East End Stories

In 1831, Charles Darwin was invited to join the HMS Beagle as the ship's naturalist for a trip around the world. For the next five years, the Beagle surveyed the coast of South America, while Darwin explored the continent and islands. He filled dozens of notebooks with observations on animals and plants and collected thousands…

Inprint, Houston’s premier literary arts nonprofit organization, presents an enthralling evening with National Book Award finalists Carolyn Forché, renowned poet and translator, and Carmen Maria Machado, genre-bending fiction writer, as part of the 2019-2020 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series on Monday, January 27th, 7:30 pm (doors open at 6:45 pm), at Hubbard Stage, Alley…

HCCC is pleased to present a conversation with Casey Curran, in conjunction with his first solo exhibition in Texas, Escaping Earth: The Kinetic Work of Casey Curran. Curran will give a brief overview of his work, influences, and artistic practice. About Casey Curran Based in Seattle, Washington, Casey Curran is a kinetic artist who holds…

Beloved humorist and CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Mo Rocca delivers Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Retelling, an entertaining and rigorously researched celebration of the dead people (and things) of the past who have long fascinated him. Inspired by his #1 hit podcast of the same name, the book includes all new essays on artists, entertainers, sports…

The United States Navy Fighter Weapons School is the formal name of “TOPGUN.” TOPGUN was made famous in a 1986 movie and will again be center stage in an upcoming sequel. The movies, while entertaining, do not accurately portray the TOPGUN program, which is a school to educate pilots on ways to teach advanced tactics.…