Brilliant Lecture Series presents Sophia Loren

Wortham Theater Center

05.10.13

Sophia Loren is the next speaker in Brilliant Lecture Series' Conversations with Brilliance series, which offers unique opportunities to hear international icons speak about their life experien

Brilliant Lecture Series presents Stephen Hawking

Jones Hall

03.26.13

UPDATE: Professor Stephen Hawking's recent hospitalization prevents travel to Houston. However, his lecture for the Brilliant Lecture Series is being filmed in Cambridge, England, and will

Brilliant Lecture Series

Mikhail Gorbachev defends Russia and disses Romney in Houston appearance

By Tyler Rudick

11.03.12 | 10:15 am

Former Soviet president and Nobel laureate Mikhail Gorbachev spoke to a packed house at the Wortham Center on Thursday evening, offering up an hour-long talk covering the final years of the Co ...

One golden girl

Thank you for being a friend: Betty White reveals her "ditsy" life in Brilliant Lecture Series

By Joel Luks

09.24.12 | 10:20 am

It's not uncommon for actors to be better known for the characters they portray rather than the people who they are. While fans associate Betty White with Sue Ann Nivens of The Mary Tyler ...

Brilliant Lecture Series presents Betty White

Wortham Theater Center

09.22.12 - 09.22.12

A passionate philanthropist, audiences can expect Betty White to speak about her lifelong work as an advocate for animals in addition to her decades of acting, writing and wisdom acquired over the

Funny Lady

George who? Betty White plans to make everyone forget Clooney in a Brilliant Houston appearance

By Clifford Pugh

07.09.12 | 10:06 pm

Betty White is brilliant. But you already knew that. America's favorite 90-year-old is following in the footsteps of her good friend (and reported paramour) George Clooney as the ...

Shelby's Social Diary

George Clooney charms the ladies (and a few guys) at Brilliant Lecture Series black-tie dinner

By Shelby Hodge

05.04.12 | 11:36 am

Hearts were aflutter in every room of the Cason Thrash home Thursday night as George Clooney slayed everyone in his path with his drop-dead good looks and earnest charm. No photo opp was missed, no ...

Shelby About Town

Dominique Sachse's engagement portrait, lunching at Tootsies & George Clooney's not the only hot item

By Shelby Hodge

04.27.12 | 2:50 pm

Pretty people! That would be the glam couple of the spring — Dominique Sachse and Nick Florescu — headed to the altar in just a few weeks. In advance of their wedding, the couple, both ...

The Brilliant Lecture Series presents George Clooney

Wortham Theater Center

05.03.12

The Brilliant Lecture Series hosts Academy Award winning actor and international humanitarian George Clooney. This appearance will be the first time he has spoken in this format in North America.

$2,500 to eat with George

Please don't swoon: George Clooney is heading to Houston

By Chris Baldwin

02.13.12 | 1:00 pm

George Clooney — the man who makes women (and plenty of men too) from the ages of 20 to 88 swoon, the guy who Time magazine's dubbed "The Last Movie Star" — is coming to H ...