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Flash Chat: Matthew Dirst of Ars Lyrica

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Ars Lyrica takes us to Vienna for a special New Year’s celebration on December 31, 2012, 9 p.m. at Zilka Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, featuring featuring two rising stars of the opera stage – soprano Lauren Snouffer and countertenor John Holiday. An elegant gala and [...]
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Rising Writers in Houston

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Word Pusher: David Tomas Martinez Meeting David Tomas Martinez makes me wonder how many gang members are really frustrated poets. “Growing up in the inner city, in southeast San Diego,” acknowledges Martinez, “You have to have a certain bravado, a toughness about you [...]
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artiFACTS: December 2012

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Several Houston dancers appeared in the book Dancers Among Us, including Houston Ballet’s Connor Walsh, Charles Charles-Louis Yoshiyama, Melody Mennite and Noble Motion Dance Company members Jesus Acosta [...]
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Outstanding Voices

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Three Singers Make a Home in Houston The edges of my chiffon gown tickle the red carpet and my lofty, leopard print shoes lift me onto the escalators at the Wortham Theater Center. Surrounded by the soaring whimsy of Albert Paley’s ribbon-like sculptures, I imagine the ensuing [...]
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