The Miller Outdoor Theatre (MOT) is rolling out Movies In The Park this week with three nights of cinema comedy classics. Make a batch of your favorite popcorn, load up some drinks in a cooler, grab the kids, the neighbors, your significant other and a blanket and head down to Hermann Park to catch the following films. The Thin Man Tuesday, August 19 - 8:15 pm Everyone’s favorite society sleuths, Nick and Nora Charles......

According to "Destination America" in the May '08 issue of the Smithsonian Magazine, Houston's Juneteenth celebration is the #3 hotspot in the month of June, and Houstonist doesn't think it has anything to do with the temperature outside. Juneteenth is a celebration of the abolition of slavery, and it originated right here in the Houston area (OK, Galveston to be exact) when in 1865 Major General Gordon Granger declared the emancipation of all slaves. The......

::Hot Town, Cool City Screening at Miller Outdoor Theater:: We told you about this project when it first started last year, and we were there for the 3 day long premiere at the MFA back in March. So you can safely bet we will be at Miller Outdoor Theater tonight for a showing of Hot Town, Cool City, a documentary that explores Houston's lesser known gems. On the surface Houston is about big oil,......

If Amy Winehouse has inspired you to hear more fantastic women's jazz voices (rather than go to rehab), you're in luck tonight. The 2007 version of Jazz Cross Roads presents "Women in Jazz" showcasing the work of the great Sarah Vaughan through female jazz vocalists Kamil Bonner and Mickie Moseley and saxophonist Theresa Grayson. The women will perform both in small ensemble and with the Scott Joplin Chamber Orchestra. The evening is presented by the......

Beehive: The Musical! Now through July 18th, head out to Miller Outdoor Theater to see the sensational "Beehive: The Musical!"producned by Houston TUTS. Performances are nightly at 8:15pm. Grab the hairspray and come on down to the rockin' 60s musical, featuring more than 35 of the hottest hits of the girl groups and female singers of the era. FIVE WAILING WOMEN, ONE HOT BAND, AND 25 CANS OF HAIR SPRAY A WEEK can only......

No, it's not by driving as fast as we can around loop 610, but it does include city-wide celebrations, all hoping for the same thing: No rain. Here are a few of the events we'll be checking out tomorrow. Where will you be? Tell us, maybe we'll ditch our plans and join you. But probably not. >>Freedom Over Texas Festival Houston's Official 4th of July Celebration. Chevy presents a concert and Independence Day celebration at......

Juneteenth Celebration at Miller Outdoor Theater Happy Juneteenth! Join the city in celebrating the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation when slavery in Texas offically became a thing of the past. Tonight, Miller Outdoor Theater presents “Sarah and Joshua – a Juneteenth Musical” – the premiere of a new musical drama by Texas Southern University playwright Thomas Meloncon in commemoration of Juneteenth. The play tells the story of two slaves in love and the events leading......

Alright folks...get your funmeter ready. You told, we compiled. Here y'are- Houstonist Top 10ist Outdoor Experiences: 1. An evening concert at Miller Outdoor Theater (and) Hermann Park and the reflecting pool 2. Drinking Lonestar at the West Alabama Ice House 3. Biking on the Memorial Park trails 4. Lounging in Menil Park 5. Open stadium games at Minute Maid Park 6. Rice University running track 7. The backyard at Hans' Bierhouse 8. The patio at......

TGI friggin' F! Has is been a long week for anyone else? Bring on the holiday weekend! Lots going on this Memorial Day weekend, and we hope you are able to get out there and enjoy the sunshine before the rain creeps in on Monday. Oh, and don't forget to thank our veterans (for the day off). For some funky, fabulous, FREE fun, head to Miller Outdoor Theater tonight (through the rest of the......

Houston Metropolitan Dance presents Performance at Hermann Park If you are lucky enough to not be sitting behind a desk at 11:00 am tomorrow, we suggest you head over the Miller Outdoor Theater and check out this event (and then come back and rub it in our faces that you enjoyed a beautiful day on the lawn of the MOT). An interactive performance for all, Danceology 101 invites the audience to experience the charleston and......

Today’s Photo of the Day comes from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor j-a-x who snaps this great shot during a recent performance at Miller Outdoor Theater. Opened in 1968 with over 1500 covered seats, Miller Outdoor Theater provides free entertainment through the sponsorship of the Houston Parks and Recreation Department, The Miller Theater Advisory Board and various grants. The theater hosts many events including classical theater, ballet, opera and much more. For a......

Hello Houstonians! Here's what's on tap.... Friday, November 3 For all your possibly-pretentious dance needs, the Hope Stone dance troupe will respond to the work of Paul Klee through dance over at the Menil Collection (one of Houston's hidden treasures--you must go if you haven't been. We're serious, we're requiring it.) The performance will be in Richmond Hall @ The Menil (1500 Richmond) at 7:30 pm. It's free, and a talk follows the performance. Saturday,......

Northerners must think we’re crazy. Yes, we get excited when the low temperatures drop below 70 for the first time. Luckily, we had it early this year, when it dropped down to 67 degrees on the last day of August. This morning, the official low was 68. Why do we get excited? Because, it means the days of sweating outside at 10 p.m. are soon coming to an end. Sure, we’ll still sweat through......

The great thing about being a grown up is that summer fun doesn't have to end at back to school. And since it still feels like summer anyway, have some summer fun, student style: (By which we mean costing as little as possible). Friday, August 25 Every summer, Theater Suburbia does what they call an "old-fashioned summer 'mellerdrammer'". Come boo the villain and cheer for the hero and the maiden fair in this year's offering,......

Aaaah, August. Melting concrete. Steaming bayous. It’s hot as Houston. But the days are getting shorter and before you know it, the kiddies will be back in school, we’ll be “falling back” and the nuclear temperatures will turn to chilly. Don’t drag your turtlenecks and overcoats out yet, we still have five weeks 'til Labor Day. To help you make the most of the dwindling days, your friendly Houstonist came up with a short......

It's raining, it's pouring, so get out of the wet and join Houstonist in finding out what's doing in H-town for ten dollars or less.... Friday, July 28 Houston Shakespare Festival presents fantastic, professional productions of Shakespeare's masterworks at Miller Outdoor Theater in Hermann Park. Tonight, they present Titus Andronicus, an early and oft-misunderstood Shakespeare about lust, power, greed, revenge, and, oh right, gore. 8:30 pm. Free. (100 Concert Dr. in Hermann Park). Saturday, July......

There are many ways to celebrate Independence Day tomorrow in Houston: Chevy’s Freedom Over Texas: The official Houston July 4th Celebration is at Eleanor Tinsley Park downtown. This year, the festivities include San Angelo's own Los Lonely Boys. They are definitely worth checking out. When we caught them a few years ago at SXSW, we thought these local boys would never make it past the Lone Star state, but thanks to the hit "Heaven,"......

It's the end of the month, and Houstonist is fresh out of cash. Here's where you'll find us this week: Friday, June 30th Hilarious rapper babel fishh opens for Bowel, the Love Drunks, and Born Liars at Rudyards (2010 Waugh) this evening. His rhymes are about things like throwing up Lone Star beer and why Walmart is the devil. The Love Drunks are fun too. Enjoy! 8pm. $9. Saturday, July 1 The Tasting Room (114......

The shot from flickr user and houstonist photo contributor slipshod snapshot. This is a shot of the Mecom-Rockwell Fountain in Hermann Park. This little snippet is from Stephen Fox's "Big Park, Little Plans: A History of Hermann Park" - Between 1967 and 1969 a new Miller Outdoor Theater, designed by Eugene Werlin and Associates, was constructed on the site of the old Doric proscenium. A high, bermed lawn provided amphitheater-type seating in front of......

The shot from flickr user and houstonist photo contributor bpc (big pink cookie). The description: "The seats, empty and waiting, ready for the evening concert at Miller Outdoor Theater at Hermann Park. Taken during my photo hunt with Cybertoad for Assignment: Houston, challenge no. 1, Hermann Park. " This is part of the Assignment Houston #1 photo pool, which is totally worth checking out. If you would like to join Houston's best photographers in......