River Parade. “Considering the city’s history and diversity, it makes sense that San Antonio is the national destination to celebrate this holiday,” says Dawn Robinette of Day of the Dead San Antonio. Read More »
Houston Ballet’s Nutcracker Market
What began in 1981 as a humble church bazaar has blossomed into a four-day shopping bonanza in the tradition of a European or Latin American street market, with more than 270 unique merchants offering items from gourmet food and home decor to apparel, toys, accessories, and more. Read More »
East Austin Studio Tour
Local nonprofit Big Medium, which is dedicated to cultivating artists and the contemporary arts throughout Texas through community events like this one, engages more than 1,000 artists and 100,000 attendees each year through EAST, its sister event WEST, and various other annual programs. Read More »
Going Green in the Desert: Terlingua’s Sustainability Festival Highlights Green Living and Dark Skies
Held Oct. 26-27 at Terlingua Ghost Town, the 11th annual Terlingua Green Scene Sustainability Festival will feature a theme of "Save our Stars" and demonstrations on reducing light pollution Read More »
Traces of Texas Is on a Quest to Preserve the State’s Past Through Photography
“Somebody should photograph all this vanishing Texas before it’s forever lost.” What began as a chronicle of one man’s love affair with a state became one of the biggest online communities devoted to the history, people, and culture of the Lone Star State. Read More »
Explore Distilleries Around the State Through the Texas Whiskey Trail
Fans of grain-based spirits can get perks through membership with the Texas Whiskey Association and the Texas Whiskey Trail Read More »
The Great State Fair of Texas
Running through Oct. 20, The State Fair of Texas at Fair Park in Dallas draws about 3 million people annually for everything from pig races to an auto show to fried brisket. Read More »
Fixer Upper Stars Chip and Joanna Gaines Unveil Plans to Open Downtown Waco Hotel
Chip and Joanna Gaines are planning to build on their Waco empire with a new historic hotel. Read More »
Dallas’ African American Museum Presents Acclaimed Survey of Black Arts, History, and Culture
Free to see with a State Fair of Texas ticket, The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection "strives to give our ancestors a voice, name, and personality." Read More »
Stubb’s Bar-B-Q Founder is Posthumously Inducted into the 2019 BBQ Hall of Fame
Legendary pitmaster C.B. Stubblefield, who owned restaurants in Lubbock and Austin, receives his due Read More »
Houston Furniture Salesman Mattress Mack Makes Eye-Popping Bet on the Astros
Houston furniture salesman Jim McIngvale—better known as Mattress Mack—has made headlines for his bets with customers to reimburse their mattress purchases if the Astros win the World Series. With the Astros among the favorites this year, he's hedging his bet with a $3.5 million wager on the Astros winning the World Series at a Mississippi Casino. Read More »
Keeping the Groove With Texas Bass Players, From Conjunto to Country and Polka to Punk
Bass is the heartbeat of Texas music, from the hard-rocking roadhouse blues of Stevie Ray Vaughan to the conjunto-revival sounds of Los Texmaniacs. Whenever you go out dancing to live music, the underlying tones of the upright bass fiddle or electric bass guitar drive your every move across the floor—and that’s true whether you notice the person playing the instrument or not. Read More »
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