Molly Glentzer

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Senior Writer and Critic, Arts & Culture at Houston Chronicle

Senior writer and arts critic @HoustonChronicle.

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Articles

Vitacca Ballet dances into the spotlight with two nights at the Hobby Center

1 day ago | houstonchronicle.com | Molly Glentzer

Founder Kelly Ann Vitacca has assembled an impressive troupe of dancers and this week the company will be showcasing the works of former Houston Ballet member Garrett Smith. Vitacca Ballet’s Dunlavy Street studios felt like a house of good vibes one evening in April. I was there with about 20 other visitors for an open rehearsal that offered a peek at how the company is preparing for its next show.
Three rising stars of the Houston Ballet talk about dance, having fun and living in Houston

2 months ago | msn.com | Molly Glentzer

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Three new stars of the Houston Ballet talk dance, having fun and Houston life

2 months ago | houstonchronicle.com | Molly Glentzer

The first pas de deux of Jerome Robbins' emotive "In the Night" depicts a couple in the breathless early stages of their relationship. Their circular movements furl and unfurl like ribbons in a breeze, ebbing and flowing to the music, a familiar nocturne by Frédéric Chopin. Getting to know ballet dancers can be like those imaginary ribbons.
So you want to grow roses in Houston? Here are some things you should do.

Feb 9, 2025 | houstonchronicle.com | Molly Glentzer

This week's warm weather brought a flood of questions to a Facebook page for novice gardeners who are growing roses in Houston. Seeing sprouts on their plants, they wanted to know if it was okay to "hard prune" before Valentine's Day. Generations of local rosarians know the mid-February holiday as the red-letter date for romancing their roses.
Why you should do more than tie a yellow ribbon around that old oak tree

Jan 23, 2025 | houstonchronicle.com | Molly Glentzer

Quercus virginiana, the coastal live oak, needs ample room for its wide, romantic branches. Artist Anthony Shumate's “ Monumental Moments ” installation brings attention to this majestic specimen at Buffalo Bayou Park. Buffalo Bayou Park ConservancyHouston’s landscape may look browner than usual after this week’s frigid spell, but where the environment is healthy, there is no such thing as the ‘dead’ of winter.
Want a great yard? Dig first into your ‘undergound’ garden

Nov 30, 2024 | houstonchronicle.com | Molly Glentzer

For fuller plants and more flowers, experts recommend starting with the soil in your garden. Grace Cary/Getty ImagesNative coneflowers adapt beautifully to home gardens. In true prairie environments, their roots can grow about 5 feet deep into the soil. Leave spent seedheads standing through winter to provide food for birds. Steve Campbell/Houston ChronicleThe roots of some prairie plants reach as deep as 12 or 15 feet in their native habitat.
Easy-to grow asters could light up your fall Texas garden

Nov 9, 2024 | houstonchronicle.com | Molly Glentzer

Fall asters (Symphyotrichum oblongifoliumare) are easy-to-grow charmers for color that often extends from late August through November. Ray Matthews/ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower CenterFall asters (Symphyotrichum oblongifoliumare) are easy-to-grow charmers for color that often extends from late August through November.
Houston Ballet's 'Velocity' program is absolutely sensational

Sep 21, 2024 | houstonchronicle.com | Molly Glentzer

Houston Ballet's First Soloist Julian Lacey and Artists of Houston Ballet in Silas Farley’s 'Four Loves.'Amitava Sarkar/Courtesy Houston Artists of Houston Ballet in Stanton Welch’s 'Velocity'.
Houston Ballet's 'Little Mermaid' dives deep into the heart

Sep 8, 2024 | houstonchronicle.com | Molly Glentzer

Principal Karina González stars as The Little Mermaid and First Soloist Gian Carlo Perez is Edvard / The Prince in John Neumeier’s "The Little Mermaid."Amitava Sarkar/Houston BalletPrincipal dancer Karina González as the title character and the artists of Houston Ballet perform in John Neumeier’s "The Little Mermaid."Amitava Sarkar/Houston BalletDanish author Hans Christian Andersen had a miserable love life.
Houston lost many trees in Beryl. Here are 13 species to consider planting

Aug 24, 2024 | houstonchronicle.com | Molly Glentzer

The Burr oak tree is stately and slow growing. Heath Cajandig / Getty ImagesMay’s derecho blew off about half of the red maple in Matt Weaver’s front yard. The branch fell on his wife’s Jeep, although the real hurt was more sentimental. The Weavers, who live in Houston’s EaDo area, planted that maple when their son was born almost 19 years ago. It has grown up with their family. When another large limb fell from the tree during Hurricane Beryl, Weaver was peeved at himself.