"A World of Walls Series: Do Fences Make Good Neighbors?" Rothko Chapel Lecture, by Dr. Tony Payan Walls—visible and invisible—are going up in communities, cities, and countries around the world. Tonight, the Rothko Chapel presents A World of Walls, a series exploring the cultural, political, and human rights ramifications of these human barriers. An adviser to political groups on both sides of the border, Dr. Tony Payan is an assistant professor specializing in international......

Hot Town, Cool City Premieres on PBS Remember when we went on and on about the Hot Town, Cool City movie premiere? Well, in case you missed the sold out showing at the MFA, you are in luck. Set those TIVOs, HTCC will be playing tonight on PBS @ 10:00 pm. We haven't been this excited about PBS since Mr. Rogers went off the air. The movie, directed and written by Houstonian Maureen McNamara, offers......

Ah, the (triumphant?) return of Fun for a Hamilton. We could tell you a horror story about why your favorite ten dollar bill has been missing from your lives lately, but merely rest assured that Hamilton's back now. (And since nobody emailed us to complain, we're not even sure you noticed he was gone). Without further ado... Friday, October 20 A production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at St. Thomas this evening updates the play......

Today's Chronicle notes the return of Barnett Newman's Broken Obelisk to the Rothko Chapel's reflecting pool. The metal sculpture has been undergoing an 18-month restoration because it corroded faster than expected, but the interesting part of the story is how the piece got where it is. In the late 1960s, the federal government offered grants to Houston, Philadelphia, Grand Rapids and Seattle for monumental public works of contemporary art. In 1969, John and Dominique de......