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2009 Stories by Olivia Flores Alvarez

• ARTBOX 2009

  published December 3, 2009

  Bering & James confirms this event will proceed as scheduled today. It's a numbers game at Bering & James's ARTBOX 2009... More >>

• BOWFIRE: Holiday Heart Strings

  published December 3, 2009

  The best fiddlers and violinists in gypsy, rock, classical, bluegrass, jazz and Celtic music have joined together to form the one-of-a-kind group... More >>

• Rock-afire Explosion

  published December 3, 2009

  Among the many treasures (we use that word loosely) found on YouTube are clips of Showbiz Pizza's entertaining animatronics, which were popular... More >>

• Miracle on 34th Street

  published December 3, 2009

  Texas Repertory Theatre confirms that today's performance will proceed as scheduled. Valentine Davies's Christmas favorite... More >>

• George Michael: Live in London

  published December 3, 2009

  Don you now your gay apparel — with a screening of George Michael: Live in London. Mr. "I Want Your Sex" filmed the final two... More >>

• Ree Drummond

  published December 3, 2009

  Photographer/adventurer/cookbook author Ree Drummond proudly says, "I'm the wife of a rugged cowboy. I'm the mother of four spirited... More >>

• Aventura

  published December 3, 2009

  We're not saying that "crossover" is a bad word. We're just saying that it doesn't apply to the Bronx-based bachata group Aventura, mostly... More >>

• Last Call For Art: Two Christmas Shows Already Ending

  published Nov 27, 2009

  We're not even into December yet, and two holiday productions are already ending their runs. Not to worry, there's lots, and lots, and -- we're not kidding -- lots of other Christmas-themed entertainm... More >>

• The Sound of Music Sing-a-Long

  published November 26, 2009

  Theatre Under the Stars is presenting The Sound of Music a little later in the season, but to get everyone in the mood, there's The... More >>

• Frosty the Snowman

  published November 26, 2009

  Company OnStage's contribution to the Christmas crush is Frosty the Snowman by Rob Howard. Frosty, the magical snowman who can walk,... More >>

• Thanksgiving with Santa

  published November 26, 2009

  Turn Black Friday into something a little more fun. Try Thanksgiving with Santa at the Children's Museum of Houston. Kids can start off... More >>

• Mud Tacos! with Mario Lopez and Marissa Lopez-Wong

  published November 26, 2009

  Sure, to us Mario Lopez is that tall, dark and handsome guy on television, but to Houstonian Marissa Lopez-Wong, he's just her big brother.... More >>

• Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas

  published November 26, 2009

  Jim Carrey calls on his inner spoilsport for his performance in Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the movie about a happy,... More >>

• Christmas Cruise on Buffalo Bayou

  published November 26, 2009

  Get a different view of the holiday lights and decorations downtown on a Christmas Cruise on Buffalo Bayou aboard a festive pontoon boat... More >>

• Cosmic Celluloid: 2001: A Space Odyssey

  published November 26, 2009

  What if early on, human evolution had gotten a little nudge from some alien race? Say, in the form of a black monolith? That's the premise of... More >>

• The Producers

  published November 26, 2009

  Mousy accountant Leo and failed Broadway producer Max have a plan: put on the worst play in the history of the world (a musical called... More >>

• "Moonlight Towers"

  published November 26, 2009

  (Editor's note: In the following preview of "Moonlight Towers," we mistakenly identified the artist as Austin Kleon. In fact, the artist is... More >>

• A Little Day Music: Sam Dinkins Holiday Jazz Concert

  published November 26, 2009

  Houston percussionist and music educator Sam Dinkins III does his bit in sharing the sentiments of the season at today's A Little Day Music:... More >>

• Last Call For Art: Mack The Knife, French Film And Invisible Billboards

  published Nov 20, 2009

  Get ready for the closing curtain of Rice University's production of Threepenny Opera. The grand story by Bertold Brecht and Kurt Weill is being touted as "a musical of murder, mayhem, and matrimony!"... More >>

• $13 at Raia's Italian Market

  published Nov 19, 2009

  Where: Raia's Italian Market, 4500 Washington Avenue, 713-861-1042, www.raiasitalianmarket.com. What $13 gets you: We'd been driving by Raia's Italian Market for a while, always meaning to stop but n... More >>

• Tonight You Can Be Filmed For A DVD With Chelsea Lately's Josh Wolf

  published Nov 18, 2009

  rHair Balls wanted to do a little background checking before talking to comedian Josh Wolf so of course we headed to that fountain of all knowledge, Wikipedia. Imagine our surprise when Wiki ident... More >>

• Panto Sleeping Beauty

  published November 19, 2009

  Stages Repertory Theatre is mounting a slightly different holiday show this year, Panto Sleeping Beauty. "Last season, Panto... More >>

• Twilight/New Moon

  published November 19, 2009

  There's going to be plenty bloodlust at today’s Twilight/New Moon double feature. Fans of the teenage vamp flicks can see a... More >>

• A Christmas Carol

  published November 19, 2009

  Masquerade Theatre's gift to local audiences is the Houston premiere of the Alan Menken/Lynn Ahrens musical version of A Christmas... More >>

• American Graffiti Car Show

  published November 19, 2009

  For most people, George Lucas's 1973 American Graffiti was just a movie - a really good movie, to be sure, but just a movie. For a few... More >>