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2012 Stories by Olivia Flores Alvarez

• ''Lynn Lane & Melanie Loew: Cats, Bunnies, and the Surface Value of It All''

  published June 14, 2012

  Some artists take themselves very, very seriously. Thankfully, photographer Lynn Lane and painter Melanie Loew aren't among them. ''Lynn Lane &... More >>

• Janis Stout: The Selected Letters of Willa Cather

  published June 14, 2012

  At the time of her death, writer Willa Cather clearly instructed that her letters not be published, as a way to let her work speak for itself.... More >>

• T. Jefferson Parker: The Famous and the Dead

  published June 14, 2012

  Twice the winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel, T. Jefferson Parker brings his Charlie Hood series to an end with The Famous and the... More >>

• Vertigo

  published June 14, 2012

  Kim Novak, one of Hitchcock's coolest icy blonds, plays two roles in Vertigo, screening today at the Alamo Drafthouse. How much you... More >>

• Guy Torry

  published June 14, 2012

  Fans who have only seen comedian Guy Torry on talk shows such as The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson where he presents PG-rated... More >>

• WorldFest Houston: International Film and Video Festival

  published June 14, 2012

  A previous Best Film Festival winner in our Best of Houston awards, WorldFest Houston: International Film and Video Festival is one of the... More >>

• The 70th Anniversary of The Little Prince Celebration

  published June 14, 2012

  Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's 1943 classic Le Petit Prince hits an important milestone and to mark the occasion Brazos Bookstore is... More >>

• one-step promenade, please

  published June 14, 2012

  Hope Stone Dance Company Artistic Director Jane Weiner has enthusiastically worked to bring contemporary dance to a wide audience. Her latest... More >>

• Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

  published June 14, 2012

  Very few women have contributed to fashion the way Diana Vreeland did during her tenure at Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and the... More >>

• The Sacred Harp

  published June 14, 2012

  First seen ten years ago, The Sacred Harp is being revived by FrenetiCore for its evening-length debut at Miller Outdoor Theatre.... More >>

• Stuart Woods: Unintended Consequences

  published June 14, 2012

  Attorney and investigator Stone Barrington crosses the pond for his latest adventure. Stuart Woods's newest release, Unintended... More >>

• William Kent Krueger: Ordinary Grace

  published June 14, 2012

  It's Minnesota in 1961 and 13-year-old Frank Drum is surrounded by death. It comes in many forms — accident, nature, murder, suicide. Left... More >>

• ''kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa''

  published June 14, 2012

  It might be awhile before we see the term Hapa on Census forms. Popularly used to indicate a person of a mixed ethnic heritage that includes Asian... More >>

• ''One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer — Guitar Art, No Strings Attached''

  published June 14, 2012

  Artist/designer Pen Morrison brings her ''One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer — Guitar Art, No Strings Attached'' series of sculptures... More >>

• Japan Festival 2013

  published June 14, 2012

  Explore Eastern culture at the Japan Festival 2013 with two days of performances, music, martial arts demonstrations, cosplay, games and... More >>

• Shifting Spaces: A Collaborative Dance Series

  published June 14, 2012

  Teresa Chapman's choreography, Lucinda Cobley's art and Daniel McDaniel's costumes come together for Shifting Spaces: A Collaborative Dance... More >>

• Brad Tyer: Opportunity, Montana

  published June 14, 2012

  Bill Clinton had Hope; Brad Tyer has Opportunity. As in Opportunity, Montana, the real-life town that's the setting for former Texas... More >>

• Company

  published June 14, 2012

  The Texas Repertory Theatre mounts Stephen Sondheim's musical look at married life, Company. Robert, a 35-year-old bachelor, is... More >>

• MFAH Turkish Film Festival: Gozetleme Kulesi (Watchtower)

  published June 14, 2012

  Director Pelin Esmer's 2012 Gozetleme Kulesi (Watchtower), part of the MFAH Turkish Film Festival, tells the story of two people who... More >>

• Jo Koy

  published June 14, 2012

  Comedian Jo Koy, who lives in California, doesn't mind earthquakes, but tornadoes, well, that's something else. Koy had just arrived at a... More >>

• Lila Downs

  published June 14, 2012

  Singer and composer Lila Downs was born in Mexico, but it would be inaccurate to describe her songs as Mexican music. She mixes traditional... More >>

• ''Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado''

  published June 14, 2012

  Spain's Prado has been called ''not so much a museum of paintings as it is a museum of painters.'' Along with treasure troves of works by El... More >>

• Dance Salad Festival 2013

  published June 14, 2012

  The world of dance comes to Houston with the 18th annual Dance Salad Festival, bringing with it a slew of premieres. There's Annabelle... More >>

• Dave Attell

  published June 14, 2012

  Comedian Dave Attell is brash, loud, funny and oh so politically incorrect. While we laugh at his jokes, we almost never follow his advice.... More >>

• Misha Penton and Divergence Vocal Theater: Selkie, a sea tale

  published June 14, 2012

  The term ''staged concert'' doesn't quite cover what you'll see at Selkie, a sea tale, by Misha Penton and Divergence Vocal Theater.... More >>