Art by Jesse LottThe must-see shows Jesse Lott: "The Urban Frontier" and Javier de Villota: "DeHumanization Echo" close this Sunday at the Station Museum of Contemporary Art. Lott and de Villota, both based in Houston, share not so much a style as a purpose -- to express a belief in humanism.Lott's "Urban Frontier," all graceful wires and found wood shaped into animals, women and Christ figures, is a jarring juxtaposition to de Villota's "DeHumanization Echo," chaotic, graphic depictions of viol
Photo courtesy San Jacinto MuseumThe Gothic comedy The Miss Firecracker Contest closes on Sunday. Pulitzer-Prize winner Beth Henley's play is about Carnelle, a young woman with a less-than-perfect past who has entered the local beauty pageant in order to restore not only her reputation but her self-esteem as well. She's getting a little help from a cast of only-in-the-south eccentrics. There's a faded beauty queen, a fresh-from-the-mental-ward cousin, and a seamstress who got her start sewing ou