Tales from the road

Parade ready: Five new art cars you don't want to miss

By Joel Luks

05.10.13 | 3:00 pm

What is it about art cars that mirror so accurately the attitude of Houston? For better or for worse, we are a sprawling, commuter megalopolis that's dependent on automobiles to savor what' ...

Don't Miss Events

Your weekly guide to Houston: Five (plus) don't-miss events, including art cars and vampires

By Joel Luks

05.08.13 | 2:39 pm

On tap this week are a hula-themed young professionals fundraiser, a yearly tradition of artful vehicles, a home tour that awakens the spirit of yore and the story of a vampire set to music that th ...

Pix of the Day

Orange Show Art Bus debuts as cool classroom-on-wheels

By Joel Luks

04.01.13 | 1:15 pm

Why just stick with art cars when you can go bigger?  That's what the folks behind the Orange Show Center for Visionary Arts thought. And with the snap of a finger and underwriting by ...

Kerouac Fest 2013 "Go! Go! Go"

Orange Show Center for Visionary Art

03.09.13

Kerouac Fest 2013 will entertain, educate and enlighten the public about Jack Kerouac's life and writings, in particular On the Road. Whether you're familiar with Kerouac's writing or h

2012 Orange Show "FOAMRAISER"

Orange Show Center for Visionary Art

11.10.12

Join Saint Arnold Brewing Co. and the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art at the 2012 "FOAMRAISER." Beer and music lovers alike flock to the Orange Show each year for the annual FOAMRAIS

Orange Show Center for Visionary Art's 31st Annual Gala "Rockabilly Blast"

11.03.12

Join for an amazing evening of music, dancing and the celebration of the artist in all at the 31st Annual Orange Show Gala. For the past 31 years, this gala has been one of the most talked about pa

Orange Show Eyeopener Tour: "Houston’s Graveyards: The Gateway to Eternity"

Orange Show Center for Visionary Art

10.21.12

Renown author and expert of Houston's cemeteries Marks Hinton will lead a fascinating tour of historic burying grounds and visit the final resting places of some of the city's most famous a

The Invincible Czars: Napoleon's 1812 Bicentennial Picnic

Orange Show Center for Visionary Art

09.22.12

Austin's Invincible Czars, a high-spirited and eclectic six-piece band, will kick off the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art's fall performance series when the group performs its moderniz

Mark "Scrapdaddy" Bradford for the win

Art Car Parade winners include the Big Banana, Mr. Green & a pole dancing party boat

By Joel Luks

05.19.12 | 4:30 pm

For spectators, the 25th Annual Art Car Parade was over and done with when the last wacky vehicle crossed the finish line. But participants had to wait just a little longer to glean whether they wo ...

Art on wheels

Metal bras, body paint & naked boobs: Business as usual at Orange Show Art Car Ball

By Joel Luks

05.12.12 | 7:59 am

The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art's Art Car Ball was everything that Houstonians have come to expect — and more.   ...