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  Cool Weather and Bright Skies Bring Crowds to Festa Italiana

  October 13 at 7:11 a.m.

  It was smiles all around during the 41st Annual Festa Italiana on Saturday, with cooler temps, Italian beer tastings and wine samples, plus the usual spectator sports: grape stomp and pasta eating contests and a Bocce tournament. High school artists showed their stuff during the 13th Annual I Madonnari sidewalk art contest, and there was live music from '60s rockers The Fab 5 and Elvis tribute artist Vince King. There's still one more day of fun on Sunday, so come experience authentic Italian culture and all your favorite festival foods: meatball sandwiches, pasta, pizza, cannoli, sausage on a stick, chicken Marsala and more. (Photos by Mark Reyes.)

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  Salt, Root and Roe a Quietly Emotional Ride at Stages Repertory Theatre

  October 11 at 9:47 a.m.

  Twin sisters enter into a suicide pact in Stages Repertory Theatre's production of Salt, Root and Roe.

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  Smell That Teen Spirit in Spring Awakening at TUTS

  October 11 at 6:36 a.m.

  It should come as no surprise that late 19th-century Teutonic teens were just as randy and angsty as our Gen Zs. Raging hormones know no century. Smartly adapted from German playwright Frank Wedekind's Spring Awakening, his 1891 experimental and scathing indictment of bourgeois hypocrisy toward adolescent budding sexuality, this 2006...

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  Openings and Closings: Sixty Vines Debuts, Mala Sichuan at Finn Hall Closes

  October 11 at 5 a.m.

  Sixty Vines, 2540 University Boulevard, opens October 14. The Napa Valley-inspired restaurant has two other locations in Plano and Uptown Dallas. The Rice Village restaurant and wine bar will feature some of the same elements that distinguish the brand such as raw woods, white walls, a live greenery area, modern...

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  Reincarnated: Aaron Lee Tasjan Breaths New Life Into Songs

  October 11 at 4 a.m.

  Not many artists release an album reworking all the songs from their previous album. It’s a bold move, but Aaron Lee Tasjan has proven he is not afraid of making bold moves. This year he released Karma For Cheap: Reincarnated, exactly one year after releasing Karma For Cheap, both on...

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  Houston's 5 Best Weekend Food Bets: Mangia at the Houston Italian Festival

  October 11 at 4 a.m.

  Here’s a look at this weekend's best culinary happenings: Houston Italian Festival at the University of St. Thomas Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 3800 Montrose Head to the 41st Annual Festa Italiana to mangia on everything from...