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The MLK Day Parade
Two factions turn MLK Day into a competition
By Bob Ruggiero
Published: January 17, 2008
Each year, two long-warring factions compete to produce Houston’s “real” MLK celebration (such a great way to honor a man of peace, don’t you think?). The...
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Tristar Collectors Show
Craig Biggio, Joe Theismann and Jim Brown will all be in the same place, with pen in hand
By Bob Ruggiero
Published: January 17, 2008
Looking for that rare Larry Bird rookie card or a football thrown by Brett Favre? How about an authentic, unopened Reggie Bar? (Mmm…decades-old chocolate!) You could track...
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“Dreaming Cows”
Betty LaDuke supports Heifer International through her artwork
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: January 17, 2008
Just in case you were wondering — yes, cows do dream. In fact, they dream in color, at least according to artist Betty LaDuke. LaDuke’s “Dreaming Cows”...
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999 Eyes Freakshow and Dirty Comedy Show
A night guaranteed to be freakin’ hilarious
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: January 17, 2008
We’re guessing the 999 Eyes Freakshow and Dirty Comedy Show is a dream come true for comic Danny Rios. The local joke slinger, who won the 2006 Laff Stop Houston’s...
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Pomegranate Film Festival
Local teen filmmakers get a chance to show off at CAMH
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: January 17, 2008
The Pomegranate Film Festival might have a funny name, but its 15 or so participating filmmakers are serious about their craft. “It’s films that are produced and...
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The Mathletes
Local nerd rockers start the New Year off with a wave goodbye
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: January 17, 2008
The Mathletes are starting out the year by calling it quits. We’re disappointed to hear the news about the quirky local rockers, who combine the genius of They Might Be...
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Virgil Grotfeldt, “Paintings”
A Houston artist delves into otherworldly abstractions
By Troy Schulze
Published: January 17, 2008
Unfamiliarity is a hallmark of Virgil Grotfeldt’s otherworldly paintings, and you can see why in his latest exhibit at the Wade Wilson Art Gallery, “Paintings.”...
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Cooper-Moore Trio
An underground jazz star rekindles an old flame (but not literally)
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: January 17, 2008
After rising to popularity in the late-’70s American underground jazz scene, -Cooper-Moore returned home from a European tour and set his piano on fire one day in 1981....
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The Cellar Door
Horror, horror and more horror — isn’t that special?
By Julia Youssefnia
Published: January 17, 2008
You’ll take an extra look around to make sure some creepy guy hasn’t followed you home after watching Matt Zettell’s The Cellar Door. In the psychological horror...
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Anne Winters
An award-winning writer reads from her latest book of poetry
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: January 17, 2008
Poets love to make readers dig for meaning — of a title, a phrase, a symbol. Anne Winters does exactly that with The Displaced of Capital. (Fans of Winters’s first...
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Iranian Film Festival
By Nick Keppler
Published: January 17, 2008
Despite being persona non grata in international circles, the nation of Iran continues to have a flourishing film industry Like few other countries in the global crosshairs,...
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Rushmore
There’s more to love about Wes Anderson’s 1998 masterpiece than its local connection
By Nick Keppler
Published: January 17, 2008
Rushmore was directed by Houston native Wes Anderson, using his alma mater St. John’s School and neighboring Lamar High School as settings. Is there anyone out there...
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Vintage Radio Roadshow
Get your old-timey radio checked out and (most importantly) price
By Bob Ruggiero
Published: January 17, 2008
Attention Mr. and Mrs. America and all the ships at sea! Remember yesteryear, when the iPod wasn’t how most people listened to music and when the radio adventures of The...
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“Chantal Akerman: Moving Through Time and Space”
Blaffer Gallery hosts the first major U.S. museum exhibition for the filmmaker and video artist
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: January 17, 2008
Renowned filmmaker and video artist Chantal Akerman gets her first solo exhibition in a U.S. museum with “Chantal Akerman: Moving Through Time and Space.” The...
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Grown-Up Storytime
Local theatre troupe Boo Town presents other people’s stories
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: January 17, 2008
For the latest installment of its Grown-Up Storytime series, local underground theater troupe Boo Town took submissions from Houston writers. Unfortunately, the group’s...
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The Locust
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: January 17, 2008
The Locust could give you a seizure. The San Diego outfit’s experimental punk/metal ditties sound more like musical fits, thanks to insane time signatures and...
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Auction Exhibit Opening
The Houston Photography Center is bringing out its most sellable stock
By Nick Keppler
Published: January 17, 2008
Proving that art isn’t just something you look at in galleries, but something you can touch, own and take home with you, the HCP is putting 80 prints up for sale at its...
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Margaret Cho
Comedian previews her new Beautiful tour in a workshop performance
By P.F. Wilson
Published: January 17, 2008
Opinionated and sometimes bawdy, comedian Margaret Cho isn’t afraid to reinvent herself. After a meteoric rise to fame in the early ‘90s, she landed her own sitcom on...
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Jeanine Walker
Local poet starts with a phrase and drives with it
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: January 17, 2008
If you see Jeanine Walker swerving on the road, she hasn’t been drinking — she’s been thinking. “Poet on board: careful,” she says, laughing (hey, that...
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Vikram Chandra and Mayra Montero
Indian-born Chandra joins Cuban-born Montero for an evening of international storytelling
By Julia Ramey
Published: January 17, 2008
Inprint looks well beyond the Bayou City today as it welcomes Vikram Chandra and Mayra Montero to read as part of the Brown Reading Series. The Indian-born Chandra is actually...
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