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We'd love the opportunity to talk with you about your options. As long time residents of Lakes on Eldridge North, we have intimate knowledge of our communities and a proven track record of selling our neighborhoods, as well as all over Greater Houston. For all homes we list for sale in LOE, LOEN, & Twin Lakes, a complimentary staging consultation with a professional stager is included. With historically low inventory in our communities, now is an excellent time to consider putting your home on the market.

LOE Board of Directors

2023/2024

Shirley Beasley .................................. President

Dave Holsinger Vice President

Randall Franklin Secretary

Julie Applegate .................................. Treasurer

Kevin White Director at Large Visit the Association Website: www.Lakesoneldridge.nabrnetwork.com LOEN

Board of Directors 2022/2023

Stephanie Preto .................................. President

Mark Over ton ............................Vice President

Farah Paliwala Treasurer

Shakeel Yakoob ................................ Secretary

Tom DeScioli Director

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Getting AI Right

Is there a reason for concern in the upcoming elections that AI could play a role? Yes, there are obvious concerns about the implications of what AI can do. The answers to these questions seem obvious, but the solutions to handle these problems may not be quite as easy. Getting AI right now is critical for future generations. Electing people who understand the issues of AI and its benefits should guide the process, instead of leaving it to so many aging politicians who don’t know what TikTok is capable of.

“It is a renaissance; it is a golden age … we are now solving problems with artificial intelligence that were in the realm of science fiction for decades.”

- Jeff Bezos

While the media has done an excellent job of presenting the doom and gloom, AI has an inverted side; it has positive applications throughout industries.

I lost three close family members and my childhood friend at age 20 to cancer, so I have been a longtime follower of the effort to understand this disease. AI has become a valuable tool for identifying patterns in large and complex datasets like those employed in cancer research.

“AI has the potential to change the world in ways that we can’t even imagine.”

- Bill Gates

Houston Methodist has developed a partnership with Health Data Analytics Institute (HDAI) that leverages the company’s extensive database of Medicare data to generate personalized information about Houston Methodist patients. MD Anderson has created its own Institute for Data Science in Oncology (IDSO) to help ‘harness the power’ of AI.

“This is the most significant computing development in my lifetime.”

- Sergey Brin, Google co-founder

Leading cancer centers worldwide are also using this technology, so there is hope for improving outcomes in treating this dreaded disease.

Yes, AI can formulate all the symmetry of genetic testing and DNA configurations into problematic reasoning that our minds are not simply capable of. However, we must have people setting policies who understand AI’s power.

Arts +

EVENTS

This Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, join Asia Society Texas for 31 ways to celebrate the vibrant and diverse traditions and contributions of Asians and Asian Americans!

MUSEUMS

Asia Society Texas Center

May is Asian Pacific Heritage Month

Xu Bing: Word Alchemy

Ongoing through Jul 14

Museum Of Fine Arts, Houston

Crowning the North: Silver Treasures from Bergen, Norway

Ongoing through May 5

Multiplicity; Blackness in Contemporary American College Ongoing through May 12

Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain, and the Origins of Fauvism Ongoing through May 27

Kehinde Wiley: An Archaelogy of Science Ongoing through May 27

Jacolby Satterwhite; A Metta Prayer

Opens May 10

Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West June 9 through Sep 2

Contemporary Arts

Museum Houston

Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow Ongoing through Oct 27

Amoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks

Holocaust Museum Houston

The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection Ongoing through Jun 23

Menil

Ruth Asawa Through Line Ongoing through June 21

Janet Sobel: All-Over

Ongoing through Aug 11

Wall Drawing series; Marc Bauer

Ongoing through Aug 18

Abstraction after Modernism: Recent Acquisitions

Ongoing through Aug 25

Foyer installation; On Kawara

May 8 - Sep 15

Longing Grief, and Spirituality: Art Since 1980

June 15 - fall 2024

Portraits of Women from the collection

Ongoing through Nov 10

Houston Museum Of Natural Science

Special Exhibits

Transcending Audubon

Dreher Materworks1

Body Worlds & The Cycle of Life

King Tut’s Tomb

MUSIC & DANCE

Houston Ballet

Mayerling

May 23 - June 2

UPTOWN PARK FARMERS MARKET

1st & 3rd Sundays 11am - 3pm

Uptown Park Blvd Saturdays 8am - noon 2752 Buffalo Speedway

URBAN HARVEST FARMERS MARKET

Four Seasons

June 6 - 16

Houston Grand Opera

Don Giovanni

Ongoing through May 3

The Sound of Music Through May 12

THEATER

ALLEY Theatre

Jane Eyre

Ongoing through May 5

Thorton Wilder’s The Emporium

May 10 - June 2

Dial M For Murder

May 31 - June 30

August Wilson’s Radio Golf

May 18

Broadway Across America Hobby Center

Girl From The North Country Ongoing through May 5

Hairspray

June 4 - 9

STAGES REPERTORY THEATER

Othello: The Remix

May 3 - June 9

A Case For The Existence Of God

May 24-June 30

SPORTS

Baseball

Houston Astros Minute Maid Park

May

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Houston Dynamo Shell Energy Field May

AT THE MENIL DRAWING INSTITUTE

The Wall is Complete

The Wall Drawing Series: Marc Bauer debuted in September 2023 with a major theme of resilience woven throughout the mural. The second phase of this work focused on the theme of resistance. The recent and final modifications represent utopia in its broadest sense.

Swiss artist Marc Bauer (b. 1975) visited the Menil

MEMBER FDIC

Initial drawing, September 2023

MFAH, Vertigo of Color Exhibit: Henri Matisse, Open Window, Collioure, 1905

Collection for a third and final time to alter his wall drawing RESILIENCE, Drawing the Line on April 8-9. The 36-foot-wide mural, created with charcoal, pastel, and colored pencil, combines powerful imagery from art history with contemporary references to produce a thought-provoking narrative. Since its conception, Bauer’s unique approach to the drawing included the intention to create a three-part framework, evolving the work over its year-long display. RESILIENCE, Drawing the Line is on view at the Menil Drawing Institute through August 18, 2024. For more on the Menil go to houstonintown.com.

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Photos: Paul Hester and Sarah Hobson

Detail of a last alteration, April 2024

Installation View, “Resilience, Drawing the Line”, April 2024.

12503 Vinton | Memorial Meadows

List Price

$2,150,000 | MLS# 50283691

Situated on a corner lot in coveted Memorial Meadows, this custom-built new construction is a testament to award-winning craftsmanship and luxury. Designed for entertaining and comfortable living, it boasts generous open living spaces, a private study, media room, and game room.

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5703 Cornish St. | Cottage Grove

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$1,275,0009 | MLS# 90399226

Unlock the potential of this prime corner lot, situated across from the scenic Cottage Grove Park and already platted into 8 lots for a Cottage Villa condominium project. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to build in one of the most sought-after neighborhoods with easy access to freeways, downtown, Galleria and Memorial Park!

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802 County Road 34 | Chenango Ranch / Angleton

List Price

$875,000 | MLS# 34683125

Tranquil country living with a modern twist. This stylish 4 bedroom home on 7+ acres offers the best of both worlds. State of the art appliances, custom finishes, and numerous outdoor amenities on peaceful acreage make this home one-of-a-kind. Large pavilion with big screen TV, built in grill, smoker, griddle and beverage fridges. 30x50 SF barn/workshop with bathroom. David M Young | Compass | 713-320-6453

Intown’s Classical Music Editor and Critic, the Hon. Philip Berquist, Honorary Consul for the Republic of Croatia for Texas

The University of Houston’s Moores School of Music presents its annual Texas Music Festival

Come June, it will be Texas Music Festival time at the Moores School of Music. Originally funded 1n 1990 by Immanuel and Helen Olshan, the festival still bears their names. TMF was the brain child of then-Director of the UH School of Music, Dr David Tomatz. Tomatz was a true visionary as he led the efforts to build a new music facility for the school. He teamed up with benefactor John Moores to create a state of the art music education complex with numerous rehearsal spaces, classrooms, large study and social spaces, and offices for its music staff. Tomatz also brought to completion his ultimate dream, the beautiful Moores Opera House.

Full disclosure, I have been involved with the school for thirty years and served as president of the Moores School of Music Society from 1997, the year the Opera House was opened, until 2000, and have remained active ever since.

The Texas Music Festival has been led by Alan Austin since 1997. The following bullet points are from the TMF website -

• Intensive three-week orchestral training program in Houston

• For college, graduate, and young professional players (Ages 18-30)

• 80 talented orchestral musicians are selected to participate each year

• All TMF Orchestra Fellows receive fellowships covering tuition and weekly lessons valued around $3,500

• International musical community

• Faculty from the Moores and Shepherd schools of music, Houston Symphony, Houston Grand Opera and Ballet orchestras, and other distinguished orchestras and music schools and conservatories

• Master classes with renowned musicians as well as principals and members of the Houston Symphony and other major orchestras

• Cynthia Woods Mitchell Young Artists Competition

• Weekly private lesson instruction

There are several categories of instruction and performances during the three weeks that commence on June 1 and conclude on June 22, 2024. These include the Orchestra Institute, the Keyboard Academy, the Chamber Music Series and the Jazz Institute.

Orchestra Institute

The TMF symphony orchestra performs three concerts, each led by a different conductor. Traditionally the first concert is led by the Moores School’s Professor of Orchestral Studies, Franz Anton Krager. The initial concert is Friday, 7 June at 7:30pm and features Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite, Richard Strauss’s Burleske for Piano and Orchestra, and Anton Bruckner’s rarely performed Psalm 146, a large piece for chorus and orchestra. Vadym Kholodenko is the piano soloist. The chorus is prepared by Paulo Gomez.

The second orchestra concert is on Saturday, June 15 at 7:30pm and features Maurice Ravel’s Daphnis and Cloe, Suite No. 2, and Richard Strauss’s epic tone poem Ein Heldenleben. The conductor is Carl St. Clair

The final concert is on Saturday, June 22 at 7:30pm. The program is Ravel’s Le barq sur l’ocean and Anton Bruckner’s final symphony, Symphony No. 9. The conductor will be former Houston Symphony Music Director, Hans Graf.

Keyboard Academy - The Sharon Ley Lietzow Series

Three Thursday recitals, each beginning at 7:30pm and held in the Dudley Recital Hall.

On Thursday, June 6, Ukrainian Vadym Kholodenco performs Handel: Chaconne; Beethoven: Sonata Op. 111; Prokofiev: Sonata No. 8. Kholodenco was the winner of the Gold Medal at the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

Kenny Broberg appears on Thursday, June 13 with the following works - Franck/Bauer: Prelude, Fugue, et Variation, Op. 18; Mozart: Piano Sonata in D, K.311; Medtner: Two Skazki, Op. 48; Chopin: Polonaise Fantasie, Op. 61; Brahms: Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5. Broberg won the Silver Medal at the 2021 Cliburn and is a graduate of the Moores School. I have nothing but the highest respect for him and have heard him perform several times. This is not to be missed.

Concluding the series is William Wolfram performing on Thursday, June 20. He will be performing Schumann: Fantasie; Chopin: Mazurkas Op. 67/4 & Op. 17/4; Liszt: Sonata in B Minor. Wolfram is a graduate of the Juilliard School and is on the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music. He was a bronze medal winner at the Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow.

The Chamber Music Series

Three Tuesday recitals, each beginning at 7:30pm and held in the Dudley Recital Hall.

Tuesday, June 4 brings together the Formosa String Quartet and TMF faculty in works by Koechlin, and the Clarinet Quintet by von Weber.

On June 11, members of the TMF faculty share the stage with Orchestra Fellows in music of Beethoven and Faure’s Piano Quintet No. 1.

The Chamber Music Series concludes on June 18 as TMF faculty artists join Orchestral Fellows in music of Martinu, Brahms and others to be announced.

Jazz Institute

On Friday evening, June 21, a free event at the Moores Opera House led by Noe Marmolejo, long time director of jazz studies at Moores. Note this concert begins at 7:00pm.

For more information on the Texas Music Festival and to purchase tickets for all eventshttps://www.uh.edu/kgmca/music/events/festivals/tmf/index

Please keep letting me hear from you - classicalmusicberquist@ gmail.com

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List Price $898,000

Unobstructed gulf views on 2 acres with control of five additional adjacent acres. This beautifully remodeled beach house has three bedrooms and two baths and is a private oasis on the Boliver peninsula. A short cruise to historic Galveston and some of the best fishing and bird watching in the US Genevieve Rowland | Keller Williams | 281-904-7014

with Downtown views. David M Young | Compass | 713-320-6453

Hans Graf conducting the Houston Symphony

Six Quintessential Dishes in Houston

by Marene Gustin

Some restaurants are known for certain dishes, and some of those dishes are famous in Houston and beyond. Here, we’ve rounded up six dishes that are mainstays of H-town meals, everything from top-of-the-line streaks to TexMex. We’re not saying they are the best, but they are right up there in both Houston’s heart and history.

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Steaks

from Taste of Texas

105050 Katy Freeway | 713.932.6901

tasteoftexas.com

It may be a bit of a drive for innerloopers, but Taste of Texas is worth it for their steaks. Opened in 1977, it’s become a must-visit restaurant for Houstonians and out-of-towners. Known for its award-wining wine list and yummy sides, Taste of Texas has been tops in beef, with its on-site butcher shop and perfectly grilled cuts for decades of meat eaters.

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You’ll want to try these for the taste and for a taste of history

Stuffed Redfish

at Eugene’s Gulf Coast Cuisine 1985 Welch Street | 713.807.8883 eugeneshouston.com

When it comes to seafood, there are plenty of places with fresh gulf coast cuisines, but one of our favorites is Kyle Teas’ Eugene’s Gulf Coast Cuisine, where fresh is a matter of pride. Try one of the signature dishes like the stuffed redfish. A filet stuffed to the gills (not really) with a blue crab claw stuffing and then broiled. It melts in your mouth. Pop for the extra-large twice baked potato as a side and you’ve got a great meal.

at Molina’s Cantina Three locations molinascantina.com

And speaking of Tex-Mex, who doesn’t start their meal with a bowl of chile con queso? If you’re like us, we like it spiked with some meat, like the original’s Jose’s Dip from Molina’s Cantina. Houston’s oldest family-owned and operated TexMex eatery, they turn 83 this year, claims that their delicious dip was created by a long-ago waiter named — what else? — José, when a diner asked him to add some meat to the cheese dip. As the story goes, he went back to the kitchen and saw the spicy ground beef for tacos and dumped some in. And thus, as classic was born.

Brunch is a rite of passage in Houston, be it fancy or your neighborhood taco truck. If it’s jazzy you want, try the venerable Brennan’s. Known as the crown jewel of Texas Creole cuisine and southern hospitality, it opened downtown in 1967 as a sister eatery to New Orleans’ famed Commander’s Palace. Its famous Sunday Jazz Brunch features such divine dishes as the Eggs Brennan. It’s two favorites in one: One Egg Benedict, an English muffin, Duroc Canadian bacon, poached egg, with Hollandaise sauce, and one Egg Sardou made of an artichoke bottom, topped with creamed spinach, a poached egg, and Hollandaise sauce.

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Jose’s Dip Original Fajitas

Eggs Brennan

at Brennan’s 3300 Smith Street 713.522.9711 brennanshouston.com

You’ll get a lot of arguments about the best Tex-Mex in town, but it’s hard not to love the original Mama Ninfa’s tacos al carbon. The legendary Mama Ninfa first introduced North American restaurant goers to her fajitas in 1973 and they’ve been best sellers ever since. Grilled beef or chicken wrapped in a warm flour tortilla topped with pico de gallo, guacamole, and chile con queso, Tex-Mex doesn’t get any better or more basic than this dish. You need to try it just so you have bragging rights.

Chicken “Bryan” Texas

For almost four decades, Johnny Carrabba’s eponymous Italian American eats restaurant in Upper Kirby has been dishing up great food for generations of Houstonians. It’s hard to know where to start, or end up, as most everything on the menu is wonderful, from the wood-fired oven pizzas to the pasta greats but there’s one specialty that sums up the Italian-Texan tastes here and that’s the Chicken “Bryan” Texas. Grilled chicken breast topped with goat cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, and basil butter, served with fettuccine Alfredo. Named for the community of Bryan, Texas, where the Carrabba family first settled after they migrated from Sicily, this dish is a crowd pleaser.

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DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS Wings of Hope Gala

Presented by CenterPoint Energy, arriving western attired guests were greeted and photographed with a Texas long-horned steer. Be An Angel’s 15th Annual Gala hosted more than 320 guests attended celebrated the lives of Special Needs Children. Three of the children, Roman Barbosa, Hadley Graham and Tanner Hicks attended with their parents.

Chaired by Dot Cunningham, the event, held at The Revaire, raised more than $550,000 for special needs children throughout Texas. The evening began with an always successful wine pull and silent auction. Included in the live auction was a dinner for eight at Capital Grille with Apollo 13 Astronauts Fred Haise and Clayton and Susan Anderson. Included was an extraordinary piece of astronaut history of Fred Haise’s training flight suit and a piece of Apollo 13.

Be An Angel’s mission is to improve the quality of life for children with special needs by providing adaptive equipment, hearing devices, select services and support programs.

Attending guests included The Honorable Dan Patrick and Jan Patrick, Be An Angel’s President Dan Pastorini with Pam Morse, and Executive Director Marti Boone. Also attended was CenterPoint’s VP Jason Ryan, Second Baptist’s Dr. Ed and Lisa Young, Cary and Veronica Benson, George and Jan Pilko, Cary and Veronica Benson, Hadley and Heather Graham, Mike and Emily Gorman to mention a few.

Tammy Beeson

Dan Pastorini, Dot Cunningham, Marti Boone & Lt. Governor Dan Patrick Ross & Lisa Astramecki

Charles & Nancy Faust

Dan Pastorini & Pam Morse

John & MJ Becher

Margaret Adsit with Kenny

signed guitar and Luke Bryan signed boots

Bob & Glenna Leonard

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick & Jan Patrick, Lisa Young & Dr. Ed Young

Jim Anderson and Felice Abramovic

Robbie Schilhab, Mark Breaux & Roman Barbosa & Parents

George and Jan Pilko

Dan Pastorini and CenterPoint VP Jason Ryan

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