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“Apertura Colombia”
Colombian photographers tell graphic stories at the Station Museum of Contemporary Art
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: March 27, 2008
The graphic images in the 14-artist show “Apertura Colombia” aren’t always easy to look at. Jesús Abad Colorado’s black-and-white photography of...
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Andrea White
Mrs. Mayor reads from her new children’s book
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: March 27, 2008
Seems Andrea White, wife of Mayor Bill White, is a busy bee. Besides being Houston’s first lady, a wife and mom, and a community activist, Mrs. Mayor is an award-winning...
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Bernice Rose
The Menil’s new chief curator debuts with a lecture on the Drawing Institute
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: March 27, 2008
The Menil Collection will offer a double debut today — of both its new chief curator and the museum’s latest gallery addition — when Bernice Rose gives a tour of...
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“Anywhere But Here”
ArtStorm introduces locals to some out-of-towners
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: March 27, 2008
“Anywhere But Here” isn’t just the title of the new exhibition at ArtStorm — it also describes where the artists are from. Curators and ArtStorm board...
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Tosca
Ta’u Pupu’a goes from football star to opera singer — quite a leap
By LEIGH BELL
Published: March 27, 2008
It’s the strangest career change ever. Ta’u Pupu’a, a native of the South Pacific, went from pro football player to opera singer, playing for the Cleveland...
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Brett Mouton
A local singer/songwriter records a live CD
By William Michael Smith
Published: March 27, 2008
There’s no doubt local singer/songwriter Brett Mouton has a Texas twang. His voice is earnest and his songs filled to overflowing with lines like “Today’s guilts...
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Shell Houston Open
Ready to hit some balls?
By Bob Ruggiero
Published: March 27, 2008
Guys who excel at putting around will take part in the Shell Houston Open, the city’s PGA-affiliated golf tournament. Once again, this year, the Open will serve as the...
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“Harvest in Solstice”
The Give Up Guy goes au-natural
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: March 27, 2008
The natural theme of “Harvest in Solstice” is the result of Give Up Guy’s recent trip to the Pacific Northwest. “I think it was just being up there, being...
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Flamenco Andaluz
Bianca Antonia’s dance company fills the stage at Avant Garden
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: March 27, 2008
Onstage, Flamenco Andaluz founder Bianca Antonia is equal parts seductress and technician. Flipping her ruffled skirt, she circles her partner, swinging her hips in time to the...
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A Little Day Music
Warren Sneed and the H.S.P.V.A. Big Band are swinging at a noontime concert
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: March 27, 2008
Start your weekend early at A Little Day Music with the H.S.P.V.A. Big Band (that’s the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, for all of you who have been living...
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Bayou City Art Festival
Enjoy the artdoors this weekend
By Julia Youssefnia
Published: March 27, 2008
Forget stuffy museums and galleries this week — get your art out in the fresh air at the annual Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park. Festivalgoers can admire juried...
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Wade Wilson Art’s Second Anniversary Party
Kristine Mills heads a jazz combo featuring members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: March 27, 2008
Houston vocalist Kristine Mills was at a cocktail party when she bumped into artist/curator Wade Wilson. In between chitchat and mixed drinks, the two came up with Wade Wilson...
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Samurai!!! Japanese Film Festival
The Japanese Film Festival fights its way onto the big screen
By Julia Ramey
Published: March 27, 2008
Plenty of modern Hollywood bigshots, from Quentin Tarantino to Tom Cruise, have been seduced by the Japanese legend of the samurai, but it’s still rare to find a good...
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Robert Redford introduces Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal Wars
An actor/activist discusses the dangers of coal and the importance of unity
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: March 27, 2008
It always helps to get a pretty face behind an ugly issue. The documentary Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal Wars is narrated by the still-hunky-after-all-these-years actor/activist...
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Lucky Stiff
This frantic farce delivers the musical goods
By Lee Williams
Published: March 27, 2008
A dead uncle, six million bucks, a girl who loves dogs and a trip to Monte Carlo come together in Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s frantic musical farce Lucky Stiff. At...
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Walking with Dinosaurs
Open the door, get on the floor, everybody walk with dinosaurs
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: March 27, 2008
There are a lot of things we could say about Walking with Dinosaurs — The Live Experience, but three simple words should sum it up nicely: Huge. Freakin’. Dinosaurs....
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Neil Hamburger
The king of one-liners says gives naysayers the middle finger
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: March 27, 2008
Comedian Neil Hamburger has an unexpected attitude towards comedy clubs: “I don’t like them, and they don’t like me,” he says. America’s Funnyman (he...
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Si Se Puede
The Sandra Organ Dance Company explores the legacy of César Chávez
By Julia Ramey
Published: March 27, 2008
Civil rights and farming aren’t things you’d usually group together, but both were at the heart of the work of César Chávez, the Mexican-American leader...
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W;t
The Texas Repertory Theatre’s new production shows us how to live like we’re dying
By Lee Williams
Published: March 27, 2008
Margaret Edson’s 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning W;T (also known as Wit) is a luminous play. When it’s done right, the stunning story has the power to change lives. On...
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Houston Press Menu of Menus Extravaganza
Sample the best bites from more than 40 local restaurants
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: March 27, 2008
Get ready to dine with the dinos at the Houston Press Menu of Menus Extravaganza, benefiting the Child Advocates Inc., at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. As you gawk at...
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