The Houston Astros led their city to National League Wild Card victories in 2004 and 2005 and continued on to the World Series after becoming 2005 National League Champions.

Houston Ballet, the fourth largest ballet company in the country, has been hailed by The New York Times as "...one of the nation's best ballet companies."

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is one of the few venues in the country dedicated exclusively to craft at the highest level, highlighting art made of glass, fiber, clay, metal or wood.

Houston Center for Photography is one of only a handful of non-profit spaces around the country that is committed to showing great new photography.

The Houston Children's Chorus, founded in 1989, is a non-profit children's performing arts organization comprised of 200+ children in grades 2-8 from schools throughout the greater Houston area.

Champions of the 2006 and 2007 MLS Cup, the Houston Dynamo, Houston's new MLS soccer team, played its first game at Robertson Stadium on April 1, 2006.

Three-time national champion Houston Energy is one of 17 teams nationwide in The Women's Professional Football League (WPFL), the original and longest operating women's professional American football league in the United States.

The Houston Fire Museum educates the community on fire and life safety and the history of the fire service.

Houston Friends of Music has been presenting great chamber music by great performers for 46 years.

Houston Grand Opera is the only opera company in the world to win a Tony, two Grammy and two Emmy Awards. The New York Times calls the Houston Grand Opera "the jewel in the cultural crown."