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“John Alexander: A Retrospective”
The Lone Star artist, on display at the Museum of Fine arts, Houston, made multiple points
By Nick Keppler
Published: April 17, 2008
A native son is finally getting his due at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s “John Alexander: A Retrospective.” Born in Beaumont, educated at Dallas’s...
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Doña Rosita’s Jalapeno Kitchen and “Perspectivas: A Window into Their World”
A one-woman show and an art exhibit share the spotlight as part of the 2008 Texas Sor Juana Festival
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: April 17, 2008
Doña Rosita is thinking about calling it quits. After 23 years of serving up Mexican food in her restaurant, the Jalapeño Kitchen, she’s considering selling...
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“Rise and Shine” African-American Texans 1820-21st Century
An exhibit exploring the life of Texas slaves accompanies the Houston International Festival
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: April 17, 2008
The Houston International Festival’s theme “Out of Africa: The Three Journeys” celebrates the history of African peoples and their contributions to the world....
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Une Soirée Pelouse
The GLBT Community Center uses French-style fund-raising
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: April 17, 2008
Une Soirée Pelouse: A Garden Party, a fund-raiser for the Houston GLBT Community Center, has a strict dress-code policy. Patrons are required to sport Moulin...
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Amadeus: Music and a Movie
Austin’s PKW Productions provides a live soundtrack to the fictionalized life of Mozart
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: April 17, 2008
What’s better than a great movie? How about a great movie with live music? Wait, wait, how about an Academy Award--winning great movie about blood, guts and revenge with...
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“Breaking Ground”
Multimedia artist Lisa Qualls explores issues of race and ethnicity in her work
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: April 17, 2008
Lisa Qualls grew up in racially diverse Louisiana, so it’s no surprise that her artwork deals with issues of identity and ethnicity. The multimedia works in her current...
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Fresh Fridays
DWDT, Musiqa and SWAMP take over Discovery Green
By Julia Ramey
Published: April 17, 2008
With its focus on modern dance, contemporary classical music and new media, today’s Fresh Fridays performance could be considered the future of Houston’s arts scene....
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Wanda Sykes
The stand-up comedian weighs in on the Clinton/Obama race
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: April 17, 2008
Comedian Wanda Sykes has a lot to say about the upcoming presidential election. “I’m torn — Hillary, Obama. Woman, black. I’m a black woman so I’m...
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Brent Green with Jeremy Gara and Howe Gelb
Aurora opens up “Media Archeology: Live and Televised” with a musical movie man
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: April 17, 2008
All Brent Green knows about the film and visual arts world is what he has to do with it. “I never watch films and, really, I’m not interested in visual art at...
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Slide Jam: Ariane Roesch and Jane Eifler
Two artists explain their work (kinda)
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: April 17, 2008
It’s hard to squeeze three years’ worth of work into an hourlong talk, but artist Ariane Roesch says she’s willing to give it a try at the Contemporary Arts...
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Mi Bandera es la Tierra
Performance artists Nicolás Ramiro Valdez and Maria Alejandra Ibarra defend Mother Earth
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: April 17, 2008
In Mi Bandera es la Tierra (My Flag Is the Earth), performance artists Nicolás Ramiro Valdez and Maria Alejandra Ibarra mix poetry, dance, music and video to show the...
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Amy Goodman and David Goodman
The host of Democracy Now! and her brother sign their new book, Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times
By Julia Ramey
Published: April 17, 2008
There is a small army in this country whose members devote an hour a day to journalist Amy Goodman, longtime host of the public radio show Democracy Now! Even the staunchest...
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Houston Deco
Authors Jim Parsons and David Bush highlight the city’s artsy architecture
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: April 17, 2008
Sure, art deco is usually associated with Miami, New York and Los Angeles, but Houston has a wealth of examples of the 20th-century architectural style, too. Of course, given...
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Kids in the Hall
The early-’90s comedy troupe returns to the stage
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: April 17, 2008
The Kids in the Hall aren’t kids anymore. “I guess we’re not the young punks of comedy anymore, but we still feel like we are,” says Dave Foley, one-fifth...
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Texas Crawfish and Music Festival
Dozens of local and regional bands take the stage over six days
By Julia Youssefnia
Published: April 17, 2008
No matter what your musical tastes, there’s a good chance the Texas Crawfish and Music Festival will satisfy them. This annual event features three stages of music all day...
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Ed Wood
The story of the worst movie director in history needed the right weirdo director in order to make it to the big screen
By Nick Keppler
Published: April 17, 2008
Long before Ed Wood flopped into theaters in 1994, moviemakers had a fixation with the man both mocked and applauded as “the world’s worst director.” It’s...
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Brian Regan
Comedian appeals to both fans and performers of comedy
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: April 17, 2008
Brian Regan doesn’t play comedy clubs too often anymore — a couple of Comedy Central specials and albums have given him big-theater status. This means he no longer...
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Robert Hass
The U.S. Poet Laureate closes out Inprint’s Reading Series for the year
By Julia Ramey
Published: April 17, 2008
The consensus of the literary establishment is that Robert Hass is, quite simply, the greatest poet alive. Whether you agree or disagree, odds are you’ll be at once...
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Game On
Undead on Arrival: The House of the Dead 2&3 Return
House of the Dead returns for the Wii, stiff as ever
By Chris Ward
Published: April 17, 2008
If you don't remember a game called The Typing of the Dead, you're not alone. Released on the failed Sega Dreamcast system, this gory, hilariously titled arcade-style shooter...
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Do You Have Multiple Personality Disorder?
Years after Sybil, the debate continues
By Craig Malisow
Published: April 17, 2008
Sadie sits on the therapist's couch, whimpering. She's somewhere between two and three years old, and already the most horrible things have happened to her. That finger...
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