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2nd Anniversary of the Poison Pen Reading Series
Monthly Literary Installment Marks Two Years with Poison Girl
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 25, 2008
The 2nd Anniversary of the Poison Pen Reading Series features a longtime listener, first-time reader. Scott Repass emcees the monthly literary installment, which is hosted at...
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History and Memory
Margarita de la Vega Hurtado looks at Augusto Pinochet's political coup in Chile
By Julia Ramey
Published: September 25, 2008
Long before the date September 11 became significant in the American collective memory, it was already well ensconced in that of the people of Chile as the date of the coup in...
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Shylock, The Jew of Venice
A Complete Work of Shakespeare (Abridged and Encamped)
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 25, 2008
The play Shylock, The Jew of Venice sets Shakespeare's alleged anti-Semitism in a concentration camp. Classical Theatre Company's director and co-writer, John Johnston, takes...
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Bright Men of Learning
Local band attracts punks and noisemakers with its classic rock
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 25, 2008
"A novice guitar player could play our songs, and I know that because I am a novice guitar player," says Bright Men of Learning front man Marshall Preddy. But it's not always...
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Jose Miguel Yamal Latin Jazz Quartet
Da Camera opens its daytime concert series
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: September 25, 2008
Da Camera kicks off A Little Day Music, its annual series of free lunchtime concerts, with a performance by the José-Miguel Yamal Latin Jazz Quartet, a Houston favorite....
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Sideshow Tramps and News on the March
A local show features two of Houston's best folk-inspired rock outfits
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 25, 2008
A Sideshow Tramps-News on the March match-up is a no-doubt, sure-fire, worth-every-penny bill. News on the March is a group of local up-and-comers who continue to impress...
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Living Room Art: "Brown in the Third Ward"
This event explores diverse backgrounds in a comfy setting
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 25, 2008
Voices Breaking Boundaries wants to slip into something a little more comfortable. For Living Room Art: "Brown in the Third Ward," the local art collective is inviting patrons...
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"Dr. Seuss Wants You!"
The creator of Horton Hears a Who also spent time drawing anti-Nazi political cartoons during
By Julia Ramey
Published: September 25, 2008
It's hard to imagine that the same mind that created the Cat in the Hat, the Lorax and Yertle the Turtle spent time contemplating war and genocide, but it turns out that Dr....
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David Handler
Have lunch with the author of The Sour Cherry Surprise
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: September 25, 2008
Have lunch with David Handler during the midday reading of his sixth Desiree Mitry title, The Sour Cherry Surpise. As the book opens, Sour Cherry Lane has gone crazy. Usually...
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"Art and Power in the Central African Savannah"
The Menil Collection highlights the sculptures of the Chokwe, Luluwa, Songye and Luba peoples of Africa
By Julia Ramey
Published: September 25, 2008
The African savannah, as nearly everyone who's ever seen a nature documentary knows, is loaded with amazing wildlife. But it's also home to some fascinating human cultures,...
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"Drifting Away"
Photographer Erika Diettes explores the aftermath of Colombia's disappeared
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: September 25, 2008
Someone once said, "All art is political." That's apparent in photographer Erika Diettes's "Drifting Away." Her moving exhibit of life-size images, which are printed onto clear...
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Tron
Go inside your favorite golden oldie video game
By Bob Ruggiero
Published: September 25, 2008
For men of a certain age (okay, those of us pushing 40), the early '80s were the golden era of video games. And what's the only thing better than being joystick heroes and...
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Strega Nona
Opera to Go! brings the children's book to the stage
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: September 25, 2008
The children's opera Strega Nona (Grandma Witch) has some pretty big lessons to teach, like respecting other people's property, taking responsibility for your mistakes and...
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The 12th Annual Houston Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival
From Milton Berle to Tab Hunter - they're all at Q-Fest
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: September 25, 2008
Sir John Gielgud, Tab Hunter and Liberace all on the big screen together - where else but Q-Fest, the 12th Annual Houston Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival? Today's...
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Body of War
A young soldier finds his place in the world after an Iraqi bullet leaves him paralyzed
By BLAKE WHITAKER
Published: September 25, 2008
Tomas Young joined the Army after 9/11 to get revenge on the perpetrators of the attacks. He thought he would go to Afghanistan; he never wanted to fight in Iraq, which is...
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"The Sounds I See: Photographs of Musicians"
This MFAH exhibit features live shots of popular music's greatest contributors
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 25, 2008
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is hosting some of history's greatest performers in concert...in pictures. "The Sounds I See: Photographs of Musicians" is a collection of...
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Darryl Wimberley
The author of the noir thriller Kaleidoscope brings his freak show to Houston
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: September 25, 2008
Siamese twins, freaks, dwarfs, sword-swallowers, gangsters, giants and a sadistic killer all play a role in Darryl Wimberley's Kaleidoscope. The author of A Rock and a Hard...
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Mozart and Shostakovich
The Houston Symphony welcomes orchestrated poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 25, 2008
After performing Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21, the Houston Symphony will fill Jones Hall with controversy. Mozart and Shostakovich ends with a performance of Shostakovich's...
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Game On
Spore Isn't the Leap You've Been Led to Believe
The Revolution Will Be Televised
By Gary Hodges
Published: September 25, 2008
After years of development and nearly as many years of hype, Spore has arrived — an event made so big by the association of Will Wright (SimCity, The Sims) and EA's...
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Feature
Rex "Wrecks" Bell Is Just Playing
The Galveston singer-songwriter spent a lot of years on the periphery of music greatness and right in the middle of its excesses
By John Nova Lomax
Published: September 25, 2008
Foreword: Much of the reporting of this feature took place before Hurricane Ike. On the eve of the storm, Rex Bell sent the following e-mail out to his mailing list: "Well, I'm...
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