Last year, the pandemic sketched a daunting and discomforting future for the Houston entertainment industry. Once lively and reputable venues dimmed their lights, packed districts transformed into silent ghost towns and Houston’s admirable hustle and bustle atmosphere tainted. CRUISE GUIDE: The cheapest and fanciest cruises now sailing out of Galveston […]
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Lehigh Co. wedding venue’s transformation aims to draw beer buffs and their furry friends
A popular Lehigh County wedding venue soon will be going to the dogs and their beer buff human companions. By early summer, Willow Tree Grove Banquet & Event Center, which has changed hands a few times through the years, is now set to become Retriever Brewing Compound. Owner Matt Andersen […]
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Colorado Music Scene Debates $7.4 Million in COVID Emergency Grants for Venues
^ I Support Local Community Journalism Support the independent voice of Denver and help keep the future of Westword free. On February 8, the State of Colorado announced that it would be divvying $7.4 million from the Colorado Arts Relief Grant between 123 arts, culture and entertainment businesses and nonprofits, […]
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Art venues are carefully reopening
Of all the cultural formats, visual arts would seem the most easily adapted to the COVID era. Museums have long used timed tickets for blockbuster exhibitions. Galleries can be visited by appointment. And film can be readily viewed on the small screen — or as we’ve rediscovered, on a large […]