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Surf’s still up

Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce calendar Breakfast Connection Sheraton Houston Brookhollow Hotel 3000 North Loop West 6:30-8:30 a.m. Sept. 12 Speaker: Charles Alvarez Topic: The 3 Biggest Lead Generation Mistakes Businesses Make and How to Overcome Them

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by Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com Lloyd Sandel, co-owner of the Surfhouse on West 34th Street with wife Carol, is both realistic and upbeat about the pastime that helps keep them in business. “Every place else is better [for surfing], but we’re better than Butte, Montana,” he said. For 45 years, surfers and skateboarders have come to the Surfhouse to get advice and gear for their passions. Lloyd, who spent some of his formative years surfing in California, started out fixing skateboards but soon was selling them. Carol Sandel says that with the closing of Pat Magee’s Surf Shop in Port Aransas, Texas, the Surfhouse is now the oldest surf shop in Texas. It’s the oldest skate shop, too. Three years after they married, the Sandels started their business on Spring Branch Drive. Six months later they relocated to 34th Street. “I was very familiar with Oak Forest,” said Carol. The Sandels shared the small strip mall with the Bamboo Lounge, a bakery, Oak Forest Lawn Mower Shop and Leo’s Flowers – all gone now. The candy shop has been a neighbor since 1982. Over the years, the Surfhouse has remained in business while competitors have closed their doors. “There used to be three other major shops in Houston and none in Galveston,” said Carol. “Now they’re all in Galveston.” She attributes their own perseverance to a huge surf community since the 1960s – a lot of whom still live in Houston – and the explosion of interest in skateboarding in the 1970s and 1980s. Lloyd and Carol Sandel have owned the Surfhouse since 1967. “Once you’ve been a surfer, you stay a surfer,” she said. “And when these guys are in their 40s, their kids are ready to go.” She notes the success of the (Photo by Betsy Denson) Texas Surf Camp as an example of how the younger generation is embracmaintains web cameras at Surfside and Galveston so that customers can see ing the sport. They get a lot of car guys, too. “Surfing and cars go together,” said Carol, what the surf is doing. The Sandels joke about the “rustic look” of their shop and talk about the pointing at all the model cars, which have been gifts from customers. On the skateboarding front, Carol is a big supporter of local talent. She cur- impassioned public who insists they keep the store just the way it is. “People will not let us change anything,” said Lloyd. “I attempted to change rently works with the Sowle Sisters, skateboard phenoms from Houston. What they sell the most of depends on the day. “Some days it’s all T-shirts,” the cash register, and started getting calls immediately. I had to bring the old said Carol. The Surfhouse carries their own brand now, with a logo that high- one back.” “You’ll get people who say ‘I put that sticker on the floor in 1983,’” said lights their longevity. They sell surfboards on consignment and also offer their own brand, which Carol. It’s this same nostalgia that brings fathers and grandfathers back with their Lloyd designs with a friend and gets made in California. Called Octagon, for the popular surfing site in Surfside, the boards are es- little ones. They insist that Lloyd put together their child’s first skateboard, pecially designed for Texas Gulf surf which is slow and mushy. “You need just like he did for them. Sometimes they even take pictures. One person who may, or may not, have visited the Surfhouse back in the substance under your feet,” said Carol. Lloyd says that people who are traveling for the first time to surf in Mexico day is Waltrip graduate Patrick Swayze. “He was not a surfer,” said Carol. “He or elsewhere often ask him how he thinks they’ll handle it. He tells them that was a dancer and a cowboy. But who would know? He was Buddy then, not surfing elsewhere is “too easy” after they’ve mastered our area. “You have to Patrick Swayze.” For more information about the Surfhouse, visit it on Facebook or at http:// work to be a good surfer here,” he said. He still rides the waves occasionally, when they are good. The Surfhouse www.surfhousesurfcam.com/.

Annual Meeting & Business After Hours Sponsored by St. Joseph Medical Center in the Heights 1917 Ashland St. 5-7 p.m. Sept. 19 Tour the area’s newest medical center and vote on important Chamber items at the annual meeting.

Member Orientation Heights Chamber Oﬃce 545 W. 19th St. 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 25

New and veteran members can learn to maximize Chamber membership during this lunch session. Included are a review of the many opportunities to promote a business, which are automatically included in Chamber membership. No cost to attend, lunch provided. RSVP required.

Heights Young Professionals 6-8 p.m. Sept. 26 Black Finn American Grill 1910 Bagby St. Sponsored by Kress Employment Screening

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2013 Heights Chamber Gala “Masquerade at Monte Carlo” 7 p.m. Sept. 27

Tuxedos, evening gowns and carnival masks are in order for the Chamber’s 26th annual gala, replicating the casino tables of Monte Carlo. Highlights will include awarding of ﬁrst Achievement Awards and honoring charter members Contact Gala Chair Craig Atkinson at 713-864-4438 to donate or participate as a sponsor or auction item donor.

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A reinvented business by Cynthia Lescalleet For The Leader

No two work days are the same for Kathleen Maartens of Exhibit Network, the exhibit house she and husband Lenny Maartens cofounded nearly 25 years ago. Client preferences and business conditions tend to change quickly in the highly competitive, fast-paced industry of creating, building and managing custom exhibits and displays for trade shows, she explains. Given that, the company’s longterm success comes from two attributes common to the industry and to small business in general, she says: “Perseverance and grit.” Meanwhile, “You have to be able to turn plans on a dime on a daily basis.” Maartens says she thrives in that shifting environment. She especially enjoys creating quicker, simpler, more efficient solutions for employees. Three years ago, her problemsolving skills encountered an inhouse workout, however, when long-term employees “encouraged us to reinvent ourselves.” The owners tackled that challenge in the interim, investing (a significant amount they declined to share) in the company’s facility, technology and training. Some of the rebranding included a fresh logo, a revamped website and some major remodeling and expansion of the company’s now 45,000-sq.-ft. facility off U.S. 290. Intended as long-term revenue boosters, the changes are laying “a new foundation” for handling more clients, she says, while retaining the company’s hallmarks of “personal, quick, friendly service.” “We reinvented ourselves,” Maartens says, meaning the company’s image to the outside world and clients. Back-to-back school As part of the redo, Maartens has boosted her business management skills through the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program offered at Houston Community College. An enthusiastic, energetic colleague at the Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance insisted she go. Maarten’s says her biggest concern was whether she’d have time for the session, which met from August to December 2012. During its run, she continued to work full-time at Exhibit Network as well as pursue a degree in organizational leadership from the College of Biblical Studies. No one replaced Maartens at the office during the double dose of coursework. Her weeknights

and weekends were for making up what she missed at work. “There were some days I honestly didn’t think I would survive. But I remembered what my swim coach always said: ‘You can always swim one more lap’,” she says in an email recollection. The biggest message Maartens absorbed from Goldman Sachs’ program was its “mantra” to work on the business not in the business. In practice, that means Maartens will be looking at the bigger picture for her company once she hires a clone to handle the duties she currently handles. Maartens says she found the program’s instruction module on mapping competition a particularly useful tool in assessing business practices (and whether or not they were successful). Marketing and negotiations were other topics that resonated; Houston’s bustling economy is bringing the her company more business but also more competitors, she says. Business background When the Maartens founded Exhibit Network in 1989, it was with “perhaps more passion and integrity than knowledge about running a business,” her email says. Early on, however, the small

business earned a Houston 100 award in 1993 and 1994 from the University of Houston Small Business Development Center, Southwestern Bell and the Greater Houston Partnership. The company’s employment base previously peaked at 25 people, when Enron was a client. Enron’s fall in 2001, however, meant scaling back exhibit house staff to about eight employees -- and a “more efﬁcient and resourceful” business approach. “It’s still about building an exhibit, shipping it, making sure it looks good each time it’s used, and anticipating things that could go wrong,” she says, adding that you have to “love” that kind of work environment -- or get a job somewhere else. Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses is a $500 million national program designed to help small businesses in the U.S. create jobs and economic growth by providing entrepreneurs with a practical business education, access to capital and business support services. Applications are due on the 15th of every month. For information, visit http://sites.hccs. edu/10ksb/.

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Wayne’s World of Baseball

Scarborough High junior Keldrick Suazo

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Keldrick Suazo by Michael Sudhalter michael@theleadernews.com Scarborough High offensive lineman Keldrick Suazo is one of the players who’s looking to change the culture of Spartan Football. The 5-foot-11, 274-pound junior captain was an all-Class 3A-District 23 selection last season after transferring from Aldine Nimitz, a Class 5A program, where he played varsity as a freshman. He’s blocking for sophomore quarterback Titus Randle and looking to lead Scarborough (0-1) to its ﬁrst victory since 2009. The Spartans host Wharton at 7 p.m. Thursday at Dyer Stadium. Suazo competed in track & ﬁeld in the shot put and discus. He plans on playing varsity basketball and baseball this season. Do you see yourself as a team leader? “I see myself as a role model to all of the underclassmen. They’ll say, ‘I need you to help me with my stance or help me learn the plays.” What do you like about playing on the offensive line? “I like it because it’s a pretty basic position for me. I feel like it’s an advantage for me to be on the offensive line.” You moved here from Birmingham, Ala. two summers ago. Are you ‘Roll Tide’ or ‘War Eagle’? “Ever since I knew what football

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Rice coach’s roots run deep in Oak Forest, Timbergrove

years after coaching his last game with the Spartans. He was also a history teacher and assistant football coach at Scarborough. Graham went on to lead Scarborough to five more district championships before accepting the head coach position at Spring Branch High in 1980. “We had kids that could move well,” Graham said. “We parlayed that speed and commitment. They wanted to win. We had the best defense in the city. We could throw strikes and bunt. We rarely made more than one error in a game.” Bulldog beginnings Rice University head baseball coach Wayne Graham won six district championships as the head baseball coach at Graham grew up on the north- Scarborough from 1971-79. (Photo Courtesy of Rice University) side of Houston, closer to Davis than Reagan. An education in baseball But his family moved to the After playing third base and Timbergrove area while he was in high school, and he was a sopho- outfield at UT, Graham played more on Reagan’s 1952 state throughout the United States in baseball championship team that the minor league organizations of featured star pitcher, senior Jack the Philadelphia Phillies and New Schultea, who now coaches the York Mets. He even played a few seasons of Houston Wildcats’ Stan Musial winter league baseball in NicaraLeague Team. His coach was the legendary gua and Venezuela, respectively. “It was an education,” Graham Leeroy Ashmore, for whom Ashmore Field at the Delmar-Tusa said. “Every experience helps if you’re observant. If you’re not obAthletic Complex is named. As a junior, Graham played on servant, it doesn’t help you at all.” He spent 90 days in the major Reagan’s district championship leagues, including some time with football team. “I broke two ribs and nearly the New York Mets, a second searuined my back, so I quit playing son franchise managed by the leg- Rice University head baseball coach Wayne Graham, a 1954 Reagan High football and focused on baseball,” endary Casey Stengel. graduate, looks through a Scarborough High yearbook from the 1970s. “Nobody knew more about Graham was the baseball coach at Scarborough from 1971-79. (Photo by Graham said. It proved to be a good decision baseball than Casey Stengel,” Gra- Michael Sudhalter) for Graham, who earned Houston ham said. Clemens connection cruited in baseball that he was decades. ISD MVP Baseball honors as a juWhen Graham left Scarbor- considering playing football at “Growing up in Houston, Rice nior. He earned a baseball scholar- ough for Spring Branch, he led his Division III Austin College in was a symbol of excellence and integrity. That never left my head,” ship to the University of Texas new program to a district cham- Sherman, Texas. “Roger could throw strikes - Graham said. “My dad ushered where he played in the mid 1950s. pionship over Spring Woods and - his fastball went from 84 to 92 football games there and always “At Reagan, we had really fine its star pitcher, Roger Clemens. A year later, when he became miles per hour,” Graham said. brought me to the games.” athletes and really fine teachers,” Due to the program’s success, Building Rice into a winner Graham said. “My education at the head coach at San Jacinto ColGraham’s five national cham- Rice has a majestic stadium in Reagan allowed me to place out of lege, he offered Clemens a scholarship in June of his senior year. pionships at San Jacinto drew the Reckling Park and baseball faFreshman English at Texas.” The seven-time Cy Young attention of Rice, which had a # 34145 baseball program for Award winner was so lightly re- Ad see Graham• Page 8B moribund

by Michael Sudhalter michael@theleadernews.com

Rice University head baseball coach Wayne Graham, a 1954 Reagan High graduate, has won an NCAA Division I Championship, made six other trips to the College World Series and earned five National Junior College Championships. But the 77-year-old skipper said it was a key season 40 years ago that made a huge difference in his career. “I wouldn’t be here today without the efforts of the kids at Scarborough,” Graham said. “That jump started my career and made a difference in my life. I might not be sitting here today (if not for that team).” After 11 seasons in professional baseball, including big league appearances with the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets, Graham returned to Houston to begin a career in teaching. He soon decided he wanted to coach as well and became the head baseball coach at Scarborough High in 1971. Scarborough didn’t have the enrollment numbers of its district rivals, and most of the Oaks Dad’s Club All-Stars attended Waltrip. But in 1973, Graham’s third season with the program, they won the program’s first district championship. “The first one was pivotal,” Graham said. “We won with determination and willpower.” Graham still remembers players like outfielders Gervais Strakes and Doyle Campbell, second baseman Greg Rhodes, third baseman Don Hendrichs, shortstop Lee Wetmore and catcher Lynn Dodson. It was during his time at Scarborough that Graham knew he wanted to become a Division I coach -- a dream he realized 13

Fastpitch softball star, Chambers, dies at 80 Former North Houston resident Bill Chambers, a former teammate of fastpitch softball great, Julian Kujawa, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 27. He was 80. “My dad and (Kujawa) played together on some of the greatest fastpitch softball teams to come out of the Houston area,” said Jerry Chambers, Bill’s son. Kujawa, a Reagan High gradu-

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Football scores & upcoming games

“I’ve spent a lot of time acquircilities and offices within the balling the knowledge I have,” Graham park. said. “Why would you not apply That wasn’t the case when Grait if it’s helping other people deham took over the program in velop?” 1992. Players and coaches had to Graham, who has 953 wins at share a restroom with the few fans Rice and more than 1,400 between who attended Rice and San Jac, is those games. currently coaching But Graham I’ve spent a lot of two area players -had great visions pitcher Zech time acquiring the junior for the program, Lemond (last seaand it culminatknowledge I have. son’s Team MVP ed in winning the a third team Why would you not and 2003 NCAA DiAll-American) vision I Baseball apply it if it’s helping from Waltrip, and Championship. sophomore catcher other people develop? “That meant Hunter Kopycina great deal to ski, a St. Thomas a lot of people,” graduate. • Wayne Graham Graham said. “If He said the “next you don’t conday’s game” is what sider golf a team keeps him interestsport, who else has won a national ed in coaching. championship in Houston? It had “I have the same love for that I a tremendous impact on my career had when I was 7,” Graham said. and the school.” “(I once said) if Clint Eastwood, For his success with the Owls, who is 83, is still directing movies, Graham was named one of 38 I’m going to keep coaching.” sports legends in Houston before Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004.

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Above: Rice University head baseball coach Wayne Graham, center, was a sophomore on Reagan High’s 1952 state championship baseball team. Below: Graham featured in Scarborough’s yearbook. (Photos by Michael Sudhalter)

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Saturday’s games Jones at Reagan, 6 p.m. (Dyer) Strake Jesuit at St. Thomas, 7 p.m. (Tully Stadium)

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Notice is hereby given that the United States Department of the Interior is hereby commencing a forfeiture proceeding against the following items of wildlife or wildlife products, which were seized in the Houston area of Texas on the date indicated because they were involved in one or more violations of any of the following law: Endangered Species Act, 16 USC 1538. These items are subject to forfeiture to the United States under Title l6, U.S.C. Sec. l540(e), 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1377, or l6 U.S.C. Sec. 3374 and Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, Section l4.91(a) and 14.61. Any person with an ownership or financial interest in said items who desires to claim them must file a claim with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Law Enforcement office,16639 W. Hardy, Houston, TX 70060-6230. Such claim must be received by the above office by January 19, 2014. The claim will be transmitted to the U.S. Attorney for institution of a forfeiture action in U.S. District Court. If a proper claim is not received by the above office by such date, the items will be declared forfeited to the United States and disposed of according to law. Any person who has an interest in the items may also file with the above office a petition for remission of forfeiture in accordance with Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, and Section 12.24, which petition must be received in such office before disposition of the items. Storage costs may also be assessed.

File No. Seizure Value Item 2013203851 08/05/2013 $2067.00 Seven (7) Leopard Cone Shell (Conus leopardus) and Abalone Shell (Haliotis asinina) Bracelets, Nine (9) Red Coral (Corallium japonicum) necklaces, Seven (7) Starﬁsh (Asteroidea )and Abalone Shell (Haliotis asinina) bracelets, One (1) watch with mother of pearl(Mollusca sp)shell face, twenty ﬁve (25) Trocha (Trochus sp.) shell and Puka (Mollusca sp.) shell bracelets, two (2) pearl Mollusca sp.) pendants, One Hundred and Eight (108) Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) earrings, Eleven (11) Troca Shell (Trochus species) bracelets,twelve (12) Great Pearl Oyster (Pinctada margaritifera) earrings, Eighty (80) Great Pearl Oyster (Pinctada margaritifera) necklaces

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Art a la Carte: Home, disrupted home

Little Woodrow’s 720 Shepherd Drive 2631 White Oak Drive www.littlewoodrows.com Starters: $4-$6.50 Main Stuﬀ: $6.50-$11 Wings: $7.50-$18.50 Kid Friendly: The Heights location won’t allow them – they serve is booze LE’s Favorite: Local craft beer

Review: A tale of 2 Little Woodrows

With the exception of a slew of sandwich and suds joints ending with “Creek,” the most detectable name in the neighborhood’s casual drinking and dining scene is Woodrow’s. A couple of years ago a Little Woodrow’s slid into the old Beer Island spot on the corner of White Oak and Studewood and has become a cornerstone of the White Oak strip’s resurgence. Just a few months back, a second Little Woodrow’s crashed the Washington Corridor party and swung open the doors on a sixth location for the city’s franchise of laid back beer halls. For those counting at home, that’s the second location for Little Woodrow’s on our end of town, and they are within about two miles of each other. At first pass, you might wonder why two of the same taverns are so close to each other (although still spaced out compared to our friends at the Creeks). These Little Woodrows might have the same signs out front, but these brotherly bars are different. (As a reminder, the moniker of Woodrow’s has become so popular in the area that a completely different ownership group recently rebranded its Cajun restaurant Woodrow’s and is only four blocks away from newly-open Little version on Shepherd.) The first Little Woodrow’s to set up shop on the north side of I-10 remains a liquids-only establishment with no food menu on White Oak. However, an elongated parking spot bordering on the bar’s fenced in patio is home to a rotating roster of food trucks that sling out grub that Little Woodrow’s welcomes on its premises. (Bernie’s Burger Bus on Thursdays is Leader Eater’s personal favorite although I’ve been eyeing the Saturday night slot that The Waffle Bus has been occupying lately.) El fresco drinking dominates this location and has become one of the area’s top spots to watch football (yes, it has finally started!) when the sun and temperature go down. The Shepherd site has tables outside but its vast interior, which is configured more as a sit-down restaurant, sets it apart from its cousin on White Oak. In fact, the food menu at the Shepherd location suggests that it is more eatery than drinkery. But it’s probably best described as a pub featuring a terse menu highlighted with chicken wings, fried mushrooms and pickles and a handful of burgers loaded down with heart-stopping toppings. But these two Woodrow’s show their closest resemblances in what comes out of their taps. Each has a signature procession of pouring levers across the back of the bar that is always loaded up with local offering like No Label’s El Hefe Weizen, which Leader Eater indulged at the Shepherd location recently. You wouldn’t confuse Little Woodrow’s as a haven for the city’s hop heads, but they go up and above stocking Houston area and Texas labels while at the same time not ashamed to carry cases of Bud Light. A suds-centered focus has been Little Woodrow’s calling card from the beginning and has allowed the joint – both White Oak and Shepherd – to have uniform evenings of specialty drinks and events. They both have Ladies Night on Thursday, Texas Beer Night on Monday and the increasingly popular Geeks Who Drink Trivia nights (Tuesdays on Shepherd and Wednesday at White Oak). So as Washington and White Oak build up their bar scenes and Little Woodrow’s continues to grow, the more things change, the more they stay the same.

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Hens for Houston, a non-profit organizing advocating for city residents to own pet chickens, is waiting for Mayor Annise Parker’s office to review plans to change an ordinance regarding hens in Houston. Once the mayor, who has previously voiced support for the ordinance, passes it along to the council members, it will go to subcommittee, a spokeswoman says. Claire Krebs, founder of Hens for Houston, said the non-profit organization has met with the offices of 12 of the 16 city council members to inform them of the organization’s goals. According to Hens for Houston, it and Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care (BARC) agreed on a proposed draft with no distance setback for up to eight hens, but a large enough coop would need a building code permit as any other building would. The BARC proposal would allow a permit to have eight hens on the property at one time. “The next step is to request that transfer to the council and move things into Quality of Life subcommittee,” Krebs said. “So we are asking our members to e-mail and call their representatives and the city to make that next step happen.”

Learning food, from garden to jar to plate

Texas A&M and Buchanan’s Nursery in the Heights and the Culinary Institute LeNorte are oﬀering a seven-session course in how to grow, prepare and preserve food, starting Sept. 10. Backyard Basics: The Art of Self-Reliance will betaught by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. Cost is $25 per session until one week before the class, $35 after. According to AgriLife Extension, the sessions were developed to help people “enjoy healthy living through home-based food production, food preparation and food preservation.” September classes include: – Sept. 10, Vegetable gardening in small spaces, Buchanan’s Native Plants, 611 E. 11th St., 10 a.m.-noon. – Sept. 21, Salsa in September, Culinary Institute LeNorte, 7070 Allensby, 8:30 a.m.noon. To register, contact Dinora Galaviz at AgriLife Extension’s Harris County oﬃce, 281-8555624 or email dinora.galaviz@ag.tamu.edu.

Eureka! A few more shows have materialized for this ﬁrst weekend of September, (last Sunday doesn’t really count by the way) preceded by “NEW” below. There’s a method to my madness, er uh, column, that is. The shows I include start on Friday the week of publication and go out about two weeks, space permitting. To preview what you may be missing if the paper comes out early, just check out this column on the www.theleadernews.com website under Hipstrict.

Dan Havel’s ‘Homewrecker: Disrupted Architecture,’ will have its opening at the Avis Frank Gallery in the Heights Friday. (Submitted photo)

Friday Sept. 6

•NEW: HOMEWRECKER Disrupted Architecture, artist Dan Havel at Avis Frank Gallery, 1606 White Oak Drive 77009. 6 -8 p.m. http:// www.avisfrank.com *The home seems to be a big topic with artists this summer. This one focuses on structure. From the artist, “The house form represents a perfect, stable structural icon. It acts as a universal memory of home. The perfection is slowly disrupted and worn by its function as vessel for living. Eventually, time takes its toll, along with acts of nature, to weaken the structure… The energy behind this disruption of order is what I am attempting to convey.” •Bombshells & Brawlers: Round II & Variety Show at East End Studio Gallery 708 Telephone Rd. Ste. C, Houston 77023. 8 - midnight. Live burlesque act, and fashion show highlighting modern pinup and tattoo culture. http://www. eestudiogallery.com/ •First Saturday Arts Market - 548 W. 19th St at Lawrence. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Day shows are back! Three dozen-plus artists will be on site under as many canopied mini-galleries. Performances include Alexis A. Moore. Food trucks: H-town Streats and Porch Swing Deserts. Featured nonproﬁt: 14 Pews. Get all the details on the artists, band announcements and more online at www.FirstSaturdayArtsMarket.com

•FrenetiCore and Houston Zombie Walk Present the second Annual Apocalypse Ball, Frenetic Theater 5102 Navigation Blvd., 77011 8 p.m. General admission: $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Wear: Your best doomsday attire (Zombie, Science Fiction, Fantasy, PostApocalyptic) Toast to the end of the days and enjoy live performances by FrenetiCore Dance, Houston Burlesque Revue, ChinaCat Dance and Jim Mackenzie, peruse visual art exhibits by Rachel Harmeyer, Bret Harmeyer, Kyle Fu and artists of Zen Art Space, have your fortune told by the mystical zombie Blair Knowles, and let loose with a live DJ & open dance ﬂoor. Proceeds beneﬁt the Houston Fringe Festival in October. For more information visit www.freneticore.net. •An American Family by b. moody art - Opening Reception. Redbud gallery, 303 E. Mitch Cohen 11th St.77008. 6-9 p.m. Arts Columnist b. moody continues his obsession with the contradiction of mythologies and attitudes inherent to his beloved Deep South. Runs through Sept. 29 •NEW: Avenue Gallery Opening Artist Reception - 3219 Houston Ave., Houston, Texas 77009. 6 - 9 p.m. Featured artists include: Toria Hill, Vivian Mora, Billy York, Andy Gonzalez, Michael Henderson, Sam VanBibber, Nicole Bolinger, Kiki Neumann, Sherry Masters, Carol McGinnis, Monique Weston, Melinda Negri, Debbie Clendennen, and Taylor Clendennen. Www.AveGallery.com

Sunday, Sept. 8

• The Art of Rodrigo Aguilera, Houston Piano Company, 1600 W. 13th St., Houston 77008 2-4 p.m. Preview the latest collection by Colombian-born artist, Rodrigo Aguilera in an afternoon of music, art and conversation. A native of Colombia, Aguilera has been a resident of Houston since 1985 and was a ﬁnalist for the prestigious Hunting Prize in 2007 and 2009. RSVP to 713-974-0466 or ludymcfall@sbcglobal.net

Thursday, Sept. 12

•Art Reception: Marlon Puac Méndez, Rick Beerhorst, Michelle Weddle. Koelsch Gallery 703 Yale St. 77007 6-9 p.m. www.koelschgallery.com This is artist Marlon Puac Méndez’s ﬁrst U.S. Exhibition with ten paintings in a series titled “Daily Life in San Pedro La Laguna.” •Anne-Joëlle Solo Show: ‘tour Around The World’ / ‘alrededor Del Mundo’. Black Swan Screenprinting Studio 1824 Spring Street, Suite 103. 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. www.annejoelle.com http://www.blackswanscreenprinting.com/ Black Swan collaborated with the artist, printing all monotypes on paper and mixed media on wood/metal in this series featuring AnneJoëlle Galley new series of paintings and silk screens of cities of the world. Anne-Joëlle is an incredibly talented artist, I highly recommend seeing her while you still can –– in person.

Saturday, Sept. 14

• Open Artist Studios at Winter & Spring Street Studios 2101 Winter St. and 1824 Spring St. http://winterstreetstudios.info/ While you’re, there, check out Dianne K Webb in Studio 33. • Aurora Street Open Artist Studios 129 Aurora St., 77008 2 ? 8 p.m. http://hasg.blog.com Sometimes you have to travel to meet the artists, as the following two shows proves. I mention them here because many Houston area artists will be attending. First Saturday Arts Market artists are behind the scenes on both of these new events –– Alicia Boles at the Farm to Art Market in Dickinson, and Linda Hardy has a studio at The Purple Elephant. • Second Saturday Farm To Art Market. The Herb Cafe & Market 5828 Fm 517 East, Dickinson 77539 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Finally, a farmers/art market combo. • Purple Elephant, 2nd Saturday Art Walk at The Purple Elephant Gallery and Iron Butterﬂy Studio 12802 McSwain, Cypress 77429. The ﬁrst Elephant Walk includes the release of a documentary, the unveiling of enormous elephant sculpture by guest artist Andre Gandin and guest artist Lorraine Marin http://www. lorrainedavismartin.com. Cohen is the founder and manager of First Saturday Arts Market. Contact him at ArtValet@gmail.com or visit him on the web at www.ArtValet.com.

City Oven Coming to White Oak

Any day now, HUSA Management, Inc., the Houston-based pub group behind Sherlock’s Pubs, Baker St. Pub & Grills, Watson’s House of Ales, and Local Pour, is opening a new pizza tavern in the Heights, City Oven at 2802 White Oak Drive –– the former site of HUSA’s D’Amico’s Italian family restaurant. According to its creators, City Oven will offer the Heights neighborhood an eclectic place to grab a beer, wine or spirit along with a full-service kitchen open for lunch, dinner and late-night with items such as artisan wood-fired pizzas and giant meatball appetizers. City Oven will have a distinct Heights flavor. The beer selection will be heavily local and regional, with 15 drafts including eight Texas craft beers, 50 bottled beers, four Texas whiskeys and four Texas vodkas. The building’s architect, Dawn Batsche Arcieri and serigraphy artist who designed the City Oven logo and interior artworks, Carlos Hernandez, are both based in the Heights. Hernandez, an instructor at Rice University, created the artwork and packaging for St. Arnold’s Santo beer in 2011 and has designed and printed posters for the likes of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kings of Leon and the Austin City Limits Music Festival. The menu at City Oven will offer more than 11 artisan wood-fired pizzas, including the “Thai Dye” – made with olive oil & garlic sauce base, all natural grilled curry chicken, mozzarella cheese, Roma tomatoes and onions topped with fresh basil, cucumbers & a sweet swirl of Thai chili sauce – and the City Oven Meat Pie – made with San Marzano-style tomato sauce with mozzarella, pepperoni, sausage, ground beef, ham and applewood smoked bacon. City Oven will be HUSA’s 10th location in the Greater Houston area. The company also locally operates five Baker St. Pub & Grills, two Sherlock’s Pubs, Local Pour on West Gray and Watson’s House of Ales on Grigsby Road., along with plans to open a D’Amico’s Italian Market Café in Katy and locations beyond in partnership with Nash D’Amico and Brina D’Amico Donaldson.

Houston Brazilian Festival

The Houston Brazilian Festival will be held Sept. 7 from 2 - 10 p.m. at Jones Plaza, 601 Louisiana St., with live music, performances, food and more, bringing visitors from around the world. All shows are family-friendly, and kids can stay busy with educational booths, games and interactive demonstrations. The Heights’ Brazilian Arts Foundation organizes and hosts the festival, which provides people of all ages and backgrounds the opportunity to experience the richness and diversity of Brazil in a setting that highlights the richness and diversity of Houston. Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door. Children 12 and under are free. For more information, visit www.brazilianarts.org.

Happy Hour with Kubiak

Join Crime Stoppers of Houston to celebrate the Texans Season Opening and the launch of its newest TV commercial featuring Coach Gary Kubiak and the Houston Texans on Sept. 9 from 5:30-7:30 p.,m. at El Real Tex-Mex, 1201 Westheimer Road. There will be a raﬄe for a Houston

Thirsty Explorer Texans ticket package, complimentary beer, margaritas and light fare included. For reservations, contact Sonia Soto at ssoto@crime-stoppers.org or call 713521-4600.

Fiestas Patrias Sept. 14-15 The 45th Annual Fiestas Patrias International Parade will be held Sept. 14 from 10 -11:30 a.m. This colorful community-sponsored parade celebrates Thirsty Mexico’s independence from Spain, featuring music, performers Explorerand oﬃcials. The parade begins on Texas at Jackson, proceeds west on Texas, north on San Jacinto, east on Preston and concludes on Preston at Crawford.

Sunset Saturday at Celtic Gardens

Every Saturday Celtic Gardens holds “The Official Patio Party”, with two DJs from 3 -9 p.m. Sept. 7. There are drink specials with $15 Dos XX, Corona and Corona Light Buckets (5 bottles), $5 Deep Eddy Ruby Red Vodka, $5 Sangria and $10 Mimosa Carafes. Happy Hour is Monday through Friday from 3-8 p.m with $5 Pinnacle Vodka (all flavors), Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey drinks, Hornitos Tequila drinks, $5 white and red sangria, and $1 off all mixed drinks, wines and draft beers (domestic, imports and craft). ––Ivee Saults Follow @ThirstyExplorer on Twitter.

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of Mr. and Ms. Abel Pena, who has completed Cadet Basic Training at the U.S. Military Academy. Jennifer entered West Point on July 1 and successfully completed her initial military training including first aid, mountaineering, hand grenades, rifle marksmanship and nuclear, biological, and chemical training. Jennifer began classes at West Point on Aug. 19. She graduated from Waltrip Senior High School and plans to graduate from West Point in 2017 and hopes to be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. Exciting news for our sweet, neat and livewire neighbor Linda Younger: her band, MyDolls, was chosen as one of the 10 inaugural bands to be inducted into the Houston Music Hall of Fame recently as a salute to Houston’s rich musical legacy by Houston Press. My Dolls joins other noted musicians and bands who call Houston home such as ZZ Top, Yolanda Adams, Geto Boys, La Mafia, Jewel Brown, Gene Watson, Joe Sample, J. Paul Jr. and The Zydeco Nubreeds, and Los Skarnales. MyDolls was an early punk rock band which erupted onto Houston’s music scene in 1978. Although the group disbanded in 1986, Linda, Dianna Ray, Trish Herrera and George Reyes reunited and have played several gigs this year. Linda has also been very involved in the annual teen camp Girls Rock Camp Houston. MyDolls is scheduled to perform at Austin’s inaugural women-inmusic conference, MEOW, in Oct. 2013. The Heights Area Young Life

group hired two buses and took 82 area excited teens to a fantastic Young Life Camp at beautiful Windy Gap near Asheville, N.C. over the summer. In Young Life, the term “best week of your life” refers to camp, and judging by the remarks and glowing faces of the kiddos upon their return, it is the truth. Will Otto, one of our neighbors and the Area Director of Young Life, said, “We took our Heights area high school friends to Windy Gap and we had the best week of our lives. Students from Reagan, Waltrip, and Davis High Schools got to experience great adventure and fun, through mountain biking, go cart driving, horse rides, late night obstacle courses, dance parties, zip lines into the lake, and high energy Young Life clubs.” The teens turned off their electronics (they actually lasted the entire week without their cell phones – imagine!), and focused on themselves and their faith journeys. Heights Young Life is a faith-based non-proﬁt that seeks to introduce adolescents to Jesus Christ and help them grow in their faith. For more info on younglife, visit the website: younglife.org or follow Heights YL on Twitter @HeightsYL. Parents and families of these Young Life teens would like to thank the amazing volunteers and generous donors who make the festive weekly meetings and joy of summer camp possible. To submit your Neighbors items, contact the email address on the byline above or post to THE LEADER on Facebook.

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