Prestigious HGO Program's New Music Director Arrives from San Francisco

Evan W. Black

ONE OF THE country’s most prestigious opera-training programs, HGO Studio has announced its next music director.

MFAH Welcomes Exclusive Items from New York's Jewish Museum, Prepares to Open Permanent Gallery

Evan W. Black

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH New York’s Jewish Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston has just unveiled a collection of “exceptional objects” called Beauty and Ritual, on view through Sept. 18.

Here’s Where to Chill Out for National Ice Cream Month

Robin Barr Sussman

OF ALL THE national food holidays, ice cream day is probably the most important if you live in sweltering Texas. President Reagan gets the credit for making it official in 1984 when he designated July as National Ice Cream Month, and the third Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day. Scoop up these mouthwatering specials while it’s hot!

Scott & Katie Arnoldy, Holly & Steve Radom

ANDY WARHOL AND Liza Minnelli — well, convincing impersonators anyway — welcomed 600 guests dressed in disco-glam looks to The Children’s Museum’s annual gala. Bergner and Johnson Design transformed The Corinthian into Studio 54 for a night of dancing, bellbottoms, boas and raising $1.1 million for the museum’s outreach services.

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Chef Mayank Istwal and Benchawan Jabthong Painter will cook at 4 Hands by Musaafer (photo by Raydon Creative)

THERE’S STILL TIME to snag a seat to the third edition of 4 Hands by Musaafer, a dinner series featuring worldly collaborations with chefs of different backgrounds from around the globe. On Oct. 25, Thai and Indian cuisine will merge at this blockbuster dinner crafted by executive chef Mayank Istwal of Musaafer and James Beard Award-winning chef Benchawan Jabthong Painter of Street to Kitchen at palatial Musaafer Restaurant.

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