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October 23, 2007
::Private Dancer::No, Tina's not coming to town. But we do have a few invites for you to join a private party at the home of Nic Phillips. In advance of the premiere of its newest production, Babka, running November 8-18, 2007 at the Barnevelder Theater, you and a guest are... [continue]
| October 22, 2007
::Lawndale Opens Día de los Muertos Exhibit:: Today kicks off one of Lawndale's longest running annual exhibits, Día de los Muertos. For 20 years, Lawndale has hosted an open call exhibition of artworks created especially for Día de los Muertos, featuring over 300 Texas artists who contribute their contemporary... [continue]
October 19, 2007
::Dominc Walsh presnts Sleeping Beauty:: Something about the end of a tough week that makes keen on the idea of watching undulating bodies float across a stage in a modern interpretation of this classic story. Ahhh, we are getting all warm and fuzzy inside just thinking about it. That could... [continue]
October 18, 2007
::Julia's Parents Are Out Of Town:: File this one under "we are way too curious about this to miss it." We saw the flyer a few weeks ago and thought, how can we NOT check this out? Apparently, what we can gather from the ambiguous posts on b.s. Houston ArtBlog... [continue]
October 17, 2007
::Danielle Reich Trio at King Biscuit:: We saw this and we couldn't remember the last time we stopped by Height's area neighborhood pub & grub, King Biscuit. So we decided to swing back by tonight to see jazz artist, Danielle Reich. It's been too long. They probably miss us. Right?... [continue]
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October 16, 2007
::OpMom Web 2.0 Launch Party at Benjy's:: Three things we love: Moms, Web 2.0, and Benjy's. Can't go wrong here. And Houstonist has your ticket to this private launch party. Unless you've been living under a Web 1.0 rock, you are probably aware that Houston has recently been a hot... [continue]
October 15, 2007
::Inprint Brown Reading Series - Richard Powers & Jennifer Egan:: For the 27th year, Inprint presents one of the finest reading series in the country, giving Houstonians a chance to hear from and meet some of the world’s leading writers. From September through April, 14 renowned authors will come to... [continue]
October 12, 2007
::Howe Gelb At The Orange Show::Called one of the most "resilient and consistently inventive American artists of the last two decades," Howe Gelb has served as the frontman for Giant Sand, been a member of of OP8 and become owner of his own record label, "all the while entertaining, confounding... [continue]
October 11, 2007
Check this, yo. Do you love you some literary salon each month? Well here it is a again, and an excellent pair of peeps for tonight's reading. Join Houston Arts Alliance tonight, from 7PM -8PM at space125gallery for an evening of poetry, scenes and literature. "Meet the Authors" reception... [continue]
October 10, 2007
ArtsHouston Happy Hour at Salud Winery You may remember this event from a few weeks back, when an impending downpour postponed it. We thought it too good not to mention again, so here goes. Sans rain. This evening, join the ArtsHouston staff at Montrose's newest wine bar, Salud Winery (3939... [continue]
October 9, 2007
Ok, so every once in a while our own private obsessions creep into our picks for the Daily-ists. Hey, we're only human, and today's Rice lecture explores the most human aspect of us all: the brain. Yippee! (ok, enough joyous celebration of our favorite organ.) "Brain and Behavior: How We... [continue]
October 8, 2007
Monday? Really? AGAIN? Not buying it. Ugh. Let us help you though it with a little spoken word for a rainy day. Join the Rice University English Department as they welcome Steve Gehrke and Nadine Meyer, husband and wife and both winners of the 2005 National Poetry Series, as part... [continue]
October 5, 2007
::Vinyl Ranch at Leon's Lounge:: As the Houston Press finally put to rest the debate of Houston's oldest bar yesterday, we were busy planning our strategic involvement in the 2nd Annual Vinyl Ranch at Leon's Lounge. Yes, DJ Dave Wrangler is doing it again,. If you missed the first Vinyl... [continue]
October 4, 2007
::The Orange Show for Visionary Arts Concert Series:: We told you about this event in this week's Thriftster, but decided it was waaaaaay to cool not to be reminded of again. I mean, would you seriously know what to do if we didn't tell you these things? Don't answer... [continue]
October 3, 2007
::Maurice Manning and Emily Fox Gordon Poetry Reading at Diverseworks:: Giving Houstonians a chance to hear tomorrow’s great writers today. The Inprint Studio Series, presented by Inprint in association with the University of Houston Creative Writing Program and Diverseworks, features some of the best young writers in the country, as... [continue]
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October 2, 2007
::Rice University Visual & Dramitic Arts Lecture:: "Development of Japanese Contemporary Prints in the Twentieth Century" Tonight, Rice University Department of Visual and Dramatic Art presents a lecture by Japanese Printmaker, Akira Kurosaki, entitled "Development of Japanese Contemporary Prints in the Twentieth Century." Mr. Akira Kurosaki, the Dean of the... [continue]
October 1, 2007
::Open Mic Night at the Laff Stop:: We gotta admit, we are a little curious how a smoky, comedy club will, ahem, "stand-up" without, well, the smoke. Isn't that kinda, like, part of the ambiance? Is it unhealthly to call smoke ambiance. Hell, whatever. Since the smoking ordinace was passed... [continue]