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FOOD ISSUE MARCH 2013

ART LAB

the art, music, and culture zine

issue two

light rail

food finder

When servery food just doesn’t cut it.

Did you know Houston has the highest restaurant–per–capita rating of any city in the US? Here’s a quizzical guide to some of our favorites – just a hot minute off the Light Rail.

1. Size of the group? a. 3-4 c. 6-8

b. Whoever wants to come d. 4-5

2. What’s your spirit animal? a. Meerkat c. Italian Stallion

3. Date night?

a. Artsy and eclectic c. My sexual orientation is cheese

b. Chihuahua d. Python and/or seaotter b. I’m cheap, and it’s 12AM d. Fast and tasty

4. What kind of food are you feeling? a. Modern American BBQ c. Classic ‘za

b. Greasy Tex-Mex d. MSG and Vietnamese beef

5. What’s your label? a. Hipster c. Classic Bro

b. Late-Night Partier d. Bargain-hunter

6. What else are you looking for?

a. Live entertainment b. Crazy décor and beautiful art c. Late hours, great coffee, d. Screaming Vietnamese and free wifi grandmothers

7. How far are you willing to go…on the light rail? a. A hop and a skip (5 min) b. A hop, skip and a jump (5.1 min) c. All the way...downtown d. Halfway there (10 min) (15 min)

1. Mostly A’s

Natachee’s Supper ‘n Punch 3622 Main St. Midtown (Ensemble/HCC Stop) This contemporary American eatery doesn’t just have great food but also a great experience with its particular blend of a comfortable roadhouse atmosphere and eccentric art-lined walls. Also, be sure to stop by on a Friday or Saturday so that you can enjoy a live band on their outdoor patio.

2. Mostly B’s

Tacos A Go-Go 3704 Main St. (Ensemble/HCC Stop) TAGG is definitely a Rice standard, but who can resist the magic of TexMex? Though it’s famous for its dessert tacos, this restaurant offers a wide variety of tortilla-swaddled dishes. Let’s also not forget the awesome Mexican pop art that covers every square foot of the restaurant’s wall space, making for a better-than-par atmosphere for a Tex-Mex joint.

3. Mostly C’s

Roma’s Pizza 233 Main St. (Downtown Stop) Are you looking for a Saturday hangout and/or study spot? Check out Roma’s for the timeless gourmet meal that is late-night pizza and coffee. It’ll be supah cheepe with your 10% student discount, and the downtown location has free wifi to boot.

4. Mostly D’s

Cali’s 3030 Travis St. (McGowen Stop) In the mysterious limbo-land between Midtown and Downtown there’s a little place called Cali’s. With by far the best phô in Houston for $5-7, bánh mi for <$3, and some damn good smoothies, what more could you possibly want? Maybe some free sesame seed buns if you happen to be around at night when they close (which is usually whenever they feel like it)

ART LAB:

As great as food is, that is not the only thing we want to showcase in this issue. We want to talk about creativity, namely your creativity and how Art Lab wants to showcase and promote you. So....

WHY WORKSHOPS? You’re probably a little brilliant, admit it. Learning new things, especially when it comes to hard logical thinking, comes easier to you than to most. Your knowledge within your academic major is extensive and the chances of you having an awesome future is higher than the chances of you bumming around for life. Success! Now think: this past semester, how many times did you let your creative thinking dominate? When was the last time you let your imagination or thoughts run wild, not giving a fuck about practicality or fear of the “wrong answer”? Expressing your own thoughts into something tangible, memorable, and sharable is healthy for you. This is art therapy! The resulting balance in creativity and rationality works wonders for the other parts of your life too.

So why go to an Art Lab workshop? Because going to artistic lectures, fancy gallery openings, and cultural events just teases your creative thinking; to truly dig into your creative potential, you have to try expressing your own thoughts physically with your own hands.

Instead of just talking about art (which is nice and all) Make art! Each Art Lab workshop is designed to accomodate all skill-levels and the Rice student schedule. Each will be a completely non-judgmental zen zone where you can just focus on doing you. At the same time, you can meet all kinds of people along the spectrum.

It’s an art jam sesh! So why go to an Art Lab workshop? Because it’s all kinds of good for the spirit! P.S. Check out the awesome collages from our first workshop in Fondy and in the pages of this Zine!

Collage by Sam Calvetti

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I live off campus so I steal servery food it’s just too easy

poets inspired by the greats reflect on the rice experience through haiku

I love food babies theyre better than real babies don't ever leave me

candyland board game to play makes me ravenous I ate the cardboard

cupcak they exist I fr we need on

sexy cucumber you arent just a food to me shakespearean sword

blessed vend ode to the why am I

yay it’s 3 am it’s time for a sugar high house of pies calls me

start of semester almost out of tetra point too much coffeehouse

hungover sunday tater tots on tater tots get in my stomach

my mom always says carotene makes your skin orange bring it on carrots

ke atms reaking swear ne here now

cheesecake factory your menu is a damn book clog my arteries

ding machine 4 am twix not thin?

today was awful lets eat our feelings right now the gym is too far

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servery glassware plates compile in my room why don’t you just leave?

this stupid event has free and unhealthy food of course I’m going

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Check out some of the awesome collages made frin the last workshop in Fondy. These two are by Britney and Chase.

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MARCH ART-LAB CALENDAR 04

Ceramic Arts Exhibition Jung Center of Houston March 4 - 23

06 Houston Museum of Natural Science tours Behind the scenes! March 6 6:00 PM

Help us promote art events on and off campus! If you have any events you would like to promote, please contact George at hewitt@rice.edu

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Gunilla Kingberg Installation

The work covers the floor with a mandala of everyday logos. A beautiful, sitespecific installation. until March 17 Sewall Hall 201

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Renaissance Architecture and the Patronage of the Medici Screening

Houston Museum of Natural Science Wortham Giant Screen Theatre Feb 26th, 6:00 PM

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Houston Museum of African American Culture

Houston Rap (documentary photography of American Rap culture) March 1 – May 3

08 Volunteer Opportunity at the Butterfly Center in the Houston Museum until March 17 Sewall Hall 201

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Unusual Gardens and Picture This exhibitions Both feature a variety of photography techniques and a number of artists Houston Center for Photography March 8 - April 21 opening reception: March 15, 5:30 PM

21 Houston Museum of Contemporary Craft Award presentation and reception March 21 5:30 – 9:00 PM

09 Sketching in the Galleries An MFAH teaching artist visitors of all drawing levels 1:00 PM every Sunday MFAH

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Haute Wheels Houston Art League Houston light show hautewheelshouston.com March 23 and 24 12-5 PM 5601 West Loop South Freeway 77081

design: content:

George Hewitt Austin Jarvis Sophie Eichner Claire O’Malley Mark Bavoso Paige Polk Melissa Teng Sam Calvetti Monica Burckhardt

BackPage: Nathan Keibler

WE WANT CREATIVE MINDS

IF YOU HAVE ANY INTEREST IN THIS ZINE CONTACT SOPHIE (she1@rice.edu)

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