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Impulse Artist Series: In Their Own Element
Four of today’s rising star pianists perform as a collective and then in solo concerts
By Julia Ramey
Published: September 11, 2008
To call the four pianists featured in the Impulse Artist Series: In Their Own Element emerging artists is only partly fair: Each has performed internationally and received...
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University of Houston Architecture and Public Art Walking Tour
GHPA will turn your eews into aahs with unknown facts about the Cougar campus
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 11, 2008
“When a lot of people hear the words ‘University of Houston campus,’ their first reaction is, ‘Eeewww,’” says Jim Parsons. “That...
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They Don’t Want to Hear Hattie Sing!
Hattie McDaniel haunts Houston in a staged musical reading at Express Theatre
By Lee Williams
Published: September 11, 2008
Hattie McDaniel is most famous for being the first African American to win an Academy Award. Ironically, she won it for her performance as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, a...
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Quincy Troupe
Miles Davis’s co-autobiographer is also a renowned poet
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 11, 2008
Music fans know Quincy Troupe as the writer who helped pen the life story of one of America’s most influential musicians, Miles Davis. Miles: The Autobiography won the...
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Metropolis
2026 is just around the corner
By Julia Youssefnia
Published: September 11, 2008
Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927) was one of the first sci-fi movies ever made, and it’s still considered among the best. As part of the KUHF Classic Film Concert...
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listenlisten
Local quartet’s soothing rock is a strong start for the weekend
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 11, 2008
It’s the start of the weekend — perfect timing for listenlisten. We admit we’d rather hear the local quartet’s bluegrass-meets-gospel-meets-rock sound as we...
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Kathleen Madigan
This comedian doesn’t do well in a 9-to-5 lifestyle
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 11, 2008
Kathleen Madigan has an organic approach to comedy. “I never sit down and write a joke…crap just flies into my head or it doesn’t,” she says. “Like, if...
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Madama Butterfly
Watch happiness flutter away in Puccini’s most-loved opera
By LEIGH BELL
Published: September 11, 2008
Catch Madama Butterfly performed by Opera in the Heights in the intimate Lambert Hall. One of Giacomo Puccini’s most famous and woeful works, Madama Butterfly chronicles...
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David Ebershoff
The author of The 19th Wife reads from his best-selling book
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: September 11, 2008
When David Ebershoff first heard about Ann Eliza Young, Brigham Young’s 19th wife, he knew there was a book in there somewhere. “My writer’s ears stood up,”...
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“Color Drawn in Space”
Danielle Frankenthal paints absolutely nothing
By BLAKE WHITAKER
Published: September 11, 2008
If someone asks you what the work of painter Danielle Frankenthal means, it’s safe to answer “absolutely nothing” without fear of sounding like one of those...
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Thank You, Houston
Katrina evacuees say thanks to their adopted home
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: September 11, 2008
To mark the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston is presenting Thank You, Houston: A Celebration of Gulf Coast Voices, Music and Food....
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Adelante con AAMA/Pablo Montero
Mexican singer and actor throws his fame behind a good cause
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: September 11, 2008
Mexican singer and actor Pablo Montero is the definition of “tall, dark, and handsome.” See for yourself during his appearance at this year’s Adelante con AAMA...
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A Weekend of Texas Contemporary Dance
Six companies join forces for a mixed program of premieres, revivals and excerpts
By Julia Ramey
Published: September 11, 2008
Get a megadose of the thriving local dance scene at A Weekend of Texas Contemporary Dance, a festival showcasing six established companies. Dance Source Houston and its...
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“What’s in a Line?”
Judith Cottrell and Alex Lopez explore the purpose of a gallery
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: September 11, 2008
Judith Cottrell and Alex Lopez started work for the exhibit “What’s in a Line?” with a simple question: What is the purpose of an art gallery? Through...
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“Understanding Poverty”
Photographer Ben Tecumseh DeSoto focuses on homelessness
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: September 11, 2008
Most Houstonians are familiar with the name Ben DeSoto. They saw it for years in the credits of the Houston Chronicle, where he was a photojournalist. Now meet Ben Tecumseh...
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Junot Díaz
The 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner reads from his debut novel
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: September 11, 2008
With his 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction award still just a few months old, Dominican-American author Junot Díaz is enjoying a literary honeymoon. After pouring 11 years...
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“Perfectible Worlds”
Sage Sohier looks at obsession
By Julia Ramey
Published: September 11, 2008
The impulse to create a world that we have complete control over fascinated photographer Sage Sohier. After seeing a friend’s model train display, which had consumed his...
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New World Symphony
The Houston Symphony gives American composers their due
By Julia Ramey
Published: September 11, 2008
American composers and compositions inspired by America are at the heart of the Houston Symphony’s weekend program. It centers on Czech composer Antonin...
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The Color Purple
Thank You, Oprah!
By Lee Williams
Published: September 11, 2008
Steven Spielberg had a hit on his hands with his 1985 film version of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Color Purple. Now Oprah Winfrey (who played Sofia in...
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Hurricane Ike
Published: September 11, 2008
Man, nothing ruins a party like a hurricane freak-out. In light of Ike, many entertainment events for Friday, Saturday and Sunday have been canceled or rescheduled. If you...
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