Sam’s Houston Press Articles – 2017

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Sam Byrd is a freelance contributor to the Houston Press who loves to take in all of Houston’s sights, sounds, food and fun. He also loves helping others to discover Houston’s rich culture. PS – Sam also contributes to Outsmart

December 26, 2017 – Sounds of the New Year Reverberate with ECHO’s NYE Concert
December 5, 2017 – Glide, Skate and Celebrate at Discovery Green’s Rainbow on ICE
November 30, 2017 – Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen Dish Out The Dirt
November 14, 2017 – The Holidays Get Hot With Ensemble Theatre’s Soulful Sounds of Christmas
October 24, 2017 – CrossCurrents Highlights Common Ground Between Indian Music and Jazz
September 28, 2017 – Houston Symphony Announces Date of Jones Hall Return; Schedule Updates
September 27, 2017 – Huzzah! Fantasy and Fun Take Flight in Texas Renaissance Festival’s 43rd Year
September 22, 2017 – Ghoul Is the New Cool With Tim Burton-Themed Art Show
September 21, 2017 – Meet the Houston Symphony’s Young New Composer-In-Residence
September 11, 2017 – A Post-Harvey Houston Symphony Plays to the Heartstrings
August 25, 2017 – Library Storytime Adds Tambourines, Cowbell, Drag Queens (POSTPONED)
August 14, 2017 – These Houston Viewing Parties Will Help You Soak Up the Solar Eclipse
August 8, 2017 – Playful Colors Brighten Downtown’s Newest Public Art Installation
July 26, 2017 – All Hail Drag Artist Violet S’Arbleu, Miss Gay Texas America 2017
July 19, 2017 – Vocal Powerhouse Idina Menzel Says She’s Ready for Anything
July 5, 2017 – 25 Years of Houston’s National Museum of Funeral History’s Bizarrely Fascinating Exhibits
June 30, 2017 – Party Like It’s 1999 With the Music of Prince
June 27, 2017 – Video Games Live Gives Millennials the Ultimate Reason to Attend the Houston Symphony
June 19, 2017 – Rainbow Crosswalk Arrives in Montrose Just in Time for LGBTQ Pride
June 14, 2017 – Rainbow Flag Flies High Over Another Month of Pride Festivitiesl.
June 12, 2017 – Prepping Big-Screen Scores for the Symphony Is No Walk in Jurassic Park
June 7, 2017 – Wheelmobile” Wants Houston Watchers to Take a Spin
May 31, 2017 – Travis Wall’s After the Curtain
May 18,  2017 – Obsidian’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch
May 16, 2017 – National Geographic Climber Showcases Death-Defying Explorations
May 9, 2017 – Guitar-Plucking Entertainer Brings Six Stories to Life
April 27, 2017 – Bond & Beyond Brings The Best From The World’s Most Famous Spy to Houston
April 19, 2017 – Pianist Adam Tendler Mixes Music and Meditation in Rothko Performance
April 11, 2017 – National Geographic Live Stages Mars Landing in Jones Hall
April 4, 2017 – Catastrophic Theatre Twists Snow White’s Kinky Spring Awakening
March 28, 2017 – Beethoven’s Lone Opera: Was the Maestro Psychic?
March 14, 2017 – Ben Folds and the Houston Symphony Are Perfectly In Tune
March 9, 2017 – Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s 45th Annual Regatta Blends Water, Sun, Fun
February 6, 2017 – Hamburger Mary’s, Opening Soon, Offers Burgers, Bingo and Drag Queens
January 23, 2017 – Kristin Chenoweth Adds Star Power to Smart Financial Centre’s Gilded Lineup
January 12, 2017 – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy Gives Twice the Opportunity to Celebrate
January 4, 2017 – Dive Under the Sea With Coral Kingdoms and Empires of Ice