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Your weekly guide to Houston: Five (plus) don't-miss events — Jewish Christmas fun included

By Joel Luks

12.12.14 | 3:32 pm

On tap this week is a mega art sale, a wine wholesale shop-a-thon, a twinkling tour that celebrates Houston's iconic past, a performance in which Manischewitz and Santa play nice and an inspiri ...

Heritage Society's 52nd Annual Candlelight Tour

12.13.14 - 12.14.14

Create holiday magic for friends and family with decorated buildings, historic characters relating stories of the past, hand bells, flutes and bagpipes filling the park with holiday music. Houston

Jerry & Marvy Finger Lecture Series: Dimond Knoll Archeology Site by Jason W. Barrett

11.20.14

In the fall of 1996, TxDOT-sponsored archeological investigations resulted in the discovery of a prehistoric site on a low floodplain mound along the banks of Cypress Creek in northwestern Harris C

Building Arts Lecture Series: Preserving Wood Elements: Millwork in Historic Houses and Buildings by Gary Cernoch

11.19.14

Admired for their beauty and craftsmanship, wood elements such as doors, windows, moldings, shutters and other architectural details — collectively known as millwork — add ornamentation

Young Houstonians for Old Houston History Pub Crawl

10.25.14

Join Young Houstonians for Old Houston to tour historic downtown Houston from a double decker bus. The historic tour will include Sam Houston Park and Market Square, along with a few drink stops as

Jerry & Marvy Finger Lecture Series: "History of the Greek Community in Houston" by Constantina Michalos

10.16.14

When the first recorded Greeks arrived in 1889, Houston was not much more than a swamp, but the entrepreneurial spirit of the fledgling city beckoned with economic promise. Learn how their hard wor

Heritage Family Day: Remembering Our Soldiers

10.05.14

Join The Heritage Society at Heritage Family Day to remember the soldiers from World War I. Children and their families can take part in "holystoning," a process of scrubbing and whi

Jerry and Marvy Finger Lecture Series: The History of the Port of Houston-A Story of Sheer Will by David Falloure

09.18.14

The Port of Houston celebrates the centennial of the Houston Ship Channel, which officially opened in November of 1914. David Falloure is a local author presenting a comprehensive and inspiring acc

Party Watch

Young professionals celebrate H-Town's historic treasures while partying in modern skyscraper

By Shelby Hodge

08.22.14 | 1:04 pm

What: The Heritage Society's Young Houstonians for Old Houston happy hour. Where: One Allen Center. The 411: YPs with a taste for H-Town's history swarmed over the second floor lobb ...

Jerry & Marvy Finger Lecture: "Camp Logan: Houston's World War I Emergency Training Center" by Louis F. Aulbach and Linda C. Gorski

08.21.14

Learn more about the almost-forgotten story of Camp Logan, a military training base built to house 44,000 soldiers in what is now Houston's Memorial Park. This presentation is a tribute to the