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First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

Local actors learn stage combat skills at Houston Family Arts Center

Actors preparing for a production of "The Fantasticks" learned some extra skills.To get ready for the Houston Family Arts Center's latest production, those involved with the performance learned stage combat skills from Ann Harlan, one of the leading fight ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Ultimate CyFair ]
First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Alternate Tracks

The importance of the proper soundtrack to a film can’t be overstated. What would that first shark attack in Jaws be without John Williams’s famous brooding cello piece that signals the horror to come, or the transformation of Eric Draven into the Crow ... [ Published May 16 2012 by Houston Press ]
First Reported May 12 2012 - Updated May 12 2012 - 1 Documents

Cancer survivors take message to Art Cars

Ruby Wilson admits to a few "why me?" moments after finding out she had breast cancer in 2000.Eight years later, she had her answer.Her daughter, Lisa Edwards-Benford, was diagnosed with breast cancer, too."I said, 'Thank goodness it was me first.' That ... [ Published May 12 2012 by Individual.com ]
First Reported May 02 2012 - Updated May 02 2012 - 1 Documents

In the Net

One of the most unique endeavors we%26rsquo;ve encountered conjoins fishing, conceptual art, Southeast Texas anthropology and coastal cuisine in an intriguing cultural gumbo known as Shrimp Boat Projects. Via this unorthodox but innovative undertaking, ... [ Published May 02 2012 by Paper City ]
First Reported Apr 25 2012 - Updated Apr 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Capsule Stage Reviews: The Cripple of Inishmaan, Don't Drink the Water, Mary Stuart, The Seafarer

The Cripple of Inishmaan The University of Houston School of Theatre brings a bit of Ireland to Houston, re-creating the small-mindedness, boredom and bickering of a coastal island while vividly etching its inhabitants, in a dark comedy by acclaimed playwright ... [ Published Apr 25 2012 by Houston Press ]
First Reported Apr 24 2012 - Updated Apr 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Folk spirit comes to Houston

Last Thursday afternoon, the Art of Folk Spirit came to the University of Houston at the Honors College Commons. The event inaugurated the new Global Studies minor in the Department of Comparative Cultural Studies by bringing in distinguished... ... [ Published Apr 24 2012 by Examiner.com ]
First Reported Apr 23 2012 - Updated Apr 23 2012 - 1 Documents

The Cripple of Inishmaan Brings Vivid Irish Characters to the University of Houston

Photo courtesy of The University of HoustonThe cast is superb.The set-up:The University of Houston School of Theatre brings a bit of Ireland to Houston, re-creating the small-mindedness, boredom and bickering of inhabitants of a coastal island, while ... [ Published Apr 23 2012 by Houston Press ]
First Reported Apr 20 2012 - Updated Apr 20 2012 - 1 Documents

Barry Sanders Wins Fan Contest For Cover of 'NCAA Football 13'

EA Sports announced this week that Barry Sanders won the fan-driven contest to see which legendary college football icon would grace the cover of their "NCAA Football 13" with the already-announced Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III. The Oklahoma ... [ Published Apr 20 2012 by About ]
First Reported Apr 07 2012 - Updated Apr 07 2012 - 1 Documents

Celebrities Who Went Back To School

Some celebrities—despite being filthy rich and famous—want more out of life. They want a college education. Or maybe they just want to get some tail and do keg stands.For whatever reason, a handful of celebrities want to expand their horizons, so they ... [ Published Apr 07 2012 by Hollyscoop ]
First Reported Feb 28 2012 - Updated Feb 28 2012 - 1 Documents

BioWare Send Mass Effect 3 To Space, Literally

There are PR news stories and there are PR news stories, and this one definitely falls into the latter category with Mass Effect 3 developers BioWare literally sending a copy of their game into space to promote the game.It’s being claimed that Mass Effect ... [ Published Feb 28 2012 by RWD ]
First Reported Feb 15 2012 - Updated Feb 15 2012 - 1 Documents

Poet Tony Hoagland Explores Differences in Species' 'Romantic Moments'

GWEN IFILL: Finally tonight, looking for love in unusual places.We get that take from poet Tony Hoagland. He teaches writing at the University of Houston, and he is the author of six books of poetry.TONY HOAGLAND, University of Houston: For Valentine's ... [ Published Feb 15 2012 by PBS ]
First Reported Jan 06 2012 - Updated Jan 06 2012 - 1 Documents

Hottest Celebs With Credentials: Which Ones Have Gone To College And Which One Has A PhD?

Not just pretty faces, it seems! Some of our fave stars are also incredibly smart and academic! Personally, it makes me love those ones a whole lot more. Some started and couldn’t finish and some went on to complete Masters, PhD’s and Doctorates… Can ... [ Published Jan 06 2012 by Pink is the New Blog | Everybody's Business Is ... ]

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...to have someone with the credentials and skills of Ann Harlan to teach our actors," said Teri Clark, HFAC artistic director, in a press release. "Stage combat is a difficult skill to learn, and one of the key scenes in 'The Fantasticks' is the abduction. Ann has done a great job of staging the fight choreography for this pivotal moment in the show."
"I think this is a game where we proved a little something to ourselves," says catcher Chris Snyder, the back-home University of Houston product. "The fact that we did it against them?"

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