Linguaphile Line Up

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A Way with Words Brings Whimsical Word Banter to the Lakewood Theater Lovers of clever conversation rejoice and shout Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. The popular public radio show A Way with Words is coming to North Texas for an evening dedicated to the exploration of [...]
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Dance Ambassadors Return to Dallas

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After a 20-year absence, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to North Texas for three performances on the Winspear Opera House stage, May 3-4. Artistic Director Robert Battle continues to surprise and delight audiences with premieres and new productions that expand his vision for the company, adding dynamic choreographic [...]
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May Books

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The Art of Controversy: Political Cartoons and Their Enduring Power Victor S Navasky Knopf A lavishly illustrated, witty, and original look at the awesome power of the political cartoon throughout history to enrage, provoke, and amuse. As a former editor of The New York Times Magazine [...]
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Top Honors

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Finding a venue to show one’s work is a challenge for any visual artist. Nine young artists at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts recently received such an opportunity from Lola Lott, the CEO and Co-Founder, with Jack Waldrip, of charlieuniformtango, one of the [...]
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Creature Comforts, Indoors and Out

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Andy Coolquitt’s Sculptures and Tableaux Use Urban Materials to Evoke Domesticity Andy Coolquitt has a steadfast interest in domestic spaces. So much so that the Austin-based artist, who has a solo exhibition opening soon at the Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston [...]
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River Oaks Chamber Orchestra: Big Bang Encore

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With the Houston premiere of the Concerto for Orchestra and TwoPercussionists by Jonathan Leshnoff as its centerpiece, the season finale for the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra (ROCO) lived up to the promise of its title and gave the orchestra an opportunity to go out with a “Big Bang” [...]
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Review: Diotima Quartet

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In acknowledgment their commitment to modern and contemporary music, the Diotima Quartet takes its name from Luigi Nono’s work, “Fragmente-Stille, an Diotima.” The French ensemble’s concert at Houston’s Menil Collection was presented by Da Camera Houston [...]
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