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“Tools of the Book Conservator’s Art”
The Houston Public Library’s restoration craftsmen turn the page
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 24, 2008
Take a look at the instruments and materials used by the Houston Public Library’s restoration craftsmen in the exhibit “Tools of the Book Conservator’s...
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Teenage Kicks
This local trio won’t take up too much of your time, but it will give you some rockin’ jams
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: July 24, 2008
“I don’t think we’d ever played for more than 15 minutes at a show,” says Teenage Kicks guitarist Kirk Campbell. “Twenty tops, yeah,” agrees...
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Company
The Tony Award-winning musical has been updated for a modern audience
By Julia Youssefnia
Published: July 24, 2008
When Stephen Sondheim and George Furth dreamed up their Tony Award--winning musical Company back in 1971, the institutions of marriage and relationships were shifting along...
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Marilyn Logan
“The Money Lady” reads from I Can’t Afford to Marry You
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 24, 2008
Marilyn Logan was marrying the man of her dreams. She had a beautiful wedding planned, the perfect dress and engraved invitations already sent out to a couple hundred people....
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11th Annual Festival of Originals
See a literary star in the making at Theatre Southwest
By Lee Williams
Published: July 24, 2008
Aspiring playwrights from all over the country send their babies to Theatre Southwest in hopes of watching them grow into full-fledged productions. See the five chosen this...
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Michael Winslow
A noise man turns up the funny and heads back to stand-up
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: July 24, 2008
Michael Winslow is the coolest thing about most B comedies in the ‘80s. You know him as the actor who made all the sweet noises in Spaceballs and the Police Academy...
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Midget Wrestling Mania
It’s a bite-size beatdown with Lil’ Nasty, Meatball, Toad and Pitbull Patterson
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: July 24, 2008
Midget Wrestling Mania is brought to you by the little people behind the Micro Wrestling Federation. And it’ll take more than an outstretched hand on the head to stop...
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Two Star Symphony
A local string quartet releases its newest effort, Love and Other Demons
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: July 24, 2008
The members of Two Star Symphony are pretty stoked about their new album. During the mastering sessions for Love and Other Demons, violinist Debra Brown sent a text message to...
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SPIN4
The Houston Center for Photography offers a visual take on Mad Libs
By Nick Keppler
Published: July 24, 2008
Today’s SPIN4 party at the Houston Center for Photography brings Lens Libs, a variation on the word game Mad Libs. To play, photographers snap pictures representing...
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Concierto: Gracias Houston (Concert: Thank You Houston)
Raul Brindis throws a Latin music mega-party
By Amanda Mahmoudi
Published: July 24, 2008
Raul Brindis, from the nationally syndicated Latino radio show “El Show de Raul Brindis y Pepito,” hosts the fourth annual Concierto: Gracias Houston (Concert: Thank...
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“Joannaversary: Parachutists Are the Loneliest People”
An exhibit revisits a past exhibit and adds more artists to the mix
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: July 24, 2008
“Joannaversary: Parachutists Are the Loneliest People” is like a re-release with bonus features. The exhibit revisits the first show by Joanna curators Brian Rod and...
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The Lady Vanishes
Hitchcock hits the rails in his 1938 release
By Julia Ramey
Published: July 24, 2008
Alfred Hitchcock set his 1938 film The Lady Vanishes in a train snaking across Europe. Of course, it’s Hitchcock, so his lovely young socialite star, Iris (an...
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“Farouk Hosny: The Energy of Abstraction”
An Egyptian artist paints over politics
By Julia Ramey
Published: July 24, 2008
Farouk Hosny has impressively managed to wield his artistic prowess both as a painter and a politician. His work has been shown all over the world, and he’s created many...
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Stand by Me
Domy screens a classic tale about boys, summer and (gulp) leeches
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: July 24, 2008
The 1986 film Stand by Me is based on Stephen King’s novella The Body, which chronicles the summer quest of four 12-year-old boys (played in the film by Wil Wheaton, River...
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“Sequence”
Gallery Sonja Roesch presents new art by Susanne Ackermann and Rossana Martinez
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 24, 2008
Susanne Ackermann and Rossana Martinez know how to keep it within the lines. Both women make works based on repetition and layering, transforming the basic line into something...
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Animal House
Welcome the Delta Tau Chi fraternity back to the big screen
By Bob Ruggiero
Published: July 24, 2008
National Lampoon’s Animal House convinced a whole generation of young boys that college life would be nonstop revelry, complete with keg parties, pot-puffing,...
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The 400 Blows/Monika
François Truffaut and Ingmar Bergman tackle tortured teenagers
By Julia Ramey
Published: July 24, 2008
It’s hard to imagine cinema without François Truffaut and Ingmar Bergman, whose paradigm-busting films resisted the mainstream in favor of radical styles and...
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Lewis Black
The angriest comedian in show biz thinks Houston is tops
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: July 24, 2008
Of all things that irk Lewis Black, Houston isn’t one of them. “People bitch about it,” Black says, going on to score points with every Houstonian ever. “I...
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Little Women
Masquerade Theatre mounts a musical production of Louisa May Alcott’s famous story
By Lee Williams
Published: July 24, 2008
Mothers and daughters: Your show has arrived. The musical version of Louisa May Alcott’s much loved Little Women comes to Houston thanks to the family-friendly folks at...
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Daniel Silva
The mystery writer reads from his latest release, Moscow Rules
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 24, 2008
Gabriel Allon just wants to spend some time with his new wife in a country villa, far from the daily dangers of the international spy game. Then a call comes from a journalist...
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