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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

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Photography by Sofia van der Dys

I am

thankful for the 30+ years I had the luxury of spending with my grandmother. Although I’ll never get used to losing her, I take all that she taught me and use it every day. We are entering that time of year when we are most appreciative of our families, health and all that we have been given. It’s also a time in which it’s easy to get caught up in all that is overindulgence, from food, drinks, shopping, events, etc.

CARLA VALENCIA de MARTINEZ

It’s the sports + fitness issue and we’re taking a different approach. Our models are not all athletes, but their worlds do revolve around sports + fitness – from a yogi to cover model, Houston Texan David Anderson.

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

Lance Scott Walker chats with Austin director Richard Linklater (think Dazed and Confused) who will be in town this month to screen his latest film at the Cinema Arts Festival. Read up on page 32. As I write this letter, I have just come home from the preview party of the screening of H Box hosted by Hermés at the Historic Alabama Theatre at 2922 South Shepherd. If you haven’t been to this historic Houston institution of a building, then frankly you need to check out the video or short film work of ten artists featured in the H Box screening device, designed by Bidier Fiuza Faustino, a Portuguese/French architect.

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PUBLISHER alejandro martinéz ext 16 a.martinez@002mag.com EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | CREATIVE DIRECTOR carla valencia de martinéz ext 13 c.valencia@002mag.com CONTRIBUTING EDITOR victoria bartlett ART DIRECTOR alex rosa ext 17 arosa@002mag.com LIFESTYLE EDITOR beatrice valencia ext 11 bvalencia@002mag.com ASSOCIATE EDITOR pixie ibañez ext 10 pixie@002mag.com ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER william king ext 18 w.king@002mag.com ADVERTISING EXECUTIVES carlos valencia ext 12 cevalencia@002mag.com jarrod klawinsky ext 15 jklawinsky@002mag.com brandon smith ext 10 brandon@002mag.com

isabel terraso ext 14 isabel@002mag.com PHOTOGRAPHERS kim coffman, kennon evett, jill hunter, jaime lagdameo, gabriella nissen, daniel ortiz, jack potts, anthony rathbun, aaron m. sprecher, sofia van der dys CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS bernard bauri, cody bess, david a. brown, liam daniel, selena garza, jonathan lipking federico villamayor, nick villamayor, michelle watson, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS michael andre adams, sarah gajkowski-hill, michael garfield, sarah gish, patricia gras, reyne haines, jill hunter, travis jones, nadia michel, tim moloney, michele perez, jenni rebecca stephenson, kristina vaqueronemec, lance scott walker, scott ward FOR SUGAR LAND SALES

FIERCE COMPETITION

The Cinema Arts Festival runs this month, November 11 – 15. The five-day contemporary film and art event will showcase a series of films depicting and reflecting the creativity of artists working in the visual, performing and literary arts. www.cinemartsociety.org Happy Thanksgiving, people! And make sure to cherish the ones you love. Life is way too short to get caught up in all the small stuff. Go out, enjoy the crisp weather, inhale the fresh autumn scents, indulge your senses, then run around Memorial Park – and do it all over again!

Photography by Gabriella Nissen Photography assistant Chris Nelson Styled by Carla Valencia + Beatrice Valencia + guest stylist Wise Guy Tim Moloney Shot on location at 002houston headquarters Clothing from Neiman Marcus

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 letter from the editor 6 table of contents 8 contributors 10 houston map 12 downtown map 14 uptown map + party pics 16 calendar 18 museum district 20 art houses + museums + exhibits 22 living smart + scene 23 spacetaker

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53 phone shot 54 things i love

24 THE GALLERY: WHAM

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25 gish at the movies

26 for art’s sake: tierney malone 28 nonprofit: communities in schools 30 born cool. grow hip.

56 DESTINATION: SAN FRANCISCO

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58 it’s cool to achieve a good blazer fit 60 where to live 62 architecture+design: spx proformer

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32 RICHARD LINKLATER

34 people of Houston 35 wise guy

64 002 PROFILE: BOOKER T.

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65 finance 66 vroom vroom 67 tools + toys + gadgets

36 WRISTWATCHES: MAKING A

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38 FREEBIES

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68 restaurant listings 70 dine write: real meals 365

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72 CHEF’S SPECIAL: JOHNNY JACQUES

74 NEW RESTAURANTS

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76 recording: jas prince

77 CLUB REVIEW: REBEL’S HONKY TONK 78 night life

40 costumes for cocktails 41 retail wrap: lululemon 42 on our radar

43 AHEAD OF THEIR GAME

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80 sip codes 81 cd reviews 82 crossword puzzle + before we go

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002 CONTRIBUTORS Jack Potts owns Bohemian Photography and has established himself as a fine art portrait photographer, performing gallery shows and taking personal commissions. His images tend to be editorial in nature, as he strives to understand his subjects and see them as God does – beautiful and distinct. Even though he has shot for catalogues and done other commercial work, people remain his preferred subjects. He is currently working on a book with his two sons. When Jack is not behind the camera he devotes himself to his other loves: family, faith and teaching. Jack has been married since 1995, and finds himself constantly entertained by his four children. He pursues a relationship with God, often his source for creativity, through the Bible and prayer. His favorite photography students are his sons, the oldest of whom has been apprenticing with him for nearly two years.

JACK POTTS

Sarah Gajkowski-Hill, originally from a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a poet by nature and training. She teaches with an organization called Writers in the Schools (WITS) which teaches children about the power of creative writing. When not publishing her poetry or teaching her three young kids to appreciate classic rock, she enjoys writing about artists and the many incredible galleries Houston has to offer – though she maintains she can’t draw a straight line with a ruler.

SARAH GAJKOWSKI-HILL

002HOUSTON STAFF + FAVORITE CANDY

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002 Dum my – gummy bears Alex Rosa, art director – any kind of chocolate Beat rice Valencia, lifestyle editor – Resse’s Pieces Carlos Vale ncia, advertising executive – Kit Kat P ix ie Ibañ ez, associate editor & events – Miguelito’s Alejand ro Mar t inéz, publisher – Twizzlers & gummy Coca-Cola bottles Carla Valencia de Mar t inéz, editor-at-large – Piñitas J arrod Klaw insk y, advertising executive – Skittles Rocco, the office cat (hiding under the couch) – Swedish fish

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HOUSTON MAP

What's hip.current.cool? Get on our list, e-mail us at events@002mag.com to make sure you're invited.

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

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EVENT BOOGIE NIGHTS WHY GRAND OPENING OF RA SUSHI CITYCENTRE WHERE 12860 QUEENSBURY, STE. 234 WHEN SEPTEMBER 24

Photography by Michelle Watson for www.lastnightpics.com

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RA Sushi stylishly celebrated the grand opening of their second Houston location at the new, chic and trendy CityCentre. Guys dressed in their favorite 70’s polyester suits and funky ’fros and the gals strolled in their disco diva mini-dresses. The crowd got funky on the dance floor with groovy tunes by DJ Mike Masters, enjoyed signature RA Sushi bites and witnessed a ceremonial sake keg breaking. Proceeds from the event benefited Young Texans Against Cancer.

RA Sushi Geisha and 70’s Girls

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Michael Kemper, Scott Kilpatrick and Amy Sun

Francisco Fuentes, Courtney Rae and Trinity

Megan Wright, Bill Roegelein

Shelly Bates, Michelle Moudry

Suzanne Anderson, Julie Gordon

Kattya Salis, David Hendricks

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CALENDAR NOVEMBER 2009 SUNDAY Alley Our Town 2:30pm | Gruesome Playground Injuries 2:30 & 7:30pm Hobby BIH: Mary Poppins 1 & 6:30pm Jones HS: Kavakos Plays & Conducts Mozart 2:30pm MOT Joan Osborne, the Holmes Brothers and Paul Thorn 8pm Wortham HGO: Lohengrin 2pm

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Alley Gruesome Playground Injuries 7:30pm Hobby BIH: Mary Poppins 8pm Meridian Hit The Lights 6:30pm MOT Around the World w/ Young Audiences of Houston: Pesos & Pinatas 11am

Alley Gruesome Playground Injuries 7:30pm Hobby BIH: Mary Poppins 8pm Jones HS: Itzhak Perlman 7:30pm Meridian Shred Til You’re Dead Tour w/ Attack! Attack! & I Set My Friends on Fire 6:30pm Toyota Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers 7:30pm Wortham Da Camera: A Little Day Music 12pm |HGO: The Elixir of Love 7:30pm

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Alley Gruesome Playground Injuries 2:30 & 7:30pm H obby Houston Ebony Music: Opera Gems–A Concert of Excerpts from Great Operas 4pm | BIH: Mary Poppins 1 & 6:30pm HOB Deadmau5 8pm Jones HS: Mary Wilson of The Supremes 7:30pm Main Street R&P- After The Rain King 3:30pm | The Last Night of Ballyhoo 3pm Wortham HGO: Lohengrin 2pm

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November 14,, Art on the Avenue, 6-10pm at Winter Street Studios. Presented by Avenue CDC. avenuecdc.org or 713.864.8099 ext. 229 Thanksgiving weekend–New Year’s Eve, Second Annual Downtow n Holiday Spectacular & Holiday Trolley Service. Free trolley service to all visitors. houstondowntown.com

Alley Gruesome Playground Injuries 7:30pm MOT Around the World w/ Young Audiences of Houston: Taking It to the Streets 11am Verizon Regina Spektor 8pm

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

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Alley Gruesome Playground Injuries 2:30 & 7:30pm CWMP 14th Annual Children’s Festival 12pm Jones HS: Rachmaninoff’s First Symphony 2:30pm Main Street The Last Night of Ballyhoo 3pm MOT Billy Stritch and the UH Jazz Orchestra 7:30pm Reliant Stadium: Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic 1:30 & 5:30pm Toyota Aeros vs. Chicago Wolves 4:05pm Warehouse Mickey Avalon 8pm Wortham HGO: Lohengrin 2pm

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Alley A Christmas Carol 2:30 & 7:30pm | The Santaland Diaries 7:30pm Hobby Masquerade: A Christmas Carol 2pm Main Street The Last Night of Ballyhoo 3pm Reliant Stadium: Texans vs. Indianapolis Colts 12pm Stages Panto Sleeping Beauty 3pm Verizon Mannheim Steamroller 7:30pm Wortham HB: The Nutcracker 2 & 7:30pm

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

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HOB The Get Up Kids 7pm MOT Around the World w/ Young Audiences of Houston: Paragon Brass Ensemble 11am Toyota Rockets vs. Phoenix Suns 7:30pm Verizon Celtic Thunder 7:30pm

NOVEMBER 17, 15th Annual “What’s Up Doc?” dinner, 6:30-9:30pm at the River Oaks Country Club. Hosted

by Texas Children’s Hospital. whatsupdoc.texaschildrens.org

Alley A Christmas Carol 2:30 & 7:30pm H obby Masquerade: A Christmas Carol 2pm HOB Train w/Uncle Cracker 7pm Jones HS: Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde 2:30pm Main Street The Last Night of Ballyhoo 3pm Meridian Throwdown/Bury Your Dead 5:30pm Toyota Aeros vs. Milwaukee Admirals 7:35pm Warehouse Neko Case 7pm Wortham SPA: Leif Ove Andsnes 2pm

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Alley Gruesome Playground Injuries 7:30pm Hobby BIH: Mary Poppins 8pm HOB Stryper w/ Flight Patterns & Manic Drive 7pm Jones HS: Kenny Rogers 7:30pm Meridian Fu Manchu 6:30pm | John Lee Hooker Jr. 7pm Toyota Aeros vs. Manitoba Moose 7:05pm Warehouse Galactic 8pm

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NOVEMBER 5, First Annual Toast & Treasures at Manor on Washington. Presented by the Houston Area Women’s Center. vida.events.marketing@gmail.com

NOVEMBER 1-15, 37th Annual Jewish Book & Arts Fair at the Jewish Community Center. jcchouston.org

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Reliant Stadium: Texans vs. Tennessee Titans 7:30pm

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Alley Gruesome Playground Injuries 7:30pm Main Street The Last Night of Ballyhoo 7:30pm Meridian Municipal Waste 6:30pm Reliant Stadium: Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic 7:30pm Toyota Rockets vs. Memphis Grizzlies 7:30pm Verizon Rob Zombie 7:30pm Warehouse Thao and The Get Down Stay Down 8pm

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Alley Gruesome Playground Injuries 7:30pm | HOB moe. 7pm Jones SPA: Mariza 8pm Main Street The Last Night of Ballyhoo 7:30pm Meridian Joshua James 7pm Reliant Stadium: Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic 7:30pm | Verizon Adult Swim presents: Metacalypse’s Dethklok, Mastodon, Converge and High on Fire 6:30pm | Warehouse Seth Walker 7pm

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November 13-15, “The Houston Peruvian Festival: Experience the Wonders of Peru” at the Heights Theater. Presented by The Peruvian Association of Houston. houstonperuvianfestival.com MOT ABBA Mania 8pm Stages Panto Sleeping Beauty 7pm Toyota Aeros vs. Peoria Rivermen 7:05pm

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NOVEMBER 19-22, 57th Annual Theta Charity Antiques Show “Ages of Elegance” at the George R. Brown Convention Center.

ThetaAntiquesShow.com

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Stages Panto Sleeping Beauty 7pm Toyota Rockets vs. Dallas Mavericks 7:30pm

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Jones HS: Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde 8pm Main Street The Last Night of Ballyhoo 7:30pm Meridian Hatebreed/Cannibal Corpse 7pm Stages Panto Sleeping Beauty 7pm Warehouse Jackopierce 6 & 9pm

NOVEMBER 19, 26th Annual Beaujolais festival – “Celebrating w ith Taste and Style: Soirée B eaujolais and Beyond!” 6:30-9pm at the Hilton Post Oak. Presented by the French-American Chamber of Commerce.

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Wortham Tree Lighting Ceremony 11am November 26-January 18, 2010, The Ice at Discovery Green Opens after the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Admission is $10. discoverygreen.com.

H OB Taking Back Sunday 6pm FAMILY CREATIVE YOGA AND MOVEMENT Nov. 4, 11, 18 & 25, 5-5:45pm.

INTRODUCTORY TAI CHI Nov. 4, 11 & 18, 5:45-6:45pm.

YOGA ON THE WAY HOME Nov. 5, 12 & 19, 5:45-6:45pm.

BACKYARD HABITAT BUILDER SERIES: BUILDING WINTER SHELTERS FOR WILDLIFE Nov. 8, 1-5pm.

ART & NATURE AFTER SCHOOL: FROM EGG TO HATCHLING Nov. 10, 4-5:30pm.

NATURE 101: AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES Nov. 14, 10am-12pm.

NATURE 101: INVERTEBRATES Nov. 14, 1-3pm.

EDIBLE WILD PLANTS Nov. 15, 1-5pm.

TADPOLE TROOPERS: MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS BY ROBERT MCCLOSKEY Nov. 20, 10:30-11:45am.

WINE & CHEESE OWL PROWL Nov. 20, 7-9pm.

NATURALIST EXPLORERS: POU CHED POSSUMS Nov. 21, 9-11am & 1-3pm.

NATURE 101: GRASSLAND ECOLOGY Nov. 21, 1-3pm.

H OUSTON ARBORETUM & NATURE CENTER CALENDAR OF EVENTS November 2009 houstonarboretum.org

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FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Alley Gruesome Playground Injuries 8pm Hobby Ars Lyrica: Hail, Bright Cecilia 7:30pm | BIH: Mary Poppins 8pm HOB The Used w/ The Almost & Drive A 7pm | Marc Broussard w/ Charlie Mars 8pm Jones HS: Mary Wilson of The Supremes 8pm Main Street R&P- After The Rain King 7:30pm Meridian The White Tie Affair 6:30pm Toyota Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder 7:30pm Verizon Third Eye Blind 8pm Wortham Da Camera: Kenny Garrett Presents 8pm NOVEMBER 7, Hail! Bright Cecilia, accompanied by the Houston Chamber Choir, 4pm at the Foundry Methodist Church. Presented

by Ars Lyrica Houston. arslyricahouston.org

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Alley Gruesome Playground Injuries 8pm Jones HS: Rachmaninoff’s First Symphony 8pm Meridian Friday The 13th Slaughterfest featuring Ensiferum 6:30pm | Marcy Playground 6:30pm MOT Kid Pan Alley & Peter Pan – the 1924 Silent Film 7pm Reliant Stadium: Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic 10:30am & 7:30pm | Verizon Jewel 8pm Warehouse The Swell Season 7pm Wortham HGO: Lohengrin 6:30pm | SPA: Trey McIntyre Project 8pm

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Alley A Christmas Carol 7:30pm Hobby Masquerade: A Christmas Carol 8pm HOB Bob Saget 7pm Main Street The Last Night of Ballyhoo 8pm Meridian Norma Jean 6:30pm | Justin Nozuka 7pm Stages Panto Sleeping Beauty 7:30pm Toyota Aeros vs. Milwaukee Admirals 7:35pm Warehouse Switchfoot 8pm Wortham Mercury Baroque: Generation Purcell 8pm

NOVEMBER 21 & 22, Houston Via Colori, downtown. A two-day street painting festival. HoustonViaColori.com

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Alley A Christmas Carol 2:30 & 7:30pm Hobby Masquerade: A Christmas Carol 8pm Main Street The Best Christmas Pageant Ever 11:30am | The Last Night of Ballyhoo 8pm Meridian Breathe Carolina 6:30pm Stages Panto Sleeping Beauty 7:30pm Toyota Rockets vs. San Antonio Spurs 7:30pm Wortham HB: The Nutcracker 7:30pm

Alley Gruesome Playground Injuries 2:30 & 8pm Hobby BIH: Mary Poppins 2 & 8pm H OB Comedians of Chelsea Lately w/ Sarah Colonna, Loni Love, Heather McDonald, John Caparulo & special appearance by Chuy 7:30pm | Jones HS: Mary Wilson of The Supremes 8pm Main Street Afternoon of the Elves 1 & 4pm | R&P- After The Rain King 7:30pm | The Last Night of Ballyhoo 8pm Meridian Mumiy Troll 6:30pm | Before There was Rosalyn 5pm MOT Texas Music Festival 7:30pm Reliant Arena: Houston Music Festival: Frankie Beverly & Maze, Teena Marie, Babyface 8pm Toyota Aeros vs. San Antonio Rampage 7:35pm Wortham HGO: The Elixir of Love 7:30pm | Talento Bilingue de Houston: Las Nuevas Tamaleras 8pm

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Alley Gruesome Playground Injuries 2:30 & 8:30pm | CWMP 14th Annual Children’s Festival 10am | Hobby Shamelessly Saved: Playground of Love 6pm | Jones HS: Rachmaninoff’s First Symphony 8pm Main Street Afternoon of the Elves 1 & 4pm | The Last Night of Ballyhoo 8pm Reliant Stadium: Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic 11:30am, 3:30 & 7:30pm Warehouse Ludow/Meese, Without A Face 7pm

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NOVEMBER 14, Pink Door’s “The Main Event” for Pink Door’s 5 Step Legacy Program, 8pm-12am at The House of Blues. pinkdoornonprofit.org Alley A Christmas Carol 2:30pm H obby Masquerade: A Christmas Carol 8pm HOB Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa 7:30pm | Ruthie Foster w/Seth Walker 7:30pm Jones HS: Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde 8pm Main Street The Last Night of Ballyhoo 8pm Meridian Cartel 6:30pm MOT Pablo Mayor and Folklore Urbano 7:30pm Stages Panto Sleeping Beauty 3 & 7:30pm Toyota Rockets vs. Sacramento Kings 7:30pm Verizon AFI 8:15pm Warehouse Houston’s Gala Event Fundraiser 6:30pm NOVEMBER 21, Rita Rudner, 3 & 8pm at Galveston’s Grand 1894 Opera House. thegrand.com

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ALLEY THEATRE: alleytheatre.org CWMP: woodlandscenter.org HOBBY CENTER: 713.315.2525 thehobbycenter.org HOUSE OF BLUES: hob.com JONES HALL: 713.227.3974 joneshall.org MAIN STREET THEATRE: 713.524.6706 mainstreettheatre.com MERIDIAN: merdian.com MILLER OUTDOOR THEATRE (MOT): milleroutdoortheatre.com

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MUSEUM DISTRICT 1. THE MENIL COLLECTION www.menil.org

This exhibition showcases American artist Cy Twombly’s monumental work, Treatise on the Veil (Second Version), painted in Rome in 1970. Due to its size – close to 33 feet long, and one of the artist’s largest canvases – it is rarely exhibited. In celebration of this rare hanging, the Menil will also exhibit more than a dozen related drawings and studies from the artist’s private collection. While three of these works on paper were shown with the painting in the 2008 exhibition, ”Cy Twombly: Cycles and Seasons” at the Tate Modern, London, this will be the first time the entire group of drawings will be exhibited, and the first time they will be shown with the painting. The exhibit will be on view through February 14, 2010.

2. HOUSTON CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY www.hcponline.org

Prime Years, opening November 13, explores the many aspects of aging through images made via 12 different artist’s perspectives. From the editorial to the personal, the work in Prime Years depicts centenarians, artists, relatives and other individuals enjoying, enduring and living their lives beyond the age of 60. After reaching sixty many people are still in their prime. “Sixty is the new forty” is their motto. This exhibit emphasizes this positive view of aging without denying its drawbacks.

3. THE ROTHKO CHAPEL www.rothkochapel.org

An intimate sanctuary available to people of every belief, this modern meditative environment was inspired by the paintings of American abstract expressionist Mark Rothko. The Chapel serves as both art museum and public forum and hosts a range of educational programs, inter-religious dialogues and symposia on critical issues.

4. BYZANTINE FRESCO CHAPEL MUSEUM www.menil.org/visit/byzantine.php

The only intact examples of 13th-century Byzantine wall painting of this size and importance in the Western Hemisphere, these masterworks were stolen by thieves from a chapel in the Turkish occupied town of Lysi, cut into pieces and smuggled off the island of Cyprus.

Rescued and restored by the Menil Foundation, the dome and apse now reside on a longterm loan from the Church of Cyprus in an intimate chapel designed by award-winning architect Francois de Menil.

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5. HOUSTON CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT www.crafthouston.org

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is proud to present a solo exhibition of work by Rachelle Thiewes, a jeweler, metal artist and professor of metal arts at The University of Texas at El Paso. Recently named HCCC’s 2009 Texas Master, Thiewes has created several bodies of work that have made an instrumental difference to the field of art jewelry. Like no other artist working today, Thiewes takes into account the movement of the body and how a piece of jewelry might impact, or be impacted, by movement. Visitors will be wowed by the array of metal jewelry that ranges from stunning, kinetic earrings to multi-functional brooches and bold bracelets made from steel and color-shifting auto paint.

Exhibit on view thru December 24, 2009.

6. LAWNDALE ART CENTER www.lawndaleartcenter.org

Blow Up Heart by Monica Vidal is without a doubt a must-see exhibit. She has been using variations on the tent and the body as the primary themes in her work for the past 5 years. The tents have anthropomorphized with a palette of anatomical colors and textures that evoke muscle and tissue. She has a reoccurring character named the “hive” – a tent that has mutated and become organic, but with a pattern that suggests textiles. The hive is both a place and an entity. Vidal also uses herself as a character in the work. In the drawings she wears a ritual costume inspired by an image of Xipe Totec, an Aztec God who traditionally represents spring and renewal. For Blow Up Heart, Vidal brings her drawings into the three-dimensional realm. Shown will be a “hive” built to scale. She will also assume her proper role in a costume based on her drawn counterpart, for the opening night only.

7. BUFFALO SOLDIERS NATIONAL MUSEUM www.buffalosoldiermuseum.com

The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum pays tribute to African-American military history from the Revolutionary War to modern times. During the 1860s, soldiers of the 10th U.S. Calvary were nicknamed “Buffalo Soldiers” for their fierce fighting ability and bravery.

8. HOLOCAUST MUSEUM HOUSTON www.hmh.org

Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews During the Holocaust, on view thru February 2010, is an exhibit that will move you! In a five-year project, Colorado-based photographer Norman Gershman set out to collect the names of righteous, non-Jews who saved Jews during the Holocaust. He discovered that some of the names were of Albanian Muslims. He then began a quest to meet and photograph the Albanian rescuers or their descendents. During his interviews, when he asked why they had rescued Jews, the resounding response was “Besa,” the code of honor deeply rooted in Albanian

culture and incorporated in the faith of Albanian Muslims.

9. CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF HOUSTON www.cmhouston.org

Discover an interactive world of cultural and religious celebrations from around the world at CMH’s Seasons of Sharing, a holiday exhibit open Nov. 14, 2009 to Jan. 10, 2010. Learn about seven holidays from around the world, all celebrated right here in the Bayou City! With more than 90 languages spoken throughout the Houston area, our city’s cultural diversity has found a home within this exhibit.

10. THE HEALTH MUSEUM www.thehealthmuseum.org

Surviving: The Body of Evidence, currently on view, is an exhibit about you and all your fellow humans.Your body carries evidence of many distinctively human features that changed in your ancestors through the process of evolution. All of our ancestors were successful in surviving the challenges of life and adapting to the world around them. Each of them inherited from their parents the characteristics that helped them to survive – through thousands of generations, and over millions of years – to us. In turn, we will pass on these features to our children and, through them, to our descendants.

11. HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE www.hmns.org

Spirit s an d Hea dh u n t er s: Van ish in g Worlds of t he Am azon, on view through January 10, 2010, will transport you to the remote rainforests of northeastern South America. It celebrates ceremonies and rituals of passage unique to the remarkable indigenous people, and it is inspired by ancient cosmology, mythology and ecological knowledge. The ceremonial regalia and objects in this exhibition illustrate the unique artistic expressions of each tribe, utilizing materials available from their immediate environments: wood, cloth, fiber and feathers. Marvel at vibrant headdresses, full-body costumes, body decorations, furniture and ceramic objects.

12. HOUSTON ZOO www.houstonzoo.org

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Us! This fun and exciting night offers guests a unique opportunity to spend the night at the Houston Zoo. Fee includes interactive activities, touchable animals, dinner, continental breakfast and admission to the Zoo after the program is over on the second day. Event will take place on November 28, 2009.

13. RICE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY www.ricegallery.org

Big Lectric Fan To Keep Me Cool While I Sleep: Wayne White is an exhibit that all Houstonians will relate to.

The title of the exhibit is a line from legendary country singer George Jones’s song, “Ragged But Right,” which was stuck in White’s head when he visited Houston in the sweltering month of June. Says White, “I kept thinking of hot Houston nights before air conditioning and the young George Jones in this city – full of crazy artistic passion and making music history.” To honor Jones, White created at Rice Gallery a 15-foot puppet head resembling a young, flat-topped Jones, circa 1950.

The massive head sits sleeping on its side, surrounded by floor-to-ceiling, billboard-style lettering. “It’s a roadside attraction, a museum relic of a lost world, and a big, weird toy still in its box,” explains White. On view through December 13, 2009.

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tures, constructed paintings, objects, books and videos.

In this exhibition, organized by Bill Arning, Director of the CAMH, Jackson continues his investigations into human consciousness and explores how positive evolutionary developments in human thought and culture occur under physical or mental stress. Exhibit on view starting October 17, 2009 through January 17, 2010.

16. THE JUNG CENTER OF HOUSTON www.junghouston.org

SoulCollage®: An Exploration of Eight Archetypes and Their Influence in Our Lives, through December 10, 2009. Participants will have the opportunity to explore their inner self, using the intuitive collage process of SoulCollage in this course. Available through December 10, 2010.

17. CZECH CENTER MUSEUM www.czechcenter.org

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

18. JOHN C. FREEMAN WEATHER MUSEUM www.wxresearch.org

The John C. Freeman Weather Museum is helping keep the community in the know in regards to the different aspects of weather, as well as science, history and safety. Visitors can make their own weather forecast at the WRC Weather Studio, view satellite and radar images of hurricanes, and learn how tornadoes form in the Tornado Chamber and much more!

14. THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON www.mfah.org

The MFAH hosts the debut presentation of Chaotic

Harmony: Contemporary Korean Photography, on view through January 3, 2010, presenting photographs by 40 artists born between 1965 and 1984 and representing two distinct generations. Co-organized with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and accompanied by a fully illustrated scholarly catalogue published by the MFAH and distributed by Yale University Press, the exhibition reveals the extraordinary work being created in South Korea, as well as a shifting sense of the Korean identity as expressed by artists who have witnessed the monumental cultural and social changes in their country over the past 45 years.

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MUSEUMS 1940 AIR TERMINAL MUSEUM www.1940airterminal.org 8325 Travelair Rd. 713.454.1940

ART CAR MUSEUM www.artcarmuseum.com 140 Heights Blvd. 713.861.5526

Thru December 18, Planes, Trains, Autos, Boats, Bikes BLAFFER GALLERY www.class.uh.edu/blaffer UH Main Campus, Ent. 16, 713.743.9530

Thru November 14, Josephine Meckseper and Jon Pylypchuk GALVESTON ARTS CENTER www.galvestonartscenter.org 2127 Strand St. 409.763.2403

HERITAGE SOCIETY www.heritagesociety.org 1100 Bagby 713.655.1912 HOUSTON FIRE MUSEUM www.houstonfiremuseum.org 2403 Milam 713.524.2526 MUSEUM OF PRINTING HISTORY www.printingmuseum.org 1324 W. Clay St. 713.522.4652 MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN HISTORY 7502 Fondren Road 281.649.3997

ORANGE SHOW www.orangeshow.org 2401 Munger 713.926.6368

PROJECT ROW HOUSES www.projectrowhouses.org 2521 Holman 713.526.7662 UNIVERSITY MUSEUM www.tsu.edu/museum 3100 Cleburne Ave. 713.313.7145

ART HOUSES 18 HANDS GALLERY www.18handsgallery.com 249 West 19th St. 713.869.3099 AEROSOL WARFARE GALLERY www.aerosolwarfare.com 2110 Jefferson St. #113, 713.503.5714

ANYA TISH GALLERY www.anyatishgallery.com 4411 Montrose Blvd. 713.524.2299

APAMA MACKEY GALLERY www.mackeygallery.com 628 East 11th Street 713.850.8527

Thru November 21, Ariane Roesch

ARCHWAY GALLERY www.archwaygallery.com 2305 Dunlavy 713.522.2409

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ARTSCAN GALLERY www.rudolphprojects.com 1836 Richmond Ave. 713.807.1836

ART LEAGUE HOUSTON www.artleaguehouston.org 1953 Montrose Blvd. 713.523.9530

Thru November 19, The Image Altered BARBARA DAVIS GALLERY www.barbaradavisgallery.com 4411 Montrose 713.520.9200

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BERING & JAMES GALLERY www.beringandjames.com 805 Rhode Place #500, 713.524.0101

Thru November 18, Taboo!!

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

BETZ GALLERY www.betzgallery.com 1208 W. Gray 713.576.6954 BOOKER-LOWE GALLERY www.bookerlowegallery.com 4623 Feagan St. 713.880.1541

Thru November 14, Ancient Lands/Modern Landscape CANAL ST. GALLERY www.canalstreetgallery.com 2219 Canal St. 713.223.2219

Thru November 30, Armando Rodriguez

COMMUNITY ARTISTS’ COLLECTIVE www.thecollective.org 1413 Holman 713.523.1616

COMMUNE ON NORTH www.communeonnorth.com 2437 North Blvd. 713.526.3875 CAROLINE COLLECTIVE www.carolinecollective.cc 4820 Caroline St. 713.825.4613 CTRL GALLERY www.ctrlgallery.com 3907 Main St. 713.523.2875

DAKOTA GALLERY www.dakotaframing.com/dfp/dakotagallery.asp 2324 Shearn St. 713.523.7440 DARKE GALLERY www.darkegallery.com 5321 Feagan 713.542.3802

Opens November 14, Melanie Schlossberg DEBORAH COLTON GALLERY www.deborahcoltongallery.com 2445 North Blvd. 713.869.5151

Opening November 7, 14 Knowledge Base

DESANTOS GALLERY www.desantosgallery.com 1724 Richmond 713.520.1200 DIVERSEWORKS www.diverseworks.org 1117 E. Freeway 713.223.8346 DOMY BOOKS www.domystore.com 1709 Westheimer 713.523.3669

ELDER STREET GALLERY www.elderstreetartist.com 1101 Elder St. 281.250.4889 FOTOFEST www.fotofest.org 1113 Vine St. 713.223.5522

Opening November 5, International Discoveries II G GALLERY www.redbudgallery.com/gGalleryIndex.html 301East 11th St. 713.822.4842

November 7-28, Transfusion Opens November 14, Antiquities and Academia GALLERY 1724 www.gallery1724.com 1724 Bissonnet St. 713.523.2547

Opening November 5, International Discoveries II GALLERY SONJA ROESCH www.gallerysonjaroesch.com 2309 Caroline 713.659.5424

Opening November 7, Dieter Balzer: Objects GITE GALLERY www.thegitegallery.com 2024 Alabama St. 713.523.3311 GOLDESBERRY GALLERYwww.goldesberrygallery.com 2625 Colquitt 713.528.0405

Thru November 28, Peter Master: Clay & Glass GREEN HOUSE GALLERY www.greenhouseartgallery.com 716 W. Alabama St. 713.535.6462

GREMILLION & CO. FINE ART www.gremillion.com 2501 Sunset Blvd. 713.522.2701

Opening November 5, Robert Rector GUTHRIE CONTEMPORARY 2734 Virginia St. 713.522.8086

HCC-CENTRAL GALLERY www.centralfinearts.info 3517 Austin 713.718.6600 HOUSTON LANDMARK GALLERY www.houstonlandmarkgallery.com 1200 McKinney 713.927.8800 HOUSTON STUDIOS 746 Walnut St. #100, 713.223.0951 HOLLYWOOD FRAME GALLERY www.hollywoodframegallery.com 2427 Bissonnet 713.942.8885

HOOKS-EPSTEIN www.hooksepsteingalleries.com 2631 Colquitt St. 713.522.0718 INMAN GALLERY www.inmangallery.com 3901 Main St. 713.526.7800

Opening November 6, David Aylsworth and Beth Secor JOAN WICH & CO. GALLERY www.joanwichgallery.com 4411 Montrose Blvd. 713.526.1551 KINZELMAN ART CONSULTING www.kinzelmanart.com 3909 Main St. 713.533.9923

KOELSCH GALLERY www.koelschgallery.com 703 Yale 713.626.0175

LAURA RATHE FINE ART www.laurarathe.com 2707 Colquitt 713.824.3575

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LAURA U COLLECTION www.lauraucollection.com 1840 Westheimer 713.522.0855

LAZZARA ART GALLERY www.gallerialazzara.com 5400 Mitchelldale St. 713.681.0681

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RETRO GALLERY www.retrogallery.com 1839 W. Alabama 713.522.7074 RICE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY www.ricegallery.org 6100 Main St. 713.348.6069

LOVETT INN ART GALLERY www.lovettinngallery.com 501 Lovett Blvd. 713.522.5224

RUDOLPH PROJECTS I ARTSCAN GALLERY www.rudolphprojects.com 1836 Richmond Ave. 713.807.1836

McCLAIN GALLERY www.mcclaingallery.com 2242 Richmond Ave. 713.520.9988

SPACE125 GALLERY www.haatx.com 3201 Allen Parkway 713.527.9330

M2 GALLERY www.gallerymsquared.com 325 W. 19th St. 713.861.6070

SICARDI GALLERY www.sicardi.com 2246 Richmond Ave. 713.529.1313

McMURTREY GALLERY www.mcmurtreygallery.com 3508 Lake St. 713.523.8238 Thru November 28, Howard Sherman: When gorillas shoot pigs

STUDIO SEVEN 1107 East Freeway 713.224.5555

MEREDITH LONG GALLERY www.meredithlonggallery.com 2323 San Felipe 713.523.6671

TANSU 321-B West 19th 713.880.5100

MIDTOWN ART CENTER www.midtownartcenter.com 3414 La Branch 713.521.8803

THOM ANDRIOLA www.newgallery.net 2627 Colquitt 713.520.7053

Thru November 19, Sarah Lamb

MOODY GALLERY www.moodygallery.com 2815 Colquitt 713.526.9911

Thru November 28, Michael Bise: Holy Ghosts MOTHER DOG STUDIOS 720 Walnut 713.229.9760

NAUHAUS GALLERY www.texascollaborative.com 223 E. 11th St. 713.261.1409

Thru November 29, Perry House

NOLAN-RANKIN GALLERIES www.nolan-rankingalleries.com 6 Chelsea Blvd. 713.528.0664

O’KANE GALLERY www.uhd.edu One Main St.@UHD 713.221.8042 PARKERSON GALLERY www.artnet.com/gallery/837/parkerson-gallery.html 3510 Lake St. 713.524.4945 PEEL GALLERY SHOP www.peelgallery.org 4411 Montrose Blvd. 713.520.8122 POST GALLERY www.postgallery.com 2121 Sage, Ste. 390, 713.622.4241

POISSANT GALLERY www.poissantgallery.com 5102 Center St. 713.868.9337

TALENTO BILINGUE www.tbhcenter.com 333 S. Jensen Dr. 713.222.1213

THE ARTFUL CORNER www.theartfulcorner.com 3423 White Oak Dr. 713.426.4278

THORNWOOD GALLERY www.thornwoodgallery.com 2643 Colquitt St. 713.528.4278

Thru November 21, Kim Coulter: Interpreting the Landscape VAUGHAN CHRISTOPHER GALLERY www.vaughanchristopher.com 1217 S. Shepherd 713.533.0816

WADE WILSON ART www.wadewilsonart.com 4411 Montrose #200, 713.521.2977 Opening November 19, Joseph Marioni WATERCOLOR ART SOCIETY www.watercolorhouston.org 1601 West Alabama 713.942.9966 WINTER STREET STUDIOS www.winterstreetstudios.net 2101 Winter St. 713.862.0082

XNIHILO GALLERY www.xnil.org 2115 Taft St. 713.622.1846

Thru November 23, 600 sq mi: Hidden ZARPOSH INDIA GALLERY www.zarposhindia.com 2702 Ashford Oak Dr. 713.668.2948

REDBUD GALLERY www.redbudgallery.com 303 E. 11th St. 713.862.2532

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

Julie Welch, Mimi Bates, Betina Bostick

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LIVING SMART WITH PATRICIA GRAS

Jeffery Wise, Brooke Kaim

Jillian Placky

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

DR. MAE JEMISON/FORMER ASTRONAUT/PHYSICIAN/ENTREPRENEUR 508 SCIENCE LITERACY AND KEYS TO SUCCESS

What do we as parents, scientists, teachers need to do to keep our world leadership in science, technology and space? I invited the first female African-American astronaut to answer this question on Living Smart. A Renaissance woman – chemical engineer, scientist, physician, teacher, dancer and former astronaut – Dr. Mae Jemison blasted into orbit aboard the space shuttle Endeavor on September 12, 1992, and since then she has worked tirelessly to improve science and technology education in America and the world.

Dr. Jemison insists we allow children to explore early on as she did as a child. “It is really about that creativity, that exploration. And when we ask how do we get our children to find that, it’s really, we have to keep them from losing it.

How do we keep them from losing it? By not beating it out of them. I think when kids go to school, they’re told to stop exploring the world, stop using their creativity. When they come up with questions that as an adult we don’t have the answer for, we get tired, we say, “Oh, leave us alone, don’t ask that question.”

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

Jemison shares that the exploration wasn’t just scientific; her parents motivated her to learn about everything, including what was happening at the time. “We would discuss things from nutrition and why it was important to eat your meat and potatoes, and metabolic cycles to religion and Christianity and the various types—you know, your innerself, your inner strength, to politics during that time. The Civil Rights Movement was in full swing. You know, who was who, what was the role of violence and non-violence.

And why do I call that being a scientist? Because it’s being willing to explore, willing to ask the questions. And you know, sometimes people say you have to see both sides of the topic. It’s not whether you see both sides, it’s can you objectively put together a set of questions to analyze those

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questions, get input. We couldn’t sit there and have these discussions – sort of “Oh, well, here’s what I think.” You had to read the books, you had to have some information you could bring to the table. And it wasn’t done in a way that “Now, here’s your assignment.” It was just part of life.

On Living Smart, Dr. Jemison will share how we can get our kids interested in science and the keys to individual excellence.

Share your experiences by either calling 713.743.8513 or emailing livingsmart@houstonpbs.org. If you miss this program, or if you would like to view streaming videos of past Living Smart shows, go to our websitewww.houstonpbs.org/livingsmart and click on the guest name.

Patricia Gras is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, and the producer and host for Living Smart with Patricia Gras. You can learn more about Living Smart on www.patriciagras.com.

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“YOU CAN BARBECUE IT, BOIL IT, BROIL IT, BAKE IT, SAUTÉ IT.” THERE’S TURKEY WITH APRICOTS, CRANBERRY AND ROSEMARY. THERE’S TURKEY CHOWDER, TURKEY HASH, TURKEY SALAD, TURKEY BURGERS, TURKEY SANDWICHES AND TURKEY MEATBALLS… AS WELL AS TURKEY STUFFING, TURKEY PIE AND CURRY TURKEY. BUBBA GUMP TRULY MISSED THE BOAT BY LIMITING THE CULINARY REPERTOIRE TO SHRIMP – ESPECIALLY SINCE TURKEY HAS THE ADDED BENEFIT OF LASTING FOR WEEKS ON END. (OR AT LEAST THAT IS HOW IT FEELS WHEN FACED WITH A REFRIGERATOR FULL OF THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS!) NOVEMBER IS NOTHING IF NOT THE MONTH OF EXCESS: PUMPKIN PIE, GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE, FOOTBALL HOMECOMING, AND AN INSANE START TO THE HOLIDAY RETAIL SEASON. BUT BEFORE YOU FALL INTO THE INEVITABLE TURKEY COMA, TAKE A MOMENT TO GIVE THANKS FOR ALL THE THRILLING EVENTS THE HOUSTON ART SCENE HAS PLANNED FOR YOU! Hail! Bright Cecilia with Ars Lyrica & Houston Chamber Choir November 6 & 7, 7:30pm Two of Houston’s premier music ensembles, Houston Chamber Choir and Ars Lyrica Houston, are pleased to join musical forces once again for two performances of Hail! Bright Cecilia at the Hobby Center (Nov. 6) and the Foundry United Methodist Church (Nov. 7). This happy collaboration is occasioned by the worldwide celebration of the 350th birthday of the great English composer Henry Purcell. The program will include works for strings, trumpet and choir culminating in Purcell’s most extravagant ode to the patron saint of music, Saint Cecilia. Tickets $20; visit arslyricahouston.org.

FrenetiCore presents the Dance on Camera Festival November 12-15, 8pm FrenetiCore and Frenetic Theater are now touring partners with Dance on Camera Festival, the world’s most recognized dance-on-film showcase. Eleven filmed dance pieces from all over the world will be performed in one of two different programs, including a commission by the Martha Graham Dance Company. Don’t miss this opportunity to see award-winning dance films here in Houston! Tickets: $12 online prepay/$15 at the door; call 832.426.4624 or visit freneticore.net.

Inprint and Brazos Bookstore present Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk November 16, 7pm Inprint and Brazos Bookstore present Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk as part of the Inprint Margaret Root Brown Reading Series. Turkish writer Pamuk, whose

work can blend together history and politics, love and murder, art and intrigue, was winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. Author of epic novels such as The Black Book and My Name is Red, he will be reading from his latest book, The Museum of Innocence. Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center. Tickets $30, which includes a presigned first edition book copy. Call 713.521.2026 or visit inprinthouston.org.

Da Camera’s Modern Virtuosos @ the Menil November 17, 7:30pm Three virtuosos perform solo works by major contemporary composers, including a major new piano work inspired by the great paintings of American artist Cy Twombly.

Australian composer Liza Lim, known for the visceral energy and vibrant color of her compositions, is winner of Australia’s most prestigious composition prize and recipient of commissions from such ensembles as the Los Angeles Philharmonic and BBC Symphony.

Nominated for a 2008 Grammy Award, the brilliant Avery Fisher prize-winning violinist Jennifer Koh and acclaimed Moores School of Music saxophonist Valerie Vidal make their Da Camera debuts. Call 713.524.5050 or visit dacamera.com.

Opera in the Heights Presents Manon November 5-7, 12-14, 7:30pm Love, sex, lust and greed – portrayed through the elegance of music, as only the French can, in Opera in the Heights’ production of Manon.

Witness Manon’s physical and moral decline as she journeys from the French countryside to the depths of dark and elegant Paris. Manon corrupts her first innocent love and falls victim to her terrible choices.

Lambert Hall, 1703 Heights Blvd.; tickets – $10-45.

Call 713.861.5303 or visit operaintheheights.org.

Spacetaker hosts its 4th annual Winter Holiday Art Market this November 21-22! See page 24 for more details!

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2101 Winter Street Studios, November 21, 5-10pm and November 22, 11-8pm. Free to the public.

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

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enerally we bring you a gallery, but this month to help you kick off the retail frenzy that is about to ensue, why not support your local arts and snag an original gift or two?

Winter Street Artist Studios is home to some of Houston’s most avant-garde painters, sculptors, even musical instrument makers. Unles s y ou’v e t ak en in an “ ar t craw l” during Second Sat urda ys at Wint er St reet, y ou probably hav e no idea w h at goes on in th e re nov at ed w arehouse, a behemoth of stone corridors, maze-like hallways and white steel doors. Installation lights for gallery shows hang from the ceiling and, except for the whispering of a door shutting somewhere in the distance and the small business cards taped to the outside of their doors with tiny replicas of what each artist makes inside those silent studios, there’s barely evidence of life. Except for downstairs in Spacetaker’s office.

Spacetaker is a professional, nonprofit artist resource organization that employs bubbly PR and advertising personalities to bind the art community of Houston together. To help them connect and celebrate the opening of a fellow artist, to show support for a gallery space that is in trouble with funding, or to help over 150 local artists sell more than $123,000 of their own work. One of t h eir m ain goals is t hat ar t ist s w ho w ant t o suppor t t hem selves by s elling t heir a r t are able to. But a lot of what they do is throw parties, really great parties. Parties with a purpose.

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So the normally silent, blank canvas walls of Winter Street Studios explode with festivity on Novem ber 21st and 22n d w h en Spaceta k er hos ts WHAM, th e 4t h Annual Win ter Holiday Ar t Mark et. The gallerywhite halls will be hung with wares by a selection of juried vendors, and the focus of the event is to make it easy and fun to buy local. The celebration will include performances by many live, local bands and demonstrations by artists (think soap-making and ahome-made presents you can make with the owner of Sew Crafty, the Heights sewing lounge).

Food catered by Beaver’s and El Patio are sure to sustain you on your quest for that perfect toy for your niece or beautiful jewelry set for Mom – and all the while, you can be proud of supporting the Houston economy and the local artists of our city. Complimentary beverages provided by Dripping Springs Vodka and Sweet Leaf Tea are all part of the fun and the reason you should put off your trip to that busy mall this year. Since when has a mall trip ever kicked off a two-day shopping event with a happy hour (Friday, November 21st from 5-10pm)? The next day’s worry-free and family-

friendly activities begin at 11am and continue until 8pm. Best of all, the entire event is FREE. The artists selected for this event have gift-friendly art – homemade soaps, stationery, ornaments, jewelry, photography, sculpture and much more, all designed to make fabulous and unique gifts. Former WHAM shoppers report buying all their holiday gifts there, so there’s hope for those of us who don’t have a clue that there’s holiday shopping to be done and it’s already late November.

Hip local bands will replace the piped-in, lame holiday classics that resound through every corridor of the shopping malls, and the food and happy hourthemed drinks will replace a caffeine-driven race to find the perfect purse for your sister or scented soap basket for your grandmother. For t hose w ith k idd os, t here’s a children’s corner set up in a hu ge galler y space. Wit h t he h elp of J err y ’s Arta ram a, t he k ids w ill be as bus y as e lv es making their own holiday creations. And one of the big event draws is the show on display at the Winter Street Studios – The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) Teen Council will have a juried show of their own work decorating one of the main gallery areas. A partnership Spacetaker is very proud to promote.

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ART FILMS ARE GOOD FOR THE SOUL… TAKE A FRIEND TO ONE! CINEMA ARTS FESTIVAL HOUSTON The Cinema Arts Festival Houston (cinemartsociety.org) thrived during its inauguration last year, and this year features a full schedule of live music and film performances, outdoor projections, interactive video installations and more. From November 11-15 at multiple locations throughout the city. Things have been cranked up a notch with the introduction of a state-of-theart device called H BOX, which is a portable screening room designed by Portuguese artist/architect Dider Fiuza Faustino and sponsored by the Hermès Foundation. The groovy box features video and short films by 10 artists and is stationed at the historic Alabama Theatre through the close of the Festival. H BOX artistic director Benjamin Weil will be in town for a conversation with Contemporary Art Museum Houston curator Toby Kamps on Sunday, November 15, at 3 pm at the Alabama. Other events include a sneak preview of What if, Why not?

Underground Adventures with Ant Farm by Texas filmmakers Laura Harrison and Beth Federici on Thursday, November 12, at 7pm at the University of Houston College of Architecture; musical accompaniment for two silent films, The Lost World and Peter Pan; and actress Tilda Swinton closing out the Festival by introducing a screening of her new film, Io sono l’amore (I Am Love) as part of a promotion of her fabulous child-centered film org., the 8½ Foundation (eightandahalf.org). Happily, Festival organizers are headquartering at the Alabama, reviving the lovely 1939 building’s original ties to cinema. (Before you get excited, it’s a short-term lease and the latest word on the theatre is that it’s not for sale, although former owner Andrew Kaldis tried to purchase it awhile back.

We’re all rooting for the theatre to remain standing!)

UNA FILM FESTIVAL… and more “One World, Many Stories” is the theme for the United Nations Association Houston Chapter (unahouston.org) debut of the UNA traveling Film Festival, in town Friday, November 6, through Sunday, November 8, at Rice Cinema (arts.rice.edu). The local chapter has worked hard to choose the best from the traveling festival – and it appears they have, with selections such as Face2Face, in which three men photographed both Palestinians and Israelis doing the same jobs in each

of their respective communities and then posted these images face to face on both sides of the Wall of Separation, as well as in eight Palestinian and Israeli cities.

Festival founder Jasmina Bojic will be in town Friday night for the kick-off reception and screenings; it continues on Saturday with four films from 10am-9pm and three on Sunday from 1-8:30pm. The Festival closes with Houston We Have a Problem: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Cheap Energy at 6:30pm, a film that steps into our city to uncover the truths about oil, from Texas oilmen themselves (and one strong woman, Joanne Herring!). The Independent Television Service (ITVS), in partnership with HoustonPBS, has launched a new season of “Community Cinema” (houstonpbs.org/communitycinema), a monthly screening series that takes place at Rice Cinema. This month’s entry is Between the Folds on November 17 at 7pm. The Aurora Picture Show (aurorapictureshow.org) is hosting documentary filmmaker Alan Berliner for a screening of his insomnia-inspired film Wide Awake on November 7, 8pm at Frenetic Theater (freneticore.net) and a free video salon on November 8 at 1pm at the Aurora offices, 1524 Sul Ross.

ODDS AND ENDS Pirate Radio opens November 13 here and tells the incredible story of a band of rogue deejays who boldly defied the government that tried to shut them down.

RicOrnelProductions ricornelproductions.com) present All But 7 on Sunday, November 8, 7pm at Main Street Theater’s Chelsea Market location; Young Victoria opens at the Landmark River Oaks Theatre (landmarktheatres.com) on November 13; and Rave Yorktown 15 (ravemotionpictures.com) continues their “Opera in Cinema” series with Eugene Onegin (November 12, 7pm, and November 15, 1pm) and The Nutcracker (November 19 at 7pm and November 22 at 1pm). “flickerlounge” at DiverseWorks (diverseworks.org) kicks off with a reception on Saturday, November 7, 6-8pm, for the film Lithuania and the Collapse of the USSR, co-presented by the Aurora Picture Show and on view November 7-December 19. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (mfah.org) has organized “Texas Indie Sundays” (co-sponsored by Spacetaker, spacetaker.org) and is screening Harmony and Me on November 1 at 5pm and the 16th annual “Texas Filmmakers Showcase” on Sunday, November 8, at 5pm.

At a private reception recently, Astrodome Studios development partner Joseph L. Trahan reported that their proposal has formally been presented to the Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation and meetings to work out details of various potential production projects are ongoing. This is great news!

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Third Ward is My Harlem is the name of Tierney Malone’s latest project. A kind of homage to this historic neighborhood, the exhibition tells the story of an artist’s coming of age in a dynamic and inspiring city.

On view at DiverseWorks’ Main Gallery, Malone has creat ed a Nick elodeon-sty le th eat re f eat uring t hree shor t v ideos on a loop.

The first, Third Ward is My Harlem, recounts the artist’s journey from Mobile, Alabama, to Houston. In the late 1980s, after having been recruited to attend Texas Southern University’s graphic design program, Malone found himself living in an apartment on Jackson St. His neighbors were mostly artists who became sources of inspiration.

“The video tells about the actor Wayne DeHart who lived across the hall from me. He had a daughter and was providing for his family with his art,” he explains. He was one of the people who gave Malone the confidence to pursue a bona fide career as an artist. “DJ Steve Crain (KTSU 90.9) was another neighbor, who in my opinion is the father of jazz in Houston, who introduced me to so many individuals in the jazz world, like Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis,” he says.

Songs for My Father, the second video, refers to Malone’s fatherless childhood. “I grew up in a single parent household. Oftentimes, when you don’t have a male role model, you spend your life collecting fathers,” he says. “IIt has b een ch allenging f or m e t o a cce pt th at it w as an honorable th ing t o do t o pursue m y ar t becau se I ha ve a f am ily t o t ak e care of, I have two sons. The reality is, no one has to look at art,” he explains. In fact, Malone took on many parttime jobs to help support his family before he devoted himself nov. completely to his art in 1996. He worked as a guard and then as an installer at the Museum of Contemporary Art. It was there that Malone met a number of influential artists and friends. “I am paying homage to role models and philosophies I’ve taken from individuals,” he says of this video segment.

Perhaps the most revealing part of Malone’s narrative is when he describes growing up in a houseful of women. “II gre w u p in a t ribe of w omen w it h m y gra ndm ot her, my m oth er and her four sis ters.

My grandfather was like a king with his own room and we couldn’t disturb him,” he says. Entitled Muses, Divas and Other Beautiful Women, the third video highlights the importance those women played in his decision to become an artist. “Every Sunday morning, they each got a new pair of stockings for church. I was always so excited because I knew I was going to have six pristine pieces of white paper from the packaging which I could draw on,” he says. “It was them (the women) who recognized my talent to draw – though other family members had talent, too – but I was the only one who was given permission to take it to the next level,” he explains.

Complementing the video installation is a large-scale wall sculpture, a kind of storyline for the videos. The 22-foot-long piece, entitled J AZ Z-HIS-STORY, has been in the works for three years. “TTo me, jazz is just anoth er w ord f or lif e,” he explains. “This is the first linear nar-

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TIERNEY MALONE’S ODE TO HOUSTON | THIRD WARD IS MY HARLEM 7 – dec. 19, 2009 | opening reception: saturday, nov. 7, 2009, 6-8pm, diverseworks main gallery 1117 east freeway, houston, tx 77002 | 713.223.8346 | www.diverseworks.org live musicians are scheduled to perform an original score on saturday, november 21, 2009, during art crawl. rative I have created.” Indeed, Malone is known for his mixed media collage work, created more aesthetically than in a linear fashion. His references to inspirational people and places, though, have been a mainstay in his work. “II’ m a lay h ist orian, a singer, a poet in my ar t . I a m loya l only t o t he idea, not to t he m edium . I am a n ar t ist , n ot a pain t er” is how he describes it.

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

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

FUN FACTS Famous people who have lived in Third Ward include Debbie Allen, Phylicia Rashad (formerly Phylicia Ayers-Allen), Beyoncé and rapper Scarface.

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COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOL

Interview by Lance Scott Walker Photography by Anthony Rathbun

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

YOUR WHOLE MI SSI ON WI TH C I S I S TO K EEP K I DS IN SCHOOL, AND TO DO THAT YOU ACTUALLY TARGET STUDENTS WHO MI GHT P OTENTIALLY DROP OUT. HOW DO YOU FIND THEM? Well, CIS is invited to come into the school by the principals of the school, and then the principals and teachers recommend the students to us. And some students are directly assigned to Communities In Schools and we keep up with them on a daily basis by checking to see that they’re in school and giving them a personal relationship.

That’s one of our major goals – a personal, one-on-one relationship with someone makes a total difference when their life is filled with so many stresses out there and so many hardships. And we do that by connecting community resources that are already out there with the needs of the students… from time to time, in the school, another child may have a problem, an emergency problem. A mother may die, a father may die. So the principal or the teacher connects us with those students. So what we really kind of are is like a social service you can see in the school. We’re there to take care of those problems and give teachers time to teach and principals more time to do whatever principals do.

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S EEMS L I K E I T MAK ES THE SCHOOL MORE ACTIVE I N THE LI VES OF ITS STUDENTS BECAUSE NOW THEY K NOW THERE’S A P LACE FOR THOSE STUDENTS. Right! And I think before that was the role of what we used to call ‘counselors,’ but counselors then went on to be more academic, and they just don’t have time to deal with the many hardships that students face today. So we’re using those agencies that are already out there waiting for people to show up at their office. But as our founder says, “You have to have a PhD to navigate the system.” So we bring it on campus to where students are. You know, today, we expect students to come to the classroom and sit down and learn. That’s what schools are for – to come and learn and go out into the community and prepare for life. But when they come with the stresses today, and maybe these stresses have always been there, but today it just seems like they’re getting worse. And it could be something to… not having a pair of tennis shoes that they want, it could be a toothache or it could be something as drastic as their father was murdered last night or they’re trying to get away from a gang. They’re not ready to learn. They’re going to come to school maybe, and they’re going to sit down at the desk, but they’re not going to be thinking about algebra.

SOME OF THESE CHI LDREN ARE ALSO THE CHILDREN OF DROPOUTS, AND THAT CAN B E A REALLY TOUCHY SUBJ ECT FOR A PARENT WHO I S TRYI NG TO P UT HI S OR HER CHI LD THROUGH SCHOOL AND YET IS A DROP OUT HI MSELF OR HERSELF. IS ONE OF YOUR GOALS ULTIMATELY TO OP EN UP COMMUNICATI ON AB OUT THAT B ETWEEN THE STUDENTS AND THEI R PARENTS? This program involves the parents, and that’s the nice thing about it. The parents are just as committed to trying to keep their kids in school as are the site coordinators, as we call them – the project director. That is a nice thing about this program. If at all possible, we get the parents involved.

Sometimes there are no parents. I can tell you a success story about a young Hispanic boy whose parents were both killed, and then he lived with his grandmother and he lived with his aunt and he got pulverized one night by his aunt’s boyfriend while he was trying to protect her. CIS got

involved after he left the hospital and provided a place to live at a boarding house and provided major support. And this little kid – every day came to school with all of his possessions in one of those little suitcases that you roll around and would check into the CIS room because he couldn’t lock his room where he was. Anyway, he just graduated with a 4.0 and had his choice of three different colleges to get into. That’s just one of the success stories, and that’s one of the reasons I’m involved – you just see immediate results, and you see that you do have an opportunity to change lives. The schools today have a major problem. 1.2 million students drop out of school every year. One child drops out every 9 seconds. That’s not only going to change that child’s life when he drops out of school, but it’s also going to be a major cost to society because they could go from crime to welfare to medical costs to employment costs, and that’s going to ricochet down to their family.

THIRTY YEARS AGO, THE HOUSTON P ROGRAM BEGAN I N ACRES HOMES. WAS THAT WHERE IT ORI GINATED IN HOUSTON, OR WAS THAT J UST CHOSEN AS THE STARTI NG P OI NT? Well, that is where it originated in Houston. Communities In Schools started nationally probably a little bit before that time, under President Carter’s administration, and it floundered a little bit for a lack of funding as presidents changed, but Houston remained. Houston’s stayed going, so Houston is one of the oldest programs in the nation. And then from there, when Mark [White] was Governor, I was asked to visit the Acres Homes school, and when I did, I saw that what they were doing was combining all of the community resources in the school. And I thought that was sort of like they were the catalyst of a wheel – they’re bringing in all these resources and solving many problems, whether it be child abuse or… as First Lady, suddenly, overnight when your husband is elected Governor, you are called upon by people from around the state to get involved in their issues and their programs, and they’re all very good, but the first thing I noticed was that East Texas didn’t really know what West Texas was doing, and it was that way around the state. They were all trying to start their own program and they were all going after the same money. And money was tight at that time! As it is now. I think oil was $8 a barrel or something like that. Then CIS was brought to my attention; I saw that this was an opportunity to coordinate services not only in the city, but around the state. So Mark started the statewide program using the Houston Acres Homes school as a model, then we expanded to 6 cities in Texas. Today, I think we have something like 700* schools. (* actual figure is 723)

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EVENT JOSEPH KEITH JEWELRY BOUTIQUE WHY GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION WHERE 2439 TIMES BLVD. WHEN AUGUST 12 Jewelry lovers flocked to the grand opening of Joseph Keith Ronquillo’s new boutique located in the Rice Village. The chic and relaxed décor and ambiance of the showroom were the perfect backdrop for this intimate soiree, giving guests an opportunity to appreciate fashion-forward jewelry collections from designers around the world and Joseph Keith’s own original collection. So if you are one of those creative souls that love having their own unique style, this is the place for you.

Louisa Bramlett, Marissa Baldry, Sandra Perez, Monica Seymour, Erica Reyna, Amanda Ly

Lauren Coley, Nanci Gregory, Jaime McBride

Meredith Ballentine, Joseph Ronquillo, Monica Bickers

Kedrick Kee, Adam Vuong, Joseph Ronquillo, Chloe Dao, Robert Sartain

Xavier Mayers, Jeremy Ronquillo, Danny Alonso

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OK, FESS UP. IN THE PAST, THE SUBJECT OF KIDDY COUTURE USUALLY CONJURED UP IMAGES OF FRILLY FROCKS AND MINI-MARY JANES, PLAYING DRESS-UP AND HOSTING TEA PARTIES. I’LL HAVE TWO PINK PETIT FOURS, PLEASE! FAST FORWARD... TWO GREAT BOYS AND NO TEA PARTIES LATER, YOU FIND YOURSELF FIGHTING THE URGE TO DRESS THEM IN THE SAME OLD PREDICTABLY BORING KHAKIS AND PULLOVERS. WHAT TO DO?

By Kristina Vaquero-Nemec Photographed by Gabriella Nissen

*Corduroy cargo pants $28.75, plaid shirt $24.75, blue slip-on sneakers $24.75 –available at gymboree.com Denim cargo pant $29.75, dress shirt $14.50, argyle sweater $19.50, quilted jacket $29.50, pirate pup sneakers $16.50 – available at crazy8.com

Thank goodness for Gymboree and Crazy 8 clothing lines. Not only do they offer quality clothing at reasonable prices, their wide selection of fall ’09 digs promise you’ll find something just your – I mean HIS – style.

WAY TO GIVE BACK

WHERE THE BOYS ARE!

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For every backpack sold, Gymboree donates a portion of the proceeds to Teach For America supporting education for all. Motorcycle backpack/messenger bag $24.75

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LINKLATER

Me and Orson Welles will be screened on Wednesday, November 11, at 8pm at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.

Richard Linklater will be in-house. For more details: www.cinemartsociety.org.

Interview by Lance Scott Walker | Photography by Liam Daniel

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YOU HAVEN’T SEEN ONE OF HIS FILMS (AND THEY CROSS

ENOUGH GENRES TO WHERE YOU PROBABLY HAVE), YOU’VE LIKELY AT LEAST HEARD OF THE HOUSTON-BORN, AUSTIN-MADE DIRECTOR WHO STARTED OFF INDEPENDENTLY BEFORE MAKING THE JUMP TO BIGGER BUDGET FILMS. THROUGH ALL OF THAT, HE HAS ESCHEWED HOLLYWOOD FOR THE MOST PART AND HAS KEPT IT REAL BY KEEPING HIS OFFICES RIGHT HERE IN TEXAS. HIS NEWEST, ME AND ORSON WELLES, OPENS LATER THIS MONTH. HOW DID THE SHOOTS END UP TAKING P LACE ON THE ISLE OF MAN? Wow. You know, they had this theater that was perfect for it. An old, turn of the century theater that really looked a lot like the Mercury. The orchestra and all that. That worked well. And you know we couldn’t shoot this in New York where it’s set. There weren’t really any existing theaters, way too expensive … the New York of the movie is so long gone. So I was just looking anywhere. They also had a fund that was helping the movie out pretty substantially.

IN MAKING A FILM ABOUT THE THEATER, DID YOU FIND YOURSELF REFERENCING FILMS ABOUT IT OR DID YOU SHOOT FOR A COMP LETELY NEW AP P ROACH? Well, I don’t really reference … I guess I’ve seen any number of them, but I didn’t really – I didn’t go back and look at any of them. I don’t really do that anymore. I’ve made so many movies I think it’s just … I think it just becomes what it’s meant to be.

KIND OF NEEDED A FRESH AP P ROACH IN SOME WAYS. Yeah, I think so. My general approach is a healthy place to work from. Anytime you’re in a genre at all, say a rock ’n roll movie or whatever the hell you’re doing – you have to be a little bit at war with the genre, or what you’ve seen before in the genre. You wanna do it different. I think one of the things I mentioned a lot to the cast is that most movies that deal with theater … it’s easy to make ’em bad actors.

Or a bad production that everyone can rally around either how incompetent or bad, but I was like ‘this is as good as it gets.’ This is still considered the greatest Shakespeare production in North American history. That’s how good this is. We could never be as good as this. I mean the bar was so high for what we were trying to do.

WAS THERE A LOT OF COACHING I N TRANSITIONING CHRISTI AN MCKAY’S STAGE P ERSONA OF ORSON WELLES TO A SCREEN VERSION? Yeah, I mean it was a whole different … well, in that play he was an older Welles, so this is a different stage of his life altogether. That’s a huge thing, and part of it was that this is really Christian’s first film, so yeah, I spent more time with him than anyone I’ve ever worked with probably. But it wasn’t about telling him exactly how to play Welles, it was really just answering his questions, making him feel comfortable.

He’s really a unique guy. He’s really smart.

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YOU KNOW, YOU LOOK AT A SERIES LI KE MAD MEN, AND ALL THE CLOTHES ARE RIGHT, THE SETS ARE RIGHT AND SO FORTH, BUT THE CHARACTERS ALL SEEM VERY ’90S, VERY CURRENT. JUST NOT FROM THE P ERIOD; MAYBE A SIGN OF US MOVING FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY FROM THAT TIME. A LOT OF THE KI DS IN THIS MOVIE WERE BORN IN THE 80S – actor christian mckay | director richard linklater HOW DO YOU GET THEM INTO THE MINDSET OF FIFTY YEARS BEFORE THEY WERE BORN? I think you just have a lot of historical reference; you talk a lot about the mindset, what’s going on in the world. But you know, that’s kind of the fun thing about doing a period piece – everyone sort of transports themselves back – in their own way. And it’s like, yeah – you just try to be mindful of mannerisms or sayings, you know, all that. But that’s fun. Difficult, but kind of the fun of it, too. And Zac [Efron], I showed him some Fred Astaire, I mean he knew – Zac’s very knowledgeable about the history of music and then his own theater training – so I just got him to concentrate on, you know, certain characters or things about Astaire, certain dance moves. I gave everybody a lot of music.

YOU TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY OF IT – HISTORICALLY, IT’ S IMP ORTANT THAT JULI US CAESAR IS THE P LAY TAKING P LACE HERE BECAUSE THAT WAS WELLES’ FIRST P RODUCTI ON, BUT HOW IMPORTANT IS THAT STORY TO THE STORY WITHIN THE FILM, THE NOVEL? WOULD ANOTHER SHAKESP EARIAN TRAGEDY HAVE WORKED I N ITS PLACE? On one level, yeah, it could have been, but I think if you really think about it, the ambiguities of Caesar, or Welles’ interpretation – because you can look at Caesar a lot of different ways – and Welles’ take was that Caesar was a dictator and should be, and Brutus was a liberal, and he even called it “Death of a Liberal,” who was trying to save his country. So that’s one interpretation a lot of people give it – like the conspirators are bad guys. But it’s like ‘no, the conspirators are good guys!’ – just trying to stave off fascism. So the kind of ambiguity of that – it’s a very Wellesian

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

SO DO YOU BELIEVE ZAC AND CLAIRE’S [DANES] GHOST STORY? I don’t think I was around for the spotting, but I wouldn’t be altogether surprised. There were peoples’ ashes spread down under the theater – a lot actors who worked there their whole life would commit their ashes to the theater itself. So you’re down under stage – you know those things under the stage? So there’s a little pit down there, and you kind of have a funny smell, like – hmmm…

IT’S LIKE ASH SCATTERED ALL OVER THE GROUND? Yeah. But not on the walking surface. There’s some sort of neutral surface…

LIKE A CRAWLSPACE. Yeah, and apparently that’s where their ashes are scattered. You’re kind of like ‘oh, cool!’ You get that effect when you’re in an old theater. It’s like ‘wow!’ You can almost feel the actors still there, you know? From these old productions … the ‘templeness’ of theater kind of creates that feeling. In an old movie house you just imagine all the great movies that played here. But in a theater space, you’re like ‘wow… look who performed here; look who occupied this stage.’

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1 AMANDA K. JERNIGAN

JARED LANG age 38 sign Aquarius origin Oshk osh , WI occupation General Man ager, Mom ent um Audi/VW

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1. AMANDA K. JERNIGAN -WHERE IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO SHOP? Cheeky Vintage – Houston’s favorite vintage boutique. Tina and Denise (co-owners) understand the essentials about womanhood and life; you must visit the shop to experience the essence of getting Cheeky.

-WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TREND? Not having one.

-WHAT ATTRACTS YOU TO A PERSON?

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The mind, inexhaustible depth and a global perspective.

-WHAT DO YOU DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? Enjoy time with friends & Houston Ballet, arts/cultural arenas, reading novels, and playing piano…

-WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE? To Catch a Thief – Hitchcock.

2. JARED LANG -WHAT IS THE WORST FASHION TREND YOU LOVED? Parachute pants.

-IF YOU COULD MEET A CELEBRITY, WHO WOULD IT BE? Will Ferrell.

-IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY, WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU WOULD BUY? Audi R-8.

-IF YOU NEVER HAD TO WORK, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Cancer charity work.

-WHERE IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO HANG OUT? Houston Polo Club.

3. CARLOS A. OBANDO -WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TREND? Rolled up sleev es an d half t uck ed but t on-up shir t s.

-WHAT IS ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT? Blue Bell Ice Cream, Pecan Pralines and Cream.

-WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE MUSICIAN? Nelly.

-WHAT WAS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT? Wit nes sing m y Alm a Mater, t he Univ ers ity of Kan sas, w in t he Fina l Four – f rom 2 row s back . ROCK CHALK! -HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE? Chic, h ip, y et conser va tiv e.

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BE A MAN

by Tim Moloney Photo of Tim Moloney by Gabriella Nissen

HOLY MACKEREL! IT’S NOVEMBER AND THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS ONCE AGAIN HERE. ALREADY THE PARTIES HAVE STARTED – MAYBE YOU MADE IT TO OCTOBER MARCH OF DIMES SIGNATURE CHEFS DINNER CHAIRED BY GREGGORY BURK AND ELIZABETH PETERSEN (RAISED $440,000) OR THE AWESOME CATWALK FOR A CURE AT THE ZAZA FEATURING A RUNWAY SHOW BY BADGLEY MISCHKA AND THE EMCEE STYLINGS OF LEIGH WILLIAMS (A COOL $350K RAISED).

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

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

Answer #2: The secret to not gaining weight over the holiday is pretty simple – watch what you consume and stay on your exercise program. Remember, fitness is 80% nutrition. Friend of the column Mario Mendias has opened yet another My Fit Foods in the former Texadelphia location on Memorial near the park. So long queso and cheesesteaks, and hello Marine Corps Mash, Turkey Pasta and other assorted healthy options. The food is really good – and it works. Local lothario Michael Carroll recently took their 30-day challenge and lost 20 pounds. Ladies, he’s available.

And now for the fitness part: My trainer at Houston Gym, a fit young buck named Layn Bowers, offers this tip – the first in an ongoing series we’ll call “Lean It Out With Layn.”

LEAN IT OUT WITH LAYN Hello, 002 Houston Wise Guys! If you want to take your fitness and fat loss to the next level – without spending more time in the gym – then highintensity interval training (also known as HIIT) could be exactly what you’re looking for.

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

What makes HIIT different is that the high-intensity intervals involve maximum effort, not simply a higher heart rate. There are many different approaches to HIIT, each involving different numbers of high- and low-intensity intervals, different levels of intensity during the low-intensity intervals, different lengths of time for each interval, and different numbers of training sessions per week.

See your trainer or fitness professional for more details. Now HIIT it!

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

AND BEFORE WE GO… MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE FIRST-EVER WISE GUY PARTY AT MO’S ON NOVEMBER 13. OUR PAL JOHNNY VASSALLO (JOHNNY V!), OWNER OF THE POST OAK HOT SPOT, PROMISES A GREAT EVENING OF BOOZE, FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT THE LIKES OF WHICH HOUSTON HAS NEVER SEEN. I LOVE THIS GUY. HE’S A HUSTLER. HE’S A WISE GUY. NOW’S YOUR CHANCE TO BE ONE, TOO. SEE YOU

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Wristwatches MAKING A STATEMENT

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t is not uncommon for the success of a man to be judged by the quality of his suit, the kind of car he drives and the neighborhood he lives in… but the watch on his wrist is often another indicator.

Wristwatches date back to the late 1800s, when they were thought of as jewelry for women only. Originally, they were worn by a clasp on a woman’s lapel. Later, a silk cloth was wrapped around a pocket watch for ladies to wear on their wrists. The wristwatch as we know it today was first designed by Patek Phillipe in 1868. It wasn’t until World War I that wristwatches became a timepiece for men.

Pilots found it too difficult to reach into their pocket to retrieve their pocket watches. Therefore, wearing a timepiece on their wrist made more sense.

What was once thought to be “women’s wear” is now predominately collected by men. Men often collect wristwatches because they offer more than just a way to tell time. For the traveler, there are watches offering numerous time zones. For the athlete, chronographs are the preferred option. Divers can enjoy watches that are waterproof. Not only are there different mechanical options, but you can also collect by maker or time period; or, you can collect different types of movements, such as manual wind, automatic or electric.

Perhaps you’d like to follow in the footsteps of your favorite celebrity. Breitling watches are worn by John Travolta, Brad Pitt, and Leonardo DiCaprio. Matt Damon and Dane Cook have been seen wearing Tag Heuer, and Paul Newman was known to wear his Rolex Daytona.

Not only are watches small, so that you can accumulate many without requiring a lot of space to house them, but they also come in a variety of price ranges. Early manual wind watches can be purchased for as little as $40-50.00. Asymmetrical Hamilton Electrics can be bought for a few hundred dollars.

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

Regardless of how much you invest in a watch, though, it’s an opportunity to make a statement about your unique sense of style while investing in a collectible that provides both form and function.

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AMERICAN APPAREL - 1665 Westheimer Rd. 713.521.7171 ZARA - The Galleria, 5085 Westheimer Rd. 713.439.0995 HEB BUNKER HILL - 9710 Katy Freeway 713.647.5900 TOOTSIES - 4045 Westheimer Rd. 713.629.9990 NEIMAN MARCUS - 2600 Post Oak Boulevard 713.621.7100

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1. Cozy and soft, this cardigan is not only practical but also adds some “oomph” to my outfit.

Rebecca Taylor Cardigan @ Tootsies | 2. Removing the warmth layer, unveils this intricate necklace that looks like part of the shirt neckline. Rebecca Taylor necklace/ bib @ Tootsies | 3. From the drape and feel of this shirt you would think it’s silk. It’s the perfect weight for layering in the winter.

Unisex Viscose Sexuali-Tee @ American Apparel | 4. These leggings are like a scuba pant. Thicker and snugger than usual, they tuck you in all the right spots. Black “Scuba” pants @ Zara | 5. A little rock n’roll, a bit rebellious. A lower rise means I can wear them with everything or at anytime.

Frye Engineer 8R Boot @ frye.com | 6. This isn’t the typical dark purple shade. With plum undertones, you can do one coat for matte plum look or double it for a deep amethyst shade. Black amethyst nail polish from Estée Lauder @ Neiman Marcus | 7. I love nail polish. I hate the waiting to dry period. It’s like all of a sudden my hands want to touch everything. This spray cuts my drying time in half and let’s me go on my merry way. Envi nail dryer at drugstores.

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MAURA SWEENEY | LULULEMON ATHLETICA

years in operation the highland village location has been open for nearly 2 years. the company was founded in 1998.

4023 westheimer road, houston, tx 77027 | 713.621.8311 www.lululemon.com/houston/highlandvillage CURRENT OBSESSION Pilates – Reformer, Proformer, Corefusion… It changes your body’s shape, makes you stronger, increases your metabolism and there are noticeable results in no time. lululemon athletica offers free classes every week, and Pilates is often one of them, so if you’ve never tried it – check out the website for all the details.

WHAT SETS YOU APART FROM OTHER BOUTIQUES? The unique experience you’ll have when you shop our store. We’re not in the business of selling.

We’re in the business of educating. Our only agenda is that you leave our store learning something new whether it is why our black stretchy pants are the best in the world or where you can find the best workouts in town – and that you have fun! Complimentary fitness classes and hemming are also among services we offer that will enhance your shopping and fitness experience.

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WHAT ARE YOU COVETING THIS SEASON? DESIGN INSPIRATION | ICON The designers for lululemon athletica. The fusion of fashion and func- The Après Sport Jacket in Tweed. It’s made with our softshell fabric which is wind- and water-resisttion is unparalleled, and it’s incredible how far ahead of the curve ant, 4-way stretch and lined with a soft fleece. It’s the perfect blend of fashion and function. they are. I can only aspire to be as cool and hip as these folks. I rely on them to keep me on the up and up.

HOW DID YOU GET INTO THIS BUSINESS? I always had envisioned myself working for a company where I could combine my passions for health, business and personal development.

I also wanted to develop myself not just as a leader, but as a leader who inspires others and makes a difference. lululemon athletica hires athletes who want to elevate their own lives and the communities around them. I feel so fortunate to work for this company and to be surrounded by such amazing people every day, not to mention the incredible clothing I’m surrounded by daily – who doesn’t want to work in workout attire?

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1. WONDER UNDER TIGHTS. IT’S A LULULEMON STAPLE. 2. QUALITY OVER QUANTITY. 3. ACCESSORIZE – SUNGLASSES, EARRINGS AND THEN SCARVES; ALWAYS THOSE 3.

4. YOU DON’T HAVE TO SACRIFICE COMFORT FOR FASHION. 5. VERSATILITY. I’M A BUSY GIRL. I MANAGE A STORE, WORK OUT ONCE A DAY AND AM IN GRAD SCHOOL.

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eat+drink+play+shop Belvedere gets a facelift. Lee Ellis and Carl Eaves announced they are working on a major renovation at their Galleria area haunt, Belvedere in Uptown Park. The unveiling of the revamped lounge is expected to take place in early November. Expect a new high-definition flat panel television wall, ultra-sleek banquettes, new patio lounge, terrazzo floors and an updated VIP party room. The lounge will also feature a designer wine list from Glass Wall wine guru, Shepard Ross, and a new menu from Glass Wall chef, Lance Fegen, featuring his famous mini gourmet beef and tuna burgers.

NOT JUST INFLATABLES. Wonderwild is a place where kids and their imaginations can run wild. Houston’s first arts-themed, indoor party playground will feature an art gallery, education center and indoor playground focusing on up-and-coming local, national and international artists. The play area (4,300+ sq. ft.) and equipment encourages children to physically and mentally challenge themselves in order to build strong muscles, creativity and confidence. Visit www.gowonderwild.com.

LUXURY DENIM BRAND 7 FOR ALL MANKIND OPENED ITS FIRST HOUSTON LOCATION LAST MONTH. EXPECT TO FIND THE BRAND’S COMPLETE COLLECTION INCLUDING WOMEN’S, MEN’S AND KIDS’ DENIM AND SPORTSWEAR, AS WELL AS HANDBAGS, FOOTWEAR AND EYEWEAR AND ON-SITE TAILORING. WWW.7FORALLMANKIND.COM

OPTYX by gruen pushes the eyewear industry to the next level. Their newest venture, Sports OPTYX by gruen, will carry state-of-the-art lenses specifically designed with the needs of top athletes in mind. The product is a collaborate effort between PrescripSun™ by Carl Zeiss and Nike Vision Lens Technology and offers athletes a unique, competitive edge.

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green Recycling does our planet good! CKC START STREET & URBAN ARTS handles spray paint, aerosol cans and other types of paint on a daily basis to create artwork and provide urban art entertainment and activities. Join their mission to promote and enhance recycling by becoming part of the Aerosol Can & Paint (ACAP) Recycling Program. For more information or to schedule a pick-up or drop-off, email info@ckcstart.com or 713.822.5103.

HIGHLAND VILLAGE, HOUSTON’S LANDMARK SHOPPING AND DINING DESTINATION, IS HOME TO THE NEW HIGHLAND VILLAGE FARMER’S MARKET WHICH STARTED OCTOBER 31. THE MARKET WILL FEATURE 100 PERCENT ORGANIC, SUSTAINABLE METHOD GROWN PRODUCTS AND WILL BE HELD EACH SATURDAY FROM 8AM TO NOON.

ACHIEVEMENT DISCOVERY GREEN achieved LEED Gold Certification, making it the first completed LEED Gold project in Houston. LEED certification is awarded solely by the U.S. Green Building Council to projects that adhere to universally accepted criteria such as energy efficiency, material conservation, water efficiency and indoor environmental quality. Discovery Green has been recognized as a model for parks, receiving numerous awards, and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Southern Living magazine, The New York Times and the Boston Globe. For more information, visit www.discoverygreen.com.

ALLEY THEATRE Managing Director Dean R. Gladden announced the appointment of Nancy Giles as the new Development Director of Houston’s Alley Theatre. Giles, former Vice President/Chief Development Officer of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Houston for the past 2 years, assumed the position on September 28.

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DAVID ANDERSON WIDE RECEIVER HOUSTON TEXANS In just three short seasons, the Thousand Oaks, California native has managed to become one of the most promising young receivers in the league. The end of the 2008 season Anderson raked in fifteen receptions for 241 yards.

Anderson shines on and off the field and is known for his wit as well as dedication to the sport. Anderson was selected

by Houston in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. The Texans saw his knowledge of the offense and willingness to play on the outside and in the slot, which afforded them with great flexibility in play calling.

His ability to find soft spots in defenses and separate from defenders is what elevates Anderson’s game from other wide receivers in the league. His sense of humor has garnered attention from Conan O’Brien as well as from many a stint on various red carpets. Anderson also gives back to the Houston community, visiting children at Shriner’s Hospital as well as reading to elementary school children.

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CHEF MICHAEL KRAMER EXECUTIVE CHEF VOICE

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

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ANTHONY GOLDWIRE EX-NBA STAR, TEACHER AND FATHER Originally from Riviera Beach, Florida, this ex-NBA star’s first love was football. But he quickly noticed that while the other guys were getting big, Goldwire remained small and thin. His uncle inspired him to start playing basketball in the seventh grade. The 15-year-old couldn’t dribble, let alone shoot – but he was fast. By the next summer he was attending basketball camps and was on his way to a career.

Inspired by Magic Johnson and Tim Hardaway, Goldwire transferred to University of Houston in his junior year where in no time he was awarded newcomer of the year and by senior year, the team’s MVP was drafted to the Phoenix Suns. Today when he’s not coaching his 14-year old twins, he’s helping Lifetime Fitness develop their men’s league. www.lifetimefitness.com Andrew Marc coat, Gucci plum dress shirt and plaid pant

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MIKE WINTER BIKRAM YOGA, DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTH BLVD LOCATION. Mike Winter is Bikram Choudhury’s senior teacher in Texas. He is also the founder of the original Bikram affiliated school in Texas. He is a Bikram Certified Therapeutic Hatha (Hot Yoga) teacher and was intensely and personally trained by Bikram Choudhury at his Teacher Training School in Beverly Hills, Ca. The extensive, three-month training consisted of a minimum of three hours a day of yoga and six hours or more a day of posture clinics, plus lectures by doctors and specialists on anatomy, physiology, yoga philosophy and the integration of medical and logic systems. Mike began studying natural healing, nutrition and yoga in 1978.

He has been a student of Bikram style yoga since 1990 and regularly spends time with Bikram, assisting at the various workshops and training that Bikram offers around the country. www.bikramyogahouston.com Gucci red plaid pant; own shirt and Theory pea coat

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JOSEPH COHEN ARTIST TRAINING FOR THE CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON Cohen is not only an artist reclaiming all his mediums to create beautiful works – he’s training for a marathon and is a very funny guy. Completely at ease in the comfort of his skin, Cohen is confident in his work, physique and attitude towards life.

“Paint is used as both a sensual viscous matter that can flow, drip, and carry a brushstroke’s gesture, yet it is also used mechanically, geometrically and at times governed by the laws of gravity. A series of colorful vertical lines may extend to the edge of a work, cold mechanical lines morphing into corporeal drips that appear frozen in time.

My materials are found objects, and it is precisely the act of reclamation that crystallizes their permutations. By reclaiming “oops paint” (paint returned to home improvement stores) to serve as my “found palette,” I am able to employ the gamut of hues and finishes initially procured for their ability to enhance interior and exterior spaces.” – Joseph Cohen Etro paisley shirt, Theory vest, jeans, own running shoes, stylist jeans.

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

At FIT he provides both nutritional programs and also fitness programs based upon lifestyle education. The certified personal trainer works 5 days a week, sometimes 6, ultimately teaching people how to implement a healthy lifestyle so they can maintain that through their entire life. www.fithouston.com

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

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THE BLUE BIRD CIRCLE In1923, a group of fifteen young matrons formed an organization devoted to children and young people with the help of Rev. A. Frank Smith, the young pastor of First Methodist Church. The Church became its home base and Rev. Smith coined the name “The Blue Bird Circle,” symbolizing happiness. In 1927, The Circle opened a small gift shop, and two years later rummage sales were held. Today, they still sew tea towels, make Easter baskets, paint Easter eggs, and have a Gift Shop. The rummage sales grew into the Resale Shop and eventually land was purchased on Alabama Street to build a home for The Circle and the Resale Shop. The building was dedicated in 1973 on their 50th anniversary and today their focus remains the same - to give back to the community of Houston. They accomplish this by providing healthcare and love to children with neurological disorders through support of the clinic located in Texas Children’s Hospital, the Neurogenetics Lab, the Rett Center and the Epilepsy Center, and grants from the Zion Outreach Program. www.thebluebirdcircle.com

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

BOCONCEPT Photography by Bernard Bauri for www.lastnightpics.com

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

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

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

EVENT WHAT ARE YOU ROCKING THIS FALL? WHY J.SILVER NEW FALL JEWELRY PREVIEW WHERE J.SILVER’S BOUTIQUE, RICE VILLAGE WHEN OCTOBER 7 50. november 09 | www.002mag.com

Original jewelry aficionados flocked to J. Silver to get first pick on Jaime Landa’s latest fall collection. Guest came with a mission… to shop, shop till they dropped, literally! It was like a feeding frenzy at the counter as guests tried to secure their one-of-a-kind items. The collection was exquisite and bold, inspired by the BOHO chic attitude. Loved them all! DJ Martin set the mood, TY·KU served their signature Model Mojitos and More than Cakes provided some sweet bites. Guests relaxed al fresco in our 002/BoConcept lounge. Fabuloso!

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EVENT BOCONCEPT SOIREE WHY LAUNCH OF THE 2010 CATALOGUE WHERE 4302 WESTHEIMER RD. WHEN OCTOBER 1

Oh what a night! Not even the threat of severe weather could stop our cool guests from joining 002 houston at BoConcept for the annual catalogue launch. After several days of rainy weather, our guests were ready to have a good time so DJ Hector set the mood, guests sipped Dripping Springs Vodka signature cocktails and Silver Eagle beer while nibbling on delicious Swedish meatballs and chocolate hazelnut treats compliments of Gravitas Restaurant. Zingara Models provided the perfect backdrop for the perfect night (I’m sure the guys would agree).

Guests that donated gently used furniture to The Furniture Bank received a fifteen percent discount from BoConcept. Very cool!

EVENT HOUSTON PREMIER WHY FOR HBO’S MOVIE PREMIER OF YOUTH KNOWS NO PAIN WHERE THE MERCER WHEN SEPTEMBER 3

Houston’s chic set gathered at the popular The Mercer for the premier of the HBO’s special Youth Knows No Pain, a film that exposes America’s 60 billion dollar a year obsession with staying forever young. Houstonians, Dr. Franklin Rose, wife Cindy and daughter Erica were featured in the film and were the night’s guests of honor. All proceeds for the event benefited the Rose Ribbon Foundation. november 09 | www.002mag.com .51

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EVENT FIRST ANNUAL DISCO-RETRO PARTY WHY JUST FOR FUN WHERE THE FOUNDATION ROOM WHEN SEPTEMBER 26

Partygoers boogied on down to The Foundation Room for the First Annual Disco-Retro Party, the grooviest party to hit H-town since 1979. The place

EVENT I LOVE PARIS! WHY THE THIRD OPENING OF EUROPEAN WAX CENTER WHERE THE CENTRE @ POST OAK WHEN OCTOBER 1 52. november 09 | www.002mag.com

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

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

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WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT OUR PHONES AND THEIR LITTLE BUILT-IN CAMERAS? WE'RE CONSTANTLY SNAPPING SHOTS OF OUR FOOD, PARTIES, ETC., AND SHARING THEM IN THE OFFICE, ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. HERE’S WHAT MADE THE CUT THIS MONTH. EMAIL: PHONESHOT@002MAG.COM

It's Molina's Mexican Martini. I would describe it as the perfect cross between a margarita and martini – adding a “straight up” splash of style and sophistication to the classic margarita. Sweet simple syrup, tart lime juice and smooth tequila combined in perfect harmony... then shaken, not stirred... James Bond style (a little 007 for the pages of 002!).

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It's Ruby's famous Dos Equis Margarita. Yummy!

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Monkey love at Westside Tennis Club. They have six little ones and the kids simply go bananas over "them…OK, the adults do too...so cute!"

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I am f orev er in love w ith all t hings Kiehl’s, and ju st w hen I th ink it can’t get bet ter … it does. Their Classic Crème de Corps holiday collection partners with internationally renowned New York artist KAWS with a limited edition label where 100% of net profits from each sale will be donated to children’s charities all round the world. The perfect gift this holiday season.

Their Hand for a Cure – the ultimate hand cream – supports amfAR.

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I’m not into fruity scented candles or soaps. I like earthy scents. Wild oats and bourbon by Nest rock s. Woodsy and comforting. Love it. @ Neiman Marcus

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Made of 70% bamboo (the fastest growing grass in the world) Fauna Ex t rem e shir t s w ere m ade f or w ork ing ou t, are eco, m ade in The Woodlands AND 10% of prof it s go t o t he Int ernat ion al Fu nd f or Anim al Welfa re (www.ifaw.org). There’s a variety of critters to choose from. My fave: the Rhinoceros Beetle who can lift 850 times its own body weight. www.faunaextreme.com

I LOVE THE SMELL OF FALL AND WINTER EARTHY SMELLS THROUGHOUT MY SPACES. IT’ S THE LITT LE THIN GS, PEOP LE.

Burn Voyage candles take me to faraway destinations.

Th ese sm all candles pack a p ot ent pun ch (perfect for our lofty office without candle complainers…). Any hint of stress, I light one of these up and seriously transport myself to Bora Bora, Mustique, Cabo … aah. www.studiobeautymix.com

Not going to lie, Altru’s packaging is what got me at first. But as soon as I lit the incense sticks I was sold. Not on ly are t hey beau tif ul, but t he lux uriou s scent s a re long-last ing. www.altrubygamillah.com

Laura Mercier’s Warm Roasted Chestnuts is the perfect Thanksgiving scent. It’s intoxicating. www.lauramercier.com

Dayn a Deck er’s sex y can dles are a m ust .

The wick crackles like a fire for instant atmosphere. @ Neiman Marcus

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DESTINATION

kearny street in north beach, headed towards transamerica building

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SAN FRANCISCO | NAPA VALLEY

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THROUGH THE EYES OF A PHOTOGRAPHER Words and photos by Jill Hunter

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

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

For a great walk along the San Francisco Bay, start at Fisherman’s Wharf and satisfy cravings for fresh crab, shrimp or lobster from one of the many vendors along the pier. Continue west and watch sea lions frolic in the water alongside swimmers at the Aquatic Park adjacent to Ghirardelli Square. Grab a h ealt h y bite at Greens in For t Mason Cent er an d relax at a w in dow t able w hile gazin g ov er t he y ach ts dock ed in t he m arina or opt f or t ak e-aw ay and enjoy a waterfront picnic at one of the many surrounding parks.

Continue on towards the bridge, passing through Chrissy Field where you can catch your breath while watching the locals kite board. For some great views, bundle up in your jacket and walk over the Golden Gate Bridge. Sunset is a great time to be here and you’ll be rewarded by stunning photo opportunities of San Francisco at Vista Point on the other side.

I’d be surprised if you didn’t want to hail the next taxi if you’ve made it this far, but consider catching a bus for some fabulous people watching. On one of m y bus ex curs ions , a guy carr y ing a gu itar an d w earing a bear head sa t dow n nex t t o

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m e, inspiring a por tly f ellow passenger t o burst int o im prom pt u s eren ade. This, of course, is San Francisco and it’s all part of the experience. And don’t be intimidated – ask questions about where to go and what to do. From what I discovered, locals are a pretty friendly bunch.

After two days of walking, my legs were begging for a break, so I rented a car and drove up to Napa Valley for a little wine tasting and relaxation. Book a ta sting w it h a sm aller v iney ard in adva nce and t he m ore int im ate ex perience w ill be w or t h t he e f f or t . I was lucky enough to get a private tour and tasting with Tres Sabores, a certified organic winery in Rutherford. After meeting up with friends in Napa, we headed to the Genova Delicatessen to pick up sandwiches and salads for a picnic lunch at the winery. The word around town is that these sandwiches are the best around; just make sure you allow enough time in your schedule to account for the line of hungry people waiting patiently ahead of you.

From Rutherford, the road winds through the valley to Calistoga, where a massage and mud bath of peat and mineral water from local hot springs soothed my aching legs. Golden Haven Hot Springs and Spa offers a quality down-to-earth experience with great specials for mud baths and massages during non-peak hours and days.

Their rooms are well suited for couples, so as long as you’re not modest, bring along your “plus one” to share in the experience.

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

If you’re up for a real culinary adventure, reserve a table at Ubuntu in downtown Napa, one of the most innovative vegetarian restaurants in the country. Th is m ay b e th e on ly place in t he w orld w here t here’s a disclaim er on t he m enu fore w arning client ele of a 20-m inut e prep time f or a salad. It’s not just any salad, of course – it’s an edible piece of art with an eclectic mix of greens from their own biodynamic garden.

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

DETAILS NAPA VALLEY cook : 1310 main street, st. helena, 707.963.7088 ub unt u: www.ubuntunapa.com; 1140 main street, 707.251.5656 gen ov a delicat essen : 1550 trancas street, napa, 707.253.8686 gold en hav en h ot springs spa an d resor t : www.goldenhaven.com; 1713 lake street, calistoga; 707.942.8000 SAN FRANCISCO greens: fort mason center, building A, SF, 415.771.3472, www.greensrestaurant.com

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t i f t a o c t r o p s r e p o r p a a c hi eve

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

Regardless of the look, construction or price of a jacket, one instantly forgoes any sense of style or elegance when wearing an ill-fitting garment. Photography by Jill Hunter | Shot on location in the Men’s Department at Neiman Marcus in the Galleria USUALLY IT IS THE CHEST AND THE SHOULDER AREAS THAT ARE MOST OFTEN MISFIT. The chest should lay flat and contour to one’s torso, resulting in a shaped/fitted look. When the chest is too big, the garment tends to look boxy and loose. When the chest is too small, the lapels will tend to buckle causing the jacket to look too tight. In regards to the shoulders, the point-to-point of the jacket should be in line with one’s shoulders. A point-to-point that is too large tends to look sloppy and gives off the “I ’m w earing m y dad’s jack et ” look.

In addition to the chest and the shoulders, there is also a misconception about armhole height.

Many people think that a high armhole means restricted movement. In actuality, a higher armhole allows for a larger range of motion. The high armhole allows one to RAISE THE ARMS WITHOUT RAI SI NG THE WHOLE J ACKET at the same time.

T H E T R E N D S : The high t w o bu tt on is definitely the choice for button stance. The na tural s hou lder is becoming more popular than the sartorial/dressy roped shoulder because the natural shoulder makes for an easier transition from dress to casual. The jackets are also slightly shorter in length. The pat tern s are also bolder in nature, specifically bold plaids.

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DON’T BE AFRAID TO MIX IT UP ! You don’t have to wear a solid shirt just because your jacket is patterned.

When done properly, pattern mixing looks very sophisticated and usually garners several compliments.

As guys, we only have some many opportunities to express our individuality and style. A well-dressed man can communicate so many things without the utterance of a single word! For example, the outfit can differentiate the strong from the weak, the confident from the shy, the caring from the indifferent. For those businessmen out there, I’ve seen an outfit either make or break the deal.

“THEY’RE NOT JUST CLOTHES, THEY ARE AN EX TENSION OF YOU!”

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WHERE TO LIVE

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Set the scene for YOUR unique lifestyle in Houston’s hip new mecca for urban living featuring an exclusive resident retreat with flat-screen televisions & iPod stations, brilliant recreational gaming center with billiards, dazzling lounging pool with private cabana spaces, opulent outdoor getaways with patio bar and Texas grill, and stylish movie screening center – all at a place you can finally call HOME! With outstanding space designs that include handsome wood-grain flooring, upgraded brushed stainless steel appliance collection, rich granite slab countertops and designer wood cabinetry, grand master bedroom suites with roomy dressing spaces, abundant closet space with storage smart design, and superior technology packages available, nothing compares to life at the Centre of it all at Domain at CityCentre!

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If the “Bush’s” move, you could expect Secret Service presence! Home next door is also currently available for sale through John Daugherty Realtors, which would allow for a fab family compound!

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

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Photography by Jill Hunter

SPX PROFORMER

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

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

Designed by Sebastien Lagree, the Proformer allows your body to work in counter-resistance – making each exercise more intense while minimizing unnecessary stress on the joints and spine. There are a variety of exercises that can be done combining elements from Pilates, strength training and circuit training for a fast, concentrated workout.

The beautiful thing about SPX is that if you already have a fitness routine in place, SPX simply takes that routine and your body to another level. And it’s noticeable after a few classes. Granted, the first class is interesting as you are learning to use the Proformer, but as soon as you are familiar with the motions, the Proformer’s simple and quick adjustments will have you transitioning from one exercise to the next like a pro.

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Booker T photography by Sofia van der Dys

PROFILE WITH GREG SCHEINMAN ON PBS, PRESENTED BY IW MARKS, IS A UNIQUE DOCUMENTARY STYLE TV PROGRAM GIVING YOU AN ALL-ACCESS PASS INTO THE LIVES OF HOUSTON’S MOST PROLIFIC PERSONALITIES FROM THE WORLDS OF BUSINESS, PHILANTHROPY, ENTERTAINMENT, THE ARTS AND SPORTS. IN COLLABORATION WITH PROFILE ON PBS CHANNEL 8, 002HOUSTON MAGAZINE IS PROUD TO BRING YOU A SNEAK PEEK INTO THIS NEW SHOW TURNING KEY HOUSTONIANS INSIDE OUT.

BOOKER T | BOOKER T.’S PRO WRESTLING ACADEMY

"CAN YOU DIG IT – SUCKA?!" has become a household phrase thanks to wrestling superstar – the master of the spin-a-roony and 5-time WCW Champion – Booker T. Born and raised in Houston, Booker T. Huffman comes alive via television sets every Friday night. As a teenager, Booker was a self-proclaimed “street kid” who ironically was never interested in sports.

Inst ead, he pu t m ost of his energy and pa ssion int o w hat w as t hen a n ew ly emergin g h iphop cra ze: break d ancin g. He and some of his friends formed their own dance group, perfecting their art and going from park to park looking for other kids to “battle” with. His biggest dream in life was to make it to Soul Train. Even though that didn’t pan out, Soul Train’s loss was wrestling fans’ gain. Booker dazzles millions of viewers every week with his trademark Spin-a-roony, which is a form of one of break dancing’s most popular moves, the back spin.

WHAT AWARDS HAVE YOU WON? None other than wrestling.

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

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

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

DO YOU RECYCLE? Yes. My wife makes me.

DO YOU SPEAK ANY OTHER LANGUAGES FLUENTLY? No. WHAT MAGAZINE—OTHER THAN 002 NATURALLY— WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE FEATURED ON THE COVER OF? Time.

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

SLIPPERS OR BARE FEET AROUND THE HOUSE? Slippers.

DO YOU WATCH TV SHOWS OR MOVIES ON THE INTERNET? I stay away from the Internet. So, if you see a Booker T on Facebook or Twitter – it’s not me.

WHO DO YOU CARRY PHOTOS OF IN YOUR WALLET? I don’t have any photos in my wallet. Just my license.

WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? South Park – Houston, TX. HOW DID YOU CELEBRATE YOUR LAST BIRTHDAY? My students at the wrestling school threw me a surprise party.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE MEAL? Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and corn WHAT’S ON YOUR KEY RING? Nothing but keys.

HOW MANY SONGS ARE ON YOUR IPOD®? WHAT’S THE NEWEST ONE? A little over 100. Tupac – Till The End Of Time.

ARE YOU NAMED FOR ANYONE? IS ANYONE NAMED AFTER YOU? I’m named after my father. I’m a junior. I’m not sure if anyone has named their child after me.

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

DO YOU HAVE A GARDEN? FLOWER OR VEGETABLE? Yes, flower.

WHAT HOLIDAY WOULD YOU DECLARE? Sleep All Day Holiday.

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

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

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

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

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

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By Hal Lynde, Managing Director, Morgan Keegan Photography by Daniel Ortiz

RETIREMENT: DOES YOUR GAME PLAN NEED A SECOND LOOK? Calculating what you’ll need for retirement involves making an assumption about the return you’ll earn on your portfolio. Typically, assumed rates of return are based on hal lynde historical average returns for various types of investments.

You’ll also need to estimate how long you’ll need income after you retire. Whether you are on track to meet your goals depends in part on the accuracy of those assumptions.

QUESTION YOUR ASSUMPTIONS It might be time to revisit your retirement calculations. “Past performance is no guarantee of future results” has always been true, but many investment professionals have begun to question whether stocks will match the returns they have had in the past.

It’s not unusual to see forecasts for long-term stock returns that are 1 to 2 percentage points lower than the 7% to 9% inflation-adjusted figure often used to plan portfolios.

That may not sound like much, but even a 1% difference can be costly over time. For example, getting a 4% real return on $100,000 over 20 years would give you roughly $50,000 less than a 5% return.

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

REVIEW YOUR ASSET ALLOCATION If returns for each asset class in your portfolio turn out to be lower than you’ve projected, you may need more in your retirement kitty to give you the income you’ve been planning on after retirement. To try to increase the nest egg available to you at retirement, you may want to reconsider your overall asset allocation. If you want to try to get back to a targeted level of return for your overall portfolio, one way might be to increase the percentage that is devoted to asset classes that carry more risk but also have greater potential for higher returns. You also could consider investing in new asset classes that you previously haven’t included in your strategy. Diversifying into investments whose performance may be very different from those you already own might change your overall return. Diversification doesn’t ensure a profit or guarantee against a loss; what it does do is give you more options for balancing risk and potential rewards.

To attend a free workshop on estate planning and wills, please call 713.840.3640 or visit our website at www.hal.lynde.mkadvisor.com. Each attendee receives a living will at no charge!

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THE BMW WRAP-UP! CATCH A LAST LOOK AT THE BEST OF 2009 FROM BMW AND KNOW WHY THEY’RE BRANDED THE ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE…

X6 xDrive35i MSRP: $68,070 | Mileage: 15 city / 20 highway | Annual Fuel: $2,487 Is this the hottest looking crossover on the market today, or what? And it starts at just $56K! Its sharp body propped up on stylish 19-inch rims makes for one sexy coupe in the city, or the fields. Standard is the V6 with 306 horses, or available V8 at 407. Having driven the 306, I can tell you I was never at a loss for power, handling, cornering, nor interior space. Most fascinating is the fact that it drives like a dang gone car!

750Li Sedan MSRP: $110,170 | Mileage: 14 city / 22 highway | Annual Fuel: $2,487 @ $.82 gallon/premium It is perhaps THE most thoughtful car you could ever imagine driving. At the top of the list of the many reasons to celebrate driving such a fine piece of machinery are the cameras covering front, rear and all sides – all of which can be activated at any time by the mere touch of a button. Power seats make it possible to adjust the headrest, the upper back portion of the seat separate from the lower back portion, the bolsters, the length of the seating area and the standard six adjustments. In addition to the monitor, a headup display provides speedometer and navigational instructions in the windshield so that you never have to take your eyes off the road. Too much sun glare coming through the rear window for backseat passengers to view either of the individually controlled monitors on the flip side of the front seats – that’s covered as well, just lower the sun screen via the button in the center console. And speaking of rear seat passengers, their seats heat as well. Give a smash to activate the powerful six-speed, 4.4 liter V8 engine. Should you ease out of your lane a slight vibration of the steering wheel will alert (Lane Departure Warning). Active Blind Spot Detection aids should you attempt to change lanes with approaching traffic. Also worthy of note are park distance control, a heated steering wheel, integral active steering, high beam assistance, and one of the best Bluetooth systems in the industry (in terms of clarity) and an awesome high definition/high fidelity sound system. In terms of high-profile security, the 750Li sits at the top of the list in the luxury sedan category.

Z4 sDrive 35i MSRP: $51,650 | Mileage: 17 city / 24 highway | Annual Fuel: $1,955 @ $2.66/gallon premium fuel There is still time to get your mack-on with the top down in the second-generation, all-grown-up Z4. With its twin kidney front grill and full-figured stance from the rear, Z4 bears a striking and quite chic resemblance to the 6-series BMW. At the same time you can’t help but think about the fierce designs of an Aston Martin, or Jaguar XK, courtesy of British designer Ian Callum.

Plain and simple, the sidelines are just downright nasty in terms of Z4’s newly appointed sex appeal. In addition to the two-piece, 20-second retractable hard top, fans will love the noticeably larger door openings, the 40% larger side windows eliminating blind spots, more head, shoulder and elbow space doing away with the sardine packed image in years past. Big, bodacious 18-inch wheels, a standard 255 horsepower engine, or 300 in the sDrive 35i, and a host of others like xenon adaptive headlights, rain sensing wipers, a glass rear window, speed sensitive steering makes this one spicy little whip!

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TweetDeck I have a hard time keeping up with so many online social network sites and trouble keeping up with my and my friends’ status. One of the best “aggregator” sites I found is TweetDeck – call it a social dashboard. This is a free application that shows multiple columns of data from several popular sites including Twitter, Facebook and MySpace. Each column gets a different slice of your online account.

You can set up columns to monitor just particular people or groups of people that you follow and columns that monitor all of Twitter for keywords no matter who says them.

TweetDeck handles the step of creating short Web links automatically and it will work with the picture publishing service, TwitPic, to make posting images easier. The software is available for both Mac and PC but don’t forget the iPhone app. Perfect for tweeting on-the-go! www.TweetDeck.com Free download

myTouch 3G Sometimes good things come to those who wait. Almost 10 months after T-Mobile launched the G1 “Google phone,” the carrier’s second Android phone is now on the market, the myTouch 3G. With its sleek profile and attractive display, some users may miss the physical keyboard of the G1 but the on-screen keys are simple to use. The interface can be customized to your liking and the handset itself comes in glossy white, black or merlot. The Google operating system is quite speedy and, of course, integrates many of that company’s online features like maps and search engine. I would prefer the device have a universal charger and headset jack but like the previous version the myTouch 3G uses a proprietary charger connection. Standard features such as stereo Bluetooth and Outlook email syncing make this a useful phone for personal and business users. www.T-MobilemyTouch.com $149 with a two-year service agreement

Amzer Solar Charger Extra batteries, cords and car chargers can be invaluable for your gadgets especially during emergency situations. Instead of buying all these accessories, a universal power charger is a simple solution. Check out the Amzer Solar Charger from Fommy.com. It is a multi-functional solar-powered battery charger and – luckily – we have no shortage of sun here. Its design resembles an iPhone making it lightweight and able to tote most anywhere. To ensure it is never without power it comes packaged with a charging cable ready to plug in to a computer, AC adapter or car charger. One touch of a button lets you see the internal power with blue LED lights. While this is a perfect device to keep in your car or office for extra power, this comes in most handy during electricity outages when power is needed to run cell phones, digital cameras, GPS devices, mp3 players or even Bluetooth headsets.

www.Fommy.com | $69.95

Zune HD This portable entertainment gadget may never be the “iPod killer” it wants to be, but Microsoft’s new version of its Zune got a bit sexier and carries more features than its previous incarnation. The most striking feature about the Zune HD is the device itself. Its slender body (0.3 inch thick) and anodized aluminum construction has a futuristic look. Like any touch-screen device, most of the functions are controlled by pressing or swiping your finger on the responsive display. A built-in HD Radio tuner is a nice feature and subscription music integration guarantees non-stop content. Fulllength movies can be downloaded from the online store while battery life is impressive at 33 hours of audio and 8 hours of video playback. The Zune HD delivers one of the best portable music and video experiences money can buy. But at a time when many people have shifted their focus to games and applications, providing a killer media experience may not be enough for potential Zune buyers. www.zune.net | $219 (16GB); $289 (32GB)

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Max’s Wine Dive www.maxswinedive.com 4720 Washington. 713.880.8737

Artista In the Hobby Center 800 Bagby. 713.278.4782 www.cordua.com

Americas www.cordua.com •1800 Post Oak Blvd. 713.961.1492 •21 Waterway Ave. 281.367.1492 Barnaby’s www.barnabyscafe.com •5750 Woodway. 713.266.0046 •1701 S. Shepherd. 713.520.5131 •414 West Gray. 713.522.8898 •604 Fairview. 713.522.0106 •602 Fairview. 713.522.4229

McCormick and Schmick’s •1151 Uptown Park. 713.840.7900 •1201 Fannin St. 713.658.8100 www.mccormickandschmicks.com Noe www.noerestaurant.com Four Riverway. 713.871.8177

Open City www.ochouston.com 2416 Brazos. 713.522.0118

Polos Signature www.polosignature.com 3800 Southwest Frwy. 713.626.8100

Benjy’s www.benjys.com •2424 Dunstan. 713.522.7602 •5922 Washington Ave. 713.868.1131 Bistro Lancaster 701 Texas Ave. 713.228.9502 Block 7 Wine Company 720 Shepherd Dr. 713.572.2565 www.block7wineco.com Boom Boom Room 2518 Yale St. 713.868.3740 www.theboomboomroomhouston.com Bowl www.eatbowl.com 607 Richmond. 832.582.7218

CAVA BISTRO www.cavabistrohouston.com 300 Main St. 713.229.9504 Courses inside the Art Institute of Houston 1900 Yorktown. 713.353.3644 Eddie V’s Prime Seafood 12848 Queensbury Ln. 832.200.2380 www.eddiev.com FOUNDATION ROOM | House of Blues 1204 Caroline. 832.667.7800 www.houseofblues.com/foundationroom Daily Review Café www.dailyreviewcafe.com 3412 West Lamar. 713.520.9217

Post Oak Grill www.postoakgrill.com 1415 S. Post Oak. 713.993.9966 Quattro www.fourseasons.com 1300 Lamar. 713.276.4700 Ray’s Franks & More 1302 Nance St. 713.224.6441

RDG | Bar Annie www.rdgbarannie.com 1800 Post Oak Blvd. 713.840.1111 Ruggles Green www.rugglesgreen.com 2311 West Alabama. 713.533.0777 Tart Café www.tartcafe.com 4411 Montrose. 713.526.8278

Textile www.textilerestaurant.com 611 W. 22nd Street. 832.209.7174 Shade www.shadeheights.com 250 W. 19th St. 713.863.7500

Skyline Bar & Grill Hilton-Americas 1600 Lamar. 713.577.6139

The Grove www.thegrovehouston.com 1611 Lamar. 713.337.7321

Voice Hotel Icon 220 Main. 832.667.4470 www.hotelicon.com

asian

Glasswall www.glasswalltherestaurant.com 933 Studemont. 713.868.7930 La Strada www.lastradahouston.com 322 Westheimer. 713.523.1014

Auntie Chang’s Dumpling House 2621 S. Shepherd. 713.524.8410 www.auntiechangs.com

Fish [japanese] www.fishhouston.com 309 Gray. 713.526.5294

The Lake House 1600 McKinney. 713.337.7320 www.thelakehousehouston.com foundation room 68. november 09 | www.002mag.com

Kam’s [chinese] 4500 Montrose Blvd. #C. 713.529.5057

Kubo’s www.kubos-sushi.com 2414 University Blvd. #200. 713.528.7878

Taft Street Coffee 2115 Taft. 713.522.3533

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

Pagoda [vietnamese] www.pagodabistro.com 4705 Inker St. 832.673.0400 RA SUSHI www.rasushi.com •3908 Westheimer. 713.621.5800 •12860 Queensnbury Ln. #234 713.331.2792

Beaver’s www.beavershouston.com 2310 Decatur St. 713.864.2328 Goode Company TX Barbecue www.goodecompany.com 5109 Kirby. 713.522.2530 Luling Bar-B-Q Bar 138 West Gray. 713.520.6400

Straits [singaporean] www.srestaurants.com 800 West Sam Houston Parkway N, 713.365.9922 UPTOWN SUSHI www.uptown-sushi.com Uptown Park. 713.871.1200

Pizzitola’s Bar-B-Cue www.pizzitolas.com 1703 Shepherd. 713.227.2283

breakfast 11th St. Café 748 E. 11th St. 713.862.0089

Zake 2946 S. Shepherd. 713.526.6888 ZUSHI www.zushihouston.com 5900 Memorial Dr., #102.

713.861.5588

zushi

bar-b-que

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

281.240.0213 les givral’s kahve

Crave Cupcakes www.couture-cupcakes.com 1151 Uptown Park Blvd.

713.622.7283

bakery+ coffee+others

Empire Café www.empirecafe.net 1732 Westheimer. 713.528.5282

Antidote Coffee 729 Studewood. 713.861.7400 www.myspace.com/antidotecoffee

Fountain View Café 1842 Fountain View. 713.785.9060

Café Brasil 2604 Dunlavy. 713.528.1993

Mardi Gras Grill www.mardigrasgrill.net 1200 Durham. 713.864.5600

Treebeards •315 Travis. 713.228.2622 •1117 Texas. 713.229.8248 •1100 Louisiana. 713.752.2601 •700 Rusk. 713.224.6677 Zydeco Louisiana Diner 1119 Pease. 713.759.2001

european+french Brasserie Max and Julie [french] 4315 Montrose. 713.524.0070 www.maxandjulie.net Charivari Specialty[european] 2521 Bagby. 713.271.7231 www.charivarirest.com

Feast [european] www.feasthouston.com 219 Westheimer. 713.529.7788

indian

Kiran’s www.kiranshouston.com 4100 Westheimer. 713.960.8472 Narin’s Bombay Brasserie 3005 W. Loop South. 713.622.2005 www.narinsbombaybrasserie.com Shiva Indian Restaurant 2415 Times Blvd. 713.523.4753 www.shivarestaurant.com

COOCO’S CREPES www.cocoscrepes.com 218 Gray St. 713.521.0700

More Than Cakes www.morethancakes.com 1100 West Dallas. 713.652.5132

italian

Don Diego Coffee www.dondiegocoffee.com 208 Travis. 713.228.3560

Rustika Café 3237 Southwest Frwy. 713.665.6226

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

Sugar Baby's Cupcakes www.ilovesugarbabys.com 3310 S Shepherd. 713.527.8427

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

The Coffee Groundz www.coffeegroundz.net 2503 Bagby. 713.874.0082

Tiny Boxwood’s www.tinyboxwoods.com 3614 W. Alabama St. 713.622.4224 Diedrich Coffee www.diedrich.com 4005 Montrose. 713.526.1319 Inversion Coffee House 1953 Montrose, #A. 713.523.4866 www.inversioncoffee.com Kraftsmen Baking www.kraftsmenbaking.com 4100 Montrose, #C. 713.524.7272

The Breakfast Klub www.thebreakfastklub.com 3711 Travis. 713.528.8561 The Buffalo Grille www.thebuffalogrille.com •3116 Bissonnet. 713.661.3663 •1301 S. Voss. 713.784.3663

cajun+creole+ southern

ra sushi

Houston’s This Is It Soulfood 207 W. Gray. 713.659.1608 www.thisisithouston.com

ARCODORO www.arcodoro.com 5000 Westheimer. 713.621.6888

Mingalone Italian Bar & Grill 540 Texas. 713.223.0088 www.mingalone.com

Ristorante Cavour Hotel Granduca. www.granducahouston.com 1080 Uptown Park.

713.418.1000

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ONION PATCH - 10111 Hamerly Blvd., Houston, TX 77080 | 713.722.0666 "Only at the Onion Patch will you find a unique blend of Peruvian, Cuban, Italian and American food in a warm, family-friendly setting. We make everything fresh from start to finish, and it shows.

You can almost taste the cilantro and lime...the delicious, Latin-inspired flavors wafting through Dalia's kitchen.

Freshly made Peruvian ceviche that pleases the palate like no other. Delectable Cuban pulled pork, waiting to be savored. Italian style thin-crust pizza made from scratch, just like the one you had at that restaurant in Naples.

Imagine all of your favorite meals enjoyed from your travels – or even your dream destinations – here at one place.

Be transported."

LES GIVRAL’S KAHVE - 801 Congress St. #101., Houston, TX 77002 | 713.547.0444 | www.lesgivrals.com Coming Soon... 4601 Washington Ave. | Houston, TX 77007 Best “Lunch Spot” 2006 Best “Vietnamese” 2005, 2006, Best “Sandwich” 2004, 2005-AOL City Guide, City Search, Houston Press.

Best “Cheap Eats” 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, Best “Take Out” 2008, Best “Downtown Restaurant” 2007 A favorite among 002houston staffers, LES GIVRAL’S KAHVE is set to open at 4601 Washington Avenue this fall. The yummy French Vietnamese restaurant known for its sandwiches, noodle dishes and pho is opening up a new beautiful space. Expect a full bar, large patio and new additional items fusing current items with monthly changing options. Plus they’ll be open late!

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

COMING SOON! Authentic Mexican food lovers can breathe a sigh of relief, Alex Sneider is back! After working 17 years with his father, owner of Houston institution Las Alamedas, Alex is venturing on his own with Las Ventanas Restaurant & Cantina, set to open early 2010.

With the help of Executive Chef Erasto Ceja, Las Ventanas’ menu promises to offer patrons true authentic "Mexico City style" food in a relaxed family atmosphere. The large, tree-covered outdoor patio will be the perfect place to enjoy their signature margaritas. See you soon, Amigos!

latin Café Piquet [cuban] 6053 Bissonnet. 713.664.1031 CIELO MEXICAN BISTRO www.cielomexicanbistro.com 300 Main St. 713.229.9500 CYCLONE ANAYA’S [mex] •5761 Woodway Dr. 713.339.4552 •309 Gray St. 713.520.6969 •1710 Durham Dr. 713.862.3209 www.cycloneanaya.com El Meson [cuban] 2425 University. 713.522.9306 El Patio [mex] •6444 Westheimer. 713.780.0410 •2416 Brazos. 713.523.8181

FREEB!RDS WORLD BURRITO www.freebirds.com •3745 Greenbriar. 713.524.0621 •528 W. Bay Area Blvd. 281.557.2300 •6940 FM 1960 West. 281.444.3336 •9774 Katy Fwy. #700. 832.358.0300 •1923 Taylor, # F. 713.862.0080 •1640 Lake Woodlands Dr. 281.419.80 CATERING 888.392.2287 Guadalajara del Centro 1201 San Jacinto. 713.650.0101 www.guadalajarahacienda.com Irma’s [mex] •22 N. Chenevert. 713.222.0767 •1314 Texas. 713.247.9651 The Lemon Tree [peru] 12591 Whittington. 281.556.0690 Tio Pepe [spain] www.tiopeperestaurant.net 5213 Cedar St. 713.667.4409

El Rey [cuban-mex] •233 Main. 713.225.1895 •910 Shepherd. 713.802.9145 El Tiempo Cantina [mex] •3130 Richmond. 713.807.1600 •5602 Washington. 713.681.3645 •1308 Montrose. 713.807.8996 www.eltiempocantina.com

cyclone anaya’s

TILA’S [mex] www.tilas.com 1111 S. Shepherd.

713.522.7654

NIKO NIKO’S www.nikonikos.com 2520 Montrose.

713.528.1308

Maria Selma [mex] www.mariaselma.com 1617 Richmond. 713.528.4920 Ninfa's The Original 2704 Navigation Blvd.

713.228.1175

tila’s

ONION PATCH [cuban-peru] NEW 1011 Hamerly Blvd. 713.722.0666 Picazo Restaurant Bar & Grill 1421 Preston. 713.236.1300 www.picazodowntown.com Rioja Spanish Tapas www.riojarestaurant.com 11920 Westheimer. 281.531.5569

Tacos a Go-Go www.tacosagogo.com 3704 Main. 713.807.8226

mediterranean +greek Droubi Bros.

•507 Dallas. 713.625.0058 •919 Milam. 713.571.6800

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

SAFFRON MOROCCAN CUISINE 2006 Lexington. 713.522.3562 www.saffronhouston.com

pizza

Candelari’s www.candelaris.com 6002 Washington. 832.200.1474 Dolce Vita Pizzeria y Enoteca 500 Westheimer. 713.520.8222 www.dolcevitahouston.com

Frank’s Pizza www.frankspizza.com 417 Travis. 713.225.5656 Pink’s Pizza www.pinkspizza.com •710 West Gray. 713.521.7465 •1403 Heights Blvd. 713.864.7465 Star Pizza www.starpizza.net •77 Harvard. 713.869.1241 •2111 Norfolk. 713.523.0800

steak+chops Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse www.flemingssteakhouse.com •2405 W. Alabama. 713.520.5999 •788 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. North 713.827.1120 Morton’s www.mortons.com •5000 Westheimer. 713.629.1946 •1001 McKinney. 713.659.3700 Mo’s www.mosrestaurants.com 1801 Post Oak Blvd. 713.877.0720

Pappas Bros. Steakhouse www.pappasbros.com 5839 Westheimer Rd. 713.780.7352 Spencer’s Steaks & Chops 1600 Lamar. 713.577.8325 www.spencersforsteaksandchops.com

Strip House www.theglaziergroup.com 1200 McKinney. 713.659.6000 Shula's Steakhouse Hyatt Regency 1200 Louisiana St. 713.375.4777

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5 -DAY EXPERIMENT

1. argentine filet 2. banana crepes 3. ivonne hallard and patrick schulte 2

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300 Shepherd Houston, TX 77007| 713.668.7325 info@realmeals365.com www.realmeals365.com

HOURS:

Mon - Thurs: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Fri - Sat: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM sample menu selections

breakfast • Migas Ranchero, a Mexican breakfast to remember…Homemade chorizo, black beans, cheddar cheese, tortillas and egg whites tossed with our roasted tomato ranchero salsa • 100% Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Pancakes

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

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

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

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am a mom constantly on the go. It is hard to find the time to sit and eat a meal, let alone a healthy one.

OUR BUSY WORLD HAS NECESSITATED THE NEED FOR I NSTANT EVERYTHING, INCLUDING FOOD. What I once ate to be healthy in my twenties, diet coke and protein bar (what was I thinking?), isn’t working. Eating processed food doesn’t give me the energy I need and decreases the effect of my exercise. I don’t lov e t o cook an d m y chef is on vacat ion (yeah, right!), so how do I find a convenient way to get healthy food? My trainer mentioned RealMeals 365. She raved about the variety of prepared healthy meals, not frozen or processed, but fresh and natural. So off I went to check it out.

I dropped by the store on Shepherd and spoke with the nutritionist – very friendly and informative. She explained the choices of a la carte or the meal plans. All the meals are based on the “Zone” diet, 40% 3 carbs – 30% protein – 30% fat. But I instantly thought of Jennifer Aniston – if you read anything about her beginning Friends days to how she got that amazing body now, it was because of the “Zone” diet. SO AN EVERYDAY GIRL IS GOI NG TO TRY IT. I signed up for the 5-day meal plan, 3 meals and 2 snacks each day.

I got my first 2 days worth of food and headed home.

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

don’t frequent the kitchen. THE LIST OF FOODS I WAS GOI NG TO HAVE WAS IMPRESSIVE, FROM PANCAKES AND CREP ES, TO FILET MIGNON AND TIRAMISU. (I had about 25 different items in 5 days.) Doesn’t quite sound like “diet” food, right?

Well, how did it taste is the big question.

THERE WERE QUITE A BIT OF HITS ON THE MENU WITH ONLY A FEW MISSES. I absolutely loved the banana crepes, Argentine filet mignon, roasted poblano chicken, baked turkey ziti, chicken Marsala, turkey meatballs and coconut crème mousse. I have to give extra kudos to the baked turkey ziti: my 5-year-old son loved it! The pancakes were not as flavorful. Everything else I would say was pretty good. The best thing about it was they have a 5-week rotating menu, so with the majority of the meals being hits for me, I am sure I would be able to find something to replace those misses. IT SURE BEATS THE 10 THINGS ON MY COOKING REPERTOIRE. After the 5-day experiment on RealMeals, I felt great. I had more energy in the morning for my workouts and in the process I lost about 1 pound. So, I didn’t have to shop, cook or clean up and best of all for me – they delivered the food right to my door for a minimal charge! What a nice alternative to fast food. They also are going to be coming out with real meals for kids. What a great opportunity we have as parents here. I say give RealMeals 365 a try. With the variety of foods, you are sure to find some delicious options while giving your body a great fuel source of healthy unprocessed options.

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CHEF JOHNNY JACQUES/HEAD ROLLER restaurant FREEB!RDS World Burrito | all houston locations, clear lake, the woodlands | 713.524.0621 private not yet | catering yes | cuisine a little tex, a little mex | attire casual

johnny jacques

"FREEBIRDS AND I EXIST TO FEED THE BELLY AND THE SOUL. FREE TO BE OURSELVES, WE PROVIDE GREAT FOOD AND ENGAGING SERVICE IN A ROCKIN’ ENERGY ATMOSPHERE. WE STRIVE TO CREATE FANATICISM BY GIVING OUR GUESTS MULTIPLE THINGS TO LOVE ABOUT US. WE ARE HERE TO SERVE AND DO EVERYTHING WITH PASSION. FREEBIRDS…IT’S NOT NORMAL!" 1. FAVORITE LATE NI GHT SP OT FOR A BITE? La Casita.

6. WHAT’ S YOUR P ET P EEVE? Disorganization, lack of cleanliness and passion.

2. BEST BREAKFAST? Bacon and egg tacos in Freebirds Lubbock.

7. FAVORITE AFFORDABLE WINE? Any Spanish Rioja.

3. BEST BRUNCH? Don’t do brunch.

8. FAVORITE PLACE FOR DESSERT? Pot Brownies at Freebirds.

4. WHAT INGREDI ENT CAN YOU NOT LIVE WITHOUT IN THE KITCHEN AND WHY? Habanero peppers. They have a versatile flavor and are great to eat.

9. WHO ARE YOUR FAVORI TE CHEF, RESTAURANT AND DISH? Chef Steve at Zed451, Salt Lick Bar-B-Que, beef combination plate.

5. WHAT UTENSI L CAN YOU NOT LIVE WI THOUT? 10-inch chef knife.

10. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, TELL US YOUR WORST CLIENT EX P ERIENCE? Freebirds has the best fanatics…can’t complain.

FAVORITES: DESTINATION SOUTH PADRE ISLAND SCARY MOVIE NOT THE GETTING SCARED TYPE CANDY M & M’S CAR 1967 SHELBY MUSTANG GT500 72. november 09 | www.002mag.com

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NEW RESTAURANTS

Photography by Michelle Watson

NEW RESTAURANT? EMAIL US AT LETTERS@002MAG.COM

ONION PATCH 10111 HAMMERLY BLVD. | 713.722.0666

STRAITS

VALENTINO & VIN BAR

800 W. SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY N. | 713.365.9922 www.straitsrestaurants.com

2525 WEST LOOP SOUTH - inside hotel derek | 713.850.9200 www.valentinorestaurantgroup.com

CUISINE PERUVIAN + CUBAN

CUISINE SINGAPOREAN

CUISINE ITALIAN

CHEF DALIA LONGWELL

CHEF CHRIS YEO

CHEF CUNNINGHAME WEST

One of the freshest and heartiest-sized meals this side of the western hemisphere, the Onion Patch offers a fine assortment of Spanish and Peruvian inspired cuisines. Located in the heart of the Spanish populated Spring Branch area, you can expect the salivation-inducing aroma to hit you the instant you walk in. The restaurant’s name comes from the homemade onion-base and herb combination used in most of the dishes. Customers can expect to taste an array of Peruvian dishes with a European flare. From fresh Jalea (lightly battered fish and shrimp with fried yucca) to their Bistec a la Pobre (beef, tomatoes, with plantains and beans), entrées guarantee to leave you full. Skip a meal before stopping by and be sure to bring your appetite. A CASUAL, FAMILY ENVIRONMENT, THE ONION PATCH BRINGS GREAT TASTE WITH A REASONABLE P RI CE. The restaurant is so family-oriented, that the owner, Dalia, allowed her oldest daughter to name her restaurant. Be sure to come by for the daily lunch specials, you never know what you’re gonna get.

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Never tried Singaporean cuisine? Me neither. Can’t even wrap my brain around where I would begin. That is, until I went to Straits. Located in CityCentre (what is set to be the most welcome development in town), Straits is bringing a new flavor to the Westside. This lounge and restaurant package will leave you pleasantly surprised. Should you want to hang out after dinner or for happy hour, a hip lounge, DJ included, is located right when you walk in at the bar. Once inside the actual restaurant, modern décor reigns supreme from the private dining rooms to the dragon glass divider above the kitchen. The food is traditional but with innovative touches. Known for their Roti Prata, this crisp griddled Indian flatbread with curry dip is a perfect indication of the type of flavors you can expect. The bread is crispy, flaky on the outside but soft on the inside.

They offer a spicy green curry dip that is smoky and delish. The samosas with chunks of veggies wrapped in a crispy shell served with a chili garlic sauce are a vegetarian delight. I was floored with their chicken curry potpie.

A Houston specialty item, this subtle curry flavored tender chicken and crispy dough combo is a match made in comfort food heaven. It’s not a light dish by any means and can be shared. Dessert is no exception to innovation; the cheesecake lollipops are proof. Cheesecake is dipped in chocolate, Oreo’s, chocolate chips and served like lollipops. The presentation is phenomenal and the serving size is perfect for all to have a bite. Family-style serving is the norm for most dishes. IF YOU’ RE L OOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW WITH AMAZ ING FL AVOR, THEN THIS SINGAPOREAN NEWCOMER WILL DEL IGHT.

A far cry from Bistro Moderne’s French je ne sais quoi, Valentino & Vin Bar are certain of what they want you to leave feeling: enlightenment. The new Italian concept wants to keep the traditional as is but introduce a new innovative, creative, fresh way of seeing and tasting Italian cooking. THINK LESS HEAVY SAUCES AND MORE LIGHT, FRESH DECEP TIVELY DELICIOUS COMBINATIONS. A great example of this innovative thinking is their Italian sashimi selection. Part of their Crudo selection on the Vin Bar menu, their sashimi is a compilation of flavors that burst with freshness. From a raspberry vinegar oyster with mustard greens to a vin cotto ahi tuna sashimi with radish to their blue marlin micro cress and grapefruit tartare, your taste buds will be shocked to a whole new level of flavor. Another standout was their Bufalo al Mosto or their Buffalo Tenderloin medallions with grape must and roasted onion medley. Holy cow! I’ve never had buffalo other than a buffalo burger but this was AMAZING! The meat was absolute perfection. Tender, not chewy in the least, the flavor was fantastic. I enjoyed it more than steak!

Foodie virgins, fear not. Less adventurous but equally delicious options are available like their original stuffed Bucatini Ripieni or grilled pizza with tomato, cheese and herbs. Both original ideas from Valentino, being stuffed bucatini pasta and a grilled pizza but both traditional fares. Your options are endless with their menus and getting bored is definitely not one of them.

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RECORDING

JAS PRINCE

H

E IS THE SON OF LEGENDARY RAP-A-LOT RECORDS CEO JAMES PRINCE, AND WAS THUS BORN INTO HOUSTON’S RAP ROYALTY. BUT EVEN AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 21, HE HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT HE’S CARVING OUT A PATH OTHER THAN DADDY’S LEGACY.

So you’ve got a lot of stuff going on. I know you have a lot of projects that you’re working on – even besides music. What’s the first one you think about when you get up in the morning?

At first when I wake up, I gotta, you know, thank God. And then I have a little daily planner that I write in to plan out my next move. Drake’s doing his album thing so I let him do his album thing, whatever he’s got. And then I got a clothing line I’m working on, a shoe line called Heartthrob University. Called Young Heartthrobs, basically. And then I got a reality show they’re trying to do about me, and then I have MySpace… because you know that’s where I found Drake was on MySpace. I found Drake on MySpace and so we’re going out to all these markets to find the next [Lil] Wayne and so we’re teaming up with MySpace because they have a way of finding artists already because of MySpace Music. So my company and MySpace are gonna do a collab to find the next artist, whatever, so we’re working with them.

Talking about artists, and your label, Young Empire – being that you grew up under Rap-A-Lot like no one else – did Rap-A-Lot become a sort of model for you?

All my life, I’ve been around the music business, so as a youngin, my father had us in the company, working – summer jobs, helping with the shipping, doing marketing, everything. So it was what I knew. My decision as this is what I wanna do and I wanna take… of course I was like ‘I wanna take up my daddy’s legacy,’ but at the same time, I wanna do it on my own and take it to another level that Rap-A-Lot ain’t never been.

So my dad, he laid the footwork already out for us, so all I had to do was just look at the blueprint and you know, figure it out but put a little Jas flavor into it. That’s what I did with Young Empire.

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

Right, right.

I know that your father does charity work, like the community center in Fifth Ward, and then you have Kicks for Kids…

I’m starting that right now, we’re actually working on that – Kicks for Kids. Because you know I’m a big street guy and I love shoes and I got a lot of connect to it, you know, all my NBA homies and people from Nike and so that’s a way I can give back to my community is by starting Kicks for Kids. Because I have a lot of shoes that I never wear.

Right now, starting with the shoes that I don’t wear or shoes that I do have but I never put on in my closet or whatever – you know, I’ll go in my closet and go out and find homeless people and give them brand new shoes. Or different clothes or whatever, feed

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

So do you guys kind of egg each other on in that respect?

My father is the most giving person I’ve ever known. At Christmas, we have a big old Christmas toy giveaway at our community center in Fifth Ward; we normally find about 5 or 6 families that are really unfortunate and we adopt them for Christmas and you know, take care of every need. At Thanksgiving we go buy big turkeys – he’ll go to Randalls and buy the whole stock of turkeys and give them out. You know, my father, that’s all he does is give. Give, give, give. That’s how he believes in getting his blessing. As I was growing up, that’s all I’ve been seeing – is how my father just gives, gives, gives. That’s in me. He says it’s always better to give than receive.

Having signed an artist such as Mya to Young Empire, when you’re looking for your next big talent, do you look for an artist who will complement that sound or bring more diversity?

You know, with an artist, I look at an artist as… this is their art, and I wanna let them do what they do. It’s hard to tell an artist how to paint their picture. I let the artist just do what they do, and then after the art is done, if there’s a little touching up or a little, you know, contrast or tint I wanna put on it as a CEO, as a label rep, I want them to know it. But other than that, I just let the artist paint his own picture.

So what’s your current involvement with Drake? I know you’re a part of his management team.

Yeah, I’m basically a part of everything with Drake. I just play my laid-back role. We don’t really talk about it but I’m the one that found him so of course I’m gonna be a part of everything that goes on.

He’s gonna be huge.

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

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REBEL’S HONKY TONK | SEXY COUNTRY COME TO TOWN

5002 washington avenue, houston, tx 77007 | 713.807.7040 | www.rebelshonkytonk.com

grew up in a small Texas town with a Wal-Mart (an original, mind you–not a Super), a McDonald’s and a Mexican restaurant named something über-typical along the lines of Mamacita’s or Tio’s.

We had one bar, a rundown honky-tonk called the Longhorn Saloon. We loved the Longhorn primarily because legal drinking age was slow-moving news there and if the codger behind the oak knew your parents or the number you wore on the high school football team, he’d let you suck down Lone Stars without batting an eye. However, Smalltown, Texas, didn’t exactly hold up as a hotbed of opportunity or entertainment, and I eventually shagged it for the bright lights of Houston. Mark my words though: Had the Longhorn been anything like Rebel’s Honky Tonk, I might have stuck around.

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

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

The service at Rebel’s is going to make debunking that reputation an even bigger challenge. I’m not sure where they found the folks behind the bar, but that kind of balance of brains, beauty and quirky charisma doesn’t come ‘round too often. Dressed like a Kentucky honeymoon, they serve up drinks on the fly.

You’ll have trouble filling the $20 card minimum if you’re just going for a few drinks, simply because the specials are so sweet. Thursday through Saturday offer $3 domestics and $4 imports till 11 and Wednesday offers $2 you-call-its. Wednesday is also Ladies’ Night – which is laughable. If you’re a

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

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

If you’re like me and grew up in the sticks, you might find the décor a bit hokey. The huge patio that wraps the exterior is lined with wrought iron and weathered-wood furniture that looks like it belongs at Six Flags. The John Wayne-esque murals and wagon wheels and western chandeliers- – I mean come on. You and I both know that a real honky-tonk smells like vomit, serves warm beer and the only decorative lighting comes from the light bulb hanging from exposed wiring over the cigarette machine.

Also, none of these seats here wobble and no one has kissed their cousin or knocked anyone’s teeth out. Oh well. Beggars can’t be choosers and Rebel’s can’t conform.

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002NIGHT LIFE downtown

511CLUB 511 Main. 713.221.8833

A+ BAR inside Alden Hotel 1117 Prairie. 832.200.8800 www.aldenhotels.com BUTTERFLY HIGH 902 Capitol. 713.237.2337

C&F DRIVE INN 6714 N. Main. 713.861.0704 CHAR BAR 305 Travis. 713.222.8177 www.charbarhouston.com

CLUB ICE/MANTRA 711 Main St. 713.225.3500 www.mantrahouston.com

THE COTTON EXCHANGE 202 Travis. 832.507.5906 www.cottonexchangelounge.com DEAN’S CREDIT CLOTHING 316 Main. 713.227.3326 www.myspace.com/ deanscreditclothing

DIVE LOUNGE inside the Aquarium 410 Bagby St. 713.223.3474 EIGHTEEN TWENTY 1820 Franklin. 713.224.5535 www.myspace.com/1820bar ETTA’S LOUNGE 5120 Scott. 713.528.2611

FLYING SAUCER 705 Main St. 713.228.7468 www.beerknurd.com

HOUSE OF BLUES 1204 Caroline. 1.888.40.BLUES www.hob.com/houston JET LOUNGE 1515 Pease. 713.659.2000 www.thejetloungehouston.com LA CARAFE 813 Congress. 713.229.9399 LIVE SPORTS CAFÉ 407 Main. 713.228.5483 www.livesportscafe.com

LONE STAR SALOON 1900 Travis. 713.757.1616

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BARS + CLUBS + LOUNGES + WINE BARS LUCKY STRIKE LANES & LOUNGE 1201 San Jacinto. 713.343.3300 www.bowlluckystrike.com MOLLY’S PUB 509 Main. 713.222.1033 www.mollyspubs.com NOTSUOH 314 Main. 713.409.4750 www.notsuoh.com

PETE’S DUELING PIANO BAR 1201 Fannin. (Houston Pavilions) 713.337.7383 www.petesduelingpianobar.com RED CAT JAZZ CAFÉ 924 Congress. 713.226.7870 www.redcatjazzcafe.com

RESERVE 101 1201 Caroline. 713.655.7101 www.reserve101.com

SAMBUCA JAZZ CAFÉ 909 Texas Ave. 713.224.5299 www.sambucarestaurant.com SHADOW BAR 213 Milam. 713.221.5483 www.theshadowbar.com

SHAY MCELROY’S 909 Texas Suite A . 713.223.2444 www.mcelroyspub.com

SKYLINE BAR & GRILLHilton Americas 1600 Lamar. 713.577.6139 STATE BAR & LOUNGE 909 #2-A Texas. 713.229.8888 www.thestatebar.com THE BREWERY TAP 717 Franklin. 713.237.1537 THE B.U.S 1800 Texas. 713.222.2287

TOC BAR 711 Franklin. 713.224.4862 www.tocbar.net VENUE 719 Main. 713.236.8150 www.venuehouston.com

galleria+uptown BAR 12•21 MORTON’S 5000 Westheimer. 713.629.1946 www.mortons.com

BLANCO’S 3406 W. Alabama. 713.439.0072 www.houstonredneck.com

BELVEDERE 1131 Uptown Park. 713.552.9271 www.belvedereinfo.com BLVD 610 LOUNGE 3005 West Loop. 832.875.3997 www.blvd610.com THE BLACK SWAN (Omni Hotel) 4 Riverway. 713.871.8181 CLUB 26 TEN 2610 Sage. 713.974.4000 www.myspace.com/club26ten

IDENTITY BAR 5959 Richmond. 713.785.0999 PLANETA BAR-RIO 6400 Richmond. 832.251.9600 PAPARRUCHOS 3055 Sage. 713.212.3178 www.paparruchos.com

heights + washington

BEER ISLAND 2631 White Oak. 713.862.4670 BIG STAR 1005 W. 19th. 281.501.9560 www.bigstarbar.com BLUE LABEL LOUNGE 4500 Washington

BLOCK 21 2420 Washington. 713.337.1410 BOOM BOOM ROOM 2518 Yale. 713.868.3740 www.myspace.com/ boomboomroomhouston

CITIZEN LOUNGE 4606 Washington. 713.862.4448 CORKSCREW 1919 Washington. 713.864.9463 COSMOS CAFÉ 69 Heights. 713.802.2144 www.cosmoshouston.com

DAN ELECTRO’S GUITAR BAR 1031 E. 24th St. 713.862.8707 www.danelectrosguitarbar.com

DARKHORSE TAVERN 2207 Washington. 713.426.2442 www.dhtavern.com RA SUSHI 3908 Westheimer. 713.621.5800 12860 Queensbury. 713.331.2791 www.rasushi.com

REMINGTON BAR St. Regis Hotel 1919 Briar Oaks Ln. 713.403.2631 www.theremingtonrestaurant.com RICHMOND ARMS 5731 Kirby. 713.523.9999

5920 Richmond. 713.784.7722

ROXY 5851 W. Alabama. 713.850.ROXY www.myspace.com/roxyhouston

THE TASTING ROOM 1101-18 Uptown Park. 713.993.9800 114 Gray. 713.528.6402 2409 W. Alabama. 713.526.2242 www.tastingroomwines.com WILD WEST 6101 Richmond. 713.266.3455 www.wildwesthouston.com

DUBLINER LOUNGE 4219 Washington. 713.861.2300

EI8TH 5102 Washington. 713.880.3500 KOBAIN 33 Waugh. 713.862.9911 www.kobain.net

MANOR ON WASHINGTON 4819 Washington. 713.426.0123 www.manoronwashington.com NOX 4701 Nett. 281.701.4248 www.noxhouston.com

ONION CREEK 3106 White Oak. 713.880.0706 www.onioncreekcafe.com

PANDOR 1815 Washington. 832.296.6220

PEARL BAR 4216 Washington. 713.863.5337 PORCH SWING PUB 69 Heights. 713.880.8700

REBEL’S HONKY TONK 5002 Washington. 713.807.7040

www.rebelshonkytonk.com

REIGN 4105 Washington. 713.869.0404 SAWYER PARK SPORTS BAR 2412 Washington. 713.863.9350 www.sawerparkhouston.com THE CORKSCREW 1919 Washington. 713.864.9463 www.houstoncorkscrew.com THE DIRT 222 Yale. 713.426.4222 www.dirtbar.com

THE DRINKERY 4115 Washington. 713.426.3617

THE DRAKE 1902 Washington. 713.861.9600 www.thedrakebar.com

THE LOT 4212 Washington. 713.868.5688 www.thelothouston.com

THE SOCIAL 3730 Washington. 713.426.5585 www.thesocialinfo.com

midtown

13 CELSIUS 3000 Caroline. 713.529.8466

3RD BAR 2600 Travis. 713.526.8282 BLOCK 21 2420 Washington Ave.

BOND LOUNGE 2700 Milam. 713.529.2663 www.bond2700.com

COACHES 2204 Louisiana. 713.751.1970 www.coachesjv.com CHRISTIAN’S TAILGATE 2000 Bagby. 713.527.0261 www.christianstailgate.com

DECO 510 Gray. 713.659.4900 www.decohouston.com

EL PATIO 2416 Brazos. 713.523.8181 www.elpatio.com EPIC 3030 Travis. 713.862.4810

FIX LOUNGE 2707 Milam. 832.281.2101 FRONT PORCH PUB 217 Gray. 713.571.9571 www.frontporchpub.com

HOWL AT THE MOON 612 Hadley. 713.658.9700 www.howlatthemoon.com

IBIZA LOUNGE NEXT DOOR 2450 Louisiana. 713.520.7300 www.ibizaloungenextdoor.com KOMODO’S 2004 Baldwin. 713.655.1501

LEON’S LOUNGE 1006 McGowen. 713.659.3052 THE MAPLE LEAF 514 Elgin. 713.520.6464 www.themapleleafpub.com

THE MINK/THE BACKROOM 3718 Main. 713.522.9985 www.minkonmain.com

OPEN CITY 2416-A Brazos. 832.483.8357 www.ochouston.com RED DOOR 2416 Brazos. 713.225.0640 www.reddoorhouston.com

RICH’S 2401 San Jacinto. 713.759.9606

SAMMY’S 2016 Main. 713.751.3101 www.sammysat2016main.com SAINT DANE’S BAR + GRILL 502 Elgin. 713.807.7040

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STATUS 2404 San Jacinto. 713.659.5400 www.myspace.com/statushouston SWIVEL 2621 Milam. 713.222.2057 www.swivelhouston.com THE ROOF

2800 Travis. 713.522.4900

THE WET SPOT 160 W. Gray. 713.523.7768 TIPSY CLOVER 2416 Brazos. 713.524.8782

UNION BAR 2708 Bagby. 281.974.1916 www.myspace.com/unionlounge WHISKEY CREEK 2905 Travis. 713.526.4225 www.whiskeycreekhouston.com

XO BAR & LOUNGE 2611 San Jacinto. 713.651.9900 www.myspace.com/xohouston

ZEPPELIN 3101 San Jacinto. 713.521.7300 www.myspace.com/zeppelin713

montrose + shepherd

ABSINTHE 609 Richmond. 713.528.7575 www.absinthelounge.com

AGORA 1717 Westheimer. 713.526.7212 www.agorahouston.com

ANVIL+REFUGE 1424 Westheimer. 713.523.1622 www.anvilhouston.com AVANTGARDEN 411 Westheimer. 832.519.1429 www.avantgardenhouston.com

BARTINI 1318 Westheimer. 713.526.2277 BOHEME WINE & CAFÉ BAR 307 Fairview. 713.269.0859 www.barboheme.com

BOONDOCKS 1417 Westheimer. 713.522.8500 www.myspace.com/boondocksbar BYZANTIO 403 W. Gray. 713.520.6896 www.byzantiohouston.com

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CATBIRDS 1336 Westheimer. 713.523.8000 www.catbirds.com CEZANNE JAZZ CLUB 4100 Montrose. 713.522.9321 www.blacklaboradorpub.com GUAVA LAMP 570 Waugh. 713.524.3359

www.myspace.com/guavalamphouston

THE DAVENPORT 2115 Richmond. 713.520.1140

THE FLAT 1702 Commonwealth. 713.521.3528 GRIFF’S 3416 Roseland. 713.528.9912

THE HARP 1625 Richmond. 713.528.7827 LOLA’S 2327 Grant. 713.528.8342

LZ PUB 2239 Richmond. 713.522.7118 MCELROY’S PUB 3607 Sandman. 713.524.2444 www.mcelroyspub.com METEOR 2306 Genesee. 713.521.0123 www.meteorhouston.com THE NEXT DOOR 2020 Waugh. 713.520.1712

www.myspace.com/thenextdoorgallery

NUMBERS 300 Westheimer. 713.526.6551 www.numbersnightclub.com

PRAVADA 2815 S. Shepherd. 713.533.1200 www.pravadahouston.com PRIVE 910 Westheimer. 713.526.6551 www.privelounge.com

POISON GIRL 1641-B Westheimer. 713.527.9929

www.myspace.com/poisongirlbar.com

SOUTH BEACH 810 Pacific. 713.529.7623 www.southbeachthenightclub.com SCOTT GERTNER’S SKYBAR 3400 Montrose. 713.520.9688

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THE STAG’S HEAD 2128 Portsmouth. 713.533.1199 www.stagsheadpub.com THE TAVERN 1340 W. Gray. 713.522.5159 www.thetavernongray.com

VELVET MELVIN 3303 Richmond. 713.522.6798

www.myspace.com/thevelvetmelvinpub

VINTAGE 2108 Kipling. 713.522.4200

museum district

MONARCH LOUNGE Hotel ZaZa 5701 Main 713.526.1991 www.monarchrestauranthouston.com ZIMM’S MARTINI & WINE 4321 Montrose. 713.521.2002 www.zimmsbar.com

outer loop

300 HOUSTON BOWLING 925 Bunker Hill 713.461.2431 www.300houston.com

DENIM BAR 16090 City Walk. 281.275.5925 www.theburningpear.com THE DERRICK TAVERN 1127 Eldridge. 281.759.4922 www.thederricktavern.com

FIREHOUSE SALOON 5930 Southwest Frwy. 713.977.1962 www.firehousesaloon.com HUSH 15625 Katy Frwy. 713.330.4874 www.hushonline.com

VINE WINE ROOM 12420 Memorial Dr. 713.463.8463 www.vinewineroom.com VINO 100 11693 Westheimer. 281.759.4100 www.vino100houston.com

rice village

ARMADILLO PALACE 5015 Kirby. 713.526.9700 www.thearmadillopalace.com

BAKER STREET PUB 5510 Morningside. 713.942.9900 www.bakerstreetpub.com

BAM BOU 2540 University. 713.521.7222 www.bambouhouston.com

BRIAN O’NEILL’S 5555 Morningside. 713.522.2603 www.brianoneills.com BRONX BAR 5555 Morningside. 713.520.9690 ERNIE’S ON BANKS 1010 Banks. 713.526.4566 www.erniesonbanks.com

MUGSY’S 3200 Kirby. 713.526.5595

RED ROOM 2736 Virgina. 713.259.9952

ROLL-N SALOON 4200 San Felipe. 713.622.7487 THE BIG EASY 5731 Kirby. 713.523.9999 www.thebigeasyblues.com

KAY’S LOUNGE 2324 Bissonnet. 713.528.9858

LITTLE WOODROW’S 5611 Morningside. 713.521.2337 www.littlewoodrows.com

THE GALLANT KNIGHT 2511 Bissonnet. 713.942.9940 www.thegallantknight.com

THE LOUNGE AT BENJY’S 2424 Dunstan. 713.522.7602 www.benjys.com

UNDER THE VOLCANO 2349 Bissonnet. 713.526.5282 www.cabomixmex.com

THE GINGER MAN 5607 Morningside. 713.526.2770 www.gingermanpub.com

VOLCANO www.2349 Bissonnet. 713.526.5282

THE WINE BUCKET 2311 W. Alabama. 713.942.9463 www.thewinebucket.com

warehouse district

river oaks + kirby

EIGHTEEN TWENTY 1820 Franklin. 713.224.5535

BLANCO’S 34060W. Alabama. 713.439.0072

THE GREEN ROOM 813 St. Emanuel. 713.225.5483

AZTECA’S BAR & GRILL 2207 Richmond. 713.526.1702 www.aztecasbarandgrill.com

COVA 5600 Kirby. 713.838.0700 5555 Washington. 713.868.3366 www.covawines.com DOWNING STREET 2549 Kirby. 713.523.2291 www.downingstreetpub.com

KENNEALLY’S IRISH PUB 2111 S. Shepherd. 713.630.0486 LIZZARD’S PUB 2715 Sackett. 713.529.4610 MERCER LOUNGE 3302 Mercer. 713.627.1132

LUCKY’S PUB 801 St. Emanuel. 713.522.2010 www.luckyspub.com

THE MERIDIAN 1503 Chartres. 713.225.1717 www.meridianhouston.com

NEXT 2020 McKinney. 713.221.8833 www.whatsnexthouston.com

PASHAA ULTRA LOUNGE 2010 McKinney. 713.344.0305 www.myspace.com/pashaahouston WAREHOUSE LIVE 813 St. Emanuel. 713.225.5483 www.warehouselive.com

MEZZANINE LOUNGE 2200 Southwest Frwy. 713.528.MEZZ www.mezzaninelounge.com

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SIP CODES

By Beatrice Valencia

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Restaurateurs, club/bar owners, pubbers, etc., if there is a special event or something you would like the public to know about, email me at bvalencia@002mag.com and I will help spread the word for you. See you out!

• I AM THANKFUL. • I’M THANKFUL FOR THE FOOD • THE DRINKS • THE DANCE • THE LAUGHTER • THE MEMORIES • MY HEALTH • MY MIND (SANITY!) • YOUR SUPPORT • FOR JUST ONE PERSON WHO READS THIS FEATURE OR FINDS IT HELPFUL OR AMUSING. • I’M THANKFUL FOR MY JOB. • THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT. • HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU AND YOURS!

St. Dane’s- 502 Elgin St. 713.807.7040 www.saintdanes.com I like to call this my “happy place.” The staff is the best, there’s usually some cute dogs lying around waiting for some attention, and the food is actually pretty freaking amazing. Located in what used to be a car shop, St. Dane’s takes advantage of its space. The 3 seating areas are covered but garage doors open up the entire space to let the outside in.

Some form of plasma TVs or projectors is located in each area for sports viewing pleasure. I’ve never been but I hear their $1 Taco Tuesdays are all the rage. One of their busiest nights of the week. I need to try those tacos. I’m a bit of a health nut. There is a method to my madness though. See in my mind, if I’m going to sit and drink a whole bunch of beer (empty calories) then I need to balance out elsewhere. Usually I would have to get normal bar food like chicken tenders and fries but not here. Luckily, I’m not the only health nut that hangs out here. While others order their dry chicken with a side of green beans, I’m obsessed with their Acapulco chicken. It’s a chicken breast served with pico, avocado and a red chili pepper reduction sauce. It’s spicy but not heavy or greasy. It usually comes with cheese but I order it sans cheese. You get two sides but their green beans are so amazing I double up. They’re flash fried which sounds terrible but since there is no evidence of crispy fried bits, I ignore that. This flash fry makes them super crunchy. My sis and I are crazy about them. And as if I can’t stop raving about that, the fried Oreo’s are…heavenly and sinful. There’s no reason to wait until dinner either. They serve lunch, and specials run all day.

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Studio Sculpt- 5161 San Felipe Rd. 713.924.7270 www.studiosculpt.com SP X Class I have to tell you about this kickyour-butt awesome class. I’m weird because I like to suffer a little bit when I work out. This doesn’t translate to awesomeness in completion though. I have to take breaks but I push through and finish. In the end, it feels all worth it. The studio is set up with more than a dozen Proformers™, like a Pilates reformer but with a few more bells and whistles.

In 45 minutes I’ve stretched, strength trained and incorporated cardio to get a full body workout. In slow, controlled movements you work muscles you never even knew could be worked out. It’s a high-intensity, controlled movement exercise designed to fatigue your muscles. And fatigued you will leave! I’m not going to lie; the next day I could barely walk. It took days for me to recover. Which, thankfully, is normal. You need a recovery period after such workout so only 2 to 3 days a week max is recommended to supplement your regular routine. It’s the ideal addition to my routine because it’s honestly the only workout I’ve ever done that gives me instant noticeable results. My arms have definition in areas I’ve been trying to get “cut” for years. Just writing about it makes me want to go back!

The Grove- 1611 Lamar St. 713.337.7314 www.thegrovehouston.com There is nothing more convenient than having The Grove within walking distance from Toyota Center. Good food, good drinks and they cooperate with the shows. Meaning they allow you to valet, at $15, and will be there after the show ready to give you your vehicle. Yes, I know I could probably park my car for free elsewhere but I do have to eat and get a few pre-show cocktails so why not knock it all out at once. It can get a bit crazy at the bar on show nights. It’s not like I’m the first one to discover this convenience, folks. I recommend getting there a bit early if you want to score a table to eat. Speaking of food, the picnic and gnocchi are great sharing plates. I like to wash it down with some of their sangria. No big fruit chunks in the way to keep you from sipping right down to the last drop. It’s the perfect one-stop shop before the show!

Lucky Strike- 1201 San Jacinto St. 713.343.3300 www.bowlluckystrike.com Convenience strikes again! Located in the Houston Pavilions, you could bowl, eat dinner and catch a show in the same location! This is the hippest bowling spot my eyes have ever seen.

With an expansive lounge/bar to the right of the main entrance, hanging out might be what a lot of us do while we wait to bowl. To your left is the counter to reserve a lane and get your bowling shoes. Being that there are 10 lanes minus the 4 LUXE lanes, having a super cool lounge is most necessary. I doubt you’ll notice the wait out of the sheer excitement to be bowling at such a cool venue. It’s not really a rock n’ bowl type feel but the lights are a bit dimmer, cool music is playing and there are the everpresent screens with videos playing. Think minimal black light effects.

The LUXE private room is as lavish as it gets. You get 4 lanes, a bar, white leather lounge seating and pool tables. It’s a pretty large space. Perfect for all you social butterflies.

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EVENT THE WAIT IS OVER WHY TO LAUNCH THEIR NEW TEQUILA REPOSADO WHERE POLO’S SIGNATURE RESTAURANT WHEN SEPTEMBER 18 Polo’s Signature welcomed more than 100 amigos for the launch of Riazul’s third sipping tequila, Premium Reposado. Tequila lovers sampled some Reposado signature drinks created by mixologist and GM Todd Summerlin, who also offered tips on sipping etiquette. No Mexican party is complete without food, so Chef Polo Becerra, owner of Polo’s Signature, created succulent authentic Mexican botanas for the guests to enjoy. Salud!

CD REVIEWS

By Lance Scott Walker

KiD CuDi Man On The Moon: The End Of The Day (Motown) The beautiful thing about mixtapes is the explosive rawness, the temporary exchange understood both by listener and producer and the experimental nature (well, sometimes) of the verses of the MCs gracing the tracks. What I mean to say is that calculated feeling that so often crowds an artist once he or she gets in the studio is often set to the side. KiD CuDi probably never thought he’d have to answer to Plain Pat & Emile Presents a KiD named CuDi when he released it; and he doesn’t. It’s just that the anticipation of Man On The Moon being a game-changer in hip-hop has at least in part been based on what CuDi has released in advance of this. That’s fair, but now he’s thrown a curveball – high and inside.

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

Owen New Leaves (Polyvinyl) At the turn of the century, former Cap’N Jazz/Joan of Arc drummer Mike Kinsella was on the precipice. His band American Football (in which he sang and played bass) had just released a full-length album to overwhelmingly enthusiastic reviews, and one would have thought he was right on the edge of redefining what everyone then called emo (although the term has always been misunderstood, abused and irrelevant). And then… they disappeared. No real tour, no promotion, no followup. American Football, then on the verge of blowing up on at least the national scene, was no more. The following year, he issued the first Owen record – a much quieter, more intimate effort without all of the brilliant language between the instruments that made AF so good. Beyond that, he also took his voice down a notch. Well, several notches – to a whisper. And strapped on an acoustic guitar instead of an electric. And there was no drummer, and very little drumming, for that matter – despite the fact that he’s one of the best in the game. In short, he pulled the rug, the wind and the fire right out from under the direction in which everyone thought he was moving. It felt suicidal in a way, career-wise, but his fans went with it. Maybe he had a plan? Eight years later, they’re still waiting. There is nothing wrong with New Leaves, per se, except that it hardly feels like a progression in any discernable way from the direction he took with Owen’s first release.

Everything on here feels like it could have been on the first record. Maybe that’s the plan.

Perhaps that’s always been the plan. For some, that equals nostalgia. For others, maybe it just reminds us that we’re really glad we’re not in the same place we were when he released it eight years ago in September.

The Big Pink A Brief History of Love (4AD) Remember back in the day when music wasn’t so saturated and you could pull out a record from your collection, drop the needle and then have it just explode from wall to wall? Definitions fluctuate, but we’ve all got that one record that we put on and are continuously amazed at how well it holds up from end to end. Nothing’s Shocking. I Against I. The Unforgettable Fire.

Daydream Nation. And then something new comes along that feels like that and you’re caught off guard. The Big Pink is allout; everything on the table. It would be difficult to write a review of this, their first album, without mentioning The Jesus and Mary Chain, but the comparisons stop there because The Big Pink is far too much an amalgamation of their influences. There is electro, there is Britpop on the surface, a bit of industrial in the heaviness. Suffice to say that this London duo has their roots firmly entrenched in ’80s pop, but with all the (dare we say) good elements of pop music to come out since?

Decadent, yes, but only in the way that shows that The Big Pink knows what is meant by ‘the big album.’

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BEFORE WE GO PARIS DREAMS

by Carla Valencia de Martinez

Ahh, who doesn’t have a Paris story? It could be a recent trip, a vintage trip made backpacking in high school, or even just the dream of a trip. Over the summer I spent a few weeks abroad and, like many, returned enamoured with the city.

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

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

OO2CROSSWORD sports ACROSS 1. Concern of the Second Amendment 5. Place for a dude 10. Come to the rescue of 13. Zen exercise 14. Like a gymnast 15. City near Lake Tahoe 16. Bad condition for a skydiver 18. Historic chapters 19. Fifth note of a diatonic scale 20. Like some egos 22. Without a clue?

26. Fuse rating unit 27. “Joyeux ___“ (French greeting) 28. Thanksgiving veggie 29. Waikiki wreath 30. Area of weakness for many a football player 32. Swings a scythe 36. Food thickener 38. Mystery writer’s award 40. Cab Calloway’s singing style 41. Beaver State capital 43. Plastic wrap

45. Corp. audit performer 46. Moo __ gai pan 48. Its HQ is in Brussels 49. Kayak propeller 50. Spared from certain defeat based on an expired timer 55. Hosts and winners at the last Olympics 56. Braun or Perón 57. Miami’s basketball team 58. Mexian snacks best eaten whole 64. French auto race with “Le” 65. Impassive 66. Computer company based in Round Rock, TX 67. Bizarre 68. Orphan Annie’s dog 69. Sports achievement award DOWN 1. Alias initials 2. Fabulous bird 3. Kangaroo or opossum 4. Schnoz 5. Sports cheer 6. Before now 7. Tip for writers

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8. Precipice 9. Exuberant 10. Eagle’s nest 11. Entirely 12. Gave medicine to 15. Ruling groups 17. To shoot casually at inanimate objects 21. Off yonder 22. Corporate sponsor of Michael Phelps 23. What the fourth little piggy got 24. Home of rugby’s Rhinos 25. Like Beau Brummell’s attire 26. Word of regret 31. Comedian Silverman 33. Honor or kudos 34. Like some bulls

35. Symbol of the Dallas Cowboys 37. Members of a college board 39. Miles per hour, e.g.

42. Depeche ___ 44. Inventor of dynamite 47. Preoccupy to the extreme 50. Bonehead 51. Having the most points 52. Tasty treat to eat 53. Female gossip 54. Dodge 59. Word with queso or carne 60. Laid low 61. Aloof 62. Mont Blanc, e.g.

63. Cunning

OCTOBER ANSWERS

One of the highlights on our girl trip was a visit to Carita spa on Faubourg St. Honoré on the house’s 70th anniversary. Hailed as one of Paris’ first beauty brands to globalize beauty, CARITA spas are found in over 200 spas at the Ritz Carlton and Four Seasons across the world – in Houston they are found at the Trellis Spa at the Houstonian. The brand is credited as creating the concept of aesthetic treatments and packaging anti-aging in a bottle. The spa is located on one of the most famous streets in Paris next door to the Hermes flagship. The Carita sisters created a brand known for beauty and on the eve of its 70th birthday, the house continues to meet the high standards hailed by Maria and Rosy Carita.

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

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

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

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