Hollywood Mardi Gras Lights Up Galveston Streets
Galveston hosts Mardi Gras February 1 12 with a Hollywood salute theme. Ten parades including the Momus Grand Night Parade on February 9 feature 17 floats by Blaine Kern, celebrity guests, and the Texas bands. Holiday art by Hurrell Gorman and Kirkland highlights, stunt acts on The Strand, and numerous krewe parades fill the festival with glamour and crowds.
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Greg Gorman
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Strand
New Orleans
Blaine Kern
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Untouchables
Texas
Surance Co
Houston
George Mitchell
Baylor honors LC choir director for Voice Teacher Recognition Day
Lynn Lamkin of Lee College was selected by Baylor University as an outstanding former voice teacher. She taught Joel Quade at Dobie High School and he sang Figaro in the opera workshop. Lamkin and LC students attended events with Phyllis Curtin, gaining master lessons and exposure to professional practice.
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Lee College
Lynn Lamkin
Baylor University
Lamkin
Baylor
Joel Quade
Dobie High School
Pasadena
Quade
Figaro
LC Music
Wallace Chase
Kyle Hopper
Jason Haddox
Diana Hernandez
Greater Houston
National Association of Teaching Singing
Phyllis Curtin
Boston University
School of Arts
New LC Players Open Spring Season with Servant of Two Masters
The Lee College drama department opens its 1991 season with Carl Goldoni's Servant of Two Masters in the LC theater February 21 22 23 at 8 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee February 24. The commedia del arte comedy translated by Edward J Dent features Italian style and entertainment for all ages. Tickets are 2 dollars with proceeds to the Theater Scholarship Fund. Reserve at 425 6486.
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Lee College
Carl Goldoni
LC Theater
Fine Arts
Pruitt Street
Edward J. Dent
All I Need to Know I Learned From My Cat
A humorous Suzy Becker graphic book from Workman blends witty feline wisdom with a gentle self help tone. The light ready-to-read collection uses cartoons and captions to reflect on love work and everyday life through a cat’s eye view.
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Suzy Becker
Workman
White Fang film stars Ethan Hawke in Alaska adventure
Ethan Hawke leads as Jack Conroy in Disney's White Fang set in 1898 Alaska. He befriends a half dog half wolf as Klaus Maria Brandauer guides him through rugged wilderness. Based on Jack London novel, the film promises stunning scenery and an exciting family friendly story.
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Ethan Hawke
Jack Conroy
Alaska
White Fang
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Jack London
Walt Disney Pictures
Awakenings Reviews Highlight DeNiro and Williams
Historical review notes powerful performances by Robert DeNiro and Robin Williams in Awakenings. Penny Marshall directs this 1990 drama based on Oliver Sacks, set in 1969 at Bainbridge Hospital as Dr. Sayer seeks to awaken long-sleeping patients including Leonard Lowe.
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Robin Williams
Penny Marshall
Malcolm Sayer
Williams
Sayer
Bronx
Bainbridge Hospital
Bainbridge
Leonard Lowe
DeNiro
Oliver Sacks
Martin
Big
Columbia Pictures
Flight of the Intruder review stalls on familiar ground
The film follows Navy pilots during the Vietnam War with Brad Johnson and Willem Dafoe leading a crew aboard an A-6 Intruder. Critics call it a repetitive, cliché driven action drama with strong Dafoe performances but bland lead and predictable plot.
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Stephen Coonts
Willem Dafoe
Brad Johnson
Danny Glover
U.S. Navy
Dafoe
Mississippi
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