13th Annual Houston Dragon Boat Festival

Allen's Landing

05.04.13

The Houston Dragon Boat Festival is a colorful affair where 30-plus teams from around the city engage in a friendly competition for top spot. Teams of 25 (including a steersman, a drummer, 20 paddl

The Red Bull BC One

04.19.13 - 04.20.13

B-Boy City is bringing its annual festival to Houston in an attempt to find the region's best b-boys. On April 19, B-boys will come to compete and spectate. The top 16 will advance to compete i

Young Texans Against Cancer's "Kiss My Grits Gulf Coast Throwdown"

04.18.13

Houston's top chefs will compete in Young Texans Against Cancer's Third Annual Kiss My Grits Gulf Coast Throwdown. Chefs will create grits inspired dishes for competition and sampling, and

Notes on the staff

Classical music & barbecue: Western chic competition dishes out $20,000 in cash

By Joel Luks

03.16.13 | 12:00 pm

Otherwise a picturesque vignette of charming Texas towns of yore, the Conroe downtown square plays host to a yearly classical music feud that has become an essential see-and-be-seen gathering on th ...

27th Annual AIA Houston SandCastle Competition

06.01.13

For more than two decades in the first part of June, Houston area architects, designers, engineers and contractors have taken their tools to East Beach in Galveston for one of the world's large

Houston Rockets' 2013 Blacktop Battle Main Event

Toyota Center

03.23.13 - 03.24.13

The streets outlining Toyota Center will turn into a three-on-three streetball haven. With 40 courts and 350 teams participating, the Rockets Blacktop Battle will showcase the best three-on-th

Florescence 2013: Luncheon & Floral Demonstration with Lewis Miller

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

04.17.13

The floral demonstration and luncheon is the highlight of Florescence. This year's speaker is the acclaimed floral designer Lewis Miller, founder of LMD New York, Lewis Miller Design. Born

Florescence 2013: Cocktail Reception

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

04.16.13

This cocktail reception celebrates Florescence, one of the nation's largest competitive flower shows during which floral professionals interpret masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts,

Florescence 2013: "Flo and Prosecco" with Miles Redd

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

04.16.13

Florescence will kick off with a presentation and book signing featuring internationally recognized interior designer Miles Redd, founder of Miles Redd, LLC in New York and creative director of Osc

Florescence 2013: "Treasure"

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

04.16.13 - 04.17.13

Florescence is one of the largest competitive national flower shows sanctioned by the Garden Club of America. This biennial event is presented by The Garden Club of Houston, River Oaks Garden Club,