Email Author Olivia Flores Alvarez

2010 Stories by Olivia Flores Alvarez

• reasons to be pretty

  published December 30, 2010

  The idea of beauty and its worth is at the center of reasons to be pretty, currently making its Houston premiere at Theater LaB... More >>

• Ralphie May's New Year's Eve Show

  published December 30, 2010

  It was several years ago that legendary comedian Sam Kinison suggested to a then-young comic Ralphie May that he move to Houston to hone... More >>

• "Body, Surface, Signs: New Work from Potter Albert Goldreich and Painter Becky Soria"

  published December 30, 2010

  Unlike the vast majority of visual artists, potter Albert Goldreich holds a world record. He's in Believe the Unbelievable for having... More >>

• Funeral Party for the Living

  published December 30, 2010

  Do something a little different to start off 2011 and join artist Emily Sloan for a Funeral Party for the Living. Sloan, who bills herself... More >>

• "Sixth Annual Open Call Exhibition: Good Gulf"

  published December 30, 2010

  For most of the artists participating in the "Sixth Annual Open Call Exhibition: Good Gulf," currently at the Art Car Museum, it was a... More >>

• The Gift of Laughter

  published December 23, 2010

  HBO’s Def Comedy Jam comedian and Houston’s own Ali is headlining today’s The Gift of Laughter show. Ali, who counts... More >>

• Raymond Benson: Choice of Weapons

  published December 23, 2010

  When he was nine years old, Raymond Benson saw his first James Bond movie, Goldfinger, and got hooked on 007. Thirty-two years... More >>

• Horror Remix: You Better Watch Out

  published December 23, 2010

  If the only red you want to see this season is blood, Horror Remix: You Better Watch Out is perfect for you. Silent Night, Deadly Night,... More >>

• The Houston Aeros vs. Texas Stars

  published December 23, 2010

  What’s the holidays without a little pushing and shoving? No, we don’t mean you and your relatives at the dinner table. We mean the... More >>

• Boxing Day at Mucky Duck

  published December 23, 2010

  McGonigel’s Mucky Duck will have a little something different on the schedule today. It’s Boxing Day, and the British pub... More >>

• "Isa Leshko: Thrills & Chills"

  published December 16, 2010

  Photographer Isa Leshko is afraid of amusement park rides. So, of course, she created a series of soft-focus black-and-white images of rides and,... More >>

• Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010

  published December 16, 2010

  Two of Hollywood's brightest stars will be honored at the Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010: Sissy Spacek and George Clooney. Spacek... More >>

• New Year’s Eve Ball 2011

  published December 16, 2010

  Stereo Live Houston is importing famous Italian DJ Benny Benassi to headline the New Year’s Eve Ball 2011. They’re saying that... More >>

• The BLT (Black Tie, Lingerie, Toga) VII New Year’s Eve Party

  published December 16, 2010

  You can take your choice of attire at The BLT (Black Tie, Lingerie, Toga) VII New Year’s Eve Party. Of course, you can also be... More >>

• Sharkey’s New Year’s Eve Bash

  published December 16, 2010

  Kids can celebrate the new year with their favorite man-eating finned friend at Sharky’s New Year’s Eve Bash. It’s an... More >>

• Gloworama New Year’s Eve

  published December 16, 2010

  There’s only one official New Year’s Eve party in Houston and it’s the Gloworama New Year’s Eve bash. The family fun... More >>

• Houston Symphony on New Year’s Eve at the Centrum

  published December 16, 2010

  Ring in 2011 with one of the country’s most accomplished orchestras at the Houston Symphony on New Year’s Eve at the Centrum... More >>

• Las Reynas Del Comal

  published December 16, 2010

  In the mood for some lowbrow, adult humor? Don't miss the revival of Las Reynas Del Comal, featuring famed Mexican actress Nena... More >>

• "Erotica"

  published December 16, 2010

  You'll have to look closely at the images in "Erotica," the new exhibit by Magnus Johnstone. That's because the painter uses the Junglist... More >>

• Plaza Suite - New Year's Gala at Theatre Southwest

  published December 16, 2010

  A high-class hotel is the setting for the three-act comedy Plaza Suite. The action follows three middle-age couples who successively... More >>

• Christmas Belles

  published December 9, 2010

  Meeting a sister they never knew about isn't the Christmas present the Futrelle sisters were hoping for this year, but in Christmas Belles, that's... More >>

• Best Christmas Pageant Ever

  published December 9, 2010

  The Country Playhouse has a different take on the holiday comedy Best Christmas Pageant Ever – they've moved it to the California coast,... More >>

• Princess Christmas

  published December 9, 2010

  The mean girls learn a lesson in Princess Christmas, with a little help from Cinderella, Jasmine and some other fairy tale characters. When... More >>

• published December 9, 2010

  Santa has a problem in the children's musical Santa's Magic Time Piece, presented by UpStage Theatre: There have been so many good... More >>

• Die Hard

  published December 9, 2010

  This is our kind of holiday flick – one with guns. And we're not talking just on screen; at this special screening of Die Hard,... More >>