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Is Casino Gambling in the Cards for Galveston?
Backers says it can save the water-logged city, while opponents say it will bring nothing but ruin.
By John Nova Lomax
Published: March 5, 2009
It might be tough times and diminished expectations now, but from 1918 to 1957, Galveston Island was known as a "wide-open" town, where prostitution, smuggling, bootlegging and...
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An Intimate Evening with Lauren Bacall
Bogie’s Baby hosts a screening of her most famous film
By Bob Ruggiero
Published: March 5, 2009
One of actress Lauren Bacall’s most recent roles was playing herself on an episode of “The Sopranos.” She got memorably cold-cocked by a swag bag-thieving...
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“Nation of Splendor: Taiwan, the Republic of China”
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: March 5, 2009
Whatever Taiwan and China’s political history, one thing’s for sure: The region is beautiful, as seen in “Nation of Splendor.” The exhibit pulls photos...
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Tim Dorsey: Nuclear Jellyfish
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: March 5, 2009
Meet Serge A. Storms, the lead character in Tim Dorsey’s latest title, Nuclear Jellyfish. Serge is a bit of an oddball. He’s a tour guide, history nut and, oh yeah,...
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Wordsmyth Play Reading Series: Stop, Traveler
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: March 5, 2009
In this season’s first installment of the Wordsmyth Play Reading Series, Stop, Traveler, it’s been ten years since Shawn Alexander left his hometown in the Midwest....
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Robin Romm: The Mother Garden — A Memoir of Three Weeks
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: March 5, 2009
How do you live after you lose the person you can’t live without? Robin Romm tells us in The Mother Garden — A Memoir of Three Weeks. Using the days just before her...
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International Women’s Day Soiree
Poet Donna Garrett and choreographer Sara Draper present the ensemble piece Caution: Women at Work
By Amina Rivera
Published: March 5, 2009
It might be difficult to find an International Women’s Day greeting card to send to a friend, but you can still mark the holiday at Dancepatheatre’s International...
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Museum of Fine Arts Houston: Madeleine
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: March 5, 2009
The woman at the center of Madeleine has one too many lovers. After an affair with a Frenchman, she becomes engaged to an Englishman. But the Frenchman isn’t giving up so...
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“Morris Chackas: Still Lives 1973-1982”
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By BLAKE WHITAKER
Published: March 5, 2009
The paintings featured in “Morris Chackas: Still Lives 1973-1982,” like the artist’s life, are quietly unusual. Upon return from World War II, the reclusive...
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Rodeo Uncorked
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: March 5, 2009
You’ll get a good idea of the variety of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo events at today’s Rodeo Uncorked. On one end of the spectrum, you have stinky cows and...
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Houston Symphony: Copland’s Rodeo
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: March 5, 2009
The Wild West comes to the concert hall when the Houston Symphony performs Aaron Copland’s Rodeo for two lively shows. Robert Franz conducts the orchestra in the...
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Commissaire Badouz
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: March 5, 2009
It’s deadly fun in the black comedy Commissaire Badouz. The village of Cajarne sur Allon has its peaceful summer interrupted by a visit from Commissaire Badouz. Maybe...
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Five Flights
The seriously funny comedy by Adam Bock is Unhinged Productions’ latest show
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: March 5, 2009
A gay hockey player, the fear of commitment and a crumbling aviary all play a role in the comedy Five Flights, Unhinged Productions’ latest offering. Siblings Ed, Bobby...
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The Value of Men
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: March 5, 2009
One father with two sons, and hundreds of life-changing decisions. It’s a common story, but the trio of characters in The Value of Men has an uncommon willingness to step...
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The Murder Room
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By — OLIVIA FLORES ALVAREZ
Published: March 5, 2009
Mavis Hollister isn’t going to get any Wife of the Year awards in British farce The Murder Room. For one thing, she’s having an affair. For another, she and her...
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Bruce Bruce
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: March 5, 2009
Comedian Bruce Bruce walks a fine line between adult humor and N-word-laden urban humor. Instead of an endless stream of bitches and F-bombs, Bruce Bruce relies on his...
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Paranormal Signing Night
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By Bob Ruggiero
Published: March 5, 2009
With all apologies to agents Mulder and Scully, you may never find out if the truth is really out there. But you can get a bit out-of-this-world at Murder by the Book’s...
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“Midnight in the Garden of Warhol and Haring”
It’s springtime at the Vaughan Christopher Gallery
By BLAKE WHITAKER
Published: March 5, 2009
The Vaughan Christopher Gallery welcomes spring with “Midnight in the Garden of Warhol and Haring.” The exhibit features -garden-themed avant-garde works by the...
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How to Absorb the Colorama Format
Dance away to Wonderland
By Julia Ramey
Published: March 5, 2009
"Don't Ask, Just Watch," should be the motto of the postmodern Suchu Dance, whose choreographer, Jennifer Wood, rarely explains her work. That’s a smart choice, because...
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Shhhh!
“The Boardroom” artists are keeping secrets
By Melanie Pang
Published: March 5, 2009
Off the streets and into the gallery, “The Boardroom,” Art League Houston’s first-ever graffiti exhibition, isn’t your average scrawl on the bathroom wall....
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