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“Interwoven Traditions: The Spiritual Journey from African to African-American” and “The Road to the Promised Land: Martin Luther King Jr. & the Civil Rights Movement”
Two exhibits examine the history of black Americans
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: June 12, 2008
Two new exhibits at The Heritage Society examine the African-American experience. The first is “Interwoven Traditions: The Spiritual Journey from African to...
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“Vibrant: Houston Artists in City Halls”
Thirty-two painters and photographers take over the walls of 901 Bagby
By DONOVAN ERIK PARKER
Published: June 12, 2008
You might have a little trouble finding “Vibrant: Houston Artists in City Halls.” The 32 paintings, drawings and photographs that make up the exhibit are spread over...
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Oscar De La Hoya
The author of American Son discusses his life in and out of the boxing ring
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: June 12, 2008
The title of boxing champ Oscar De La Hoya’s autobiography, American Son, has a double meaning. Yes, he’s the golden boy of the American boxing world, but he’s...
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Diva
Is the 1981 classic artsy or just French?
By Nick Keppler
Published: June 12, 2008
Because of its sleek production values, well-constructed visual language and philosophical undertones, the 1981 French classic Diva gets away with a plot that, on the surface,...
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Gary Panter
The master comic book artist signs his two-volume retrospective
By Chris Gray
Published: June 12, 2008
Two years ago, Gary Panter was featured alongside Charles Schulz, Will Eisner, Jack Kirby, Harvey Kurtzman, R. Crumb, Chris Ware, Art Spiegelman and others in the touring...
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bare
Gay teenagers, love, drama, scandal and a great score make for one of the summer’s best shows
By Lee Williams
Published: June 12, 2008
Teenaged love and all its angsty conflict can get very dramatic. In Jon Hartmere Jr. and Damon Intrabartolo’s bare, that drama turns into tragedy. The pop opera that...
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Gilligan’s Island
The musical about the ill-fated SS Minnow finally arrives
By Lee Williams
Published: June 12, 2008
Come on, you knew it was coming. It was only a matter of time before someone created Gilligan’s Island the Musical. After all, Gilligan and his pals aboard the ill-fated...
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Richard Lewis
This comedian isn’t short on subject matter
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: June 12, 2008
Reporters who interview comedian/actor/author Richard Lewis don’t have to worry about questions — they won’t get to ask any. His recent appearances on shows like...
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Ryan Stout
This L.A.-based comedian has a unique brand of logic
By Julia Youssefnia
Published: June 12, 2008
Ryan Stout often says the unexpected. For instance, the young comedian answers pro-lifers who ask, “What if Jesus had been aborted?” with “Well, then he would...
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Jessica Brody
A novelist explores the relief and grief of exposing cheaters in The Fidelity Files
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: June 12, 2008
We’re guessing Jessica Brody’s interest in infidelity might make potential suitors nervous. “I have kind of an obsession with it,” says the author of The...
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“Texas Grassroots: Botanical Prints by David J. Webb”
The Printing Museum hosts a show of monochromatic prints
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: June 12, 2008
“Texas Grassroots: Botanical Prints by David J. Webb” features prints made using grass he collected from around Houston. Precise down to the smallest detail and...
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“Ever Present”
Ruth Pastine mounts seven paintings at Gallery Sonja Roesch
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: June 12, 2008
Ruth Pastine uses a tiny two-inch brush to create the large-scale monochromatic paintings in “Ever Present.” The works seem seamless, as if swept on with a huge...
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“End Game: British Contemporary Art from the Chaney Family Foundation”
From skeletons to steel wire, the YBAs use anything and everything to make avant-garde art
By Julia Ramey
Published: June 12, 2008
London is the epicenter of the avant-garde art world, and YBAs (Young British Artists) are why. Shocking and controversial when they exploded onto the scene in the 1980s and...
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“The Kid Collection: Selected Images from John Cleary’s Personal Collection”
The Houston Center for Photography honors a friend with a look at some of his favorite photographs
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: June 12, 2008
When he died, local art collector and dealer John Cleary left a mass of photographs, some of which are on display at the Houston Center for Photography’s exhibit “The...
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Superman
In the age of limitless special effects, Richard Donner’s superhero flick could teach youngsters a thing or two about character.
By Nick Keppler
Published: June 12, 2008
Richard Donner’s original Superman is paced less like an action movie and more like a biography, with a story everyone knows presented in lush Hollywood hues. In...
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Best of Cinematexas
A now-defunct short film festival heads to Houston for one last screening
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: June 12, 2008
The Aurora Picture Show is digging up a buried Austin treasure for one last screening. Best of Cinematexas will feature gems from the internationally acclaimed festival, which...
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Randy Weston
This notable jazz pianist is the musical third of The Blew Notes Trio
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: June 12, 2008
Randy Weston became a jazz powerhouse by knowing his history. Back in the ‘50s, the Brooklyn-born pianist took the styles of Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk and infused...
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The Giver
Utopia is upended at this Stages Repertory Theatre production
By Julia Ramey
Published: June 12, 2008
Lois Lowry’s novel The Giver has seduced millions of readers. It made Lowry a literary hero (and landed her on a number of banned-book lists). Her message will be...
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“Moments in a Decade”
The Psophonia Dance Company is as old as the Euro and going just as strong
By Julia Ramey
Published: June 12, 2008
For a small dance company, ten years is a significant milestone. You’ve survived, a monumental and rare achievement in an era of tight funding for small troupes, and...
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Hero We Go Again with Guitar Hero: World Tour
Fake-instrument overload offers plenty to fret about
By Chris Ward
Published: June 12, 2008
I am absolutely dreading the arrival of Guitar Hero: World Tour. Can't even enjoy the summer. It might sound like insanity given that the fourth installment in the Guitar Hero...
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