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The Collector: Mack McCormick's Huge Archive of Culture and Lore
A great American folklorist has spent a life squirreling away bits and pieces of Texas culture. Now time is running out on him and his inventory.
By John Nova Lomax
Published: November 20, 2008
An evening at Mack McCormick's house in Spring Branch always has the same structure, if vastly different forms. First things first: drinks. At 78, the widower is not getting...
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“Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art”
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: November 20, 2008
At the exhibit “Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art,” you’ll see the ABCs of basketry: artistry, beauty and creativity. Crossing 300 years of African...
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Yuletide at Bayou Bend
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: November 20, 2008
Step back in time at Yuletide at the Bayou Bend: Celebrations! Once the private home of Houston socialite Ima Hogg, Bayou Bend is now a showcase for American decorative arts....
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Negima (Series 1)
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: November 20, 2008
Anime fans can get their fix at the Alamo Drafthouse’s weekly anime night. Today’s film is Negima (Series 1), the adventures of ten-year-old Negi Springfield, a...
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Los Magnificos Car Show
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: November 20, 2008
Check out the Los Magnificos Car Show for a day of cars, music, hydraulics, bikini-clad models, cars, and did we mention, cars? There’s 25K in prize money for the best...
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The Karate Kid
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: November 20, 2008
We like Will Smith. His blockbuster movies like Independence Day, I, Robot and Men in Black not only did well at the box office, they earned him a huge following of loyal fans....
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“Day of the Dead Rock Stars”
See Bob Marley, Bo Diddley and others given the DOD treatment by artist Carlos Hernandez
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: November 20, 2008
Not even Hurricane Ike could stop artist Carlos Hernandez from finishing the paintings for his “Day of the Dead Rock Stars” exhibit. (Although, he admits, the lack of...
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An Evening of Playback Theater
Watch as improv performers act out your life onstage
By Julia Ramey
Published: November 20, 2008
The folks behind An Evening of Playback Theater go on stage with little more than an openness to new ideas. The small group of improvisational performers listens to the...
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Home Grown Motion
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: November 20, 2008
Local dancers from every background come together for an impromptu arts festival at Home Grown Motion. There’ll be hip-hop, contemporary, jazz and international dance...
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Dan Cummins
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By Dusti Rhodes
Published: November 20, 2008
Dan Cummins has appeared on The Late Late Show and Live at Gotham. He also had his own special on Comedy Central and has opened for the likes of Ron White, Jim Gaffigan and...
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Harvest of Sorrow
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: November 20, 2008
Get an inside look at the life of Sergei Rachmaninoff, one of Russia’s most loved composers, in Harvest of Sorrow. The documentary includes Russian and American concert...
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Coming to America
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By Dusti Rhodes
Published: November 20, 2008
Coming to America is arguably Eddie Murphy’s funniest film. The 1988 comedy is the story of Prince Akeem (Murphy), who ditches Africa and the luxuries of royal life to...
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Tunnel Walk & Rail Tour/MFAH
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: November 20, 2008
Sandra Lord, also known as The Tunnel Lady, takes you from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston to the University of -Houston-Downtown campus on the Tunnel Walk & Rail Tour/MFAH....
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Don’t Fight It! featuring Dave Wrangler, Piss Heavy and Young $quaddy
Midtowners meet the Montrose on the dance floor
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: November 20, 2008
Don’t Fight It! was intended to be part dance night, part cultural study and all party. “The initial goal was more of a social experiment: to use music as a merger...
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Guitars, The Born Liars, Lazy Horse
A local foursome drones out the sounds of Sleater-Kinney and Sonic Youth
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: November 20, 2008
Guitars treads somewhere between early Sonic Youth and Sleater-Kinney. A strong female singer (occasionally accompanied by distorted male vocals) is backed by guitars that are...
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Children’s Museum of Houston Thanksgiving
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: November 20, 2008
We admit we don’t quite get the connection between kids, karaoke and Thanksgiving, but hey, why not? Besides, singing karaoke is just one of the activities scheduled for...
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Dino-Bone-Anza
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: November 20, 2008
Junior paleontologists can hang out with cretaceous beasts at Dino-Bone-Anza. Working with museum staffers, kids will identify and collect fossils, and even make a plaster cast...
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A Little House Christmas
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: November 20, 2008
Sit down to a holiday dinner with Laura Ingalls and her whole family in A Little House Christmas. When the Ingalls family moves to the prairie, their new neighbors welcome them...
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Seasons of Sharing at Children’s Museum of Houston
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: November 20, 2008
Sample the winter holidays around the world during the Seasons of Sharing celebration at the Children’s Museum of Houston. The multicultural exhibits and events spotlight...
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The Body Code
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: November 20, 2008
Want to see your eye from the inside out? Or see how DNA bosses all the other cells around? Check out The Body Code at the Planetarium to see all that and more. You’ll...
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