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Nothing says "rodeo" quite like a manufactured Disney pop star, and the Houston Live Stock and Rodeo's organizers know that. That's why they booked Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus for the March 9th slot in the program. The fact that having Hannah Montana on the bill is a sure-fire recipe for making parents' wallets hemorrhage probably played a role, too.

::Dominic Walsh Dance: Celebrating Moving Bodies - Moving Minds::

Tonight, Da Camera has put together an incredible line-up of twentieth century musical works, all of which were inspired by works of art -- namely, works of art by artists represented in the Menil Collection. This is going to be a knock-out concert. John Zorn *and* Arvo Pärt! Paul Klee *and* Joseph Cornell! Houstonist is a little giddy at the thought. Here's the program: Paul Dessau ~ Guernica (after Picasso) Stefan Wolpe ~ To Anna...

::Ken Burns' The War at the Wortham Center:: How did you spend your Veteran's Day? Did you fly a flag? Did you hug a Vet? No? Well, here's your last chance at redemption. If you missed Ken Burns' World War II Series, The War, on PBS a few months back, you can catch it again tonight at the Wortham Center, as Burns is on hand to screen and discuss the series. Burns' works are...

Gloria Steinem presents "The Progression Of Feminism: Where Are We Going?" Tonight at Wortham Center, the Progressive Forum Houston presents pioneer of the modern feminsit movement, Gloria Steinem, in a program that urges audiences to reconstruct their understanding of gender roles to foster a national spirit of cooperation for advancing of the rights of all citizens, especially our children. Gloria Steinem's philosophy and fight for equal rights for women transformed America, creating a social acceptance...

Lunch Films at Aurora Earlier this week, we told you about one great event happening tonight in the Heights. And here's another just down the road. Lunch Films premieres today and tomorrow at Aurora Picture Show. “By accident, I started a series of lunch shorts. I bought a filmmaker lunch because he was broke. I asked for a short film in return for the cost of the lunch and wrote rules on a napkin to...

Good morning, Houston. As we prepare for the rain chance to increase again — yeah, sorry, we hate to be the bearers of bad news — we're stopping for a second to realize just how much it's rained so far this month. Officially, we've had 8.34 inches of rain so far in July, smashing the 2.34-inch average for the month and making this the eighth-wettest July on record. And there's still a week left...

The Music of Led Zeppelin: A Rock Symphony Now this one's personal. We can almost rememeer every detail of the day our visionary parents placed in our hands 4 cassettes. Standing in the kitchen, near the old antique dresser that held their supply of 8 tracks, albums, and cassettes; The place where we first laid eyes on the cover of Blind Faith's Blind Faith and knew we were looking in a drawer we shouldn't be;...

Hello, scholar. Remember Homer? Or at least remember having that big old book with highlighting on the first 3 pages and then nothing after? Still having trouble getting through the classics? Why read Homer when you can have it read to you? Exactly - which is why Thursday night, May 31, the Museum of Fine Arts is hosting a Dramatic Reading of The Odyssey. Homer's epic poem will be brought to life by several actors...

Needing to brush up on your smarts? No date for Monday night? Good news. On Monday, May 21, Progressive Forum Houston welcomes playwright and queen of academe, Anna Deveare Smith to the Wortham Center. Smith first received national attention for her play, Fires in the Mirror, which brought the harsh street realities of 1990's Brooklyn to the stage. Smith's work in the theater addresses issues of identity politics and race, and her academic reputation is...

Good morning, Houston. So here's something cool to look forward to for the next two years: In mid-2009, 20 of the famed terra cotta warriors of Xi'an will be on display at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. The exhibition will run from May 18 to Sept. 25; until then, you can visit the local knockoff, which is quite impressive in its own right. >> Early voting begins today: Harris County voters will be...

The city and Reliant Energy have teamed up to encourage local residents to switch to more energy efficient lights. They are urging Houstonians to switch to compact fluorescent lights, which use less energy and are a lot cooler. Which means saving money and reducing your demand for power. Which means less demand for polluting power plants.

Senior Time magazine columnist Joe Klein will speak tonight at the Wortham Center on Islam, Iraq, and the War on Terror. Klein is "one of America’s most astute observers of politics and international affairs" and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of a number of books, including his most recent Politics Lost: How American Politics Was Trivialized By People Who Think You’re Stupid, a tirade against political consultants in...

Calling all cute committed couples for casting: The ABC television network will be in Houston today and tomorrow, auditioning newlyweds to participate in the upcoming reality show Dream House. From what we understand, the basic premise of the program involves several married couples competing to win the home of their dreams—a dream-house, if you will. Representatives from ABC will be at The Tasting Room lounge tonight at 9 PM and at Max's Wine Dive...

Good morning, Houston. In case you haven't heard, Channel 11 has a new anchor to replace Lisa Foronda: She's Lucy Noland, a native of Saigon who's leaving a job as co-anchor of the WNYW morning show in New York City for the job here. "It's time for me to put down roots, to have a house and home," Noland told the Chronicle. "This nomadic lifestyle has been fun. It's taken me far and wide,...

Tonight Progressive Forum Houston will bring Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate, to speak at the Wortham Center on what he knows best: global warming. His book is renowned as the finest and clearest account on the science behind global warming. It presents the powerful connection between climate change and human activity, and lays out a game plan for halting and eventually reversing the damage that we “weather...

In one of the most bizarre cases of auto theft we can remember recently, a Meals on Wheels truck was stolen yesterday morning from a northeast Houston apartment complex. It happened at about 8:30 a.m. as the truck was making its delivery to the Northwood Villas Apartments in the 5000 block of Aldine Mail Route; though the insulated truck was full of food, it was unclear why anyone would want to steal it. "It is frustrating. I can't imagine what they would do with that truck," David Roberts, director of senior nutrition services for Meals on Wheels, told the Chronicle. Apparently, the thieves felt the same way: Last night, the missing truck was found, undamaged and locked, at about 9 p.m. Police said they weren't able to get any fingerprints from the truck, so they're hoping someone will call Crime Stoppers (713.222.TIPS) with some information on the theft.

In an interesting example of public-private partnership, Target Corp. has offered to help pay for security cameras to be installed around Houston to help the officer-short HPD out. It seems a little odd at first glance, but it turns out Target is no stranger to the law-enforcement game: Turns out Target has one of the most advanced crime labs in the country at its headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was initially set up to deal...

Houston's red-light camera system may not be paying off as expected, according to today's Chronicle: Between Sept. 1, when the cameras went online, and the end of the year only a quarter of drivers ticketed by the cameras had paid their citations. More than 14,000 citations were issued during that time from the 20 cameras in operation, which means around 3,500 of those citations were actually paid. At $75 per citation, that equals $262,500. The...

On Sundays, Houstonist runs opinion pieces relevant to life in Houston. The opinions expressed below are entirely those of the author. Myspace, the social networking website, is in the news again (did it ever leave?). Last week, a lawsuit was filed on behalf of five minors from around the country who were targeted by “online predators” via the site. The suit is calling for cash money - in the range of millions of dollars -...

Surely you remember Pizza Patrón, the Dallas-based pizza chain that started accepting Mexican pesos as well as U.S. dollars this week in a dual-currency trial program. Well, you're not the only one: Since it announced the program, Pizza Patrón has gotten a slew of hate mail and death threats, the AP reports. Who knew people would get so upset that they would threaten to kill a pizza restaurant?

When Houstonist was growing up, You Can’t Do That On Television was sadly the edgiest kids/pre-teen show around. While we got a kick out of seeing a young Alanis Morissette watch as a cast member gets covered with green slime (which happened everytime a cast member said “I don’t know), looking back, it was a pretty stupid show. Nowadays, the kids have it better. Sure, the stupid shows aimed towards kids far outnumber the smart,...

Houstonist had no idea what the Adopt-a-Stop program was until it was mentioned in one of our favorite Chronicle features, Move It!, on Monday. It works much like adopting a block or a mile on the highway, but Adopt-a-Stop works to keep neighborhood Metro bus stops looking spiffy. According to Metro, there are about 12,000 bus stops scattered throughout the city, and keeping them clean and graffiti-free is quite a task.

Ah, December, the lights, the sparklies, the much-overplayed muzak carols, the incessant pressure to decorate and provide gifts to friends and family, the parties and food and drink. Houstonist actually loves the holidays - really (yes, that's Freddie and Flaco your hear, performing Frosty the Snowman, when we drive past you). It's time for the 6th Annual Buffalo Bayou ArtPark ("BBAP") XMAS Tree Show!! The tree projects, created by eight artists and one artist collective have been installed around Fish Plaza at the Wortham Theater Center, located at 501 Texas Avenue.

Over the next two years, city officials hope to spend $105 million to upgrade 6,000 apartments near Hobby Airport and on the southwest side, a move they hope will attract stable tenants and new business investment to shoddy neighborhoods — and reverse urban decay. Who knew the secret to improving Houston's neighborhoods was interior decorating?

Mayor White nixed free flu shots at polling places today due to criticism that the program would give Democrats an unfair advantage in the elections. Up till today, the shots were available at four early voting locations in medically needy areas, primarily populated by black and Hispanic voters. This was part of a national "vote and vaccinate" program that is in place in 20 other US cities. The program targets voters over the age of 50.

Nearly two weeks after a speeding wrecker killed an elderly couple leaving a Bible study, the city has decided to tighten the rules governing how wrecker drivers are licensed under the Safe Clear program, Mayor Bill White announced yesterday. Among the changes in the process is a more stringent appeals process for wrecker drivers who are denied licenses. A retired HPD assistant chief will now preside over appeals (a sergeant did so before), and documentation...

The trial run of a city program that aims to cut energy costs in low-income areas has met with much success in one northeast Houston neighborhood. The city now has plans to expand the program to two deserving neighborhoods next year. But just how do they do it? Weatherization. According to one satisfied customer, this included fixing a broken window and installing insulation around her doors and in her attic. 641 homes in Pleasantville received this treatment. The average savings for homes participating in the program was $160. Mayor White commented on this success:

Ah, the (triumphant?) return of Fun for a Hamilton. We could tell you a horror story about why your favorite ten dollar bill has been missing from your lives lately, but merely rest assured that Hamilton's back now. (And since nobody emailed us to complain, we're not even sure you noticed he was gone). Without further ado... Friday, October 20 A production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at St. Thomas this evening updates the play...