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2007 Stories by Olivia Flores Alvarez

• Noise for Toys

  published November 29, 2007

  The 18th Annual Noise for Toys at McGon-igel’s Mucky Duck is a collision of honky-tonk rock and roll and a great cause, the Marine... More >>

• Anne Geddes

  published November 29, 2007

  You’ve seen Anne Geddes’s photographs of angelic babies dressed up as sunflowers, or as water lilies seeming to float on a pond. Then... More >>

• A Hell of a Weekend

  published Nov 23, 2007

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• The 12 Ways of Christmas

  published November 22, 2007

  Yes, you read it right, we meant “the 12 ways of Christmas.” Never heard of them? Then head over to the Ensemble Theatre to see their... More >>

• No Highway in the Sky

  published November 22, 2007

  You hear him on the radio: Dr. John Lienhard of KUHF’s Engines of Our Ingenuity. He’s the guy who hosts those segments about... More >>

• The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose

  published November 22, 2007

  Yeah, it’s kind of a weird title: The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose, but don’t let that put you off. In case you don’t... More >>

• Thomas McHenry’s Along the Rails: A Juror’s Journey

  published November 22, 2007

  Thomas McHenry was hoping he’d get to go home early. One of a hundred potential jurors sitting in a Harris County courthouse, he was more... More >>

• Rice University Faculty Recital

  published November 22, 2007

  Whoever started the saying “Those who can’t, teach,” never met Robert Moeling, Lynn Harrell and Michael Webster. The Rice... More >>

• The Achim Kaufmann Trio

  published November 22, 2007

  Achim Kaufmann, Frank Gratkowski and Wilbert de Joode — try saying that three times fast. Kaufmann and company are probably used to dumb... More >>

• Radio Houstoned: Gypsy

  published Nov 16, 2007

  Courtesy of Masquerade Theatre Rebekah Dahl and Laura Gray Click the button below for a Radio Houstoned podcast with Rebekah Dahl and Houston Press Night & Day Editor Olivia Flores Alvarez. How d... More >>

• Radio Houstoned: Martin Limon and The Wandering Ghost

  published Nov 15, 2007

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• Emanuel Ax and the Houston Symphony

  published November 15, 2007

  Few artists in the classical music world command the respect that pianist Emanuel Ax does. As a young boy, Ax left his native Poland (where both... More >>

• Martin Limón

  published November 15, 2007

  In Martin Limón’s The Wandering Ghost, it’s the early 1970s and a female MP is AWOL from the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Or... More >>

• Gypsy

  published November 15, 2007

  How do you go from a tomboy to a sexy, sultry burlesque star? Well, it helps if you have a domineering, fame-crazed mother. Gypsy has that.... More >>

• Festival of Lights/Polar Express in 4D

  published November 15, 2007

  Moody Gardens’ Festival of Lights features a mile-long trail with hundreds of twinkling lights and decorations. Organizers boast that the... More >>

• “Seasons of Sharing”

  published November 15, 2007

  Where can you find Santa Claus, a dreidel, a telescope and a “No Room” sign? At “Seasons of Sharing,” of course. The new... More >>

• “November Group Show”

  published November 15, 2007

  Candice Goodwin, Crystal Owens, Tahamia Spain and Salli Babbitt are among the artists participating in Mind Puddles’s “November Group... More >>

• Friendzgiving

  published November 15, 2007

  Friendzgiving (that’s Thanksgiving, Young Republic-style) involves food, glitter and pilgrim hats. Never celebrated Friendz-giving?... More >>

• “Verdura: The Life and Work of a Master Jeweler”

  published November 15, 2007

  No other 20th-century designer took jewelry from mere decoration to legitimate art form more than Fulco di Verdura (actually, that’s... More >>

• Radio Houstoned: Clive Cussler and The Chase

  published Nov 08, 2007

  Click the button below for Night & Day Editor Olivia Flores Alvarez's interview with author Clive Cussler. New York Times bestselling author Clive Cussler is a lot like the men he writes about -... More >>

• The Refuge

  published November 8, 2007

  Houston Grand Opera embraces the immigrant communities of Houston with The Refuge. Written by composer Christopher Theofanidis and... More >>

• Elizabeth Alexander and Taha Muhammad Ali

  published November 8, 2007

  Two of today’s leading poets share the stage when Elizabeth Alexander and Taha Muhammad Ali, appear at the latest Inprint Reading... More >>

• “Painting or Object?”

  published November 8, 2007

  Categorizing contemporary art can be a tricky proposition. What if a painting isn’t flat or framed, but three-dimensional — is it still... More >>

• Clive Cussler’s The Chase

  published November 8, 2007

  New York Times best-selling author Clive Cussler is a lot like the men he writes about — he’s tough, weatherworn and always ready... More >>

• Mr. Pim Passes By

  published November 8, 2007

  A. A. Milne might have been most famous for his gentle, always-hungry bear, Winnie the Pooh, but Milne was also a prolific playwright. Admittedly... More >>