Torie Ludwin

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• Posted It's Like Getting a Brain Massage to Houstonist
  Robert Hass wins the Pulitzer for poetry two weeks ago and then magically shows up on our doorsteps for a reading. Coincidence? No, just another example of the excellent taste and foresight of Inprint, Houston's gem of a literary organization. Go see him read tonight and find out why he won. Poetry is meant to be read aloud; listen and let Hass's well-chosen words push out the crap accumulated from a full day of...
• Posted Ticket Giveaway: Jazz Pianist Vijay Iyer this Saturday to Houstonist
  Houstonist keeps reading about Vijay Iyer (among the “new stars of jazz” by U.S. News & World Report and one of “today’s most important pianists” by The New Yorker). Vijay and his quartet make their Houston debut thanks to the ever-on-top-of-it folks at Da Camera. They play Saturday, April 26th at 8:00 PM in the Cullen Theater at the Wortham. And here's your chance to win tickets. Rollicking with an ever-morphing rhythm, Iyer's music...
• Posted Daily-Ist Thursday: Fotofest Starts Tomorrow to Houstonist
  :: FOTOFEST BIENNIAL :: Fotofest starts tomorrow and continues until April 20th. Houston will be covered inside out with some amazing photography and photo-related art, and we heartily encourage you to see as much as you can. The theme this year is China and the ancillary theme (like minoring in college?) is transformations. Get a preview of the outstanding work on show here. Start tomorrow with the opening over at official HQ: the Vine...
• Posted Daily-Ist Wednesday: Houston's Women in Theatre to Houstonist
  :: 30TH ANNIVERSARY SUSAN SMITH BLACKBURN PRIZE DRAMATIC READING :: The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize honoring women playwrights from around the world, has decided to celebrate its thirtieth anniversary by hosting a reading and the awards in Houston. Five short works by local women playwrights (a talented bunch) will be presented as dramatic readings by Houston’s acting community (another talented bunch) at the Alley Theatre’s Neuhaus Stage this Sunday, March 9th at 3:00PM. Excerpts...
• Posted Daily-Ist Tuesday: Ticket Giveaway for Exiles in Paris to Houstonist
  :: Exiles in Paris Concert by Da Camera :: At the turn of the twentieth century, musicians, choreographers, writers and painters from all over the world converged in Paris and began sharing their work and ideas with each other with the goal of revolutionizing their artistic disciplines. (We at Houstonist are expecting the same thing to happen here at any moment.) Da Camera made a series of two concerts highlights the work of these...