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Even seated outside the Taft Street Coffeehouse on a peaceful, breezy North Montrose Tuesday, Tim O'Brien overflows with nervous energy, occasionally cut with a shot of pure...
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When you get Gay Men's Chorus of Houston Artistic Director Linus Lerner talking about the holiday show A Twisted Holiday, he can't stop himself from laughing. "The show is...
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Newscaster Elizabeth Vargas hosts a one-night screening of Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders LIVE, a documentary that follows four physicians working in...
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Shrunken heads of the Amazon might sound like the title of a '50s B-movie set in the jungle, but the bizarre artifacts do indeed have a basis in reality. Anthropologist Dr....
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Tired of turkey? Yawning over yams? The Blue Willow Bookshop has the cookbook for you with Rebecca Rather's Pastry Queen Parties: Entertaining Friends and Family, Texas Style....
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The improv athletes of ComedySportz will put a slightly different spin on Dickens's most famous tale with A Christmas Carol: Unscripted this season as they meld the basic plot...
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It'll be years before you and the kids really share tastes in film, so an opportunity for mutual enjoyment like The Best of the New York International Children's Film Festival...
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Clear Lake has spent much of the year recovering from the flooding, pollution and structural devastation brought by Hurricane Ike. But there's one event that Mother Nature...
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Los Angeles-based artist Jennifer Pastor will be on hand to discuss her latest exhibit, "Dead Landscape," during today's opening reception. Pastor juxtaposes materials from...
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Most of us consider ourselves enormously successful if, during the 24 days before Christmas, we manage to buy a couple gifts and not gain 20 pounds. Over a 24-day period in...
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At first glance, it might seem like just another holiday concert: With Very Merry Pops, conductor Michael Krajewski and the singers of the Houston Symphony Chorus will join the...
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Get a glimpse at West Texas in Libbie Masterson's photo exhibit "STILL." Masterson strays from her usual focus on ice scenes to capture black-and-white images of isolated Texas...
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Classical Theatre Company's remounted reading of The Second Shepherd's Play tells two stories. First, it chronicles the comedic adventures of Mak, a thief who steals a sheep...
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You may know comedian Henry Cho from his frequent guest spots on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson or his comedy DVD What's That Clickin’ Noise?. The...
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If you've forgotten your Spanish verbs since high school, the word "volver" means "to return." In the 2006 Spanish film Volver, director Pedro Almodovar tells the story of a...
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If you've ever heard a crime journalist refer to "The Rashômon Effect" but thought it had something to do with the aftereffects of bad sushi, today's your lucky day....
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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's DIY-yuletide event December Artful Thursday: Starry Night - The Annual Ornament-Making Extravaganza puts a tasteful twist on tree trimming...
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It's every leftover Beavis and Butt-head fan's dream: the former stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000, now with RiffTrax.com and Weird Al Yankovic, all together for a...
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New Orleans-born photographer Jay Rusovich releases his new book InsideOut on December 15 at an opening reception of the art exhibit of the same name at Deborah Colton...
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What could be better than a Dr. Sketchy Life Drawing session? With nearly nude models lounging around for your drawing pleasure and libations liberally flowing, it's already a...
