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Language Barrier at Child Protective Services
For the first year, Baby Raymond lived happily with his family. Then the agency took him away and even though his Chinese-American family fought to get him back, they couldn't find the right words
By Craig Malisow
Published: September 18, 2008
And the Lord said, "Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will...
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“The Great Indoors”
Artist Aurora Robson is in love with string theory
By Julia Ramey
Published: September 18, 2008
The Brooklyn-based artist Aurora Robson proclaims to be “in love” with string theory. But before everyone who is still traumatized by high school physics hightails it...
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Underworld’s Monthly Bash
Seraphemera Books brings a goth writer and musician together for a multimedia night
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: September 18, 2008
Seraphemera Books is taking a chance that goth music fans are literary as well when they pair the musician Voltaire with author Gabrielle S. Faust for this edition of the...
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Fans of the Sea Duck Race
Rubber Ducky, you’re No. 1!
By Julia Ramey
Published: September 18, 2008
Regression is a very acceptable practice when there’s charity involved. Case in point: MarineBio.org’s second annual Fans of the Sea Duck Race, in which kids and...
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The Edward James Olmos 6th Annual Houston Latino Book and Family Festival
See writers, writers everywhere at the GRBCC
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: September 18, 2008
Named after actor/director/author/activist Edward James Olmos, The Edward James Olmos 6th Annual Houston Latino Book and Family Festival has a cumbersome title. Thankfully,...
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The Gulf Coast Film Festival Opener
Twenty-six films screen over a three-day celebration of independent movies
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: September 18, 2008
The Gulf Coast Film Festival covers everything from the demise of AstroWorld to the world’s craziest diet to love among science nerds. Festival Director Hal Wixon says,...
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Gulf Coast Reading Series
The season opener showcases three poets from the UH Creative Writing Program
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 18, 2008
Nothing says “back to school” like witnessing the results of a good edumacation. The Gulf Coast Reading Series starts out the school year with a trio of talent from...
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Las Fiestas de Frida
Canal Street Gallery celebrates the legacy of one of Mexico’s most loved artists with a mix of talk, art, and food
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: September 18, 2008
Latin American cultural expert Gregorio Luke starts things off at Las Fiestas de Frida. He’ll discuss the impact and legacy of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, best known...
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Outsider Comedy
Local comedians band together and embrace their dorkiness
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 18, 2008
Outsider Comedy features people who fit two types of characters: aspiring comedians and dorks. (Yes, they can be mutually exclusive.) The event was founded by local comic Eric...
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Michael Scott
The author of The Magician reminds us that some legends are true
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: September 18, 2008
Here’s the truth: One, Nicholas Flamel was born in Paris in 1330. Two, the greatest alchemist of his time, it was rumored that he discovered the secret of immortality....
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This is Spinal Tap
See the first mockumentary
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 18, 2008
Turn it up to 11, it’s time for This is Spinal Tap, the film about the world’s funniest (and fictional…est) heavy metal band. Spinal Tap was the first...
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Green House Gallery Opening
Houston’s newest gallery is all about the green
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 18, 2008
Creation meets conservation today at the Green House Gallery Opening. The latest addition to Houston’s art scene is a showcase space for a collective of 12 artists who put...
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“in the shadow of doubt”
Scott Gordon rips into found paper objects for his collages
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 18, 2008
Scott Gordon rips things into shape. For his exhibit “in the shadow of doubt,” the artist manipulates old paper materials — newspapers, photographs, book pages...
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Buffalo Bayou Kayak Tour
See the city from water’s point of view
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 18, 2008
The Buffalo Bayou Kayak Tour allows you to explore Houston’s downtown waterways without having to actually get in the water (not always a wise choice). Paddlers are guided...
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National Paintball League Super 7 World Series
Amateurs looking to get a leg up in paint warfare can try their luck at this five-man team tournament
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 18, 2008
Paintball games are not just a dignity-robbing exercise in teamwork anymore. That pastime, known to many corporate office jockeys as a great way to humiliate their co-workers...
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“Radar Eyes”
The ArtCar Museum reopens with an exhibition of silk-screened experimental prints
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: September 18, 2008
The ArtCar Museum has been closed the last couple of weeks for renovations, but it opens this month with “Radar Eyes,” an exhibition of 200-plus silk-screened prints...
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The Wizard of Oz sing-a-long
Belt out “Over the Rainbow” and “We’re Off to See the Wizard”
By Julia Ramey
Published: September 18, 2008
You know you do it alone in the shower anyway, so you might as well do it in public, right? We’re talking about singing, of course (get your mind out of the gutter!). Put...
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Manhattan Short Film Festival
Be part of an international jury and judge for yourself which is the show’s best entry
By BLAKE WHITAKER
Published: September 18, 2008
If you’ve got impeccable taste — who doesn’t? — and a penchant for giving your opinion — again, who doesn’t? — the Manhattan Short Film...
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The Shivering Eyelash
Catch the most groundbreaking avant-garde films of the last 100 years
By Julia Ramey
Published: September 18, 2008
Give an event a title like The Shivering Eyelash, and you know right away it’s a little, well, weird. But weirdness is something the folks at the International...
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Museum District Day
Visit Houston’s temples of knowledge, speed-dating style
By Bob Ruggiero
Published: September 18, 2008
So you say you want culture and refinement, but you just don’t have the time to peruse all of Houston’s diverse temples of knowledge? Knock ‘em out speed--dating...
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