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Hair Balls
UH Fight Gets Nasty: Closing acclaimed Human Development Lab preschool angers parents
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Published: June 18, 2009
Spaced City Tossing Around Dead Dogs BARC doesn't seem to care about dead animals, either by CRAIG MALISOW So you're a higher-up at Houston's Bureau of Animal Regulation...
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"Energy"
Blakely Bering and Austin James find new walls for their new works
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: June 18, 2009
Blakely Bering and Austin James have taken "Energy," a collection of their new works, to BNIM, an architectural firm. "It's new works, mixed media on panels, all very vibrant...
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Artist's and Curator's Talk for "Existed: Leonardo Drew"
Drew and Claudia Schmuckli pull the pieces together
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: June 18, 2009
It's he said, she said at the "Existed: Leonardo Drew" Artist's and Curator's Talk. After some light refreshments (read: booze), Blaffer Gallery's Claudia Schmuckli and Drew...
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Ali Sethi: The Wish Maker
The Pakistani author finds truth in fiction
By Julia Ramey
Published: June 18, 2009
Author Ali Sethi has said that Americans' biggest misconception about Pakistan is that it's a Middle Eastern country. He corrects this, and many other stereotypes about...
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Under the Sea 3D
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: June 18, 2009
Meet some of the most exotic sea creatures in the world in Under the Sea 3D, including a just-discovered species of shark and the venomous stonefish. Currently playing at the...
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Tony Rock
Chris Rock's younger brother has his own brand of politically incorrect humor
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: June 18, 2009
It's true he lives in the shadow of his much more famous big brother Chris Rock, but that doesn't mean Tony Rock can't hold his own on the stand-up stage. Unafraid to tackle...
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Thom Pain (based on nothing)
Is this part of the show? Or did this guy just stand up and start talking?
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: June 18, 2009
Amy Hopper, founder of the Nova Arts Project, neatly sums up Thom Pain (based on nothing) by saying, “It’s almost as if you’re going to see an event and this guy...
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Family Fun Films with Pop Stars
Dads Who Rock open for The Best of Children's Film Festival Seattle 2009
By Bob Ruggiero
Published: June 18, 2009
It's a scene that plays out over and over - formerly hip fathers coming home from a hard day at the office, pulling off their ties and being confronted by their confused...
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Michael de La Cerda: "Three Hundred Sixty Five"
The artist known for his circles gets an angle on fatherhood
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: June 18, 2009
Last year, sculptor Michael de La Cerda's exhibit at the McMurtrey Gallery was named "three sixty," after the number of degrees his circular shapes covered. This year, his...
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Andre Dubus III: The Garden of Last Days
The Oprah-approved novelist shares excerpts from his latest release
By JILL KRASNY
Published: June 18, 2009
Few writers whip gut-wrenching drama into eloquent prose like Cajun novelist Andre Dubus III (pronounced "Duh-byoose"). The son of literary legend Andre Dubus, Andre III...
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Patrons & Protectors: The Heritage of the Mexican Retablo
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: June 18, 2009
Learn the history of one of Latin America's most popular folk arts at the talk Patrons & Protectors: The Heritage of the Mexican Retablo with independent curator Stephen...
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Cocktails for the Cure
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: June 18, 2009
Drink up - it's for a good cause. Cocktails for the Cure, a Nancy Owens Memorial Foundation event, is part fund-raiser for the breast-cancer-fighting organization, part live...
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Hotel ZaZa Unleashed Poolside Pet Soiree
It's canines and canapés for the see-and-be-seen crowd
By Julia Ramey
Published: June 18, 2009
Those who long for dog-friendly nightlife can head to the Hotel ZaZa Unleashed Poolside Pet Soiree today. It's an outdoor fest held in the hotel's lush "urban oasis," a sultry...
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The Narrows - Live
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: June 18, 2009
Can't get to the New York premiere of The Narrows? You can still be part of the fun at The Narrows - Live, a live simulcast featuring Sophia Bush, Kevin Zegers and Vincent...
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White Lies, Black Sheep
James Spooner's latest reveals more insights into hanging with the white crowd
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: June 18, 2009
White Lies, Black Sheep, James Spooner's latest film, chronicles a young man's struggle with racial identity in New York City's underground rock scene. Spooner wowed film...
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KPRC Local 2 Summer Symphony Nights
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: June 18, 2009
Maestro Gregory Vajda conducts the Houston Symphony for the KPRC Local 2 Summer Symphony Nights. Guest violinist Tai Murray performs the evening's highlight, Mozart's Violin...
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Artists on Film: In a Dream
The secret of art/the art of a secret
By D.L. Groover
Published: June 18, 2009
When he was making a documentary about his father, the late Isaiah Zagar, who was perhaps the most important mosaic folk artist in America, filmmaker Jeremiah Zagar got the...
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Memories of Spain
Flamenco is just the beginning in this all-Spanish sampler
By Julia Ramey
Published: June 18, 2009
When you think Spain and dance, you naturally think flamenco. At today's repertory concert Memories of Spain, Dancepatheatre will offer small doses of the sensual dance, along...
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Lone Star Lyric Theater Festival 2009
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: June 18, 2009
Four miniature operas explore what it means to be female in the Lone Star Lyric Theater Festival 2009. Along with Maid to Mistress, Lady of Monte Carlo and The Women,...
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Brazilian Movie Night: Se Eu Fosse Você
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: June 18, 2009
Claudio and Helena have been married for a long time in the Brazilian film Se Eu Fosse Você (If I Were You). Boredom has set in, and both have very little respect for...
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