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Many of Houston's top theaters and arts venues have announced their 2007-2008 season schedules, and if you get your tix now, you not only get better seats and better prices (5-20% discounts), you get something to look forward to after the summer's imminent heat wave. Each venue offers different deals and packages; follow the links to get the full scoop. The Society for the Performing Arts Highlights: Lily Tomlin, David Sedaris, the Shaolin Warriors,...

The Society of Performing Arts Houston presents: Daniel Bernard Roumain Composer, performer, violinist and band-leader Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), seamlessly blends funk, rock, hip-hop and classical into a new sonic vision that is “far out and creative in another world.” DBR and THE MISSION is comprised of nine young musicians from diverse musical backgrounds including an amplified string quartet, percussionist, keyboardist, DJ and a “laptopist.” Each member is well-versed in classical, jazz, rock and hip-hop...

You don’t have to be a tortured artist to thoroughly enjoy the fantastic poetry of Mary Oliver or Billy Collins, both of whom are coming to Houston next week. Mary Oliver’s 24 books of poems use imagery from wildlife and the natural world to talk about, well, everything. Her reverence for the seemingly incidental makes you remember why being in nature can be, dare we say, powerful and transcendent. Inprint is bringing her to town...