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All Star Opportunity
By urbanhoustonian at February 10, 2012 | 4:07 PM | 0 Comment
Houston, you have an opportunity. The National Basketball Association has announced Houston will be hosting the NBA All Star Game in 2013. This is Houston's second hosting gig in the last couple of years. A lot of folks, particularly those who care little about basketball, will dismiss the All Star Weekend festivities altogether, "I don't like NBA Basketball, I more...
Abra Cadabra!
By urbanhoustonian at October 4, 2011 | 3:48 PM | 0 Comment
I mentioned last week, when I introduced Houston|Monthly (H|M), I would be creating Annual|Houston (A|H), its annual companion. Where H|M concentrates on monthly activities, A|H looks towards Houston's essential annual events. The Bayou City Art Festival is the perfect event to kick off this list. Held bi-annually in Downtown Houston and Memorial Park, the Bayou City more...
Bippity, Boppity, Boo!
By urbanhoustonian at April 6, 2010 | 5:23 PM | 0 Comment
Society for the Performing Arts (SPA) recently announced their 2010-2011 Season. The tagline for this season is Experience the Magic, as in the magic of experiencing a live performance. I worked at SPA for almot 5 seasons, and each season featured a handful of performances that were truly magical. The major drawback for you, the patron, was that you probably wouldn't more...
Curtain Call: 2009-2010 – Take a Bow
By urbanhoustonian at January 30, 2010 | 2:50 PM | 0 Comment
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDeiovnCv1o] Yeah, I'm starting my last Curtain Call with Madonna. I'm gay, sue me! I've been giving a lot of thought about how I was going to feel today, my last day here at Society for the Performing Arts. I had lunch yesterday with some fellow group sales managers, and I have to admit there was a moment there I felt like more...
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Curtain Call: 2008-2009 – Revelations
By urbanhoustonian at January 29, 2010 | 10:33 AM | 0 Comment
My fourth season with Society for the Performing Arts will be remembered as much for what happened on stage as it did off stage. It began in the summer of 2008 when I discovered Aspen Santa Fe Ballet was going to be performing in Dallas on the same weekend I had planned a visit to see my brother. Catching Aspen Santa Fe Ballet in Dallas marked the first of two occasions more...
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Curtain Call: 2007-2008 – Live the Adventure
By urbanhoustonian at January 27, 2010 | 12:24 PM | 0 Comment
The theme for Society for the Performing Arts 2007-2008 season was Live the Adventure. I want to say I was part of the discussion that came up with that tag line. My memories of this season are more anecdotal. The 2007-2008 Season started much like the previous season, with a legendary comedienne, Lily Tomlin. Please pause for a gratuitous celebrity photograph. Yeah, more...
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Curtain Call: 2006-2007 – 40 & Fabulous
By urbanhoustonian at January 26, 2010 | 12:05 PM | 0 Comment
My second season at Society for the Performing Arts was memorable in a LOT of ways. SPA was also celebrating its 40th Anniversary. For a guy like me, who writes about Houston and the things that make it a great city, being a part of this momentous occasion was one of the highlights of my time at SPA. Permit me a short history lesson. Society for the Performing Arts was more...
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Curtain Call: 2005-2006 – The First Season
By urbanhoustonian at January 25, 2010 | 11:14 AM | 0 Comment
This week marks the end of my run here at Society for the Performing Arts. For many of you, working at SPA has been major part of my life. In fact, most of my current circle of friends have not known me outside this organization. I will be revisiting each of my five seasons here at SPA, and will close Friday with my thoughts on the SPA, and how it has become an integral more...
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