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thankful for the 30+years I had the luxury of

spending with my grandmother. Although I’llnever get used to losing her, I take all that shetaught me and use it every day. We are enter-ing that time of year when we are most appre-ciative of our families, health and all that wehave been given. It’s also a time in which it’seasy to get caught up in all that is overindul-gence, from food, drinks, shopping, events, etc.

It’s the sports + fitness issue and we’re taking adifferent approach. OOuurr mmooddeellss aarree nnoott aallll aatthh--lleetteess,, bbuutt tthheeiirr wwoorrllddss ddoo rreevvoollvvee aarroouunndd ssppoorrttss++ ffiittnneessss – from a yogi to cover model, HoustonTexan David Anderson.

And what’s wrong with a little self-promotion? I think we’ve all had to re-think how we do busi-ness these days. So any chance we can get to make sure you remember 002houston magazine,well, chances are we’re going to take it! Turn to page 38 to see what some of our advertisers,partners and friends are up to.

Lance Scott Walker chats with Austin director Richard Linklater (think Dazed and Confused) whowill be in town this month to screen his latest film at the Cinema Arts Festival. Read up on page32. As I write this letter, II hhaavvee jjuusstt ccoommee hhoommee ffrroomm tthhee pprreevviieeww ppaarrttyy ooff tthhee ssccrreeeenniinngg ooff HH BBooxxhhoosstteedd bbyy HHeerrmmééss aatt tthhee HHiissttoorriicc AAllaabbaammaa TThheeaattrree aatt 22992222 SSoouutthh SShheepphheerrdd. If you haven’t beento this historic Houston institution of a building, then frankly you need to check out the video orshort film work of ten artists featured in the H Box screening device, designed by Bidier FiuzaFaustino, a Portuguese/French architect.

The Cinema Arts Festival runs this month, November 11 – 15. The five-day contemporary filmand art event will showcase a series of films depicting and reflecting the creativity of artists work-ing in the visual, performing and literary arts. www.cinemartsociety.org

Happy Thanksgiving, people! And make sure to cherish the ones you love. Life is way too shortto get caught up in all the small stuff. Go out, enjoy the crisp weather, inhale the fresh autumnscents, indulge your senses, then run around Memorial Park – and do it all over again!

CARLA VALENCIA de MARTINEZ

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Photography by Sofia van der Dys

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4 letter from the editor6 table of contents8 contributors10 houston map12 downtown map14 uptown map + party pics16 calendar18 museum district20 art houses + museums + exhibits22 living smart + scene23 spacetaker24 THE GALLERY: WHAM25 gish at the movies

26 for art’s sake: tierney malone28 nonprofit: communities in schools30 born cool. grow hip.32 RICHARD LINKLATER

34 people of Houston35 wise guy36 WRISTWATCHES: MAKING A

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38 FREEBIES40 costumes for cocktails41 retail wrap: lululemon42 on our radar

43 AHEAD OF THEIR GAME

50 SCENE53 phone shot54 things i love

56 DESTINATION: SAN FRANCISCO58 it’s cool to achieve a good blazer fit60 where to live62 architecture+design: spx proformer

64 002 PROFILE: BOOKER T.65 finance66 vroom vroom67 tools + toys + gadgets

68 restaurant listings70 dine write: real meals 36572 CHEF’S SPECIAL: JOHNNY JACQUES

74 NEW RESTAURANTS76 recording: jas prince77 CLUB REVIEW: REBEL’S HONKY TONK78 night life

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WWiilllliiaamm KKiinngg (in hat), advertisingexecutive manager – Mike & Ike

000022 DDuummmmyy – gummy bears

AAlleexx RRoossaa, art director – any kind ofchocolate

BBeeaattrriiccee VVaalleenncciiaa, lifestyle editor –Resse’s Pieces

CCaarrllooss VVaalleenncciiaa, advertising executive– Kit Kat

PPiixxiiee IIbbaaññeezz, associate editor & events– Miguelito’s

AAlleejjaannddrroo MMaarrttiinnéézz, publisher –Twizzlers & gummy Coca-Cola bottles

CCaarrllaa VVaalleenncciiaa ddee MMaarrttiinnéézz, editor-at-large – Piñitas

JJaarrrroodd KKllaawwiinnsskkyy, advertising executive – Skittles

RRooccccoo,, the office cat (hiding under the couch) – Swedish fish

Sarah Gajkowski-Hill, originally from a suburb ofMilwaukee, Wisconsin, is a poet by nature and train-

ing. She teaches with an organization called Writers in the Schools(WITS) which teaches children about the power of creative writing. Whennot publishing her poetry or teaching her three young kids to appreciateclassic rock, she enjoys writing about artists and the many incredible gal-leries Houston has to offer – though she maintains she can’t draw astraight line with a ruler.

Jack Potts owns Bohemian Photography and has established himselfas a fine art portrait photographer, performing gallery shows and tak-

ing personal commissions. His images tend to be editorial in nature, as he strivesto understand his subjects and see them as God does – beautiful anddistinct. Even though he has shot for catalogues and done other commercialwork, people remain his preferred subjects. He is currently working on a bookwith his two sons. When Jack is not behind the camera he devotes himself to hisother loves: family, faith and teaching. Jack has been married since 1995, andfinds himself constantly entertained by his four children. He pursues a relationshipwith God, often his source for creativity, through the Bible and prayer. His favoritephotography students are his sons, the oldest of whom has been apprenticing withhim for nearly two years.

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SARAH GAJKOWSKI-HILL

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HOUSTON MAP Downtown......................................1Holocaust Museum.........................2Galleria..........................................3Uptown Park..................................4River Oaks Park.............................5Rice Village....................................6Highland Village............................7Memorial City................................8Town & Country Village..................9Loehmann’s................................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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EVENT BOOGIE NIGHTSWHY GRAND OPENING OF RA SUSHI CITYCENTREWHERE 12860 QUEENSBURY, STE. 234WHEN SEPTEMBER 24

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HHOOBB Taking Back Sunday 6pm

WWaarreehhoouussee Say Anything w/ Eisley,Moneen, Miniature Tigers 6pm

AAlllleeyy Gruesome Playground Injuries 2:30 &7:30pm

HHoobbbbyy Houston Ebony Music: Opera Gems–AConcert of Excerpts from Great Operas 4pm || BIH: Mary

Poppins 1 & 6:30pmHHOOBB Deadmau5 8pm

JJoonneess HS: Mary Wilson of The Supremes 7:30pmMMaaiinn SSttrreeeett R&P- After The Rain King 3:30pm || The

Last Night of Ballyhoo 3pmWWoorrtthhaamm HGO: Lohengrin 2pm

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AAlllleeyy Gruesome Playground Injuries2:30 & 7:30pm

CCWWMMPP 14th Annual Children’s Festival 12pmJJoonneess HS: Rachmaninoff’s First Symphony 2:30pm

MMaaiinn SSttrreeeett The Last Night of Ballyhoo 3pmMMOOTT Billy Stritch and the UH Jazz Orchestra 7:30pmRReelliiaanntt Stadium: Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic

1:30 & 5:30pmTTooyyoottaa Aeros vs. Chicago Wolves 4:05pm

WWaarreehhoouussee Mickey Avalon 8pmWWoorrtthhaamm HGO: Lohengrin 2pm

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Injuries7:30pm

MMOOTT Around the World w/Young Audiences of

Houston: Taking It to theStreets 11am

VVeerriizzoonn Regina Spektor8pm

HHOOBB The Get Up Kids 7pmMMOOTT Around the World w/ Young

Audiences of Houston: Paragon BrassEnsemble 11am

TTooyyoottaa Rockets vs. Phoenix Suns 7:30pmVVeerriizzoonn Celtic Thunder 7:30pm

NNOOVVEEMMBBEERR 1177,, 1155tthh AAnnnnuuaall ““WWhhaatt’’ss UUpp DDoocc??”” dinner,6:30-9:30pm at the River Oaks Country Club. Hostedby Texas Children’s Hospital.whatsupdoc.texaschildrens.org

WWaarreehhoouussee Dashboard Confessional 6pm THANKSGIVING

WWoorrtthhaamm Tree Lighting Ceremony 11amNNoovveemmbbeerr 2266--JJaannuuaarryy 1188,, 22001100,, TThhee IIccee aatt DDiissccoovveerryyGGrreeeenn Opens after the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade.Admission is $10. discoverygreen.com.

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MMeerriiddiiaann Lucero 8pm9 AAlllleeyy Gruesome Playground Injuries7:30pm

MMaaiinn SSttrreeeett The Last Night of Ballyhoo7:30pm

MMeerriiddiiaann Municipal Waste 6:30pmRReelliiaanntt Stadium: Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic

7:30pmTTooyyoottaa Rockets vs. Memphis Grizzlies 7:30pm

VVeerriizzoonn Rob Zombie 7:30pmWWaarreehhoouussee Thao and The Get Down Stay Down 8pm

10 AAlllleeyy Gruesome Playground Injuries7:30pm || HHOOBB moe. 7pm

JJoonneess SPA: Mariza 8pmMMaaiinn SSttrreeeett The Last Night of Ballyhoo 7:30pm

MMeerriiddiiaann Joshua James 7pmRReelliiaanntt Stadium: Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic

7:30pm || VVeerriizzoonn Adult Swim presents: Metacalypse’sDethklok, Mastodon, Converge and High on Fire

6:30pm | WWaarreehhoouussee Seth Walker 7pm

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MMOOTT ABBA Mania 8pmSSttaaggeess Panto

SleepingBeauty 7pm

TTooyyoottaa Aeros vs. PeoriaRivermen 7:05pm

NNOOVVEEMMBBEERR 1199--2222,, 5577tthh AAnnnnuuaallTThheettaa CChhaarriittyy AAnnttiiqquueess SShhooww ““AAggeess ooff EElleeggaannccee”” at theGeorge R. Brown Convention Center.ThetaAntiquesShow.com

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AAlllleeyy Our Town 2:30pm | GruesomePlayground Injuries 2:30 & 7:30pm

HHoobbbbyy BIH: Mary Poppins 1 & 6:30pmJJoonneess HS: Kavakos Plays & Conducts Mozart 2:30pm

MMOOTT Joan Osborne, the Holmes Brothers and PaulThorn 8pm

WWoorrtthhaamm HGO: Lohengrin 2pm

NNOOVVEEMMBBEERR 11--1155,, 3377tthh AAnnnnuuaall JJeewwiisshh BBooookk && AArrttss FFaaiirrat the Jewish Community Center. jcchouston.org

1 AAlllleeyy Gruesome Playground Injuries7:30pm

HHoobbbbyy BIH: Mary Poppins 8pmMMeerriiddiiaann Hit The Lights 6:30pm

MMOOTT Around the World w/ Young Audiences ofHouston: Pesos & Pinatas 11am

HHOOBB Peaches 8pm2 AAlllleeyy Gruesome Playground Injuries7:30pm

HHoobbbbyy BIH: Mary Poppins 8pmJJoonneess HS: Itzhak Perlman 7:30pm

MMeerriiddiiaann Shred Til You’re Dead Tour w/ Attack! Attack!& I Set My Friends on Fire 6:30pm

TTooyyoottaa Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers 7:30pmWWoorrtthhaamm Da Camera: A Little Day Music 12pm |HGO:

The Elixir of Love 7:30pm

3 4 AAlllleeyy Gruesome Playground Injuries7:30pm

HHoobbbbyy BIH: Mary Poppins 8pmHHOOBB Stryper w/ Flight Patterns & Manic Drive 7pm

JJoonneess HS: Kenny Rogers 7:30pmMMeerriiddiiaann Fu Manchu 6:30pm | John Lee Hooker Jr.

7pmTTooyyoottaa Aeros vs. Manitoba Moose 7:05pm

WWaarreehhoouussee Galactic 8pm

NNOOVVEEMMBBEERR 55,, FFiirrsstt AAnnnnuuaall TTooaasstt && TTrreeaassuurreess aatt MMaannoorroonn WWaasshhiinnggttoonn. Presented by the Houston AreaWomen’s Center. [email protected]

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SSttaaggeess Panto Sleeping Beauty 7pmTTooyyoottaa Rockets vs. Dallas Mavericks

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AAlllleeyy A Christmas Carol 2:30 &7:30pm

HHoobbbbyy Masquerade: A Christmas Carol2pm

HHOOBB Train w/Uncle Cracker 7pmJJoonneess HS: Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde

2:30pmMMaaiinn SSttrreeeett The Last Night of Ballyhoo 3pm

MMeerriiddiiaann Throwdown/Bury Your Dead5:30pm

TTooyyoottaa Aeros vs. Milwaukee Admirals 7:35pmWWaarreehhoouussee Neko Case 7pm

WWoorrtthhaamm SPA: Leif Ove Andsnes 2pm

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

7:30pmHHoobbbbyy Masquerade: A Christmas Carol

2pmMMaaiinn SSttrreeeett The Last Night of Ballyhoo 3pm

RReelliiaanntt Stadium: Texans vs. Indianapolis Colts 12pmSSttaaggeess Panto Sleeping Beauty 3pm

VVeerriizzoonn Mannheim Steamroller 7:30pmWWoorrtthhaamm HB: The Nutcracker 2 & 7:30pm

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JJoonneess HS: Mahler’s Das Lied von derErde 8pm

MMaaiinn SSttrreeeett The Last Night of Ballyhoo7:30pm

MMeerriiddiiaann Hatebreed/Cannibal Corpse 7pmSSttaaggeess Panto Sleeping Beauty 7pm

WWaarreehhoouussee Jackopierce 6 & 9pm

NNOOVVEEMMBBEERR 1199,, 26th Annual Beaujolais festival ––““CCeelleebbrraattiinngg wwiitthh TTaassttee aanndd SSttyyllee:: SSooiirrééee BBeeaauujjoollaaiissaanndd BBeeyyoonndd!!”” 6:30-9pm at the Hilton Post Oak.Presented by the French-American Chamber ofCommerce.

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November 11-15, Cinema Arts Festival Houston at multiple locationsthroughout the city. Presented by Houston Cinema Arts Society. cinemartsociety.org

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November 14,, AArrtt oonn tthhee AAvveennuuee, 6-10pmat Winter Street Studios. Presented by AvenueCDC. avenuecdc.org or 713.864.8099 ext. 229TThhaannkkssggiivviinngg wweeeekkeenndd––NNeeww YYeeaarr’’ss EEvvee,, SSeeccoonnddAAnnnnuuaall DDoowwnnttoowwnn HHoolliiddaayy SSppeeccttaaccuullaarr && HHoolliiddaayyTTrroolllleeyy SSeerrvviiccee. Free trolley service to all visitors.houstondowntown.com

November 13-15, ““TThhee HHoouussttoonn PPeerruuvviiaann FFeessttiivvaall:: EExxppeerriieennccee tthhee WWoonnddeerrss ooff PPeerruu” at the HeightsTheater. Presented by The Peruvian Association of Houston. houstonperuvianfestival.com

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AAlllleeyy Gruesome Playground Injuries 2:30 & 8pmHHoobbbbyy BIH: Mary Poppins 2 & 8pm

HHOOBB Comedians of Chelsea Lately w/ Sarah Colonna, Loni Love,Heather McDonald, John Caparulo & special appearance by Chuy

7:30pm || JJoonneess HS: Mary Wilson of The Supremes 8pmMMaaiinn SSttrreeeett Afternoon of the Elves 1 & 4pm || R&P- After The Rain

King 7:30pm || The Last Night of Ballyhoo 8pmMMeerriiddiiaann Mumiy Troll 6:30pm | Before There was Rosalyn 5pm

MMOOTT Texas Music Festival 7:30pmRReelliiaanntt Arena: Houston Music Festival: Frankie Beverly & Maze,

Teena Marie, Babyface 8pmTTooyyoottaa Aeros vs. San Antonio Rampage 7:35pm

WWoorrtthhaamm HGO: The Elixir of Love 7:30pm | Talento Bilingue deHouston: Las Nuevas Tamaleras 8pm

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AAlllleeyy A Christmas Carol 2:30pmHHoobbbbyy Masquerade: A Christmas Carol 8pm

HHOOBB Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa 7:30pm | Ruthie Foster w/SethWalker 7:30pm

JJoonneess HS: Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde 8pmMMaaiinn SSttrreeeett The Last Night of Ballyhoo 8pm

MMeerriiddiiaann Cartel 6:30pmMMOOTT Pablo Mayor and Folklore Urbano 7:30pm

SSttaaggeess Panto Sleeping Beauty 3 & 7:30pmTTooyyoottaa Rockets vs. Sacramento Kings 7:30pm

VVeerriizzoonn AFI 8:15pmWWaarreehhoouussee Houston’s Gala Event Fundraiser 6:30pm

NNOOVVEEMMBBEERR 2211,, RRiittaa RRuuddnneerr,, 3 & 8pm at Galveston’s Grand 1894Opera House. thegrand.com

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

HHoobbbbyy Masquerade: A Christmas Carol 8pmHHOOBB Misfits w/ Hell City Kings, Molotov Compromise & the Ghost

Storys 7:30pmMMaaiinn SSttrreeeett The Best Christmas Pageant Ever 11:30am | The Last

Night of Ballyhoo 8pmMMeerriiddiiaann Forever The Sickest Kids & The Rocket Summer 6:30pm

SSttaaggeess Panto Sleeping Beauty 3 & 7:30pmWWoorrtthhaamm HB: The Nutcracker 2 & 7:30pm

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AAlllleeyy Gruesome Playground Injuries 8pmJJoonneess HS: Rachmaninoff’s First Symphony 8pm

MMeerriiddiiaann Friday The 13th Slaughterfest featuringEnsiferum 6:30pm | Marcy Playground

6:30pmMMOOTT Kid Pan Alley & Peter Pan – the 1924

Silent Film 7pmRReelliiaanntt Stadium: Disney on Ice: 100 Years ofMagic 10:30am & 7:30pm | VVeerriizzoonn Jewel

8pm WWaarreehhoouussee The Swell Season 7pm

WWoorrtthhaamm HGO: Lohengrin 6:30pm | SPA:Trey McIntyre Project 8pm

AAlllleeyy Gruesome Playground Injuries 8pmHHoobbbbyy Ars Lyrica: Hail, Bright Cecilia 7:30pm | BIH:

Mary Poppins 8pmHHOOBB The Used w/ The Almost & Drive A 7pm | Marc Broussard

w/ Charlie Mars 8pmJJoonneess HS: Mary Wilson of The Supremes 8pmMMaaiinn SSttrreeeett R&P- After The Rain King 7:30pm

MMeerriiddiiaann The White Tie Affair 6:30pmTTooyyoottaa Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder 7:30pm

VVeerriizzoonn Third Eye Blind 8pmWWoorrtthhaamm Da Camera: Kenny Garrett Presents 8pm

NNOOVVEEMMBBEERR 77,, Hail! Bright Cecilia, accompanied by the HoustonChamber Choir, 4pm at the Foundry Methodist Church. Presentedby Ars Lyrica Houston. arslyricahouston.org

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AAlllleeyy A Christmas Carol 7:30pmHHoobbbbyy Masquerade: A Christmas Carol 8pm

HHOOBB Bob Saget 7pmMMaaiinn SSttrreeeett The Last Night of Ballyhoo 8pm

MMeerriiddiiaann Norma Jean 6:30pm | Justin Nozuka 7pmSSttaaggeess Panto Sleeping Beauty 7:30pm

TTooyyoottaa Aeros vs. Milwaukee Admirals 7:35pmWWaarreehhoouussee Switchfoot 8pm

WWoorrtthhaamm Mercury Baroque: Generation Purcell 8pm

NNOOVVEEMMBBEERR 2211 && 2222,, HHoouussttoonn VViiaa CCoolloorrii, downtown. A two-daystreet painting festival. HoustonViaColori.com

AAlllleeyy Gruesome Playground Injuries 2:30 &8:30pm || CCWWMMPP 14th Annual Children’s Festival10am || HHoobbbbyy Shamelessly Saved: Playground

of Love 6pm || JJoonneess HS: Rachmaninoff’s First Symphony 8pmMMaaiinn SSttrreeeett Afternoon of the Elves 1 & 4pm | The Last Night of

Ballyhoo 8pmRReelliiaanntt Stadium: Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic 11:30am,

3:30 & 7:30pmWWaarreehhoouussee Ludow/Meese, Without A Face 7pm

NNOOVVEEMMBBEERR 1144,, PPiinnkk DDoooorr’’ss ““TThhee MMaaiinn EEvveenntt”” for Pink Door’s5 Step Legacy Program, 8pm-12am at The House of Blues.pinkdoornonprofit.org

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AAlllleeyy A Christmas Carol 2:30 & 7:30pmHHoobbbbyy Masquerade: A Christmas Carol 8pm

MMaaiinn SSttrreeeett The Best Christmas Pageant Ever11:30am | The Last Night of Ballyhoo 8pm

MMeerriiddiiaann Breathe Carolina 6:30pmSSttaaggeess Panto Sleeping Beauty 7:30pm

TTooyyoottaa Rockets vs. San Antonio Spurs 7:30pmWWoorrtthhaamm HB: The Nutcracker 7:30pm

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11.. THE MENILCOLLECTION www.menil.orgThis exhibition show-cases American artistCy Twombly’s monu-mental work, Treatiseon the Veil (SecondVersion), painted in

Rome in 1970. Due to its size – close to 33 feet long,and one of the artist’s largest canvases – it is rarelyexhibited. In celebration of this rare hanging, the Menilwill also exhibit more than a dozen related drawingsand studies from the artist’s private collection. Whilethree of these works on paper were shown with thepainting in the 2008 exhibition, ”Cy Twombly: Cyclesand Seasons” at the Tate Modern, London, this will bethe first time the entire group of drawings will be exhib-ited, and the first time they will be shown with the paint-ing. The exhibit will be on view through February 14,2010.

22.. HOUSTON CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY www.hcponline.org Prime Years, openingNovember 13, exploresthe many aspects of agingthrough images made via12 different artist’s per-spectives. From the editori-

al to the personal, the work in Prime Years depicts cen-tenarians, artists, relatives and other individuals enjoy-ing, enduring and living their lives beyond the age of60. After reaching sixty many people are still in theirprime. “Sixty is the new forty” is their motto. This exhib-it emphasizes this positive view of aging without deny-ing its drawbacks.

33.. THE ROTHKO CHAPEL www.rothkochapel.orgAn intimate sanctuary available to people of everybelief, this modern meditative environment wasinspired by the paintings of American abstract expres-sionist Mark Rothko. The Chapel serves as both artmuseum and public forum and hosts a range of educa-tional programs, inter-religious dialogues and sym-posia on critical issues.

44.. BYZANTINE FRESCO CHAPEL MUSEUMwww.menil.org/visit/byzantine.phpThe only intact examples of 13th-century Byzantinewall painting of this size and importance in theWestern Hemisphere, these masterworks were stolenby thieves from a chapel in the Turkish occupied townof Lysi, cut into pieces and smuggled off the island ofCyprus. Rescued and restored by the MenilFoundation, the dome and apse now reside on a long-term loan from the Church of Cyprus in an intimatechapel designed by award-winning architect Francoisde Menil.

55.. HOUSTON CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT www.crafthouston.org Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is proud topresent a solo exhibition of work by Rachelle Thiewes,a jeweler, metal artist and professor of metal arts at TheUniversity of Texas at El Paso. Recently named HCCC’s2009 Texas Master, Thiewes has created several bod-ies of work that have made an instrumental differenceto the field of art jewelry. Like no other artist workingtoday, Thiewes takes into account the movement of thebody and how a piece of jewelry might impact, or beimpacted, by movement. Visitors will be wowed by thearray of metal jewelry that ranges from stunning, kinet-ic earrings to multi-functional brooches and boldbracelets made from steel and color-shifting auto paint.Exhibit on view thru December 24, 2009.

66.. LAWNDALE ARTCENTER www.lawndaleartcenter.orgBlow Up Heart by Monica Vidal is without a doubt amust-see exhibit. She has been using variations on thetent and the body as the primary themes in her work forthe past 5 years. The tents have anthropomorphizedwith a palette of anatomical colors and textures thatevoke muscle and tissue. She has a reoccurring charac-ter named the “hive” – a tent that has mutated andbecome organic, but with a pattern that suggests tex-tiles. The hive is both a place and an entity. Vidal alsouses herself as a character in the work. In the drawingsshe wears a ritual costume inspired by an image ofXipe Totec, an Aztec God who traditionally representsspring and renewal. For Blow Up Heart, Vidal bringsher drawings into the three-dimensional realm. Shownwill be a “hive” built to scale. She will also assume herproper role in a costume based on her drawn counter-part, for the opening night only.

77.. BUFFALO SOLDIERS NATIONAL MUSEUM www.buffalosoldiermuseum.comThe 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.

88.. HOLOCAUST MUSEUM HOUSTON www.hmh.orgBesa: Muslims Who Saved Jews During the Holocaust,on view thru February 2010, is an exhibit that willmove you! In a five-year project, Colorado-based pho-tographer Norman Gershman set out to collect thenames of righteous, non-Jews who saved Jews duringthe Holocaust. He discovered that some of the nameswere of Albanian Muslims. He then began a quest tomeet and photograph the Albanian rescuers or theirdescendents. During his interviews, when he asked whythey had rescued Jews, the resounding response was“Besa,” the code of honor deeply rooted in Albanian

culture and incorporated in the faith of AlbanianMuslims.

9. CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF HOUSTON www.cmhouston.org Discover an interactive world of cultural and religiouscelebrations from around the world at CMH’s Seasonsof Sharing, a holiday exhibit open Nov. 14, 2009 toJan. 10, 2010. Learn about seven holidays fromaround the world, all celebrated right here in the BayouCity! With more than 90 languages spoken throughoutthe Houston area, our city’s cultural diversity has founda home within this exhibit.

1100.. THE HEALTH MUSEUM www.thehealthmuseum.org Surviving: The Body of Evidence, currently on view, isan exhibit about you and all your fellow humans.Yourbody carries evidence of many distinctively human fea-tures that changed in your ancestors through theprocess of evolution. All of our ancestors were success-ful in surviving the challenges of life and adapting tothe world around them. Each of them inherited fromtheir parents the characteristics that helped them to sur-vive – through thousands of generations, and over mil-lions of years – to us. In turn, we will pass on these fea-tures to our children and, through them, to our descen-dants.

1111.. HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE www.hmns.orgSSppiirriittss aanndd HHeeaaddhhuunntteerrss::VVaanniisshhiinngg WWoorrllddss ooff tthheeAAmmaazzoonn, on view throughJanuary 10, 2010, willtransport you to the remoterainforests of northeasternSouth America. It celebratesceremonies and rituals ofpassage unique to theremarkable indigenous peo-

ple, and it is inspired by ancient cosmology, mythologyand ecological knowledge. The ceremonial regalia andobjects in this exhibition illustrate the unique artisticexpressions of each tribe, utilizing materials availablefrom their immediate environments: wood, cloth, fiberand feathers. Marvel at vibrant headdresses, full-bodycostumes, body decorations, furniture and ceramicobjects.

1122.. HOUSTON ZOO www.houstonzoo.org Adult Wild Winks: Come and Spend the Night with

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Us! This fun and exciting night offers guests a uniqueopportunity to spend the night at the Houston Zoo. Feeincludes interactive activities, touchable animals, din-ner, continental breakfast and admission to the Zooafter the program is over on the second day. Event willtake place on November 28, 2009.

1133.. RICE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY www.ricegallery.orgBig Lectric Fan To Keep Me Cool While I Sleep: WayneWhite is an exhibit that all Houstonians will relate to.The title of the exhibit is a line from legendary countrysinger George Jones’s song, “Ragged But Right,” whichwas stuck in White’s head when he visited Houston inthe sweltering month of June. Says White, “I kept think-ing of hot Houston nights before air conditioning andthe young George Jones in this city – full of crazy artis-tic passion and making music history.” To honor Jones,White created at Rice Gallery a 15-foot puppet headresembling a young, flat-topped Jones, circa 1950.The massive head sits sleeping on its side, surroundedby floor-to-ceiling, billboard-style lettering. “It’s a road-side attraction, a museum relic of a lost world, and abig, weird toy still in its box,” explains White. On viewthrough December 13, 2009.

1144.. THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON www.mfah.org The MFAH hosts the debut presentation of Chaotic

Harmony: Contemporary Korean Photography, onview through January 3, 2010, presenting photo-graphs by 40 artists born between 1965 and 1984and representing two distinct generations. Co-organ-ized with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art andaccompanied by a fully illustrated scholarly cataloguepublished by the MFAH and distributed by YaleUniversity Press, the exhibition reveals the extraordi-nary work being created in South Korea, as well as ashifting sense of the Korean identity as expressed byartists who have witnessed the monumental culturaland social changes in their country over the past 45years.

1155.. CONTEMPORARY ARTS MUSEUM HOUSTONwww.camh.orgMMaatttthheeww DDaayy JJaacckkssoonn:: TThhee IImmmmeeaassuurraabbllee DDiissttaannccee isa solo exhibition that includes works based onJackson’s artist’s residency at MIT List Visual ArtsCenter, Cambridge, MA. Jackson’s complex research,histories and hagiographies are manifested in sculp-

tures, constructed paintings, objects, books and videos.In this exhibition, organized by Bill Arning, Director ofthe CAMH, Jackson continues his investigations intohuman consciousness and explores how positive evolu-tionary developments in human thought and cultureoccur under physical or mental stress. Exhibit on viewstarting October 17, 2009 through January 17, 2010.

1166.. THE JUNG CENTER OF HOUSTON www.junghouston.org SoulCollage®: An Exploration of Eight Archetypesand Their Influence in Our Lives, through December10, 2009. Participants will have the opportunity toexplore their inner self, using the intuitive collageprocess of SoulCollage in this course. Availablethrough December 10, 2010.

1177.. CZECH CENTER MUSEUM www.czechcenter.orgThe Czech Center Museum Houston works to preserve,record and celebrate the language, scholarship andarts of Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia and Slovakia.

1188.. JOHN C. FREEMAN WEATHER MUSEUM www.wxresearch.orgThe John C. Freeman Weather Museum is helping keepthe community in the know in regards to the differentaspects of weather, as well as science, history and safe-ty. Visitors can make their own weather forecast at theWRC Weather Studio, view satellite and radar imagesof hurricanes, and learn how tornadoes form in theTornado Chamber and much more!

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MUSEUMS

1940 AIR TERMINAL MUSEUMwww.1940airterminal.org8325 Travelair Rd. 713.454.1940

ART CAR MUSEUM www.artcarmuseum.com140 Heights Blvd. 713.861.5526Thru December 18, Planes, Trains, Autos, Boats, Bikes

BLAFFER GALLERY www.class.uh.edu/blafferUH Main Campus, Ent. 16, 713.743.9530Thru November 14, Josephine Meckseper and JonPylypchuk

GALVESTON ARTS CENTERwww.galvestonartscenter.org2127 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.org1324 W. Clay St. 713.522.4652

MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN HISTORY7502 Fondren Road 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. 713.869.3099

AEROSOL WARFARE GALLERYwww.aerosolwarfare.com2110 Jefferson St. #113, 713.503.5714

ANYA TISH GALLERY www.anyatishgallery.com4411 Montrose Blvd. 713.524.2299

APAMA MACKEY GALLERY www.mackeygallery.com628 East 11th Street 713.850.8527Thru November 21, Ariane Roesch

ARCHWAY GALLERY www.archwaygallery.com2305 Dunlavy 713.522.2409

ARTSCAN GALLERY www.rudolphprojects.com1836 Richmond Ave. 713.807.1836

ART LEAGUE HOUSTON www.artleaguehouston.org1953 Montrose Blvd. 713.523.9530Thru November 19, The Image Altered

BARBARA DAVIS GALLERYwww.barbaradavisgallery.com4411 Montrose 713.520.9200

BERING & JAMES GALLERYwww.beringandjames.com805 Rhode Place #500,713.524.0101Thru November 18, Taboo!!

ARTBOX 2009 – December 4 & 5. Art Box 2009 will fea-ture about 300 art boxes (all 12x12 in size) each sellingat $125, of which a portion of each sale will benefitDePelchin Children’s Center. Opens December 4, noon– 10pm for a full day extravaganza. Stop by for hol-iday drinks and remember the early bird always gets thecandy cane! Exhibit on view thru December 31, 2009.

BETZ GALLERY www.betzgallery.com1208 W. Gray 713.576.6954

BOOKER-LOWE GALLERYwww.bookerlowegallery.com4623 Feagan St. 713.880.1541Thru November 14, Ancient Lands/Modern Landscape

CANAL ST. GALLERY www.canalstreetgallery.com2219 Canal St. 713.223.2219Thru November 30, Armando Rodriguez

COMMUNITY ARTISTS’ COLLECTIVEwww.thecollective.org 1413 Holman 713.523.1616

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

CAROLINE COLLECTIVE www.carolinecollective.cc4820 Caroline St. 713.825.4613

CTRL GALLERY www.ctrlgallery.com3907 Main St. 713.523.2875

DAKOTA GALLERYwww.dakotaframing.com/dfp/dakotagallery.asp2324 Shearn St. 713.523.7440

DARKE GALLERY www.darkegallery.com5321 Feagan 713.542.3802Opens November 14, Melanie Schlossberg

DEBORAH COLTON GALLERYwww.deborahcoltongallery.com2445 North Blvd. 713.869.5151Opening November 7, 14 Knowledge Base

DESANTOS GALLERY www.desantosgallery.com1724 Richmond 713.520.1200

DIVERSEWORKS www.diverseworks.org1117 E. Freeway 713.223.8346

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. 713.223.5522Opening November 5, International Discoveries II

G GALLERYwww.redbudgallery.com/gGalleryIndex.html301East 11th St. 713.822.4842November 7-28, TransfusionOpens November 14, Antiquities and Academia

GALLERY 1724 www.gallery1724.com1724 Bissonnet St. 713.523.2547Opening November 5, International Discoveries II

GALLERY SONJA ROESCHwww.gallerysonjaroesch.com2309 Caroline 713.659.5424Opening November 7, Dieter Balzer: Objects

GITE GALLERY www.thegitegallery.com2024 Alabama St. 713.523.3311

GOLDESBERRY GALLERYwww.goldesberrygallery.com2625 Colquitt 713.528.0405Thru November 28, Peter Master: Clay & Glass

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

GREMILLION & CO. FINE ART www.gremillion.com2501 Sunset Blvd. 713.522.2701Opening November 5, Robert Rector

GUTHRIE CONTEMPORARY2734 Virginia St. 713.522.8086

HCC-CENTRAL GALLERY www.centralfinearts.info3517 Austin 713.718.6600

HOUSTON LANDMARK GALLERYwww.houstonlandmarkgallery.com1200 McKinney 713.927.8800

HOUSTON STUDIOS746 Walnut St. #100, 713.223.0951

HOLLYWOOD FRAME GALLERYwww.hollywoodframegallery.com2427 Bissonnet 713.942.8885

HOOKS-EPSTEIN www.hooksepsteingalleries.com2631 Colquitt St. 713.522.0718

INMAN GALLERY www.inmangallery.com3901 Main St. 713.526.7800Opening November 6, David Aylsworth and Beth Secor

JOAN WICH & CO. GALLERYwww.joanwichgallery.com4411 Montrose Blvd. 713.526.1551

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 713.824.3575

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LAURA U COLLECTION www.lauraucollection.com1840 Westheimer 713.522.0855

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

LOVETT INN ART GALLERYwww.lovettinngallery.com501 Lovett Blvd. 713.522.5224

M2 GALLERY www.gallerymsquared.com325 W. 19th St. 713.861.6070

McCLAIN GALLERY www.mcclaingallery.com2242 Richmond Ave. 713.520.9988

McMURTREY GALLERYwww.mcmurtreygallery.com3508 Lake St. 713.523.8238Thru November 28, Howard Sherman: When gorillasshoot pigs

MEREDITH LONG GALLERYwww.meredithlonggallery.com2323 San Felipe 713.523.6671Thru November 19, Sarah Lamb

MIDTOWN ART CENTERwww.midtownartcenter.com3414 La Branch 713.521.8803

MOODY GALLERY www.moodygallery.com2815 Colquitt 713.526.9911Thru November 28, Michael Bise: Holy Ghosts

MOTHER DOG STUDIOS720 Walnut 713.229.9760

NAUHAUS GALLERY www.texascollaborative.com223 E. 11th St. 713.261.1409Thru November 29, Perry House

NOLAN-RANKIN GALLERIESwww.nolan-rankingalleries.com6 Chelsea Blvd. 713.528.0664

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

PARKERSON GALLERYwww.artnet.com/gallery/837/parkerson-gallery.html3510 Lake St. 713.524.4945

PEEL GALLERY SHOP 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

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

RETRO GALLERY www.retrogallery.com1839 W. Alabama 713.522.7074

RICE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERYwww.ricegallery.org 6100 Main St. 713.348.6069

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

TANSU321-B West 19th 713.880.5100

THE ARTFUL CORNER www.theartfulcorner.com3423 White Oak Dr. 713.426.4278

THOM ANDRIOLA www.newgallery.net2627 Colquitt 713.520.7053

THORNWOOD GALLERYwww.thornwoodgallery.com2643 Colquitt St. 713.528.4278Thru November 21, Kim Coulter: Interpreting theLandscape

VAUGHAN CHRISTOPHERGALLERYwww.vaughanchristopher.com1217 S. Shepherd 713.533.0816

WADE WILSON ART www.wadewilsonart.com4411 Montrose #200, 713.521.2977Opening November 19, Joseph Marioni

WATERCOLOR ART SOCIETYwww.watercolorhouston.org1601 West Alabama 713.942.9966

WINTER STREET STUDIOSwww.winterstreetstudios.net2101 Winter St. 713.862.0082

XNIHILO GALLERY www.xnil.org2115 Taft St. 713.622.1846Thru November 23, 600 sq mi: Hidden

ZARPOSH INDIA GALLERY www.zarposhindia.com2702 Ashford Oak Dr. 713.668.2948


LIVING SMART WITH PATRICIA GRASA

What do we as parents, scientists, teachers need to do tokeep our world leadership in science, technology andspace? I invited the first female African-American astronautto answer this question on Living Smart. A Renaissancewoman – chemical engineer, scientist, physician, teacher,dancer and former astronaut – Dr. Mae Jemison blastedinto orbit aboard the space shuttle Endeavor on September12, 1992, and since then she has worked tirelessly toimprove science and technology education in America andthe world.

Dr. Jemison insists we allow children to explore early onas she did as a child. “It is really about that creativity, thatexploration. And when we ask how do we get our childrento find that, it’s really, we have to keep them from losing it.How do we keep them from losing it? By not beating it outof them. I think when kids go to school, they’re told to stopexploring the world, stop using their creativity. When theycome up with questions that as an adult we don’t have theanswer for, we get tired, we say, “Oh, leave us alone, don’task that question.”

“Children also need to play outside,” Jemison says. “Iremember when we were growing up, we were able to

play. Kids don’t play anymore. They play video games,but they’re not playing with new things outside, like bugsfor instance. My favorite really was mud pie, insects,bugs.” Jemison says her parents would always motivateher to look things up, to ask questions and learn as muchas she could about whatever she was “discovering” andthen they would talk about it around the dinner table. Herparents expected her and her siblings to read about whatthey were exploring before talking about it.

Jemison shares that the exploration wasn’t just scientific;her parents motivated her to learn about everything, includ-ing what was happening at the time. “We would discussthings from nutrition and why it was important to eat yourmeat and potatoes, and metabolic cycles to religion andChristianity and the various types—you know, your inner-self, your inner strength, to politics during that time. TheCivil Rights Movement was in full swing. You know, whowas who, what was the role of violence and non-violence.And why do I call that being a scientist? Because it’s beingwilling to explore, willing to ask the questions. And youknow, sometimes people say you have to see both sides ofthe topic. It’s not whether you see both sides, it’s can youobjectively put together a set of questions to analyze those

questions, get input. We couldn’t sit there and have thesediscussions – sort of “Oh, well, here’s what I think.” Youhad to read the books, you had to have some informationyou could bring to the table. And it wasn’t done in a waythat “Now, here’s your assignment.” It was just part of life.On Living Smart, Dr. Jemison will share how we can getour kids interested in science and the keys to individualexcellence.

Share your experiences by either calling 713.743.8513 or [email protected]. If you miss this program, or if you wouldlike to view streaming videos of past Living Smart shows, go to our web-sitewww.houstonpbs.org/livingsmart and click on the guest name.Patricia Gras is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, and the producer andhost for Living Smart with Patricia Gras. You can learn more about LivingSmart on www.patriciagras.com.

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Living Smart airs Sundays at 3pm andFridays at 10pm on Houston PBS.

SCIENCE LITERACY AND KEYS TO SUCCESS

Jeffery Wise, Brooke KaimJulie Welch, Mimi Bates, Betina Bostick

Elaine Turner presented fans with her latest fall collection inspired by thelegendary David Hicks featuring the 1970’s mod spirit. Houstonians areknown for their charitable hearts and their love for fashion, giving the galsthe perfect excuse to shop to their heart’s content, most importantly for agood cause. The British-inspired soiree benefited Heroes for Children High Five Club.

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“YOU CAN BARBECUE IT, BOIL IT, BROIL IT, BAKE IT, SAUTÉ IT.” THERE’S TURKEY WITH APRICOTS, CRANBER-RY AND ROSEMARY. THERE’S TURKEY CHOWDER, TURKEY HASH, TURKEY SALAD, TURKEY BURGERS,TURKEY SANDWICHES AND TURKEY MEATBALLS… AS WELL AS TURKEY STUFFING, TURKEY PIE ANDCURRY TURKEY. BUBBA GUMP TRULY MISSED THE BOAT BY LIMITING THE CULINARY REPERTOIRE TOSHRIMP – ESPECIALLY SINCE TURKEY HAS THE ADDED BENEFIT OF LASTING FOR WEEKS ON END. (OR ATLEAST THAT IS HOW IT FEELS WHEN FACED WITH A REFRIGERATOR FULL OF THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS!)NOVEMBER IS NOTHING IF NOT THE MONTH OF EXCESS: PUMPKIN PIE, GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE,FOOTBALL HOMECOMING, AND AN INSANE START TO THE HOLIDAY RETAIL SEASON. BUT BEFORE YOUFALL INTO THE INEVITABLE TURKEY COMA, TAKE A MOMENT TO GIVE THANKS FOR ALL THE THRILLINGEVENTS THE HOUSTON ART SCENE HAS PLANNED FOR YOU!

Hail! Bright Ceciliawith Ars Lyrica &Houston ChamberChoir November 6 &7, 7:30pm Two ofHouston’s premiermusic ensembles,HoustonChamber Choirand Ars LyricaHouston, arepleased to join

musical forces once again for two performancesof Hail! Bright Cecilia at the Hobby Center (Nov.6) and the Foundry United Methodist Church (Nov.7). This happy collaboration is occasioned by theworldwide celebration of the 350th birthday of thegreat English composer Henry Purcell. The programwill include works for strings, trumpet and choir culmi-nating in Purcell’s most extravagant ode to the patronsaint of music, Saint Cecilia. Tickets $20; visit arslyric-

ahouston.org.

FrenetiCore pres-ents the Danceon CameraFestival November12-15, 8pmFrenetiCore andFrenetic Theater arenow touring partnerswith Dance onCamera Festival, theworld’s most recog-

nized dance-on-film showcase. Eleven filmed dancepieces from all over the world will be performed inone of two different programs, including a commissionby the Martha Graham Dance Company. Don’t missthis opportunity to see award-winning dance filmshere in Houston! Tickets: $12 online prepay/$15 atthe door; call 832.426.4624 or visit freneticore.net.

Inprint and Brazos Bookstore present NobelLaureate Orhan Pamuk November 16, 7pmInprint and Brazos Bookstore present Nobel LaureateOrhan Pamuk as part of the Inprint Margaret RootBrown Reading Series. Turkish writer Pamuk, whose

work can blend together history and politics, love andmurder, art and intrigue, was winner of the 2006Nobel Prize in Literature. Author of epic novels such

as The Black Book and My Name isRed, he will be reading from hislatest book, The Museum of

Innocence. Zilkha Hall,Hobby Center. Tickets $30,which includes a pre-signed first edition bookcopy. Call 713.521.2026or visit inprinthouston.org.

Da Camera’s ModernVirtuosos @ the Menil

November 17, 7:30pm Three virtu-osos perform solo works by major contemporary com-posers, including a major new piano work inspired bythe great paintings of American artist Cy Twombly.Australian composer Liza Lim, known for the visceralenergy and vibrant color of her compositions, is win-ner of Australia’s most prestigious composition prizeand recipient of commissions from such ensembles asthe Los Angeles Philharmonic and BBC Symphony.Nominated for a 2008 Grammy Award, the brilliantAvery Fisher prize-winning violinist Jennifer Koh andacclaimed Moores School of Music saxophonistValerie Vidal make their Da Camera debuts. Call713.524.5050 or visit dacamera.com.

Opera in the Heights Presents Manon November 5-7,12-14, 7:30pm Love, sex, lust and greed – portrayedthrough the elegance of music, as only the French can,in Opera in the Heights’ production of Manon.Witness Manon’s physical and moral decline as shejourneys from the French countryside to the depths ofdark and elegant Paris. Manon corrupts her first inno-cent love and falls victim to her terrible choices.Lambert Hall, 1703 Heights Blvd.; tickets – $10-45.Call 713.861.5303 or visit operaintheheights.org.

Spacetaker hosts its 4th annual Winter Holiday ArtMarket this November 21-22! See page 24 for moredetails!

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enerally we bring you a gallery, but thismonth to help you kick off the retail frenzy

that is about to ensue, why not support your local artsand snag an original gift or two?

Winter Street Artist Studios is home to some of Houston’smost avant-garde painters, sculptors, even musical instru-ment makers. UUnnlleessss yyoouu’’vvee ttaakkeenn iinn aann ““aarrtt ccrraawwll”” dduurr--iinngg SSeeccoonndd SSaattuurrddaayyss aatt WWiinntteerr SSttrreeeett,, yyoouu pprroobbaabbllyyhhaavvee nnoo iiddeeaa wwhhaatt ggooeess oonn iinn tthhee rreennoovvaatteedd wwaarreehhoouussee,a behemoth of stone corridors, maze-like hallways andwhite steel doors. Installation lights for gallery shows hangfrom the ceiling and, except for the whispering of a doorshutting somewhere in the distance and the small businesscards taped to the outside of their doorswith tiny replicas of what each artistmakes inside those silent studios, there’sbarely evidence of life. Except for down-stairs in Spacetaker’s office.

Spacetaker is a professional, nonprofitartist resource organization thatemploys bubbly PR and advertising per-sonalities to bind the art community ofHouston together. To help them connectand celebrate the opening of a fellowartist, to show support for a gallery space that is in troublewith funding, or to help over 150 local artists sell more than$123,000 of their own work. OOnnee ooff tthheeiirr mmaaiinn ggooaallss iisstthhaatt aarrttiissttss wwhhoo wwaanntt ttoo ssuuppppoorrtt tthheemmsseellvveess bbyy sseelllliinnggtthheeiirr aarrtt aarree aabbllee ttoo. But a lot of what they do is throw par-ties, really great parties. Parties with a purpose.

So the normally silent, blank canvas walls of WinterStreet Studios explode with festivity on NNoovveemmbbeerr2211sstt aanndd 2222nndd wwhheenn SSppaacceettaakkeerr hhoossttss WWHHAAMM,, tthhee44tthh AAnnnnuuaall WWiinntteerr HHoolliiddaayy AArrtt MMaarrkkeett. The gallery-white halls will be hung with wares by a selection ofjuried vendors, and the focus of the event is to makeit easy and fun to buy local. The celebration willinclude performances by many live, local bands anddemonstrations by artists (think soap-making andahome-made presents you can make with the owner

of Sew Crafty, the Heights sewinglounge).

Food catered by Beaver’s and ElPatio are sure to sustain you onyour quest for that perfect toy foryour niece or beautiful jewelry setfor Mom – and all the while, youcan be proud of supporting theHouston economy and the localartists of our city. Complimentarybeverages provided by DrippingSprings Vodka and Sweet Leaf Tea

are all part of the fun and the reason you should putoff your trip to that busy mall this year. Since whenhas a mall trip ever kicked off a two-day shoppingevent with a happy hour (Friday, November 21st from5-10pm)? The next day’s worry-free and family-

friendly activities begin at 11am and continue until8pm. Best of all, the entire event is FREE.

The artists selected for this event have gift-friendly art– homemade soaps, stationery, ornaments, jewelry,photography, sculpture and much more, all designedto make fabulous and unique gifts. Former WHAMshoppers report buying all their holiday gifts there, sothere’s hope for those of us who don’t have a clue thatthere’s holiday shopping to be done and it’s alreadylate November.

Hip local bands will replace the piped-in, lame holi-day classics that resound through every corridor ofthe shopping malls, and the food and happy hour-themed drinks will replace a caffeine-driven race tofind the perfect purse for your sister or scented soapbasket for your grandmother. FFoorr tthhoossee wwiitthh kkiiddddooss,,tthheerree’’ss aa cchhiillddrreenn’’ss ccoorrnneerr sseett uupp iinn aa hhuuggee ggaalllleerryyssppaaccee.. WWiitthh tthhee hheellpp ooff JJeerrrryy’’ss AArrttaarraammaa,, tthhee kkiiddsswwiillll bbee aass bbuussyy aass eellvveess making their own holidaycreations. And one of the big event draws is the showon display at the Winter Street Studios – TheContemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) TeenCouncil will have a juried show of their own workdecorating one of the main gallery areas. A partner-ship Spacetaker is very proud to promote.

By Sarah Gajkowski-HillPhotography by David A. BrownTHE GALLERY


WHAM2101 Winter Street Studios, November 21, 5-10pm and November 22, 11-8pm. Free to the public.

Visit www.winterholidayartmarket.com/node/4 for more details.

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By Sarah GishGISH AT THE MOVIES


CINEMA ARTS FESTIVAL HOUSTONThe Cinema Arts Festival Houston (cinemartsociety.org)thrived during its inauguration last year, and this year fea-

tures a full schedule oflive music and film per-formances, outdoorprojections, interactivevideo installations andmore. From November11-15 at multiple loca-tions throughout thecity. Things have been

cranked up a notch with the introduction of a state-of-the-art device called H BOX, which is a portable screeningroom designed by Portuguese artist/architect Dider FiuzaFaustino and sponsored by the Hermès Foundation. Thegroovy box features video and short films by 10 artists andis stationed at the historic Alabama Theatre through theclose of the Festival. H BOX artistic director Benjamin Weilwill be in town for a conversation with Contemporary ArtMuseum Houston curator Toby Kamps on Sunday,November 15, at 3 pm at the Alabama. Other eventsinclude a sneak preview of What if, Why not?Underground Adventures with Ant Farm by Texas film-makers Laura Harrison and Beth Federici onThursday, November 12, at 7pm at the Universityof Houston College of Architecture; musicalaccompaniment for two silent films, The LostWorld and Peter Pan; and actress TildaSwinton closing out the Festival by introducinga screening of her new film, Io sono l’amore (IAm Love) as part of a promotion of her fabulouschild-centered film org., the 8½ Foundation(eightandahalf.org). Happily, Festival organizersare headquartering at the Alabama, reviving thelovely 1939 building’s original ties to cinema. (Beforeyou get excited, it’s a short-term lease and the latest wordon the theatre is that it’s not for sale, although formerowner Andrew Kaldis tried to purchase it awhile back.We’re all rooting for the theatre to remain standing!)

UNA FILM FESTIVAL…and more“One World, Many Stories” is the theme for the UnitedNations Association Houston Chapter (unahouston.org)debut of the UNA traveling Film Festival, in town Friday,November 6, through Sunday, November 8, at Rice

Cinema (arts.rice.edu). Thelocal chapter has workedhard to choose the best fromthe traveling festival – and itappears they have, withselections such asFace2Face, in which threemen photographed bothPalestinians and Israelisdoing the same jobs in each

of their respective communities and then posted theseimages face to face on both sides of the Wall ofSeparation, as well as in eight Palestinian and Israeli cities.Festival founder Jasmina Bojic will be in town Friday nightfor the kick-off reception and screenings; it continues onSaturday with four films from 10am-9pm and three onSunday from 1-8:30pm. The Festival closes with HoustonWe Have a Problem: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of CheapEnergy at 6:30pm, a film that steps into our city to uncov-er the truths about oil, from Texas oilmen themselves (andone strong woman, Joanne Herring!). The IndependentTelevision Service (ITVS), in partnership with HoustonPBS,has launched a new season of “Community Cinema”(houstonpbs.org/communitycinema), a monthly screeningseries that takes place at Rice Cinema. This month’s entryis Between the Folds on November 17 at 7pm. The AuroraPicture Show (aurorapictureshow.org) is hosting documen-tary filmmaker Alan Berliner for a screening of his insom-nia-inspired film Wide Awake on November 7, 8pm atFrenetic Theater (freneticore.net) and a free video salon onNovember 8 at 1pm at the Aurora offices, 1524 Sul Ross.

ODDS AND ENDSPirate Radio opens November 13

here and tells the incrediblestory of a band of roguedeejays who boldly defiedthe government that triedto shut them down.RicOrnelProduct ionsricornelproductions.com)present All But 7 onSunday, November 8,

7pm at Main StreetTheater’s Chelsea Market loca-

tion; Young Victoria opens at theLandmark River Oaks Theatre (land-

marktheatres.com) on November 13; and Rave Yorktown15 (ravemotionpictures.com) continues their “Opera inCinema” series with Eugene Onegin (November 12, 7pm,and November 15, 1pm) and The Nutcracker (November19 at 7pm and November 22 at 1pm). “flickerlounge” atDiverseWorks (diverseworks.org) kicks off with a receptionon Saturday, November 7, 6-8pm, for the film Lithuaniaand the Collapse of the USSR, co-presented by the AuroraPicture Show and on view November 7-December 19. TheMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston (mfah.org) has organized“Texas Indie Sundays” (co-sponsored by Spacetaker,spacetaker.org) and is screening Harmony and Me onNovember 1 at 5pm and the 16th annual “TexasFilmmakers Showcase” on Sunday, November 8, at 5pm.At a private reception recently, Astrodome Studios devel-opment partner Joseph L. Trahan reported that their pro-posal has formally been presented to the Harris CountySports and Convention Corporation and meetings to workout details of various potential production projects areongoing. This is great news!

ART FILMS ARE GOOD FOR THE SOUL… TAKE A FRIEND TO ONE!


Interview by Nadia MichelPhotography by Jack PottsFOR ART’S SAKE

rative I have created.” Indeed, Malone is known for his mixed media collage work, created moreaesthetically than in a linear fashion. His references to inspirational people and places, though,have been a mainstay in his work. “II’’mm aa llaayy hhiissttoorriiaann,, aa ssiinnggeerr,, aa ppooeett iinn mmyy aarrtt.. II aamm llooyyaalloonnllyy ttoo tthhee iiddeeaa,, nnoott ttoo tthhee mmeeddiiuumm.. II aamm aann aarrttiisstt,, nnoott aa ppaaiinntteerr” is how he describes it.

Despite “some individuals riding on horses, on the highway, talkin’ on their cell phone” as heputs it, Malone’s message is clear: Houston is just as good a place as New York or L.A. to makeit as an artist.

About Third Ward, a neighborhood that stretches from about Caroline St. to Calhoun St. east ofHighway 288, and from the edge of Downtown. to Loop 610 South, Malone says it has changedsince he was coming up. “Without vilifying people who are moving in, I think it has ceased tobe a neighborhood because of gentrification. But it is important for people to know that kind ofenergy existed here.” He is hopeful for the future, though. “It is not a real community yet, butmaybe it will eventually become something new.”

FUN FACTSFamous people who have lived in Third Ward include Debbie Allen,

Phylicia Rashad (formerly Phylicia Ayers-Allen), Beyoncé and rapper Scarface.


Third Ward is My Harlem is the name of Tierney Malone’s latest proj-ect. A kind of homage to this historic neighborhood, the exhibitiontells the story of an artist’s coming of age in a dynamic and inspiringcity.

On view at DiverseWorks’ Main Gallery, MMaalloonnee hhaass ccrreeaatteedd aaNNiicckkeellooddeeoonn--ssttyyllee tthheeaattrree ffeeaattuurriinngg tthhrreeee sshhoorrtt vviiddeeooss oonn aa lloooopp..The first, Third Ward is My Harlem, recounts the artist’s journey fromMobile, Alabama, to Houston. In the late 1980s, after having beenrecruited to attend Texas Southern University’s graphic design pro-gram, Malone found himself living in an apartment on Jackson St. Hisneighbors were mostly artists who became sources of inspiration.“The video tells about the actor Wayne DeHart who lived across thehall from me. He had a daughter and was providing for his familywith his art,” he explains. He was one of the people who gaveMalone the confidence to pursue a bona fide career as an artist. “DJSteve Crain (KTSU 90.9) was another neighbor, who in my opinion isthe father of jazz in Houston, who introduced me to so many individ-uals in the jazz world, like Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis,” he says.

Songs for My Father, the second video, refers to Malone’s fatherlesschildhood. “I grew up in a single parent household. Oftentimes, whenyou don’t have a male role model, you spend your life collectingfathers,” he says. “IItt hhaass bbeeeenn cchhaalllleennggiinngg ffoorr mmee ttoo aacccceepptt tthhaatt iittwwaass aann hhoonnoorraabbllee tthhiinngg ttoo ddoo ttoo ppuurrssuuee mmyy aarrtt bbeeccaauussee II hhaavvee aaffaammiillyy ttoo ttaakkee ccaarree ooff, I have two sons. The reality is, no one hasto look at art,” he explains. In fact, Malone took on many part-time jobs to help support his family before he devoted himselfcompletely to his art in 1996. He worked as a guard and then asan installer at the Museum of Contemporary Art. It was there thatMalone met a number of influential artists and friends. “I am pay-ing homage to role models and philosophies I’ve taken from indi-viduals,” he says of this video segment.

Perhaps the most revealing part of Malone’s narrative is when hedescribes growing up in a houseful of women. “II ggrreeww uupp iinn aa ttrriibbeeooff wwoommeenn wwiitthh mmyy ggrraannddmmootthheerr,, mmyy mmootthheerr aanndd hheerr ffoouurr ssiisstteerrss.My grandfather was like a king with his own room and we couldn’tdisturb him,” he says. Entitled Muses, Divas and Other BeautifulWomen, the third video highlights the importance those womenplayed in his decision to become an artist. “Every Sunday morning,they each got a new pair of stockings for church. I was always soexcited because I knew I was going to have six pristine pieces of whitepaper from the packaging which I could draw on,” he says. “It wasthem (the women) who recognized my talent to draw – though otherfamily members had talent, too – but I was the only one who wasgiven permission to take it to the next level,” he explains.

Complementing the video installation is a large-scale wall sculpture,a kind of storyline for the videos. The 22-foot-long piece, entitledJJAAZZZZ--HHIISS--SSTTOORRYY,, has been in the works for three years. “TToo mmee,, jjaazzzziiss jjuusstt aannootthheerr wwoorrdd ffoorr lliiffee,” he explains. “This is the first linear nar-

TIERNEY MALONE’S ODE TO HOUSTON | THIRD WARD IS MY HARLEMnov. 7 – dec. 19, 2009 | opening reception: saturday, nov. 7, 2009, 6-8pm, diverseworks main gallery

1117 east freeway, houston, tx 77002 | 713.223.8346 | www.diverseworks.orglive musicians are scheduled to perform an original score on saturday, november 21, 2009, during art crawl.


LINDA GALE WHITE, FORMER TEXAS FIRST LADY (HER HUSBAND MARK WHITE WASGOVERNOR FROM 1983-1987), IS QUALIFIED TO SPEAK ABOUT COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLSHOUSTON, INC. SHE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH CIS NEARLY SINCE ITS INCEPTION; SHE ISON BOTH THE STATE AND NATIONAL BOARDS OF DIRECTORS AND WAS EVEN MADE A LIFE-TIME MEMBER RECENTLY FOR THE FORMER. AS CIS CELEBRATES ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY INHOUSTON, WHITE TAKES A LOOK BACK, AND YET CONTINUES TO LOOK FORWARD.

YYOOUURR WWHHOOLLEE MMIISSSSIIOONN WWIITTHH CCII SS IISS TTOO KKEEEEPP KKIIDDSS IINNSSCCHHOOOOLL,, AANNDD TTOO DDOO TTHHAATT YYOOUU AACCTTUUAALLLLYY TTAARRGGEETTSSTTUUDDEENNTTSS WWHHOO MMIIGGHHTT PPOOTTEENNTTIIAALLLLYY DDRROOPP OOUUTT.. HHOOWWDDOO YYOOUU FFIINNDD TTHHEEMM??Well, CIS is invited to come into the school by the princi-pals of the school, and then the principals and teachersrecommend the students to us. And some students aredirectly assigned to Communities In Schools and we keepup with them on a daily basis by checking to see thatthey’re in school and giving them a personal relationship.That’s one of our major goals – a personal, one-on-onerelationship with someone makes a total difference whentheir life is filled with so many stresses out there and somany hardships. And we do that by connecting communi-ty resources that are already out there with the needs of thestudents… from time to time, in the school, another childmay have a problem, an emergency problem. A mothermay die, a father may die. So the principal or the teacherconnects us with those students. So what we really kind ofare is like a social service you can see in the school. We’rethere to take care of those problems and give teachers timeto teach and principals more time to do whatever princi-pals do.

SSEEEEMMSS LLIIKKEE IITT MMAAKKEESS TTHHEE SSCCHHOOOOLLMMOORREE AACCTTIIVVEE IINN TTHHEE LLIIVVEESS OOFF IITTSS SSTTUU--DDEENNTTSS BBEECCAAUUSSEE NNOOWW TTHHEEYY KKNNOOWWTTHHEERREE’’SS AA PPLLAACCEE FFOORR TTHHOOSSEE SSTTUUDDEENNTTSS..Right! And I think before that was the roleof what we used to call ‘counselors,’ butcounselors then went on to be more aca-demic, and they just don’t have time todeal with the many hardships that studentsface today. So we’re using those agenciesthat are already out there waiting for peo-ple to show up at their office. But as ourfounder says, “You have to have a PhD tonavigate the system.” So we bring it oncampus to where students are. You know,today, we expect students to come to theclassroom and sit down and learn. That’swhat schools are for – to come and learnand go out into the community and pre-pare for life. But when they come with thestresses today, and maybe these stresseshave always been there, but today it justseems like they’re getting worse. And itcould be something to… not having a pairof tennis shoes that they want, it could bea toothache or it could be something asdrastic as their father was murdered lastnight or they’re trying to get away from a

gang. They’re not ready tolearn. They’re going tocome to school maybe, andthey’re going to sit down atthe desk, but they’re notgoing to be thinking about algebra.

SSOOMMEE OOFF TTHHEESSEE CCHHIILLDDRREENN AARREE AALLSSOO TTHHEE CCHHIILLDDRREENN OOFFDDRROOPPOOUUTTSS,, AANNDD TTHHAATT CCAANN BBEE AA RREEAALLLLYY TTOOUUCCHHYY SSUUBB--JJEECCTT FFOORR AA PPAARREENNTT WWHHOO IISS TTRRYYIINNGG TTOO PPUUTT HHIISS OORR HHEERRCCHHIILLDD TTHHRROOUUGGHH SSCCHHOOOOLL AANNDD YYEETT IISS AA DDRROOPPOOUUTT HHIIMM--SSEELLFF OORR HHEERRSSEELLFF.. IISS OONNEE OOFF YYOOUURR GGOOAALLSS UULLTTIIMMAATTEELLYYTTOO OOPPEENN UUPP CCOOMMMMUUNNIICCAATTIIOONN AABBOOUUTT TTHHAATT BBEETTWWEEEENNTTHHEE SSTTUUDDEENNTTSS AANNDD TTHHEEIIRR PPAARREENNTTSS??This program involves the parents, and that’s the nice thingabout it. The parents are just as committed to trying to keeptheir kids in school as are the site coordinators, as we callthem – the project director. That is a nice thing about thisprogram. If at all possible, we get the parents involved.Sometimes there are no parents. I can tell you a successstory about a young Hispanic boy whose parents wereboth killed, and then he lived with his grandmother and helived with his aunt and he got pulverized one night by hisaunt’s boyfriend while he was trying to protect her. CIS got

involved after he left the hospital and provided a place tolive at a boarding house and provided major support. Andthis little kid – every day came to school with all of his pos-sessions in one of those little suitcases that you roll aroundand would check into the CIS room because he couldn’tlock his room where he was. Anyway, he just graduatedwith a 4.0 and had his choice of three different colleges toget into. That’s just one of the success stories, and that’s oneof the reasons I’m involved – you just see immediate results,and you see that you do have an opportunity to changelives. The schools today have a major problem. 1.2 millionstudents drop out of school every year. One child drops outevery 9 seconds. That’s not only going to change thatchild’s life when he drops out of school, but it’s also goingto be a major cost to society because they could go fromcrime to welfare to medical costs to employment costs, andthat’s going to ricochet down to their family.

TTHHIIRRTTYY YYEEAARRSS AAGGOO,, TTHHEE HHOOUUSSTTOONN PPRROOGGRRAAMM BBEEGGAANNIINN AACCRREESS HHOOMMEESS.. WWAASS TTHHAATT WWHHEERREE IITT OORRIIGGIINNAATTEEDD IINNHHOOUUSSTTOONN,, OORR WWAASS TTHHAATT JJUUSSTT CCHHOOSSEENN AASS TTHHEE SSTTAARRTT--IINNGG PPOOIINNTT??Well, that is where it originated in Houston. CommunitiesIn Schools started nationally probably a little bit before thattime, under President Carter’s administration, and it floun-dered a little bit for a lack of funding as presidentschanged, but Houston remained. Houston’s stayed going,so Houston is one of the oldest programs in the nation. And

then from there, when Mark[White] was Governor, I wasasked to visit the Acres Homesschool, and when I did, I saw thatwhat they were doing was com-

bining all of the community resources in the school. And Ithought that was sort of like they were the catalyst of awheel – they’re bringing in all these resources and solvingmany problems, whether it be child abuse or… as FirstLady, suddenly, overnight when your husband is electedGovernor, you are called upon by people from around thestate to get involved in their issues and their programs, andthey’re all very good, but the first thing I noticed was thatEast Texas didn’t really know what West Texas was doing,and it was that way around the state. They were all tryingto start their own program and they were all going afterthe same money. And money was tight at that time! As it isnow. I think oil was $8 a barrel or something like that. ThenCIS was brought to my attention; I saw that this was anopportunity to coordinate services not only in the city, butaround the state. So Mark started the statewide programusing the Houston Acres Homes school as a model, thenwe expanded to 6 cities in Texas. Today, I think we havesomething like 700* schools. (* actual figure is 723)

Interview by Lance Scott WalkerPhotography by Anthony RathbunNONPROFIT


COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLwww.cishouston.org


Jewelry lovers flocked to the grand opening of Joseph Keith Ronquillo’s newboutique located in the Rice Village. The chic and relaxed décor andambiance of the showroom were the perfect backdrop for this intimate soiree,giving guests an opportunity to appreciate fashion-forward jewelry collec-tions from designers around the world and Joseph Keith’s own original collec-tion. So if you are one of those creative souls that love having their ownunique style, this is the place for you.

EVENT JOSEPH KEITH JEWELRY BOUTIQUEWHY GRAND OPENING CELEBRATIONWHERE 2439 TIMES BLVD.WHEN AUGUST 12

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IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN ONE OF HIS FILMS (AND THEY CROSSENOUGH GENRES TO WHERE YOU PROBABLY HAVE), YOU’VE LIKE-LY AT LEAST HEARD OF THE HOUSTON-BORN, AUSTIN-MADEDIRECTOR WHO STARTED OFF INDEPENDENTLY BEFORE MAKINGTHE JUMP TO BIGGER BUDGET FILMS. THROUGH ALL OF THAT, HEHAS ESCHEWED HOLLYWOOD FOR THE MOST PART AND HASKEPT IT REAL BY KEEPING HIS OFFICES RIGHT HERE IN TEXAS. HISNEWEST, ME AND ORSON WELLES, OPENS LATER THIS MONTH.

HHOOWW DDIIDD TTHHEE SSHHOOOOTTSS EENNDD UUPP TTAAKKIINNGG PPLLAACCEE OONN TTHHEE IISSLLEE OOFF MMAANN??Wow. You know, they had this theater that was perfect for it. An old, turn of the cen-tury theater that really looked a lot like the Mercury. The orchestra and all that. Thatworked well. And you know we couldn’t shoot this in New York where it’s set. Thereweren’t really any existing theaters, way too expensive … the New York of the movieis so long gone. So I was just looking anywhere. They also had a fund that was help-ing the movie out pretty substantially.

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r i c h a r dLINKLATERMe and Orson Welles will be screened on Wednesday, November 11, at 8pm at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.Richard Linklater will be in-house. For more details: www.cinemartsociety.org.

Interview by Lance Scott Walker | Photography by Liam Daniel

actor christian mckay | director richard linklater



thing to do, where you can kind of see something from multiple viewpoints, and I think you jump from there tothe movie, where you see Welles’ own character is pretty ambiguous. Some people are like ‘wow, what a genius,’and some people are like ‘wow, he’s a monster.’ You say the same about Charles Foster Kane. One time youwatch [Citizen Kane] and you go ‘god, he really used everybody and collects people,’ and then you watch itagain and ‘hey, he’s a great man.’ That’s the ultimate Welles thing – the ‘unknowableness’ of the individual. Ithink that fits the movie. And it fits Caesar, too. So, there’s a lot of ways you can see that, but, yeah, we werebeholden to the history of it. That was the first Mercury production.

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1. AMANDA K. JERNIGAN-WHERE IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO SHOP? Cheeky Vintage – Houston’s favoritevintage boutique. Tina and Denise (co-owners) understand the essentials about wom-anhood and life; you must visit the shop to experience the essence of getting Cheeky. -WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TREND? Not having one.-WHAT ATTRACTS YOU TO A PERSON?The mind, inexhaustible depth and a global perspective.-WHAT DO YOU DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? Enjoy time with friends & Houston Ballet,arts/cultural arenas, reading novels, and playing piano…-WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE? To Catch a Thief – Hitchcock.2. JARED LANG-WHAT IS THE WORST FASHION TREND YOU LOVED? Parachute pants.-IF YOU COULD MEET A CELEBRITY, WHO WOULD IT BE? Will Ferrell.-IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY, WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU WOULD BUY?Audi R-8. -IF YOU NEVER HAD TO WORK, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Cancer charity work.-WHERE IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO HANG OUT? Houston Polo Club. 3. CARLOS A. OBANDO-WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TREND?RRoolllleedd uupp sslleeeevveess aanndd hhaallff ttuucckkeedd bbuuttttoonn--uupp sshhiirrttss..-WHAT IS ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT?Blue Bell Ice Cream, Pecan Pralines and Cream.-WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE MUSICIAN? NNeellllyy..-WHAT WAS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT? WWiittnneessssiinngg mmyy AAllmmaa MMaatteerr,,tthhee UUnniivveerrssiittyy ooff KKaannssaass,, wwiinn tthhee FFiinnaall FFoouurr –– ffrroomm 22 rroowwss bbaacckk.. RROOCCKK CCHHAALLKK!!-HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE? CChhiicc,, hhiipp,, yyeett ccoonnsseerrvvaattiivvee..


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WISEGUY

by Tim Moloney

BE A MAN


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HOLY MACKEREL! IT’S NOVEMBER AND THE HOLIDAY SEASON ISONCE AGAIN HERE. ALREADY THE PARTIES HAVE STARTED – MAYBEYOU MADE IT TO OCTOBER MARCH OF DIMES SIGNATURE CHEFS DIN-NER CHAIRED BY GREGGORY BURK AND ELIZABETH PETERSEN (RAISED$440,000) OR THE AWESOME CATWALK FOR A CURE AT THE ZAZAFEATURING A RUNWAY SHOW BY BADGLEY MISCHKA AND THEEMCEE STYLINGS OF LEIGH WILLIAMS (A COOL $350K RAISED).

If, like me, you’re lucky enough to go to events like these, or if you just have yourown parties to go to, two questions always come into play: 1) What do I wear?and 2) How can I avoid eating and drinking myself into the Big andTall Store or the male equivalent of Salon Z at Saks Fifth Avenue?

Answer #1: If the invitation says cocktail or business attire, you can’t go wrongwith a good suit. Save the black tie for black tie, and save the jeans and untuckedshirts for happy hour or car washing. If you need more direction, I cannot recom-mend the site theartofmanliness.com enough. It has everything a Wise Guy, or agentleman even, needs to know about what to wear, what to drink, how to live andhow to act. I got into a pinch last week when I needed to put a pocket square in myblazer, and with Rudy Festari nowhere around to do it for me, I logged on andlearned three different cool styles for folding the square and looking like a millionbucks. I don’t know if they can help you with dress codes like “Festive Fall” or “HighSafari,” but you can always do a search.

Answer #2: The secret to not gaining weight over the holiday is pretty simple –watch what you consume and stay on your exercise program. Remember, fitness is80% nutrition. Friend of the column Mario Mendias has opened yet another My FitFoods in the former Texadelphia location on Memorial near the park. So long quesoand cheesesteaks, and hello Marine Corps Mash, Turkey Pasta and other assortedhealthy options. The food is really good – and it works. Local lothario MichaelCarroll recently took their 30-day challenge and lost 20 pounds. Ladies,he’s available.

And now for the fitness part: My trainerat Houston Gym, a fit youngbuck named Layn Bowers, offersthis tip – the first in an ongoingseries we’ll call “Lean It Out WithLayn.”

LEAN IT OUT WITH LAYNHello, 002 Houston Wise Guys! If youwant to take your fitness and fat loss tothe next level – without spending more time in the gym – then high-intensity interval training (also known as HIIT) could beexactly what you’re looking for.

HIIT is a specialized form of interval training that involves short intervals of maximumintensity exercise separated by longer intervals of low- to moderate-intensity exer-cise. Basically, you push yourself beyond the upper end of your aerobic exercisezone.

What makes HIIT different is that the high-intensity intervalsinvolve maximum effort, not simply a higher heart rate. There are many dif-ferent approaches to HIIT, each involving different numbers of high- and low-inten-sity intervals, different levels of intensity during the low-intensity intervals, differentlengths of time for each interval, and different numbers of training sessions per week.See your trainer or fitness professional for more details. Now HIIT it!

CLOTHES ENCOUNTERThis month was the first time I was invited along to pull clothes at Neiman’s for themen’s fashion spread. I have to tell you, there’s something really empowering aboutpulling dope Tom Ford suits and Stefano Ricci shirts and ties and pretending that youare buying them, but really you’re just getting photographed in them (which you canpost to Facebook, so it seems real). Thanks to everyone at the store – Mikey, Charlesand Florida, tops on the list – for making it fun and easy.

AND BEFORE WE GO…MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE FIRST-EVER WISE GUYPARTY AT MO’S ON NOVEMBER 13. OUR PAL JOHNNYVASSALLO (JOHNNY V!), OWNER OF THE POST OAK HOTSPOT, PROMISES A GREAT EVENING OF BOOZE, FOOD ANDENTERTAINMENT THE LIKES OF WHICH HOUSTON HASNEVER SEEN. I LOVE THIS GUY. HE’S A HUSTLER. HE’S A WISEGUY. NOW’S YOUR CHANCE TO BE ONE, TOO. SEE YOU

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Photo of Tim Moloney by Gabriella Nissen


t is not uncommon for the success of a man to be judged bythe quality of his suit, the kind of car he drives and the

neighborhood he lives in… but the watch on his wrist is often anoth-er indicator.

Wristwatches date back to the late 1800s, when they were thoughtof as jewelry for women only. Originally, they were worn by a claspon a woman’s lapel. Later, a silk cloth was wrapped around a pock-et watch for ladies to wear on their wrists. The wristwatch as weknow it today was first designed by Patek Phillipe in 1868. It was-n’t until World War I that wristwatches became a timepiece for men.Pilots found it too difficult to reach into their pocket to retrieve theirpocket watches. Therefore, wearing a timepiece on their wrist mademore sense.

What was once thought to be “women’swear” is now predominately collectedby men. Men often collect wristwatchesbecause they offer more than just away to tell time. For the traveler, thereare watches offering numerous timezones. For the athlete, chronographsare the preferred option. Diverscan enjoy watches that arewaterproof. Not only are theredifferent mechanical options,but you can also collect bymaker or time period; or, youcan collect different types ofmovements, such as manualwind, automatic or electric.Perhaps you’d like to follow inthe footsteps of your favoritecelebrity. Breitling watches areworn by John Travolta, Brad Pitt,and Leonardo DiCaprio. Matt Damonand Dane Cook have been seen wear-ing Tag Heuer, and Paul Newman wasknown to wear his Rolex Daytona.

Not only are watches small, so that you can accumulate many with-out requiring a lot of space to house them, but they also come in avariety of price ranges. Early manual wind watches can be pur-chased for as little as $40-50.00. Asymmetrical Hamilton Electricscan be bought for a few hundred dollars.

By Reyne Haines | Photography by Jill Hunter

WristwatchesMAKING A STATEMENT

It’s not just the lower end brands that areaffordable. If you’ve been eyeing the latestRolex watch, chances are you can buy one fora lot less if it’s “pre-owned” or vintage. Thecurrent “DATEJUST” model in gold and stain-less retails for about $4,500. However, a pre-owned model can be had for as little as$2,800.

Regardless of how much you invest in a watch,though, it’s an opportunity to make a statementabout your unique sense of style while investingin a collectible that provides both form andfunction.

Backdrop: Woven Bamboo and ECO byConsentino, a green countertop from New Living.

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11.. Cozy and soft, this cardigan is not only practical but also adds some “oomph” to my outfit.Rebecca Taylor Cardigan @ Tootsies | 22.. Removing the warmth layer, unveils this intricate necklacethat looks like part of the shirt neckline. Rebecca Taylor necklace/ bib @ Tootsies | 33.. From thedrape and feel of this shirt you would think it’s silk. It’s the perfect weight for layering in the winter.Unisex Viscose Sexuali-Tee @ American Apparel | 44.. These leggings are like a scuba pant. Thickerand snugger than usual, they tuck you in all the right spots. Black “Scuba” pants @ Zara | 55.. A lit-tle rock n’roll, a bit rebellious. A lower rise means I can wear them with everything or at anytime.Frye Engineer 8R Boot @ frye.com | 66.. This isn’t the typical dark purple shade. With plum under-tones, you can do one coat for matte plum look or double it for a deep amethyst shade. Blackamethyst nail polish from Estée Lauder @ Neiman Marcus | 77.. I love nail polish. I hate the waitingto dry period. It’s like all of a sudden my hands want to touch everything. This spray cuts my dryingtime in half and let’s me go on my merry way. Envi nail dryer at drugstores.

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’CAUSE NOTHIN’ LASTS FOREVEREVEN COLD NOVEMBER RAIN

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COSTUMES FOR COCKTAILS


CURRENT OBSESSIONPilates – Reformer, Proformer, Corefusion… It changes your body’sshape, makes you stronger, increases your metabolism and there arenoticeable results in no time. lululemon athletica offers free classesevery week, and Pilates is often one of them, so if you’ve never triedit – check out the website for all the details.

DESIGN INSPIRATION | ICONThe designers for lululemon athletica. The fusion of fashion and func-tion is unparalleled, and it’s incredible how far ahead of the curvethey are. I can only aspire to be as cool and hip as these folks. I relyon them to keep me on the up and up.

HOW DID YOU GET INTO THIS BUSINESS?I always had envisioned myself working for a company where I couldcombine my passions for health, business and personal development.I also wanted to develop myself not just as a leader, but as a leaderwho inspires others and makes a difference. lululemon athletica hiresathletes who want to elevate their own lives and the communitiesaround them. I feel so fortunate to work for this company and to besurrounded by such amazing people every day, not to mention theincredible clothing I’m surrounded by daily – who doesn’t want towork in workout attire?


MAURA SWEENEY | LULULEMON ATHLETICA

years in operation the highland village location has beenopen for nearly 2 years. the company was founded in 1998.4023 westheimer road, houston, tx 77027 | 713.621.8311www.lululemon.com/houston/highlandvillage

WHAT SETS YOU APART FROM OTHER BOUTIQUES?The unique experience you’ll have when you shop our store. We’re not in the business of selling.We’re in the business of educating. Our only agenda is that you leave our store learning somethingnew whether it is why our black stretchy pants are the best in the world or where you can find thebest workouts in town – and that you have fun! Complimentary fitness classes and hemming are alsoamong services we offer that will enhance your shopping and fitness experience.

WHAT ARE YOU COVETING THIS SEASON?The Après Sport Jacket in Tweed. It’s made with our softshell fabric which is wind- and water-resist-ant, 4-way stretch and lined with a soft fleece. It’s the perfect blend of fashion and function.

5 Rules of Style1. WONDER UNDER TIGHTS. IT’S A LULULEMON STAPLE.2. QUALITY OVER QUANTITY.3. ACCESSORIZE – SUNGLASSES, EARRINGS AND THEN SCARVES; ALWAYS THOSE 3.4. YOU DON’T HAVE TO SACRIFICE COMFORT FOR FASHION.5. VERSATILITY. I’M A BUSY GIRL. I MANAGE A STORE, WORK OUT ONCE A DAY AND AM IN GRAD SCHOOL.

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Belvedere gets a facelift. Lee Ellis and Carl Eaves announced they are workingon a major renovation at their Galleria area haunt, Belvedere in Uptown Park. Theunveiling of the revamped lounge is expected to take place in early November. Expecta new high-definition flat panel television wall, ultra-sleek banquettes, new patiolounge, terrazzo floors and an updated VIP party room. The lounge will also featurea designer wine list from Glass Wall wine guru, Shepard Ross, and a new menu fromGlass Wall chef, Lance Fegen, featuring his famous mini gourmet beef and tuna burg-ers.

NOT JUST INFLATABLES. Wonderwild isa place where kids and their imaginations canrun wild. Houston’s first arts-themed, indoorparty playground will feature an art gallery,education center and indoor playgroundfocusing on up-and-coming local, nationaland international artists. The play area(4,300+ sq. ft.) and equipment encourageschildren to physically and mentally challengethemselves in order to build strong muscles,creativity and confidence. Visit www.gowon-derwild.com.

LUXURY DENIM BRAND 7 FOR ALL MANKINDOPENED ITS FIRST HOUSTON LOCATION LASTMONTH. EXPECT TO FIND THE BRAND’S COM-PLETE COLLECTION INCLUDING WOMEN’S,MEN’S AND KIDS’ DENIM AND SPORTSWEAR, ASWELL AS HANDBAGS, FOOTWEAR AND EYE-WEAR AND ON-SITE TAILORING. WWW.7FORALLMANKIND.COM

OPTYX by gruen pushes the eyewear industry to the nextlevel. Their newest venture, Sports OPTYX by gruen, will carrystate-of-the-art lenses specifically designed with the needs oftop athletes in mind. The product is a collaborate effort betweenPrescripSun™ by Carl Zeiss and Nike Vision Lens Technology andoffers athletes a unique, competitive edge.

green

Recycling does our planet good! CKC START STREET &URBAN ARTS handles spray paint, aerosol cans and othertypes of paint on a daily basis to create artwork and provide

urban art entertainment and activities. Join their mission to promoteand enhance recycling by becoming part of the Aerosol Can & Paint (ACAP)Recycling Program. For more information or to schedule a pick-up or drop-off, [email protected] or 713.822.5103.

HIGHLAND VILLAGE, HOUSTON’S LANDMARK SHOPPING AND DINING DESTI-NATION, IS HOME TO THENEW HIGHLAND VILLAGEFARMER’S MARKET WHICHSTARTED OCTOBER 31. THEMARKET WILL FEATURE 100PERCENT ORGANIC, SUSTAIN-ABLE METHOD GROWN PROD-UCTS AND WILL BE HELD EACHSATURDAY FROM 8AM TONOON.

ACHIEVEMENT

DISCOVERY GREEN achieved LEED Gold Certification, making it the first com-pleted LEED Gold project in Houston. LEED certification is awarded solely by the U.S.Green Building Council to projects that adhere to universally accepted criteria suchas energy efficiency, material conservation, water efficiency and indoor environ-mental quality. DiscoveryGreen has been recognized asa model for parks, receivingnumerous awards, and hasbeen featured in the Wall Street

Journal, SouthernLiving magazine,The New York Times and the Boston Globe. For more information, visitwww.discoverygreen.com.

ALLEY THEATRE ManagingDirector Dean R. Gladden

announced the appointment ofNancy Giles as the newDevelopment Director of

Houston’s Alley Theatre. Giles,former Vice President/ChiefDevelopment Officer of Big

Brothers Big Sisters ofGreater Houston for

the past 2 years, assumed theposition on September 28.



DAVID ANDERSONWIDE RECEIVER HOUSTON TEXANS

In just three short seasons, the Thousand Oaks, Californianative has managed to become one of the most promisingyoung receivers in the league. The end of the 2008 season

Anderson raked in fifteen receptions for 241 yards.Anderson shines on and off the field and is known for his

wit as well as dedication to the sport. Anderson was selectedby Houston in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. The

Texans saw his knowledge of the offense and will-ingness to play on the outside and in the slot, which

afforded them with great flexibility in play calling.His ability to find soft spots in defenses and separate from

defenders is what elevates Anderson’s game from otherwide receivers in the league. His sense of humor has gar-

nered attention from Conan O’Brien as well as from many astint on various red carpets. Anderson also gives back to theHouston community, visiting children at Shriner’s Hospital as

well as reading to elementary school children.

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Photography by Gabriella Nissen | Photography assistant Chris Nelson | Styled by Carla Valencia + Beatrice Valencia+ guest stylist, Wise Guy Tim Moloney | Shot on location at 002houston headquarters | Clothing from NeimanMarcus Furniture from Blue Bird Circle | Thanks to Freebirds

Ahead ofTheir Game

Ahead ofTheir Game



Kramer is the executive chef of VOICE restaurant and lounge at Houston’s acclaimed Hotel ICON, loves an adventure and relish-es a challenge. Outside the kitchen, the Los Angeles native turns to physical feats. An avid surfer and outdoorsman, Krameralso competed as a semi-professional cyclist for many years. But it is within the walls of a kitchen that the chef emergesas a leader and an innovator of exciting and cerebral cuisine. Dubbing his style Modern American, Kramer’s dishes meld classicFrench techniques with a distinctly regional focus, looking no further than VOICE’s own backyard, including South Texas, the GulfCoast and neighborhood farmer’s markets, to source premium game, seafood and produce. Kramer’s been racing bicycles sincehe was 18 and he currently rides and trains with the Bikesport/Ion racing team. His favorite local ride is the Death Ride start-ing at Memorial Park (“it’s fast”) His miles year-to-.date are 3,000 and his current bicycle: Time VXR Carbon Fiber.

CHEFMICHAELKRAMER

EXECUTIVE CHEF VOICE

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ANTHONYGOLDWIREEX-NBA STAR, TEACHER AND FATHER

Originally from Riviera Beach, Florida, this ex-NBA star’sfirst love was football. But he quickly noticed that while theother guys were getting big, Goldwire remained small andthin. His uncle inspired him to start playing basketball inthe seventh grade. The 15-year-old couldn’t dribble, letalone shoot – but he was fast. By the next summer he wasattending basketball camps and was on his way to a career.Inspired by Magic Johnson and Tim Hardaway,Goldwire transferred to University of Houston in hisjunior year where in no time he was awarded new-comer of the year and by senior year, the team’s MVPwas drafted to the Phoenix Suns. Today when he’s notcoaching his 14-year old twins, he’s helping Lifetime Fitnessdevelop their men’s league. www.lifetimefitness.com

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MIKEWINTERBIKRAM YOGA,

DIRECTOR OF THESOUTH BLVD LOCATION.

Mike Winter is Bikram Choudhury’ssenior teacher in Texas. He is also

the founder of the original Bikramaffiliated school in Texas. He is a

Bikram Certified Therapeutic Hatha(Hot Yoga) teacher and was intense-ly and personally trained by Bikram

Choudhury at his Teacher TrainingSchool in Beverly Hills, Ca. The

extensive, three-month trainingconsisted of a minimum of

three hours a day of yoga andsix hours or more a day of pos-ture clinics, plus lectures by doctors

and specialists on anatomy, physiol-ogy, yoga philosophy and the inte-

gration of medical and logic sys-tems. Mike began studying natural

healing, nutrition and yoga in 1978.He has been a student of Bikram

style yoga since 1990 and regularlyspends time with Bikram, assisting

at the various workshops and train-ing that Bikram offers around the

country. -www.bikramyogahouston.com

Gucci red plaid pant; ownshirt and Theory pea coat



Cohen is not only an artist reclaiming all his medi-ums to create beautiful works – he’s training for amarathon and is a very funny guy. Completely atease in the comfort of his skin, Cohen is confidentin his work, physique and attitude towards life.“Paint is used as both a sensual viscous matterthat can flow, drip, and carry a brushstroke’s ges-ture, yet it is also used mechanically, geometrical-ly and at times governed by the laws of gravity. Aseries of colorful vertical lines may extend to theedge of a work, cold mechanical lines morphinginto corporeal drips that appear frozen in time.My materials are found objects, and it is precise-ly the act of reclamation that crystallizes theirpermutations. By reclaiming “oops paint”(paint returned to home improvement

stores) to serve as my “found palette,” Iam able to employ the gamut of hues andfinishes initially procured for their ability toenhance interior and exterior spaces.” – JosephCohen

Etro paisley shirt, Theory vest,jeans, own running shoes,

stylist jeans.

JOSEPH COHENARTIST TRAININGFOR THE CHEVRONHOUSTON MARATHON



STEVEN GRANTPERSONAL TRAINER FIT

At FIT he provides both nutritional programs and also fitness programsbased upon lifestyle education. The certified personal trainer works5 days a week, sometimes 6, ultimately teaching people howto implement a healthy lifestyle so they can maintain thatthrough their entire life. www.fithouston.com

Grant’s been into health and fitness for over 17 years. “I’ve been in and out of the industry due to different circumstances, I’ve had businesses, personal trainingcompanies, I just recently moved to Houston form New Jersey, that is where I grew up. I have two kids that needed to move here for school purposes, so we decid-ed to pick everything up and move to Houston.” Grant’s done a little bit of everything in the field from weight loss to general weight training, to sport fitness,working with kids, geriatrics with the older generation.

Michael Kors camel wool coat;Etro glen plaid shirt; Ralph Laurenpant; Varvatos dark brown boots



Born into a family that made their mark in the restaurant and bar industry, 33-year-old Darren Van Delden knows the business firsthand. The San Antonio native, along with his older brother Jeff started their first bar there shortly after their father took ill, as a meansto take care of their mother and two younger siblings. Wanting to expand into the college market and lay down new roots, Darren andhis brother ventured to Austin and opened The Aquarium on 6th Street. They have two additional venues in Austin – Union Park andMadison, both located on 5th Street. Feeling the need to expand into other prosperous markets, Houston’s development of Midtownseemed promising to set up their next venue, The Red Door, which is going strong six years later. Add the Drake and the new hot spotSawyer Park in the booming Washington corridor and the Van Deldens are pretty busy guys. When Van Delden isn’t running the VanDelden Group, he’s running. “I have been running my whole life and started running marathons three years ago.” This January willbe his fourth Houston Marathon and he qualified for the Boston Marathon the second time he ran the Houston race. “I run 65-70miles a week,” he says. His PR (Personal Record) is a 3:05 and he is training now to break three hours. Van Delden has run fourmarathons to date and is planning on running San Antonio in November, Houston in January and the Boston Marathon again in Aprilof 2010. “Running allows me to relieve stress, daydream and achieve personal gratification. In such, that no matter what life throwsat you, I will always have my running. It is all and only me.”

DARRENVAN DELDEN

BAR | RESTAURANT OWNER

Gucci military jacket;D&G shirt, his ownjeans and runningshoes.

THE BLUE BIRD CIRCLEIn1923, a group of fifteen young matrons formed an organization devoted to children and young people with the help of Rev. A. FrankSmith, the young pastor of First Methodist Church. The Church became its home base and Rev. Smith coined the name “The Blue BirdCircle,” symbolizing happiness. In 1927, The Circle opened a small gift shop, and two years later rummage sales were held. Today, theystill sew tea towels, make Easter baskets, paint Easter eggs, and have a Gift Shop. The rummage sales grew into the Resale Shop and even-tually land was purchased on Alabama Street to build a home for The Circle and the Resale Shop. The building was dedicated in 1973 ontheir 50th anniversary and today their focus remains the same - to give back to the community of Houston. They accomplish this by provid-ing healthcare and love to children with neurological disorders through support of the clinic located in Texas Children’s Hospital, theNeurogenetics Lab, the Rett Center and the Epilepsy Center, and grants from the Zion Outreach Program. www.thebluebirdcircle.com



J. SILVER Photography by Michelle Watson for www.lastnightpics.com

BOCONCEPT Photography by Bernard Bauri for www.lastnightpics.com

HOUSTON PREMIER Photography by Federico Villamayor for www.lastnightpics.com

DISCO-RETRO Photography by Jonathan Lipking for www.lastnightpics.com

I LOVE PARIS Photography by Federico Villamayor for www.lastnightpics.com

EVENT WHAT ARE YOU ROCKINGTHIS FALL?WHY J.SILVER NEW FALLJEWELRY PREVIEWWHERE J.SILVER’S BOUTIQUE,RICE VILLAGEWHEN OCTOBER 7

Original jewelry aficionados flocked to J. Silver to get firstpick on Jaime Landa’s latest fall collection. Guest camewith a mission… to shop, shop till they dropped, literal-ly! It was like a feeding frenzy at the counter as gueststried to secure their one-of-a-kind items. The collectionwas exquisite and bold, inspired by the BOHO chic atti-tude. Loved them all! DJ Martin set the mood, TY·KUserved their signature Model Mojitos and More thanCakes provided some sweet bites. Guests relaxed al fres-co in our 002/BoConcept lounge. Fabuloso!


Events


Oh what a night! Not even the threat of severeweather could stop our cool guests from joining002 houston at BoConcept for the annual cata-logue launch. After several days of rainy weath-er, our guests were ready to have a good timeso DJ Hector set the mood, guests sippedDripping Springs Vodka signature cocktails andSilver Eagle beer while nibbling on deliciousSwedish meatballs and chocolate hazelnut treatscompliments of Gravitas Restaurant. ZingaraModels provided the perfect backdrop for theperfect night (I’m sure the guys would agree).Guests that donated gently used furniture to TheFurniture Bank received a fifteen percent dis-count from BoConcept. Very cool!

EVENT BOCONCEPT SOIREEWHY LAUNCH OF THE 2010 CATALOGUEWHERE 4302 WESTHEIMER RD.WHEN OCTOBER 1

EVENT HOUSTON PREMIERWHY FOR HBO’S MOVIE PREMIEROF YYOOUUTTHH KKNNOOWWSS NNOO PPAAIINNWHERE THE MERCERWHEN SEPTEMBER 3Houston’s chic set gathered at the popular TheMercer for the premier of the HBO’s special YYoouutthhKKnnoowwss NNoo PPaaiinn,, a film that exposes America’s 60 bil-lion dollar a year obsession with staying foreveryoung. Houstonians, Dr. Franklin Rose, wife Cindyand daughter Erica were featured in the film andwere the night’s guests of honor. All proceeds forthe event benefited the Rose Ribbon Foundation.



EVENT FIRST ANNUAL DISCO-RETRO PARTYWHY JUST FOR FUNWHERE THE FOUNDATION ROOMWHEN SEPTEMBER 26Partygoers boogied on down to The Foundation Room for the First AnnualDisco-Retro Party, the grooviest party to hit H-town since 1979. The place

was buzzing with hip, chic, trendy people, dressed in their finest fashionsfrom the 70’s and 80’s – from traditional leisure suits, gold lame minis,crazy tresses, bell bottoms and quintessential platform shoes. Who can for-get the shoes! The crowd danced to out-of-sight tunes, nibbled on somescrumptious bites and sipped on their favorite cocktails…Let’s boogienow!


EVENT I LOVE PARIS!WHY THE THIRD OPENING OF EUROPEAN WAX CENTERWHERE THE CENTRE @ POST OAKWHEN OCTOBER 1

Houstonians didn’t have to leave Houston to get a little taste of Paris; a short drive did thetrick. The chic soiree celebrated the grand opening of European Wax Center’s third locationat The Center @ Post Oak across from The Galleria. A Parisian spread of delish hors d’oeu-vres, beignets and French crepes...and of course, plenty of vin…provided invitees with theperfect refreshments. Mimes, art sketching and DJ Senega playing French loungy Euro beatsgave the night the perfect vive. C’était fantastique!


WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT OUR PHONESAND THEIR LITTLE BUILT-IN CAMERAS? WE'RECONSTANTLY SNAPPING SHOTS OF OUR FOOD,PARTIES, ETC., AND SHARING THEM IN THEOFFICE, ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. HERE’SWHAT MADE THE CUT THIS MONTH.

EMAIL: [email protected]

It's Molina's Mexican Martini. I would describe it as the perfectcross between a margarita and martini – adding a “straight up”splash of style and sophistication to the classic margarita. Sweet sim-ple syrup, tart lime juice and smooth tequila combined in perfect har-mony... then shaken, not stirred... James Bond style (a little 007 forthe pages of 002!).Sabrina Miskelly | Publicist, Kimberly Park Communications

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...won't you be my neighbor?Beatrice Valencia | 002 Lifestyle editor

It's Ruby's famous Dos Equis Margarita. Yummy!Ashley L. Wehrly | Public Relations/Marketing/Community Affairs

Straits restaurant, pink bathroom UNISEX!!Very pinkiessssssssssss.Alejandro Martinez | 002 Publisher

Monkey love at Westside Tennis Club. They have six little ones and the kidssimply go bananas over "them…OK, the adults do too...so cute!"Pixie Ibañez | 002 Associate editor

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Burn Voyage candles takeme to faraway destinations.TThheessee ssmmaallll ccaannddlleess ppaacckk aa

ppootteenntt ppuunncchh (perfect for ourlofty office without candle

complainers…). Any hint ofstress, I light one of these up

and seriously transportmyself to Bora Bora,

Mustique, Cabo … aah.www.studiobeautymix.com

Not going to lie, Altru’s packag-ing is what got me at first. But as

soon as I lit the incense sticks Iwas sold. NNoott oonnllyy aarree tthheeyybbeeaauuttiiffuull,, bbuutt tthhee lluuxxuurriioouuss

sscceennttss aarree lloonngg--llaassttiinngg.www.altrubygamillah.com

Laura Mercier’s Warm RoastedChestnuts is the perfectThanksgiving scent. It’s intoxicat-ing. www.lauramercier.com

DDaayynnaa DDeecckkeerr’’ss sseexxyy ccaannddlleess aarree aa mmuusstt..The wick crackles like a fire for instant

atmosphere. @ Neiman Marcus

I LOVE THE SMELL OF FALL AND WINTEREARTHY SMELLS THROUGHOUT MY SPACES.IITT’’SS TTHHEE LLIITTTTLLEE TTHHIINNGGSS,, PPEEOOPPLLEE.

I LOVE THE SMELL OF FALL AND WINTEREARTHY SMELLS THROUGHOUT MY SPACES.IITT’’SS TTHHEE LLIITTTTLLEE TTHHIINNGGSS,, PPEEOOPPLLEE.


Words and photos by Jill Hunter

DESTINATION

xplore San Francisco on foot and you’re guaranteed a workout aswell as some fantastic views of both the people and the landscape.

Then head up to Napa Valley for mud baths and massages after a day of wine tast-ing at the vineyards. This easy getaway guarantees the vacation you crave withgreat food, relaxation and a little exercise.

For a great walk along the San Francisco Bay, start at Fisherman’s Wharf and sat-isfy cravings for fresh crab, shrimp or lobster from one of the many vendors alongthe pier. Continue west and watch sea lions frolic in the water alongside swimmersat the Aquatic Park adjacent to Ghirardelli Square. GGrraabb aa hheeaalltthhyy bbiittee aatt GGrreeeennssiinn FFoorrtt MMaassoonn CCeenntteerr aanndd rreellaaxx aatt aa wwiinnddooww ttaabbllee wwhhiillee ggaazziinngg oovveerr tthhee yyaacchhttssddoocckkeedd iinn tthhee mmaarriinnaa oorr oopptt ffoorr ttaakkee--aawwaayy and enjoy a waterfront picnic at oneof the many surrounding parks.

Continue on towards the bridge, passing through Chrissy Field where you cancatch your breath while watching the locals kite board. For some great views, bun-dle up in your jacket and walk over the Golden Gate Bridge. Sunset is a great timeto be here and you’ll be rewarded by stunning photo opportunities of SanFrancisco at Vista Point on the other side.

I’d be surprised if you didn’t want to hail the next taxi if you’ve made it this far, butconsider catching a bus for some fabulous people watching. OOnn oonnee ooff mmyy bbuusseexxccuurrssiioonnss,, aa gguuyy ccaarrrryyiinngg aa gguuiittaarr aanndd wweeaarriinngg aa bbeeaarr hheeaadd ssaatt ddoowwnn nneexxtt ttoo

mmee,, iinnssppiirriinngg aa ppoorrttllyy ffeellllooww ppaasssseennggeerr ttoo bbuurrsstt iinnttoo iimmpprroommppttuu sseerreennaaddee. This,of course, is San Francisco and it’s all part of the experience. And don’t be intimi-dated – ask questions about where to go and what to do. From what I discovered,locals are a pretty friendly bunch.

After two days of walking, my legs were begging for a break, so I rented a car anddrove up to Napa Valley for a little wine tasting and relaxation. BBooookk aa ttaassttiinngg wwiitthhaa ssmmaalllleerr vviinneeyyaarrdd iinn aaddvvaannccee aanndd tthhee mmoorree iinnttiimmaattee eexxppeerriieennccee wwiillll bbee wwoorrtthhtthhee eeffffoorrtt.. I was lucky enough to get a private tour and tasting with Tres Sabores,a certified organic winery in Rutherford. After meeting up with friends in Napa, weheaded to the Genova Delicatessen to pick up sandwiches and salads for a picniclunch at the winery. The word around town is that these sandwiches are the bestaround; just make sure you allow enough time in your schedule to account for theline of hungry people waiting patiently ahead of you.

From Rutherford, the road winds through the valley to Calistoga, where a massageand mud bath of peat and mineral water from local hot springs soothed my achinglegs. Golden Haven Hot Springs and Spa offers a quality down-to-earth experiencewith great specials for mud baths and massages during non-peak hours and days.Their rooms are well suited for couples, so as long as you’re not modest, bringalong your “plus one” to share in the experience.

SAN FRANCISCO | NAPA VALLEYTHROUGH THE EYES OF A PHOTOGRAPHER


Ekearny street in north beach, headed towards transamerica building waterfront park with ghirardelli center behind


If you’re up for a real culinary adventure, reserve a table at Ubuntu indowntown Napa, one of the most innovative vegetarian restaurants inthe country. TThhiiss mmaayy bbee tthhee oonnllyy ppllaaccee iinn tthhee wwoorrlldd wwhheerree tthheerree’’ss aaddiissccllaaiimmeerr oonn tthhee mmeennuu ffoorreewwaarrnniinngg cclliieenntteellee ooff aa 2200--mmiinnuuttee pprreeppttiimmee ffoorr aa ssaallaadd. It’s not just any salad, of course – it’s an edible pieceof art with an eclectic mix of greens from their own biodynamic garden.

Upon returning home, I realized just how rejuvenated my body andmind felt after such an active vacation. And with so many variations onadventures to choose combined with great food in San Francisco andthe surrounding area, it’s definitely on my list of places to visit year afteryear.

DETAILSNAPA VALLEYccooookk:: 1310 main street, st. helena, 707.963.7088uubbuunnttuu:: www.ubuntunapa.com; 1140 main street, 707.251.5656ggeennoovvaa ddeelliiccaatteesssseenn:: 1550 trancas street, napa, 707.253.8686ggoollddeenn hhaavveenn hhoott sspprriinnggss ssppaa aanndd rreessoorrtt:: www.goldenhaven.com;1713 lake street, calistoga; 707.942.8000

SAN FRANCISCOggrreeeennss:: fort mason center, building A, SF, 415.771.3472, www.greensrestaurant.com


crab at fisherman's wharf | view of bay from ghirardelli park/waterfront | fort mason center and marina area with road leading to the golden gate bridge | san francisco LovEvolution at the Civic Center, the largest dance music festival in the country


As told to 002houston’s blazer wearing male model by Neiman Marcus’ Department Manager, mens clothing,furnishings and shoes, DAVID GOGINENI. The fit is definitely the most important aspect of the garment.

Regardless of the look, construction or price of a jacket, one instantly forgoes any sense of style or elegancewhen wearing an ill-fitting garment. Photography by Jill Hunter | Shot on location in the Men’s

Department at Neiman Marcus in the Galleria

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UUSSUUAALLLLYY IITT IISS TTHHEE CCHHEESSTT AANNDDTTHHEE SSHHOOUULLDDEERR AARREEAASS TTHHAATT AARREEMMOOSSTT OOFFTTEENN MMIISSFFIITT.. The chestshould lay flat and contour toone’s torso, resulting in ashaped/fitted look. When thechest is too big, the garment tendsto look boxy and loose. When thechest is too small, the lapels willtend to buckle causing the jacketto look too tight. In regards to theshoulders, the point-to-point of thejacket should be in line with one’sshoulders. A point-to-point that istoo large tends to look sloppy andgives off the ““II’’mm wweeaarriinngg mmyyddaadd’’ss jjaacckkeett”” look.

In addition to the chest and theshoulders, there is also a miscon-

ception about armhole height.Many people think that a high arm-hole means restricted movement. Inactuality, a higher armhole allowsfor a larger range of motion. Thehigh armhole allows one to RRAAIISSEE

TTHHEE AARRMMSS WWIITTHHOOUUTT RRAAIISSIINNGG TTHHEEWWHHOOLLEE JJAACCKKEETT at the same time.

TTHHEE TTRREENNDDSS:: The hhiigghh ttwwoo bbuuttttoonn is definitely the choice for button stance. The nnaattuurraall sshhoouullddeerr is becoming morepopular than the sartorial/dressy roped shoulder because the natural shoulder makes for an easier transition from dress tocasual. The jackets are also slightly shorter in length. The ppaatttteerrnnss are also bolder in nature, specifically bold plaids.


achieve a proper sportcoat fit


DDOONN’’TT BBEE AAFFRRAAIIDD TTOOMMIIXX IITT UUPP!! You don’thave to wear a solidshirt just because yourjacket is patterned.When done properly,pattern mixing looksvery sophisticated andusually garners severalcompliments.

As guys, we only have some manyopportunities to express our individu-

ality and style. A well-dressed mancan communicate so many things

without the utterance of a singleword! For example, the outfit can dif-

ferentiate the strong from the weak,the confident from the shy, the caring

from the indifferent. For those busi-nessmen out there, I’ve seen an outfit

either make or break the deal.““TTHHEEYY’’RREE NNOOTT JJUUSSTT CCLLOOTTHHEESS,, TTHHEEYY

AARREE AANN EEXXTTEENNSSIIOONN OOFF YYOOUU!!””


WHERE TO LIVE

Domain at CityCentre, 811 Town &Country Blvd., Houston, Texas 77024,

713.463.0400,www.DomainatCityCentre.com

CITYCENTREI-10 & BELTWAY 8

WEST OAKS – TANGLEWOOD AREA 11720 OLD MONTGOMERY ROAD,WILLIS, TX 77318

World-Class Mid-Rise Apartment Community –Where the city meets urban style and you are theCentre of attention!

Elegant, stately feel with close-in location.Perfect for those looking to downsize and stillmaintain their long-term neighborhood ties.

Lake cottage-style living or weekend retreat in a128-acre reserve on the shores of Lake Conroe

Set the scene for YOUR unique lifestyle in Houston’s hip newmecca for urban living featuring an exclusive resident retreat withflat-screen televisions & iPod stations, brilliant recreational gam-ing center with billiards, dazzling lounging pool with privatecabana spaces, opulent outdoor getaways with patio bar andTexas grill, and stylish movie screening center – all at a place youcan finally call HOME! With outstanding space designs thatinclude handsome wood-grain flooring, upgraded brushed stain-less steel appliance collection, rich granite slab countertops anddesigner wood cabinetry, grand master bedroom suites withroomy dressing spaces, abundant closet space with storage smartdesign, and superior technology packages available, nothing com-pares to life at the Centre of it all at Domain at CityCentre!

1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Lifestyle Plans

CityCentre, Memorial City, Town and Country,Memorial

If the “Bush’s” move, you could expect SecretService presence! Home next door is also cur-rently available for sale through John DaughertyRealtors, which would allow for a fab familycompound!

Formals, study, kitchen open to family room,outdoor dining, 3 en suite bedrooms, powderroom, 3-car garage

Houston Country Club, Houstonian, Galleria,Downtown, RDG + Bar Annie

Outside deck and covered front porch. Amenitiesinclude recreation center, hiking trails, fishing,basketball and tennis courts, swimming pool,boat docks. Membership to 1000 Trails,America’s finest outdoor getaway.

Beautiful new one bedroom/one bath cottage. Fullyfurnished. Granite countertops, stainless steel appli-ances, washer and dryer, hardwood laminate floors.

Willis Old Town, Conroe, Old Town Spring, TheWoodlands.

Sandra Gunn 713.224.2777www.sandragunn.com

Cari MarichalKeller Williams Realty Southwest

[email protected]

LOCATION

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WITHIN REACH

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Rentals from $1,050 per month $1,245,000 $79,000

DOMAIN AT CITYCENTRE 32 WEST OAKS 11720 OLD MONTGOMERY

DEVELOPERS + BUILDERS PLACE YOUR PROPERTIES HERE – EMAIL US AT [email protected]



ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN Photography by Jill Hunter


SPX PROFORMERsculpt fitness studio | 5161 san felipe, #120, houston, tx 77056 | 713.924.7270 | www.studiosculpt.com

Composed of 7 springs (four light, three strong); 2 patent-pend-ing foot bars; 5 patent-pending cable systems; 1 bungee cable;S-strap; X-strap; 2 wide foot platforms; extra-padded carriage;and integrated storage trays at both ends plus a little more(give or take), 002 staffers lovingly call it “the reformeron steroids.”

Designed by Sebastien Lagree, the Proformer allows your bodyto work in counter-resistance – making each exercise moreintense while minimizing unnecessary stress on the joints andspine. There are a variety of exercises that can be done combin-ing elements from Pilates, strength training and circuit trainingfor a fast, concentrated workout.

The beautiful thing about SPX is that if you already have a fit-ness routine in place, SPX simply takes that routine andyour body to another level. And it’s noticeable after a fewclasses. Granted, the first class is interesting as you are learn-ing to use the Proformer, but as soon as you are familiar withthe motions, the Proformer’s simple and quick adjustments willhave you transitioning from one exercise to the next like a pro.


WHAT AWARDS HAVE YOU WON?None other than wrestling.

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE THINGS TO DO INHOUSTON? Attend concerts and boxing matches.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE SAYING OR LIFE MOTTO?Live for today.

DO YOU VOLUNTEER? Yes. I do work for the Booker T.Fights For Kids Foundation. Most recently we raisedmoney to send a student who lost everything in HurricaneIke to college.

DO YOU RECYCLE? Yes. My wife makes me.

DO YOU SPEAK ANY OTHER LANGUAGES FLUENTLY?No.

WHAT MAGAZINE—OTHER THAN 002 NATURALLY—WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE FEATURED ON THE COVEROF? Time.

ARE YOU MORE LIKELY TO EAT PIZZA FOR BREAKFASTOR CEREAL FOR DINNER?Neither one. I follow a strict diet.

SLIPPERS OR BARE FEET AROUND THE HOUSE? Slippers.

ARE YOU NAMED FOR ANYONE? IS ANYONE NAMEDAFTER YOU? I’m named after my father. I’m a junior. I’mnot sure if anyone has named their child after me.

DO YOU HAVE A GARDEN? FLOWER ORVEGETABLE? Yes, flower.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BRAG ABOUTYOURSELF? I don’t brag. I let my work speak for itself.

HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU SPEND ON THECOMPUTER EACH DAY? As little as possible.

DO YOU WATCH TV SHOWS ORMOVIES ON THE INTERNET? I stayaway from the Internet. So, if you seea Booker T on Facebook or Twitter –it’s not me.

WHO DO YOU CARRY PHOTOS OFIN YOUR WALLET? I don’t have anyphotos in my wallet. Just my license.

WHERE DID YOU GROW UP?South Park – Houston, TX.

HOW DID YOU CELEBRATE YOURLAST BIRTHDAY? My students at thewrestling school threw me a surpriseparty.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE MEAL?Fried chicken, mashed potatoes andcorn

WHAT’S ON YOUR KEY RING?Nothing but keys.

HOW MANY SONGS ARE ONYOUR IPOD®? WHAT’S THE NEWESTONE? A little over 100. Tupac – TillThe End Of Time.

WHAT REALITY SHOW DO YOUWATCH? I don’t watch them.

WHAT HOLIDAY WOULD YOU DECLARE?Sleep All Day Holiday.

WHAT’S YOUR PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY?Do what you love to do and work hard at it to the best ofyour ability. All else will fall in line.

WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR HOME?Being at it and sitting on the couch.

IF WE COULD INTRODUCE YOU TO ANYONE, WHOWOULD IT BE AND WHY? (YOU NEVER KNOW WHOWE KNOW!) Tiger Woods. I’d like to play a round of golfwith him.

002 PROFILE

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"CAN YOU DIG IT – SUCKA?!" has become a household phrase thanks to wrestling super-star – the master of the spin-a-roony and 5-time WCW Champion – Booker T. Born and raisedin Houston, Booker T. Huffman comes alive via television sets every Friday night. As a teenag-er, Booker was a self-proclaimed “street kid” who ironically was never interested in sports.IInnsstteeaadd,, hhee ppuutt mmoosstt ooff hhiiss eenneerrggyy aanndd ppaassssiioonn iinnttoo wwhhaatt wwaass tthheenn aa nneewwllyy eemmeerrggiinngg hhiipp--hhoopp ccrraazzee:: bbrreeaakk ddaanncciinngg. He and some of his friends formed their own dance group, perfect-ing their art and going from park to park looking for other kids to “battle” with. His biggestdream in life was to make it to Soul Train. Even though that didn’t pan out, Soul Train’s losswas wrestling fans’ gain. Booker dazzles millions of viewers every week with his trademarkSpin-a-roony, which is a form of one of break dancing’s most popular moves, the back spin.

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Calculating what you’ll need for retirement involves mak-ing an assumption about the return you’ll earn on yourportfolio. Typically, assumed rates of return are based onhistorical average returns for various types of investments.You’ll also need to estimate how long you’ll need incomeafter you retire. Whether you are on track to meet your goals depends in part on theaccuracy of those assumptions.

QUESTION YOUR ASSUMPTIONSIt might be time to revisit your retirement calculations. “Past performance is no guar-antee of future results” has always been true, but many investment professionals havebegun to question whether stocks will match the returns they have had in the past.It’s not unusual to see forecasts for long-term stock returns that are 1 to 2 percentagepoints lower than the 7% to 9% inflation-adjusted figure often used to plan portfolios.That may not sound like much, but even a 1% difference can be costly over time. Forexample, getting a 4% real return on $100,000 over 20 years would give youroughly $50,000 less than a 5% return.

ASSESS THE COST OF UNCERTAINTYWhether or not those forecasts prove accurate, you may want to double-check yourestimate of what it will take for you to retire. Let’s say you were counting on a 10%average annual return on your stocks for the next 10 years. It might be a good ideato project what would happen if that figure turns out to be 5% to 6% a year. If you’recounting on high returns to make up for insufficient savings, the impact of a lowerfigure could be eye-opening. Realistic projections about your investment returns areespecially important if you’re recently retired. Why? Because if lower-than-expectedreturns in the early years of retirement force you to withdraw more to live on eachmonth than you had planned, those withdrawals will reduce the benefits of com-pounding over time. That in turn would affect the future value of your nest egg forthe rest of your retirement. You already know that saving more can increase yourchances of having an adequate nest egg. However, there are multiple ways you canrethink your retirement planning – just in case.

REVIEW YOUR ASSET ALLOCATIONIf returns for each asset class in your portfolio turn out to be lower than you’ve pro-jected, you may need more in your retirement kitty to give you the income you’vebeen planning on after retirement. To try to increase the nest egg available to you atretirement, you may want to reconsider your overall asset allocation. If you want totry to get back to a targeted level of return for your overall portfolio, one way mightbe to increase the percentage that is devoted to asset classes that carry more risk butalso have greater potential for higher returns. You also could consider investing innew asset classes that you previously haven’t included in your strategy. Diversifyinginto investments whose performance may be very different from those you alreadyown might change your overall return. Diversification doesn’t ensure a profit or guar-antee against a loss; what it does do is give you more options for balancing risk andpotential rewards.

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Z4 sDrive 35iMSRP: $51,650 | Mileage: 17 city / 24 highway | Annual Fuel: $1,955 @ $2.66/gallon premium fuel

There is still time to get your mack-on with the top down in the second-generation, all-grown-upZ4. With its twin kidney front grill and full-figured stance from the rear, Z4 bears a striking andquite chic resemblance to the 6-series BMW. At the same time you can’t help but think aboutthe fierce designs of an Aston Martin, or Jaguar XK, courtesy of British designer Ian Callum.Plain and simple, the sidelines are just downright nasty in terms of Z4’s newly appointed sexappeal. In addition to the two-piece, 20-second retractable hard top, fans will love the notice-ably larger door openings, the 40% larger side windows eliminating blind spots, more head,shoulder and elbow space doing away with the sardine packed image in years past. Big, boda-cious 18-inch wheels, a standard 255 horsepower engine, or 300 in the sDrive 35i, and a hostof others like xenon adaptive headlights, rain sensing wipers, a glass rear window, speed sensi-tive steering makes this one spicy little whip!

THE BMW WRAP-UP!

750Li SedanMSRP: $110,170 | Mileage: 14 city / 22 highway | Annual Fuel: $2,487 @ $.82 gallon/premium

It is perhaps THE most thoughtful car you could ever imagine driving. At the top of the list of the manyreasons to celebrate driving such a fine piece of machinery are the cameras covering front, rear and allsides – all of which can be activated at any time by the mere touch of a button. Power seats make it pos-sible to adjust the headrest, the upper back portion of the seat separate from the lower back portion, thebolsters, the length of the seating area and the standard six adjustments. In addition to the monitor, a head-up display provides speedometer and navigational instructions in the windshield so that you never have totake your eyes off the road. Too much sun glare coming through the rear window for backseat passengersto view either of the individually controlled monitors on the flip side of the front seats – that’s covered aswell, just lower the sun screen via the button in the center console. And speaking of rear seat passengers,their seats heat as well. Give a smash to activate the powerful six-speed, 4.4 liter V8 engine. Should youease out of your lane a slight vibration of the steering wheel will alert (Lane Departure Warning). ActiveBlind Spot Detection aids should you attempt to change lanes with approaching traffic. Also worthy of noteare park distance control, a heated steering wheel, integral active steering, high beam assistance, and oneof the best Bluetooth systems in the industry (in terms of clarity) and an awesome high definition/highfidelity sound system. In terms of high-profile security, the 750Li sits at the top of the list in the luxury sedancategory.

X6 xDrive35iMSRP: $68,070 | Mileage: 15 city / 20 highway | Annual Fuel: $2,487

Is this the hottest looking crossover on the market today, or what? And it starts at just $56K!Its sharp body propped up on stylish 19-inch rims makes for one sexy coupe in the city, or thefields. Standard is the V6 with 306 horses, or available V8 at 407. Having driven the 306, I cantell you I was never at a loss for power, handling, cornering, nor interior space. Most fascinatingis the fact that it drives like a dang gone car!

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Amzer Solar ChargerExtra batteries, cords and car chargers can be invaluable for yourgadgets especially during emergency situations. Instead of buying allthese accessories, a universal power charger is a simple solution. Checkout the Amzer Solar Charger from Fommy.com. It is a multi-functionalsolar-powered battery charger and – luckily – we have no shortage ofsun here. Its design resembles an iPhone making it lightweight and ableto tote most anywhere. To ensure it is never without power it comes

packaged with a charging cable ready to plug in to a computer,AC adapter or car charger. One touchof a button lets you see the internalpower with blue LED lights. While thisis a perfect device to keep in your caror office for extra power, this comes

in most handy during electricityoutages when power is neededto run cell phones, digital cam-eras, GPS devices, mp3 players

or even Bluetooth headsets.www.Fommy.com | $69.95

myTouch 3GSometimes good things come to

those who wait. Almost 10 monthsafter T-Mobile launched the G1

“Google phone,” the carrier’s sec-ond Android phone is now on themarket, the myTouch 3G. With itssleek profile and attractive display,some users may miss the physicalkeyboard of the G1 but the on-screen keysare simple to use. The interface can be cus-tomized to your liking and the handset itselfcomes in glossy white, black or merlot. The

Google operating system is quite speedy and, of course, integratesmany of that company’s online features like maps and searchengine. I would prefer the device have a universal charger andheadset jack but like the previous version the myTouch 3G uses aproprietary charger connection. Standard features such as stereoBluetooth and Outlook email syncing make this a useful phone for

personal and business users.www.T-MobilemyTouch.com

$149 with a two-year service agreement

Zune HDThis portable entertainment gadg-et may never be the “iPod killer”it wants to be, but Microsoft’s newversion of its Zune got a bit sexierand carries more features than itsprevious incarnation. The moststriking feature about the ZuneHD is the device itself. Its slender

body (0.3 inch thick) and anodized aluminum construction has afuturistic look. Like any touch-screen device, most of the functionsare controlled by pressing or swiping your finger on the respon-sive display. A built-in HD Radio tuner is a nice feature and sub-scription music integration guarantees non-stop content. Full-length movies can be downloaded from the online store while bat-tery life is impressive at 33 hours of audio and 8 hours of videoplayback. The Zune HD delivers one of the best portable musicand video experiences money can buy. But at a time when manypeople have shifted their focus to games and applications, provid-ing a killer media experience may not be enough for potentialZune buyers.www.zune.net | $219 (16GB); $289 (32GB)

TweetDeckI have a hard time keeping up with so many online social networksites and trouble keeping up with my and my friends’ status. Oneof the best “aggregator” sites I found is TweetDeck – call it a socialdashboard. This is a free application that shows multiple columns of

data from several popular sites including Twitter, Facebook andMySpace. Each column gets a different slice of your online account.You can set up columns to monitor just particular people or groupsof people that you follow and columns that monitor all of Twitter forkeywords no matter who says them.TweetDeck handles the step of creat-ing short Web links automatically

and it will work with the picture pub-lishing service, TwitPic, to make post-ing images easier. The software isavailable for both Mac and PC butdon’t forget the iPhone app. Perfect

for tweeting on-the-go!www.TweetDeck.com

Free download

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american

*17 inside Hotel Alden1117 Prairie. 832.200.8800

www.aldenhotels.com

Artista In the Hobby Center800 Bagby. 713.278.4782www.cordua.com

Americas www.cordua.com•1800 Post Oak Blvd. 713.961.1492

•21 Waterway Ave. 281.367.1492

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

Benjy’s www.benjys.com•2424 Dunstan. 713.522.7602•5922 Washington Ave. 713.868.1131

Bistro Lancaster701 Texas Ave. 713.228.9502

Block 7 Wine Company720 Shepherd Dr.713.572.2565 www.block7wineco.com

Boom Boom Room2518 Yale St. 713.868.3740www.theboomboomroomhouston.com

Bowl www.eatbowl.com607 Richmond. 832.582.7218

CAVA BISTRO www.cavabistrohouston.com300 Main St. 713.229.9504

Courses inside the Art Institute of Houston1900 Yorktown. 713.353.3644

Eddie V’s Prime Seafood12848 Queensbury Ln.832.200.2380 www.eddiev.com

FOUNDATION ROOM | House of Blues1204 Caroline. 832.667.7800www.houseofblues.com/foundationroom

Daily Review Caféwww.dailyreviewcafe.com3412 West Lamar. 713.520.9217

Glasswall www.glasswalltherestaurant.com933 Studemont. 713.868.7930

La Strada www.lastradahouston.com322 Westheimer. 713.523.1014

The Lake House1600 McKinney. 713.337.7320www.thelakehousehouston.com

Mariposa Neiman Marcus2600 Post Oak Blvd. 713.621.7100 ext. 2166

Max’s Wine Dive www.maxswinedive.com4720 Washington. 713.880.8737

McCormick and Schmick’s•1151 Uptown Park. 713.840.7900•1201 Fannin St. 713.658.8100www.mccormickandschmicks.com

Noe www.noerestaurant.comFour Riverway. 713.871.8177

Open City www.ochouston.com2416 Brazos. 713.522.0118

Polos Signature www.polosignature.com3800 Southwest Frwy. 713.626.8100

Post Oak Grill www.postoakgrill.com1415 S. Post Oak. 713.993.9966

Quattro www.fourseasons.com1300 Lamar. 713.276.4700

Ray’s Franks & More1302 Nance St. 713.224.6441

RDG | Bar Annie www.rdgbarannie.com1800 Post Oak Blvd. 713.840.1111

Ruggles Green www.rugglesgreen.com2311 West Alabama. 713.533.0777

Tart Café www.tartcafe.com4411 Montrose. 713.526.8278

Textile www.textilerestaurant.com611 W. 22nd Street. 832.209.7174

Shade www.shadeheights.com250 W. 19th St. 713.863.7500

Skyline Bar & Grill Hilton-Americas1600 Lamar. 713.577.6139

The Grove www.thegrovehouston.com1611 Lamar. 713.337.7321

Voice Hotel Icon220 Main. 832.667.4470 www.hotelicon.com

asian

Auntie Chang’s Dumpling House2621 S. Shepherd. 713.524.8410www.auntiechangs.com

Fish [japanese] www.fishhouston.com309 Gray. 713.526.5294

Kam’s [chinese]

4500 Montrose Blvd. #C.713.529.5057

Kubo’s www.kubos-sushi.com2414 University Blvd. #200. 713.528.7878

LES GIVRAL’S KAHVE [vietnamese]801 Congress St. 713.547.0444www.lesgivrals.com

Pagoda [vietnamese] www.pagodabistro.com4705 Inker St. 832.673.0400

RA SUSHI www.rasushi.com•3908 Westheimer. 713.621.5800•12860 Queensnbury Ln. #234713.331.2792

Straits [singaporean] www.srestaurants.com800 West Sam Houston Parkway N,713.365.9922

UPTOWN SUSHI www.uptown-sushi.comUptown Park. 713.871.1200

Zake2946 S. Shepherd. 713.526.6888

ZUSHI www.zushihouston.com5900 Memorial Dr., #102.713.861.5588

bakery+coffee+others

Antidote Coffee729 Studewood. 713.861.7400www.myspace.com/antidotecoffee

Café Brasil2604 Dunlavy. 713.528.1993

COOCO’S CREPES www.cocoscrepes.com218 Gray St. 713.521.0700

Don Diego Coffeewww.dondiegocoffee.com208 Travis. 713.228.3560

The Coffee Groundzwww.coffeegroundz.net2503 Bagby. 713.874.0082

Tiny Boxwood’s www.tinyboxwoods.com3614 W. Alabama St. 713.622.4224

Diedrich Coffee www.diedrich.com4005 Montrose. 713.526.1319

Inversion Coffee House1953 Montrose, #A. 713.523.4866www.inversioncoffee.com

Kraftsmen Bakingwww.kraftsmenbaking.com4100 Montrose, #C.713.524.7272

Taft Street Coffee2115 Taft. 713.522.3533

bar-b-que

Beaver’s www.beavershouston.com2310 Decatur St. 713.864.2328

Goode Company TX Barbecuewww.goodecompany.com5109 Kirby. 713.522.2530

Luling Bar-B-Q Bar138 West Gray. 713.520.6400

Pizzitola’s Bar-B-Cue www.pizzitolas.com1703 Shepherd. 713.227.2283

breakfast

11th St. Café748 E. 11th St. 713.862.0089

Avalon Drug Co. & Diner•2417 Westheimer. 713.527.8900•12810 Southwest Frwy.281.240.0213

Crave Cupcakeswww.couture-cupcakes.com

1151 Uptown Park Blvd.713.622.7283

Empire Café www.empirecafe.net1732 Westheimer. 713.528.5282

Fountain View Café1842 Fountain View. 713.785.9060

More Than Cakeswww.morethancakes.com1100 West Dallas. 713.652.5132

Rustika Café3237 Southwest Frwy. 713.665.6226

Sugar Baby's Cupcakeswww.ilovesugarbabys.com3310 S Shepherd. 713.527.8427

The Breakfast Klubwww.thebreakfastklub.com3711 Travis. 713.528.8561

The Buffalo Grillewww.thebuffalogrille.com•3116 Bissonnet. 713.661.3663•1301 S. Voss. 713.784.3663

cajun+creole+southern

Houston’s This Is ItSoulfood207 W. Gray. 713.659.1608

www.thisisithouston.com

Mardi Gras Grillwww.mardigrasgrill.net1200 Durham. 713.864.5600

Treebeards•315 Travis. 713.228.2622•1117 Texas. 713.229.8248•1100 Louisiana. 713.752.2601•700 Rusk. 713.224.6677

Zydeco Louisiana Diner1119 Pease. 713.759.2001

european+french

Brasserie Max and Julie [french]4315 Montrose. 713.524.0070www.maxandjulie.net

Charivari Specialty[european]2521 Bagby. 713.271.7231www.charivarirest.com

Feast [european] www.feasthouston.com219 Westheimer. 713.529.7788

indian

Kiran’s www.kiranshouston.com4100 Westheimer. 713.960.8472

Narin’s Bombay Brasserie3005 W. Loop South. 713.622.2005www.narinsbombaybrasserie.com

Shiva Indian Restaurant2415 Times Blvd. 713.523.4753www.shivarestaurant.com

italian

ARCODORO www.arcodoro.com5000 Westheimer. 713.621.6888

ARTURO’S www.arturosuptown.comUptown Park. 713.621.1180

MIA BELLA www.miabellatrattoria.com•2006 Lexington St. 713.237.0505•320 Main. 713.237.0505•110 Vintage Park. 281.251.8930•Houston Pavillions (Coming Soon)

Mingalone Italian Bar & Grill540 Texas. 713.223.0088www.mingalone.com

Ristorante Cavour Hotel Granduca.www.granducahouston.com1080 Uptown Park.713.418.1000

RESTAURANT LISTINGS

*17

foundation room

zushi

ra sushi

les givral’skahve


uptown sushi


latin

Café Piquet [cuban]6053 Bissonnet. 713.664.1031

CIELO MEXICAN BISTROwww.cielomexicanbistro.com300 Main St. 713.229.9500

CYCLONE ANAYA’S [mex]•5761 Woodway Dr. 713.339.4552•309 Gray St. 713.520.6969•1710 Durham Dr. 713.862.3209www.cycloneanaya.com

El Meson [cuban]2425 University. 713.522.9306

El Patio [mex]•6444 Westheimer. 713.780.0410•2416 Brazos. 713.523.8181

El Rey [cuban-mex]•233 Main. 713.225.1895•910 Shepherd. 713.802.9145

El Tiempo Cantina [mex]•3130 Richmond. 713.807.1600•5602 Washington. 713.681.3645•1308 Montrose. 713.807.8996www.eltiempocantina.com

FREEB!RDS WORLD BURRITOwww.freebirds.com•3745 Greenbriar. 713.524.0621•528 W. Bay Area Blvd. 281.557.2300•6940 FM 1960 West. 281.444.3336•9774 Katy Fwy. #700. 832.358.0300•1923 Taylor, # F. 713.862.0080•1640 Lake Woodlands Dr. 281.419.80CATERING 888.392.2287

Guadalajara del Centro1201 San Jacinto. 713.650.0101www.guadalajarahacienda.com

Irma’s [mex]•22 N. Chenevert. 713.222.0767•1314 Texas. 713.247.9651

The Lemon Tree [peru]12591 Whittington. 281.556.0690

Tio Pepe [spain]www.tiopeperestaurant.net5213 Cedar St. 713.667.4409

TILA’S [mex] www.tilas.com1111 S. Shepherd.

713.522.7654

Lucio’s [new american latin]905 Taft. 713.523.9958

Maria Selma [mex]www.mariaselma.com1617 Richmond. 713.528.4920

Ninfa's The Original2704 Navigation Blvd.713.228.1175

ONION PATCH [cuban-peru] NEW1011 Hamerly Blvd. 713.722.0666

Picazo Restaurant Bar & Grill1421 Preston. 713.236.1300www.picazodowntown.com

Rioja Spanish Tapaswww.riojarestaurant.com11920 Westheimer. 281.531.5569

Tacos a Go-Go www.tacosagogo.com3704 Main. 713.807.8226

mediterranean+greek

Droubi Bros.•507 Dallas. 713.625.0058

•919 Milam. 713.571.6800

Cafe Lili [lebanese]www.cafelili.com5757 Westheimer. 713.952.6969

NIKO NIKO’S www.nikonikos.com2520 Montrose.713.528.1308

SAFFRON MOROCCANCUISINE

2006 Lexington. 713.522.3562www.saffronhouston.com

pizza

Candelari’s www.candelaris.com6002 Washington. 832.200.1474

Dolce Vita Pizzeria y Enoteca500 Westheimer. 713.520.8222www.dolcevitahouston.com

Frank’s Pizza www.frankspizza.com417 Travis. 713.225.5656

Pink’s Pizza www.pinkspizza.com•710 West Gray. 713.521.7465•1403 Heights Blvd. 713.864.7465

Star Pizza www.starpizza.net•77 Harvard. 713.869.1241•2111 Norfolk. 713.523.0800

steak+chops

Fleming’s Prime Steakhousewww.flemingssteakhouse.com•2405 W. Alabama. 713.520.5999•788 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. North713.827.1120

Morton’s www.mortons.com•5000 Westheimer. 713.629.1946•1001 McKinney. 713.659.3700

Mo’s www.mosrestaurants.com1801 Post Oak Blvd. 713.877.0720

Pappas Bros. Steakhousewww.pappasbros.com5839 Westheimer Rd. 713.780.7352

Spencer’s Steaks & Chops1600 Lamar. 713.577.8325www.spencersforsteaksandchops.com

Strip House www.theglaziergroup.com1200 McKinney. 713.659.6000

Shula's Steakhouse Hyatt Regency1200 Louisiana St. 713.375.4777


tila’s

cyclone anaya’s

freebirds

ONION PATCH - 10111 Hamerly Blvd., Houston, TX 77080 | 713.722.0666

"Only at the Onion Patch will you find a unique blend of Peruvian, Cuban, Italian andAmerican food in a warm, family-friendly setting. We make everything fresh from start to finish, and it shows.You can almost taste the cilantro and lime...the delicious, Latin-inspired flavors wafting through Dalia's kitchen.Freshly made Peruvian ceviche that pleases the palate like no other. Delectable Cuban pulled pork, waiting to besavored. Italian style thin-crust pizza made from scratch, just like the one you had at that restaurant in Naples.Imagine all of your favorite meals enjoyed from your travels – or even your dream destinations – here at one place.Be transported."

LES GIVRAL’S KAHVE - 801 Congress St. #101., Houston, TX 77002 | 713.547.0444 | www.lesgivrals.comComing Soon... 4601 Washington Ave. | Houston, TX 77007

Best “Lunch Spot” 2006 Best “Vietnamese” 2005, 2006, Best “Sandwich” 2004, 2005-AOL City Guide, City Search, Houston Press.Best “Cheap Eats” 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, Best “Take Out” 2008, Best “Downtown Restaurant” 2007

A favorite among 002houston staffers, LES GIVRAL’S KAHVE is set to open at 4601 Washington Avenue this fall. The yummy French Vietnameserestaurant known for its sandwiches, noodle dishes and pho is opening up a new beautiful space. Expect a full bar, large patio and new additionalitems fusing current items with monthly changing options. Plus they’ll be open late!

LAS VENTANAS RESTAURANT & CANTINA - 14555 Grisby Road., Houston, TX 77079 @ Energy Corridor | 281.752.6990

COMING SOON!Authentic Mexican food lovers can breathe a sigh of relief, Alex Sneider is back! After working 17 years with his father, owner ofHouston institution Las Alamedas, Alex is venturing on his own with Las Ventanas Restaurant & Cantina, set to open early 2010.With the help of Executive Chef Erasto Ceja, Las Ventanas’ menu promises to offer patrons true authentic "Mexico Citystyle" food in a relaxed family atmosphere. The large, tree-covered outdoor patio will be the perfect place to enjoy their signaturemargaritas. See you soon, Amigos!


breakfast• Migas Ranchero, a Mexican breakfast to remem-ber…Homemade chorizo, black beans, cheddarcheese, tortillas and egg whites tossed with our roast-ed tomato ranchero salsa• 100% Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Pancakes

lunch• Peppercorn Crusted Sirloin & Swiss Wrap• Jamaican Jerk Tilapia• Chipotle Turkey Vegetable Chili

dinner• Chicken Parmesan, lightly breaded chicken breast isslightly sauteed and topped with fresh homemadetomato sauce and parmesan cheese• Korean Beef Stir-fry with Pine Nuts• Turkey Ragu

snack• Atlantic Croquette with Lemon Caper Remoulade• Sesame Chicken with Crazy Rice• Chicken Cous Cous Salad Snack• Sundried Tomato Chicken Pizza

300 ShepherdHouston, TX 77007|713.668.7325

[email protected]

HOURS:Mon - Thurs: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Fri - Sat: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PMSunday: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM

sample menu selections

1. argentine filet2. banana crepes

3. ivonne hallard and patrick schulte

am a mom constantly on the go. It is hard to find thetime to sit and eat a meal, let alone a healthy one.OOUURR BBUUSSYY WWOORRLLDD HHAASS NNEECCEESSSSIITTAATTEEDD TTHHEE NNEEEEDDFFOORR IINNSSTTAANNTT EEVVEERRYYTTHHIINNGG,, IINNCCLLUUDDIINNGG FFOOOODD.What I once ate to be healthy in my

twenties, diet coke and protein bar (whatwas I thinking?), isn’t working. Eatingprocessed food doesn’t give me the ener-gy I need and decreases the effect of myexercise. II ddoonn’’tt lloovvee ttoo ccooookk aanndd mmyycchheeff iiss oonn vvaaccaattiioonn (yeah, right!), so howdo I find a convenient way to get healthyfood? My trainer mentioned RealMeals365. She raved about the variety of pre-pared healthy meals, not frozen orprocessed, but fresh and natural. So off Iwent to check it out.

I dropped by the store on Shepherd andspoke with the nutritionist – very friendlyand informative. She explained the choic-es of a la carte or the meal plans. All themeals are based on the “Zone” diet, 40%carbs – 30% protein – 30% fat. But Iinstantly thought of Jennifer Aniston – if you read anythingabout her beginning Friends days to how she got thatamazing body now, it was because of the “Zone” diet. SSOOAANN EEVVEERRYYDDAAYY GGIIRRLL IISS GGOOIINNGG TTOO TTRRYY IITT. I signed up forthe 5-day meal plan, 3 meals and 2 snacks each day.I got my first 2 days worth of food and headed home.

I ended up with small breakfasts and dinners and withlarge-size lunches, based on the advice from the nutritionistand my trainer. (About 1500 calories a day; that last 10pounds just needs to come off.) All the food had nutritionlabels and heating instructions – great news – remember I

don’t frequent the kitchen. TTHHEE LLIISSTT OOFF FFOOOODDSS II WWAASSGGOOIINNGG TTOO HHAAVVEE WWAASS IIMMPPRREESSSSIIVVEE,, FFRROOMM PPAANNCCAAKKEESSAANNDD CCRREEPPEESS,, TTOO FFIILLEETT MMIIGGNNOONN AANNDD TTIIRRAAMMIISSUU. (I hadabout 25 different items in 5 days.) Doesn’t quite sound like

“diet” food, right?

Well, how did it taste is the big question.TTHHEERREE WWEERREE QQUUIITTEE AA BBIITT OOFF HHIITTSS OONNTTHHEE MMEENNUU WWIITTHH OONNLLYY AA FFEEWW MMIISSSSEESS.I absolutely loved the banana crepes,Argentine filet mignon, roasted poblanochicken, baked turkey ziti, chickenMarsala, turkey meatballs and coconutcrème mousse. I have to give extra kudosto the baked turkey ziti: my 5-year-oldson loved it! The pancakes were not asflavorful. Everything else I would say waspretty good. The best thing about it wasthey have a 5-week rotating menu, sowith the majority of the meals being hitsfor me, I am sure I would be able to findsomething to replace those misses. IITTSSUURREE BBEEAATTSS TTHHEE 1100 TTHHIINNGGSS OONN MMYYCCOOOOKKIINNGG RREEPPEERRTTOOIIRREE..

After the 5-day experiment on RealMeals, I felt great. I hadmore energy in the morning for my workouts and in theprocess I lost about 1 pound. So, I didn’t have to shop, cookor clean up and best of all for me – they delivered the foodright to my door for a minimal charge! What a nice alter-native to fast food. They also are going to be coming outwith real meals for kids. What a great opportunity we haveas parents here. I say give RealMeals 365 a try. With thevariety of foods, you are sure to find some delicious optionswhile giving your body a great fuel source of healthyunprocessed options.

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11.. FFAAVVOORRIITTEE LLAATTEE NNIIGGHHTT SSPPOOTT FFOORR AA BBIITTEE??La Casita.

22.. BBEESSTT BBRREEAAKKFFAASSTT??Bacon and egg tacos in Freebirds Lubbock.

33.. BBEESSTT BBRRUUNNCCHH??Don’t do brunch.

44.. WWHHAATT IINNGGRREEDDIIEENNTT CCAANN YYOOUU NNOOTT LLIIVVEE WWIITTHHOOUUTT IINN TTHHEE KKIITTCCHHEENN AANNDD WWHHYY??Habanero peppers. They have a versatile flavor and are great to eat.

55.. WWHHAATT UUTTEENNSSIILL CCAANN YYOOUU NNOOTT LLIIVVEE WWIITTHHOOUUTT??10-inch chef knife.

66.. WWHHAATT’’SS YYOOUURR PPEETT PPEEEEVVEE??Disorganization, lack of cleanliness and passion.

77.. FFAAVVOORRIITTEE AAFFFFOORRDDAABBLLEE WWIINNEE?? Any Spanish Rioja.

88.. FFAAVVOORRIITTEE PPLLAACCEE FFOORR DDEESSSSEERRTT??Pot Brownies at Freebirds.

99.. WWHHOO AARREE YYOOUURR FFAAVVOORRIITTEE CCHHEEFF,, RREESSTTAAUURRAANNTT AANNDD DDIISSHH?? Chef Steve at Zed451, Salt Lick Bar-B-Que, beef combination plate.

1100.. LLAASSTT BBUUTT NNOOTT LLEEAASSTT,, TTEELLLL UUSS YYOOUURR WWOORRSSTT CCLLIIEENNTT EEXXPPEERRIIEENNCCEE??Freebirds has the best fanatics…can’t complain.

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FAVORITES: DESTINATION SOUTH PADRE ISLAND SCARY MOVIE NOT THE GETTING SCARED TYPE CANDY M & M’S CAR 1967 SHELBY MUSTANG GT500


CHEF JOHNNY JACQUES/HEAD ROLLERrestaurant FREEB!RDS World Burrito | all houston locations, clear lake, the woodlands | 713.524.0621

private not yet | catering yes | cuisine a little tex, a little mex | attire casual

"FREEBIRDS AND I EXIST TO FEED THE BELLY AND THE SOUL. FREE TO BE OURSELVES, WE PROVIDE GREAT FOOD AND ENGAG-ING SERVICE IN A ROCKIN’ ENERGY ATMOSPHERE. WE STRIVE TO CREATE FANATICISM BY GIVING OUR GUESTS MULTIPLETHINGS TO LOVE ABOUT US. WE ARE HERE TO SERVE AND DO EVERYTHING WITH PASSION. FREEBIRDS…IT’S NOT NORMAL!"

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One of the freshest and heartiest-sized meals thisside of the western hemisphere, the Onion Patchoffers a fine assortment of Spanish and Peruvianinspired cuisines. Located in the heart of the Spanishpopulated Spring Branch area, you can expect thesalivation-inducing aroma to hit you the instant youwalk in. The restaurant’s name comes from the home-made onion-base and herb combination used inmost of the dishes. Customers can expect to taste anarray of Peruvian dishes with a European flare. Fromfresh Jalea (lightly battered fish and shrimp with friedyucca) to their Bistec a la Pobre (beef, tomatoes, withplantains and beans), entrées guarantee to leave youfull. Skip a meal before stopping by and be sure tobring your appetite. AA CCAASSUUAALL,, FFAAMMIILLYY EENNVVIIRROONN--MMEENNTT,, TTHHEE OONNIIOONN PPAATTCCHH BBRRIINNGGSS GGRREEAATT TTAASSTTEEWWIITTHH AA RREEAASSOONNAABBLLEE PPRRIICCEE.. The restaurant is sofamily-oriented, that the owner, Dalia, allowed heroldest daughter to name her restaurant. Be sure tocome by for the daily lunch specials, you never knowwhat you’re gonna get.

A far cry from Bistro Moderne’s French je ne saisquoi, Valentino & Vin Bar are certain of what theywant you to leave feeling: enlightenment. The newItalian concept wants to keep the traditional as is butintroduce a new innovative, creative, fresh way ofseeing and tasting Italian cooking. TTHHIINNKK LLEESSSSHHEEAAVVYY SSAAUUCCEESS AANNDD MMOORREE LLIIGGHHTT,, FFRREESSHH DDEECCEEPP--TTIIVVEELLYY DDEELLIICCIIOOUUSS CCOOMMBBIINNAATTIIOONNSS.. A great exam-ple of this innovative thinking is their Italian sashimiselection. Part of their Crudo selection on the Vin Barmenu, their sashimi is a compilation of flavors thatburst with freshness. From a raspberry vinegar oysterwith mustard greens to a vin cotto ahi tuna sashimiwith radish to their blue marlin micro cress andgrapefruit tartare, your taste buds will be shocked toa whole new level of flavor. Another standout wastheir Bufalo al Mosto or their Buffalo Tenderloinmedallions with grape must and roasted onion med-ley. Holy cow! I’ve never had buffalo other than a buf-falo burger but this was AMAZING! The meat wasabsolute perfection. Tender, not chewy in the least, theflavor was fantastic. I enjoyed it more than steak!Foodie virgins, fear not. Less adventurous but equallydelicious options are available like their originalstuffed Bucatini Ripieni or grilled pizza with tomato,cheese and herbs. Both original ideas from Valentino,being stuffed bucatini pasta and a grilled pizza butboth traditional fares. Your options are endless withtheir menus and getting bored is definitely not one ofthem.

Never tried Singaporean cuisine? Me neither. Can’t evenwrap my brain around where I would begin. That is, untilI went to Straits. Located in CityCentre (what is set to bethe most welcome development in town), Straits is bring-ing a new flavor to the Westside. This lounge and restau-rant package will leave you pleasantly surprised. Shouldyou want to hang out after dinner or for happy hour, a hiplounge, DJ included, is located right when you walk in atthe bar. Once inside the actual restaurant, modern décorreigns supreme from the private dining rooms to the drag-on glass divider above the kitchen. The food is traditionalbut with innovative touches. Known for their Roti Prata,this crisp griddled Indian flatbread with curry dip is a per-fect indication of the type of flavors you can expect. Thebread is crispy, flaky on the outside but soft on the inside.They offer a spicy green curry dip that is smoky and del-ish. The samosas with chunks of veggies wrapped in acrispy shell served with a chili garlic sauce are a vegetar-ian delight. I was floored with their chicken curry potpie.A Houston specialty item, this subtle curry flavored tenderchicken and crispy dough combo is a match made incomfort food heaven. It’s not a light dish by any meansand can be shared. Dessert is no exception to innovation;the cheesecake lollipops are proof. Cheesecake is dippedin chocolate, Oreo’s, chocolate chips and served like lol-lipops. The presentation is phenomenal and the servingsize is perfect for all to have a bite. Family-style serving isthe norm for most dishes. IIFF YYOOUU’’RREE LLOOOOKKIINNGG FFOORRSSOOMMEETTHHIINNGG NNEEWW WWIITTHH AAMMAAZZIINNGG FFLLAAVVOORR,, TTHHEENN TTHHIISSSSIINNGGAAPPOORREEAANN NNEEWWCCOOMMEERR WWIILLLL DDEELLIIGGHHTT..

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CHEF DALIA LONGWELL CHEF CHRIS YEO CHEF CUNNINGHAME WEST



So you’ve got a lot of stuff going on. I know you have alot of projects that you’re working on – even besidesmusic. What’s the first one you think about when you getup in the morning?At first when I wake up, I gotta, you know, thank God.And then I have a little daily planner that I write in to planout my next move. Drake’s doing his album thing so I lethim do his album thing, whatever he’s got. And then I gota clothing line I’m working on, a shoe line called Heartthrob University. Called YoungHeartthrobs, basically. And then I got a reality show they’re trying to do about me, andthen I have MySpace… because you know that’s where I found Drake was onMySpace. I found Drake on MySpace and so we’re going out to all these markets tofind the next [Lil] Wayne and so we’re teaming up with MySpace because they have away of finding artists already because of MySpace Music. So my company andMySpace are gonna do a collab to find the next artist, whatever, so we’re working withthem.

Talking about artists, and your label, Young Empire – being that you grew up underRap-A-Lot like no one else – did Rap-A-Lot become a sort of model for you?All my life, I’ve been around the music business, so as a youngin, my father had us inthe company, working – summer jobs, helping with the shipping, doing marketing,everything. So it was what I knew. My decision as this is what I wanna do and I wannatake… of course I was like ‘I wanna take up my daddy’s legacy,’ but at the same time,I wanna do it on my own and take it to another level that Rap-A-Lot ain’t never been.So my dad, he laid the footwork already out for us, so all I had to do was just look atthe blueprint and you know, figure it out but put a little Jas flavor into it. That’s what Idid with Young Empire.

The way he conducts business with Rap-A-Lot has become such a model for smallerlabels, especially in Houston.Right, right.

I know that your father does charity work, like the community center in Fifth Ward,and then you have Kicks for Kids…I’m starting that right now, we’re actually working on that – Kicks for Kids. Because youknow I’m a big street guy and I love shoes and I got a lot of connect to it, you know,all my NBA homies and people from Nike and so that’s a way I can give back to mycommunity is by starting Kicks for Kids. Because I have a lot of shoes that I never wear.Right now, starting with the shoes that I don’t wear or shoes that I do have but I neverput on in my closet or whatever – you know, I’ll go in my closet and go out and findhomeless people and give them brand new shoes. Or different clothes or whatever, feed

them… I’m just trying to give back to my community however I can. You know, I’m 21,and I’m blessed to have a lot.

So do you guys kind of egg each other on in that respect?My father is the most giving person I’ve ever known. At Christmas, we have a big oldChristmas toy giveaway at our community center in Fifth Ward; we normally find about5 or 6 families that are really unfortunate and we adopt them for Christmas and youknow, take care of every need. At Thanksgiving we go buy big turkeys – he’ll go toRandalls and buy the whole stock of turkeys and give them out. You know, my father,that’s all he does is give. Give, give, give. That’s how he believes in getting his bless-ing. As I was growing up, that’s all I’ve been seeing – is how my father just gives, gives,gives. That’s in me. He says it’s always better to give than receive.

Having signed an artist such as Mya to Young Empire, when you’re looking for yournext big talent, do you look for an artist who will complement that sound or bringmore diversity?You know, with an artist, I look at an artist as… this is their art, and I wanna let themdo what they do. It’s hard to tell an artist how to paint their picture. I let the artist justdo what they do, and then after the art is done, if there’s a little touching up or a little,you know, contrast or tint I wanna put on it as a CEO, as a label rep, I want them toknow it. But other than that, I just let the artist paint his own picture.

So what’s your current involvement with Drake? I know you’re a part of his manage-ment team.Yeah, I’m basically a part of everything with Drake. I just play my laid-back role. Wedon’t really talk about it but I’m the one that found him so of course I’m gonna be apart of everything that goes on.

He’s gonna be huge.Oh… oh yeah. You know, I found him, and I put him out the best way I could put himout – I put him with my big brother [Lil] Wayne. The rest is history.

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E IS THE SON OF LEGENDARY RAP-A-LOT RECORDSCEO JAMES PRINCE, AND WAS THUS BORN INTOHOUSTON’S RAP ROYALTY. BUT EVEN AT THE YOUNGAGE OF 21, HE HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT HE’S CARVINGOUT A PATH OTHER THAN DADDY’S LEGACY.

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grew up in a small Texas town with a Wal-Mart (an original, mind you–not a Super), a McDonald’sand a Mexican restaurant named something über-typical along the lines of Mamacita’s or Tio’s.We had one bar, a rundown honky-tonk called the Longhorn Saloon. We loved the Longhorn pri-marily because legal drinking age was slow-moving news there and if the codger behind the oak

knew your parents or the number you wore on the high school football team, he’d let you suck downLone Stars without batting an eye. However, Smalltown, Texas, didn’t exactly hold up as a hotbed ofopportunity or entertainment, and I eventually shagged it for the bright lights of Houston. Mark mywords though: Had the Longhorn been anything like Rebel’s Honky Tonk, I might have stuck around.

Rebel’s, located on 5002 Washington Avenue, is a proud sore thumb. Or it might just be a middle fin-ger in the air. When the Wash exploded, Rebel’s decided against copying the next bar up the road andwent a down-home route instead. The bar breaks the mold from the get-go as it doesn’t employ a crewof high school kids with flashlights and attitudes to park your car for 5 bucks a pop. (You know theydrive it like you drive your rental cars on business trips too. The nerve.) The parking lot is huge, andwhile you do have to pay to park, it’s cheap and if there’s a scratch on your fender at the end of thenight it’s your own fault.

The doors open at 9, and while most bars take an hour to heat up, the lines at Rebel’s are pretty muchinstantaneous on a weekend night. The place fills out faster than Oprah on a cupcake bender, but thewait is well worth it. And I’m calling out every bar on the Wash RIGHT NOW. Rebel’s Honky Tonk hasthe hottest crowd in Houston. Hands down. Period. Maybe I just have a thing for a city girl in cowboyboots, but until another joint steps up to the plate and de-thrones Rebel’s, the crown is theirs.

The service at Rebel’s is going to make debunking that reputation an even bigger challenge. I’m not surewhere they found the folks behind the bar, but that kind of balance of brains, beauty and quirky charis-ma doesn’t come ‘round too often. Dressed like a Kentucky honeymoon, they serve up drinks on the fly.You’ll have trouble filling the $20 card minimum if you’re just going for a few drinks, simply becausethe specials are so sweet. Thursday through Saturday offer $3 domestics and $4 imports till 11 andWednesday offers $2 you-call-its. Wednesday is also Ladies’ Night – which is laughable. If you’re a

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REBEL’S HONKY TONK | SEXY COUNTRY COME TO TOWN5002 washington avenue, houston, tx 77007 | 713.807.7040 | www.rebelshonkytonk.com


red-blooded Houston male, age 21-61, and you’re on the prowl,every night is “Ladies’ Night” at Rebel’s. Trust me.

And then there’s the dancing. If you’ve been too busy picking outundersized Affliction t-shirts to learn how to Texas Two-Step,well, you should probably gel up your hair, hitch up those jeanswith the dragon, or lion or whatever the hell that is on the ass,and head back to Dallas. This is Houston, son, and every womanhere loves a man that can glide on a dance floor without stomp-ing on her toes or making her feel like a piece of meat. Comelearn how it’s done at Rebel’s. The dance floor is ample and theacoustics are perfect. The band or DJ plays from an elevatedspace above the lowered dance floor. The effect of this tiered lay-out is a type of sound funnel; you can hear the crispness of thetreble and boom of the bass as you kick up your heels, but youcan also hear a date or tell a joke at the bar level.

If you’re like me and grew up in the sticks, you might find thedécor a bit hokey. The huge patio that wraps the exterior is linedwith wrought iron and weathered-wood furniture that looks likeit belongs at Six Flags. The John Wayne-esque murals andwagon wheels and western chandeliers- – I mean come on. Youand I both know that a real honky-tonk smells like vomit, serveswarm beer and the only decorative lighting comes from the lightbulb hanging from exposed wiring over the cigarette machine.Also, none of these seats here wobble and no one has kissedtheir cousin or knocked anyone’s teeth out. Oh well. Beggarscan’t be choosers and Rebel’s can’t conform.



downtown

511CLUB511 Main. 713.221.8833

A+ BAR inside Alden Hotel1117 Prairie. 832.200.8800www.aldenhotels.com

BUTTERFLY HIGH902 Capitol. 713.237.2337

C&F DRIVE INN6714 N. Main. 713.861.0704

CHAR BAR305 Travis. 713.222.8177www.charbarhouston.com

CLUB ICE/MANTRA711 Main St. 713.225.3500www.mantrahouston.com

THE COTTON EXCHANGE202 Travis. 832.507.5906www.cottonexchangelounge.com

DEAN’S CREDIT CLOTHING316 Main. 713.227.3326www.myspace.com/deanscreditclothing

DIVE LOUNGE inside the Aquarium410 Bagby St. 713.223.3474

EIGHTEEN TWENTY1820 Franklin. 713.224.5535www.myspace.com/1820bar

ETTA’S LOUNGE5120 Scott. 713.528.2611

FLYING SAUCER705 Main St. 713.228.7468www.beerknurd.com

HOUSE OF BLUES1204 Caroline. 1.888.40.BLUESwww.hob.com/houston

JET LOUNGE1515 Pease. 713.659.2000www.thejetloungehouston.com

LA CARAFE813 Congress. 713.229.9399

LIVE SPORTS CAFÉ407 Main. 713.228.5483www.livesportscafe.com

LONE STAR SALOON1900 Travis. 713.757.1616

LUCKY STRIKE LANES & LOUNGE1201 San Jacinto. 713.343.3300www.bowlluckystrike.com

MOLLY’S PUB509 Main. 713.222.1033www.mollyspubs.com

NOTSUOH314 Main. 713.409.4750www.notsuoh.com

PETE’S DUELING PIANO BAR1201 Fannin. (Houston Pavilions)713.337.7383www.petesduelingpianobar.com

RED CAT JAZZ CAFÉ924 Congress. 713.226.7870www.redcatjazzcafe.com

RESERVE 1011201 Caroline. 713.655.7101www.reserve101.com

SAMBUCA JAZZ CAFÉ909 Texas Ave. 713.224.5299www.sambucarestaurant.com

SHADOW BAR213 Milam. 713.221.5483www.theshadowbar.com

SHAY MCELROY’S909 Texas Suite A . 713.223.2444www.mcelroyspub.com

SKYLINE BAR & GRILLHilton Americas1600 Lamar. 713.577.6139

STATE BAR & LOUNGE909 #2-A Texas. 713.229.8888www.thestatebar.com

THE BREWERY TAP717 Franklin. 713.237.1537

THE B.U.S1800 Texas. 713.222.2287

TOC BAR711 Franklin. 713.224.4862www.tocbar.net

VENUE719 Main. 713.236.8150www.venuehouston.com

galleria+uptown

BAR 12•21 MORTON’S5000 Westheimer. 713.629.1946www.mortons.com

BLANCO’S3406 W. Alabama. 713.439.0072www.houstonredneck.com

BELVEDERE1131 Uptown Park. 713.552.9271www.belvedereinfo.com

BLVD 610 LOUNGE3005 West Loop. 832.875.3997www.blvd610.com

THE BLACK SWAN (Omni Hotel)4 Riverway. 713.871.8181

CLUB 26 TEN2610 Sage. 713.974.4000www.myspace.com/club26ten

IDENTITY BAR5959 Richmond. 713.785.0999

PLANETA BAR-RIO6400 Richmond. 832.251.9600

PAPARRUCHOS3055 Sage. 713.212.3178www.paparruchos.com

RA SUSHI3908 Westheimer. 713.621.580012860 Queensbury. 713.331.2791www.rasushi.com

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

RICHMOND ARMS5731 Kirby. 713.523.99995920 Richmond. 713.784.7722

ROXY5851 W. Alabama. 713.850.ROXYwww.myspace.com/roxyhouston

THE TASTING ROOM1101-18 Uptown Park. 713.993.9800114 Gray. 713.528.64022409 W. Alabama. 713.526.2242www.tastingroomwines.com

WILD WEST6101 Richmond. 713.266.3455www.wildwesthouston.com

heights +washington

BEER ISLAND2631 White Oak. 713.862.4670

BIG STAR1005 W. 19th. 281.501.9560www.bigstarbar.com

BLUE LABEL LOUNGE4500 Washington

BLOCK 212420 Washington. 713.337.1410

BOOM BOOM ROOM2518 Yale. 713.868.3740www.myspace.com/boomboomroomhouston

CITIZEN LOUNGE4606 Washington. 713.862.4448

CORKSCREW1919 Washington. 713.864.9463

COSMOS CAFÉ69 Heights. 713.802.2144www.cosmoshouston.com

DAN ELECTRO’S GUITAR BAR1031 E. 24th St. 713.862.8707www.danelectrosguitarbar.com

DARKHORSE TAVERN2207 Washington. 713.426.2442www.dhtavern.com

DUBLINER LOUNGE4219 Washington. 713.861.2300

EI8TH5102 Washington. 713.880.3500

KOBAIN33 Waugh. 713.862.9911www.kobain.net

MANOR ON WASHINGTON4819 Washington. 713.426.0123www.manoronwashington.com

NOX4701 Nett. 281.701.4248www.noxhouston.com

ONION CREEK3106 White Oak. 713.880.0706www.onioncreekcafe.com

PANDOR1815 Washington. 832.296.6220

PEARL BAR4216 Washington. 713.863.5337

PORCH SWING PUB69 Heights. 713.880.8700

REBEL’S HONKY TONK5002 Washington. 713.807.7040www.rebelshonkytonk.com

REIGN4105 Washington. 713.869.0404

SAWYER PARK SPORTS BAR2412 Washington. 713.863.9350www.sawerparkhouston.com

THE CORKSCREW1919 Washington. 713.864.9463www.houstoncorkscrew.com

THE DIRT222 Yale. 713.426.4222www.dirtbar.com

THE DRINKERY4115 Washington. 713.426.3617

THE DRAKE1902 Washington. 713.861.9600www.thedrakebar.com

THE LOT4212 Washington. 713.868.5688www.thelothouston.com

THE SOCIAL3730 Washington. 713.426.5585www.thesocialinfo.com

midtown

13 CELSIUS3000 Caroline. 713.529.8466

3RD BAR2600 Travis. 713.526.8282

BLOCK 212420 Washington Ave.

BOND LOUNGE2700 Milam. 713.529.2663www.bond2700.com

COACHES2204 Louisiana. 713.751.1970www.coachesjv.com

CHRISTIAN’S TAILGATE2000 Bagby. 713.527.0261www.christianstailgate.com

DECO510 Gray. 713.659.4900www.decohouston.com

EL PATIO2416 Brazos. 713.523.8181www.elpatio.com

EPIC3030 Travis. 713.862.4810

FIX LOUNGE2707 Milam. 832.281.2101

FRONT PORCH PUB217 Gray. 713.571.9571www.frontporchpub.com

HOWL AT THE MOON612 Hadley. 713.658.9700www.howlatthemoon.com

IBIZA LOUNGE NEXT DOOR2450 Louisiana. 713.520.7300www.ibizaloungenextdoor.com

KOMODO’S2004 Baldwin. 713.655.1501

LEON’S LOUNGE1006 McGowen. 713.659.3052

THE MAPLE LEAF514 Elgin. 713.520.6464www.themapleleafpub.com

THE MINK/THE BACKROOM3718 Main. 713.522.9985www.minkonmain.com

OPEN CITY2416-A Brazos. 832.483.8357www.ochouston.com

RED DOOR2416 Brazos. 713.225.0640www.reddoorhouston.com

RICH’S2401 San Jacinto. 713.759.9606

SAMMY’S2016 Main. 713.751.3101www.sammysat2016main.com

SAINT DANE’S BAR + GRILL502 Elgin. 713.807.7040

002NIGHT LIFEBARS + CLUBS + LOUNGES + WINE BARS



STATUS2404 San Jacinto. 713.659.5400www.myspace.com/statushouston

SWIVEL2621 Milam. 713.222.2057www.swivelhouston.com

THE ROOF2800 Travis. 713.522.4900

THE WET SPOT160 W. Gray. 713.523.7768TIPSY CLOVER2416 Brazos. 713.524.8782

UNION BAR2708 Bagby. 281.974.1916www.myspace.com/unionlounge

WHISKEY CREEK2905 Travis. 713.526.4225www.whiskeycreekhouston.com

XO BAR & LOUNGE2611 San Jacinto. 713.651.9900www.myspace.com/xohouston

ZEPPELIN3101 San Jacinto. 713.521.7300www.myspace.com/zeppelin713

montrose+ shepherd

ABSINTHE609 Richmond. 713.528.7575www.absinthelounge.com

AGORA1717 Westheimer. 713.526.7212www.agorahouston.com

ANVIL+REFUGE1424 Westheimer. 713.523.1622www.anvilhouston.com

AVANTGARDEN411 Westheimer. 832.519.1429www.avantgardenhouston.com

BARTINI1318 Westheimer. 713.526.2277

BOHEME WINE & CAFÉ BAR307 Fairview. 713.269.0859www.barboheme.com

BOONDOCKS1417 Westheimer. 713.522.8500www.myspace.com/boondocksbar

BYZANTIO403 W. Gray. 713.520.6896www.byzantiohouston.com

CATBIRDS1336 Westheimer. 713.523.8000www.catbirds.com

CEZANNE JAZZ CLUB4100 Montrose. 713.522.9321www.blacklaboradorpub.com

GUAVA LAMP570 Waugh. 713.524.3359www.myspace.com/guavalamphouston

THE DAVENPORT2115 Richmond. 713.520.1140

THE FLAT1702 Commonwealth. 713.521.3528

GRIFF’S3416 Roseland. 713.528.9912

THE HARP1625 Richmond. 713.528.7827

LOLA’S2327 Grant. 713.528.8342

LZ PUB2239 Richmond. 713.522.7118

MCELROY’S PUB3607 Sandman. 713.524.2444www.mcelroyspub.com

METEOR2306 Genesee. 713.521.0123www.meteorhouston.com

THE NEXT DOOR2020 Waugh. 713.520.1712www.myspace.com/thenextdoorgallery

NUMBERS300 Westheimer. 713.526.6551www.numbersnightclub.com

PRAVADA2815 S. Shepherd. 713.533.1200www.pravadahouston.com

PRIVE910 Westheimer. 713.526.6551www.privelounge.com

POISON GIRL1641-B Westheimer. 713.527.9929www.myspace.com/poisongirlbar.com

SOUTH BEACH810 Pacific. 713.529.7623www.southbeachthenightclub.com

SCOTT GERTNER’S SKYBAR3400 Montrose. 713.520.9688www.msypace.com/scottgertnersskybar

THE STAG’S HEAD2128 Portsmouth. 713.533.1199www.stagsheadpub.com

THE TAVERN1340 W. Gray. 713.522.5159www.thetavernongray.com

VELVET MELVIN3303 Richmond. 713.522.6798www.myspace.com/thevelvetmelvinpub

VINTAGE2108 Kipling. 713.522.4200

museum district

MONARCH LOUNGE Hotel ZaZa5701 Main 713.526.1991www.monarchrestauranthouston.com

ZIMM’S MARTINI & WINE4321 Montrose. 713.521.2002www.zimmsbar.com

outer loop

300 HOUSTON BOWLING925 Bunker Hill 713.461.2431www.300houston.com

DENIM BAR16090 City Walk. 281.275.5925www.theburningpear.com

THE DERRICK TAVERN1127 Eldridge. 281.759.4922www.thederricktavern.com

FIREHOUSE SALOON5930 Southwest Frwy. 713.977.1962www.firehousesaloon.com

HUSH15625 Katy Frwy. 713.330.4874www.hushonline.com

VINE WINE ROOM12420 Memorial Dr. 713.463.8463www.vinewineroom.com

VINO 10011693 Westheimer. 281.759.4100www.vino100houston.com

rice village

ARMADILLO PALACE5015 Kirby. 713.526.9700www.thearmadillopalace.com

BAKER STREET PUB5510 Morningside. 713.942.9900www.bakerstreetpub.com

BAM BOU2540 University. 713.521.7222www.bambouhouston.com

BRIAN O’NEILL’S5555 Morningside. 713.522.2603www.brianoneills.com

BRONX BAR5555 Morningside. 713.520.9690

ERNIE’S ON BANKS1010 Banks. 713.526.4566www.erniesonbanks.com

KAY’S LOUNGE2324 Bissonnet. 713.528.9858

LITTLE WOODROW’S5611 Morningside. 713.521.2337www.littlewoodrows.com

THE GINGER MAN5607 Morningside. 713.526.2770www.gingermanpub.com

THE LOUNGE AT BENJY’S2424 Dunstan. 713.522.7602www.benjys.com

VOLCANOwww.2349 Bissonnet. 713.526.5282

river oaks+ kirby

AZTECA’S BAR & GRILL2207 Richmond. 713.526.1702www.aztecasbarandgrill.com

BLANCO’S34060W. Alabama. 713.439.0072

COVA5600 Kirby. 713.838.07005555 Washington. 713.868.3366www.covawines.com

DOWNING STREET2549 Kirby. 713.523.2291www.downingstreetpub.com

KENNEALLY’S IRISH PUB2111 S. Shepherd. 713.630.0486

LIZZARD’S PUB2715 Sackett. 713.529.4610

MERCER LOUNGE3302 Mercer. 713.627.1132

MEZZANINE LOUNGE2200 Southwest Frwy. 713.528.MEZZwww.mezzaninelounge.com

MUGSY’S3200 Kirby. 713.526.5595

RED ROOM2736 Virgina. 713.259.9952

ROLL-N SALOON4200 San Felipe. 713.622.7487

THE BIG EASY5731 Kirby. 713.523.9999www.thebigeasyblues.com

THE GALLANT KNIGHT2511 Bissonnet. 713.942.9940www.thegallantknight.com

THE WINE BUCKET2311 W. Alabama. 713.942.9463www.thewinebucket.com

UNDER THE VOLCANO2349 Bissonnet. 713.526.5282www.cabomixmex.com

warehousedistrict

EIGHTEEN TWENTY1820 Franklin. 713.224.5535

LUCKY’S PUB801 St. Emanuel. 713.522.2010www.luckyspub.com

THE GREEN ROOM813 St. Emanuel. 713.225.5483

THE MERIDIAN1503 Chartres. 713.225.1717www.meridianhouston.com

NEXT2020 McKinney. 713.221.8833www.whatsnexthouston.com

PASHAA ULTRA LOUNGE2010 McKinney. 713.344.0305www.myspace.com/pashaahouston

WAREHOUSE LIVE813 St. Emanuel. 713.225.5483www.warehouselive.com


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• THE DRINKS

• THE DANCE

• THE LAUGHTER

• THE MEMORIES

• MY HEALTH

• MY MIND (SANITY!)

• YOUR SUPPORT

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• HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU AND YOURS!

St. Dane’s- 502 Elgin St. 713.807.7040www.saintdanes.comI like to call this my“happy place.” The staffis the best, there’s usuallysome cute dogs lyingaround waiting for someattention, and the food isactually pretty freakingamazing. Located in whatused to be a car shop, St. Dane’s takes advantage of itsspace. The 3 seating areas are covered but garagedoors open up the entire space to let the outside in.Some form of plasma TVs or projectors is located ineach area for sports viewing pleasure. I’ve never beenbut I hear their $1 Taco Tuesdays are all the rage. Oneof their busiest nights of the week. I need to try thosetacos. I’m a bit of a health nut. There is a method to mymadness though. See in my mind, if I’m going to sit anddrink a whole bunch of beer (empty calories) then Ineed to balance out elsewhere. Usually I would have toget normal bar food like chicken tenders and fries butnot here. Luckily, I’m not the only health nut that hangsout here. While others order their dry chicken with aside of green beans, I’m obsessed with their Acapulcochicken. It’s a chicken breast served with pico, avoca-do and a red chili pepper reduction sauce. It’s spicy butnot heavy or greasy. It usually comes with cheese but Iorder it sans cheese. You get two sides but their greenbeans are so amazing I double up. They’re flash friedwhich sounds terrible but since there is no evidence ofcrispy fried bits, I ignore that. This flash fry makes themsuper crunchy. My sis and I are crazy about them. Andas if I can’t stop raving about that, the fried Oreo’sare…heavenly and sinful. There’s no reason to waituntil dinner either. They serve lunch, and specials runall day.

Studio Sculpt- 5161 San Felipe Rd.713.924.7270 www.studiosculpt.comSSPPXX CCllaassssI have to tell you about this kick-your-butt awesome class. I’mweird because I like to suffer alittle bit when I work out. Thisdoesn’t translate to awesome-ness in completion though. Ihave to take breaks but I pushthrough and finish. In the end, itfeels all worth it. The studio isset up with more than a dozen Proformers™, like aPilates reformer but with a few more bells and whistles.In 45 minutes I’ve stretched, strength trained and incor-porated cardio to get a full body workout. In slow, con-trolled movements you work muscles you never evenknew could be worked out. It’s a high-intensity, con-trolled movement exercise designed to fatigue yourmuscles. And fatigued you will leave! I’m not going tolie; the next day I could barely walk. It took days for meto recover. Which, thankfully, is normal. You need arecovery period after such workout so only 2 to 3 daysa week max is recommended to supplement your reg-ular routine. It’s the ideal addition to my routinebecause it’s honestly the only workout I’ve ever donethat gives me instant noticeable results. My arms havedefinition in areas I’ve been trying to get “cut” foryears. Just writing about it makes me want to go back!

The Grove- 1611 Lamar St. 713.337.7314www.thegrovehouston.comThere is nothing more convenientthan having The Grove withinwalking distance from ToyotaCenter. Good food, good drinksand they cooperate with theshows. Meaning they allow youto valet, at $15, and will be thereafter the show ready to give youyour vehicle. Yes, I know I couldprobably park my car for freeelsewhere but I do have to eat and get a few pre-showcocktails so why not knock it all out at once. It can geta bit crazy at the bar on show nights. It’s not like I’mthe first one to discover this convenience, folks. I recom-mend getting there a bit early if you want to score atable to eat. Speaking of food, the picnic and gnocchiare great sharing plates. I like to wash it down withsome of their sangria. No big fruit chunks in the way tokeep you from sipping right down to the last drop. It’sthe perfect one-stop shop before the show!

Lucky Strike- 1201 San Jacinto St.713.343.3300 www.bowlluckystrike.comConvenience strikesagain! Located in theHouston Pavilions, youcould bowl, eat dinnerand catch a show in thesame location! This is thehippest bowling spot myeyes have ever seen.With an expansive lounge/bar to the right of the mainentrance, hanging outmight be what a lot ofus do while we wait tobowl. To your left isthe counter toreserve a lane andget your bowlingshoes. Being that thereare 10 lanes minus the4 LUXE lanes, havinga super cool loungeis most necessary. Idoubt you’ll noticethe wait out of thesheer excitement tobe bowling at sucha cool venue. It’snot really a rock n’bowl type feel butthe lights are a bitdimmer, coolmusic is play-ing and thereare the ever-p r e s e n tscreens withvideos play-ing. Thinkm i n i m a lblack light effects.The LUXE privateroom is as lavish as itgets. You get 4 lanes, abar, white leatherlounge seating and pooltables. It’s a pretty largespace. Perfect for all yousocial butterflies.

By Beatrice ValenciaSIP CODES Restaurateurs, club/bar owners, pubbers, etc., if there is a special event or something you would like the public to know about, email me at [email protected] and I will help spread the word for you. See you out!



Polo’s Signature welcomed more than 100 amigos for the launch of Riazul’sthird sipping tequila, Premium Reposado. Tequila lovers sampled someReposado signature drinks created by mixologist and GM Todd Summerlin,who also offered tips on sipping etiquette. No Mexican party is completewithout food, so Chef Polo Becerra, owner of Polo’s Signature, created succu-lent authentic Mexican botanas for the guests to enjoy. Salud!

EVENT THE WAIT IS OVERWHY TO LAUNCH THEIR NEW TEQUILA REPOSADOWHERE POLO’S SIGNATURE RESTAURANTWHEN SEPTEMBER 18 KiD CuDi Man On The Moon: The End Of The Day (Motown)

The beautiful thing about mixtapes is the explosive rawness, thetemporary exchange understood both by listener and producerand the experimental nature (well, sometimes) of the verses ofthe MCs gracing the tracks. What I mean to say is that calculat-ed feeling that so often crowds an artist once he or she gets inthe studio is often set to the side. KiD CuDi probably neverthought he’d have to answer to Plain Pat & Emile Presents a KiDnamed CuDi when he released it; and he doesn’t. It’s just that theanticipation of Man On The Moon being a game-changer inhip-hop has at least in part been based on what CuDi has

released in advance of this. That’s fair, but now he’s thrown a curveball – high and inside.While a Kid named CuDi does establish this young Cleveland native as a savvy lyricist with asmooth voice and an ego tucked firmly into his top pocket, Man On The Moon… will do moreto present him as an innovative force far beyond what we’re hearing in hip-hop now. Farbeyond what we’ve been hearing in hip-hop for a good long while. In brief, presenting this asa hip-hop album is selling it criminally short. CuDi’s lyricism and flow are top-shelf, to be sure,but he doesn’t limit himself to that. He sings, and he has a penchant for the cinematic (not the-atric – big difference) qualities of the album. This is more Peter Gabriel than Jay-Z, more TVOn The Radio than Bone Thugs. His melodies aren’t cheap, either – no ornamental dressingup of the melodies. He just spits out those melodies the same way he does his verses. It’s nat-ural, it sounds right and it’s coming from a place he has obviously educated his ears about butit’s going to a place only he has in mind. Indeed, if this is a game-changer, we have to beproud of hip-hop for allowing it to be so.

Owen New Leaves (Polyvinyl)At the turn of the century, former Cap’N Jazz/Joan of Arcdrummer Mike Kinsella was on the precipice. His bandAmerican Football (in which he sang and played bass) had justreleased a full-length album to overwhelmingly enthusiasticreviews, and one would have thought he was right on the edgeof redefining what everyone then called emo (although the termhas always been misunderstood, abused and irrelevant). Andthen… they disappeared. No real tour, no promotion, no follow-up. American Football, then on the verge of blowing up on atleast the national scene, was no more. The following year, he

issued the first Owen record – a much quieter, more intimate effort without all of the brilliantlanguage between the instruments that made AF so good. Beyond that, he also took his voicedown a notch. Well, several notches – to a whisper. And strapped on an acoustic guitarinstead of an electric. And there was no drummer, and very little drumming, for that matter –despite the fact that he’s one of the best in the game. In short, he pulled the rug, the wind andthe fire right out from under the direction in which everyone thought he was moving. It felt sui-cidal in a way, career-wise, but his fans went with it. Maybe he had a plan? Eight years later,they’re still waiting. There is nothing wrong with New Leaves, per se, except that it hardly feelslike a progression in any discernable way from the direction he took with Owen’s first release.Everything on here feels like it could have been on the first record. Maybe that’s the plan.Perhaps that’s always been the plan. For some, that equals nostalgia. For others, maybe it justreminds us that we’re really glad we’re not in the same place we were when he released iteight years ago in September.

The Big Pink A Brief History of Love (4AD)Remember back in the day when music wasn’t so saturated andyou could pull out a record from your collection, drop the nee-dle and then have it just explode from wall to wall? Definitionsfluctuate, but we’ve all got that one record that we put on andare continuously amazed at how well it holds up from end toend. Nothing’s Shocking. I Against I. The Unforgettable Fire.Daydream Nation. And then something new comes along thatfeels like that and you’re caught off guard. The Big Pink is all-out; everything on the table. It would be difficult to write areview of this, their first album, without mentioning The Jesus

and Mary Chain, but the comparisons stop there because The Big Pink is far too much anamalgamation of their influences. There is electro, there is Britpop on the surface, a bit ofindustrial in the heaviness. Suffice to say that this London duo has their roots firmly entrenchedin ’80s pop, but with all the (dare we say) good elements of pop music to come out since?Decadent, yes, but only in the way that shows that The Big Pink knows what is meant by ‘thebig album.’

CD REVIEWS


By Lance Scott Walker


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OCTOBER ANSWERS


Ahh, who doesn’t have aParis story? It could be arecent trip, a vintage tripmade backpacking in highschool, or even just the dream of a trip. Over the summer I spent a few weeks abroadand, like many, returned enamoured with the city.

So much life, energy, culture and beauty. It is a source of inspiration and awe. I wouldcertainly need much more space to tell you about my trip!

From walking across the city visiting Les Invalides, Notre Dame, Versailles,the Louvre, D’Orsey and the quintessential French café with too many painau chocolat and champagne to a last-minute invite to the U2 concert – I too have myParis story.

One of the highlights on our girl trip was a visit toCarita spa on Faubourg St. Honoré on thehouse’s 70th anniversary. Hailed as one of Paris’first beauty brands to globalize beauty, CARITAspas are found in over 200 spas at the RitzCarlton and Four Seasons across the world – inHouston they are found at the Trellis Spa at theHoustonian. The brand is credited as cre-

ating the concept of aesthetic treatmentsand packaging anti-aging in a bottle. The

spa is located on one of the most famous streets in Parisnext door to the Hermes flagship. The Carita sisters created a brand known for beau-ty and on the eve of its 70th birthday, the house continues to meet the high standardshailed by Maria and Rosy Carita.

The spa is known for its Ideal Pro Lift facial, using a machine, which cleanses deep intothe pores, created by Carita. The results improve complexion, giving skin a brightenedand relaxed appearance. I stopped by with a face full of fresh jet-lag tosee if Carita really was up to the challenge. I walked out two hours laterrelaxed, rejuvenated and happy to shell out my hard-earned euros on the Carita expe-rience.

Where to stay can be a complicated thing to figure out. We stayed at the newlyopened Radisson Blu Le Metropolitan, Paris Eiffel. There really aren’t that many optionsaround the Eiffel tower. But luckily this spot had recently openedshop on Place de Mexico (which I found a fitting address). Theüber-chic boutique hotel was a hit in our book! Witha hamas and swimming pool on the lower level and more thanenough quaint surrounding neighborhoods to jog through, eat atand shop in, the location is prime. Did I mention the Eiffel toweris a block away!!! The service was impeccable, the food delicious.

Carita Spa – www.carita.comRadisson Blu Le Metropolitan, Paris Eiffel –www.radissonblu.com/hotel-pariseiffel

PARIS DREAMS

BEFORE WE GOBEFORE WE GO

by Carla Valencia de Martinez


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