Artist Jasmyne Graybill, whose show "Home Sweet Home" is currently on display at Lamar's Disman Art Museum, will give a gallery talk about the exhibition at noon Feb. 27 at the museum.   For more information, call 880-8137.

The Boomtown Film and Music Festival is coming to Lamar University and Crockett Street on Feb. 24 and Feb. 25. The festival will present local and international independent films,  as well as alternative bands from the region.

The exhibit "From Russia: Fechin and Gaspard in the Southwest" opens Feb. 17.

Dark comedy explores tragedy of relationships

"Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy." — William Butler Yeats   Yeats could easily have been referring to fellow Irish playwright Martin McDonagh, whose comedies mask an underlying darkness of the human condition.

Who’s who of Egypt’s most notable rulers on display at MFAH

The National Geographic Society has brought some of the mystery of Egypt to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in the exhibit, "Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs," on display through April 15. The collection features more than 100 ancient Egyptian artifacts.

It's that time again. Snuggled between the Super Bowl and Easter sits Mardi Gras.

From the archives... The excitement of Mardi Gras has multiple parts — music, parades, extravagant floats, and in some areas, particularly New Orleans, parties. Every Mardi Gras, the city of New Orleans comes alive with bursts of green, gold and purple, and a feeling of frivolity and gaiety in the air.