Email Author Olivia Flores Alvarez

2007 Stories by Olivia Flores Alvarez

• Sérvulo Esmeraldo’s “Les Excitables 1966-1975”

  published December 27, 2007

  Most galleries will toss out anyone who tries to touch the art. Sicardi Gallery won’t, though; in fact, they’ll give you a pair of soft... More >>

• Hansel and Gretel

  published December 27, 2007

  Can’t get to New York for the latest Metropolitan Opera performance? Don’t worry, the Met is coming to you. Several local movie theaters... More >>

• Kwanzaa WonderWeek

  published December 27, 2007

  Kids can learn more about the African-American holiday Kwanzaa at the Children’s Museum of Houston’s Kwanzaa WonderWeek. During... More >>

• NYE, HS Style

  published December 27, 2007

  Want to end the year on a high note? Then join the Houston Symphony for their New Year’s Eve Concert. Conductor Brett Mitchell leads guest... More >>

• Redefinition: An Artistic Experience

  published December 27, 2007

  The 4th Annual Redefinition: An Artistic Experience, a multimedia event, brings together 25 performing and visual artists for an evening of dance,... More >>

• In a Jar…at the Smithsonian

  published December 20, 2007

  Wondering about the title to this collection of monologues and one-act plays, In a Jar…at the Smithsonian? Six of One Productions... More >>

• Kente Santa

  published December 20, 2007

  Want your kids to get a different version of Christmas? One whose emphasis isn’t on getting gifts, but giving them? Then you... More >>

• Santa vs. the Snowman, in 3D

  published November 15, 2007

  It might be the season to be jolly, but everyone isn’t in the Christmas spirit. In fact, in the movie Santa vs. the Snowman,... More >>

• “Antonio Moya: The Forcefulness of Color”

  published December 20, 2007

  The centerpiece of Orinoco Gallery’s “Antonio Moya: The Forcefulness of Color” exhibit is the wall-size Alucinación de... More >>

• Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge

  published December 13, 2007

  Ever wonder what Mrs. Cratchit did while her husband and son went out spreading Christmas cheer and melting mean old Scrooge’s heart? Well,... More >>

• A Christmas Story at Texas Repertory Theatre

  published December 13, 2007

  Nine-year-old Ralphie wants just one thing from Santa: a Red Ryder BB gun. The warm comedy A Christmas Story follows his increasingly... More >>

• Mercury Baroque’s Messiah

  published December 13, 2007

  It’s been a few years since Houston’s favorite period ensemble, Mercury Baroque, performed Handel’s Messiah. That... More >>

• Orange Show Christmas Lights EyeOpener Tour

  published December 13, 2007

  Think you’ve seen Christmas in Houston? Well, you haven’t seen anything until you take the Orange Show Christmas Lights EyeOpener Tour.... More >>

• “Fragile Nature: The Photography of Joel Sartore”

  published December 13, 2007

  Joel Sartore has a dream job — he goes around the world to exotic, far-flung locations photographing wildlife for National Geographic.... More >>

• 1st Annual Pre-Kwanzaa Ujamaa Festival

  published December 13, 2007

  Get in the holiday spirit at the 1st Annual Pre-Kwanzaa Ujamaa Festival. Ujamaa means “cooperative economics” (the concept... More >>

• “Fine Focus 06”

  published December 13, 2007

  Work by 50 artists from around the world is on display in “Fine Focus 06,” showing the incredible range and diversity of the art-quilt... More >>

• Altar Boyz at Stages

  published December 6, 2007

  Are you ready for some Jesus jokes? Well, Altar Boyz has got them. There’s also lots of really great hair and cool dance moves.... More >>

• Nights on the Bayou: City Soundscapes, DeKam vs. Nalepa

  published December 6, 2007

  We asked video artist John DeKam to explain his upcoming show, DeKam vs. Nalepa, the last of this year’s Bayou City Soundscapes series.... More >>

• The Cooking Show at Talento Bilingüe Houston

  published December 6, 2007

  Robert Karimi puts together comedy, food, politics and culture to serve up the off-Broadway comedy The Cooking Show. “The show is... More >>

• Houston Cinema

  published December 6, 2007

  Ever wonder what it was like to see a movie at the Alabama Theater instead of buying a book there? Cinema Houston, by local author David... More >>

• The Arts of Korea Gallery

  published December 6, 2007

  The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston has pulled off another coup — through an agreement with the National Museum of Korea, the MFAH is showing... More >>

• Julie Zarate: “Twentieth Century Fox”

  published December 6, 2007

  Don’t be surprised if some of the women in Julie Zarate’s “Twentieth Century Fox” exhibit look a lot like Julie Zarate.... More >>

• Alejandro Sanz

  published November 29, 2007

  Fans can expect a healthy helping of Spanish singer/songwriter Alejandro Sanz’s latest release, El Tren de los Momentos: En vivo desde... More >>

• Miracle 34th Street

  published November 29, 2007

  Think back, way, way back, to when you were an innocent child who believed in Santa Claus and sugar plum fairies. You walked around blissfully... More >>

• The Illumination Project

  published November 29, 2007

  Houston’s brightest performers come together today to mark World AIDS Day with The Illumination Project. “AIDS is not going... More >>