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If you want to, er, keep abreast about the reception to Anna Nicole, the opera that just opened in London about the life of the Lone Star state's own Anna Nicole Smith, then this collection of reviews is a great place to start. The critical take-away: the opera might be brilliant rubbish.
The future isn’t looking so green for the Lions Golf Course.
Kids with guns? College students packing heat on campus? It could happen, even if not everyone is in favor of it. "University of Texas President William Powers has opposed concealed handguns on campus, saying the mix of students, guns and campus parties is too volatile," this story reports.
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Results tagged “opera”
It’s a “Monday Monday” Kind of Monday. [Extra Extra]
It’s a “Cold as Ice” Kinda Day! [Extra Extra]
- Just imagine if you got to the Super Bowl, and they didn’t have a seat to match the ticket you bought from their lottery! Here’s a first-person account of an SMU journalism professor who was part of the Super Bowl’s XLV’s ticketgate.
- People are immigrating illegally from India via Brownsville?
- There’s an opera about Anna Nicole Smith opening in London?
Long Center Meets Fundraising Goal
The Long Center for the Performing Arts has surpassed its fundraising goal for the fiscal year. The goal was just under $1.6 million and that number had increased about 3% from the previous fiscal year's contributed income. 64% of their operating budget comes from ticket sales and rental revenue. They also announced that Sheila Berry will be stepping into the role of Annual Members Liaison, working closely with Director of Development Jennifer Houlihan. The Long Center hosts symphony, opera and ballet companies as well as numerous local small and emerging arts organizations.
Depressing Weather, Mostly Depressing News [Extra Extra]
- Heartbreaking story from San Antonio, where a mother told the police, “I just killed my babies.” The boys were 1 and 3 years old.
- Yikes! Former coach, teacher, school board member in La Porte, Texas has been accused of allegedly downloading and sharing hundreds of images of child pornography, some of children perhaps as young as 2 years-old.
- A report on that Tuesday town hall meeting about the future of UT’s Cactus Cafe.
Texas Is A Big Place, Lots of Things Happen Here [Extra Extra]
- Is this a workers’ comp injury? Dude badly cut himself while allegedly breaking into “Big Bang Custom Paint and Body” in Killeen. He was arrested after he got out of the hospital!
- This reads more like an action-movie plot than a headline: “Vehicle crashes into home, hits baby. Baby expected to be OK.”
- Dallas-area church really wanted 18 cohabiting couples to get hitched…so they footed the bill for a big wedding! The wedding was part of a lecture series called, "The Real Flava of Love."
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