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1. Night & Day

   It’s Almost Midnight

   Willie Mae Sallie’s musical play has an uplifting message

   By Lee Williams

   Published: January 31, 2008

   Willie Mae Sallie wrote the musical play It’s Almost Midnight in one sitting. The “Holy Spirit woke me up at two o’clock one morning,” she says. “I sat...

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   Chef Dominique Macquet

   The author of Dominique’s Fresh Flavors: Cooking with Latitude in New Orleans visits Houston

   By Olivia Flores Alvarez

   Published: January 31, 2008

   Most folks have never heard of Chef Dominique Macquet’s homeland, the tiny African island of Mauritius, but that doesn’t stop them from enjoying the savory tropical...

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   “The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto and the Future of Pakistan”

   What does the Pakistani leader’s death mean for the United States?

   By FRANCISCA ORTEGA

   Published: January 31, 2008

   In the confused and frantic days following Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, the Pakistani government announced numerous causes of her death, ranging from gunshot wounds to...

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   Brown Bags and Beethoven

   The Houston Symphony offers an appetizer before the upcoming Beethoven feast

   By Nick Keppler

   Published: January 31, 2008

   The Houston Symphony’s all-day, multiple-discussion, four-performance, full-orchestra-plus-a-choir Beethoven Experience, happening in March, may be too much for some...

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   USA vs. Mexico Soccer

   Mexico tries to win its first game against the US on American soil

   By Dusti Rhodes

   Published: January 31, 2008

   The USA vs. Mexico soccer rivalry is virtually unmatched in North American sports. Historic and nationalistic factors make it more than just a game between two home teams,...

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   “12th Annual Citywide African-American Art Exhibit”

   Houston becomes one big gallery for the yearly Five-A event

   By FRANCISCA ORTEGA

   Published: January 31, 2008

   It’s a good thing this is a leap year — you’re going to need that extra day if you want to see the entire 12th Annual Citywide African-American Art Exhibit....

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   Brazilian Carnival 2008

   Stages brings Craig Wright back to Houston

   By Olivia Flores Alvarez

   Published: January 31, 2008

   Get your samba shoes on, Houston — Brazilian Carnival 2008 is coming. Okay, it won’t be the five-day/shut-down-the-city celebration that they have in Rio de Janeiro,...

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   The Blaggards

   Step one: Drink. Step two: Jig.

   By Dusti Rhodes

   Published: January 31, 2008

   The Continental Club will want to stock up on plenty of Jameson and Guinness today for local Irish rockers the Blaggards. The quartet creates a sound akin to The Pogues or,...

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   Cirque du SoGay

   All things gay and all things circus combine for a one-of-a-kind performance

   By Nick Keppler

   Published: January 31, 2008

   The inaugural Cirque du SoGay (the title kinda gives it away, doesn’t it?) at Numbers Nightclub features Kings N Things, the drag kings of Austin, and Chelsea Luna, of the...

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    Barbara Park

    A children’s author writes about what unborn babies do all day in their mommy’s tummy

    By Olivia Flores Alvarez

    Published: January 31, 2008

    Children’s book author Barbara Park had her kids back in the days before there were ultrasounds. So when Park, who writes the Junie B. Jones book series, accompanied her...

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    Flight of the Stone

    A rock’s trip around the world

    By Julia Ramey

    Published: January 31, 2008

    It’s a far cry from Alvin and the Chipmunks: Violence and global humanity — not singing rodents — are the topics in the family-friendly short film Flight of the...

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    My Brother’s Wedding

    Filmmaker Charles Burnett comes to Houston with a shortened version of his 1983 film

    By Craig D. Lindsey

    Published: January 31, 2008

    African-American filmmaker Charles Burnett comes to Houston today to introduce the brand-spanking-new director’s cut of his 1983 flick, My Brother’s Wedding, once...

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    Electric Purgatory: The Fate of the Black Rocker

    Local filmmaker Raymond Gayle explores how the pioneers of rock became anomalies

    By Dusti Rhodes

    Published: January 31, 2008

    Of the many rock legends, few have black faces. Jimi Hendrix, Chuck Berry, Prince and Rick James make up the short list of African-American rock and rollers. What’s...

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    Reservoir Dogs

    Quentin Tarantino was already at the top of his game with his debut film

    By Nick Keppler

    Published: January 31, 2008

    While 1994’s Pulp Fiction is often seen as Quentin Tarantino’s Citizen Kane, some might argue that his 1992 debut, Reservoir Dogs, is actually his best work. Dogs has...

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    “Thomas Glassford: Between Earth and Sky”

    The Sicardi Gallery hosts an exhibit by the former Texan

    By Olivia Flores Alvarez

    Published: January 31, 2008

    Laredo-born artist Thomas Glassford has exhibited extensively throughout Texas and Mexico, with some stops in France, Germany and Spain along the way. Now based in Mexico City,...

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    Aurora Video Library Open House and Menil Bookstore Deck Party

    800 DVDs and BYOB — a cinephile’s wet dream

    By FRANCISCA ORTEGA

    Published: January 31, 2008

    We’re hoping the Aurora Video Library Open House and Menil Bookstore Deck Party is as fun as its name is long. Besides screening art flicks at its church-turned-theater,...

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    Christian

    This Chappelle’s Show alum is more than just a pretty face

    By Dusti Rhodes

    Published: January 31, 2008

    Fans of Chappelle’s Show and Best Week Ever will recognize Christian Finnegan — if not by name, by face. The comedian played the “crazy” white roommate on...

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    The Unseen

    Stages brings Craig Wright back to Houston

    By Lee Williams

    Published: January 31, 2008

    Forget Cloverfield. For some really creepy, scary fun, see Craig Wright’s allegorical The Unseen at Stages. The darkly humorous story is about two men imprisoned in an...

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    Gem of the Ocean

    One of August Wilson’s last plays opens at the Ensemble Theatre

    By Lee Williams

    Published: January 31, 2008

    Aunt Esther is 284 years old — no, that’s not a typo, 284 years. Impossible? Not in August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean, in which the wizened old woman is not only...

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    Carmen

    St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre brings the sultry gypsy to life

    By Julia Ramey

    Published: January 31, 2008

    Hot passion and seduction aren’t necessarily the first things that come to mind when you think of northern Russia, but fortunately the expert performers of the St....