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1000 Bagby St. Houston, TX 77002

713-865-4500

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Best Sanctuary from the
Fast Track
Award Winner 2006

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2006 | Best Sanctuary from the <br />Fast Track

Every kid has a special place where secrets are whispered and whisked away by the wind. It might be in a forest, a cemetery or along a river's edge. Adults, too, need a sanctuary from the fast track, and there is none better than Sam Houston Park. Set directly behind City Hall, the park opens onto expansive, neatly manicured lawns. Low-slung wooden benches overlook lush gardens, a gazebo and fountains that mimic the sound of a babbling brook. The park houses an outdoor museum featuring some... More »

The 2012 Houston International Festival - Chevron Argentina Living Museum

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, April 19, 2012

Argentina is the focus for the 2012 Houston International Festival, and along with loads of music, food and an arts market, there’s the Chevron Argentina Living Museum. A transformed Sam Houston Park will give visitors a taste of Buenos Aires, beg... More »
Houston International Festival

By Chris Gray | Thu, April 19, 2012

Texas and South America share vast size and varied terrain, a rich cattle-ranching history and a flair for musical dramatics that makes the two places natural partners for the Houston International Festival. Although Argentina is heavily accentuat... More »
Work It: Judging Costumed Pups at the Humane Society K-9 Fun Run

By Craig Hlavaty | Tue, March 27, 2012

Check out our slideshow for even more dogs. This Sunday afternoon I was one of the judges at the Houston Humane Society's K-9 Fun Run, helping award prizes to the best-dressed dogs. Even as a straig... More »
Houston Via Colori ® The Street Painting Festival

By Jef With One F | Thu, November 17, 2011

Nine of the country’s best street painters will be among the 200-plus artists gathering at Sam Houston Park to produce pastel chalk masterpieces for the Houston Via Colori® The Street Painting Festival. Among them are Houston’s own Anat Ronen, Los... More »
Free for All: Art Without a Price Tag

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, November 17, 2011

Start your weekend off at the Friday opening of the "This Is for You" show by Darcy Rosenberger, one of four exhibits opening at the Lawndale Art Center. Rosenberger uses lots of mediums in her work, ... More »
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Sam Houston Park

1000 Bagby St. Houston, TX 77002

713-865-4500

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2006 | Best Sanctuary from the <br />Fast Track

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, April 19, 2012

By Chris Gray | Thu, April 19, 2012

By Craig Hlavaty | Tue, March 27, 2012

By Jef With One F | Thu, November 17, 2011

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, November 17, 2011