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Night & Day
“Damn, It’s Hot! I Need a Cold One”
Cinema Bomar reminds you why boozing and cruising don’t mix
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: July 10, 2008
“Damn, It’s Hot! I Need a Cold One” showcases the dangers of alcohol via outdated, out-of-print, 16-millimeter filmstrips. The vintage educational films, which...
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The Binz Architectural Walking Tour
The Greater Houston Preservation Alliance focuses on the historic homes of the Museum District
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: July 10, 2008
To keep things cool, the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance is moving its monthly afternoon tours to a later time. “We’re trying to avoid having everybody on the...
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Carolyn Haines, Dean James and Mary Saums
Three mystery writers present their latest releases
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 10, 2008
Carolyn Haines, Dean James and Mary Saums are dropping by Murder by the Book today to sign and discuss their most recent releases. Haines will present her new Sarah Booth...
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“Creature Comforts”
Artists channel their inner children at ArtStorm’s latest show
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: July 10, 2008
“The show is really young adults trying to hold onto their childhood imagination,” says curator/artist Eli Sebastian Brumbaugh about “Creature Comforts.”...
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Rockets Blacktop Battle 3-on-3 Summer Tour: Ballin’ on the Summer Blacktop
It’s time to play some b-ball
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 10, 2008
Hey, hey basketball freaks, it’s the Rockets Blacktop Battle 3-on-3 Summer Tour: Ballin’ on the Summer Blacktop. B-ball players ten years old to adult can show off...
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Meet & Greet The Real (Art) World Residents
Artists Maria Guzman, Tina Kotrla, Kia Neill and Eric Zapata do the grip-and-grin at DiverseWorks
By ALEXANDRA BEGLEY
Published: July 10, 2008
DiverseWorks has borrowed the familiar intro to MTV’s The Real World to show off their artists-in-residence: “See what happens when people start making art and start...
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Ice Worlds
The Houston Museum of Natural Science debuts a new IMAX film
By Bob Ruggiero
Published: July 10, 2008
Cool off (figuratively, at least) at the new IMAX movie Ice Worlds. The full-dome screen show takes viewers on a tour of Earth and other planets’ polar regions and icy...
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Night & Day
West Side Story
See a modern-day Romeo and Juliet on the big screen
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 10, 2008
The opening scene of West Side Story tells you everything you need to know about the musical: Tough guys, full of pent-up anger and a simmering sexuality, suddenly break out in...
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Night & Day
Movie Trailers: Trash or Treasure?
Coming soon to a theater near you: movie previews!
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: July 10, 2008
The best part about going to the movies is the previews. The other films coming soon to a theater near you are somehow always more enticing than the flick you just paid to see....
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The Unexpected Guest
The Alley’s Summer Chills mystery series offers a classic Agatha Christie whodunit
By Lee Williams
Published: July 10, 2008
If it’s summer, it must be time for the Alley’s Summer Chills mystery series. This year’s treat is the goose bump--inspiring murder mystery The Unexpected Guest...
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“In the Forest of Fontainebleau Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet”
Three generations of artists reflect on the French landscape
By ALEXANDRA BEGLEY
Published: July 10, 2008
It’s no surprise that Claude Monet found inspiration in the forest of Fontainebleau just outside Paris. The lush greenery has been known as a refuge from the bustling city...
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“Art of Can”
Red Bull puts together a caffeine-fueled exhibit
By Julia Ramey
Published: July 10, 2008
It should probably be noted that if you have so many empty Red Bull cans lying around that you think, “Hey, I’m going to make a six-foot-tall sculpture out of...
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Video Games Live
Maestro, meet Mario
By Julia Ramey
Published: July 10, 2008
Futuristic soldiers, frogs crossing the road and diminutive Italian men with a fondness for smiling mushrooms are three things not regularly associated with the rarefied world...
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“The Big Show”
Who will win top honors at the Lawndale Art Center’s annual art contest?
By Julia Ramey
Published: July 10, 2008
If recent reports from (envious) national media outlets are to be believed, Houston is weathering this recession well. Actually, it’s thriving — people are smiling...
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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Kiss a tiger, why don’t you?
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 10, 2008
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus showman Tabayara Antonio Maluenda de Campos (a.k.a. Taba) says taming tigers is easy: “You keep getting closer and closer. And...
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Christopher Titus
The comedian and former sitcom star finds humor in domestic disorder
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: July 10, 2008
Christopher Titus is a guy’s guy. We don’t mean to sound sexist, but the comedian’s brand of humor seems to play better to aging frat boy types. You might...
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“Paradise/Gravedigger”
Collectors beware — Rene Cruz wants to play with your action figures
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: July 10, 2008
Rene Cruz does something with his action figures that would make most collectors cringe: He takes them out of the box and plays with them. For his show...
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Game On
Atari's Alone in the Dark is scary for all the wrong reasons
Leave It Alone
By Chris Ward
Published: July 10, 2008
Upon playing Atari's new horror/puzzle game Alone in the Dark — the newest and most hyped in the increasingly limp franchise — you immediately realize there are far...
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Feature
Houston Has a Bad Reputation with Touring Indie Bands
They'd just as soon give us a miss.
By John Nova Lomax
Published: July 10, 2008
For lovers of modern indie rock, Houston has its very own Pearl Harbor Day — October 13, 2006. The battle took place at the Rice Military nightclub Walter's on...
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News
A Native American Family Fights Against Hair Length Rules
When five-year-old Adriel Arocha ran afoul of the Needville school district, getting cut off wasn't an option for his parents
By Paul Knight
Published: July 10, 2008
Five-year-old Adriel Arocha has been mistakenly called a pretty little girl. "No, I'm a boy," Adriel told one stranger. "I have a penis." Adriel's long, ink-black hair caused...
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