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It’s Almost Midnight
Willie Mae Sallie’s musical play has an uplifting message
By Lee Williams
Published: January 31, 2008
Willie Mae Sallie wrote the musical play It’s Almost Midnight in one sitting. The “Holy Spirit woke me up at two o’clock one morning,” she says. “I sat...
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Chef Dominique Macquet
The author of Dominique’s Fresh Flavors: Cooking with Latitude in New Orleans visits Houston
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: January 31, 2008
Most folks have never heard of Chef Dominique Macquet’s homeland, the tiny African island of Mauritius, but that doesn’t stop them from enjoying the savory tropical...
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“The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto and the Future of Pakistan”
What does the Pakistani leader’s death mean for the United States?
By FRANCISCA ORTEGA
Published: January 31, 2008
In the confused and frantic days following Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, the Pakistani government announced numerous causes of her death, ranging from gunshot wounds to...
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Brown Bags and Beethoven
The Houston Symphony offers an appetizer before the upcoming Beethoven feast
By Nick Keppler
Published: January 31, 2008
The Houston Symphony’s all-day, multiple-discussion, four-performance, full-orchestra-plus-a-choir Beethoven Experience, happening in March, may be too much for some...
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USA vs. Mexico Soccer
Mexico tries to win its first game against the US on American soil
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: January 31, 2008
The USA vs. Mexico soccer rivalry is virtually unmatched in North American sports. Historic and nationalistic factors make it more than just a game between two home teams,...
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“12th Annual Citywide African-American Art Exhibit”
Houston becomes one big gallery for the yearly Five-A event
By FRANCISCA ORTEGA
Published: January 31, 2008
It’s a good thing this is a leap year — you’re going to need that extra day if you want to see the entire 12th Annual Citywide African-American Art Exhibit....
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Brazilian Carnival 2008
Stages brings Craig Wright back to Houston
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: January 31, 2008
Get your samba shoes on, Houston — Brazilian Carnival 2008 is coming. Okay, it won’t be the five-day/shut-down-the-city celebration that they have in Rio de Janeiro,...
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The Blaggards
Step one: Drink. Step two: Jig.
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: January 31, 2008
The Continental Club will want to stock up on plenty of Jameson and Guinness today for local Irish rockers the Blaggards. The quartet creates a sound akin to The Pogues or,...
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Cirque du SoGay
All things gay and all things circus combine for a one-of-a-kind performance
By Nick Keppler
Published: January 31, 2008
The inaugural Cirque du SoGay (the title kinda gives it away, doesn’t it?) at Numbers Nightclub features Kings N Things, the drag kings of Austin, and Chelsea Luna, of the...
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Barbara Park
A children’s author writes about what unborn babies do all day in their mommy’s tummy
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: January 31, 2008
Children’s book author Barbara Park had her kids back in the days before there were ultrasounds. So when Park, who writes the Junie B. Jones book series, accompanied her...
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Flight of the Stone
A rock’s trip around the world
By Julia Ramey
Published: January 31, 2008
It’s a far cry from Alvin and the Chipmunks: Violence and global humanity — not singing rodents — are the topics in the family-friendly short film Flight of the...
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My Brother’s Wedding
Filmmaker Charles Burnett comes to Houston with a shortened version of his 1983 film
By Craig D. Lindsey
Published: January 31, 2008
African-American filmmaker Charles Burnett comes to Houston today to introduce the brand-spanking-new director’s cut of his 1983 flick, My Brother’s Wedding, once...
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Electric Purgatory: The Fate of the Black Rocker
Local filmmaker Raymond Gayle explores how the pioneers of rock became anomalies
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: January 31, 2008
Of the many rock legends, few have black faces. Jimi Hendrix, Chuck Berry, Prince and Rick James make up the short list of African-American rock and rollers. What’s...
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Reservoir Dogs
Quentin Tarantino was already at the top of his game with his debut film
By Nick Keppler
Published: January 31, 2008
While 1994’s Pulp Fiction is often seen as Quentin Tarantino’s Citizen Kane, some might argue that his 1992 debut, Reservoir Dogs, is actually his best work. Dogs has...
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“Thomas Glassford: Between Earth and Sky”
The Sicardi Gallery hosts an exhibit by the former Texan
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: January 31, 2008
Laredo-born artist Thomas Glassford has exhibited extensively throughout Texas and Mexico, with some stops in France, Germany and Spain along the way. Now based in Mexico City,...
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Aurora Video Library Open House and Menil Bookstore Deck Party
800 DVDs and BYOB — a cinephile’s wet dream
By FRANCISCA ORTEGA
Published: January 31, 2008
We’re hoping the Aurora Video Library Open House and Menil Bookstore Deck Party is as fun as its name is long. Besides screening art flicks at its church-turned-theater,...
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Christian
This Chappelle’s Show alum is more than just a pretty face
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: January 31, 2008
Fans of Chappelle’s Show and Best Week Ever will recognize Christian Finnegan — if not by name, by face. The comedian played the “crazy” white roommate on...
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The Unseen
Stages brings Craig Wright back to Houston
By Lee Williams
Published: January 31, 2008
Forget Cloverfield. For some really creepy, scary fun, see Craig Wright’s allegorical The Unseen at Stages. The darkly humorous story is about two men imprisoned in an...
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Gem of the Ocean
One of August Wilson’s last plays opens at the Ensemble Theatre
By Lee Williams
Published: January 31, 2008
Aunt Esther is 284 years old — no, that’s not a typo, 284 years. Impossible? Not in August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean, in which the wizened old woman is not only...
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Carmen
St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre brings the sultry gypsy to life
By Julia Ramey
Published: January 31, 2008
Hot passion and seduction aren’t necessarily the first things that come to mind when you think of northern Russia, but fortunately the expert performers of the St....
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