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2012 Stories by Olivia Flores Alvarez

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  • Wordsmyth: Autonomy

    published June 14, 2012

    Dr. Marlene Rampart has set a gargantuan task for herself: to prove that God does not exist. The Noble Prize-winning physicist is an open and... More >>

  • Houston Ballet: Madam Butterfly

    published June 14, 2012

    Stanton Welch's internationally acclaimed Madame Butterfly gets a weekend run at Miller Outdoor Theatre by the Houston Ballet. The... More >>

  • The Sound of Music Mother's Day Brunch Feast

    published June 14, 2012

    Show mom how much you love her at The Sound of Music Mother's Day Brunch Feast. Julie Andrews and a troupe of talented kids sing... More >>

  • John Sandford: Silken Prey

    published June 14, 2012

    Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times-bestselling author John Sandford comes to Houston to discuss and sign his latest novel,... More >>

  • George Lopez: I’m Not Going to Lie

    published June 14, 2012

    Comedian/actor/author George Lopez has made a career out of telling lies. He's exaggerated, embellished and amplified his life experiences... More >>

  • Dracula, the Music and the Film with Philip Glass and the Philip Glass Ensemble

    published June 14, 2012

    It's hard to improve on a classic, but Philip Glass does exactly that in Dracula, the Music and the Film. When it was released in... More >>

  • Suzanne Rindell: The Other Typist

    published June 14, 2012

    Suzanne Rindell, who's done years of research about early 20th century American life in pursuit of a doctorate degree at Rice University,... More >>

  • Katherine Center

    published June 14, 2012

    Houston author Katherine Center gives her characters plenty of second chances in The Lost Husband, her latest novel, which she's... More >>

  • Folklore Mexicano featuring Leyenda Dance Company

    published June 14, 2012

    Let Leyenda Dance Company whisk you away to Mexico during today’s family-friendly Cinco de Mayo at Miller celebration. Along with... More >>

  • Falstaff

    published June 14, 2012

    Baritone Guido LeBrón makes his debut as Verdi's most popular rotund, womanizing drunkard in Opera in the Heights' production of... More >>

  • Latin Wave 8

    published June 14, 2012

    We're gonna go lowbrow and admit that Juan of the Dead is among our favorite films being screened as part of the Museum of Fine Arts,... More >>

  • ''Emma Richardson Cherry: Houston's First Modern Artist''

    published June 14, 2012

    Art curator Randy Tibbits is on a mission: to give late Texas painter Emma Richardson Cherry the attention she deserves. ''We're trying to have... More >>

  • ''International Discoveries IV''

    published June 14, 2012

    Work by more than a dozen photographers from Argentina, Denmark, Korea, France and Russia makes up ''International Discoveries IV,'' the... More >>

  • Night of the Iguana

    published June 14, 2012

    Tennessee Williams's The Night of the Iguana has been called the ''last masterpiece by one of America's greatest and most powerful... More >>

  • Paradise Misplaced: An Evening of Two New One Act Plays

    published June 14, 2012

    Playwright/director Elizabeth A.M. Keel drew her inspiration for Paradise Misplaced: An Evening of Two New One Act Plays from real life.... More >>

  • First Friday Poetry Reading: Norma Koontz

    published June 14, 2012

    No matter how she tried, Norma Koontz, the guest artist at today’s First Friday Poetry Reading, couldn't completely avoid writing... More >>

  • ¡Ritmo Latino! featuring Spanish Harlem Orchestra

    published June 14, 2012

    It's a mistake to call Spanish Harlem Orchestra's music Latin jazz. Led by pianist, arranger and producer Oscar Hernández, SHO... More >>

  • Augusten Burroughs

    published June 14, 2012

    Augusten Burroughs has a one-step self-help plan that should work for anybody in any situation: Be honest with yourself. Burroughs is in... More >>

  • Henry V

    published June 14, 2012

    After last season's triumphant Richard III, fans have been eagerly awaiting the next production by the Prague Shakespeare Company, and here... More >>

  • C. C. Hunter: Chosen at Nightfall

    published June 14, 2012

    Spring, Texas-based author C.C. Hunter (her real name is Christie Craig) signs and discusses her latest supernatural release, Chosen at... More >>

  • The Wake of Jamey Foster

    published June 14, 2012

    Fred White makes his Baytown Little Theater directorial debut with the uproarious comedy The Wake of Jamey Foster. In a not so... More >>

  • As You Like It

    published June 14, 2012

    The University of Houston's School of Theatre & Dance proves that ''all the world's a stage'' with its production of Shakespeare's comedy As... More >>

  • Anjelah Johnson

    published June 14, 2012

    Congratulations, Houston, comedian Anjelah Johnson thinks you're the smartest city in the world. It could have something to do with the... More >>

  • Kimberly Akimbo

    published June 14, 2012

    Aimee Small directs Country Playhouse's production of the poignant David Lindsay-Abaire comedy Kimberly Akimbo. Suffering from a... More >>

  • It Was 20 Years Ago Today

    published June 14, 2012

    If it weren't for Jerry Brown's failed bid at the presidency, Jason Nodler might not be celebrating 20 years of avant-garde theater in Houston.... More >>

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