The love-hate relationship and inevitable competition between brothers takes center stage during Beaumont Community Players’ production of “True West” by Sam Shepard, running for three weekends beginning Jan. 30. “True West” examines the relationship between Austin, a screenwriter and family man played by Blake Kyler, and his older brother Lee, a drifter and petty thief
Symphony Pops concert to spotlight classic Hollywood themes Chelsea Tipton II, music director of the Symphony of Southeast Texas, is putting together a concert comprised entirely of familiar songs from classic movies and television shows. “ SOST Goes to the Movies!” will be held at the Julie Rogers Theater at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 21. Tickets
Paragone, Russian Style: Famous European Paintings Cast in Bronze “Good painting is the kind that looks like sculpture.” — Michelangelo Which one of the arts is superior — painting or sculpture? Today such a question sounds absurd. We live in a world of diverse art forms and we value the unique contribution of each of
Artist Kailee Viator muses on mortality, celebrates life A veil of death hangs over Kailee Viator’s art. An awareness of mortality infuses every brush stroke of her paintings, every kneaded piece of clay, every item in her assemblages. That does not, however, mean that Kailee’s work is not brimming with life and vitality. “It’s more
How could it be missing Before it was ever found? How could there be silence Before the birth of sound? How could there be an up When no one knew of down? How did he know he was alone Until she came around? By Andy Coughlan (Published in ISSUE Magazine December 2014)
If we were oceans deep We’d thank God for the wind That makes us dance with Waves and mists. If we were grass We’d thank God for the rain The seas have carried To make us green and grow. If we were beasts We’d thank God for the waters and the lands for we need
Or yellow Or blue Or purple But you tickle me pink With your smile and laughter Making me laugh with glee It’s marvelous to have a Friend like you who keeps The rainbow in the skies The magic, the colors The promise of a pot of gold Tickle me pink Cathy Atkinson (Published in ISSUE
The sun sets on his east Texas pasture, taking the day with it in a silent blaze. Wayne rambles over bumpy roads, rounding up memories as if he could drive them all home and park them in his driveway for show. Retelling his heroic past from a Lazy Boy chair, his wife of 65 years,
Newcomb Pottery paved way for women’s education There is a lot of talk in the news right now about feminism. But what is it really? It’s really a simple philosophy of equality of opportunity. This equal opportunity, while exploding into the consciousness in the bra-burning ’60s, is not a new concept. In the arts, the
‘Monet and the Seine: Impressions of a River’ at MFAH “Monet is just an eye, but good God, what an eye!” — Paul Cézanne The pale sky has barely acknowledged the arrival of the new dawn when a strange-looking boat noiselessly pushed away from the shore and drifted into the middle of the river. It
