::Chantal Akerman: Moving Through Time and Space:: Chantal Akerman is considered one of the premiere film directors ever, and the exhibition at the Blaffer Gallery is showing her work not only as film but also as art. And for good reason. Her visual elegance, coupled with an acute exploration of cultural rifts of our time, have brought her work to the attention of the world over. The Blaffer has five installations on view, so......

Tonight, Houston will host the U.S. debut of the first Western-style interpretation of the classic Chinese opera, Farewell My Concubine. With performances only today and tomorrow at the Wortham, this is a rare opportunity. The original Chinese opera will be performed by a Chinese cast and sung in Mandarin. Chinese opera has come to the United States so very infrequently that if you have any interest in Chinese music, art, opera or culture, you should......

::FOTOSYNTHESIS: Photos by Pr!mo and Hermano:: The brothers Luster, Alex and Michael, show off their combined photographic talents tonight at Bohemeo's Cafe. This photo show opening represents the brother's solo work which includes landscapes, architecture, portraiture, local cultural events and much more. The title of the show, FOTOSYNTHESIS is a play on traditional definitions of photographing a subject and controlling ambient light. Entertainment will be provided by Erol Kushchu and Latintron Date: Tuesday January......

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We tallied up all of the Houstonist staff writers’ favorite albums of the year, and were surprised to find out that we actually agreed on nine of them! Here are the CD’s that we couldn’t get enough of in 2006: The Decemberists: The Crane Wife When The Decemberists made the move to a major label a year ago, we were worried that they would sell out and release a crappy album of radio-friendly tracks. Luckily,......