by Glen Ryan Tadych

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by Glen Ryan Tadych

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HOUSTON’S ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT NEWSWEEKLY
VOL 1, ED 29 | JULY 23 - AUGUST 5, 2015 | FREE
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THE POWER
OF SUMMER
CINEMA
by Glen Ryan Tadych
NEWS THEATRE FILM
FIT BODY
LEGAL EASE
COLD JUSTICE
MUSIC DINING ART HUMOR POP CULTURE
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IT’S ABOUT THE SWIM
TO THE REPUBLIC
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A FOOL AND HIS MONEY
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TELL ME THAT IT’S TRUE DEAR OPUS
DID THE RETURN OF THE DON PROMPT THE RETURN OF BLOOM COUNTY 2015?
Did you catch it last week?
It’s back, or rather, he’s back... with them!
Berkeley Breathed is back with Bloom County
2015!
It’s proving the idiom that the more things change
the more things stay the same.
What prompted Breathed’s
return? I will put forward an
educated guess. Donald Trump
is what brought Breathed back.
That’s right; the Don prompted
the return of Bloom County 2015.
But why would I deduce that?
As many of the highly educated
Public News readers remember,
the Bloom County strip of the
80’s and 90’s were the comeKen Petty dic ripping tool of Breathed’s
toward government buffoonery
anywhere it can be found. There wasn’t a personality sacred to be lampooned in his strip. George H
W Bush, Gary Hart, Jesse Jackson and Oliver North
were all lampooned in Breathed’s Bloom County. The
most lampooned of all personalities was the Donald;
Donald Trump. Now the Donald is back; and not by
coincidence so is Bloom County.
I, for one, feel pretty giddy at the notion that Bloom
County is going to pick up where the original strip left
off back in the 90’s. In the same breath (pun intended),
I’m pretty stoked with the Donald coming back from
the politically numb, as if there were any other kind.
The Donald is running for president. That should
give fodder to Bloom County 2015 for at least two
years. I’ve taken time away from having the mainstream media (MSM) tell me what the Donald is
saying to hear what the man is saying for himself.
Granted, the Donald does not use Teleprompters but
rather speaks from his heart. Trump is bringing to the
surface issues that have been kicked down the road so
long that we are well past the edge of the cliff much
like Wiley E. Coyote in Road Runner cartoons. The
illusion that all is well is finally having the curtain
pulled away to expose what reality truly is for us. As
Congress and the POTUS scream “Don’t pay any attention to that man behind the curtain,” the Donald is
saying “The man behind the curtain is a stupid man.”
Love him or loathe him, you have to respect that
Trump is speaking up. He is not bought by George
Soros, Trump is his own man. Everyone else that Soros
has in his pocket is very scared at Trump’s rise in the
polls (as well as Hillary’s freefall in the Democrat
love fest). Soros backed MSM as well as Soros funded
candidates do not have truth as a principal. Control
is their primary objective. Trump’s message is pretty
much spot-on. Listen to a full speech of Trump’s. The
Establishment Republicans (aka RINOS) want Trump
to go away quietly. If not, the RINO’S will keep Trump
from the GOP debates. All of them.
America is in a world of hurt. If one part of the
United States falters (looking at you California) then
the rest of the country is going to suffer just by being
linked together through Washington DC. It’s very
much how Greece, Portugal and Spain are bringing the
EU to its knees. A chain is only as strong as its weakest
link. The United States’ weakest links are the people
“serving” as officials in the three branches of the
Federal government. Get rid of them and the money
that fund their selfish controlling wanton desires. Give
the excess tax bounty back to hard working Americans,
and let them invest in wherever each one determines.
This is what will make America great again! Whoa… I
just sounded like Trump! Maybe he’s right after all.
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TOMBALL STATION AGENT MEMORIAL
ART PIECE CONTINUES ON SCHEDULE
by Mike Baxter
The life-sized sculpture honoring longtime
Tomball Depot Station Agent Ken Walden
is running on schedule according to Cy-Fair
based artist Shirley Scarpetta .
Walden, who passed away at the desk inside
Tomball’s historic downtown Depot on May
3rd, was the face of the Depot and a volunteer
honored by both the City and the Tomball
Rotary Club in recent years.
The sculpture will depict Walden leaning on
the “talking rail” along the Depot’s south side
overlooking the caboose and the future site
of the Texas Railroading Heritage Museum
scheduled for late 2017.
Though the project has been underwritten
by the City through the Tomball Legacy Fund,
public contributions are still being raised to
off-set the estimated $30,000 cost. More than
$13,000 has been collected to date. Donations
may still be made in-person at the Tomball
City Hall, or on-line through a Go Fund Me
account at www.gofundme.com/uz5nxsk.
Pictured is artist Shirley Scarpetta working
on the clay sculpture that is the basis for the
finished bronze piece.
MONTGOMERY SUMMIT BUSINESS
PARK RIBBON CUTTING
by Courtney Galle
The Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber of
Commerce recently had a ribbon cutting for
Montgomery Summit Business Park June
12, 2015, at its location in Montgomery,
Texas. The business is a master planned and
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deed restricted business park with more than
500,000 square feet of retail, office and office/
warehouse flex space. Pictured are the owners
and employees of the business park as well as
Conroe Chamber diplomats.
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JONES PARK EXHIBIT PROMOTES
RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP
by Crystal Simmons
A Burmese python exhibit at Jesse H. Jones
Park & Nature Center is helping spread awareness about responsible pet ownership. The
exhibit now features information about how
Lucky the python went from an abandoned pet
to a main attraction.
After being found near death in June 2003
in the wild, Lucky was turned over to Mike
Howlett, a Precinct 4 Parks employee and
past president of East Texas Herpetological
Society. At the time, Howlett had been running Houston Herpetological Supply and had
experience as a veterinarian technician.
After meeting Lucky for the first time,
Howlett could tell she had been someone’s
pet. Though her neck had been slit to the bone,
Lucky was so tame, she never struck her rescuer, even during a two- to three-hour surgery.
“It’s extremely rare to come across an injury
like that out in nature,” he said. “When a
snake is attacked by a person, the injury is
usually to the top of the body. This snake’s
throat was slit from underneath, and it was left
to die.”
Although inflamed, Lucky’s windpipe and
esophagus were still intact. When she was
able to eat and complete a shed cycle, Howlett
knew she’d recover. After living in a temporary home for a number of years, Lucky
moved to Jones Park permanently three years
ago, where she has thrived.
Now 10 feet long and about 15 years old,
Lucky is on regular display at the Nature
Center with a new sign educating others about
responsible pet ownership. Lucky also appears
in regular Jones Park programs including
Reptile Open House on Aug. 1, Frogs and
Fangs in the spring, Tricks & Treats during
Halloween weekend, and NatureFest in March
as well as during weekend programs, school
tours, and summer programs at Jones Park and
Big Stone Lodge.
“We hope when people hear Lucky’s story,
they will do their research before adopting a
pet they possibly can’t care for in a year or
two. Exotic animals, especially reptiles, are
the hardest to place,” said Jones Park Director
Darlene Conley. “Lucky was an exception.
Most people who find a snake in the woods
would not report it or try to find a snake
rescue.”
Howlett agreed. When an owner decides to
give up a snake, finding it a new home can
be difficult, he said. City and county animal
control won’t take unwanted snakes and many
rescue organizations aren’t equipped to handle
them.
Some snake owners abandon their pets in
the wild, thinking they’ll be able to survive.
“Pythons are tropical animals. Even without
her extensive injuries, Lucky would not have
been able to survive a colder Houston winter,”
said Howlett.
In other cases, abandoned animals can
become an invasive species, killing natives
and overbreeding with no natural predators to
control the population. For example, Burmese
Pythons are considered an invasive species in
Florida, where they can shelter in the Everglades to survive the winter.
“Owning a snake is a long-term commitment. Pythons can live over 40 years” said
Howlett. “You don’t buy an 18 inch baby
Burmese Python and expect it to stay small
forever. They are the fourth largest snake in
the world and average 13 feet. Some have
even reached 20 feet.”
Before adopting any pet, potential owners should research the costs associated with
that animal, along with its size and activity
levels. While snakes aren’t for everyone, they
can make wonderful pets without the daily
maintenance of other common household pets,
said Howlett.
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CONROE 360 GRADUATES!
by Amber Blevins
Each year the City of Conroe accepts applications from city employees for its cross training learning initiative class known as Conroe
360. The Conroe 360 course is designed to
give city staff full exposure to the variety of
city functions and services provided to the
citizens of Conroe through their public service
municipal work. They participate in monthly
class meetings to enhance their knowledge of
what every city department does. They gain a
better prospective of what their colleagues do
on a daily basis and also learn how they can
assist the community better.
Each class is challenged to come together
to establish a service project that benefits the
City of Conroe. Now in its second year and
with a class of 20 city employees, the class
chose as the Conroe 360 Class of 2015 project
to be, 360 Trees from Conroe 360.
The City of Conroe residents have recently
expressed their love for trees within the community and City Council has worked hard
towards enacting tree clearing ordinances to
protect them. The 2015 Conroe 360 Class has
identified the loss of trees within the City as a
local concern and proposed to make a significant difference in the community by replacing
360 trees that have been lost.
They planned to plant a total of 260 trees
combined the four medians at S Loop 336 &
I-45. There are two on the west side of I-45
and two on the east side. They will have an
extra 100 trees on hand. In the event that some
of the trees they planted die, they will be able
to replace them. The remanding trees will be
planted within the City of Conroe.
This project is taking place in front of the
former Camp Strake now owned by Johnson
Development and called Grand Central Park.
The trees will also be beautifying the area in
front of Fidelis Realty Partners Entertainment
Hub development, 336 Marketplace, within
Grand Central Park.
The landscaping and irrigation plans for the
project were donated to the class from Burditt
Consultants. There will be rows of 15 gallon
Loblolly Pine trees and then in front of them
will be 15 gallon Shumard Oak trees.
Hunter Industries has donated a great portion of the irrigation materials to the class.
The class has contracted Sergio’s Lawn
Service & Landscaping to do the installation
of the drip irrigation system. Owner, Sergio
Martinez, is the Vice President of the Gulf
Coast Houston Irrigation Association.
Stages of project:
All four medians had water taps installed
through the cities underground water lines for
the irrigation system. All were being hooked
up to meters that will track the water output.
This work was completed by the City of Conroe Public Works Department.
All 260 spots on all four medians where the
260 trees are going to be planted were marked
with flags by Classmate Eric Pelley and Glenn
Jefferson with the City of Conroe’s Engineering Department. This was in preparation
for the laying of the drip irrigation system.
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Conroe 360 classmate Joel Pickering and the
City of Conroe’s Public Works Department
would be digging each hole for the class to
plant the trees.
All four medians had the irrigation system
installed underground. Backflow preventions,
1” lateral lines, and distribution tubing to
every spot where a tree will be planted for the
drip irrigation system were all installed. This
work was completed by Sergio’s Landscaping.
On Friday, June 5th classmate Joel Pickering
and the City of Conroe’s Public Works Department dug 186 holes on the west side of I-45
on the two largest medians. These are the ones
in front of Incredible Pizza and Waffle House.
On Saturday, June 6th the class was on the
project site and planted 59 Shumard Oak trees
on the largest median. They also placed two 6’
wooden stakes beside each tree and connected
the stakes to the trees with Arbor Ties to help
hold the trees in place. They had plans to do
both of the medians on the west side on this
day but the Texas heat was in full force. It was
still a very productive day for Conroe 360!
Following the planting of the trees, Sergio’s
Landscaping went out and installed drip rings
around each of the 59 Shumard Oak trees that
the class planted. The drip ring is connected
to the distribution tube that comes out of the
ground off of the lateral line underground.
There are small holes in the drip ring that will
distribute water to the root ball of each tree.
There will be controllers at each zone on the
medians that will allow the city to control the
amount of water being distributed. To be ecofriendly, the controllers were run off of solar
panels that were donated by Hunter Industries.
The weekend of June 27th, Sergio’s Landscaping planted the remaining 201 trees for
the class. He also placed all of the drip rings
around every tree as well as finish the installation of the irrigation system.
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For more information visit www.houstonfringefestival.org.
About Houston Fringe
The Houston Fringe Festival is an annual
performing arts festival presented by FrenetiCore in Houston’s East End. The festival, now
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and offers the best independent theatre, film,
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THIS WEEK & BEYOND
FESTIVALS
2015 Houston International Jazz Festival Kickoff Party
Friday, July 31, 2015 5pm
Music World Entertainment
1505 Hadley St., Houston, TX 77002
The kickoff party for the 2015 Houston International Jazz Festival will span the entire Music World complex, featuring non-stop music
entertainment, complimentary margaritas from
Teqava, art exhibits, a burlesque host, period
impersonators, a second line band and more.
Tickets start at $20.
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Moonlit Harvest Festival
Friday, July 31, 2015 6:30pm
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Messina Hof will present the official kickoff of the 38th Annual Harvest Festival. This
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grape-picking in the estate vineyard followed
by a traditional grape stomping. Afterwards,
guests will dine in The Gallery featuring a
fabulous Vineyard Cuisine buffet from The
Vintage House Restaurant.
Tickets are $69.50. For more information call
979-778-9463 or visit them on the web at
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Houston Fringe Festival
September 23 -27, 2015
The Houston Fringe Festival is a five-day
event in which performers and companies
from any city or country present original artistic work at participating venues in Houston’s
East End. The annual festival features over
100 companies and individual artists each
year, showcasing talent from Houston and
beyond.
The Houston Fringe supports both emerging and established performing and visual
arts. The Fringe exists to present daring and
conceptually challenging performances that fit
Cypress Triathlon Festival
Saturday-Sunday July 25 - 26, 2015
Bridgeland Community In Cypress
USA Triathlon’s largest South Midwest
Region stand along sprint triathlon is back for
its 7th year!” The Cypress Triathlon is a mid
season, short, fast, has a ton of compeition,
a beautiful venue, supportive community, is
very beginner friendly and is well marked
with one of the safest courses you will ever
come across. There is also a kids triathlon
(pool swim with about 350 kids) and a Doggie
Splash’N Dash the day before, on Saturday,
with the main event taking place on Sunday.
This is our longest running triathlon and the
fastest by far. Courses are the same again this
year.
Run Houston!
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Universisty of Houston
Run Houston! University of Houston is a
running event that includes race distances
for athletes of all skill levels. As with all
events in the Run Houston! Race Series, this
is a family-friendly event that includes 5k
and 10k races as well as a kids 1k race. The
course weaves through the scenic and iconic
University of Houston main campus with an
over-the-top start and one of the best post
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on September, 27 2015 and take part in what’s
sure to become a Houston classic!
STAGES
Main Street Theater presents Fancy
Nancy: The Musical
Saturdays ongoing through August 1,
2015, 10:30am, 1pm and 4pm
Talento Bilingüe de Houston
333 S. Jensen Dr., Houston, TX 77003
Main Street Theater will present Fancy Nancy:
The Musical?. Meet Nancy: From the top of
her tiara down to her sparkly studded shoes,
Nancy believes that more is ALWAYS better
when it comes to being fancy. But can Nancy
bring fancy flair to her recital when she
doesn’t get the role she wanted? This whimsical musical based on the bestselling books
has been a smash hit in theaters all over the
country.
Recommended for Pre-Kindergarten and up.
Children under the age of 3 (including sleeping babies) are not allowed in the theater.
Tickets start at $18. For more information
call 713-222-1213 or visit them on the web at
www.mainstreettheater.com
The Music Box Theater presents Feelin’ Groovy
Fridays and Saturdays ongoing
through August 1, 2015 7:30pm
Music Box Theater
2623 Colquitt St., Houston, TX 77098
From 1965 through 1975, popular music provided the soundtrack to events what would redefine the nation’s attitudes and identity. Great
artists like Jim Croce, Bob Dylan, The Mamas
and The Papas, The Byrds, Jimi Hendrix and
Linda Ronstadt came of age during this decade of upheaval in America and the world.
In “Feelin’ Groovy,” The Music Boxers will
sing a selection of songs from this period and
attempt to capture the spirit of a transforma-
tional era.
Tickets start at $27. For more information call
713-522-7722 or visit their website at www.
themusicboxtheater.com
Alley Theatre presents The Foreigner
Running through Sunday August 9,
2015
Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre - University of Houston
4149 Elgin, Houston, TX 77204
The Foreigner is one of the most popular
comedies in the Alley Theatre’s history. In the
marvelously funny comedy, Alley Resident
Company member Jeffrey Bean leads the
cast of this comic gem, set in a remote fishing lodge, where socially awkward Charlie
discovers intriguing and dangerous secrets
under the guise of a foreigner who speaks no
English.
Suitable for general audiences.
www.alleytheatre.org
Assassins the Musical
Ongoing through Saturday July 25,
2015
Obsidian Theater
3522 White Oak Drive, Houston, TX 77007
Standing Room Only Productions will present Assassins, Stephen Sondheim’s musical
masterpiece. Assassins shares the stories of the
men and women who attempted or succeeded
to assassinate American Presidents. While
every nation has its assassins and would-be assassins, only in America, the authors suggest,
do disturbed and disturbing individuals act
because they hope to influence national politics, and because they are wrapped up in a malignant sense of entitlement. Feeling betrayed
by the failed promise of American democracy
and the American Dream, they strike out at the
symbol for America: the American President.
Assassins spans several musical styles and
many decades in a dizzying series of musical
and theatrical inventions that culminate in the
assassination of John F. Kennedy.
www.sro-productions.com
Shrek, The Musical
July 10 - 26, 2015
Crighton Theatre
Join our unlikely hero and his loyal steed Donkey as they embark on a quest to rescue the
beautiful (if slightly temperamental) Princess
Fiona from a fire breathing, love-sick dragon.
Add the diminutive Lord Farquaad, a gang of
fairytale misfits, and a biscuit with attitude,
and you’ve got the biggest, brightest musical comedy around! Featuring all new songs
as well as cult Shrek anthem I’m a Believer,
SHREK THE MUSICAL brings all the muchloved DreamWorks characters to life, live on
stage, in an all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza. Join the adventure!
Performances for Shrek the Musical are July
10-26, 2015! Note that an additional matinee
has been added the last weekend on Saturday
at 2pm.
14 Pews presents The Fever
Mondays through August 3, 2015 7:30pm
14 Pews
800 Aurora St., Houston, TX
14 Pews will present their first theatrical
production, The Fever, by the Obie-winning
playwright Wallace Shawn. The one-man play
explores what is going on through the mind of
a man as he writhes in pain and disgust, shivering through what remains of the hot night
on the cold tiles of the bathroom floor in his
electricity-bereft hotel room. He muses on his
own privileged life and tries to put into words
the feelings that explode when an inwardlooking aesthete meets the brutal world and
sees it for what it is, and sees himself as a
collaborator against the poor.
Most of the performances of The Fever will be
held a luxury suite at the elegant La Colombe
D’Or Hotel, honoring how the playwright
originally wanted the play to be performed - in
front of no more than 20 people. However,
Monday nights will be Industry Night, where
people can Pay-What-They-Can and will be
performed at 14 Pews.
Admission is on a pay-what-you-can basis
with a suggested donation of $20. For more
information call 281-888-9677 or visit them
on the web at www.14pews.org
A.D. Players presents Joshua and the
Ta-Ra, Ta-Raa, Ta-Raa
Running through Sunday August 16, 2015
A.D. Players Grace Theater
2710 W. Alabama St., Houston, TX 77098
A.D. Players will present Joshua and the
Ta-Ra, Ta-Raa, Ta-Raa, a wildly entertaining
musical comedy for children of all ages about
Joshua being chosen to succeed Moses and
lead the Israelites to claim the Promised Land
- and of course, about those falling walls.
Along the way a young boy discovers that fear
can be overcome with the help of God and a
grandmother.
Tickets are $14. For more information visit
them on the web at www.adplayers.org
Catastrophic Theatre presents The
University of Tamarie
Running through Saturday August 29, 2015
Catastrophic Theatre
1119 East Freeway, Houston, TX 77002
As a mother of a child entering kindergarten,
Tamarie’s got education on her mind. This
summer, school’s in session at the University
of Tamarie. Tamarie takes on the Texas State
Board of Education, drama departments, high
school memories, schoolyard bullies, hot
teachers, Greek life, John Hughes movies,
standardized testing, her own academic shortcomings (she’s a three-time college drop out)
and much more.
The University of Tamarie is the 18th installment of the Tamarie Cooper juggernaut. Since
1996, Cooper has wowed Houston audiences
almost every summer with an entirely original,
full-scale, musical comedy extravaganza filled
to the brim with songs and gags and hi-jinx
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ASK JODY
WORKPLACE BULLYING,
HELPING THE STIR CRAZIES &
ASKING AN ADVICE COLUMNIST
TO SOLVE A MATH PROBLEM
by Jody Reed
[email protected]
Dear Jody,
I was wondering if I should drag my boss
into a situation. I have a coworker who keeps
making rude comments to me and seems
to be undermining
everything I do. I have
tried to downplay it and
not let it bother me, but
all I can think of is how
much better it would
be if I had another job,
even though I really
love what I do at my
current job. It obviously is getting to me,
and I don’t know what
Jody Reed
to do. Should I risk
sounding like a whiny kid and go to my boss
about it?
Fed Up
Dear Fed Up,
Ignoring the situation hasn’t worked for you,
so I’d say it’s about time to initiate Plan B.
Workplace bullying is not okay. First of all,
be confident and let this coworker know that
his/her behavior is unacceptable to you and
ask that it stop. If that doesn’t do the trick,
then you should go to your boss and explain
what is going on. Perhaps your boss will
provide a solution that will end the bullying.
It will likely include a meeting with you and
the coworker.
I hope it works out for you. Just know that if
you change jobs, there may be someone else
that is antagonistic towards you. Unfortunately, conflicts can arise anywhere...there
are so very many different personalities in
this world. At least life is not boring!
Dear Jody,
Could you please suggest some things to do
with the kids over the summer? I have a limited budget and four active children, ages 3 to
10. We need to get out and have some fun...
going stir crazy over here!
Frazzled
Dear Frazzled,
Summertime in Texas can be draining in the
intense heat, but being cooped up inside with
little ones can be equally as draining! The
public library has a lot of children’s programs during the summer, and being in the
library checking out new books is a great way
to encourage blooming readers. Another option is to join the YMCA for a month or two
and hang out at the swimming pools they offer. Being in the water is a great way to spend
time outdoors while staying cool. Many local
churches offer VBS programs for school aged
children, and most of them are at no cost to
you. And of course, scheduling play dates for
your children is a fabulous way to keep them
connected to their peers.
When all else fails, create a fun treasure hunt
for them at your home. Who doesn’t love a
good treasure hunt? Hopefully some of these
ideas will help you and your kiddos beat the
heat without getting frazzled!
Jody
Dear Jody,
I have a BIG problem that I hope you can
help me solve. Are you ready for something
this big? Okay, here it is. Find the slope and
concavity of the graph of x to the 2nd power
times y + y to the 4th power = 4 + 2x at the
point (2, 2).
The Mathematician
Dear Mathematician,
Ha! I’m getting a headache just looking at
that problem. My best advice for you is to
track down a college professor in the field of
higher mathematics. You would not want me
to even attempt solving that kind of problem...
Jody
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ists. Her original plays have been among the
most wildly popular summer offerings.
Tickets are on a pay-what-you-can basis with
a suggested ticket price of $25.
For more information call 713-522-2723 or
visit them on the web at www.catastrophictheatre.com
Stages Repertory Theatre presents The
Honky Tonk Angels
Running through Sunday September 6, 2015
Stages Repertory Theatre
3201 Allen Pkwy., Houston, TX 77019
In this country music extravaganza, three
wide-eyed dreamers meet on a bus bound for
Nashville and sing their way along the bumpy
road to stardom. With romance, husband
trouble and a little gospel thrown in for good
measure, this torchin’ and twangin’ songfest
features favorite hits including “9 to 5,” “Delta
Dawn,” “Coal Miner’s Daughter” and “Stand
by Your Man,” and celebrates women’s voices
in country music throughout the years.
www.stagestheatre.com
Mildred’s Umbrella Theater Company
presents The Drowning Girls
Running through Saturday August 1, 2015
Studio 101 at Spring Street Studios
1824 Spring St., Houston, TX 77007
Mildred’s Umbrella Theater Company presents the regional premiere of The Drowning
Girls by Beth Graham, Charlie Tomlinson and
Daniela Vlaskalic. A modern interpretation
and poetic retelling of the “Brides in the Bath”
slayings in 20th century England, the play also
examines the lengthy history of misogyny and
domestic abuse in modern civilization.
Originally produced in Canada for the Edmonton Fringe Festival, the work will make
its Houston debut. In line with MU’s mission
to promote and support the work of women,
the play, written by three female playwrights,
illustrates how far women have come in the
fight for equality in the past 100 years.
www.mildredsumbrella.com
Broadway at the Hobby Center presents
Motown The Musical
Running through July 26, 2015
Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
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800 Bagby St., Houston, TX 77002
Motown The Musical is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry
Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to
the heavyweight music mogul who launched
the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson,
Smokey Robinson and many more.
Tickets start at $25.50. For more information
houston.broadway.com
Trav’lin: The 1930’s Harlem Musical
Running through July 26, 2015
The Ensemble Theatre
3535 Main St., Houston, TX 77002
Trav’lin: The 1930’s Harlem Musical is a humorous, heart-warming story of three couples
playing the game of love in 1930’s Harlem.
The jazz-inflected score celebrates the music
of Harlem Renaissance composer J. C. Johnson and is reminiscent of many well-known,
bluesy Broadway shows.
For tickets and information, call them at 713520-0055 or visit them on the web at www.
ensemblehouston.com
2015 Houston Shakespeare Festival:
Macbeth
Starting Friday, July 31 through Saturday August 8, 2015 8:30pm
Miller Outdoor Theatre
6000 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX
77030
The University of Houston will present Macbeth as part of the annual Houston Shakespeare Festival.
Three mysterious witches promise a great
future to a worthy soldier, firing his ambition.
His power-hungry wife urges him to shape his
fate, no matter the cost. But what price must a
man of conscience pay to pursue his hungriest
ambitions?
This is a ticketed event for the covered seating
area. Free tickets are available (4 per person
over age 16 while they last) at the Miller
Outdoor Theatre box office the day of the
performance between the hours of 10:30 am-1
pm. If tickets remain at 1 pm, the box office
will re-open one hour before show time to
distribute the remaining tickets. As always,
open seating on the hill.
Admission is free. For more information call
www.houstonfestivalscompany.com/hsf/
2015 Houston Shakespeare Festival:
The Merchant of Venice
Starting Saturday August 1 through
Sunday August 9, 2015
Miller Outdoor Theatre
6000 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX
77030
The University of Houston will present The
Merchant of Venice as part of the annual
Houston Shakespeare Festival.
In the City of Commerce, Antonio’s business
thrives, yet he finds himself strapped for cash.
In the City of Glamour, Portia’s romantic
suitors must submit to a lottery for a chance at
winning her hand. At the crossroads of these
two plots stands Shylock, whose novel way of
securing interest sets them all on a path that
will force choices between justice and mercy.
This is a ticketed event for the covered seating
area. Free tickets are available (4 per person
over age 16 while they last) at the Miller
Outdoor Theatre box office the day of the
performance between the hours of 10:30 am-1
pm. If tickets remain at 1 pm, the box office
will re-open one hour before show time to
distribute the remaining tickets. As always,
open seating on the hill.
www.houstonfestivalscompany.com/hsf/
Integration
August 20 and 21, 2015 8 p.m.
Frenetic Theater
5102 Navigation Boulevard
Integration is a multimedia dance project
that explores the idea of social conformity
and what happens to humanity when Earth
as we know it no longer exists. The evening
will present a visually stimulating environment that promises to capture the audience’s
imagination through a world where humans no
longer identify with individuality and conform
to the larger social mass.
Integration opens with a glimpse into humanity’s potential future in a disavowed world
depleted of all resources, and survival is not
taken for granted. Laborers, religious fanatics,
and beggars fill the stage as the remnants of a
once thriving society, desperate and struggling
to push on. The dancers move independently,
yet, synchronously as a single breathing being
each different and unique. Video projections
depict an environment filled with dust and
nothingness. Until one day when everything
changes.
Part two of Integration begins with a devastated earth where individuality has countermanded. The choreography is militaristic and
sharp depicts a drone-like atmosphere. Video
projections transport Integration to another
world, and the introduction of a mutating box
is the vehement symbol of conformity. Despite
the overpowering of the individual, one character has preserved her sense of self. Will she
escape, or be forced to conform?
Integration features choreography by Jaime
Frugé, costume design by Marissa Marsh, and
lighting design by Mitchell Cronin. Video Projection, also by Frugé, will trigger the creation
and destruction of a forsaken earth and the
emergence of Integration’s dystopia. Integration promises to challenge the audience’s idea
of choreography through the engineering and
construction of a morphing confined space.
Integration is native Houstonian Jaime Fruge’s
choreographic debut in Houston. Jaime is a
2015 Frenetic Theater Artist Board Member
and is excited to premiere her first full-length
work as a part of the Artist Board Program
on August 20th and 21st at 8 pm at Frenetic
Theater. www.jaimefruge.com
Cast includes Michelle Cantua, Anthony
Davis, Kayla Hyde, Margaret Leary, Brianna,
McCray, Michelle McKay, Katherine Turner,
and Victoria Woods.
Tickets: $15
For tickets and more information please visit
www.freneticore.net
Actor’s Gem Productions presents
Celebrity Mystery Theater
Second Saturday of the month 6:45pm
The Spaghetti Warehouse
901 Commerce St., Houston, TX 77002
Imagine yourself enjoying dinner, socializing
with friends, having a few drinks . . . when
suddenly a murder is committed. Let the
wacky antics of two famous detectives, never
seen together before anywhere, amuse you as
they solve the crime.
Who did it? Was it Fran Drescher, Marilyn
Monroe, Cher, Elvis Presley, Elizabeth Taylor,
Rocky Balboa, Bill Clinton, Joan Crawford or
was it you?
Admission is $55 and includes a three-course
meal, dinner show, soft drinks and gratuity.
Reservations are required.
visit them on the web at www.celebritymysterytheater.com/
ARTS
FotoFest presents I Am a Camera
Exhibit runs through August 29, 2015
FotoFest
2000 Edwards Street Building C, Suite 2,
Houston, TX 77007
FotoFest will present I Am a Camera, an
exhibition featuring nine international artists
exhibiting work focused on communities; specifically lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered,
queer (LGBTQ) and questioning communities. I Am A Camera is about representation,
sexual orientation, gender identity expression
and society. The members of the communities
pictured self-identify across a broad spectrum
of sexuality, gender roles, race, class, culture
and politics. A varied and diverse population,
it resists generalization and traditional, normative expectations. As such, LGBTQ communities have defined themselves on their own
terms. I Am A Camera is an exhibition that
also performs as a conduit for sexual orientation and gender identity expression.
The artists in I Am A Camera explore a
number of humanist themes, including
relationships, self-realization and determination, class struggle, and community and space
building. Their works encompass traditional
black & white photography, contemporary
staged photography, film, video and installation work. They represent a wide spectrum of
sexual identification – lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, queer, and queer-allied.
The artists include Zackary Drucker &
ONGOING EVENTS
ARTS
Conroe Art League
Every Monday 9:30am-12:30pm
Every Wednesday 6pm-9pm
The Wonders of Watercolor Classes
with Carrie Allbritton!
Carrie discounts that old saying that watercolor is the hardest media and unforgiving,
believing instead that when you understand
the paints and what they do on paper, you
will find it fun, rewarding and very forgiving.
Ongoing watercolor classes every Monday
from 9:30am - 12:30pm AND every Wednesday from 6:00pm - 9:00pm at the Conroe Art
League Gallery.
Contact Carrie directly at: carrieallbritton@
gmail.com or 936-444-7303
Cost: $25.00 per class (payable a month in
advance)
Conroe Art League
Every Tuesday 1pm-3:30pm
Oil Painting Classes w/Gary Hernandez
Each student works at his/her own pace in
a creative and pleasant atmosphere. The
students will learn the tools and materials of
oil painting. New students will be painting a new painting at the first session. You
will copy master paintings as a pathway to
creating your own style of painting. You will
learn....
-How to use a grid to quickly layout the
painting.
-How to select the right palette.
-How to select and mix colors.
-How to select the right paint brushes
-How to apply color theory and use the color
wheel.
-How to pick the right canvas and how to
coat a canvas.
-How to varnish a painting.
-How to paint in Grisaille
These are only a few of the tips I will teach
you to create successful paintings and more
importantly have an enjoyable painting
experience.
Ongoing classes every Tuesday from 1:00pm
- 3:30pm at the Conroe Art League Gallery127 Simonton St. - Conroe, TX 77301
Contact Gary Hernandez directly to sign up:
713-569-9209 or garyhernandezstudio@
yahoo.com
Cost: $35.00/per class paid in advance
monthly.
Conroe Art League
Second Tuesday of the month
2:30pm-6pm
Photography Learning Center w/Ed
Gorman
The Photography Learning Center is back at
the Conroe Art Gallery!!
If you have questions about photography
or how to use your camera, whether it’s a
DSLR, SLR, film, cell phone, iPad, etc.,
then come to the Conroe Art Gallery on the
second Tuesday of each month from 2:30pm
- 6:00pm. The Conroe Art Gallery is at 127
Simonton St., Conroe, TX 77301.
Ed will show you how to work your camera
and take better photographs.
Contact Ed Gorman: edgorman1973@gmail.
com or call 936-443-3487 for more information.
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Conroe Art League
First and Third Thursday 1pm-3:30pm
Figure Drawing Group
Classes are at the Conroe Art League Gallery
127 Simonton St. Conroe, TX 77301
Live Model, All Skill Levels Welcome!
For more information contact: Darby
Kachmar [email protected] 936-2285126 or Marilyn Lowry mlowry3@comcast.
net or 936-447-1579
Fee is $10 per session, no reservation necessary
Conroe Art League
Every Thursday 2pm-4:30pm
Painting with Pastels
This is an ongoing weekly course, beginning February 5, 2015. The class meets
every Thursday from 2:00pm - 4:30pm in the
upstairs classroom at the Conroe Art League
Gallery - 127 Simonton St. - Conroe, TX
77301.
Painting in pastels is quick, easy, colorful,
beautiful, very portable - and FUN! Handled
correctly, pastels will last many lifetimes and
their pure colors never fade, crack, or peel.
No stress and no pressure here to paint a
masterpiece. You’ll learn how to turn “happy
accidents” into a part of your painting, or
erase it - pastels are very forgiving. Everyone will hjave a chance to experiment with
different techniques and materials, and you’ll
develop your own unique style over time.
For those who are new to art, you’ll learn
the basics of drawing and painting. For
more experienced artists who are new to
pastels, you’ll learn the characteristics and
techniques that are unique to pastels. At the
end of each class, you’ll have a finished or
nearly-finished painting to take home, ready
for framing.
Each student is encouraged to learn at
their own pace. You are welcomed to do a
class-based painting from reference photos
provided by the instructor, or bring in your
own reference materials to use. We may also
paint from life, or go outdoors to paint as the
weather permits.
During this ongoing course, you will:
-Improve your drawing skills, including
proportions and perspective.
-Learn how to see and paint values, types of
underpaintings, both wet and dry.
-Create different effects using hard vs. soft
pastels.
-Layer and blend pastels to get exactly the
color you want.
-Develop and use a portable pastel kit for
outdoor painting and travel.
-Know how to paint trees, clouds and water.
-Learn how to paint and draw from life and
en plein air (outdoors).
There’s no pressure to develop a masterpiece or “do it right”. This class is all about
having fun and discovering the artist in you.
You’ll have lots of individual attention from
the instructor with helpful feedback so your
paintings keep getting better.
Your supply list has options to fit a budget,
and everyone is welcomed to register and
join us any time.
Please contact the instructor, Kathy Fediw,
at [email protected] or call her
business number at 281-687-6966, if you
have any questions and for a list of materials.
Cost: $30.00 per class, payable at the first
of each month or at the beginning of each
session.
Instructor: Kathy Fediw, LEED AP ID+C,
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LEGAL EASE
COLD INJUSTICE
Was an innocent man locked up while his prosecutor became a TV star?
by Matt DeLuca
[email protected]
If you’ve paid any attention to the Texas
criminal justice system in the last few years, you
may have heard the stories of Michael Morton
and Anthony Graves – two innocent men who
spent years in prison for crimes they did not
commit, both due in part to egregious prosecutorial misconduct. The
shameful prosecutors in
those cases have since
been disbarred. But
will that same fate be
suffered by star of TNT’s
“Cold Justice” and
former Harris County
prosecutor Kelly Siegler?
In 2007, a Harris
County jury convicted
Matt DeLuca David Temple of the horrific murder of his pregnant wife, Belinda. Over the next eight years,
Temple sat behind bars, perceived by the public
as a monster. Meanwhile, Kelly Siegler, the (in)
famous prosecutor who helped convict Temple
gained national attention as the star of her own
TV show, TNT’s “Cold Justice.” After trial,
Temple’s attorney, Dick DeGuerin, famously
said that Siegler had finally “convicted an innocent man.” And in the years that followed,
Temple and his attorneys continued to claim his
innocence. But were these just typical sound
bites from a convicted murderer still exercising
his appeals – or was there more to it? Temple’s
team specifically claimed that a new witness had
come forward after trial about a suspect who had
bragged about burglarizing the Temple home
on the day of the murder and firing his shotgun
inside the residence.
On July 8, 2015, following a two and a half
month hearing in which Siegler and more than
30 other witnesses testified, Judge Larry Gist
filed a scathing 19-page ruling that recommended Temple’s murder conviction be vacated
and he be given a new trial. In his ruling, Judge
Gist listed 36 specific instances where Siegler
withheld evidence or information that would
have been favorable to Temple’s defense. The
findings included: Siegler had a sheriff’s deputy
contact the new witness who had come forward
after the trial, and after the deputy did so, the
witness’s story changed significantly, Siegler
withheld certain investigators reports from
the defense, Siegler withheld the statement
of a woman who called the police stating her
husband may have killed the victim, and Siegler
even helped get an attorney for the alternate
suspect the defense believed may have been the
actual killer.
But why would a prosecutor withhold this
information? Siegler stated that evidence
favorable to Temple’s defense did not need to be
disclosed if the State did not believe it was true.
She really said that. And this exposes a greater
problem. Prosecutors and law enforcement can
develop tunnel vision while investigating a case.
They latch on to a suspect and make that version
of the story work. It often becomes more about
winning than seeking actual justice. Ego plays
a large role. Siegler’s bio on the “Cold Justice
“TNT website boasts the following:
- Kelly has tried 68 murder cases – and has
never lost.
- Kelly secured the death penalty in 19 out
of 20 capital murder cases – earning her the
nickname “giant killer.”
Judge Gist finished his ruling by concluding that if Siegler had disclosed the favorable
evidence, the results of Temple’s trial would
have been different. Imagine that. Eight years
of Temple’s life inconceivably changed because
a prosecutor chose to seek fame, not justice.
If you have any legal questions, give me a
call at (713) 429-4400 or email me at matt@
mattdelucalaw.com. You can also access my
website at www.mattdelucalaw.com.
Aggressive Criminal Defense
The Law Office of Matt DeLuca
Houston Office
712 Main St. #2450
Houston, TX 77002
7th Annual Juried Exhibition
Exhibit runs through July 30, 2015
Archway Gallery
2305-A Dunlavy St., Houston, TX 77019
Archway Gallery will hold its Seventh Annual
Juried Exhibition, benefiting Young Audiences
of Houston. The open-themed show welcomes
all artists in south and central Texas, 18 years
or older, to submit works completed within the
last three years independently and not previously exhibited by Archway Gallery. Artists
whose work is accepted will be notified by
telephone on July 10.
Selected juror Gus Kopriva will award all
prizes at Archway’s opening reception. First
prize winner will receive a $500 cash award
with guest artist privileges for one month at
Archway Gallery. Cash awards will also be
presented to second and third prize-winning
artists, with honorable mentions awarded at
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Cultured Cocktails
Every Thursday, 5-7 p.m.
Boheme Cafe and Wine Bar,
Please join us for drinks and conversation at
Boheme Cafe & Wine Bar on Thursday, July
16th, when a portion of the proceeds from
all drink sales during the 5:00PM -7:00PM
happy hour will go to support Flamenco Poets
Society. So enjoy a drink or two, meet the
Flamenco Poets Society team, and take-in Boheme’s bohemian atmosphere! Additionally,
the Flamenco Poets Society will be presenting the poetry of Pablo Neruda - a bilingual
reading. The proceeds from the evening will
support the organization so don’t be shy,
raise a glass (or three) while raising funds for
Flamenco Poets Society!
The Flamenco Poets Society is a non-profit organization based in Houston that is dedicated
to promoting an appreciation and understanding of Latin American & Spanish poets and
the Flamenco Arts.
The Flamenco Poets Society will present the
poetry of Pablo Neruda - a bilingual reading. We will be celebrating Neruda’s annual
birthday celebration.
http://www.theflamencopoetssociety.org/
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Rhys Ernst (USA); Sunil Gupta (India/UK);
Lindsay Morris (USA); Frédéric Nauczyciel
(France); Irina Popova (Russia); Anna Charlotte Schmid (Germany); Paul Mpagi Sepuya
(USA) and Charan Singh (India).
Following the opening reception, the exhibit
will be on display through August 29.
www.fotofest.org
the juror’s discretion.
The mission of Young Audiences of Houston
is to educate and inspire children through the
arts, to make the arts an integral part of the
school curriculum, and to advance the field of
arts in education through professional teacher
development training and community partnerships.
Following the opening reception, the exhibit
will be on display through July 30.
Admission is free.
visit them on the web at www.archwaygallery.
com
Discovery!: Three One-Woman Exhibitions
Exhibit runs through August 8, 2015
William Reaves Fine Art
2143 Westheimer Rd., Houston, TX 77098
William Reaves Fine Art will present Discovery!, an exhibition series offering intriguing
new visual opportunities which may just pose
the perfect antidote for the “dog days” of
Houston’s summer. In a series of one-woman
shows, Discovery! introduces Houstonians
(or reintroduces them, as the case may be) to
a cache of compelling work by three accomplished Texas women, all of whom channeled
considerable energies and talents into the creation of innovative art, and warrant renewed
attention and broader recognition within the
state’s collector community.
Discovery! shines long over-due light on the
works of Constance Forsyth (1903-1987), Rita
Blasser (1826-2014) and Karen Lastre. The
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exhibition celebrates these women and their
work, and returns their material to the gallery
scene after prolonged hiatuses, positioning the
work for fresh examination. Making for some
of the city’s most interesting summer viewing,
Discovery!’s three-in-one format is certain to
include works which will appeal to all, and
qualifies as “required summer viewing” for all
avid Texas art patrons.
Following the opening reception, the exhibits
will be on display through August 8.
www.reavesart.com
Ultimate Justice
Through August 28, 2015
Fresh Arts, Winter Street Studios
B11, 2101 Winter Street, Houston, TX 77007
Fresh Arts presents “Ultimate Justice” a
multimedia exhibition by Houston-based
artist Stephen Wilson. “Ultimate Justice”
showcases a series of photographs, drawings, notes, documents and videos based on
the artist’s experience working on the feature
length documentary Killing Time. The film
delves deeply into the experience of a family
whose loved one, Elroy Chester, was executed
by the State of Texas the summer of 2013.
Chester was diagnosed with a general learning
disability by all scientific measures. In 2002,
the U.S. Supreme Court barred the execution
of mentally impaired persons, considering the
punishment to be cruel and unusual. However,
the State of Texas ruled that because Chester’s
crimes demonstrated forethought, strategy,
and criminal intent, execution was fair punishment. The public is invited to a free opening
reception beginning at 6 p.m., on Friday, July
17, 2015 at Fresh Arts, 2101 Winter Street,
Studio B11, Houston, TX, 77007. Free parking is available.
Panisch Unlimited presents Panisch: A
Vivid Life
Saturday, July 25, 2015 6pm
Heights Art Studios
214 E. 27th St.
Houston, TX 77008
Heights Art Studios & Gallery, in conjunction with Panisch Unlimited, presents A Vivid
Life by Panisch. A native Texas artist from
the Houston/Heights area, Panisch is making claim to his spot in the art world and has
caused some buzz with his vibrant paintings,
cleaver sculpture, and gallery installations.
Free parking will be available. Refreshments
will be served.
713-894-4480.
GATHERINGS
FIT BODY
DROP THE EXCUSES, IT’S
TIME TO SWIM FOR FITNESS
by Shanna Layne
[email protected]
2015 Space City Comic Con
Fri July 24 through Sun July 26, 2015
starts noon on Fri, 10am Sat & Sun
NRG Center
1 Reliant Park, Houston, TX 77054
Space City Comic Con is the Gulf Coast’s fanculture convention and family entertainment,
pop-culture expo for all ages, with a bit of
everything for fans of comics, sci-fi, fantasy,
gaming, literature and art.
Special guests in 2015 will include William
Shatner, Robert Picardo, Naomi Grossman
and more.
For more information check out their website
at www.spacecitycomiccon.com
Or call them at 713-629-3700
Tickets start at just $20 for a single-day pass;
and $40 for a three-day pass.
FILM
Story To Screen
August 12, 2015 8pm
Houston Central Library
500 McKinney St., Houston, TX 77002
Houston Public Library presents Story to
Screen
The Houston Public Library will join together
with Alamo Drafthouse’s Rolling Roadshow
to celebrate a summer of reading and fun with
the first “Story to Screen” event. Events will
include music from the Allen Oldies Band.
There will also be food and beverage vendors
on hand and free activities presented by Pop
Shop Houston. Admission is free.
August 12 - Stand By Me
Revel in the lore of friendship, adventure and
pie-eating in Rob Reiner’s classic film based
on a short story by Stephen King.
The swimming pool isn’t just kid’s play. For
many people, one of the best options for them
to improve their overall health, reduce pain,
rehab an injury, improve their cardiovascular
condition, lose weight and increase flexibility is to exercise in water. Specifically who
can benefit from aquatic exercise? Almost
everyone!
Many athletes and
avid exercisers who
suffer from acute or
overuse injuries are
often prescribed aquatic
exercise as a form of rehabilitation. Individuals who are overweight/
obese can benefit from
Shanna Layne using the pool to exercise because the buoyancy of the water takes the stress off of their
bones & joints while they exercise. People
who suffer from inflammatory disease or
suffer from chronic pain benefit from aquatic
exercise because the hydrostatic pressure aids
aching joints and allows them to exercise with
minimal irritation.
Another group that can most certainly benefit
from aquatic exercise is women who are pregnant. Not only does it allow them to exercise
without any impact on their joints, it has a
positive effect on their mental health as well.
Other benefits include improved cardio fitness,
improved muscular strength, improved balance & coordination and improved flexibility.
So you don’t have a swimming pool in your
back yard? Most areas have a local YMCA,
local health club, a city pool or even a
neighborhood/ community pool and they offer
specific times available only for “adult swim.”
Many even offer aquatic workouts for adults
designed for those who prefer to exercise in a
group environment.
I am a firm believer in the benefits of aquatic
exercise and I swim and perform water work-
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outs several times a week. When I begin touting the benefits of aquatic exercise, I am often
met with opposition and resistance. Actually,
let’s call it what it is – EXCUSES. Interestingly enough, the #1 excuse isn’t what you
would think it would be; most people do not
say “I don’t have access to a pool.” The #1
excuse I hear is “I don’t know how to swim;”
followed by common excuse #2 (it’s a close
2nd), “I am NOT putting on a bathing suit!”
Let’s address Excuse #1: Look, I am not
exactly what you would refer to as a “strong
swimmer” myself. However, it’s an easy obstacle to overcome. Using a kick board, you
can still get a very effective workout and enjoy
many of the benefits of swimming without
having to have the skills of an Olympic swimmer. Once you are in the pool, place your
hands on the kick board, extend your arms
& kick your legs behind you as if you were
swimming. You can repeat this movement
laying on your back, holding the kick board
across your chest and kicking your legs again
as if you were swimming. If you want to
learn to swim, hire a professional to teach you
proper form and technique. Or, as previously
mentioned find a YMCA or community pool
that offers aquatic workouts/ water aerobics
classes.
Now, for Excuse #2: I’m not suggesting you
enter a bikini contest nor am I suggesting that
you lounge around the public pool in your
bathing suit. Stop looking at yourself in the
mirror in your swimsuit and go get in the pool!
I have been to many different area pools lately
and I can attest to the fact that NONE are surrounded by outdoor mirrors. Have you ever
been to an outdoor water park? Generally they
are not surrounded by outdoor mirrors… and
there is a reason. Now stop thinking about it,
get over your excuses, get in the water & get
to work!
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WORKOUT IS
THE ONE
YOU DIDN’T DO
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TO THE REPUBLIC
A FOOL AND
HIS MONEY
commentary by Bart Pearston
[email protected]
They say politics makes strange “bed fellows”. As we enter the campaign starting gates,
some very strange things have already developed. With a crowded field of 15 candidates for
the GOP nomination already, the first debate in
Cleveland next month will only invite the front
runners. This will be established by poll numbers of course. Each candidate was required
to submit a financial disclosure to the Federal
Elections Commission last Wednesday. Some
of the more remarkable,
and yet little publicized
findings were:
Bart Pearston
1.) Those who
doubted Trump’s interest in these debates
expected him to not
submit a disclosure
to be included. He
not only did, but he
is currently polling at
the top.
Maybe it’s time for Century 21 to just put
the “For Sale” sign up at 1600 Pennsylvania
Avenue. Even the “Citizens United” objectors
have conceded the fight when Obama’s promise
to not take a single dime from any PAC’s or
include a single lobbyist in his administration if
elected were obliterated in 2012. The majority
of his money was from PAC’s and his administration is now filled with K-Street lobbyists.
His and their excuse is “The other side does
it too.” Maybe the two parties aren’t different
after all.
Clinton’s $47.5 Million is far ahead of Sanders $13M or O’Malley’s $3M. In spite of the
energizing issues and populist rhetoric coming
from either of them, big money is not.
Similarly, Bush’s SUPER PAC is already
over $103 Million compared to Cruz’s and
Rubio’s $38M and $32M in distant 2nd or 3rd
places. Yippee! it looks
like 1992 all over
money are
again since Trump has
already spent 3/4ths of
his campaign funds in
-Will Rogers
mid-July of 2015.
Before the campaign season even starts, it appears that the Billionaires have already bought
and sold their candidates (from both parties) to
the extent that they fund both Clinton and Bush
at the same time. AP reported one Billionaire
who did this, John Catsimatidis, a Manhattan
grocery chain owner, was quoted as saying,
“They both love America, and I’d be happy if
either of them won.” Whatever happened to
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4.) The much railed against PAC’s (Political Action Committees) and Super PACS
are expected to contribute 10 times that
amount before November 2016.
2.) Over 60 Billionaires (out of the 492
in the entire country) have “donated”
the max amount
of $2,700 to the
“A fool and his
Clinton and Bush
campaigns. What
soon elected”
does that tell you?
3.) An estimated
$400 Million dollars has already been
“donated” to an election season that
hasn’t started yet. Most experts expect
the winner to spend over $2.5 Billion to
win. They will likely only need 60 million
votes due to voter apathy, which comes
down to over $40 a vote. How many
people would sell their vote for a pair of
twenties?
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EDUCATION
Barbara Bush Branch Library
Ongoing [call for class dates & times]
Ongoing Computer Classes
Dave Smith, computer instructor, will be
teaching seven different computer classes at
the Barbara Bush Branch Library in March
2015. The classes are Computer Basics,
Introduction to the Internet, Email, MS
Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS
Publisher.
He also teaches additional classes which are
offered at various times throughout the year,
including Digital Photography and Smartphone Tips. Please call for the dates and
times of the classes and to register.
Each class meets for a single 2-hour session. As class size is limited to 12 people,
pre-registration is required for each class.
Registration is on a first-come, first-served
basis. Registration opens 30 days prior to the
class.
Please visit the website (www.hcpl.net) or
call the library at 281-376-4610 for more
information and to register for these classes.
The classes are held in the Barbara Bush
Library Friends Computer Lab at 6817 Cypresswood Drive in Spring.
Baldwin Boettcher Library
Ongoing
English As A Second Language
The Baldwin Boettcher Library Staff
provides ESL classes for folks who want
to learn to speak English or improve their
English speaking skills. Our beginning
classes are scheduled on Mondays, 6-7:30
pm; Fridays 1-3 pm; Our intermediate
ESL classes are on Wednesdays, 6-7:30 pm
and Thursdays, 1-3 pm; Our conversational
English class is on Tuesdays 10-12 pm; Our
advanced English class is on Tuesdays 4-5
pm. Call the library at 281-821-1320 for
more information about the ESL classes.
Every Thursday noon-1pm
Yoga For Stress Relief
Certified yoga instructor, Linda Popinksi,
offers this free class every Thursday from
12:00-1:00 in the Earl Elliott Room at the
Barbara Bush Branch Library, 6817 Cypresswood Drive in Spring. Both men and women
are welcome. Bring your own yoga mat and
a beach towel.
Every Friday noon-2pm
French Classes with Marie
Come and learn French with Marie on Fridays from 12:00-2:00. The class is intermediate level and so some knowledge of French
is required. No registration is necessary. The
class will meet in the Robin Bush Room
at the Barbara Bush Branch Library, 6817
Cypresswood Drive in Spring.
AREA TOURS
Big Thicket Distilling
Every Saturday noon, 2pm, 4pm
Big Thicket Distilling Tours
We offer tours at 12, 2 and 4pm on Saturdays. $10 per person. Includes a distillery
tour and tasting of our products.
Make your reservation online at BigThicket-
Distilling.com
Big Thicket Distillery’s telephone number is
936-666-1341
GAMING
Beginner HeroClix
Sundays at 4:30pm
Fat Ogre Games & Comics
525 Sawdust Rd, Spring TX, P: (281) 2928444
HeroClix is a fun game that allows players to
pit their favorite Heroes and Villains against
each other in combat! Battle characters from
multiple series, from Lord of the Rings to the
Justice League!
Who will reign victorious on the fields of
battle?
For beginners or casual players
HeroClix Tournament Night
Mondays at 7pm
525 Sawdust Rd, Spring TX, P: (281) 292-8444
HeroClix is a fun game that allows players to pit
their favorite Heroes and Villains against each
other in combat! Battle characters from multiple
series, from Lord of the Rings to the Justice
League!
Who will reign victorious on the fields of battle?
For more experienced players, and competitive
players
Netrunner Meetup Night
Mondays at 6pm
Netrunner is an amazing living card game,
with an amazing story and amazing game
mechanics. Players compete using one of two
decks they construct, either the Corporation or
the Runner. In a Matrix style world, Runners
jack into the computer system in order to hack
into the Corporation’s systems in order to
discover their secret agendas.
Casual meetup night for players of all experience levels
X-Wing Meetup Night
Tuesdays at 6pm
Star Wars X-Wing is a fun and innovative
dogfighting game, in which you must defeat your
opponents in space combat! Use ships from the
Star Wars universe as you construct your custom
squadrons, and fight for either the Empire or the
Rebel Alliance!
Casual meetup night for players of all experience
levels
Pokemon League
Wednesdays 5pm - 8pm
Space Cadets Collection Collection
27326 Robinson Road #117 Oak Ridge North,
Free and open to all. Learn to play, trade cards,
have fun with friends and make new friends.
Earn free League only Pokemon foil cards by
playing 7 games (DS or card). On any given
week we have 25-40 players aged from 6-40+
(yes we have moms and dads that play also :)
World War Wednesday
Wednesdays at 6pm
This is a meet up for all our Historical themed
miniatures games. Bolt Action, Flames of War,
and Saga players rejoice! We have tables as
well as beautiful terrain for players to use. It’s
a great event for both beginners and veterans
alike, and a great way to spend a Wednesday!
Magic Commander Night
Wednesdays at 6pm
Test your mettle in one of Magic the Gathering’s most popular multiplayer format! As one
of the most fun and casual formats for Magic,
Commander night is a blast! Players Construct
a 100 card deck with no duplicates allowed,
and play in a multi-man game leading to some
crazy shenanigans. See you on the battlefield!
Warmachine and Hordes Meetup Night
Thursdays at 6pm
Warmachine and Hordes (commonly known as
Warma/Hordes) is an awesome Miniatures game
where players assume the role of a general leading their warriors into combat. Control amazing
machines called Jacks or harness the wild power
of powerful beasts and monsters to destroy your
adversaries.
Casual meetup night for players of all experience
levels
My Little Pony Collectable Card Game
Thursdays All Day
27326 Robinson Road #117 Oak Ridge North
Come learn how to play the My Little Pony
collectible card game. Free event each week.
Magic Draft Night
Thursdays at 7pm
Players purchase 3 booster packs from standard
(depending on what the group votes to draft),
and an additional 2 booster packs of any available expansion to add to the prize pool! Players
then construct a 40 card deck from the contents
of their draft to compete with, battling for prizes
and glory!
Fun event for players of all experience levels,
and perfect for players to expand their collection
For more Details go to:
https://www.facebook.com/
events/340064569532538/
Friday Night Magic
Fridays at 7pm
Experience one of the most intense and fun
Standard Magic tournaments in the area every
Friday at Fat Ogre! Players bring a 60 card
Standard legal deck to compete in a massive
tournament! A fun night for players of all ages
and experience levels, Friday Night Magic is
your premier Magic event.
Fun event for players of all experience levels
events/510118335795397/
Warhammer Meetup Night
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Fridays at 6pm
A fun meetup night for both Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40k players,
Fat Ogre has an amazing community for
Warhammer. A great night for players of all
experience levels, new players can feel free
to stop by and learn!
Hero Clix
Saturdays 3pm – 5pm
27326 Robinson Road #117 Oak Ridge
North, TX 77385
Come on out and learn how to play Hero
Clix. We are an official HeroClix tournament
site , so come and enjoy the fun. We have
added a full line of Hero Clix items.
Marval Dice Masters League
North, TX 77385
Learn how to play this exciting new game,
which sold out all over the nation as soon as
it was released. It is an inexpensive game to
start , at around $15 for a starter and $1.00
for boosters. If you have ever played the
dace game Quarriors, this will seem familiar
to you, as it is created by the same company.
Join us!
Board Game Night
North, TX 77385
Bring your favorite board or card game.
Meet up with friends or make new ones
while you are here! Please only bring all ages
appropriate games. Monopoly anyone? We
want everybody to be able to participate.
Magic Modern Tournament
Saturdays at 6pm
A fun tournament for Magic the Gathering
players to test their competitive skill with
access to older and more powerful cards.
Players bring a Modern legal deck comprised
of 60 cards, and compete for prizes and glory!
Players may use any Magic the Gathering card
printed after 8th edition, with a few specific
exceptions.
events/1376049572715159/
SUPPORT GROUPS
Free 2B Support Group
Tuesdays, 6:45-8:30pm
Faith Bible Church, The Woodlands
FREE 2B is a faith-based codependency
support group, where those facing relational
difficulties can share their struggles and begin the process of restoring healthy balance
in their lives. Free 2B is open to the public
for individuals and couples 18 and older and
is free to attend. For an information packet,
email Scott at [email protected].
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ART TALK
CREATIVITY IN FLOWERS
story and photos by Rosanne Friedman
[email protected]
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An alternative to believing in yourself
Of course, self-belief is more than just
common advice. It’s at the heart of selling,
of creating, of shipping, of leadership...
Telling someone, “believe in yourself,”
is often worthless, though, because it’s
easier said than done.
Perhaps the alternative is: “Do work you
can believe in.”
Not trust, verification. Not believing that
one day you’ll do worthwhile work. Instead, do worthwhile work, look at it, then
believe that you can do it again.
Step by step, small to large, easy to difficult.
Do work you can believe in. --Seth Godin
The philosopher king of flowers was flown
in from Delft to engage, encourage, and amaze
the audience of the Texas Florist Expo as a
guest of the Texas State Floral Association
held at the Marriot in Sugarland this summer.
Pim Van den Akker led Socratic questions to
his point that the most important thing about
flowers is YOU.
With the wisdom of belief in the individual’s
creative center he encouraged all to make
mistakes, declaring mistakes to be his proudest moment because that is where learning is.
Proposing that there is no right or wrong, only
ways to do it differently. His philosophy is:
everything I think of I can create. Of course,
he admits, it can be difficult with organizing
time, money and knowledge but all of those
things can be worked around. The real problem is fear of making mistakes—and mistakes
that you need to make it order to learn more,
be more creative and clear and purposeful.
For me, he says, making mistakes is growing.
He has built his life on this philosophy. He
loves and encourages all to find the feeling
that brings us to the power of ourselves in
working from one’s creative center. “You
have it in you to amaze yourself—that’s growing”
Being a great storyteller he drove home the
truth of his experience by sharing a story that
rings in every florist’s heart.
He was creating to please
someone else and he ended
up making an arrangement
that he himself not only didn’t
believe in, he hated. The guy
he made it for loved it and
took it to his girlfriend and
she loved it and then came
back for another. It meant that
he as the artist was stuck in a
cycle of doing work he hated
and it left him feeling bad,
very bad. To make the powerful choice to please yourself
means that you trust that you
know more about what you
are doing than anyone, you’ve
done it longer and better than
those who are coming to you
and your responsibility to
yourself and to life itself is to
elevate others to your level of
knowledge and creativity, not
be brought down to their level
of ignorance.
He admits that being
dyslexic has given him challenges but he appreciates how
being both visually and auditory dyslexic and by the way
--a bit color blind, he says
with a chuckle, he has to look
at things differently.
He believes that whatever
you do-- politics, poetry, or
science the most important
is to create and do it with
passion. Enjoy it- if you’re
not enjoying it you’re doing it
wrong, if you’re not enjoying
it there is no growth.
He works with a great sense
of openness and playfulness,
he dances with materials
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spontaneously. Each material that he comes
in touch with offers up information. It’s up to
us to find that and use it, as he notices that a
loofa cut in half has natural openings that can
be used for flowers.
He begins his works with a structure that
he might find or build. Within the structure
he builds or utilizes ready water sources of
various kinds, sometimes a vessel, sometimes
tubes of water attached. His attachments
sometimes become visual elements of the
piece like those zip ties. With a structure in
place, mixed elements are fair games, fruits,
vegetable, sometimes cinnamon quills, here
the world opens to him with choices. Greenery
and flowers are dropped or woven into the
sculpture.
Playfulness is key. He looks around and
what he sees becomes a possible component-from junk to treasure. Among the twenty one
books that he has written one is, “Royal Delftmasterpieces” the antique and revered blue
pottery from Delft provides the starting point
and inspiration for this body of work- the old
with the new.
Thinking outside of the box, his arrangements could be inside or outside of the container, placing a structure in the container and
attaching more sticks and greenery to it, then
placing the flowers on the outside using the
water source inside.
Pim van den Akker offers this tidbit of
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advise that, like all of his advise, it could be
useful for all artists making all kinds of artwork: Look at your piece, close your eyes for
five seconds and then open them, write down
the first three things you see and ask yourself
are they the things you want to see.
Play, make mistakes and analyze. When you
make a choice it’s the right choice for that moment, another moment, with more or different
information there will be another choice. As
a florist/philosopher he is giving life lessons
with his florestry.
He talks about making one work and then
making ten more of that kind because after
that many a kind of innate rhythm will reveal
itself. It will become elegant in a way that is
impossible to plan.
His compositions are well proportioned, in a
classical sense. He may be colorblind but his
work is visually organized in a value scale of
lightness and darkness, organized by scale in
large to small elements. Nature, he writes, is
his friend. He uses natural materials to create
a complicated visual texture. The viewer must
look and then look again to take it all in. That
being said, he is unafraid of transparency in
arrangements. Ideas flow from Pim van den
Akker, he is the quintessential creative spirit.
Find him at www.flowerfactor.com where he
shares his tips and tricks and invites others
to share theirs. He is not interested in having
anyone make work like his, he is interested in
YOU amazing yourself—that’s growing.
who’s better
who’s best
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CONROE
Fri Sept 25 9pm The Atomic Punks
Sat Sept 26 9pm The Atomic Punks
Backwoods Saloon
230 Lexington Ct., Conroe 936-273-0203
no website
Open Mic every Thursday 8pm with Dan Scott & Friends
Fri July 24 7pm Overload
Sat July 25 7pm The Unthinkables
Sun July 26 4pm Open Mic Jam
Fri July 31 7pm Snit Dog & Pony Show
MAGNOLIA
Bernhardt Winery
9043 County Road 204, Plantersville
www.bernhardtwinery.com
All Shows start one hour prior to sunset
Shows are $10 - ages 18 and up
The Corner Pub
302 N. Main St., Conroe 936-788-2390
www.thecornerpubinconroe.com
Tuesday Open Mic with Jeremy Bankhead
Wednesday Hippie Night with The Lankfords Brothers
Thurday FarLand jams with Adam McFarland
Dosey Doe Music Cafe
463 FM 1488, Conroe 936-321-2171
www.doseydoe.com
Thur July 23 Stu Hamm
Fri July 24 Seth Walker
Sat July 25 Mark Jones
Sun July 26 Real Life Real Music Songwriters Camp
Showcase
Mon July 27 Open Mic Night
Tue July 28 Open Mic Night
Wed July 29 Pat Ryan - Singer Songwriter Hump Day
Thur July 30 Adam Fears
Fri July 31 Seth James
Sat Aug 1 Cody Jinks
Sun Aug 2 Real Life Real Music Songwriters Camp
Showcase
Game On Sports Bar
1717 N. Fraiser Conroe 936-788-6209
www.gameonsportsandmusic.com
Open Mic Every Wednesday at 8pm
No Music Reported
Kat Daddy Bar
463 FM 1488, Conroe 936-273-9342
www.katdaddysbar.com
Every Sunday 4pm Corey Micheal, Caleb & Friends
Papa’s On The Lake
9400 Hwy 105 W., Lake Conroe 936-447-2500
www.papasonthelake.com
No Music Reported
Red Brick Tavern
119 Simonton, Conroe 936-539-2000
www.theredbricktavern.com
Every Sunday Gospel Sunday Brunch
CYPRESS CREEK
Acadia
3939 FM 1960 W., Houston 281-893-2860
www.acadiabarandgrill.com
Fri July 24 9pm J.F.K.
Sat July 25 9pm Castles Of Colossas, Epic Death, Carrion Sun, Chaotic Justice, Aegis.
Sun July 26 9pm Angels Birthday Bash Against Domestic
Violence
Fri July 31 9pm Carranza (CD Release Party) With Red
Tiger, Allison Red, Late Friday
Sat Aug 1 9pm Houston Underground Punk Festival #3
Fri Aug 7 9pm Aska,Matrekis,Torrid Complex,Wolfeblitzer
Sun Aug 9 9pm Washed Up, Polly Suede, Para Bellum,
Dreams Of Reality, The Sellins
Fri Aug 21 9pm Lotus Effect, Gatsby’s Green Light Band,
Black Market Tragedy, Rise From Slumber
The Concert Pub North
2470 Cypress Creek Pkwy., Houston 281-583-8111
www.theconcertpub.com
Sat August 8 9pm Michael Sweet of Stryper
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Genuwine Tasting Room
6503 FM 1488 #401 Magnolia 832-934-2675
www.mygenuwine.com [no cover unless stated *]
Thurs July 23 7:30pm Morgan Taylor Wilson
Fri July 24 7:30pm Sean Harrold
Sat July 25 7:30pm Mike Allen & Stephan Sullivan
Wed. July 29 6pm Daniel Ennis
Thurs. July 30 7:30pm Grant Harrison
Fri. July 31 7:30pm The Silvertones
Sat. Aug. 1 7:30pm Lyssa Warren
Wed. Aug. 5 6pm Josh Galvan
Thurs. Aug. 6 7:30pm Michael Player
Fri. Aug 7 7:30pm Aaron McDonnell
Sat. Aug 8 7:30pm Abrie Lynn
Wed. Aug. 12 6pm Live Music
Thurs. Aug 13 7:30pm Keith Rea
Fri. Aug. 14 7:30pm Girl Friday*
Sat. Aug. 15 7:30pm Scott Haskins
Wed. Aug. 19 6pm Bobby Martin
Thurs. Aug. 20 7:30pm Corey Michael
Fri. Aug. 21 7:30pm Sam Jenkins
Sat. Aug. 22 7:30pm Chase Gassaway
Wed. Aug. 26 6pm Duane Dulane
Thurs. Aug. 27 7:30pm Live Music
Fri. Aug. 28 7:30pm Keeton Coffman*
Sat. Aug. 29 7:30pm Grant Harrison
MONTROSE
Rudyards
2010 Waugh Dr Houston 713-521-0521
www.rudyardspub.com
Weekday shows & Sunday, doors open at 8pm
Friday and Saturday, doors open at 9pm [unless otherwise
mentioned]
First band listed is headliner/or plays last. Music starts at 10.
Thur. July 23 Svetlanas/Avenue Rockers/The Guillotines/Zeroheros w/ DJ Debacuchery spinning between sets
Fri. July 24 Wheel Workers/Octahedron/Ex-Optimistes
Sat. July 25 Byron and Jana’s after Wedding Blowout! w/ The
Hickoids/Te Beaumonts/Hard Luck Revival
Mon. July 27 Open Mic Comedy Night ***Doors@7:30
Show@8pm:FREE!
Tues. July 28 Pegstar presents: Electric Citizen*Mono
Drag*Slow Season*
Wed. July 29 Western Swing Wednesdays/7-11pm FREE!
Thur. July 30 Rudyard’s Beer Dinner featuring SanTan Brewing Company
Fri. July 31 Supremacy*Khobretti*Mindkill*$8 Cover
Sat. Aug 1 Houston Hot Fusion: Poets and Musicians in the
P.M. benefiting MS and Public Poetry
NORTH SPRING
19th Hole Grill & Bar
202 Sawdust Rd #118, Spring 281-363-2574
www.19th.cc [$10 cover on all shows]
Thu Jul 23 8pm Texas Soul
Fri Jul 24 8pm Unknown Brothers, Farewell to Solace
Sat Jul 25 8pm Ghoultown, Rockett Queen, Reverend
Ellington
Thu Jul 30 8pm Great Antler Teeth
Fri Jul 31 8pm Black Kennedy, Tracing Over Evil, Radio
Cartel
Sat Aug 01 8pm Metacrisis, The Apollo Crows, Raven
Outlaw
Sat Aug 22 8pm Troublemaker
Fri Nov 06 8pm madSons
Crabby Daddy
25186 I-45, The Woodlands 281-296-2722
www.crabbydaddy.com
Fri July 24 7pm Reveron Johnny & the Band of Gizmos
Sat July 25 7pm Bristol Fashion
Fri July 31 7pm Fyzical Address
Crescent Moon Wine Bar
440 Rayford Rd., #115, Spring 281-364-WINE (9463)
www.crescentmoonwinebar.com
Every Thursday is Salsa Music Night
Fri July 24 8:30pm Key of Soul Band
Sat July 25 8:30pm Breakfast At Tiffanys
Fri July 31 8:30pm Cool Breeze Band
Sat Aug 1 8:30pm Next Level Band
Fri Aug 7 8:30pm Bristol Fashion
Sat Aug 8 8:30pm Johnny & the Spinsations
Fri Aug 14 8:30pm Orion
Sat Aug 15 8:30pm Fab 5
Fri Aug 21 8:30pm Culver House
Sat Aug 22 8:30pm Checkered Past
Dosey Doe Big Barn
25911 I-45 N., The Woodlands 281-367-3774
www.doseydoe.com
Thur July 23 8:30pm Lee DeWyze
Fri July 24 8:30pm Jason Cassidy
Sat July 25 8:30pm Euge Groove and Peter White - White
Hot Summer Groove
Fri July 31 8:30pm Crystal Bowersox
Sat Aug 1 8:30pm Marcia Ball
Sun Aug 2 8:30pm Phil Vassar
Thur Aug 6 8:30pm Spyro Gyra
Fri Aug 7 8:30pm Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton
Sat Aug 8 8:30pm Joe Ely
Wed 8/12 8:30pm Tracy Byrd and Kyle Hutton - Real Life
Real Music
Thur 8/13 8:30pm Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights
Fri 8/14 8:30pm Jason Boland
Sat 8/15 8:30pm Ana Popovic
Papa’s Ice House
314 Pruitt Rd, Spring 713-364-8140
www.papasicehousetx.com
No music announced
OLD TOWN SPRING
Jailhouse Saloon
310 Preston, Spring 281-288-0255
www.jailhousesaloontx.com
Sundays 3pm Open Mic
Sat July 25 9pm TBA
Sat Aug 1 9pm TBA
Puffabellys
100 Main St, Spring 281-350-3376
www.puffabellys.com
Wednesdays 8pm Davin James’ Songwriter Showcase
Thursdays 6pm Open Mic
SPRING
Bombshells
21005 I-45 North, Spring 281-288-2769
www.4bombshells.com
Fri July 31 9pm Not The Rachels
Chicago Joe’s
18433 Kuykendahl Rd Spring 281-533-3000
www.chicagojoesspring.com
Thurs, Fri & Sat Dueling Pianos
Mak’s Place Sports Bar & Grill
5200 Louetta Rd., Houston 832-698-1611
www.maksplacesportsbar.com
Fri July 24 TBA
Sat July 25 Space Monkey
Fri July 31 J Mitchel Band
That One Bar
4660 Louetta #100, Spring 832-562-3942
www.thatonebar.com
Fri July 24 9pm The Irrationals
Fri July 31 9pm Mad Sons w/ Vanilla Whale
Fri Aug 7 9pm Beggars Union
Fri Aug 14 9pm .07 Blues Band
Two Mules Tavern
http://www.twomulestavern.com
100 Cypresswood Dr., Spring 281-528-0600
Fri July 10 9pm TBA
Sat July 11 9pm TBA
Fri July 17 9pm TBA
Sat July 18 9pm TBA
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Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
2005 Lake Robbins Dr, The Woodlands, 281-210-1105
www.woodlandscenter.org
Fri July 24 7pm Fall Out Boy and Wiz Khalifa with Hoodie Allen
Sat July 25 7:30pm Chicago and Earth, Wind and Fire
Thu July 30 8pm “Old Time Rock ‘n’ Roll” with the Houston
Symphony
Fri July 31 8pm Idina Menzel
Sat Aug. 1 1pm Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival with
Slayer, King Diamond, Hellyeah, The Devil Wears Prada,
White Chapel, Thy Art Is Murder, Sworn In, Jungle Rot,
Sister Sin, Code Orange, Feed Her to the Sharks & Kissing Candice
Sat Aug. 8 7:30pm 5 Seconds of Summer with Hey
Violet
Sat Aug. 15 8pm Grease Sing-A-Long
Wed Aug. 19 6:15pm Incubus & Deftones with Death
From Above 1979 and The Bots
Fri, Aug. 21 6:30pm J. Cole with Big Sean, YG, Jeremih
and Dreamville Artists Bas, Cozz and Omen
Sat, Aug. 22 8pm Def Leppard with Styx & Tesla
Tue, Aug. 25 Yes with Toto
Sat, Aug. 29 8pm Australian Pink Floyd with Led Zeppelin
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Tue, Sept. 1 7pm Kelly Clarkson with Pentatonix and Eric
Hutchinson
Fri, Sept. 4 6:30pm Slipknot with Lamb of God, Bullet for
My Valentine & Motionless in White
Thu, Sept. 10 8pm Music of the Americas with the
Houston Symphony
Thu, Sept. 17 7:30pm Lenny Kravitz
Tue, Sept. 22 7pm Rick Springfield with Loverboy and
The Romantics
Fri, Sept. 25 7:30 p.m. Van Halen with Kenny Wayne
Shepherd
Sat, Sept. 26 7:30pm Daryl Hall & John Oates
TOMBALL
Brautigams Bar & Grill
106 Market St, Tomball 832-698-4461
www.brautigamsbarngrill.com
Thurs July 23 9pm Jim Salter
Fri July 24 9pm Willow Creek Junction
Sat July 25 9pm Tin Umbrella
Sun July 26 10am Scott Morrison
Fri July 31 9pm Aubrie Lynn
Cheers
916 West Main St., Tomball 281-351-2599
no website
Sat July 25 Corey Michael Band
Main Street Crossing
111 West Main St., Tomball 281-290-0431
www.mainstreetcrossing.com
Thurs July 23 8pm Shawn Pander
Fri July 24 8pm Owen Temple and Adam Carroll
Sat July 25 8pm Abbey Rode (Beatles Tribute) and
Already Gone(Eagles Tribute)
Weds July 29 8pm Johnny Lee
Thurs July 30 8pm Kyle Park
Fri July 31 8pm James McMurtry
Sat Aug 1 8pm Slaid Cleaves
Mon Aug 3 8pm Jesse Keith Whitley
Weds Aug 5 8pm Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis
Thurs Aug 6 8pm Walt Wilkins
Sat Aug 8 8pm Shay Domann
Weds Aug 12 8pm Gary P Nunn
Thurs Aug 13 8pm Kevin Black and Colton Black
Fri Aug 14 8pm Cool Freddie E and the Crew
The Empty Glass
104 Market Street, Tomball 832-698-4722
www.theemptyglass.com
Sat July 25 9pm
WEST HOUSTON
Shakespeare Pub
14129 Memorial Dr, Houston 281-497-4625
http://www.shakespearepub.net
Thurs July 23 9:30pm TBA
Fri July 24 9:30pm TBA
Sat July 25 9:30pm TBA
BURN HALO DEBUT NEW SINGLE VIA ALTERNATIVE PRESS
WOLVES OF WAR OUT SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
NEW YORK, NY - California rock
mavens Burn Halo have debuted an all new
single titled “Dying Without You” exclusively via Alternative Press Magazine today.
“’Dying Without You’ is a song about trying
to cope and rebuild after a tragedy,” says
front man James Hart. “We wanted the song
to be musically fierce yet melodic, seamlessly blending metal and rock. I believe we
accomplished that.”
CLICK TO HEAR “BURNING
WITHOUT YOU” VIA ALTPRESS
The chorus-first “Dying Without
You” is thrilling, venturing into dark,
brooding lyrical territory, a persistent vibe
maintained throughout the record.
Burn Halo will release Wolves Of War on
Friday September 4, 2015 via eOne Music.
It will be the highly anticipated follow up
to Up From The Ashes released in 2011 and
was produced, engineered and mixed by
Fred Archambault (Avenged Sevenfold).
their throwback power.
Burn Halo has built a sizable and strongly
devoted following, touring the world with
Avenged Sevenfold, Papa Roach, Buckcherry,
Escape The Fate, Static-X, Saliva, Puddle Of
Mudd, Tantric, Adema and many more trailblazers and rock n’ roll hitmakers.
1. Wolves of War
2. Don’t Think You Know
3. Fuck You
4. Out of Faith
5. Dying Without You
6. Home
7. Novocaine
8. Enemy Inside
9. Will to Live
10. Until the End
11. You are the Damned
POP EVIL DEBUT ALL NEW TRACK,
“IN DISARRAY” EXCLUSIVELY VIA
BILLBOARD.COM
ALL NEW LP UP DUE OUT 8/21/15
NEW YORK, NY - Pop Evil have debuted
an all new track from their fourth studio album
titled “In Disarray” exclusively via Billboard
Magazine today. “It definitely has a different musical texture than anything we have
previously released,” says front man Leigh
Kakaty. “In Disarray” comes on the heels of
their highly successful first single “Footsteps,”
which was debuted last month and has already
cracked the top ten on the Rock Radio Charts.
“Footsteps” was officially the band’s fastest
charting single to date.
Wolves Of War, the first Burn Halo album
through the California band’s new deal with
eOne Music, burns with a fire akin to the
brutal-but-melodic juxtaposition of New
Wave Of American Heavy Metal standardbearers Killswitch Engage, the neo-Guns
N’ Roses attack of Avenged Sevenfold,
and the dark ambience of HIM. Fans who
adored Burn Halo singles like “Save Me”
and “Tear it Down” will be fall in love with
Burn Halo all over again, even as longtime
Eighteen Visions acolytes will delight in
Leigh continues, “There’s something about
this song that didn’t make us second guess
releasing it as our next instant gratification
track. We are humbled by the success so far,
and can’t wait to spread the word with these
songs with our live show.”
After delivering a performance of a lifetime
at Pinkpop and Download Festival, Pop Evil
revealed episode #4 of their behind the scenes
studio documentary. The band spent time with
producer Adam Kasper (Foo Fighters, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam) in Seattle and captured the
experience on camera, giving fans an insight
into the creation of their all new LP titled Up,
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which is becoming their most anticipated
release to date.
Frontman Leigh Kakaty recently told
Loudwire that Up, is “what we believe our
best effort yet.”
Pop Evil will release Up on August 21st
via eOne Music. Digital pre-orders are available here and physical pre-orders are now
available via the band’s official website.
Purposefully assembled at Studio Litho,
Robert Lang Studios and London Bridge
Studios with producer Adam Kasper, UP
is the sound of a rock band cementing a
powerful identity that’s steadily materialized over the course of three prior fulllength slabs. The inspirational soon to be
live (June 1st) staple “Footsteps,” – Pop
Evil prove their burgeoning success is no
accident.
“Now it’s time to step up our game and
let people know we can back it all up,” adds
Kakaty. “We want to prove we aren’t a one
hit wonder. We didn’t just get lucky.”
Up is a bold reintroduction and step
forward, with guitarists Nick Fuelling And
Davey Grahs, bassist Matt Dirito, drummer
Chachi Riot and Leigh Kakaty at the top
of their game. It’s always a bit cliché, not
to mention questionable, when a band says
their new album is the best one yet. But in
the case of Pop Evil, it’s an absolute fact.
Pop Evil smashes through the odds like
a battering ram, weathering the trials and
tribulations of paying dues with a steadfast
resilience owing much to their blue collar
and middle class backgrounds, and building
a worldwide audience one fan at a time. As
the moniker promises when emblazoned on
a CD or radio dial, Pop Evil conjures aggressive riffs and hard charging sing-a-longs
with emotional heft and melodic power in
equal measure. It’s music by the people, for
the people.
“Footsteps” is the first single from
the all new Pop Evil LP titled Up
due out 8/21. Click the icon to see
the video
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FRESH MUSIC FOR AUGUST 2015
REMEMBERING BARRY SADLER AND
“THE BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS”
by Mark Crampton
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Fear Factory
Genexus
Frank Turner
Positive Songs for
Negative People
Chelsea Wolfe
Abyss
New Politics
Vikings
Never Shout Never
Black Cat
Grace Potter
Midnight
Pat Green
Home
Carly Rae Jepsen
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The Great Unknown
17034 Stuebner Airline Rd. Klein, Texas
281-251-2924
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In 1966 the Vietnam War wasn’t a war - yet
- to many Americans – in fact, the conflict was
still relatively unreported and unremarked by
the American press.
But in March of that year “The Ballad of the
Green Berets”, sung by U.S. Army Special
Forces SSG Barry Sadler, inspired by his
fellow-soldiers in Vietnam (and co-written
by author Robin Moore), hit the American
airwaves, and brought the war to the consciousness of America. The song reached
Number 1 on the Hot 100 for five weeks and
Cashbox for four weeks, number 1 crossover
hit on Billboard’s Easy Listening and number
2 crossover on Billboard’s Country,
I remember when the song came out, and
how popular it was – for such a short time.
Barry Sadler was originally from New
Mexico, and dropped out of High School as
a Sophomore, a year later enlisting in the Air
Force and serving a hitch in Japan.
Sadler then enlisted in the Army, where he
passed the selection process and was trained
as a Green Beret Combat Medic. In May 1965
he was on patrol in the Vietnam Central Highlands when he stepped into a punji-pit and was
stabbed in the knee. (You con look up Punji
stakes on your own, if you don’t know what
they are – they have no other reference to this
article.) Sadler self-treated the injury and finished the patrol, by which time the wound was
severely infected and he had to be airlifted to
Japan for surgical treatment.
All during his time in the service, Sadler
had written songs – songs about he other soldiers, the nurses, the officers he knew. While
recovering in the hospital, Sadler met author
Robin Moore, who helped him finish “The
Ballad of the Green Berets”. (Moore deserves
an article of his own, but it’s not musical.
Look his story up!)
When “The Ballad of the Green Berets”
became popular, Sadler appeared on many
TV shows, always in dress uniform. Many of
these appearances are available on YouTube.
No other songs on this album ever received
airplay, although some of them are also quite
good! Unfortunately, they are written entirely
from and for the perspective of soldiers, so the
songs are sometimes not completely comprehensible to civilians!
My personal favorite is “Garet Trooper” any former soldier will recognize this figure
- the soldier who is parade perfect, spit and
polish – in garrison – but totally useless in the
field!
Of course, not long after this song was
released, the VietNam war became unpopular,
and the song died a sudden air-play death. But
it is still played today!
“The Ballad of the Green Berets” has appeared in several movie soundtracks – who
can forget Bill Murray singing it as he sets
explosives to kill the gopher in “Caddshack”?
The Special Forces of several countries use
versions of this song (changed to reflect their
home country) as graduation and theme songs.
And any Aggie will recognize this as one
of the standard marching songs of the Aggie
Band!
NICK’S LOCAL EATS
[left to right] MICHAEL KUSUMA, SEBASTIAN KUSUMA
SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET
NOT YOUR ORDINARY
BREAKFAST/LUNCH SPOT
story by Nick Rama
photos by Nick Rama & Michael Kusuma
Looking for an alternative to chain breakfast
place in and around Spring, TX? Well look
no further, because Sunny Side of the Street
has a great well-rounded menu. Sunnyside of
the Street, located on FM 2920 near Rhodes
Rd, is clean and bright and one of the only
places I will get a breakfast appetizer. Yes,
a breakfast appetizer called a grilled muffin
(more explanation on that later). The grilled
muffin is one of the many original menu items
Sunny Side has to offer. “Future Classics”
like a Blueberry Custard Baked French Toast Custard-baked Italian bread, filled with cream
cheese, served with blueberry compote &
crème Anglaise, or a Smoked Salmon Benedict. This amazing dish consists of poached
eggs served on toasted butter croissant with
smoked salmon, grilled tomato & Hollandaise
sauce. If breakfast is not your thing, how
about a Korean BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich,
which is pork shoulder, spicy Korean BBQ
Sauce, Korean cabbage slaw, pickled pepper
on toasted brioche bun. Or you might prefer a
Cheddar-crusted Croque Monsieur, made with
Canadian bacon & Gruyere on Texas toasts
with a Mornay sauce, covered with melted
cheddar cheese. If you’d like, you can live on
the wild side and opt for a sunny side egg on
top; aka the Croque Madame. One look at this
menu and I knew this was not your average
breakfast/lunch place.
Family owned and run by Chef Michael
Kusuma and his brother Sebastian and started
by them along with their uncle Tony Kusuma,
who was the chef at a bed and breakfast in
Maine. These three came together and created a great menu with something for just
about everyone. Even my little one loves
their pancakes, French toast and bacon. My
personal favorite is their Eggs Benedict, which
is served on a toasted croissant instead of the
traditional English muffin. The nice thick
piece of ham is grilled, the poached eggs and
hollandaise sauce are absolute perfection
every time. I always have to add a side of the
home fried potatoes, which are so good. My
other favorite is the house made corned beef
hash, which just has a fantastic texture and
is on point when the over easy eggs mix in
to the potato hash and tender grilled corned
beef. Some white toast to scoop it up is all
you need!
The differences between chain breakfast
places and Sunny Side of the Street, besides
the wonderful food, is that you don’t feel
rushed there. The restaurant is not as noisy as
other places, so I feel relaxed and can enjoy
my meal at my own pace. Sunny Side is a
far cry from “cookie cutter” and once you
have your first bite you will be able to tell the
difference in the good quality ingredients and
especially the taste.
I caught up with Chef Michael for a Q & A
about him and the restaurant.
How long have you been open now and
what are your hours of operation?
We are in our third year now. We opened the
doors on April 9th, 2013. We are currently are
open from 7am to 2pm
When designing our menu, we knew that we
would like to have the traditional comfort
breakfast dishes that people are familiar with,
and would also like to include some items for
those who are more adventurous and like to
try new things. So now we have a set of our
beloved breakfast items paired with several
items that we change on a seasonal basis. It
works because people can always expect certain things when they come in and dine with
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us, and there are also two or three dishes that
are changing to keep it interesting.
What are your hours and do you serve
breakfast and lunch all day?
We serve breakfast all day and we start serving lunch at 11.
Do you make many of your menu items in
house? What are some of those items?
Absolutely. When possible, we always like to
make things in house, that way we know exactly what goes in it. We make all the pancake,
waffle, and French toast batters, buttermilk
biscuits, sausage gravy, corned beef hash. We
also make all of the sauces: hollandaise, mornay, basil pesto, crème anglaise, fruit sauces,
mango salsa, etc.
On your menu you have “Future Classics”,
what is that?
We like to try new stuff and experiment with
foods. I think all chefs are like that. So in our
menu, we have all the traditional breakfast
items that people love, from pancakes, waf-
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ganache. This is our play in turning favorite
dessert items into breakfast foods.
fles, and French toast to omelets, biscuits and
gravy, and steak and eggs, in the “classics”
section. “Future classics” is where we get to
do something different and introduce people to
new breakfast items. This is where we get to
“play” around and be creative. We think it is
good for the customers and chefs alike.
What menu item(s) would your customers
riot over if you took them off the menu?
That’s a tough question. We have many
regular customers who come in three, four or
seven times a week, and they order the same
thing every time. However, they all have their
own favorites. I don’t necessarily think that
they would riot over it, but if I had to choose,
I’d say the benedicts, the biscuit and gravy,
and the corned beef hash.
You have something called Grilled Muffins,
why grill a muffin?
Have you ever seen that Seinfeld episode
about the muffin tops? How people are only
interested in eating the tops and tossing away
the stumps. It’s all about the texture. Muffin
tops have that nice crust that is crispy and
sweet. That’s why we grilled our muffins, to
create as much crispy surface area as possible.
I noticed that you have added some new
menu items over the years, what are some
of your new debuts?
The newest items on our menu are Carrot
Cake Waffles and the S’mores French Toast.
We make our waffle batter with fresh grated
carrot and carrot cake spices and top it with
cream cheese crème and spiced walnuts. For
the S’mores French toast, we take two slices
of Texas toast, dip them in batter, coat them
with honey graham crumbs and filled them
with toasted marshmallows and dark chocolate
What is your culinary background, Chef
Michael?
I’ve been working in restaurants ever since I
was in college. When I was little, my grandpa
owned a restaurant and I always hung out
there after school. Once I graduated, I decided
to go to a culinary school in Southern Maine,
under the guidance of Chef Wilfred Beriau.
He was definitely one of the best teachers I’ve
ever had. I also worked in a bed and breakfast
and several restaurants in Portland and Kennebunkport, Maine before decided to come to
Spring to open up Sunny Side of the Street.
What are your favorite dishes that you
make?
My brother and I have a soft spot for the Blueberry Custard Baked French Toast. We came
across a similar dish in a quaint breakfast spot
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in Maine and thought that it was one of the
greatest things ever. After that we just experimented and made our own version of it, and
that is what you see in our menu now. This
dish is my little homage to Maine.
What separate’s you from the usual chain
breakfast place?
It’s the care and quality that we put into our
dishes. We cook everything to order, so you
won’t get something that’s been sitting in the
steam table for a long time. It’s a family-run
operation. Most of the time either my brother
or I will be in the kitchen, cooking and making
sure that the foods that come out are consistent and to our standard.
What makes your house burger so interesting?
It’s the combination of meat we use. We have
an 80-20 mixture of chuck and short rib, so
you get that great flavor without the burger
being too fatty. I personally am not a big fan
of a greasy burger, so our burger is pretty lean.
And we also have the pork belly burger, which
is our newest addition to the lunch menu. Pork
belly is a hot item right now, and for a good
reason. If you have never had pork belly in
your burger before, you’ve got to come in and
order one.
Sometimes you have special menus. When
do you feature them?
We do special menus on major holidays and
we like to do items that are associated with the
Holidays or the season. For example, recently
we did Lemon-Poppy Seeds Ricotta Pancakes
on the Memorial Day weekend. We did more
chocolate inspired items on Valentine’s weekend. We also use these special occasions to
test how the customers respond to these new
menu items. We decided to put the S’mores
French toast in the menu this summer because
a lot people seemed to like it when we introduced it on the Memorial Day weekend.
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Any plans for the future growth of Sunny
Side Of The Street?
We have several ideas in the works. Stay
tuned by following our page on Facebook.
com/BreakfastAtSunnySide.
Five words to describe Sunny Side of the
Street?
Family ▪ Breakfast ▪ Quality ▪ House-made ▪
Consistent
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Hung Nguyen at Torchy’s Tacos in Vintage Park
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La Chef ARGENTINE
5200 FM 2920 #180, Spring, TX 77388
(832) 585-1840
Hours: Open daily at 11am, closed Tuesdays
Argentine cuisine at its best served in a side cafe style restaurant. They offer over 15 styles of handmade empanadas, a few
destined to become your absolute favorite. Probably the best
kept secret in Spring, until now. We cater!
The Lava Cookie SANDWICH/CAFE
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Le Pam’s House Of Creole CAJUN
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Jackpot Pizza PIZZA/PASTA
5200 Farm to Market Road 2920 #120, Spring, TX 77388
(281) 288-0940 www.tacocrave.net
Hours: Open at 11am every day, closed Sundays
The best Mexican street tacos this side of the border. Also offers
Quesadilla and huge Burritos. Tasty flavors like beef or chicken fajita, beef brisket, chicken chipotle and a handful more. A must have
dining experience. Flavor for the month of June: Venison & Potato.
217 Cypress Creek Pkwy, Houston, TX 77090
(281) 580-7797 www.lasagnahouse.com
Hours: Open daily at 11am till 9pm; 10pm Thurs; 11pm Fri & Sat
Authentic Italian Cuisine. Everything from pizza, pasta, salad
and of course several kinds of mouth watering lasagna. Great
staff, delicious food, great atmosphere, plus a great selection of
wines and local craft beer. Check them out today!
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27326 Robinson Road 115, Conroe, TX 77385
(832) 785-8906
Hours: Open every day at 11am, closed on Sundays
A Counter Cafe providing the best designer sandwiches and
other comfort food inside Space Cadets store.
Featured photo: The Ron Swanson Sandwich
1644 FM 1960 West, Houston, TX 77073
(281) 444-1464
Hours: Opens at 11am to 7pm, except Fri (8pm), Sat (6pm)
and Sun (4pm)
www.lepamshouseofcreole.com
Le Pam’s brings the taste of New Orleans to Houston
6450 Louetta Rd #225, Spring, TX 77379
(281) 257-0762 Visit us online at www.jackpotpizzas.com
Hours: Mon-Thurs 4pm to 8:30; Fri 4pm to 9:30pm; Sat & Sun 1pm to 9:30pm
Jackpot Pizza is a proud, independent pizza shoppe in Spring,
TX. We are family owned and operated, and offer a variety
of gourmet pizzas, salads, pastas, appetizers and desserts to
please your pallet. Give us a try tonight! We bet you’ll love us!
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THE POWER
OF SUMMER
CINEMA
by Glen Ryan Tadych
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As we recover from the horrifying realization
that summer is more than halfway over, I’m here
to tell my fellow moviegoers to fret none. We still
have plenty of time and ways to celebrate this
summer. Several summer hits await theaters across
the country, but for those unable to afford steep
ticket prices every weekend, the summer movie fun
doesn’t have to end.
Like watching horror films in October, or Christmas films in December, movie lovers can utilize the
summer to watch “summer movies.” Now, there are
two perks to being in the summer movie mood: 1)
Three months of viewing time as opposed to one,
and 2) a variety of film-selection patterns. The latter perk is the greatest part
about it though. A “summer movie” can basically
be whatever floats your
boat. The type of movie
one puts in their “summer
movie” category is simply
whatever evokes the summer mood, or what might
remind one of summertime. For me personGlen Ryan Tadych ally, the type of movies I
typically associate with
summer are water adventures, or to broaden the
parameters for the purpose of this article: movies
set in or around water.
Swimming at the pool or the beach, taking a
cruise, visiting water parks and going out on a boat
with friends are some of the many water-related
activities one often exploits in the summer. Not
only that, but when we think of summer, we often
picture the beach of some tropical paradise by
default, and it’s in this association from which my
love of water-themed adventures in the summer
spawns.
For this issue, I’ve gone through some of my
favorite water adventures to provide 10 excellent
choices for at-home, summer cinematic entertainment. And to make the order a tad more interesting,
I’ve decided to list the films in reverse-release
order.
Fool’s Gold (2008)
Before Matthew McConaughey became
known for the dark and gritty detective Rustin Cohle, he endured nearly a
decade’s worth of romantic comedy typecasting.
And while he was a pretty face of Hollywood, I say
he still brought class to his roles. McConaughey
has always had a knack for humor, and despite
the film’s negative reviews and poor commercial
performance, I always found Fool’s Gold to be
one of his funniest movies. I’ll also say as far as
romantic comedies go, this is one I actually like,
and like a lot.
Reuniting with Kate Hudson five years after How
to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), McConaughey
plays an enthusiastic treasure seeker named Finn,
taking the viewer on a search across The Bahamas
for a Spanish treasure called the Queen’s Dowry.
Like any fun-filled treasure hunt, Finn, his ex-wife
Tess (Hudson) and their comical crew face off
against rival treasure seekers, led by Moe Fitch
(Ray Winstone), and local gangster Bigg Bunny
Deenz (Kevin Hart) to whom Finn owes money.
Caught between a rock and a hard place, Finn must
prevent the treasure from falling into Bigg Bunny’s
hands, all while attempting to fulfill his life’s greatest ambition and rebuild his marriage.
Also starring Donald Sutherland, Ewen Bremner
and Alexis Dziena, Fool’s Gold gives the audience
two hours of hilarious comedy, waterborne action
and more exotic location shots than one needs to
book a tropical vacation. It’s simply one of those
fun movies one just needs to sit back and enjoy, and
a perfect option for summer viewing.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the
Black Pearl (2003)
Speaking of treasure hunts, we mustn’t
forget Disney’s first installment of the
Pirates of the Caribbean series, a summer
smash which made pirates popular in cinema once
again. In terms of pure enjoyment, Curse of the
Black Pearl is probably the quintessential pirate
and/or treasure hunt movie nowadays. We normally
think of pirates when it comes to lost treasure, and
Curse of the Black Pearl gives the viewer everything they could ever want in such a film.
When a band of undead pirates, captained by
the mutinous Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush),
kidnaps a governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swan
(Kiera Knightley), to break a curse brought on by
an ancient Aztec treasure, blacksmith Will Turner
(Orlando Bloom) must recruit the help of notorious
pirate Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) to rescue Swan and defeat Barbossa, with whom Sparrow
has his own score to settle.
Even with Disney now being on their fifth Pirates
film—Dead Men Tell No Tales, due for release in
2017—the original is still universally regarded as
the best and favorite entry, and I feel that’s because
it’s THE classic pirate adventure. Everything from
the costumes, scenery and props to Hans Zimmer’s
musical score screams swashbuckling. So how
could one not want to watch it in the summer?
Finding Nemo (2003)
Pixar has certainly produced a collection of hits
over the years, and this one is definitely in their
top five. In fact, looking at Pixar’s entire collection of works, Finding Nemo is probably the most
cherished next to the original Toy Story (1995) and
Up (2009), and in my list of Pixar favorites, it’s
#3, behind Toy Story and The Incredibles (2004)
respectively.
Out on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, an anxietyridden clownfish named Marlin ventures across the
ocean in search of “P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way,
Sydney” in order to reunite with his kidnapped son
Nemo. Along the way, Marlin seeks the help of an
amnesic regal blue tang named Dory and encounters more than a clownfish could ever bargain for;
including a great white shark, jellyfish, sea turtles, a
whale, seagulls and Pelicans.
Finding Nemo is one of those Pixar films that
can be watched again and again, and being just as
enjoyable as the first time. You get excited, laugh
and even cry because of the emotional deliverance
of the animated characters; a pinnacle characteristic
of Pixar’s films. Audiences not only get sucked in
by the quality of animation, but also by the human
elements of the characters, whether they’re fish,
toys, bugs or monsters. But with Finding Nemo, we
also get a fun-filled sea adventure that makes one
want to take to the seas.
Honestly, as far as my generation’s concerned,
I still don’t think there’s ever been a pop-cultural
phenomenon as significant as the release of Titanic
in the late 1990s. It was the first film to surpass the
billion dollar mark, and this was at a time when
ticket prices were not only considerably cheaper,
but the cinema industry was without 3D features
and frequent IMAX screenings. So to me, Titanic’s
box office performance means more than that of
Avatar (2009), Marvel’s The Avengers (2012) and
even Jurassic World.
During the maiden voyage of the R.M.S, Titanic,
a third-class passenger, Jack Dawson (Leonardo
DiCaprio), falls in love with a first-class passenger,
Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet). As Rose’s
fiancé Cal (Billy Zane) and mother Ruth (Frances
Fisher) do everything in their power to keep her
and Jack apart, they soon have to choose between
Rose’s choice and their own lives as the ill-fated
ocean liner begins her descent beneath the North
Atlantic Ocean.
This movie was everywhere and it was all anyone
talked about for nearly a year, if not longer. The
damn thing even had a song—Celine Deon’s “My
Heart Will Go On”—that became the world’s
best-selling single in 1998. And thinking about it,
the movie was just Romeo & Juliet on the Titanic,
which is exactly how director James Cameron
pitched it. If you ask me, what drove general
audiences to see the film was the depiction of the
sinking.
Love story or not, I don’t care what anyone says
about Titanic. I think it’s a great film with excellent
build-up and one of hell of an enthralling climax.
It’s a memorable film and will most certainly
reach classic status in a few short years, if it hasn’t
already. And while it doesn’t exactly fall along the
lines of a sunny, tropical paradise-water adventure,
like the previous films on this list so far, it’s sure as
hell a fitting contender for the overall category.
Waterworld (1995)
This is one you should have definitely
seen coming. Hell, how could it not be
included on this list? Waterworld has got
to be one of my favorite films that enters borderline
guilty pleasure territory. I’m not quite sure what it
is, but there’s just something about it I love.
Set in a world where the ice caps have melted,
covering nearly the entire planet Earth in water
(impossible, I know), a sailor known only as The
Mariner (Kevin Costner) gets caught up in a war
over the search for “Dryland,” facing off against a
group of oil-loving hounds called Smokers, led by
The Deacon (Dennis Hopper). The Mariner must
protect Enola (Tina Majorino), a little girl pos-
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sessing the only clue to the location of “Dryland,”
from The Deacon, and hope he can save the rest of
humanity from a global, water-like desert.
Waterworld was a flop that didn’t even earn
twice its budget—an outlandish $172 million, the
most expensive film produced up until Titanic—in
worldwide grosses. Domestically, it didn’t even
reach $100 million. And the film’s critical reception didn’t exactly consist of universal praise, but I
must say I enjoy every bit of Waterworld. It’s just
another one of those films that’s fun to watch. The
film is somewhat regarded as a cult classic today,
and eventually led to the addition of Waterworldthemed attractions at Universal Studios parks in
California and Florida.
Point Break (1991)
I couldn’t hesitate including this one given the
atrocious remake set to release in December. I realize it may not be as much the water adventure type
as the other films listed, but any Point Break fan
has to admit the film evokes a heavy summer vibe.
And it’s in that vibe where I find the film appropriate for this list.
In California, FBI agent Johnny Utah (Keanu
Reeves) assists agent Pappas (Gary Busey) in
hunting a group of bank robbers known as the
Ex-Presidents. Operating on the theory the robbers
are local surfers, Utah goes undercover within the
surfing community, eventually befriending a group
of surfers led by Bodhi (Patrick Swayze). However,
Utah soon realizes his new friends may be the
very criminals he’s pursuing, and from that point,
the chase is on in a high-adrenaline thrill ride that
makes audiences want to take to the beaches.
I’ll say this has become one of my favorite Keanu
Reeves films in the last couple years—my ultimate
favorite being Speed (1994)—and the dynamic
between him and Swayze is just spectacular despite
some of the film’s cheese. Point Break is simply
one of those classic ‘90s action films which set the
bar for ‘90s action cinema overall. And though I’ve
never been surfing, I can’t help but get that yearning for the sandy, salt-water sensation that goes
hand in hand with the beach, making it impossible
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for me to exclude Point Break from this list.
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
This one might just be my favorite espionage thriller, and as it so happens, it’s also
primarily set in the depths of the Atlantic.
Cinema hasn’t given us too many films based
around submarine warfare, and to be honest, a Tom
Clancy Cold War thriller starring Sean Connery,
Alec Baldwin, James Earl Jones, Scott Glenn and
Sam Neill made by the director of Die Hard (1988)
pretty much tops any others out there.
When a Soviet submarine captain, Marko Ramius
(Connery), dives on the maiden voyage of nuclear
submarine Red October with the intent to defect
to the United States, C.I.A. analyst Jack Ryan
(Baldwin) must convince the U.S. National Security Advisor (Richard Jordan), naval officers and
Commander Mancuso (Glenn) of the USS Dallas to
meet and assist Ramius before the Soviet naval fleet
can locate and sink the Red October, and all while
avoiding World War III with the Soviet Union.
With deception at every corner, The Hunt for
Red October leads the audience on a naval thrill
ride that puts most modern spy thrillers to shame.
Connery and Baldwin’s performances are certainly
the most memorable elements of the film, and
combined with the film’s amazing submarine set
pieces, locations, underwater battle sequences and
Basil Poledouris’ musical score, The Hunt for Red
October became a huge critical and commercial
success, as well as a popular movie which lasts the
test of time.
And although the film takes place in the icy
waters of the North Atlantic (like Titanic), it still
makes for a fun water adventure to watch after a
day in the summer sun.
Dead Calm (1989)
Before Sam Neill took to the depths in
The Hunt for Red October (1990) and Billy
Zane boarded the titular, ill-fated ocean liner in Titanic (1997), they starred in this Australian
thriller set in the horrifying, but beautiful isolation
of the Pacific Ocean.
Following the tragic loss of their son, Capt. John
Ingram of the R.A.N. (Neill) and his wife Rae
(Nicole Kidman) venture out to the Pacific in an
effort to deal with their grief. After weeks at sea,
the couple encounter a sinking vessel bearing a
lone, distraught man named Hughie (Zane), who
claims his fellow passengers all succumbed to
food poisoning days earlier. But John’s discovery
of mutilated corpses and disturbing video aboard
Hughie’s boat reveals the loner to be a psychopathic murderer, who leaves John stranded as he steals
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the Ingram’s yacht with Rae still aboard. With nothing between them but ocean, Rae must do whatever
she can to subdue her deranged captor, while John
uses his naval instincts to salvage Hughie’s vessel
and reunite with his wife.
As far as underrated films go, this one sits at the
top of my list, not to mention it’s one of my favorite
thrillers. It’s one of those shorter films (running
at 96 minutes) that doesn’t take long to get one’s
blood pumping, but what’s best Dead Calm is its
simplicity.
The film features only three main actors (the rest
only featured via videotape), two authentic boats
and is entirely shot in the Whitsunday Islands near
Australia. When it comes down to it, Dead Calm is
as practical as it gets in filmmaking, and furthermore, it turns the idea of a peaceful, relaxing cruise
into a rather horrifying scenario. Like with Alien
(1979), you’re all alone in a vast, foreign environment, yet confined, and if anything happens, no
one else would know, and no one can help you. So
imagine coming across another person, whose true
personality and motives are unknown. What would
you really do? Would you really pick the person up,
or just keep sailing? Think about it.
Jaws (1975)
This one is my personal favorite, and in
my opinion, the greatest and most classic
water adventure ever made. In the 40
years since Jaws’ release, few films have had as
significant a social impact, and while it’s unfortunate the film’s popularity came hand in hand with a
paranoid fear of sharks carrying on for generations,
one still can’t deny the brilliance and beauty of
Jaws as they watch.
Set in the beach resort community of Amity Island, a great white shark puts a damper on
summer festivities when a young girl’s remains
wash ashore. Fearing for the safety of the island’s
citizens, Police Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider)
fights the town’s mayor (Murray Hamilton) to close
the beaches. The mayor’s stubbornness prevails,
resulting in several more deaths, one on the Fourth
of July. Teamed with marine biologist Matt Hooper
(Richard Dreyfuss) and shark hunter Quint (Robert
Shaw), the three venture out to sea to take on the
predator and put an end to the summer terror, but
little do they know this shark will give them more
than they bargained for.
Set during the time of the summer beach craze on
and around the Fourth of July, it’s almost impossible not to have a Jaws urge once summer hits.
The film’s classic status, thrilling action scenes,
music and phenomenal performances by Scheider,
Shaw and Dreyfuss make it one of the most fun
films one can watch not just in the summer, but
period. Its historical significance regarding the
explosive popularity of summer blockbusters also
makes it the ultimate predecessor for most of the
previously mentioned titles on this list. However,
we’re not done yet.
Thunderball (1965)
This is a title I had the pleasure of
discovering only three years ago, and I
have to say I don’t know why in the hell it
took me so long to watch this one. Sean Connery’s
fourth film as James Bond, as well as the overall
fourth entry in the Eon Productions series, is most
certainly one of the better of the early Bond films.
When Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi) of the criminal
syndicate S.P.E.C.T.R.E. hijacks two nuclear weapons, British agent James Bond (Connery) is sent
to Nassau in The Bahamas to investigate, locate
the bombs and stop Largo before he can destroy
Miami. Connery’s fourth adventure as Bond sees
him in a two-hour adventure loaded with underwater scenery and stunts, which did nothing short
of dazzle viewers in 1965. It was the biggest and
boldest Bond film of its time, and remains one of
Connery’s best entries.
In all my recent exploration of the Bond series,
I find what I call the Terence Young trilogy—Dr.
No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963) and
Thunderball—to be the best examples of the classic Bond era. And yes, I know Goldfinger (1964)
is not among these three titles, but I feel Young’s
films bear more kinship to one another due to the
involvement of S.P.E.C.T.R.E. and Blofeld, Bond’s
nemesis.
Now, in my opinion, From Russia from Love is
the best of Young’s films, but Thunderball is the
movie to watch on a hot summer afternoon after a
trip to the pool ,not to mention it features my favorite closing sequence of any Bond film ever. There’s
enough diving featured to make anyone take a trip
to the Caribbean, and one of the most ridiculous
sequences featuring spearguns I have ever seen
in a movie. It’s hilarious to be honest, and while
Thunderball carries a certain level of ‘60s campiness which tends to date movies significantly, it’s
the awesomeness of Connery’s Bond that keeps the
viewer interested and wanting to watch Thunderball again and again.
So how should movie lovers spend the rest of
their summer? I’ve contributed some worthy suggestions, but as I previously stated, summer’s about
having fun in one’s own way, and given the subjection of film, it’s fair to say the possibilities are endless. So make the most of it, and watch whatever
kicks up your mood for summer fun.
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