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t’s the men’s issue and, well, it obvi-ously involved a variety of men. We

are happy to bring you a few faces youare most likely familiar with and a fewthat maybe you didn’t even know about.

From the dapper gent on the cover – cor-nerback for the Raiders and UH alumStanford Routt who relishes the Houstonhumidity – to tight end Daniel Owenswhose charm is a little dreamy. FromDimitri Fetokakis of the Niko Niko’sempire, who is one of the kindest men inthis city (and the hardest-working), to thegodfather of art, Wayne Gilbert. And lastbut not least, Beaumont’s Kendrick Perkins,who plays for Celtics, is one of the mostinspiring men around.

Another inspiring man in this issue isJonathan Adler whom Tim Moloney catch-es up with on page 56. I’ve been a fan of his catchy designs for years andhave enjoyed watching his empire grow from a few sculptures to stationeryand pens. If you’re a fan, join us at Kuhl-Linscomb November 18 from6pm-9pm for a personal appearance, with bites from Whole Foods (heck,plan on doing your shopping, it’s across the street) and one of my favoritebeers – Stella Artois. Plus more.

I almost made it through the whole letter without saying how fast thisyear has flown by. I can’t believe I’m already wishing you a wonderfulThanksgiving. May you eat a lot, love a lot, share a lot, laugh a lotand sleep a lot this Thanksgiving holiday – I will be!

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4 letter from the editor6 table of contents8 houston map

10 downtown map 12 uptown map + scene 14 on our radar16 calendar18 museum district20 art houses + museums + exhibits

22 FOR ART’S SAKE: CAI QUO-QUIANG24 nonprofit: houston livestock show and rodeo25 gish

26 phone shots27 spacetaker

28 born cool. grow hip.29 party pics30 people of houston

32 costumes for cocktails

34 CUTTING EDGE42 things I like love

44 DESTINATION: THE RANCH AT ROCKCREEK RESORT48 002 profile: joe licata50 HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS SOCIETY52 tools + toys +gadgets

53 party pics 54 MENtertainment

56 JONATHAN ADLER58 it’s cool to know how to change a tire60 restaurant listings64 dinewrite: the queen vic pub

66 THE CHEF’S SPECIAL: IRMA68 new restaurants

70 THE SCENE

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76 RECORDING: THE NICEGUYS78 nightlife 80 bea here now81 cd review 82 crossword puzzle

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Downtown...........................................1Holocaust Museum..............................2Galleria...............................................3Uptown Park.......................................4River Oaks Park..................................5Rice Village.........................................6Highland Village.................................7Memorial City......................................8Town & Country Village.......................9CityCentre.........................................10Sam Houston Race Park....................11Katy Mills.........................................12Sugar Land.......................................13Zoo .................................................14Museum District................................15George Bush Intl. Airport..................16Hobby Airport...................................17Space Center Houston.......................18Kemah.............................................19Miller Outdoor Theatre.....................20Contemporary Arts Museum..............21Houston Museum of Fine Arts...........22Children’s Museum...........................23Houston Museum of Natural Science.......24Houston Arboretum..........................25Houston Theater District...................26The Woodlands.................................27


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In celebration of its grand opening, Rome Salon and Day Spa hosted a kick-off party in anticipation of Houston’s Ronald McDonald House biennial BooBall. The fabulous event was buzzing, and guests were in awe of the 10,000sfluxurious space. Rome stylists treated guests to haunted hairstyles and ghoul-ishly fantastic hand rituals. Delicious bites from the soon-to-be downtownPhoenicia Specialty Foods and plenty of vino provided guests with the perfectsnack. Guests got a glimpse of what promises to be an ideal place to unwindand simply be pampered. Love it!

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gastroHOUSTON RESTAURANT WEEK (HRW), held August 1to September 6, allowed diners to enjoy a three-course pre-fixed gourmet meal for a special set price of

$35 per person (excluding beverages, tax or gratuity). Participatingrestaurants donated $5 from each special meal sold to theHouston Food Bank. Last month a check presentation was held atthe restaurant who made the largest sales: Del Frisco’s was thetop contributor in the record-setting 2010 Houston RestaurantWeek Fundraiser, contributing $37,075 of the $585,562 total.Congrats!

A Houston resident won the 5th Annual CAVIT GOURMETPIZZA CLASSIC™. Susan Oakland won judges over withher Shrimp, Apricot & Arugula pizza recipe, with shrimp,arugula, dried apricots and fontina cheese. Susan’s wasselected from among nearly 16,000 entries. Oakland tookhome the title of America’s Best Gourmet Pizza, as well asan expenses-paid trip for two to Italy that includes a VIPtour of the Cavit winery in Trentino.

bitesLast month, LANCE FEGEN, co-owner and Executive Chef ofGlass Wall the restaurant, departed his post to focus on theupcoming opening of Liberty Kitchen and Oyster Bar. · It lookslike the Hotel ZaZa is finally getting its restaurant together.ADAM WEST from Dragonfly at Hotel ZaZa Dallas is mov-ing to Houston’s outpost to serve as chef de cuisine atMonarch Urban Bistro and Lounge. · Ooh La La’s delec-table cupcakes has opened a new shop in Katy, 20155Park Row, in addition to the other store at 23920Westheimer Pkwy. www.oohlalasweets.com. · Now thruNovember 22, PHOENICIA DELI’S new location open-ing and expansion is asking customers to take boxesprovided at the deli back to their offices and fill themwith non-perishable food to benefit the Houston FoodBank. Just in time for Thanksgiving, Phoenicia willweigh the boxes and match donations pound forpound, up to 1,000 pounds. The two heaviest dona-tions will win a Phoenicia Deli catered lunch for up to25 people.

artARTADIA: The Fund for Art and Dialogue recently announced the launch of TheExhibitions Exchange program, a ground-breaking exhibitions initiative to fosterdialogue and exchange between artists, peer organizations and arts communitiesaround the country. “The Exhibitions Exchange program is an important evolutionof Artadia’s existing relationships with partner institutions, artists and communitiesaround the country. The new exhibitions leverage our relationships with and expo-sure for Artadia’s Awardees to a much greater effect. Though our artists may becelebrated locally, it’s important for their careers to be seen in other contexts,”commented Artadia’s Executive Director, Lila Kanner.

EaDo (East Downtown) is seeing a retroactive collaboration withtwo of the neighborhood’s most active and vocal proponents –acclaimed photographer Jim Olive and noted graffiti artistGONZO247 “Gonzo.” The two are taking advantage of theopportunity to fight vandalism while harnessing and redirectingartistic talents, especially among youth. Olive and Gonzo areworking with property owners to identify and secure exterior wall

space, and this month Gonzo and a team of graffiti artists will beginpainting. www.eadohouston.com

As part of the ALDEN HOUSTON Hotel’s renovation proj-ect, the property unveiled the work of four prominentTexas artists. The Texas art collection is a visual feast ledby the hotel’s GM, Hans Schmitt, and includes artwork byTexas natives M.Y. Williams, Kim Coulter, Gwen Bell andSylvia Angeli.

communityOn Thursday night, November 11, TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL supporters willhave a chance to mix and mingle with some well-known Texas Children’s expertsand meet some of its newest physicians at the 16th Annual “What’s Up, Doc?”dinner. The event combines the latest thinking by top pediatric healthcare expertswith today’s hottest children’s health topics for an unforgettable night of intimatedialogue and education. For more information and to make reservations, callDiana Gross at 832.824.2136 or visit www.whatsupdoc.texaschildrens.org.

EMIRATES AIRLINE launched anew partnership with theHouston Texans by unveilinga fully branded suite lastmonth, ensuring guests willenjoy the most prestigiousof settings. The partner-ship is perfectly timed tocelebrate Emirates timelylaunch of its new servicefrom Houston to Dubai

on November 1. Arrivingmid-morning at the airline’sstate-of-the-art Terminal 3, the flight will provide even easier connections toEmirates’ network of destinations across the Middle East, Far East, IndianSubcontinent and Africa.

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Hobby Je’Caryous Johnson’s…3 & 7:30pm

Reliant Stadium Texans vs. San Diego Chargers 12pm

Stages The Marvelous Wonderettes 3pmToyota Rockets vs. Minnesota

Timberwolves 6pmWarehouse AP Tour Fall 2010 5pm

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CWMP 15th Annual Children’sFestival 12pm

Hobby TUTS: 9 to 5: The Musical 2 & 7:30pmReliant Arena NCA Cheerleading Championships

10am Center Nutcracker Market 11am StadiumDisney on Ice- Princess Wishes 1:30 & 4:30pm

Stages The Marvelous Wonderettes 3pm Toyota Cirque du Soleil: Alegria 1 & 5pm

Verizon Vince Vaughn & Kevin James ComedyRoadshow 8pm

Warehouse Senses Fail / Bayside 6pmWortham Texas Medical Orchestra 5pm

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Hobby TUTS: 9 to 5: The Musical 7:30pm

HOB Brooke Fraser 7pmWarehouse Parachute 7pm

November 10, The 11th Annual TexasConference for Women, 7:30am-5pm at theGeorge R. Brown Convention Center. For moreinformation on the Conference, including registration and program details, visit:www.txconferenceforwomen.org.

Hobby TUTS: 9 to 5: The Musical7:30pm

Toyota Rockets vs. Chicago Bulls7:30pm

Verizon Jason Bonham’s Led ZeppelinExperience 8pm

Wortham John Paul Stevens 7:30pm

Alley The Santaland Diaries7:30pm

Jones HS: Kaddish “I Am Here” 7:30pmToyota Usher 7:30pm

Warehouse Twiztid 7pm

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Hobby TUTS: Dr. Seuss’ How The

Grinch…7:30pm

Uptown Holiday Lighting, 4pm at UptownHouston. Free and open to the public. Formore info, call 713.621.2504 or visitwww.uptown-houston.com.

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Toyota Cirque du Soleil: Alegria 7:30pm

Cougar Power Hour–Central, 6-9pm at TheLot. Bring business cards and be prepared foran evening of food, fun and networking. Doorprizes and drink specials. Show your COUGARPRIDE and wear something red!!! For moreinfo, visit Bauer.uh.edu/alumni or call713.743.4716.

9 Hobby TUTS: 9 to 5: The Musical 7:30pm

Stages The Marvelous Wonderettes 7:30pmReliant Center Nutcracker Market 11am

Stadium Disney on Ice- Princess Wishes 7:30pm

Toyota Cirque du Soleil: Alegria 7:30pm14th Annual Art on the Avenue Preview Party,6-9pm at Winter Street Studios. Presented byAvenue CDC. For ticket or sponsor informa-tion, call 713.864.8099, ext. 229, or visitwww.AvenueCDC.org.

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Toyota Aeros vs. Chicago Wolves 7:05pmWarehouse The Black Angels & Black

Mountain 8pmWortham Ahn Trio 8pm

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Hobby Je’Caryous Johnson’sMarriage Material 8pm

HOB The Harmony Tour: Never Shout Never 6pm

Toyota Rockets vs. New Orleans Hornets 7:30pm

Verizon Sarah McLachlan 8pm

Hobby Musiqa w/ Everette Harp7:30pm |Je’CaryousJohnson’s…8pm

HOB Hanson w/ Jarrod Gorbel 7pmToyota Rockets vs. New Orleans Hornets

7:30pm | Verizon Barenaked Ladies 7:30pmWortham Da Camera: A Little Day Music

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2 Hobby Je’CaryousJohnson’s…8pm

HOB An Evening w/ Heart 8pmMOT New Orleans Nights W/ Allen

Toussaint, etc. 7:30pmStages The Marvelous Wonderettes 7:30pm

Warehouse Suicidal Tendencies 7pm

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Hobby TUTS: Dr. Seuss’ How TheGrinch Stole Christmas: The

Musical 7:30pmHOB Mayday Parade 5pm

Main Street The Heidi Chronicles 7:30pmToyota Rockets vs. Golden State Warriors

7:30pmWarehouse Bruno Mars 7pm |

Devin the Dude 8pmWortham Tree Lighting Ceremony 11am

Alley A Christmas Carol 2:30 &7pm | The Santaland Diaries

7:30pmHobby TUTS: 9 to 5: The Musical 2 & 7:30pm |

MASQUERADE THEATRE: The Drowsy Chaperone 2pm

Jones HS: Bartok’s Miraculous Mandarin 2:30pmMain Street The Heidi Chronicles 3pm

Stages The Marvelous Wonderettes 3pmToyota Aeros vs. Texas Stars 4:05pm

Reliant Arena Cheer America - PlatinumChampionships 11am

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Alley A Christmas Carol 2:30 & 7pm| The Santaland Diaries 2:20pm

Hobby TUTS: Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch…11am, 2& 5pm | MASQUERADE THEATRE: The Drowsy

Chaperone 2pmJones HS: Pictures at an Exhibition 2:30pm

Main Street The Heidi Chronicles 3pmReliant Stadium Texans vs. Tennessee Titans 12pm

Stages The Marvelous Wonderettes 3pmToyota Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder 6pm

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Hobby TUTS: 9 to 5: The Musical7:30pm Jones HS:

Bartok’s Miraculous Mandarin8pm

Stages The Marvelous Wonderettes 7:30pmVerizon Louis CK 7:30pm

The 27th Annual Soiree Beaujolais Wine andFood Festival, 6:30-9pm at the J.W. Marriott.$35 for FACC members; $55 for non-mem-

bers; $60 at the door. More info can befound at ww.soireebeaujolaisandbeyond.com.

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Hobby TUTS: Dr. Seuss’ How TheGrinch…7:30pm

Jones HB: Greater Houston Youth Nutcracker7:30pm

Warehouse Blonde Redhead 8pm

Alley The Santaland Diaries7:30pm

Toyota Rockets vs. Phoenix Suns 7:30pm

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November 6, American Heart Association’s Start! Houston Heart Walk, 9am at Sam HoustonPark Downtown. A family-friendly, non-competitive, five-mile walk. Visit www.houstonheart-walk.org or call 713.610.5000 for more information. November 5-6, 2010 Bay Area Houston Arts Festival at The Arts Alliance Center at ClearLake. Call 281.335.7777 or visit www.taaccl.org. November 11, Chandeliers & Champagne at Brown. Benefiting Yellowstone Academy. Visitwww.yellowstoneacademy.org for more info. November 11, Blissful Wishes Ball, 6-10pm at the Magnolia Hotel. A gala celebration benefit-ing Wish Upon A Wedding. Visit www.WishUponAWeddingHouston.eventbrite.com.

November 20-21, Houston Via Colori–A Street Painting Festival downtown in Sam HoustonPark and surrounding streets. Benefitting The Center for Hearing and Speech. For moreinformation, contact Lisa Benitez at 713.523.3633.

November 18, Fall 2010 Breakfast with Champions featuring Michael Berry, 7am atHouston City Club. For more info, visit Bauer.uh.edu/alumni or call 713.743.4716.

November 5, “UNA NOTTE IN ITALIA” (A NIGHT IN ITALY), 7:30pm at the InterContinental Houston Hotel. Benefitting FamilyServices of Greater Houston. Contact Shunney Nair at 713.802.7857 or [email protected] for more information.

November 13, 22nd Annual Ice Spectacular Kick-Off,6pm at Polar Ice Center, The Galleria. The 30-minutetree-lighting show will feature dynamic ice and musicalperformances. For more info, call 713.622.0663.

November 14, Walk MS: Downtown Houston One Mile & 5K,8am at the Downtown Aquarium. Presented by KBR. Visitwww.walkmstexas.org to register to walk, volunteer or donate.



CWMP Lady Antebellum 7:30pmHobby Je’Caryous Johnson’s…3 & 8pm

HOB Arabs Gone Wild 7pm | Perpetual Groove 8pmJones The 5 Browns 8pm

MOT Lunada 7:30pmReliant Arena Fresh Fest w/ Salt-N-Pepa 8pm

Stages The Marvelous Wonderettes 8pmToyota Justin Beiber 7pm

Warehouse The Hold Steady 8pmMildred’s Umbrella Theater Company’s GLASS SLIPPERGALA! at The Alley Theatre Board Room & Balcony.Visit www.mildredsumbrella.com for more info.

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Alley A Christmas Carol 2:30 & 7:30pmHobby TUTS: 9 to 5: The Musical 2 & 8pm |

MASQUERADE THEATRE: The Drowsy Chaperone 8pmHOB Big Head Todd & The Monsters 7:30pm |

Scott McCurry & The Mercenaries 8pmJones HS: Bartok’s Miraculous Mandarin 8pmMain Street Madeline’s Christmas 1 & 4pm |

The Heidi Chronicles 8pmStages The Marvelous Wonderettes 8pm

Toyota Roger Waters 8pmWarehouse Motion City Soundtrack & Say Anything 6:30pm

Wortham Vivaldi’s Montezuma 8pm

Alley A Christmas Carol 2:30 & 7:30pm | TheSantaland Diaries 2:30 & 7:30pm

Hobby TUTS: Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch…11am, 2, 5 &8pm | Masquerade Theatre: The Drowsy

Chaperone 7:30pmHOB Los Lonely Boys 8pm

Jones HS: Pictures at an Exhibition 8pmMain Street Madeline’s Christmas 1 & 4pm |

The Heidi Chronicles 8pmReliant Arena The Big Stars of Comedy Concert 8pm

Stages The Marvelous Wonderettes 8pmToyota Aeros vs. Milwaukee Admirals 7:35pm

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Hobby TUTS: 9 to 5: The Musical 8pmHOB Bob Schneider 8pm |

Dash Rip Rock 8pmJones HS POPS: One O’Clock Swings! 8pm

Reliant Stadium Disney on Ice- Princess Wishes10:30am & 7:30pm Center Nutcracker Market 11am

Stages The Marvelous Wonderettes 8pmToyota Cirque du Soleil: Alegria 3:30 & 7:30pm

Verizon Kevin Hart 8pmWortham SPA: Buika 8pm

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Hobby Je’Caryous Johnson’s…8pmHOB Fun w/ Steel Train & Gold Motel

6:30pm | GWAR 7pm | Jones SPA:Diavolo 8pm | Stages The Marvelous Wonderettes8pm | Toyota Aeros vs. Toronto Marlies 7:35pm

Verizon Russell Peters 8pmWarehouse Bad Religion 8pm

November 5-December 4, A Good Old FashionedRedneck Country Christmas at Theatre Suburbia.Houston premiere comedy by Kristine Bauske. Call713.682.3525 for reservations. Visit www.theatre-suburbia.org for more information.

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Alley A Christmas Carol 7:30pmHobby TUTS: 9 to 5: The Musical 8pm |

MASQUERADE THEATRE: The DrowsyChaperone 8pm

HOB Social Distortion 7pm | Matt Costa 7pmStages The Marvelous Wonderettes 8pm

Verizon Cheech & Chong 8pmWarehouse Miss May I 6pm | Stars 8pm

Wortham Blue Front Café 7pm

CWMP 15th Annual Children’s Festival 10amHobby TUTS: 9 to 5: The Musical 2 & 8pm |

Ars Lyrica: 1610 Vespers 7:30pmJones HS POPS: One O’Clock Swings! 8pmMain Street Madeline’s Christmas 1 & 4pm

Reliant Center Nutcracker Market 11am Stadium Disney onIce- Princess Wishes 11:30am, 3:30 & 7:30pm

Stages The Marvelous Wonderettes 8pmToyota Cirque du Soleil: Alegria 4 & 8pm

Verizon Celtic Thunder 7:30pmWarehouse Dr. Dog 8pm

Wortham Houston Met Dance: Quirky Works 8pm

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Alley A Christmas Carol 2:30 & 7:30pm |The Santaland Diaries 9pm

Hobby TUTS: Dr. Seuss’ How TheGrinch…5 & 8pm | MASQUERADE THEATRE: The

Drowsy Chaperone 7:30pmJones HS: Pictures at an Exhibition 8pm

Main Street Madeline’s Christmas 11:30am | TheHeidi Chronicles 8pm

Reliant Arena Jeff Dunham 8pmToyota Aeros vs. San Antonio Rampage 7:35pm

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ALLEY THEATRE: alleytheatre.orgCWMP: woodlandscenter.org

HOBBY CENTER: 713.315.2525thehobbycenter.org

HOUSE OF BLUES: hob.comJONES HALL: 713.227.3974 joneshall.orgMAIN STREET THEATRE: 713.524.6706

mainstreettheatre.comMERIDIAN: meridian.com

MILLER OUTDOOR THEATRE (MOT):milleroutdoortheatre.com

MINUTE MAID PARK: astros.mlb.comRELIANT PARK: reliantpark.comSTAGES REPERTORY THEATRE:

713.527.0123 stagestheatre.comTOYOTA CENTER: 1.866.4HOU

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verizonwirelesstheatre.comWAREHOUSE LIVE: warehouselive.comWORTHAM CENTER: 713.237.1439

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November 15, For All HumanityLuncheon, 11:30-1pm at theJunior League of Houston. Benefiting Interfaith Ministriesfor Greater Houston. ContactTiffany Thomas [email protected] or713.533.4900



1. The Menil ColleCTion www.menil.org � � �

Kurt Schwitters: Color and Collage, thru January 30,2011, an exhibit that examines one of the 20th centu-ry’s most enduring figures of the international avant-garde. Schwitters worked at the edges of Germany’srevolutionary art and intellectual movement in thetumultuous wake of the First World War. The exhibitincludes more than 100 assemblages, sculptures andcollages highlighting Schwitters’s compositional meth-ods and design principles as well as his critical andoften witty response to the major art movements suchas Constructivism, Dadaism and Surrealism.

2. housTon CenTer for PhoTograPhy

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Rose Marasco: Projections,opening November 19.Rose Marasco pulls imagesfrom everyday material –magazines, posters andadvertisements – to creatework that becomes lessfamiliar through alterationyet retains recognizableelements from the original.In Interior Projections,Marasco investigates the ubiquitous images that sur-round us in contemporary life. Projecting mediaimages on domestic scenes, the resulting tableausexemplify how much of one’s sense of identity comesfrom interaction with consumer culture representations.

3. The roThko ChaPel www.rothkochapel.org � �

The Rothko Chapel, founded by John and Dominiquede Menil, was dedicated in 1971 as an intimate sanc-tuary available to people of every belief. A modernmeditative environment inspired by the mural canvasesof Russian-born American painter Mark Rothko (1903-1970), the Chapel welcomes thousands of visitors eachyear, people of every faith and from all parts of theworld.

4. ByzanTine fresCo ChaPel MuseuM

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Intimate in scale, the Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museumis the repository of the only intact Byzantine frescoes ofthis size and importance in the Western Hemisphere.It’s also a manifestation of the redemptive power of art:The chapel was expressly built to house 13-centuryByzantine frescoes that had been looted from theiroriginal home in a small chapel in Lysi, Cyprus.

5. housTon CenTer for ConTeMPorary CrafT

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Convergence II:Adorning thePast, Present &Pretend, on viewthru November28. Did you everwonder what typeof bracelet mighthave been worn by the Greek goddess Persephone ofthe Underworld? Or perhaps what style of necklaceSigmund Freud might design? Visit the Artist Hall atHCCC to discover how members of the InternationalSociety of Glass Beadmakers (ISGB) have beeninspired by persons of fact and fiction in this phenom-enal juried exhibition. Convergence II features 55pieces of stunning jewelry – including necklaces,brooches and collars – all made of handmade glassbeads. Each piece is inspired by a person from history,real or imagined, and designed with that person inmind.

6. lawndale arTCenTer www.lawndaleartcenter.org � �

In The Adoration of theMystic Dog by MariaSmits, openingNovember 19. Smitsquestions the importanceof the role of Christianreligion in our current cul-ture, questioning the hierarchy of men and god, ques-tioning the meaning of worshipping and thinking. Thetwelve panels of the altarpiece, with the Adam and Evefigure on both sides, function as the work’s centerpiece.Portions of the figurative narrative are left in additionto deform much of the content into abstracted blackand white forms. In this move from the figurative to theabstract, a universe evolves.

7. Buffalo soldiers naTional MuseuM

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The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum pays tribute toAfrican-American military history from theRevolutionary War to modern times. During the1860s, soldiers of the 10th U.S. Calvary were nick-named “Buffalo Soldiers” for their fierce fighting abili-ty and bravery.

8. holoCausT MuseuM housTon www.hmh.org �

The Holocaust: An Artist’s Glimpse of the Past byDallas Hill, on view thru December 17, 2010, is anexhibit inspired by the amazing story of Anne Frank.Hill captures the beauty and youth to memorialize theyoung woman. In addition to the Frank portrait, theexhibit also includes images of two of the men respon-sible for her death – Adolf Hitler and Adolf Eichmann.

9. Children’s MuseuM of housTon

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Children of Hangzhou: Connecting with China, onview thru January 3, 2011. This interactive new exhib-it will take you on a whirlwind adventure to the Far Eastthrough the lives of four children who live in Hangzhou,China. The exhibit bridges the gap of acknowledge-ment and understanding between our two genuine cul-tures. Hangzhou is one of the seven ancient capitals inthe history of China and has become one of the mostmodern civilizations of time. With Children ofHangzhou you will leave with a better understandingof life on the other side of the world. You will discoverthat we share the same values no matter the distance orhow different our lifestyles and cultures are.

10. The healTh MuseuM www.thehealthmuseum.org � � �

Planet You 3D –Imagine exploring analien world where oddcreatures roam bizarreterrain in search offood. Then witness theattack and counterat-tack of viral bacteria ata cellular level. Nowimagine it all in 3D! It isan experience that willtake you to a world younever knew existedbefore – a world that isso much closer than you think. It is a microscopic jour-ney into the foreign landscape that is your own…SKIN!(Permanent exhibit.)

11. housTon MuseuM of naTural sCienCe

www.hmns.org � � ��

Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah fromSlave Ship to Pirate Ship, on view thru February 6,2011, tells the true story of the Whydah – a pirate shipthat sank off the coast of Cape Cod nearly 300 yearsago. Real Pirates is an 8,400-square-ft interactive tour-ing exhibition organized by National Geographic. Itshowcases more than 200 artifacts from the first fullyauthenticated pirate ship discovered in U.S. waters,including treasure chests of coins from around theworld (some of which visitors can touch), jewelry, dailylife items and technically advanced weaponry of thetime – 18th-0century cannon, pistols and swords.

12. housTon zoo www.houstonzoo.org � � ��

The Call of the Wild Speaker Series welcomes CarterSmith, Executive Director, Texas Parks and WildlifeDepartment to the Houston Zoo’s Brown EducationCenter Nov. 17 at 6:30 p.m. Mark your calendars forthe opening of the newest addition to the Houston Zoo,The African Forest at the Houston Zoo on December10.

museum districtBy Pixie IbañezEXHIBITS EMAIL US AT [email protected]



13. rice university art gallery www.ricegallery.org � �

Sarah Oppenheimer D17, thru December 5, 2010.Sarah Oppenheimer rethinks and reinvents the mosttaken-for-granted elements of architectural space:planes and holes. Within existing spaces she createsnew walls, passages and shaped holes to investigatehow different kinds and configurations of perforatedplanes affect our perceptual experience of built space.

14. the MuseuM oF Fine arts, houston

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Cosmopolitan Routes: Houston Collects LatinAmerican Art, on view thru February 6, 2011, is anexhibit that celebrates the 10th anniversary of theestablishment of the museum’s Latin American artdepartment and International Center for the Arts of theAmericas (ICAA). Comprised of more than 100 mas-terworks on loan from private holdings in Houston andLatin America, including paintings, works on paper,photography, sculpture, assemblage, installations andvideo projections.

15. conteMPorary arts MuseuM houston

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Benjamin Patterson: Born in the State of FLUX/us, onview thru January 30, 2011, is a retrospective of theartist’s career, which now spans nearly fifty years. Thisexhibition marks his first major exhibition, bringingtogether a multitude of works never before seen in the

United States. It also underscores the significant contri-butions of this artist, whose presence within the dynam-ic constellation of Fluxus is palpable. This exhibitionprovides audiences with their first comprehensive lookat this artist’s work and explores his contributions toboth Fluxus and the larger contemporary art land-scape.

16. the Jung center oF houston

www.junghouston.org � �

Circles of Light: Out-Scapes and In-Scapes byRaymond Gehman,opening November 1.Whether working as aNational Geographicphotographer chronicling the world’s pristine environ-ments, or as a fine art, impressionistic photographershooting closer to home, Raymond always and every-where finds circles of light gracing both the naturallandscape and his heart’s own intimate landscape.

17. czech center MuseuM www.czechcenter.org � � ��

The Czech Center Museum Houston works to preserve,record and celebrate the language, scholarship andarts of Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia and Slovakia.

18. John c. FreeMan Weather MuseuM

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MUSEUMS

1940 AIR TERMINAL MUSEUM www.1940airterminal.org8325 Travelair Rd. 713.454.1940

ART CAR MUSEUM www.artcarmuseum.com140 Heights Blvd. 713.861.5526

BLAFFER ART MUSEUM www.blaffer.org4800 Calhoun Rd. 713.743.9521 Thru November 13, Gabriel Kuri: Nobody needs to know theprice of your Saab

GALVESTON ARTS CENTER www.galveston.com2127 Strand St. 409.763.2403

HERITAGE SOCIETY www.heritagesociety.org1100 Bagby 713.655.1912

HOUSTON FIRE MUSEUMwww.houstonfiremuseum.org2403 Milam 713.524.2526

MUSEUM OF PRINTING HISTORYwww.printingmuseum.org 1324 W. Clay St. 713.522.4652

MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN HISTORYwww.hbu.edu7502 Fondren Rd. 281.649.3997

ORANGE SHOW www.orangeshow.org2401 Munger 713.926.6368

PROJECT ROW HOUSES www.projectrowhouses.org2521 Holman 713.526.7662

UNIVERSITY MUSEUM www.tsu.edu/museum3100 Cleburne Ave. 713.313.7145

ART HOUSES

18 HANDS GALLERY www.18handsgallery.com249 West 19th St. 713.869.3099Opens November 6, New Works by Suze Lindsay

AEROSOL WARFARE GALLERY + BOUTIQUEwww.aerosolwarfare.com2110 Jefferson St. #113, 832.748.8369

ANYA TISH GALLERY www.anyatishgallery.com4411 Montrose Blvd. 713.524.2299 Thru November 13, Orna Feinstein: Tree Dimensional

ARCHWAY GALLERY www.archwaygallery.com2305 Dunlavy 713.522.2409 Opens November 6, City Sights, City Sounds

ART LEAGUE HOUSTON www.artleaguehouston.org1953 Montrose Blvd. 713.523.9530

BARBARA DAVIS GALLERYwww.barbaradavisgallery.com4411 Montrose 713.520.9200Opens November 12, Cocky by Anthony Thompson Shumate

BERING & JAMES GALLERYwww.beringandjames.com805 Rhode Place #500, 713.524.0101

BETZ GALLERY www.betzgallery.com1208 W. Gray 713.576.6954

BOOKER-LOWE GALLERYwww.bookerlowegallery.com4623 Feagan St. 713.880.1541Opens November 17, Puuya Kuntha, Strong Heart

CANAL ST. GALLERY www.canalstreetgallery.com2219 Canal St. 713.223.2219Opens November 5, 7 Women & Bill by Angela Dillon

CAROLINE COLLECTIVE www.carolinecollective.cc4820 Caroline St. 713.825.4613

COLTON & FARB GALLERYwww.coltonfarbgallery.com2445 North Blvd. 713.869.5151Thru November 6, Stilett“O”s by Omar Angel Perez

COMMUNITY ARTISTS’ COLLECTIVEwww.thecollective.org 1413 Holman 713.523.1616

COMMUNE ON NORTH www.communeonnorth.com2437 North Blvd. 713.526.3875

CTRL GALLERY www.ctrlgallery.com3907 Main St. 713.523.2875 Thru January 8, Myungjin Song by Emilio Perez

DAKOTA GALLERYwww.dakotaframing.com2324 Shearn St. 713.523.7440

DARKE GALLERY www.darkegallery.com5321 Feagan 713.542.3802Thru December 18, NEW by Richard Martinez

DESANTOS GALLERY www.desantosgallery.com1724 Richmond 713.520.1200

DIVERSEWORKS www.diverseworks.org1117 East Freeway 713.223.8346Opens November 5, Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then byBrent Green

DOMY BOOKS www.domystore.com1709 Westheimer 713.523.3669

ELDER STREET GALLERY www.elderstreetartist.com1101 Elder St. 281.250.4889

FOTOFEST www.fotofest.org1113 Vine St. 713.223.5522 Thru December 12, B-Sides: Continuing the Contemporary U.S.Dialogue

G GALLERY www.ggalleryhouston.com301 East 11th St. 713.822.4842Opens November 6, A New Journey by Alex Rubio

GALLERY 1724 www.gallery1724.blogspot.com1724 Bissonnet St. 713.523.2547

GALLERY SONJA ROESCHwww.gallerysonjaroesch.com2309 Caroline 713.659.5424

GITE GALLERY www.thegitegallery.com2024 East Alabama St. 713.523.3311

GOLDESBERRY GALLERY www.goldesberrygallery.com2625 Colquitt 713.528.0405Thru November 27, Enamelis Alumnus by Jan Arthur Harrell

GREEN HOUSE GALLERYwww.greenhouseartgallery.com716 W. Alabama St. 713.535.6462

GREMILLION & CO. FINE ART www.gremillion.com2501 Sunset Blvd. 713.522.2701Thru November 20, Thomas Zitzwitz, Via Aurelia

H GALLERY www.hgallery.org617 W 19th. 713.417.4888

HCC-CENTRAL GALLERY www.centralfinearts.info3517 Austin 713.718.6600

HOUSTON LANDMARK GALLERYwww.houstonlandmarkgallery.com1200 McKinney 713.927.8800

HOUSTON STUDIOS707 Walnut St. 713.223.0951

HOLLYWOOD FRAME GALLERYwww.hollywoodframegallery.com2427 Bissonnet 713.942.8885

HOOKS-EPSTEIN www.hooksepsteingalleries.com2631 Colquitt St. 713.522.0718Thru November 28, 40th Year Celebration: Glass Masterworks

INMAN GALLERY www.inmangallery.com3901 Main St. 713.526.7800Thru January 8, Looking At The Sun, Group Exhibit

KINZELMAN ART CONSULTINGwww.kinzelmanart.com3909 Main St. 713.533.9923

KOELSCH GALLERY www.koelschgallery.com703 Yale 713.626.0175

LAURA RATHE FINE ART www.laurarathe.com2707 Colquitt 713.527.7700

LAURA U COLLECTION www.lauraucollection.com1840 Westheimer 713.522.0855

LAZZARA ART GALLERY www.gallerialazzara.com5400 Mitchelldale St. 713.681.0681

M2 GALLERY www.gallerymsquared.com339 W. 19th St. 713.861.6070

McCLAIN GALLERY www.mcclaingallery.com2242 Richmond Ave. 713.520.9988

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1. winter street studios | 2. gremillion & co. fine art3. 18 hands gallery | 4. canal st. gallery| 5. wade wilson art

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McMURTREY GALLERYwww.mcmurtreygallery.com3508 Lake St. 713.523.8238TThru November 27, Lance Letscher 2010

MEREDITH LONG GALLERY www.meredithlonggallery.com2323 San Felipe 713.523.6671

MIDTOWN ART CENTERwww.midtownartcenter.com3414 La Branch 713.521.8803

MONTROSE ART SOCIETYwww.montroseartsociety.com4715 Main St. 713.316.0402

MOODY GALLERY www.moodygallery.com2815 Colquitt 713.526.9911Thru November 27, Al Souza

MOTHER DOG STUDIOSwww.motherdogstudios.com720 Walnut 713.229.9760

NAUHAUS GALLERY www.texascollaborative.com223 E. 11th St. 713.261.1409

NOLAN-RANKIN GALLERIES www.nolan-rankingalleries.com6 Chelsea Blvd. 713.528.0664

O’KANE GALLERY www.uhd.eduOne Main St.@UHD 713.221.8042

PARKERSON GALLERY www.parkersongallery.com3510 Lake St. 713.524.4945

PEEL GALLERY www.peelgallery.org4411 Montrose Blvd. 713.520.8122

POST GALLERY www.postgallery.com2121 Sage, Ste. 390, 713.622.4241

POISSANT GALLERY www.poissantgallery.com5102 Center St. 713.868.9337

REDCORD RANCH GALLERYwww.cactusmusictx.com2110 Portsmouth. 713.526.9272

REDBUD GALLERY www.redbudgallery.com303 E. 11th St. 713.862.2532

RETRO GALLERY www.retrogallery.com1839 W. Alabama 713.522.7074

RUDOLPH PROJECTS I ARTSCAN GALLERYwww.rudolphprojects.com1836 Richmond Ave. 713.807.1836

SICARDI GALLERY www.sicardi.com2246 Richmond Ave. 713.529.1313

SPACE125 GALLERY www.haatx.com3201 Allen Parkway 713.527.9330

STUDIO SEVEN1107 East Freeway 713.224.5555

TALENTO BILINGUE www.tbhcenter.com333 S. Jensen Dr. 713.222.1213

THE ARTFUL CORNER www.theartfulcorner.com3423 White Oak Dr. 713.426.4278Opens November 12, Chris Silkwood, Mosaic Works

THOM ANDRIOLA www.newgallery.net2627 Colquitt 713.520.7053

THORNWOOD GALLERYwww.thornwoodgallery.com2643 Colquitt St. 713.528.4278

VAUGHAN CHRISTOPHER GALLERYwww.vaughanchristopher.com1217 S. Shepherd 713.533.0816

WADE WILSON ART www.wadewilsonart.com4411 Montrose #200, 713.521.2977Thru December 11, Peter Sacks: Recent Paintings

WATERCOLOR ART SOCIETY www.watercolorhouston.org1601 West Alabama 713.942.9966Opens November 12, Experimental Watermedia Exhibit,Group Exhibit

WINTER STREET STUDIOS www.winterstreetstudios.net2101 Winter St. 713.862.0082Thru December 1, Framed – A lineup of fairly innocentJewelry, Group Exhibit

XNIHILO GALLERY www.xnil.org2115 Taft St. 713.622.1846

ZARPOSH INDIA GALLERYwww.zarposhindia.com5910 Southwest Fwy. 713.668.2948

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interview by nadia michelphotography by Gabriela nissen

his is different from my previous work in that it has to relate to spirit of Chinese art from all different time peri-ods,” explained Cai through his interpreter two days before the ignition. The days leading to the main eventwere intense, with last-minute test explosions under the watchful eye of a fire marshal and impromptu requests

for plants.

After seeing the traditional bronzeware, ceramics, painting and calligraphy that are to be exhibited in the gallery, Caimade some eleventh-hour alterations. Inspired by a series of 18th-century paintings, he added lotus flower andchrysanthemum cutouts to his decidedly modern stencil. He also requested fresh bamboo and vines from museum staffin order to add to the imagery that would be burned onto the final panels. “The whole gallery space becomes an artinstallation. The drawing has to relate to the objects,” he explained.

Speaking in his tricked-out trailer over a well-deserved bowl of pho soup, the soft-spoken artist came across as thepolar opposite to his explosive work. “As a child, my personality was overly cautious, so I was trying to find a medi-um that would liberate me,” he said. As luck would have it, his hometown of Quanzhou, in Fujian Province, was a bigproducer of gunpowder and fireworks.

Cai’s gunpowder drawings have helped make him one of the most well-known and influential Chinese contemporaryartists. In 2008, New York’s Guggenheim Museum presented “Cai Guo-Qiang: I Want to Believe,” a massive retrospec-tive of his work, including white Chevys suspended from the ceilingdepicting the different stages of a car being blown up.

His mastery of explosives culminated in his role that same year asDirector of Visual and Special Effects for the opening and closing cer-emonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. “When you’resetting up for fireworks, the audience cannot see the process. It’s onlyduring the nighttime that they can see the result. With this, they cansee it from start to finish,” he said of the MFAH collaboration.

The ignition event, set in a custom-appointed Houston warehouse,was streamed live on culturemap.com and projected on walls at aviewing party at Saint Arnold Brewing Company, in addition to beingobserved by an estimated 2500 visitors.

Cai, who moved to New York City in 1995 with a grant from the NewYork-based Asian Cultural Council, an international organizationthat promotes artistic exchanges between Asian countries and theUnited States, has earned both praise and criticism for a body ofwork that includes sculptural installations as well as his signature gun-powder drawings.

cAi Guo-QuiAnG | IGNITES FOR THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTONwww.mfah.com

FIREWORKS AND GASPS FROM THE AUDIENCE INAUGURATED THIS ADDITION TO MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS,HOUSTON. AcclAimed chinese-born Artist cAi Guo-QuiAnG iGnited ODYSSEY, A monumentAl

Gunpowder drAwinG, AT A LIVE EVENT OCTOBER 6. THE EXPLOSION WAS THE CULMINATION OF THREEDAYS OF WORK SESSIONS, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE RESULT IS A 42-PANEL WORK OF ART THAT WILLPERMANENTLY LINE THE WALLS OF MFAH’S TING TSUNG AND WEI FONG CHAO ARTS OF CHINA GALLERY.

In a moment that defined his career at the 1999 Venice Biennale, Cai caused quite a scandal inhis native country with Rent Collection Courtyard, an installation for which he hired artisans toremake a classic Socialist Realist sculptural tableaux depicting the plight of the peasantry underthe iron fist of China’s Communist regime. His ideology on the subject has been shifting andinconclusive and a source of discussion ever since.

IN RECENT YEARS, CAI’S TENDENCY TOWARDS THE SPECTACULAR HAS ALSO GONE MAIN-STREAM. He collaborated with Issey Miyake for Dragon: Explosion on Issey Miyake in 2008,exploding his gunpowder onto a pleated garment used on a Paris runway. Prints of the fabricwere subsequently mass-produced. That same year, he also teamed up with Gap’s Artist EditionsT-Shirt limited edition collection. He was one of thirteen whom Gap called the “most influentialcontemporary artists.”

Using eleven pounds of gunpowder brought in from New Jersey in an unmarked car, about 140people, including about 100 local volunteers, and spanning 10 by 162 feet, Odyssey is Cai’slargest gunpowder work to date. Odyssey is part of The Portal Project, where contemporaryartists are invited to create a permanent site-specific installation for each of MFAH’s Asian Artgalleries. It is on view now.


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IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUTOUR STATE, YOU KNOW THE FOL-LOWING TO BE TRUE: EVERY-THING’S BIGGER IN TEXAS. IT

COULD EVEN BE ARGUED THAT EVERYTHING’SBIGGEST IN HOUSTON – ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMESTO THE HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW & RODEO.

As the largest livestock show in the world, the biggest fair in NorthAmerica and a premier venue for cowboys and music superstars alike,the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo (HLS&R) brings in over $80 mil-lion in operating revenues throughout the month of March. Thanks toapproximately 24,000 volunteers (that’s more people than the City ofHouston employs, folks!) and 2 million visitors who walk through thegates of the Reliant Center annually, the HLS&R has an economic impacton our city that is estimated to be larger than that of a Super Bowl –every year.

The HLS&R exists year-round, not just during the month of March, andis essentially run just like any other big business in town. It takes a lotof time and money to coordinate the three-week spectacle, but while itcosts $56 million to put on the Show, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDBUTCH ROBINSON reminds Houstonians that they hire locally; a lot ofthat money goes directly back to our city. “We are a nonprofit,” hesays. “We make all this money, and unlike the Super Bowl, we give itback to the community.”

Perhaps the most impressive part of the HLS&R’s business model is theireducational program, which has contributed approximately $250 mil-lion to Texas youth through scholarships, endowments and other curric-ula since the Show’s inception in 1937.

Currently, nearly 2,000 area students are attending 90 Texasuniversities on HLS&R scholarships, the total of which is valuedat $26 million. As Robinson explains, “It’s not one-program-fits-all here. It’s a series of programs. We have several differentscholarships available.”

The HLS&R offers four distinct categories of four-year, $15,000scholarships, awarded to students of Houston-area public highschools who demonstrate strong academic and leadershippotential. The HLS&R awards 221 Metropolitan Scholarshipsand 106 needs-based Opportunity Scholarships. The HLS&Ralso selects 15 participants of the School Art Program to receivethe School Art Scholarship, based on both academics andneed. The Area Go Texan Scholarships are awarded to 70 stu-dents across the 60 Go Texan counties. Additionally, the HLS&Rcontributes over $2 million in scholarships to be distributed byTexas 4-H, Future Farmers of America, and Family, Career andCommunity Leaders of America Foundations.

While recipients must attend a Texas college or university,Robinson says that is the only stipulation of the scholarship, interms of education. “We don’t tell them what to major in,” he

nonprofit

says. “It is a fallacy to think that you have to be involved in 4-H or FFA to apply. Agriculture is a busi-ness – you need business majors, doctors, veterinarians. What you want is a good educated public.”

Robinson is also mindful of the rising cost of education, especially in a struggling economy.“Unfortunately $15,000 won’t pay for a four-year education anymore,” he says. “We just hope that$15,000 is the difference between going to school and not going to school.”

In addition to scholarships, the HLS&R enriches the lives of students through educational programs likeRodeo Institute for Teacher Excellence, which helps teachers learn how to best instruct first through thirdgraders in reading. “If kids aren’t reading at grade level by third grade, their chances of graduatinghigh school go way down,” explains Robinson.

The HLS&R has a far-reaching impact that extends well beyond school doors and campus gates. Thisyear, over half a million dollars will be donated to other Texas organizations, including the Alley Theatre,Houston Community College and the Texas Wildlife Association Foundation. The generosity of the HLS&Rand its volunteers will continue to have a significant effect on the youth of Texas and the future of ourcity.

“What amazes me is the dedication of volunteers and theimpact the show has,” says Robinson. “If you go to the farreaches of our state, we’ve affected education. And we’dlike to think we’ve promoted our city and area well in theprocess.”

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MFAH and THE AURORA PICTURE SHOW

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston(www.mfah.org) is screening Carlos thismonth on 11/4, 11/5 and 11/6. Thefive-hour, 33-minute production about thenotorious revolutionary terrorist popularlyknown as “Carlos the Jackal” will bescreened with two intermissions. Alsoonscreen at the MFAH this month:German film Soul Kitchen (11/23,11/24, 11/26, 11/27, 11/28) and thecontinuation of their Akira Kurosawalovefest. The Aurora Picture Show(www.aurorapictureshow.org) is payinghomage to beloved Houston art patronsJohn and Dominique de Menil with aprogram inspired by the book release ofArt and Activism: Projects of John andDominique de Menil on 11/3. Otherscreenings include Utopia in FourMovements and Gravity Was EverywhereBack Then (11/12 and 11/13) and“Design + Films: Opening Acts with PeterLucas” (11/21). And back in town againis the Cinema Arts Festival Houston(www.cinemartsociety.org) from 11/10-11/14.

JCC AND OTHER SCREENSWith a dearth of screens in Houston, JCCHouston (www.jcchouston.org) has thank-fully stepped forward as a premierevenue for screening indie films. Thismonth they are hosting their annualJewish Book and Arts Fair (10/31-11/14) as well as showing a film origi-nally scheduled for the Angelika, A FilmUnfinished (11/18, 11/19, 11/20). 14Pews (www.14pews.org) is teaming upwith the Houston Film Commission

(www.houstonfilmcommission.org) thismonth to present a free screening ofTexas-made short film entries from theCommission’s “Texas FilmmakersShowcase.” The Brazilian Arts Foundation(www.brazilianarts.org) screens filmsmonthly on the third Friday, and you cancatch Ikea’s presentation of “Fantastic Mr.Fox” (11/6) at Discovery Green(www.discoverygreen.com). Keep Houston Rich (www.keephouston-rich.com) is highlighting “YouTube Play. ABiennial of Creative Video,” a viral show-case of the “most exceptional” talentworking in the ever-expanding realm ofonline video that was developed byYouTube and the Guggenheim Museumin collaboration with HP.

CINEMA FOR THE COMMUNITYA grassroots screening of Race toNowhere (www.racetonowhere.com) hasbeen set for November 4 at AlamoDrafthouse West Oaks (www.alamodraft-house.com). Director Vicki Abeles turnsher lens on the pressures faced byAmerican schoolchildren and their teach-ers in a system and culture obsessed withthe illusion of achievement, competitionand the pressure to perform. For details,check the Alamo website. HoustonPBS’“Community Cinema 2” (www.hous-tonpbs.org) continues this month with coalmine tussle Deep Down (11/17) at RiceCinema (www.ricecinema.org). In aunique event, the Rave Yorktown isscreening Suzanne Somers’ “Breakthrough Tour” on 11/4, a one-night onlyscreening of her discussing alternativehealth. Other films onscreen this monthinclude Unstoppable, The Next ThreeDays, Love and Other Drugs, The King’sSpeech and Cool It, a film about the glob-al warming debate. No theaters are setfor any of those films. And coming to dvd,courtesy Lions Gate (www.lionsgate.com),is The Least Among You, a film inspiredby the true story of a falsely accused blackcollege graduate forced to serve proba-tion in an all-white seminary in the1960s.

ART FILMS ARE GOOD

FOR THE SOUL…

TAKE A FRIEND TO ONE!

gish at the movies

By Sarah Gish


submit your shot [email protected]

phoneshot

WHATwould you do without smartphones?You’re constantlysnapping shots

of food,

parties, etc., and sharing them

on facebook andtwitter. Here’swhat you sharedwith us this month.

Intersection of life.Aaron Courtland

Celebrity Cupcakes, the best cupcake shop!Soo Kim

Natural causes.Lindsey Pattillo

Welcome to Discovery Green.David Heck


My iPad.Shari Lindsay

Untitled.Clare Kemp



NOVEMBER IS A FAVORITE MONTH.AND THAT’S NOT JUST BECAUSESTARBUCKS IS SERVING SEASONALFAVORITES, THE WEATHER’S FINALLYRIGHT FOR CARDIGANS AND THENON-STOP HOLIDAY CAROLS ARESTILL A PLEASANT NOVELTY. THETHING TIPPING THE SCALES IS THATTHREE OF HOUSTON’S BIGGESTANNUAL ART EVENTS TAKE PLACE INNOVEMBER – ALL FREE, ALL FEATUR-ING LOCAL TALENT AND ALL KINDSOF FUN!

5th Annual WINTER HOLIDAY ART MARKETNovember 19 (6-10pm) | November 20(11-8pm) | November 21 (11-4pm)Ready to get your gift on? Or find that per-fect art piece for your home or office?Spacetaker’s Winter Holiday Art Market(WHAM) is taking over Winter Street Studiosfor a juried special exhibition, sale and artfestival in one. Presenting 65 favorite localartists and artisans, WHAM promises some-thing for everyone on your gift list (fine artsand crafts ranging from paintings, sculptureand photography to jewelry, purses, orna-ments and soaps). And with live music, com-plimentary beverages and activities for thewee ones, WHAM is equal parts sale andblow-out bash celebrating the talent andbreadth of our city’s art community!

If you’ve never explored the winding hall-ways of Winter Street Studios (nestled in thenewly minted Washington Corridor ArtsDistrict), WHAM’s an excellent intro to thishidden haven for all things artsy. It’s free andopen to the public on Saturday and Sunday,while Friday night’s Preview Party ($10)affords a chance to party it up with VIPs andclaim first dibs on that handcrafted necklace,hand-painted holiday card or unique printfor your loved ones. A special highlight ofWHAM is a student exhibition by the TeenCouncil of the Contemporary Arts Museum in

the IKEA Lounge where weary shoppers cankick up their feet while spying the next gener-ation of talented artists. The best part? Youcan do your part to bolster the local economyby supporting those creative types who makeHouston a great place to live. www.winterholidayartmarket.com.

AOL presents VIA COLORI

November 20 (10-6pm) | November 21(10-5pm)The motto is “A Celebration of Art andAsphalt” for this annual two-day event inwhich over 250 artists transform the pave-ment of downtown Houston into an uncon-ventional art gallery. This free outdoor festivalbenefiting The Center for Hearing andSpeech makes for a fabulous opportunity towatch artists at work, and live music fromlocal bands and a collaborative mural on thesteps of the Houston Public Library by thelargest national street-painting team make fora family favorite. www.houstonviacolori.com

18th Annual ARTCRAWLNovember 20 (10-9pm)The grand master of public art events inHouston, Artcrawl continues the long traditionof artists opening wide the doors to their stu-dios, exhibition spaces and homes to thepublic. Featuring over 100 artists in theArtist’s Warehouse District near Downtown,the event is an annual highlight for contem-porary art lovers in the city. DiverseWorksand FotoFest join in the fun with special exhi-bitions, adding a bike scramble organized byFotoFest to this year’s festivities.www.artcrawlhouston.com

spacetaker artscene

By jenni rebecca stephenson

If there’s one word to sum up thIs month Inhouston’s art scene, It’s dIVersItY! LeaVe It to the

ephemeraL cItY to mIx It up a LIttLe. enjoY!

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Once again we find ourselves in the throesof the Holiday Season, that very specialtime of year when we join our loved onesin sharing centuries-old traditions, andyes, exchange gifts too. Don’t let the sea-son overwhelm you! The key to a stress-free holiday season is to strategize, plan

and compromise. There seems to be amisconception these days that the

more we give, the happier ourchildren will be. Not necessari-ly! You’re better off getting afew can’t-live-without gifts thanbuying a copious amount of

soon-to-be-forgotten toys. Hereare some cool, cuddly and uniquetoys your kids will love.

1. Abby Doll and wardrobe, Fun On The Farm Stacker – Potterybarnkids.com2. Bandit canvas backpack, Lola and Otto rocker dolls – Blablakids.com3. Flat Katz by Baby Loopies – Zulily.com4. Blue winter hat, Hand-knit cat – Bobinette.com5. Pink/white and blue/white core camper watches – Timex.com6. Drum kit by B. Parum Pum Pum drums, Sock monkey Jack-in-the-box – Target.com

HOLIDAY TIP: This is the perfect time to teach your kids about the gift of giving. Give them a

chance to experience the deeply rewarding payoff that comes with making someone else happy

and it will make them better, stronger and more compassionate people. Donating, volunteering

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More than 300 martini lovers flocked to the Houston Center for ContemporaryCraft for Martini Madness! The chic cocktail party featured mad glassware, bot-tomless martinis, sizzling snacks by Ruth’s Chris Steak House, live jazz by AndreHayward Trio and a big board auction hosted by Wade Wilson. Guests got toselect a one-of-a-kind artisan martini glass to use throughout the event and takehome. All glasses were handmade in a variety of styles and materials by craftartists around the country. The “Mid-Century Cocktail Attire” theme inspired gueststo dress “Mad Men” style…Fabulous!

EVENT MARTINI MADNESS!WHY TO KICK OFF HCCC’S 10TH ANNIVERSARY WITH “MAD” STYLEWHERE HOUSTON CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFTWHEN SEPTEMBER 16

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1. LOGAN WELLS•WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TREND? Men’s watches on women!•WHAT WAS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT?Beating lymphoma in 2009!•WHERE DO YOU PLAN TO GO ON YOUR NEXT VACATION?Dallas for the Super Bowl. •HOW DO YOU STAY IN SHAPE?Anything outdoors, or anything at the Houstonian.

2. LUIS GONZALES•WHERE IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO SHOP?I make an effort to support local businesses first.•WHAT IS THE WORST FASHION TREND YOU LOVED?(Sigh) A mullet. Not full-on Billy Ray, but it was bad.•HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE?Simple. Unpretentious. Sarcastic. •IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY, WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU WOULD BUY?Peace of mind for a few close people. Then an RV. And not a small one.

3. TOM WURTH•WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TREND? More people riding bikes.•WHAT IS ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT? My wife.•IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD ITBE? I’d dramatically increase my net worth.•HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE?I guess I dress like a dude who is fixing to go on a short hike in a warm climate.


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Anthropologie - 800 West Sam Houston Pkwy. N., #10-127,CityCentre, 713.973.0561

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“NOVEMBER COMES AND NOVEMBER GOES,

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AND ICE IN THE BUCKET AND FROST BY THE GATE.

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This paper-thin leather jacket is perfect for Houston’s wishy-washy climate. It makes layering a cinch without adding extrabulk. Mushroom leather jacket @ www.vince.com | Stripes are nolonger reserved for warm weather. This blousy top is great for

skinny pants and can be layered for transition into winter.Striped top @ Anthropologie | This skinny black pant is no leg-ging. Made from thicker twill cotton with spandex, it’s thick

enough to keep you warm minus the “see-through scare” youget with leggings. Pant @ J.Crew | A nude shoe provides a

clean line to follow and extend leglength. Nude pumps @ DSW | A

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TELL ME ABOUT YOURCHILDHOOD GROWINGUP IN TEXAS, AND WHATYOU HAD TO DO TO GETWHERE YOU ARE TODAY.I grew up in Beaumont, Texas. My mom wasmurdered by her best friend when I was fiveyears old. I was almost put up for adoptionbut my grandparents took me in, from mymom’s side of the family. My grandmothermade about $150 dollars a month, myGrand Papa made about $300 a month,my great grandfather built the house welived in; we were very poor. Throughschool, I went to a private school, OurMother of Mercy Elementary. They let me gofor free ’cause they knew my situation. I wasthere from 1st to 5th grade. Then I went toOdom Academy public school for middleschool. There I got into basketball because Iwas very tall. I started traveling around theAAU circuit; my name got out there andstarted getting ranked pretty high in thenation. By the time I got to 9th grade andthrough 10th, I was like number one in thenation. Then Lebron James became #1, andI dropped to #2. I just kept working. Highschool started at 7:30am and, during bas-ketball season, I was there at 6am runningthe track and getting my shots in beforeschool started. The motivation I had at thetime – because I really didn’t have love forthe game yet – was to get my grandpar-ents out of the situation they were in.That’s what kept me pushing and that’swhat got me to love the game. With thefirst check I got from the NBA I got them ahouse. That was my dream. You know…Iwas never the most talented guy, I was justtall and just put a lot of hard work into it. Ihad a lot of motivators growing up, a lot ofpeople in my corner to help me do it. It wasa struggle. Many nights I cried myself tosleep, but I can say a lot of people from thecity of Beaumont supported me. Now I amblessed to be where I’m at. I wake up everymorning and thank God for giving me thisopportunity.

WHO WAS YOUR BASKETBALL IDOLGROWING UP?I was a Houston Rockets fan! Growing up Iwas always watching Hakeem Olajuwon;he was one of my idols. You know then youcould only catch games on NBC or ABC,and only a few games at certain times. Butthe Rockets games were always broadcaston the local channels, so I grew up admir-ing Hakeem a lot. If I had an idol, it wouldhave to be my grandfather. He is actuallymy best friend; he was my best man at mywedding. He taught me my hook shot that Iuse now. They called him Lefty in highschool, ’cause he shot a left hand hook shot,so he taught me how to shoot a jump hook.People didn’t know where I got it from, but Igot it from him. That’s now my trademarkmove.

YOU ARE MARRIED. DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN?Yes, I have a boy, Kendrick Perkins Jr. He’s 3.

DOES HE TRY TO IMITATE HIS DADDY?He has his own goals for sure, but the thingis, I don’t force the issue on him. I’m notputting the basketball in his bed when hegoes to bed and stuff. Whatever he wantsto be in life, I’m going to support him.

HOW DOES YOU FAMILY CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN?For us it’s a little bit different. Sometimes wemight have a game, but if we are not play-ing then, our team is very close. We all gettogether with our kids. Some of the playersare very blessed to have really big housesand stuff like that, so we go around theirneighborhood and take the kids trick ortreating. People in Boston open their doorsand see KG (Kevin Garnett) and Perkinsand Ray Allen with their children and it’salways a surprise. It’s a fun experience.

DO YOU DRESS UP FOR HALLOWEEN?Yes, we have this party at Ray Allen’s homeevery year, and we all have to dress up. Ithink this year I’m going to be “Pinky.” Haveyou ever seen the movie Friday After Next?Pinky is a very funny character.

By Pixie Ibañez

Love of the Game: AN INTERVIEW WITH KendricK PerKins center, Boston celtics



NIKO NIKO’S HAS LONG BEEN IN YOUR FAMILY. WHEN DIDYOU DECIDE TO GO INTO THE BUSINESS?After I tried washing cars, after I did clubs, I just didn’t want to workwith my mother-in-law, I was just like, OK, I’m broke, let’s do it. Mydad always imbedded in my head, ‘Look, I did this for you. Ifyou’re not going to school you need to start working.’ I liked it too.

WHERE DID YOU START?Cashier, and then just started asking questions to other people thatowned restaurants. Pete Pappas was a mentor of mine and watch-ing Vincent Mandola and Johnny Carraba and how they didthings.

SO YOU WEREN’T TRAINED?No, you follow the leader man; you just see what they’re doing andyou try to do something that fits your style. And we’ve got greatpeople that are around us, in the kitchen, so my job is easy. I getto concentrate on marketing and quality control while they do thehard stuff.

ANY BUMPS IN THE ROAD?Always, you know any one person that calls and says they had abad experience, I view that as a bump. My mother had to deal withmore; they did all the hard stuff in the 80s, ya know? Divorce, thatsort of stuff, she had to really make sure she kept it afloat. She justdid what she had to do. Even when we did the remodel in 2004, Ihad about 4 years that I was taking it seriously, not spending themoney, not going out, I was really concentrating on the business.We had this rundown little storage unit in the back, and she wasjust sitting back there crying when we tore it down. And I was like,“Ma, why are you crying?” She’s like. “You know how many timesI sat in that place when it was empty, and I prayed help me fill itup, help me fill it up.” So you know those are the things you can’tlet go.

HOW INVOLVED IS YOUR MOM NOW?She’s there now. She just got back from Greece two days ago; thenext day she’s there. Her thing is cleanliness and the food. Shedoesn’t care about marketing, the growth or any of that. Just thatthe business is running smooth. Now we’ve got Downtown MarketSquare. We just started doing breakfast which we’ve never donebefore. Every day we start to see an increase. I’m so surprised ofthe community Downtown. Open 7am to at least 8pm, 7 days aweek, and the menu features our bestsellers and whatever we canfit into that tiny space, our coffees and desserts.

DO YOU GO TO BARBERSHOPS?Oh yeah, in Greece, I go to this guy – he uses like 2 scissors andhe goes (motioning with both his hands cutting simultaneously allover the place), he does it all uneven, but it looks good. He does agood job. I remember I used to go in there and he used to have allthe magazines stacked, and at the bottom underneath all the oth-ers he had the girly magazines. I used to go in there as a kid. Forweddings it’s a custom that the groom get shaved right before thewedding, so he shaved me right before our wedding.

By Carla Valencia de MartinezShoes shined by Curtis Hurd

“A LOCAL LEGEND” IS WHAT THE STARBUCKSBARISTA CALLED HIM. LARGER THAN LIFE,DIMITRI IS HARD TO MISS. HE’S AS KIND AS HEIS A SUAVE RESTAURATEUR. THE FAMILY MANTOOK TIME OUT OF HIS BUSY DAY CONQUER-ING GREEK CUISINE TO GET A QUICKSHOESHINE AND CHAT WITH 002 ABOUT THEBRAND’S SECOND OUTPOST IN DOWNTOWN’SMARKET SQUARE AND THE GREEK FESTIVAL.

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LARGER THAN LIFE IS ONE WAY TODESCRIBE WAYNE GILBERT. THISLOCAL LEGEND HAS CREATEDTRENDS IN THE ART SCENE (REMEM-BER RUBBER, ANYONE?) AND PAVEDTHE WAY FOR MANY A NEW ARTIST.His smile is contagious and his energy cannot beignored, but he wasn’t always so commanding. Whenasked how he became involved in the arts, he openlyanswers, “In a candidly honest way, when I got sober.I got sober in 1977, and I found myself like most peo-ple – I had one world that I lived in that I couldn’t goback and live in, so I had to come up with a new one.So my wife and I, (Beverly) we met in sobriety, after acouple of years of wandering around and making newthings, we love gourmet food so we did a little cookingand played a little golf, she suggested one night that Itake some art lessons and so I said, ‘Well, I’ll go hit abucket of golf balls, you go take some art lessons.’ ThenI thought, ‘Well, that’s going to cause me some trouble,so I better go take some art lessons.’”

After 32 years in business, Gilbert still remains creativeand at the top of his game. Gilbert’s been all over theworld. “I just got back from Lima where I did an exhi-bition at the Trujillo Contemporary Arts Museum. I’mfixing to go back. One of my good friends, PierreKradolfer, one of the leading archeologists in Peru wasgiven access to the high resolution Google satellite andhe found about 10 unexplored and unknown civiliza-tions.” Gilbert plans on taking a modern day expedi-tion with an eclectic group he’s invited to join him. Hesays, “If I can get them to agree, the combination ofthese characters undertaking a dig could make for aninteresting story. Now they haven’t all answered meyet, so I am hoping I can get these guys.”

He’s also going to India in January to see and visit artiststudios and to the India Art Summit. He’s doing anexhibition in Madrid in February, plus he’s in collegegetting his master’s degree at Rice.

Gilbert is heavily entrenched in Peru, which he stum-bled into along with long-time collaborator GusKopriva years ago. Asked what it is about Peru thatfascinates him, he replies, “Peru is archeologicallyenchanting and academic and you can’t even begin toexplain Peru until you’ve spent some time there. Thereare several hot spots on the planet where cultures andcivilizations are born and raised and grow into thingsmuch greater than other places and this is just one ofthem.”

But Gilbert didn’t stumble into his role as the“Godfather of Art” as we like to call him at 002hous-ton. Gilbert met Chester Snowden early on. He contin-ues laughing as he reminisces about that fateful day.

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“I think he was 83. A delightful little, thin, frail gay manout in the Binz area by the museum. He had a peculiar lit-tle old house, a cottage type house. And when you went in,there was nothing in there – just a chair, a bed, nothing hardly. Butwhen you walked through a door, he had built a little add-on, a pretty goodsize, and when you walked in there it just cascaded with all this color, somemagnificent stuff going on over there. It’s collected by the museum. Anyway,it’s hard to explain a psychic occurrence or a spiritual awakening, they aredifficult to put into words. It was just a sense that passed by me that I coulddo this.”

Wayne Gilbert


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Owen Daniels tight end, Texans Pro Bowl

LIKE ANY DAY AT AVALON, THE BARBERSHOP WASA-BUSTLE WITH ACTIVITY AND MORE THAN A FEWTEXANS FANS WHO ARE EQUALLY PLEASED WITHTHE SEASON THUS FAR. I ASKED THE TIGHT ENDHOW HE FELT ABOUT THE START. “WE’RE OFF TO AGOOD START, BEST START WE’VE HAD SINCE I’VEBEEN AROUND. IT’S CRAZY, I GO TO THE BANK ANDPEOPLE ARE LIKE ‘YOU GUYS LOOK GREAT!’ IT’S JUSTAWESOME.”

This is Daniels’ fifth season with the Texans. He was drafted from theUniversity of Wisconsin in 2006. “I think everyone who plays grow-ing up and in high school, wants to play in the NFL, it’s just not real-ly the most realistic thing.” Daniels realized his junior year that hecould go pro, but not before switching positions. “I played quarter-back in college and then switched over to tight end, which doesn’thappen a lot, and it took a couple of years to get accustomed to play-ing that new spot. But you never really know (if you can go pro) tillyou get out there and do it. But someone liked me enough to pick me.”

The native Chicagoan didn’t know much about Houston at first. “AndI probably didn’t like it much at first because I came down here in thesummertime, which is like the worst time. It was so hot and humid, butI’ve grown to like it a lot over the past five years.” Off season, Danielsstays in town. “It’s like the best time of year to be around here,January, February, March. It’s really nice. It’s nice to go up to Chicagofor a few days, maybe up to a week. It’s refreshing to deal with thecold but then I’ve had enough.”

He’s also a big fan of the local restaurant scene. “Oh man, that’s thebest part of Houston, there’s so much good food. I’m a big Del Frisco’sfan. I like to eat there a lot. I like Trulucks; I just had their fried lobsterlast week and that was really good. El Tiempo is pretty classic, thestandard for Mexican.”

What would he be doing if it weren’t football? “I got my degree inatmospheric and oceanic science which is like a fancy way to saymeteorology. So I’m a weatherman, maybe I’d be doing local weath-er. I’ve actually been in front of the green screen, done some forecast-ing, and it’s harder than it looks.”

But what he’s most excited about other than his franchise’s most suc-cessful start since its inception is his new foundation called The OwenDaniels Catch A Dream Foundation. “We help out the families of ter-minally ill kids in Houston. So we are working with all the children’shospitals here. A lot of people focus on the sick child, which is good,but we like to focus on the family and the siblings. Because if you havea sick kid or a brother or sister in the hospital, they obviously get aton of attention and deservedly so; but then the siblings are leftbehind. We get involved to keep the siblings entertained. One of thefirst things we are setting up is Owen’s Locker and it’s going to be fullof PSPs, games, toys, and we’ll do stuff for the parents as well.



SELECTED 38TH OVERALL IN THE 2005 NFL DRAFT BYTHE RAIDERS, ROUTT WAS A STANDOUT NOT ONLYIN FOOTBALL BUT ALSO IN TRACK AT THE UNIVERSITYOF HOUSTON. AS A JUNIOR HE RAN THE NINTH-FASTEST 200-METER DASH IN THE NATION, TAKINGHIM TO THE SEMIFINALS IN THE 200 METERS AT THE2004 OLYMPIC TRIALS.

And it’s no wonder that Routt has accomplished so much;the soft-spoken cornerback thinks his answers throughand delivers with a rare confidence. Known for hisspeed, Routt has broken records running the fastestrecorded 40-yard time (4.27 seconds). The UH alumplayed ball there for all 4 years and has lived inMissouri City since then.

The 27-year-old shares that he knew he wanted to playfootball “when I was about 12 or 13. My dream wasalways to play in the NFL, but it didn’t become real I’dsay till my junior year in college. But it was a definitedream of mine.” Had he not gone into the NFL Routtsays, “I would have gone into law school. I wanted to bea lawyer and I would have gone into law school had Inot gone into the league – and that’s still a dream ofmine after I’m done playing ball.” But what he missesmost about Houston is surprising. He doesn’t thinkabout this one: “Oh man, I’d probably have to say theweather. The Bay Area is real cold. In the summertimeit’s like 60 degrees, which a lot of people like, but mebeing from the South, I definitely miss the heat. I’d prob-ably have to say the fast food places like Whataburger[he says, laughing]. Or like a Sonic, you know what Imean?”

Routt’s favorite qualities about football are “the competi-tion, the small margin for error – it makes you alwayshave to be up on your game – and the team cama-raderie. It’s the ultimate team sport.” Although young,Routt has been with the Raiders for six years. Would helike to play somewhere else? “Usually in today’s gameyou have free agency trades. I just finished my rookiecontract, but because of the new collective bargainingthat didn’t go in, I’m a restricted agent keeping me withthe Raiders for another year.”

When asked if he’d play elsewhere. Slowly and againwith that confidence, he delivers…“Let’s just say anythingis possible.”

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things i likelove

By Carla Valencia de Martinez

Back in high school, oneof my friends (you knowwho you are!) convincedme my bushy eyebrowshad to be tamed. Off Iwent to get waxed and

ended up with pencil-thinbrows. They never grewback the same. Unevenarches and awkwarduneven patches havereigned supreme. I’ve

been usingneuveauBrow for about amonth and with its special

formula of Apple StemCell Extract, peptides,proteins, vitamins and

moisturizers, those patch-es are about to kiss myface buh-bye! Availableat Saks Fifth Avenue.

I recently discovered reBloom, a beauty sleep drink. Originally created by the founderfor his wife whose sleeping issues had her taking Ambien™. He wanted a healthieroption, so he created reBloom with the help of doctors and scientists. The elixir tasteslike herbal tea and “of those that took reBloom, over 90% reported falling asleepfaster and over 75% reported improved sleep quality, more sleep and feeling refreshedin the morning.” Beauty and sleep in the same super-cute Alice in Wonderland-esquebottle? I’m sold, plus I did sleep better the nights I took one. www.reBloom.com.

Love the idea of a detox, but fear that they usually involve colonics, strange dietsor cayenne pepper? I tried the GliSODin Skin Nutrients Detox Formulafor 15 days last month. The cleanse is supposed to “aid in weightloss of 6-8 pounds of water weight through proper excretion oftoxins from the system with potent antioxidants and botanicalextracts that cleanse eliminative pathways to speed up the metabo-lism while removing toxins to promote clear and radiant skin.” (giggle,giggle) Two packets a day is for an intense detox; I opted for the “lighter”cleanse of one packet a day. The concoction of French melon, berries,Chardonnay grapes, dandelion and nutra flora (which is an excellent source ofsoluble fiber that aids in digestion and water retention) didn’t taste too bad tome. I certainly had more energy, and my skin seemed to glow, plus I didn’t haveto change my diet or give up a glass of red wine. The supply will cost you about$125 which is the equivalent of a facial, but last time I checked a facial won’t domuch about that extra water weight. www.SpaLook.com.



THE TRAINERMAT IS PER-FECT TO KICK START

SOME AT-HOME COREWORK AFTER A RUN ORBIKE RIDE. ESPECIALLY

WHEN YOU JUSTCAN’T THINK OFWHAT TO DO.AVAILABLE AT

SPORTSAUTHORITY.

ZENO – the creators of the handheld device to fight acne –recently launched the Heat Treat device. I couldn’t have got-ten my hands on a sample on a better day. A monster of ablemish had reared its ugly head in the middle of my fore-head! The device works with heat and vibration and kills99.9% of acne-causing bacteria. Spread a thin layer of theserum with 1% Salicylic Acid and the sensation causes poresto open up driving the serum into the skin essentially killingacne. The rhythmic movement is calming, plus that zitshrank in time for a night full of events. www.myzeno.com

I love the special kitsbeauty brands createjust in time for the holi-days. They are usually abetter value than buyingthe pieces individually.Kate Sommerville’sMerry & Bright kit is justone of those. The kit’s

three treatments work together to diminish uneven skin tone, agespots and freckles to leave you with brighter radiant skin. Availableat Neiman Marcus.

I love the illustrations andsimple message in An

Awesome Book of Thanks,by Dallas Clayton.

NOW THAT I’M ROCKING AGLOW THANKS TO BETTER SLEEP,A CLEAN DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, ALACK OF WATER WEIGHT, ETC.,HOW ABOUT SOMETHING TO ILLU-MINATE THAT GLOW? LA MER ISINTRODUCING THE LIMITED EDI-TION ILLUMINATING POWER JUST

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destination

By Carla Valencia de MartinezPhotography by Michael Chilcoat


The Ranch at Rock Creek, Montana, encompasses over 65,000 acres ofthe most beautiful land this country has to offer. You might be thinking, ‘I’d rather goto Colorado.’ And although Colorado is beautiful, it is very different from this.

A stay revolves around the Granite Lodge which sits on a ledge overlooking the mainroad. The reception area is here as well as one of the most welcoming Great Roomsaround (think the Houstonian lobby but more intimate). The dining hall is here as welland although meals are planned, the choices on the menu are perfection. Chef JoshDrague creates the most exquisite meals using many items grown on site as wellas locally available produce, meats and fish. The food was really on par with thewhole experience, which can be rare.

A day in the life of a meal at the ranch could be a choice of Rancher Omelets withpotatoes, Miller Farms bacon, onions, parmesan cheese and Birdman toast; twofarm eggs made to order with bacon and toast; Irish Steel-cut oatmeal with fresh sea-sonal fruit or cast iron granola with cinnamon-infused yogurt and fresh berries.Enjoy lunch outside overlooking the mountains with a substantial choice of organicmixed green salad with lemon olive vinaigrette, Hutterite chicken BLT with arugulapesto and steak frites or Pacific Northwest Dungeness crab cake sandwich withSiraracha aioli and steak frites.

Quite simply put, this whole article could be dedicated toChef Drague’s execution in the kitchen along with hisequally lovely staff. Dinner is the end to a perfect day ofactivity. Watermelon fennel arugula salad, with watermel-on herb vinaigrette and Almethia goat cheese, will forev-er live on in the list of “best salad” of all time. Dinners arepaired with equally well thought out wines. In this case, aWhite Haven Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough Valley,New Zealand. Main course saw a choice of Montanabraised lamb shank with fig glace, candied squash,roasted butternut squash risotto and grilled asparagusor a potato-crusted Nantucket striped bass served withPeruvian green sauce and white cheddar grits (nowhere’s a place after the heart of a Southern gal!).

But it’s not all food! The ranch has a store where you can borrowmountain bikes and all the accoutrements to take a toured biking trip or explore onyour own. There’s also an impressive array of cowboy boots, hats, fly fishing shoes,suits and gear plus hiking boots and hats in sizes from children to adult. Attentionto detail is not lacking here.

The Ranch at Rock Creek,

just outside of Phillipsburg,

Montana

THERE ARE FEW THINGS MORE AWE-INSPIRING THAN BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS GREAT COUNTRY WITHMILES OF RANCH LAND SURROUNDING YOU. FROM THE PERFECT BLUE, CLOUDLESS SKY TO THE ROLLINGMOUNTAINS COVERED WITH PINE TREES AND LIVESTOCK, MONTANA IS THE EPITOME OF VAST AMERICANACOUNTRY. IT IS A SIGHT TO SEE THE SUN RISING AT THE TOP OF A PEAK WITH YOUR HEAD IN THE FOG AS YOUFEEL THE MORNING DROPS OF DEW DISSIPATE. AND IT’S EQUALLY INSPIRING TO WATCH THE SUN SET OVER THEROCKY RIVER OR SIT AROUND A CAMPFIRE MAKING S’MORES WHILE A RANCH HAND PLUCKS HIS GUITAR.

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Take a guide on a fly fishing trip and learn how to hook the fly. There are guests who come exclu-sively for this alone. Or, how about a morning of horseback riding with some of the most talentedhorsemen and women in the state? Don’t miss a sunrise hike to the Top of the World for an amaz-ing experience. Mine included fog-covered peaks, with the sun rising in full force, but not beforeexperiencing an impromptu lightning storm sprinkled with hail.

There’s archery, paintball and sporting clays with shotgun instruction by Hank (or any of the otherexperienced staff) who can teach anyone to shoot. Now you can see why those meals are so impor-tant. And the best way to move around from the main house to the lodging options is by mountainbike.

But that’s not all. Apart from the dining, the Granite Lodge houses the Silver Dollar Saloon with afour-lane bowling alley, pool table and 14-foot HD television. Plus the full-service spa is not to bemissed. Your achy muscles will relish a hot stone massage. There’re also guided tours to the ghosttowns located near by.

The only problem you’ll have is deciding on your lodging. There are nine luxury suites located in theGranite Lodge as well as two authentic log cabins, plus the remote Trapper Tent which features a halfcabin, half tent combo situated along the river.

landing a cutthroat on rock creek

the silver dollar saloon

the 14-foot hd screen

spa facility

the bowling alley

trapper luxury cabin

trapper luxury canvas cabin interior

THE RANCH AT ROCK CREEK CONCIERGE1.877.786.1545

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GETTING THERE-There are a number of FBOs located quite near the

Ranch, including Butte/Bert Mooney Airport www.butteairport.com and Missoula International

Airport www.flymissoula.com. -Marquis Jet is the Ranch’s official private air partner,

www.marquisjet.com/rockcreek-The Ranch offers a round-trip transfer for $300 or youcan opt to rent a car and enjoy the picturesque drive.




HOW DID YOU GET INTO THE BAR/RESTAURANTBUSINESS?My family has been in the restaurant and bar business-es for three generations in Tampa, Florida. I grew upexperiencing all aspects of the businesses. Through col-lege, I worked for Houston’s Restaurant. Upon gradua-tion, I landed a job in management at Carrabba’s.During this time, my favorite bar closed. With thedemise of our hangout, came the revelation for myfriend and me to open a place that we could enjoy. Nottoo big, not too small, just a place we could call ourown. One day driving by the corner of Main andAlabama, I spotted a for-lease sign. I was immediatelydrawn to the place; two weeks later we signed the leaseand the rest is history. Halloween of 1999, Kerry Paulyand I opened “Drink Bar.” The following year, weopened “BarFly” next door.

TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR LATEST PROJECT?My latest project is Distillery – Twenty 5 Twenty, near theWashington corridor. It is a sports-themed restaurantand bar. The concept is simple: build a comfortableplace where one can get a good meal, especially thincrust pizzas, watch their favorite sports games and listen to good music. We sit onan acre of land surrounded by parks and lush green space with ample parking, out-door patios and a second floor deck with views of our downtown skyline. With allthe renovations, we’ve really transformed this location into an establishment that willmake a significant contribution to this historic neighborhood.

HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHICH PROJECTS TO DO?Two important factors that I look for with any project are timing and location. ForDistillery – Twenty 5 Twenty, the timing was perfect. I feel that Houston Avenue, amajor feeder into downtown, is poised for substantial development. Our Mayor andCity Council have done an outstanding job improving the infrastructure of this area.I believe you will see more restaurants and retail being developed along this stripover the next few years. We separate ourselves from any competition by offeringplenty of space for parking and outdoor activities.

WHAT LESSONS HAVE YOU LEARNED THUS FAR?Over the years, I have learned many valuable lessons from persons and businessesthat I hold in high regard. Three that come to mind are:-From Johnny Carrabba, I learned to always treat your customers as you wouldwant to be treated. -From my years at Houston’s, I learned the value of teamwork in the workplace. Ipride myself on being able to work every position in my establishment from dish-

washer to cook to bartender. My staff know I wouldn’t ask them to do anything thatI would not do myself.-Have good partners. We all work well together. Each of us contributes differentcomponents to the partnership and that equates to a recipe for success. We sharethe same common goals, our undying passion for this project and our commitmentto the neighborhood.

DO YOU HAVE A PARTICULAR MOTTO OR SAYING?It’s more of a philosophy than a motto, but it has served me well in my bar, restau-rant and real estate endeavors. I always create an environment that I would enjoy.When Kerry Pauly and I opened our first two bars several years ago, we strived toopen establishments that we would enjoy working and spending time in. In my town-home and single-family home construction business, I set out to build something thatI would want to live in. And now with this project, I envisioned the type of place thatI would frequent and enjoy.

WHAT’S THE BIGGEST RISK YOU’VE TAKEN?This is definitely the biggest risk I have taken. We have had to overcome manyobstacles along the way; however, we are seeing our vision become a reality andthat makes this arduous journey worthwhile.


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with greg scheinman

Photography by Jill Hunter

Greg Scheinman is an insurance agent with Insgroup Inc. and the host of PROFILE onHouston PBS. PROFILE airs Thursday evenings at 10:30pm on PBS Ch.8. Greg can bereached at [email protected] (gregscheinman.com)

JOE LICATA | OWNERDISTILLERY-TWENTY 5 TWENTY | 2520 HOUSTON AVE. HOUSTON, TX 77009

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Houston, the 4th largest city in the United States and the largest city in the state ofTexas, continues to experience the vast benefits of annual events which not onlycelebrate the city’s diverse, rich culture, but bring to the forefront an array of eco-nomical, political and social issues to stimulate the minds of many and purposefullyunite the masses. The city’s thriving visual and performing arts scene has taken afront seat in the minds of many arts enthusiasts; after all, H-Town is one of fewU.S. cities that offer year-round resident companies in all major performing artsdisciplines. And, following the success of the inaugural Cinema Arts FestivalHouston in November 2009 – the only U.S. festival staunchly committed to films byand about visual, performing and literary artists – thousands of Houstonians andtourists alike can anticipate that the 2010 edition of this wondrous film celebrationwill be even sweeter, the second time around.

The 2010 Houston festival will take place November 10-14 and at the helm isnationally recognized film programmer and visionary, Richard Herskowitz.Herskowitz, currently a professor of cinema studies at the University of Oregon, isno stranger to artistically directing film festivals, having directed the Virginia FilmFestival from 1994 to 2008; additionally, he held a twelve-year directorial stint atCornell Cinema, the media arts center at Cornell University, where he served asadjunct curator for film and video at the University’s Herbert F. Johnson Museum ofArt. A yearning to celebrate the vitality, boldness and diversity of the arts inHouston prompted former Mayor Bill White, in early 2008, to seek the leadershipof Franci Crane – arts philanthropist, now Board Chair of Houston Cinema ArtsSociety – to implement a task force of arts enthusiasts (which included Herskowitz)and organizations to promote film production and the appreciation of same. And,the rest, as they say, is history – for promoting film production and entertainmentin Houston.

Per Herskowitz, “The task force met for over a year and came up with the conceptof the Cinema Arts Festival Houston, launching a small pilot of the festival thatsame year to introduce the concept. I was brought on board to assist with the pilot,and remained with the team to spawn the inaugural piece in November 2009,which brought innovative, well-received film and media arts to a number ofscreening locations throughout the city. The hard work and dedication of the taskforce paid off – the festival was a huge success. Yet, to maximize continual suc-cess, it’s critical that I explore as many visual, performing and literary films andartists, as possible. I purposefully attend other film festivals across the country(Sundance Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival, to name two ofmany), gathering what are deemed the best films in the arts produced in the pastyear, ranging from all genres of painting, poetry, music, dance and theater. As agatekeeper of information, I tenaciously develop and cultivate partners (Museum ofFine Arts Houston, Aurora Picture Show, The Menil Collection, DiverseWorks, toname just a few), as well as work with as many cultural organizations and institu-tions as possible to more readily respond to the art interests within the city.”

Each day of the 2010 festival, moviegoers will delight in one headliner attraction,as well as a multitude of additional films to be screened at Edwards Greenway, theMuseum of Fine Arts Houston, Rice Media Center, Discovery Green, HoustonVisitors Center and Freneti Core’s Frenetic Theater on Navigation Boulevard.Several films will also combine live performances and/or interactive stage dia-logue featuring guest artists. Poetry lovers will relish in Greg Jacobs and JonSiskel’s film, Louder Than a Bomb, which premiered and won best film at the 2010Cleveland International Festival and chronicles the world’s largest youth poetryslam in Chicago. The film explores passion, competition, teamwork and trust, andsince its initial premiere has been sought after extensively by other festivals. Comprehension of complex ideals and Latin American customs will challengemoviegoers with director Miguel Coyula’s/producer David Leitner’s Memories ofOverdevelopment, which debuted at the 2010 Sundance Festival and earned theHavana Star at the 2010 Havana-New York Film Festival. An experimental feature,the film illustrates an intellectual who leaves the Cuban revolution and “underdevel-opment” behind to find himself at odds with the ambiguities of his new life in the“developed” world.

One bona fide treat among the 2010 film features is Mark Landsman’s documen-tary, Thunder Soul, which merited the Audience Award for Best DocumentaryFeature at the 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival in June 2010. An inspiring tribute toHouston native and world-renowned musician and music educator, Conrad O.Johnson (affectionately known to many as “Prof”), the film recounts Johnson’s rivet-ing work with the competitive Kashmere High School Stage Band in the late ’60sand ’70s and reunion band performance from February 2008. Following a freescreening of the film at Discovery Green, the Kashmere Reunion Band will deliv-er a live performance at the 2010 festival. “Prof’s teaching techniques were trulyones to emulate,” says professional jazz musi-cian Sylvester “Stank” LeBlanc, who formerlyserved as Assistant Stage Band Director forKashmere High (’72-’77), and would laterbecome the Stage Band Director (’78-’86) uponProf’s retirement. “I can recall Prof’s uniqueprocess for identifying the band sections: Therhythm or foundation section (drums, piano, gui-tar and base); the power section (trombones);the brilliance section (trumpets); and the mellowsection (saxophones) seemed to flow, effortlessly.Working alongside him was truly one of thegreatest experiences of my life. And, the 2010Film Festival couldn’t occur at a better time:Prof’s birthday was on November 15! So, Iwould strongly encourage all music lovers tocommemorate this great man’s birthday, as wellas his rich legacy of musical guidance, instruc-tion and delivery by witnessing this productionin November.”

You Simply Don’t Want to Miss It.

HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS SOCIETYBOASTS OF FILM FESTIVAL SEQUEL: BUZZ-WORTHY FILMS

TO EDUCATE...ENLIGHTEN...EMPOWER.EXPERIENCE AT SELECT VENUES IN NOVEMBER 2010.



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Although the Sundance Film Festival has made an indeliblemark in Utah as the largest independent cinema festival in theUnited States and the Miami International Film Festival continuesto garner worldwide attention as a boutique yet exciting festivalin South Florida, don’t underestimate the influence of CinemaArts Festival Houston. And, with an exhilarating medley of newfilms, inimitable live music, captivating performing arts presen-tations and A-list celebrity appearances, the 2010 Cinema ArtsFestival is sure to transcend Houston into the national cinemaarts spotlight. Anticipate a fall season of memorable films toeducate, enlighten and empower at the festival. You simply don’twant to miss it.

For film screenings, ticketsand event information, pleasevisit the Houston Cinema ArtsSociety website at www.cine-maartssociety.org.

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"Counting Graves"



ZOOM Q3HD –HANDY VIDEORECORDERWhile pocket cams’ video quality has improvedfrom “good enough” to really actually pretty damngood, audio quality has largely been ignored. Thenew Zoom Q3HD combines hi-def video with stereomics for the full pocket cam package. It shoots1080p video, has an HDMI port, and runs on twoAA batteries. But what sets it apart are its built-instereo condenser mics, capturing 24-bit/96kHzaudio that can hold up even if you’re at a concerthoisting the thing above a mosh pit. Audio meterslet you check your levels while you’re recording.On-the-go viewing is simple, as a turn of the cam-era on its side lets you watch your videos anywherewith its “widescreen” color LCD screen and built-inreference speaker. $299 | www.samsonech.com

YAP VOICEMAILListening to voicemails is a huge waste of time.That’s why apps that transcribe your voicemail totext are a godsend. I’ve tried several and the newYap Voicemail app – available for the iPhone – isstrong. It transcribes voicemails using only speech-to-text technology (no humans), which allows it tooffer the service for free (with ads at the bottom).The transcriptions are not perfect but Yap getsenough of the words right to figure out what themessage is about. Every time you get a message, anotification pops up with the name of the caller andthe beginning of the message. Since it is completelyautomated, the message appears almost immedi-ately after it is left on your voicemail, just like a textmessage. You can respond via email, SMS or aphone call right from the app. Free | www.yapinc.com

iPHONE REMOTECONTROL

The ultimate remote con-trol is the one mosthandy and nearby. Sowhy not turn a gadgetyou almost always havenear you into a remotecontrolling device?

i-Got-Control is a plug-and-play accessory that turnsan iPhone, iPod touch or iPad into a universalremote, allowing you to control virtually any infrareddevice – TVs, stereo systems and more – at home oron the go. It boasts more than 40,000 IR codes forconsumer electronics worldwide and you can connectand control A/V components, lighting and HVACsystems with no Wi-Fi network, wires or batteriesneeded. $69.95 | www.i-got-it.com

tools+toys+gadgets

By Michael Garfield

LOOXCIEIf you’re obsessed with sharing your life in video, take a look at the Looxcie, a camcorder that you wear overyour ear to enable hands-free video capture. The Looxcie connects to a smartphone via Bluetooth to recordand share video (it also doubles as Bluetooth headset). For now, the device is compatible only with Android2.0 phones, although compatibility with BlackBerrys and iPhones is coming soon. The small camera can beadjusted with its bendable ear loop to be worn on the right or left ear. When turned on, the camera contin-uously records video in the mp4 format and can store up to five hours of footage. The video is not thehighest quality but it sure is convenient. Just remember to keep your head up. $199 | www.looxcie.com

MICHAEL GARFIELD is known as “The High-Tech Texan®.” His radio program airs on The 9-5-0 weekdays from 9am-11am andSaturdays 11am-2pm. Visit his website at www.hightechtexan.com. Follow him on Facebook and on Twitter @hightechtexan.



Chris and Kaylin Weber

Kim Bertrand, Christina Amos Nicole Needle, Ryan Anderson

Jamie Fust, Neal Stephenson Carter Cochran, Chris Hooffpauor

Allison and Scott Redepenning, Matt and Malinda Mogas

Mason and Jennifer Woodard

More than 500 of Houston’s cowboys and cowgirls rounded up at the Firehouse Saloonfor The Young Friends of Houston’s Ronald McDonald House 3rd Annual CountryBall. Kicking up their boots for a cause, guests partook in entertainment as big as theLone Star State. The Mark McKinney Band started off the night and had party-goerstwo-steppin’ round the dance floor. Lucky guests lassoed silent auction items includinga round trip to Chicago and a country legends autographed guitar. A barbeque con-test boasted plenty of brisket, chicken, ribs and all the fixin’s for a Texas feast. Yeehaw!

EVENT 3RD ANNUAL COUNTRY BALLWHY TO BENEFIT THE MISSION OF HOUSTON’S RONALD MCDONALD HOUSEWHERE FIREHOUSE SALOONWHEN AUGUST 21

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MENtertainmentIT’S HAPPY HOUR AT THE HOUSTONARBORETUM BECAUSE EVEN SPIKE NEEDSTO GET OUT TO MEET NEW FRIENDS!AFTER YOU’VE DRESSED HIM IN HIS BEST,TAKE HIM TO THE MUTTS AND MOONLIGHTMIXER ON NOVEMBER 19 FROM 5-9PM. ENJOY A MOONLIT NIGHT UNDERTHE STARS WITH MUSIC ON THE BUD LIGHTSTAGE, BITES FROM FREEBIRDS + MORE!

We’ve been experiencing perfect autumn weather latelywhich is excellent for taking Spike out for the Mutts andMoonlight Mixer at the Houston Arboretum but even he mightneed a little warmth. The Ralph Lauren Reversible Puffer Vestwill keep your pup warm and stylish. Ralphlauren.com

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Imogene + Willie and Emil Erwin’s mail bag for J. Crew features lush leather (premium U.S.Steer hide, to be exact) and will be around long after you’re gone. This perfectly craftedbag is ideal for your laptop, books or other sundries, plus J. Crew is the only place you’llfind it, unless you’re headed to the Imogene+Willie shop in Tennessee.

Billy Reid’svintage-inspired

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boot.Availableat BillyReid.

James Dean was never far from hisleather jacket. Rag and Bone’s CaféRacer Jacket was inspired by Dean’sjacket featured in those 1950’sfilms. The rugged and distressedleather looks like you’ve owned itfor ages. Available at Saks.

A part of the Billy Reid + Levi collabo-ration, this mid-century-inspired Levi501, a Raw Selvedge blue jean, is con-structed from the same duck cloth as arecovered blacksmith’s apron found inthe Levi’s archives in San Francisco.



Gavin Torabi, Mary Rambin Travis Cassin and Brittany Hansen Cassin

Charles Brodsky, Jimmy Hinton, Trey Miller Traci Thompson, Emily Duff, Lacey Liedtke

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Chris Barbic, Chef Randy Evans, Allison PoarchAlan Baum, Brad Dinerstein, Scott Frankel

Event Chairs Scott Frankel and Trey Miller welcomed guests to Haven for a fun-filled happy hour. Guests mixed and mingled, enjoyed some cocktails, but mostimportantly, helped raise a very substantial amount of money to help support theYES Prep Public Schools, an open-enrollment charter school system serving thou-sands of low-income students at eight Houston schools. Good job, guys – cheersto that!

EVENT YOUNG FRIENDS OF YES PREP HAPPY HOURWHY TO HELP RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPSWHERE HAVEN RESTAURANTWHEN AUGUST 19

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HAPPY GO LUCKY

IN THE 17 YEARS SINCE PEPPY LIFESTYLE PERSONALITY JONATHAN ADLERLAUNCHED HIS BRAND WITH SOME RETRO-GROOVY POTTERY PIECES, HISDESIGN EMPIRE HAS GROWN TO INCLUDE STATIONERY, LINENS, BOOKS, TVHOSTING, INTERIOR DESIGN AND MUCH, MUCH MORE. ON MY RECENT TRIPTO PALM SPRINGS, I WAS IMPRESSED ONCE AGAIN BY HIS DESIGN FOR THEPARKER PALM SPRINGS HOTEL – EVERYWHERE YOU TURN, THERE’S A VISUAL“POP” THAT MAKES YOU SMILE AND SAY, “DAMN, I WISH I’D THOUGHT OFTHAT.”

Smiles (and sales) are what Adler is after. He calls his style of design “HappyChic”– meaning your home should make you happy. He also believes that “Whenit comes to decorating, the wife is always right. Unless the husband is gay.” –which could be sort of a problem in his own home, since he’s married to SimonDoonan, Creative Director of Barneys New York. On November 18, 002houstonmagazine is proud to sponsor a personal appearance for Adler at Kuhl-Linscomb,beginning at 6 pm. Come by and meet the dapper designer, and haveyour pottery pieces signed. But first, let’s learn a little more about thisJersey boy made good.

TM: How do you keep your ideas fresh? Where do you get yourinspiration?JA: I get my inspiration from everything around me and it’simportant to always be open to new ideas. I am inspired byeverything from people, places, movies, friends . . . it’s all inthe mix.

TM: You’ve conquered pottery, textiles, hotel design, TV....what’s left for you? Doyou have any goals you have not accomplished?JA: Of course! “I aim for global Happy Chic domination and will not stop untilone can live a total Happy Chic life . . .

TM: Which designers do you admire?David Hicks, Bjorn Wiinblad,Alexander Girard and Bonnie Cashinare my canon. I love them because theyall had incredible style –bold, quirky,innovative, chic – and they all beauti-fully expressed the joy of creativity.

TM: Why are you so attracted toWaspy things?JA: I suppose that Wasp style is fabbecause it’s so crisp and preppy andtrue Waspy style is all about ultra-boldcolors.

TM: What do you do in your free time, if you have any?JA: Play ping pong with my husband, Simon Doonan, and snuggle with our terri-er, Liberace.

TM: What do you see as the next big trend in interior design?JA: I think the next big trend is that there are no trends – it’s all about individualstyle and taste and I’m happy to see that people are getting more and more daring when mixing it up.

TM: Are you ever going to open a store in Houston?JA: One never knows!

COME MEET JONATHAN ADLER IN PERSON ON NOVEMBER 18 AT 6PM AT KUHL-LINSCOMB. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ADLER, VISIT WWW.JONATHANADLER.COM


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change a flat tireBy Pixie Ibañez | Photography by Jaime Lagdameo

WE ARE PRETTY ADVANCED WHEN IT COMES TO TECHNOLOGY, BUTUNTIL THE DAY COMES WHEN WE ARE PILOTING FLYING CARS, YOU’RESTUCK HAVING TO DEAL WITH THOSE BLACK RUBBER THINGS KNOWNAS TIRES. 002HOUSTON’S DRIVING ANDRETTI GETS A LESSON ONCHANGING A FLAT TIRE FROM THE MAESTROS OVER AT THE VARCADOSSHELL ON 610 AND 8602 MEMORIAL DRIVE.

MUST-HAVE TOOLS:• Spare tire (check air pressure on a regular basis)• Jack lift• Lug wrench• Hazard sign• Tire blocks• Air pressure gauge(always check the sparebefore using)• Flashlight

1) If you’re on the highway, turn your hazard lights on and exitcarefully. Find a safe spot away from traffic, even if you have todrive for a little bit on a flat. Your life is more important than arim.DON’T drive too long on a flat; it can damage your rim beyondrepair. Just make sure you get a safe distance away from trafficand NEVER park on a hill!2) Make sure you and your car are visible to oncoming traffic.DON’T stop to change a tire on a curve or dark area.

3) Put your gearshift in park and engage yourhand brak before you start.

DON’T follow this rule and your car can shift during theprocess making it a bit dangerous.

4) Put the emergency signalization (hazard triangle) ata safe distance from the car to give drivers plenty oftime to maneuver around you.

5) Get your tools, i.e., spare tire, jack lift, lug wrench.

6) Once you remove the rim plate, put the lug wrenchon the screws and apply counterclockwise pressure toLOOSEN only.

DON’T ever unscrew them all the way!

7) Place the jack lift in the proper area; allcars have an assigned area so consult yourowner’s manual. If not placed correctly, you

can damage your car.

DO MAKE SURE THE JACK LIFT IS ON A FIRM SUR-FACE TO AVOID SHIFTING.

8) Lift car and unscrew bolts. Take the flat off andreplace with the spare. Place the bolts back and tightenthem slightly.

DO CHECK THE AIR PRESSURE ON THE SPARE BEFOREYOU REPLACE.

9) Bring the car down and proceed to strongly tightenthe bolts.



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10)Pick up yourtools and flat

tire, and you aregood to go!



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*17 | inside Hotel Alden

1117 Prairie. 832.200.8888www.aldenhotels.com

51FIFTEEN | inside Saks Fifth Avenue

5115 Westheimer. 713.363.8067

AMERICAS•1800 Post Oak Blvd. 713.961.1492•21 Waterway Ave. 281.367.1492www.cordua.com

ARTISTA | inside the Hobby Center

800 Bagby. 713.278.4782 www.cordua.com

BARNABY’S•5750 Woodway. 713.266.0046•1701 S. Shepherd. 713.520.5131•414 West Gray. 713.522.8898•604 Fairview. 713.522.0106•602 Fairview. 713.522.4229www.barnabyscafe.com

BEAVER’S2310 Decatur St. 713.864.2328www.beavershouston.com

BENJY’S•2424 Dunstan. 713.522.7602•5922 Washington Ave. 713.868.1131www.benjys.com

BISTRO ALEX 800 W. Sam Houston Pkwy., CityCentre713.827.3545www.bistroalex.com

BLOCK 7 WINE COMPANY720 Shepherd Dr. 713.572.2565 www.block7wineco.com

BOOM BOOM ROOM2518 Yale St. 713.868.3740www.theboomboomroomhouston.com

BOWL607 Richmond. 832.582.7218www.eatatbowl.com

BRANCH WATER TAVERN510 Shepherd Dr. 713.863.7777www.branchwatertavern.com

BRC519 Shepherd Dr. 713.861.2233www.brcgastropub.com

BYRD’S MARKET + CAFE420 Main St. 713.225.0100 www.byrdsmarket.com

CAFE EXPRESS12 convenient locations in Houstonwww.cafe-express.com

CANOPY3939 Montrose Blvd. 713.528.6848www.canopyhouston.com

CAVA BISTRO300 Main St. 713.229.9504www.cavabistrohouston.com

COURSES | inside the Art Institute of Houston

1900 Yorktown. 713.353.3644www.artinstitutes.edu

DAILY REVIEW CAFÉ3412 West Lamar. 713.520.9217 www.dailyreviewcafe.com

DANTON'S GULF COAST SEAFOOD4611 Montrose. 713.807.8883www.dantonsseafood.com

EDDIE V’S PRIME SEAFOOD12848 Queensbury Ln. 832.200.2380 www.eddiev.com

FOUNDATION ROOM | HOB1204 Caroline. 832.667.7800 www.houseofblues.com

GLASSWALL933 Studemont. 713.868.7930www.glasswalltherestaurant.com

HAVEN2502 Algerian Way. 713.581.6101www.havenhouston.com

HEARSAY GASTRO LOUNGE218 Travis St. 713.225.8079www.hearsayhouston.com

MARIPOSA inside Neiman Marcus

2600 Post Oak Blvd. 713.621.7100ext.2166www.neimanmarcus.com

McCORMICK AND SCHMICK’S•1151 Uptown Park. 713.840.7900•1201 Fannin St. 713.658.8100 • 791 Town & Country Blvd. 713.465.3685www.mccormickandschmicks.com

NOEFour Riverway. 713.871.8177 www.noerestaurant.com

POLO’S SIGNATURE3800 Southwest Frwy. 713.626.8100 www.polosignature.com

POST OAK GRILL1415 S. Post Oak. 713.993.9966 www.postoakgrill.com

QUATTRO1300 Lamar. 713.276.4700www.fourseasons.com

RDG | BAR ANNIE1800 Post Oak Blvd. 713.840.1111www.rdgbarannie.com

RUGGLES GREEN•2311 West Alabama. 713.533.0777•CityCentre 713.464.5557www.rugglesgreen.com

SHADE250 W. 19th St. 713.863.7500 www.shadeheights.com

TART CAFÉ4411 Montrose. 713.526.8278www.tartcafe.com

THE CHELSEA GRILL4621 Montrose Blvd. 713.942.9857www.chelseagrill.com

THE GROVE1611 Lamar. 713.337.7321www.thegrovehouston.com

THE LAKE HOUSE1600 McKinney. 713.337.7320www.thelakehousehouston.com

VOICE | Hotel Icon

220 Main. 832.667.4470www.hotelicon.com

YARD HOUSE800 W. Sam Houston Pkwy., CityCentre713.461.9273www.yardhouse.com

ZELKO BISTRO705 E. 11th St. 713.880.8691www.zelkobistro.com

asian

AUNTIE CHANG’S DUMPLING HOUSE2621 S. Shepherd. 713.524.8410 www.auntiechangs.com

FISH [sushi]

309 Gray St. 713.526.5294 www.fishhouston.com

KAM’S [chinese]

4500 Montrose Blvd. #C. 713.529.5057www.kamscuisine.com

KONA GRILL [japanese+american]

•501 Westheimer. 713.877.9191•16535 Southwest Freeway. 281.242.7000www.konagrill.com

KUBO’S2414 University Blvd. #200. 713.528.7878 www.kubos-sushi.com

LES GIVRAL’S KAHVE [vietnamese]

•801 Congress St. 713.547.0444•4601 Washington Ave. 832.582.7671www.lesgivrals.com

PAGODA [vietnamese]

4705 Inker St. 832.673.0400www.pagodabistro.com

RA SUSHI•3908 Westheimer. 713.621.5800•12860 Queensbury Ln. #234 CityCentre713.331.2792 www.rasushi.com

RED PIER [asian fusion]

2701 Milam St. 713.807.7726

STRAITS [singaporean]

800 West Sam Houston Parkway N.,713.365.9922 CityCentrewww.straitsrestaurants.com

SUSHI RAKU3201 Louisiana. 713.526.8885www.sushi-raku.com

UPTOWN SUSHIUptown Park. 713.871.1200 www.uptown-sushi.com

ZAKE2946 S. Shepherd. 713.526.6888www.zakesushilounge.com

ZUSHI5900 Memorial Dr., #102. 713.861.5588 www.zushihouston.com

bar-b-que

BEAVER’S2310 Decatur St. 713.864.2328www.beavershouston.com

BROOKSTREET BBQ10705 Westheimer. 713.783.3600www.brookstreetbbq.com

GOODE COMPANY TX BARBECUE5109 Kirby. 713.522.2530 www.goodecompany.com

PIZZITOLA’S BAR-B-CUE1703 Shepherd. 713.227.2283 www.pizzitolas.com

breakfast+coffee+dinners+juice bars

11TH ST. CAFÉ748 E. 11th St. 713.862.0089

ANTIDOTE COFFEE729 Studewood. 713.861.7400www.antidotecoffee.com

AVALON DRUG CO. & DINER•2417 Westheimer. 713.527.8900•12810 Southwest Frwy. 281.240.0213www.avalondiner.com

CAFÉ BRASIL2604 Dunlavy. 713.528.1993

CAFÉ ROSÉ CityCentre800 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. 713.827.3545www.bistroalex.com/cafe-rose

COCO’S CREPES218 Gray St. 713.521.0700www.cocoscrepes.com

CRAVE CUPCAKES 1151 Uptown Park Blvd. 713.622.7283www.cravecupcake.com

DIRK’S COFFEE4005 Montrose. 713.526.1319www.diedrich.com

DON DIEGO COFFEE208 Travis. 713.228.3560www.dondiegocoffee.com

EMPIRE CAFÉ1732 Westheimer. 713.528.5282 www.empirecafe.net

hearsay

foundation room

ra sushi

les givral’skahve


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ISLAND GRILL & JUICE BAR www.islandgrillhouston.com• 4024 Bellaire Blvd. @ Weslayan | 713.665.5388 | • 5709 Woodway @ Bering | 713.334.4036Cater and deliver! (limited area, based on availability) CATERING 713.256.5042

•We are a BYOB Restaurant.•We cook with extra virgin olive oil, 0 trans fat oil.•We use brown rice in our dishes.•Our fish is Wild caught from Norway and Alaska.•Our Beef is certified Angus Beef.

•Our NATURAL SMOOTHIES are made with real fruit and juices. No sugar added.•We proudly serve Boar´s Head deli meat.•We proudly serve Houston´s BEST N.Y. BAGELS.•BREAKFAST. LUNCH. DINNER.

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Randall Davis, David Thomas

Gustavo Riofrio, Graciela Saldivia, Galo Saldivia

Jared and Caroline LeBlanc

FOUNTAIN VIEW CAFÉ1842 Fountain View. 713.785.9060

INVERSION COFFEE HOUSE1953 Montrose, #A. 713.523.4866 www.inversioncoffee.com

ISLAND GRILL + JUICE BAR•5709 Woodway. 713.334.4036•4024 Bellaire Blvd. 713.665.5388www.islandgrillhouston.com

KRAFTSMEN BAKING 4100 Montrose, #C. 713.524.7272www.kraftsmenbaking.com

MORE THAN CAKES1100 West Dallas. 713.652.5132www.morethancakes.com

RUSTIKA CAFÉ3237 Southwest Frwy. 713.665.6226www.rustikacafe.com

SALENTO WINE CAFE2407 Rice Blvd. 713.528.7478www.salentowinecafe.com

SPRINKLES CUPCAKES4014 Westheimer. 713.871.9929www.sprinkles.com

SUGAR BABY'S CUPCAKES3310 S. Shepherd. 713.527.8427www.ilovesugarbabys.com

TAFT STREET COFFEE2115 Taft. 713.522.3533www.taftstreetcoffee.org

THE BREAKFAST KLUB 3711 Travis. 713.528.8561 www.thebreakfastklub.com

THE BUFFALO GRILLE•3116 Bissonnet. 713.661.3663•1301 S. Voss. 713.784.3663www.thebuffalogrille.com

THE COFFEE GROUNDZ2503 Bagby. 713.874.0082 www.coffeegroundz.net

THE FRUIT PALETTE2413 Rice Blvd. 713.523.7848 www.thefruitpalette.com

TINY BOXWOOD’S3614 W. Alabama St. 713.622.4224www.tinyboxwoods.com

cajun+creole+southern

MARDI GRAS GRILL 1200 Durham. 713.864.5600 www.mardigrasgrill.net

THIS IS IT SOULFOOD207 W. Gray. 713.659.1608 www.thisisithouston.com

TREEBEARDS•315 Travis. 713.228.2622•1117 Texas. 713.229.8248•1100 Louisiana. 713.752.2601•700 Rusk. 713.224.6677www.treebeards.com

ZYDECO LOUISIANA DINER1119 Pease. 713.759.2001www.zydecolouisianadiner.com

european

BRASSERIE MAX + JULI [french]

4315 Montrose. 713.524.0070 www.maxandjulie.net

CHARIVARI [european]

2521 Bagby. 713.271.7231 www.charivarirest.com

FEAST [european]

219 Westheimer. 713.529.7788www.feasthouston.com

THE QUEEN VIC PUB [european]

2712 Richmond. 713.533.0022www.thequeenvicpub.com

OPORTO [european]

3833 Richmond. 713.621.1114www.oporto.us

indian

KIRAN’S4100 Westheimer. 713.960.8472 www.kiranshouston.com

NARIN’S BOMBAY BRASSERIE3005 W. Loop South. 713.622.2005 www.narinsbombaybrasserie.com

SHIVA2415 Times Blvd. 713.523.4753 www.shivarestaurant.com

italian

ARCODORO5000 Westheimer. 713.621.6888www.arcodoro.com

ARTURO’S Uptown Park. 713.621.1180 www.arturosuptown.com

MIA BELLA 2006 Lexington. 713.237.0505www.miabellatrattoria.com

MINGALONE540 Texas. 713.223.0088www.mingalone.com

RISTORANTE CAVOUR1080 Uptown Park. 713.418.1000www.granducahouston.com

SPAGHETTI WAREHOUSE 901 Commerce @ Travis.713.229.9715 www.meatballs.comA Warehouse Full of Food, Friends,Families and Fun! Great Kids Menu!Large and Small Groups Welcomed.Open 7 Days A Week. Deliveries andCatering Available.

VALENTINO Hotel Derek

2525 West Loop South.713.850.9200www.valentinorestaurantgroup.com

latin

BODEGAS TACO SHOP1200 Binz #160. 713.528.6102www.bodegastacoshop.com

CAFÉ PIQUET [cuban]

5757 Bissonnet. 713.664.1031www.cafepiquet.net

CYCLONE ANAYA’S [mex]

309 Gray St. 713.520.6969www.cycloneanaya.com

EL MESON [cuban]

2425 University. 713.522.9306

EL PATIO [mex]

•6444 Westheimer. 713.780.0410•2416 Brazos. 713.523.8181www.elpatio.com

EL REY [cuban-mex]

•233 Main. 713.225.1895•910 Shepherd. 713.802.9145www.elreytaqueria.com

EL TACO TOTE6154 Westheimer. 713.706.3233www.tacotote.com

EL TIEMPO CANTINA [mex]

•3130 Richmond. 713.807.1600•5602 Washington.713.681.3645•1308 Montrose. 713.807.8996www.eltiempocantina.com

EL TORO [mex]

11920 Westheimer. 281.920.4840www.eltorotexmex.com

FREEB!RDS WORLD BURRITO 9 Houston locationsCatering 888.392.2287www.freebirds.com

GUADALAJARA DEL CENTRO1201 San Jacinto. 713.650.0101www.guadalajarahacienda.com

HABANEROS MEX-GRILL 3017 Milam. 713.523.1010www.habanerosmexgrill.com

IRMA’S [mex]

•22 N. Chenevert. 713.222.0767•1314 Texas. 713.247.9651www.irmasouthwest.com

THE LEMON TREE [peru]

•12591 Whittington. 281.556.0690•207 Gray St. 713.655.0430www.thelemontreeonline.com

TILA’S [mex]

1111 S. Shepherd. 713.522.7654www.tilas.com

TINTOS [spanish]

2015 West Gray. 713.522.1330 www.tintosrestaurant.com

LAS VENTANAS [mex]

14555 Grisby Rd. 281.752.6990 www.lasventanas.net

LUCIO’S [new american latin]

905 Taft. 713.523.9958 www.luciosbyob.com

MARIA SELMA [mex]

1617 Richmond. 713.528.4920 www.mariaselma.com

NINFA'S THE ORIGINAL2704 Navigation Blvd. 713.228.1175www.ninfas.com

OCEAN’S [mex]

819 W. Alabama. 713.520.7744www.oceansceviche.com


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DIEGO'S [mex]

1421 Preston. 713.236.1300 www.diegosrestaurantbar.com

RIOJA [spanish]

11920 Westheimer. 281.531.5569 www.riojarestaurant.com

SAMBA GRILLE (south american)

530 Texas. 713.343.1180www.sambagrillehouston.com

TACOS A GO-GO3704 Main. 713.807.8226 www.tacosagogo.com

YELAPA PLAYA MEXICANA2303 Richmond Ave. 281.501.0391www.yelapatime.com

mediterranean+ greek

CAFE LILI [lebanese]

5757 Westheimer. 713.952.6969www.cafelili.com

NIKO NIKO’S•2520 Montrose. 713.528.1308 •301 Milam @ Market Squarewww.nikonikos.com

SAFFRON [moroccan]

2006 Lexington. 713.522.3562 www.saffronhouston.com

pizza

BOMBAY PIZZA CO.914 Main St. 713.654.4444 www.bombaypizzaco.com

CANDELARI’S 6002 Washington. 832.200.1474 www.candelaris.com

DOLCE VITA PIZZERIA ENOTECA500 Westheimer. 713.520.8222 www.dolcevitahouston.com

FRANK’S PIZZA417 Travis. 713.225.5656 www.frankspizza.com

PINK’S PIZZA www.pinkspizza.com•710 West Gray. 713.521.7465•1403 Heights. 713.864.7465

STAR PIZZA•77 Harvard. 713.869.1241•2111 Norfolk. 713.523.0800www.starpizza.net

steak+chops

FLEMING’S•788 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. 713.827.1120•2405 W. Alabama. 713.520.5999 www.flemingssteakhouse.com

LAURENZO’S GRILLE4412 Washington. 713.880.5111www.laurenzosgrille.com

MO’S1801 Post Oak Blvd. 713.877.0720www.mosrestaurants.com

MORTON’S•5000 Westheimer. 713.629.1946•1001 McKinney. 713.659.3700 www.mortons.com

PAPPAS BROS. STEAKHOUSE5839 Westheimer Rd. 713.780.7352www.pappasbros.com

SHULA'S STEAKHOUSE Hyatt Hotel

1200 Louisiana St. 713.375.4777 www.donshulas.com

SPENCER’S STEAKS + CHOPS1600 Lamar. 713.577.8325 www.spencersforsteaksandchops.com

STRIP HOUSE1200 McKinney. 713.659.6000www.theglaziergroup.com

SUGAR LAND

AMICI RISTORANTE [italian]

16089 City Walk Drive. 281.242.2800www.amicitownsquare.com

BROOKSTREET BBQ1418 Highway 6. 281.313.4000 www.brookstreetbbq.com

CAFE INDIA2319 Williams Trace Blvd. 281.565.5881

CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL2335 Highway 6. 281.980.4433www.carrabbas.com

CHANDNI RESTAURANT [steak]

11102 S. Highway 6. 281.530.9200www.gochandni.com

CUPCAKE CAFE16525 Lexington Blvd. 281.242.2744www.cupcakecafeofsugarland.com

GRIMALDI'S PIZZERIA16535 Southwest Freeway. 281.265.2280www.grimaldispizzeria.com

JAPANEIRO'S SUSHI BISTRO & LATIN GRILL2168 Texas Dr. 281.201.5294www.japaneiros.com

LA MADELEINE FRENCH BAKERY & CAFE2675 Town Center Blvd. N. 281.494.4400www.lamadeleine.com

NAPA GRILLE URBAN WINE BAR14019 Southwest Freeway. 281.277.2599www.napagrille.net

PERRY'S GRILL2115 Town Square. 281.565.2727 www.perryssteakhouse.com

PHO MAI NOODLE HOUSE16200 Kensington Dr. 281.491.1528 www.phomainoodlehouse.com

RAJIN CAJUN16100 Kensington Dr. 281.277.0704 www.ragin-cajun.com

THAI COTTAGE II4723 Sweetwater Blvd. 281.313.0707 www.thai-cottage.com

THE BURNING PEAR16090 City Walk. 281.275.5925 www.theburningpear.com

WASABI JAPANESE GRILL + SUSHI BAR14019 Southwest Freeway. 281.242.3899

WILLIE’S GRILL + ICE HOUSE945 Highway 6. 281.242.2252 www.williesrestaurants.com

THE WOODLANDS

BENIHANA [asian]

1720 Lake Woodlands Dr. 281.292.0061www.benihana.com

BROOKLYN CAFÉ [american]

•4775 W. Panther Creek Dr. 281.298.7488•3091 College Park Dr. 936.273.8880www.thebrooklyncafe.com

CAFE DI FIORE [italian]

10110 Woodlands Pkwy., Ste. 900.281.298.1228 www.caffe-di-fiore.com

DICKEY'S BARBECUE PIT10700 Kuykendahl Road. 281.298.8422 www.dickeysbarbecuerestaurants.com

DIMASSI'S [ethnic]

1640 Lake Woodlands Dr. 281.363.0200www.dimassisbuffet.com

GENGHIS GRILL [asian]

9300 6 Pines Drive. 281.363.4745www.genghisgrill.com

GURI DO SUL STEAKHOUSE1400 Research Forest Dr. 281.907.4146www.guridosul.com

HONEY BEE HAM + DELI4747 Research Forest Dr. 281.364.9200

MASSA'S SUSHI4775 W. Panther Creek Dr. 281.298.5688www.massassushiandrobatabar.com

P F CHANG'S CHINA BISTRO1201 Lake Woodlands Dr. 281.203.6350www.pfchangs.com

SITAR CUISINE OF INDIA25701 Interstate 45. 281.364.0200www.sitarcuisineofindia.net

SWEET BELLA ITALIAN KITCHEN202 Sawdust Road. 832.585.0066www.sweetbellasatllc.com

THE MELTING POT19075 Interstate 45. 936.271.7416www.themeltingpot.com

TIN STAR [american]

300 Six Pines Drive. 281.465.9800


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fleming’s

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luxury cocktail menuincluding concoctions

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Stop by RA Sushi from now thru November 15 and order the ONEHOPE

and Pink Roll

to benefit theNational BreastCancer Foundation,Inc. (NBCF). RA willdonate 100 percentof the profits from thesale of the “ONE-HOPE and Pink Roll”special to the foundation.


THE QUEEN VIC PUB& KITCHEN

2712 Richmond.Houston, TX 77098 | 713.533.0022

www.thequeenvicpub.com

HOuRS:Tuesday-Friday 3 pm-Midnight

Saturday-Sunday 4 pm-Midnight

Once inside, mahogany wood bar tables, dining tables,chairs and stools dot the dining room and bar area. To theright of the entrance you’ll see a dramatic crown chandelierin a private room with a long community table for special orlarge parties.

From little chandeliers above the bar tables to ornate redwallpaper with gold scroll detail, the personality of this pubis more regal chic than rowdy Manchester United fan-ish.

Open for high tea and offering artisanal cocktails, craft beertaps, royal fish and chips, English flair is littered throughout.Even the main hallway to the bathroom greets you with a“keep calm and dine on.” The owners, who brought youOporto, spared no detail to bring you as authentic an expe-rience as possible without crossing the pond.

The menu is a combination of English and Indian fare rolledinto one, housed under the same roof. Luckily for those, likeme, not very versed in either fares a description of the dishis detailed under the title. Our waiter who happened to bethe bartender as well was also very helpful. From flavors toexpect on the menu to figuring out which craft beer we’d

most enjoy, if you need advice it never hurts to have knowl-edgeable staff.

We started with a spread that included vegetable samosas,three-chili and cashew paneer and a hydroponic greensalad. While this order was in, we perused the cocktail selec-tion. We customized a flight of their craft beers that includ-ed an IPA (India Pale Ale) and an ESB (Extra Special Bitter)and ordered a couple artisanal cocktails to sample, like therooibos punch.

I took a liking to the Fuller’s ESB in our flight experiment. It’sgolden ale with a light but flavorful taste. A note, they servehalf pints in case you can’t take a whole one of these flavor-ful brews. The rooibos punch is sweet and packs a punch.Hence it comes in pitcher/jar and serves 2 to 3. Poured intomini-glasses, all these little details are strategic to minimizeits effect. It’s part alcohol to part tea making a potent combi-nation.

Luckily the vegetable samosas arrived hot from the kitchenwith our three-chili and cashew paneer and salad. The crispysamosas are packed with carrot, potato, peas and onion and

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Obar bites• Short Rib Samosa- Beer braised short rib withtamarind-sweet and sour chutney $9• Lamb Keema Croquettes- Organic lambenveloped with whipped Yukon gold potatoes.Served with a green pea chutney $9

sharing plates• Buck Rarebit- Queen Vic’s take on the Englishclassic. Grilled Texas toast topped with cheddarmornay and sautéed spinach, baked with a friedegg. Served with tomato-sweet neem jam $9• Peanut Chicken Tikka- Free Range chickenbreast pieces marinated in yogurt and spices, thenroasted in Tandoor oven. Tossed with spicedcrushed peanuts and served with Raita $11

buns• English Burger- Special blend grassfed beefmix, homemade B&B pickles, English cheddar,Coleman’s mustard, red onion, tomato and butterlettuce. Served on oversized toasted English muf-fin. Served with housecut “chips”.... add bacon$1.00, $10 • Indian Kebab Burger- Masala spiced groundlamb burger,Texas blue goat cheese, tomato,shredded red cabbage, tomato chutney, butter let-tuce, Raita, on naan bun. Served with housecut“chips” $12

SAMPLE MENU SELECTIONS NE BLOCK WEST OF KIRBY SITS THIS QUAINT PUB TUCKED BEHIND AN ANIMAL CLINICIT SHARES THE PARKING LOT WITH AFTER HOURS. DETAILS THAT SEEM MINUTE NOWARE DEFINITELY WORTH KNOWING WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THIS PLACEBECAUSE YOU WILL WANT TO FIND IT.



served with a side of roasted tomato sweet chutney for dipping. The savoryand sweet combination is a crowd favorite. The three-chili cheese paneer isfresh paneer cheese that is pan roasted with chilis, veggies, toasted cashewsand spices, served with naan (leavened oven-backed flatbread) and riata(cucumber and yoghurt sauce for cooling). Very flavorful with cumin notes,a second order of freshly made naan was needed in order for us to devourall the bits of cubed paneer with riata. The salad was our attempt to getsome greens in the midst of all this flavorful, bread, fried goodness. Servedwith cashews, tomato, avocado, red onion, green apple and pomegranateseeds drenched in a sweet peach vinaigrette, I was pleased to taste that theaddition of salads was not just an afterthought on the menu for the weightconscious. The ingredients were fresh and the flavor was light but citrusy; wewere left stabbing for more greens in delight once we polished it off.

For our main dish, we ordered a regular and true gauge of character, theroyal fish and chips and the chicken and wild mushroom potpie. The catchof the day (halibut on our day) is dipped in a house-spiced beer batter andfried golden with fresh cut fries served with vinegar, ketchup and mayon-naise for condiments. Fried perfectly golden and crisp, the halibut insidewas tender and hot. Happy it was not cod, this version is perfection. Inbetween fighting over the last fries and fish bites, you’re better off not shar-ing this delish dish. Now, the chicken and wild mushroom potpie was a spe-cial on out visit but only out of the sheer size and filling capacities of thisdish do we suggest you share. The tender strips of chicken and carrot bitswith pieces of golden pastry in a sauce that is like being wrapped in a warmfuzzy sweater on a frigid cold day is irresistible. Even after we’d put ourforks down, you couldn’t help but steal one more morsel.

Per recommendation, for dessert we went with the Basmati crème brulee. It’sa rice pudding, crème brulee marriage. Nicely creamy but not custardy, therice provides an opposing texture to this vanilla delight.

This beautifully quaint pub provides real treats from across the pond with-out having to leave the loop. If you want regal dishes, in a chic atmospherewith English flair look no further than Queen Vic’s.

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CHEF IRMA G GALVANrestaurant irma’s | cuisine mexican | 22 n chenevert st, �houston, tx 77002 | 713.222.0767

thursdays 8-10, fridays 8-10, saturdays 4-10 | www.irmashouston.com

FAVORITE LATE NIGHT SPOT FOR A BITE? Niko Niko’s.

BEST BREAKFAST? The Goode Co.

BEST BRUNCH? Baba Yega’s.

WHAT INGREDIENT CAN YOU NOT LIVE WITHOUT IN THE KITCHEN AND WHY? Fresh garlic, red onions, cilantro, fresh jalapenos – makes good fresh salsa.

WHAT UTENSIL CAN YOU NOT LIVE WITHOUT? My mother’s molcajete.

WHAT’S YOUR PET PEEVE? When my waiters are not on top of my customers.

FAVORITE AFFORDABLE WINE? Groth, it’s a great California wine.

FAVORITE PLACE FOR DESSERT?Cheesecake Factory.

WHO ARE YOUR FAVORITE CHEF, RESTAURANT AND DISH? Chef Randy Evans at Haven.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, TELL US YOUR WORST CLIENT EXPERI-ENCE? When the owners of Felix’s Restaurant, Mrs. Tijerina(when she was alive) visited the restaurant she stumbled and felland hurt her forehead and immediately started bleeding. We sather down and put a wet cloth with ice to the cut and finally herbleeding stopped. I thought for sure she was filing suit but shewas very gracious and told me not to worry. She was a fine lady!





Located right next door to our offices, it’s only natural we testout the new spot. Many cuisines have inhabited the space fromJapanese to hamburgers to American fusion but THIS SOUTHAMERICAN SPECIALTY WITH CEBICHE BAR IS THE MOSTIMPRESSIVE. An extension from their Latin Bites catering, thiscafé is their jump into bricks and mortar. For lunch we startedwith the sashimi tiradito tres sabores and papas a la crema.Thebread basket isn’t your ordinary bread, folks. Yucca andcheese are mixed into the dough to make little rounds of hot,deliciousness. Try the sashimi sampler with white seasonal fishin three cream sauces, traditional lime pepper, aji Amarillo androcoto pepper. Unbelievable fresh fish that melts like butter istucked under the various sauces. Citrus flavors note all threesauces. Make sure to try the sweet potato and the Peruviancorn kernel, choclo, garnish; it provides a nice crunchy textureto the buttery fish. The papas a la crema were three slicedgolden potato halves drenched in three creamy cheese saucesmade of rocoto pepper, aji Amarillo pepper and cilantro. Imust admit I was lost on the sauce situation. Not deterred bymy ignorance, I tasted everything trying to educate myself onthe flavors; our waitress was beyond knowledgeable, answer-ing our every inquiry. Essentially, various peppers heavily usedin Peruvian cuisine make up most of the sauces you’ll try. From,what we tasted, these aren’t like jalapeno, Serrano, chipotlehot peppers. These provide simple flavor that is awakened witha citrus punch. For our entrée we dined on the lomo saltadoand rather than have it served with white rice and potatoes (ason the menu), we ordered some arroz chaufa especial. Thelomo saltado is traditional Peruvian sautéed beef tenderloin,onions, tomatoes, cilantro, soy sauce and garlic made in a stir-fry style. The flavor is savory and the meat is cooked to tenderperfection. The rice, also Chinese-inspired was fried with chick-en, beef, pork in a special soy sauce. The cuisine, althoughLatin, is heavily influenced from Asian, European and Africandishes composed of traditional South American ingredientsand flavors. The fusion provides a meal you won’t soon forget.NOTE: BYOB. Reasonable prices for an exceptional meal,knowledgeable service and exceptional presentation.

LOCATED IN BAYOU PLACE IN A PRIME SPOTBETWEEN MINGALONE AND VERIZON THEATRE,BRAZILIAN/SOUTH AMERICAN CUISINE IS JUSTWHAT THIS SPOT WAS MISSING. If you want to dineal fresco or prefer the comfort of indoors dining, bothoptions are available. We stopped in for lunch on abeautifully mild day and opted to dine outside with aview of the theatre, the sky and trees. Although down-town, it still felt open rather than sandwiched betweenbuildings. After ordering our beverages we wereserved a basket of cheese bread. Three round littleballs were hot, doughy with cheese and delightful.We started with a ceviche with fresh shrimp, snapper,julienned peppers and a sprinkle of cilantro, alldrenched in lime juice. It was citrusy but not tart, andthe quality was as fresh as it should be for a dish thatis technically “cooked” in lime juice. For my entrée Ihad the tamarind salmon. A grilled tamarind glazedsalmon filet is served in a tamarind reduction accom-panied by coconut rice and seasonal grilled vegeta-bles. My salmon was cooked to perfection. Seared onthe outside but pink in the middle, I made an effort toeat it all! The glaze is a savory touch to the sweetcoconut rice. It’s literally rice in coconut milk not to beconfused with dry rice with coconut flavor. My grilledzucchini and carrots were beautifully presented withgrill marks but still crunchy. (Not a fan of mushy veg-gies.) Thinking we were almost done, we were toldwe had to taste the tres leches and there we were,fork deep in the most delicious slice I’ve had in a verylong time. The leche is a thicker, creamier consistencyand the flavor is much richer and complex than oth-ers I’ve had in the past. This Brazilian Churrascariawith some South American delights is a true treat inthe heart of Downtown.

This cafeteria-style deli is sure to wow you with its not-so-cafeteria look and specialty cuisine. The décor withits golden tones with green touches is warm and invit-ing. It might be the happiest and most inviting cafeteriayou’ve been in … ever. A separate coffee bar/dessertarea is available for those just looking to snack.Through the line you can order hummus, tabouli,babaganouj, tzatziki, all the dips, sauces, extra fixingsyou’d like to dress up your meal. You can also pick upsalads and shawarma sandwiches. Other specialtyitems will have you getting a number for a brief secondto be delivered to you when ready. Being that my sisteris a huge fan, I would’ve imagined I’d been herebefore. She “lives” at their market. ON THIS, MY FIRSTVISIT, I WAS TURNED INTO A PHOE-NATIC. I tried allthe extras mentioned above plus the Muhammarra,which is my favorite. It’s a roasted red pepper, pome-granate and walnut dip that is awesome with anything.It’s a sweet touch to the savory dishes. I tried theChicken Shawarma first. Wrapped in a pita, slow-cooked chicken breast, carved and dressed with pota-to, tomato and their freshly whipped garlic sauce is oth-erworldly! The Beef version is served with marinatedbeef slices, onion, tomato and their sumac and tahinisauce. Both very different but outstanding in flavors.This resonated in all dishes. From the falafel salad toArpi’s salad, everything is a must-have. Don’t skimp ondessert either. Their coffee creations and desserts arethe perfect ending to a delicious meal.

LATIN BITES CAFÉ www.latinbitescafe.com1302 NANCE ST. | 713.229.8369

CUISINE SOUTH AMERICAN (PERUVIAN)

ARPI’S PHOENICIA DELI www.phoenicia-deli.com12151 WESTHEIMER RD. | 281.558.0416

SAMBA GRILLE www.sambagrillehouston.com530 TEXAS AVE. | 713.343.1180

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More than 240 Pet lovers gathered at the Omni Houston Hotel to support the 8th AnnualHouston PetSet Soiree – it was a furry good time! Event chairs Tim Moloney, MoniczkaLatigo and Andrew Seerden teamed up to support Houston PetSet, an organization thatraises funds for animal rescue and animal welfare. Guests danced the night away with DJ Sunand enjoyed a lavish buffet dinner decked with a slider station and a sushi station… so good!The highlight of the evening was auctioneer Jeff Smith whipping the crowd into a bidding warfor the luxury Costa Rica mansion vacation, with Tyson Faust emerging as the winner.

EVENT BE FIERCE & FABULOUS SOIRÉE WHY TO BENEFIT HOUSTONPETSET WHERE OMNI HOUSTON HOTEL WHEN SEPTEMBER 11

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NOVALASH’S NEW AD CAMPAIGN LAUNCH PARTYPhotography John Tran

FIFTH ANNUAL HOUSTON FREE DAY OF YOGARoswitha Vogler for www.lastnightpics.com

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EVENT FIFTH ANNUAL HOUSTON FREE DAY OF YOGAWHY FOR YOGA’S SAKE WHERE DISCOVERY GREENWHEN SEPTEMBER 6

The Houston yoga community celebrated the Fifth Annual HoustonFree Day of Yoga with an opening event at Discovery Green.From sunrise to sunset, participating studios across the city offeredfree classes as a way for people of every age and every fitness levelto try yoga for the first time and share the experience with familyand friends. The event was not only fun; Free Day of Yoga was theperfect way to get in shape and enjoy the outdoors. Gotta love it!

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EVENT NOVALASH’S NEW AD CAMPAIGN LAUNCH PARTY WHY SPECIALPERFORMANCE BY JESSIE JAMES WHERE EI8HT WHEN SEPTEMBER 17

NOVALASH celebrated its international celebrity ad campaign forFall/Winter 2010 with a launch party at EI8HT. The red carpet was linedwith photographers, swag bags full of makeup awaited with gifts from TheLash Co., and a celebrity appearance by one of Maxim’s hottest women inthe world – Jessie James. EI8HT was definitely the place to be seen thatnight. Partygoers enjoyed a surprise performance by Jessie James, coun-try recording artist and official spokesmodel for NovaLash, who sangalong to the remix of her hit song, “Wanted,” alongside DJ Kyle Berg.



EVENT SOUTHERN BRED LUXURY WHY BILLY REID FALL 2010 FASHION SHOWWHERE PORSCHE AUDI WEST HOUSTON WHEN OCTOBER 6

More than 350 fashion and luxury car aficionados convened at Porsche AudiWest for the Southern Bred Luxury: Billy Reid Fall 2010 Fashion Show. Theevent was hosted by 002houston magazine and Porsche Audi West in conjunctionwith Fashion Houston 2010. The place was buzzing with anticipation! The stage wasdecorated with furniture from BJ Oldies Antiques, to give it that Billy Reid-esquefeel. Gorgeous baby blue hydrangeas set in quaint antique vases provided a south-ern touch to the décor, courtesy of Houston Flowery. Page Parkes models tookthe stage strutting down the runway at a more relaxed pace, allowing spectators totruly admire the Fall 2010 Collection. Guests nibbled on an array of delicious bitesfrom Las Ventanas Restaurant, Ruggles Green, RA Sushi, Freebirds andthe Fruit Palette. Outdoors, a Stogie’s World Class Cigars lounge providedguests with the perfect spot to chillax while sipping on some Maker’s Mark andTYKU signature cocktails. Beer lovers flocked to the Stella Artois bar; where eachbeer was poured using their trademark 9-Step Pouring Ritual. As a token of appre-ciation, guests got to keep the beautiful Stella Artois chalice as a souvenir. After allthat smoking, drinking, eating and mingling, nothing tasted better than an ice-coldbottle of SmartWater for the ride home. Awesome! Thanks to Hasti Taghi fromKPRC Local 2 for being such a wonderful emcee!



Never have so many fashionistas from all walks of life taken overthw Wortham Theater Downtown as they did for this 4-evening fashionexplosion. Houston Fashion Group pulled off the first ever Houston-based andcreated fashion week without a hitch. Granted there were glitches to be had,tweaks to be made, but all-in-all most were happy. From local stars like CesarGalindo, Chloe Dao, Toni Whitaker, transplant David Peck with local ElaineTurner accessories, to visitors like Marc Bauer, Lela Rose, Christian Siriano,www.net-a-porter.com to so many more– fashion descended on the Space cCitylike Neil Armstrong planted a flag in it! Congrats to all involved, and hears hop-ing that this isn’t a one-time affair. On October 13, the city’s best-dressed descended to Sanctuary on Washington after the shows, that’s ifyou got the invite! The lounge was bursting at the seams with people spillingout to the entry red carpet all night long. Cesar Galindo, Chloe Dao and MarcBauer were among the designers spotted. Moet Chandon and Belvedere pouredwithout end while local hipsters relished the excitement of fashion in town.

EVENT HOUSTON FASHION WEEK SPONSORED BY AUDI OCTOBER11–14 , 2010 AND 002HOUSTON AFTERPARTY AT SANCTUARY

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EMEMBER THAT GUY WITH A MOTORCYCLE OR OLDER GIRL WITH A PIERCEDTONGUE AND A CONVERTIBLE THAT MOM AND DAD TOLD YOU TO STAYAWAY FROM IN HIGH SCHOOL? ALWAYS SKIPPING CLASS, TAGGING WALLS,SMOKING REDS, PICKING FIGHTS AND LISTENING TO GOOD RIDDANCE,BECKONING SEDUCTIVELY FROM BEYOND THE LIMELIGHT? WELL SIMILARLY,IF LOVING BOONDOCKS ON 1417 WESTHEIMER IS WRONG, I DON’T WANTTO BE ANYWHERE CLOSE TO RIGHT.

Exclusive in its non-exclusivity, this delightful little hovel doesn’t waste time with appearances. If you wereworried about the way a place looked, or the way you looked for stepping inside, you’d be at a churchpotluck fundraiser and not a bar, wouldn’t you? Going from the Westheimer demolition derby down aquiet alleyway and then getting sucked into a world of rockabilly, old-school hip-hop,blues and new wave is like taking a Quantum Leap into coolness sans Scott Bakula.The delicious salad of tunes the place tosses around, as enjoyable as it is from thevantage point of a dimly lit, street art-covered Houston alleyway, gets even betterwith what you’ll find inside. Or better yet, what you won’t find.

No valet. No cover. No judgmental door guy. No floor polish. No disco ball. No 50micro-brew choices. No exotic fruits in your martini. No neck ties. No ChristianAudigier. No Bieber. No problem.

A wooden floor and warhorse of a bar invites you in through the lonely front door.The guys behind it are quick with a handshake and take a no-nonsense approach totheir nightly grind. You didn’t come here to posture socially and wax philosophical.You came here to have a few drinks without breaking the bank, laugh too loud, singoff-key and cut loose after a long week slaving for The Man. A happy hour from 5-8 that includes $1 wells and $2.50 drafts gets you there.

Bathed in a crimson glow from cathouse chandeliers, a diverse crowd of hipsters,artists, musicians and nine-to-fivers flock to this little clubhouse every night, but whatreally brings the crowds are the eclectic events Boondocks promotes. If you pay $50for the privilege of seeing your favorite rocker on stage from 50 yards away, you

might as well just watch it on the tube and pay four bucks lessfor that beer. At Boondocks though, whether you’re there for a90’s Dance Party, a Skessions art exchange or to catch H-Townblues legend Little Joe Washington wail on some strings,‘Docks puts you at eye level with an array of artistic process-es. From underground hip-hop shows featuring Squincy Jones’Houston-brand “Nintendub” (Google it) every first and thirdThursday, to free bbq, music from Grrrl Talk and raucouskaraoke on Sundays, it’s all going down upstairs at ’Docks.

If you need to get away without being too far from the action,there’s a kickin’ little patio area to post upin as well. High walls around it affordviews of nothing but a starless Houston skyand a few light posts, but in the heart ofthe urban jungle, beggars, and those whoindulge in an occasional smoke with theirgravelly blues, can’t be choosers. Theclientele at Boondocks would have it noother way.

Bars are like people. At the end of the day,some are flashy and love the limelight,some are jocks, some are born to danceand some are just there. No matter yourfavorite, there will always be somethingirresistible about the mysterious figure ona motorcycle in a leather jacket smoking acig in the alleyway or that girl who movesjust a little too fast for Mom’s approval. Ithink I’m in love.

BOONDOCKS | FALLING FOR THE WRONG TYPE NEVER FELT SO GOOD1417 westheimer, houston, tx 77006 | 713.522.8500 | www.myspace.com/boondocksbar

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IF EVER THERE WERE AN EXAMPLE OFTHE BARRIERS OF HIP-HOP FINALLYBREAKING DOWN, IT MIGHT BE THENICEGUYS. “FROM HOUSTON…” INRESPECT TO HIP-HOP CAN HAVE CON-NOTATIONS ACROSS THE BOARD, BUTTHE NICEGUYS MANAGE TO AVOID ALLOF THEM IN DESCRIPTION. A COMPARI-SON, ESPECIALLY LOCALLY, ESCAPESYOU. AND THAT’S GOOD.

The video for “Not At All” serves as a sort of par-ody of this kind of cartoon that hip-hop videoshave become, for better or for worse. Do youthink that the ‘art’ of the music video has left us,or that there is life yet to be breathed back into it?

Free: I definitely don’t think the art of the musicvideo has left us. There are still lots of great direc-tors out there, and there are great ones that are upand coming. We just feel like most of the lamedirectors who make the same video over and overare getting the most attention, so we basically want-ed to make fun of them. Plus we wanted to dosomething fun and lighthearted. Hip-hop is too seri-ous at times, and we just wanted to crack somejokes and give people a taste of our personalities. Ithink we accomplished that.

Yves Saint: My stance on this applies to music as awhole, as well as to the art of the video: The ‘art’ ofthe music video hasn’t gone anywhere. It’s more sothat, barring cases like Kanye West, a lot of that artisn’t at the forefront of what people are seeing.

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Hopefully with growing resources we will be able tomake more focused and poignant visual interpreta-tions of our music.

DJ Candlestick: A lot of the videos nowadays havegone down in creativity, but there are still a goodnumber of artists that take pride and put time intotheir visual projects.

Do you plan to continue pushing in that directionand to make more videos?

Free: We just want to continue to push the envelopecreatively. We’re blessed to have a young visionaryin Danny Ocean who is only 21 years old and con-tinues to learn and improve at his craft. We’re notgoing in a certain direction; all we know is that wewant our videos to continue to get better. And con-tinue make us look really cool, haha.

Cristolph: We make what we think looks good andfeels good. Not to say that we aren’t influenced,because we are, but we as a group are more soinfluenced by real life situations going on around usthan by other music videos.

How about the art of the EP? You released The GreenRoom last year and by the time this interview has run,The Show will have dropped. Is an EP a predecessor foran album, a way to unload tracks or just a differenttaste of your sound?

Free: The Green Room was something we did becausewe wanted an official body of work out to hold peopledown until the album. That was honestly the main rea-son. Plus the fact that we wanted to get people familiarwith The Niceguys musically, which in return got peoplereally anticipating The Show. There wasn’t really thatmuch thought behind it; we just kinda did it and put itout. I think EPs are great though; they’re like an appetiz-er before your meal. We all know that hip-hop fans haveattention deficit disorder, so EPs are a great way to keepthem interested and still be able to take time to developyour main project.

Yves Saint: An EP, rather our EP, was a way to preparepeople’s palates for what we had to offer. People are stillgetting to know us, so The Green Room was a segue forour formal introduction, The Show.

The Niceguys debut album, “The Show,” is out this month. www.thenicelook.com

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downtown

A+ BAR | inside Alden Hotel C1117 Prairie. 832.200.8800www.aldenhotels.com

C&F DRIVE INN B6714 N. Main. 713.861.0704

CHAR BAR B F

305 Travis. 713.222.8177www.charbarhouston.com

CORK WINE BAR W1201 San Jacinto. 713.936.1000www.corkpavilions.com

THE COTTON EXCHANGE B+L

202 Travis. 832.507.5906www.cottonexchangelounge.com

DEAN’S CREDIT CLOTHING B316 Main. 713.227.3326www.myspace.com/deanscreditclothing

DIVE LOUNGE |inside the Aquarium L410 Bagby St. 713.223.3474

EIGHTEEN TWENTY B1820 Franklin. 713.224.5535www.myspace.com/1820bar

ETTA’S LOUNGE L LM

5120 Scott. 713.528.2611

FLYING SAUCER B705 Main St. 713.228.7468www.beerknurd.com

HOUSE OF BLUES B LM

1204 Caroline. 1.888.40.BLUESwww.hob.com/houston

JET LOUNGE L LM

1515 Pease. 713.659.2000www.thejetloungehouston.com

LA CARAFE W813 Congress. 713.229.9399

LIVE SPORTS CAFÉ SB

407 Main. 713.228.5483www.livesportscafe.com

LONE STAR SALOON B1900 Travis. 713.757.1616

LUCKY STRIKE LANES L F

1201 San Jacinto. 713.343.3300www.bowlluckystrike.com

MINT C511 Main. 713.221.8855

MOLLY’S PUB B509 Main. 713.222.1033www.mollyspubs.com

POLK STREET PUB B F

1201 Polk St. #140. 713.652.4044www.polkstreetpubhouston.com

PETE’S DUELING PIANO BAR b1201 Fannin. | Houston Pavilions713.337.7383www.petesduelingpianobar.com

RED CAT JAZZ CAFÉ B+L LM

924 Congress. 713.226.7870www.redcatjazzcafe.com

RESERVE 101 V B

1201 Caroline. 713.655.7101www.reserve101.com

SAMBUCA JAZZ CAFÉ B LM

909 Texas Ave. 713.224.5299www.sambucarestaurant.com

SHADOW BAR C213 Milam. 713.221.5483www.theshadowbar.com

SHAY MCELROY’S B909 Texas Suite A. 713.223.2444www.mcelroyspub.com

STATE BAR & LOUNGE B+L

909 #2-A Texas. 713.229.8888www.thestatebar.com

THE BREWERY TAP B717 Franklin. 713.237.1537

THE B.U.S. SB

1800 Texas. 713.222.2287

TOC BAR C711 Franklin. 713.224.4862www.tocbar.net

VENUE C+L

719 Main. 713.236.8150www.venuehouston.com

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BAR 12•21 MORTON’S L F

5000 Westheimer. 713.629.1946www.mortons.com

BLANCO’S B F

3406 W. Alabama. 713.439.0072www.houstonredneck.com

BELVEDERE L1131 Uptown Park. 713.552.9271www.belvedereinfo.com

BLVD 610 LOUNGE B+L

3005 West Loop. 832.875.3997www.blvd610.com

THE BLACK SWAN |Omni Hotel C4 Riverway. 713.871.8181

CLUB 26 TEN C F

2610 Sage. 713.974.4000www.myspace.com/club26ten

PLANETA BAR-RIO C

6400 Richmond. 832.251.9600

PAPARRUCHOS B F

3055 Sage. 713.212.3178www.paparruchos.com

RA SUSHI b f

3908 Westheimer. 713.621.580012860 Queensbury. 713.331.2792www.rasushi.com

REMINGTON BAR B F

St. Regis Hotel1919 Briar Oaks Ln. 713.403.2631www.theremingtonrestaurant.com

RICHMOND ARMS B5920 Richmond. 713.784.7722www.richmondarmsonline.com

ROXY C5851 W. Alabama. 713.850.ROXYwww.myspace.com/roxyhouston

THE TASTING ROOM W•1101-18 Uptown Park.713.993.9800•2409 W. Alabama. 713.526.2242www.tastingroomwines.com

WILD WEST C6101 Richmond. 713.266.3455www.wildwesthouston.com

WINETOPIA w6363 San Felipe St. 832.858.1149www.winetopiatx.com

heights +washington

360 SPORTS LOUNGE SB

4061 Washington. 713.667.0398www.360sportslounge.com

ABSOLVE WINE LOUNGE l w

920 Studemont St., #150281.501.1788www.absolvewinelounge.com

BEER ISLAND B W L

2631 White Oak. 713.862.4670

BIG STAR B1005 W. 19th. 281.501.9560www.bigstarbar.com

BLUE LABEL LOUNGE C4500 Washington. 713.861.9910www.bluelabellounge.com

BOOM BOOM ROOM B F

2518 Yale. 713.868.3740www.myspace.com/boomboomroomhouston

DAN ELECTRO’S GUITAR BAR B LM

1031 E. 24th St. 713.862.8707www.danelectrosguitarbar.com

DARKHORSE TAVERN B2207 Washington. 713.426.2442www.dhtavern.com

DUBLINER LOUNGE B4219 Washington. 713.861.2300

EI8TH B5102 Washington. 713.880.3500

KOBAIN B33 Waugh. 713.862.9911www.kobain.net

MANOR ON WASHINGTON L4819 Washington. 713.426.0123www.manoronwashington.com

NOX C4701 Nett. 281.701.4248www.noxhouston.com

ONION CREEK B3106 White Oak. 713.880.0706www.onioncreekcafe.com

PANDORA L1815 Washington. 832.296.6220

PEARL BAR B4216 Washington. 713.863.5337www.thepearlbarhouston.com

PORCH SWING PUB B69 Heights. 713.880.8700

REBEL’S HONKY TONK B5002 Washington. 713.807.7040www.rebelshonkytonk.com

REIGN L4105 Washington. 713.869.0404

SAWYER PARK SPORTS BAR SB

2412 Washington. 713.863.9350www.sawyerparkhouston.com

SANCTUARY LOUNGE L

2420 Washington. 713.861.7300www.sanctuaryhouston.com

THE DIRT B222 Yale. 713.426.4222www.dirtbar.com

THE DRINKERY B4115 Washington. 713.426.3617

THE DRAKE L1902 Washington. 713.861.9600www.thedrakebar.com

THE LOT B4212 Washington. 713.868.5688www.thelothouston.com

midtown

13 CELSIUS W3000 Caroline. 713.529.8466www.13celsius.com

3RD BAR B F

2600 Travis. 713.526.8282

COACHES SB

2204 Louisiana. 713.751.1970www.coachesjv.com

CHRISTIAN’S TAILGATE B F

2000 Bagby. 713.527.0261www.christianstailgate.com

DECO L510 Gray. 713.659.4900www.decohouston.com

EL PATIO C F

2416 Brazos. 713.523.8181www.elpatio.com

EPIC C+L

3030 Travis. 713.522.2531

FIX LOUNGE L2707 Milam. 832.281.2101

FRONT PORCH PUB B217 Gray. 713.571.9571www.frontporchpub.com

HOWL AT THE MOON L612 Hadley. 713.658.9700www.howlatthemoon.com

IBIZA LOUNGE NEXT DOOR L F

2450 Louisiana. 713.520.7300www.ibizaloungenextdoor.com

KOMODO’S B

2004 Baldwin. 713.655.1501

LEON’S LOUNGE L1006 McGowen. 713.659.3052

NOUVEAU ANTIQUE ART BAR B2913 Main St. www.art-bar.net

PUB FICTION L SB

2303 Smith. 713.400.8400www.pubfiction.com

RICH’S C

2401 San Jacinto. 713.759.9606

SAINT DANE’S BAR + GRILL B F

502 Elgin. 713.807.7040

STATUS C2404 San Jacinto. 713.659.5400www.myspace.com/statushouston

SWIVEL L F

2621 Milam. 713.222.2057www.swivelhouston.com

THE MAPLE LEAF B514 Elgin. 713.520.6464 www.themapleleafpub.com

THE MINK/THE BACKROOM B3718 Main. 713.522.9985www.minkonmain.com

THE WET SPOT SB

160 W. Gray. 713.523.7768

TIPSY CLOVER B2416 Brazos. 713.524.8782

UNION BAR B+L

2708 Bagby. 281.974.1916www.myspace.com/unionlounge

VOW LOUNGE C+L

2700 Milam. 832.566.5776

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WHISKEY CREEK B

2905 Travis. 713.526.4225www.whiskeycreekhouston.com

XO BAR & LOUNGE C2611 San Jacinto. 713.651.9900www.myspace.com/xohouston

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ABSINTHE L F

609 Richmond. 713.528.7575www.absinthelounge.com

AGORA B F

1717 Westheimer. 713.526.7212www.agorahouston.com

ANvIL+REfUGE B F

1424 Westheimer. 713.523.1622www.anvilhouston.com

AvANTGARDEN B+L LM

411 Westheimer. 832.519.1429www.avantgardenhouston.com

BOHEME WINE & CAfÉ BAR W F

307 fairview. 713.269.0859www.barboheme.com

BOONDOCKS B+C LM

1417 Westheimer. 713.522.8500www.myspace.com/boondocksbar

BYZANTIO B F

403 W. Gray. 713.520.6896www.byzantiohouston.com

CATBIRDS B1336 Westheimer. 713.523.8000www.catbirds.com

CEZANNE JAZZ CLUB B LM

4100 Montrose. 713.522.9021www.blacklaboradorpub.com

GUAvA LAMP L570 Waugh. 713.524.3359www.guavalamphouston.com

THE DAvENPORT L2115 Richmond. 713.520.1140

THE fLAT B1702 Commonwealth. 713.521.3528

GRIff’S SB

3416 Roseland. 713.528.9912

THE HARP B1625 Richmond. 713.528.7827

LOLA’S B

2327 Grant. 713.528.8342

LZ PUB B2239 Richmond. 713.522.7118

MCELROY’S PUB B3607 Sandman. 713.524.2444www.mcelroyspub.com

METEOR B2306 Genesee. 713.521.0123www.meteorhouston.com

THE NEXT DOOR B+L

2020 Waugh. 713.520.1712www.myspace.com/thenextdoorgallery

NUMBERS C300 Westheimer. 713.526.6551www.numbersnightclub.com

ORANGE SPORTS BAR SB

1613 Richmond Ave. 832.675.9569

PRAvADA C2815 S. Shepherd. 713.533.1200www.pravadahouston.com

PRIvE L910 Westheimer. 713.526.6551www.privelounge.com

POISON GIRL L1641-B Westheimer. 713.527.9929www.myspace.com/poisongirlbar.com

SOUTH BEACH C810 Pacific. 713.529.7623www.southbeachthenightclub.com

SCOTT GERTNER’S SKYBAR L3400 Montrose. 713.520.9688www.msypace.com/scottgertnersskybar

THE STAG’S HEAD B2128 Portsmouth. 713.533.1199www.stagsheadpub.com

THE TAvERN SB F

1340 W. Gray. 713.522.5159www.thetavernongray.com

vELvET MELvIN B3303 Richmond. 713.522.6798www.myspace.com/thevelvetmelvinpub

vINTAGE L2108 Kipling. 713.522.4200

museum district

MONARCH LOUNGE | Hotel ZaZa L F

5701 Main 713.526.1991www.monarchrestauranthouston.com

ZIMM’S MARTINI & WINE L4321 Montrose. 713.521.2002www.zimmsbar.com

outer loop

300 HOUSTON BOWLING B925 Bunker Hill. 713.461.1207www.300houston.com

DENIM BAR B F

16090 City Walk. 281.275.5925www.theburningpear.com

THE DERRICK TAvERN B LM

1127 Eldridge. 281.759.4922www.thederricktavern.com

fIREHOUSE SALOON CB LM

5930 Southwest frwy. 713.977.1962www.firehousesaloon.com

HUSH C15625 Katy frwy. 713.330.4874www.hushonline.com

vINE WINE ROOM W12420 Memorial Dr. 713.463.8463www.vinewineroom.com

vINO 100 W11693 Westheimer. 281.759.4100www.vino100houston.com

YARD HOUSE B f

800 W. Sam Houston Pkwy.,CityCentre. 713.461.9273www.yardhouse.com

rice village

ARMADILLO PALACE B F

5015 Kirby. 713.526.9700www.thearmadillopalace.com

BAKER STREET PUB B LM

5510 Morningside. 713.942.9900www.bakerstreetpub.com

BAM BOU C+L

2540 University. 713.521.7222www.bambouhouston.com

BRIAN O’NEILL’S B5555 Morningside. 713.522.2603www.brianoneills.com

BRONX BAR B5555 Morningside. 713.520.9690

ERNIE’S ON BANKS SB

1010 Banks. 713.526.4566www.erniesonbanks.com

KAY’S LOUNGE L

2324 Bissonnet. 713.528.9858

LITTLE WOODROW’S B

5611 Morningside. 713.521.2337www.littlewoodrows.com

SALENTO WINE CAFE w f

2407 Rice Blvd. 713.528.7478www.salentowinecafe.com

THE GINGER MAN B5607 Morningside. 713.526.2770www.gingermanpub.com

THE LOUNGE AT BENJY’S B F

2424 Dunstan. 713.522.7602www.benjys.com

vOLCANO B2349 Bissonnet. 713.526.5282

river oaks+ kirby

BLANCO’S CB

3406 W. Alabama. 713.439.0072

COvA W5600 Kirby. 713.838.07005555 Washington. 713.868.3366www.covawines.com

DOWNING STREET W F

2549 Kirby. 713.523.2291www.downingstreetpub.com

KENNEALLY’S IRISH PUB B2111 S. Shepherd. 713.630.0486www.irishpubkenneallys.com

LIZZARD’S PUB B+C

2715 Sackett. 713.529.4610

MERCER LOUNGE C

3302 Mercer. 713.627.1132www.mercerhouston.com

MEZZANINE LOUNGE SB F

2200 Southwest frwy. 713.528.MEZZwww.mezzaninelounge.com

MUGSY’S B2239 Richmond Ave. 713.522.7118

THE BIG EASY B LM

5731 Kirby. 713.523.9999www.thebigeasyblues.com

THE GALLANT KNIGHT B lm

2511 Bissonnet. 713.942.9940www.thegallantknight.com

THE RED ROOM L2736 virginia St. 713.520.5666www.redroomhouston.com

THE WINE BUCKET W2311 W. Alabama. 713.942.9463www.thewinebucket.com

UNDER THE vOLCANO C2349 Bissonnet. 713.526.5282www.cabomixmex.com

warehouse district

EIGHTEEN TWENTY L1820 franklin. 713.224.5535

LUCKY’S PUB SB

801 St. Emanuel. 713.522.2010www.luckyspub.com

THE GREEN ROOM C LM

813 St. Emanuel. 713.225.5483

THE MERIDIAN C LM

1503 Chartres. 713.225.1717 www.meridianhouston.com

WAREHOUSE LIvE LM

813 St. Emanuel. 713.225.5483www.warehouselive.com

downtowngalleria+uptown

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Strip House Jerky! STRIP HOUSE STEAK HOUSE1200 McKinney 713.659.6000www.striphouse.comIf you haven’t made it to this steakhouse yet, I giveyou a reason…beef jerky! I rave about it. I love it. Icould eat it every day. (And, no, I get no hookup forraving about it.) Complimentary valet is available sostop in during happy hour, have an adult beverageand order the beef jerky on the bar menu. Largestrips of beef jerky are served next to a mound ofshoestring potatoes and a bit of tomato salad under-neath. The tangy sauce is perfect for dipping shoe-strings or the jerky. You won’t want to share it andquite frankly, you don’t have to. Enjoy!

Date Night DivineLUCIO’S BYOB & GRILL905 Taft 713.523.9958www.luciosbyob.comThe most perfect date nights experienced are in thislittle gem next door to Gravitas. It’s a go-to in mybook. Pick up your favorite bottle of wine and be pre-pared to be amazed with delicious dishes, beautifulpresentation and excellent service. The beef carpacciowith truffle oil, parmesan shavings and micro greensis perfect to start atop some toasty bread. For dinner,

the filet isalwaysdivine.This visit,the snap-per specialwas mind-blowing.Toppedwith jumbo lump crabmeat in a burre blancsauce accompanied by mashed potatoes and aspara-gus, perfection was achieved. Some tips: Parking isslim to come by and the main dining room is small.Make sure you are being mindful of those around youwith your conversation.

Customized-WichesWHICH WICH510 Gray St. 713.654.9424www.whichwich.comWho isn’t a fan of ordering your sandwich on apaper bag that you fill in and turn in so the margin oferror is next to nothing? That’s what I thought. Wonover by their method, I picked up my tuna on wheatwith my fixings as ordered on my bag at the pick-upcounter and was pleasantly surprised at my creation.It looks just as good as it tastes. The bread is fluffy,the veggies are crunchy and, paired with my bakedCheetos, a sandwich addiction is not looking too bad.Did I mention they have that cool Sonic ice? I’m con-

vinced it must cost extra to have an icemachine like that since everyone isn’tonto the awesomeness that is those lit-tle pellets of ice.

Little sweet delight,

Big flavorLITTLE BIG’S2703 Montrose Blvd. 713.521.2447www.littlebigshouston.comCraving a milkshake, we made our way to this slidermecca remembering the sign said “sliders, shakes,fries.” They must be good. And it was just that. Athick but fluffy, buttery vanilla shake that left meamazed and confused. How is it so fluffy? What typeof vanilla is this? Light enough to sip through thestraw but still scoop-able, the sign is right. They’reexperts in sliders, SHAKES and fries. Highly recom-mended. It makes the anticipation to come back andtry The Dude™ (a “White Russian” milkshake) evenmore intense.

Bea Here Now

By Beatrice Valencia

HAPPY THANKSGIVING MONTH! RATHER THAN JUST GIVE THANKS ON THE ONE DAY WE ALL AREUSED TOO, I’M GOING TO MAKE IT A POINT TO BE THANKFUL EVERY DAY. FROM HAVING A ROOFOVER MY HEAD TO GETTING TO ENJOY THESE MEALS, I’M GOING TO WORK ON REMINDINGMYSELF THAT THINGS COULD BE WORSE. WE SHOULD ALL KEEP THIS IN MIND. FROM BEING THANK-FUL TO JUST BEING NICE. OFFERING A SMILE IS FREE AND YOU NEVER KNOW ANOTHER’S SITUA-TION. THIS MONTH, I’M THANKFUL FOR A DELICIOUS “OLD SCHOOL SNACK,” TO A PERFECT DATESPOT, A CUSTOMMADE SANDWICH AND A SHAKE THAT KNOCKS MY SOCKS OFF! HAPPYTHANKSGIVING TO YOU AND YOURS.

Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen launched No Borders, a foodtruck that brings restaurant quality food directly to din-ers featuring their Frontera Cuisine. Think tacos, tortas,enchiladas and elotes. For up-to-date locations, timesand daily specials, follow on Twitter @NoBordersTruckand on Facebook at SylviaEnchilada. For more informa-tion, please visit www.SylviasEnchiladaKitchen.com orcall 713-213-2409.



KILLING JOKE Absolute Dissent (Universal)Killing Joke are a rare breed: one of the few bands of their ilk who have suc-cessfully added to a legacy without destroying it. Since their eponymously titled1980 debut they have continually (not continuously) reinvented themselves withevery release to this, their 14th. Just when you think they’re swinging overtowards pop and the guitars clean up, the synths sound brighter and JazColeman’s voice is honey clear… then they get industrial and complicate theirentire process, and then the guitars come back in heavy and then the voicebegins to have more texture, culminating in a heavy, guttural throatiness to the

voice that borders on horror show… That could describe Killing Joke’s entire career, and it does. But it also describes this album. Where 2003’sself-titled album introduced a new era of heavy Killing Joke, this skips over the faint developments in 2006’shulky Hosannas from the Basements of Hell and ever so perfectly merges that heaviness with the pop ele-ments sprinkled throughout the last few records. And you have to refer to those pop elements because of justhow much Coleman switches it up between his own pop elements, and how he’s now found a comfortableplace for the melodic swan dives he does with that guttural voice of his. He found a place for that and forthe long, choral tones that echo across verse and chorus alike. If Coleman is anything, he is underrated, butin that he has also become a fantastic singer even as he lets the growling take center stage on maybe aminute or too much on this. “Honour The Fire” may be the perfect marriage of all elements KJ, save for thetribal chanting that characterized their early work. That also may be the only missing one here, as they takea convincing stab at everything they know how to do without it sounding like a bag of tricks in the end. Andspeaking of the end, there could hardly be a better payoff than the first calm minutes of “Ghost of LadbrokeGrove,” which takes the boys back into reggae territory… and they even turn that into a horror show.Brilliant.

NICK PIAZZA Evolution (self-released)Man, I know that when an hombre’s name is on the front of the record, andthat’s who probably writes the songs and handles the microphone, you proba-bly focus on that guy. At least in most cases. But the only thing I can write abouthere is this drummer! “Last Night of Freedom,” the opener, is a kickass boogienumber that drummer Donny Brown is all out in front of – not in a way thatoverrides the song’s flow, but in a way that shuffles it along. If you’re in theband, you never expect the drummer to take off as fast as he does. But he does.Not a lot of room for him to go wild on the rest of the record, but the opening

track suffices. If you’re listening to cowboy music all night in a bar, this is the drummer you want to hearbehind the kit. Sorry, Nick! The rest of the reviews will be about you.

ALEXIS GIDEON Video Musics II: Sun Wu-Kong (Slowtrain)This video is maybe the first ever epic watercolor. It is at the very least the firstepic watercolor music video. That much is drawn from the way the narrativehere (a retelling of the 16th-century Chinese novel “Journey to the West”) isexplained through the music, through the voices and, yes, the rapping. There israpping – the vocals mostly are – but is so dry as to totally work in this format.It’s not ironic, not showy, just more of a scat/rap style of storytelling that total-ly works because you think that if monkeys could talk, they’d probably soundlike this. And yes, the characters are primarily monkeys. The music weaves

through genres but, like the voices, and like the animation, sort of wiggles around as it moves slowly frompoint to point. The guitar playing reminds one of Neil Young’s soundtrack for “Dead Man,” with very sparseWestern (in both senses of the word) arrangements sprinkled throughout while watercolor images of Chinesevillages and their inhabitants slide by. The movement is not unlike those old army cartoons that aired in theearly ’80s where it’s really just shots of a comic book made to look like it was animated. But this moves in itsown way that rides shotgun with the music throughout. Claymation, watercolors, pen drawings, monkeys...what’s not to like?

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ACROSS 1. Sends junk e-mailto6. Snow White’sdiminutive companion11. Hot tub14. Circle the Earth15. Eagle’s nest16. Place for a price17. A couple of guyswhose story can’t betrusted19. Vanna needsmoney to turn it20. Pilots’ announce-ments, briefly21. New York teamplayer22. Solidify23. Botch26. Type of gun28. Actor Carney29. Spicy sauce33. Retirement planletters34. Part of us35. King of tragedy36. Benefits39. Bookie’s concern41. Pair of socks43. Wee bit44. Gerrymander46. Pocket bread47. Dander48. Flying saucer,perhaps49. Many mall rats

51. That’s a moray52. Least risky55. Like the familiarshark fin57. Tiny toymaker58. Bit of advice60. White as a ghost61. Son of a son62. Characteristics ofmanly men67. Bert Bobbsey’stwin sister68. Fiery felony69. Metropolitanarea of India70. Superman’sinsignia71. Dapper72. Faint with beat-ing heart

DOWN1. Part of S.P.C.A.:Abbr.2. Money player3. Disney subsidiary4. Myers and Tyson5. Sort of symbol6. Family men7. Spider’s work8. Lily plant9. Agitates10. Marker type11. Gala affairsostensibly for gentsonly12. Group of judges

or jurors13. Spry18. “ApocalypseNow” defoliant23. City Hall bigwig24. Deteriorate25. Relatively recentterm for beefcakemodels27. Rug variety30. Got off theground31. French composerErik32. Rugged mountainridge37. Nation divided in194538. Distinctive new-car feature40. Umpire’s call

42. Summer shoe45. Sexist term for aletter carrier50. Cubes, spheresand the like52. River throughParis53. Misleadingmoniker54. Pope’s hat56. Get Mad all overagain59. ‘’Hey, buddy!’’60. Hardly he-manmaterial63. Barracks bed64. U.N. agcy. forworking people65. Vietnam’s Le Duc___66. Yang companion

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