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2006 Stories by S. Anne Durham

• Thanks, Santa!

  published December 21, 2006

  How do we appreciate Santa? Let us count the ways. Not only is he a symbol of holiday spirit, he's also a great motivator for kids to act... More >>

• Swedish Claus

  published December 14, 2006

  In Sweden, Lucia Day is celebrated to honor the promise of the sun's return after winter. Although the sun doesn't disappear for too long here in... More >>

• Down and Out

  published December 7, 2006

  Not only can ladies sing the blues, but sometimes one lady can hold within her many types of them. The Black Academy of Arts and Letters proves... More >>

• Do Be Discreet

  published November 9, 2006

  Love, societal constrictions and clever young women make for successful theatrical plots in any language, in any time period. Lope de Vega's 1606... More >>

• Lecture Us

  published November 9, 2006

  Would you rather spend your Tuesday night parked in front of must-see TV or learning something? The Fort Worth Modern Art Museum makes that an... More >>

• Not Again

  published November 2, 2006

  Vessels in the Night, or a Practical Guide for Unimaginative Husbands sounds like something Dr. Phil would hawk. But while it would... More >>

• The Ghosts of Classic Rock

  published October 19, 2006

  Just in time for the frisky fall holiday, Method Entertainment has unveiled Halloween Wednesdays at Club Dada. Instead of dressing as... More >>

• Tasting Colleyville

  published October 19, 2006

  Some would say that "wine aficionado" is just a fancy phrase for "wino." But they do exist, these winemakers and experts who take the lowly grape... More >>

• Alone, Together

  published October 12, 2006

  The Lee Blessing play Two Rooms is set in the 1980s, but its story is happening, at least for someone, even today. This politically... More >>

• Rio Grande

  published October 5, 2006

  Move over Trinity, there’s a new river in town! Big River, the classic Roger Miller musical based on Mark Twain’s... More >>

• Canine Calvary

  published October 5, 2006

  Why should London get all the good werewolf cred? Who's to say there aren't any hiding in a Park Cities mansion or in an Oak Cliff hipster... More >>

• Take a Bow...and Arrow

  published September 21, 2006

  Unlike the goddess Athena, mortal women didn't spring forth into the world wearing a helmet. But we did "spring forth" armed with similar... More >>

• Indian Inspirations

  published August 31, 2006

  Inspired by her native India, Aditi Samarth's art employs iconography, batik fabric design and a range of meditative deities to represent... More >>

• Sixth-Floor Blues

  published August 31, 2006

  When people think of Dallas, John F. Kennedy and pivotal events in American history, they think of bullets. However, the JFK Museum endeavors to... More >>

• Walk Off

  published August 17, 2006

  Models slink among us, tower over us and, from some media reports, can simultaneously drink us under the table and steal our boyfriends.... More >>

• Horsin' Around

  published August 10, 2006

  As little girls, we loved our toy ponies. We loved to make them gallop across the carpet and leap impossible hurdles, like Matchbox cars. Old... More >>

• Horsin' Around

  published August 10, 2006

  As little girls, we loved our toy ponies. We loved to make them gallop across the carpet and leap impossible hurdles, like Matchbox cars. Old... More >>

• Not Like Beckham

  published July 20, 2006

  Brooklyn is more than just what holds up the other side of that bridge, and though the most famous lullabies are on Broadway, other New York City... More >>

• Torked Up

  published July 6, 2006

  Not content to Monkee-walk into relative obscurity, Peter Tork is known for more than songs about daydream believers—he is also the... More >>

• Bon Voyage

  published July 6, 2006

  "That ship has sailed," is a familiar lament, most often used to describe missed opportunities. But sometimes the sailing ship of opportunity is a... More >>

• Monkeyin' Around

  published June 29, 2006

  Every young reader needs an adventurous heroine. For those of a certain age, it was Beverly Cleary's Ramona Quimby. But if we're of "a certain... More >>

• Hey, Nice Glass

  published June 22, 2006

  From the knock-offs of Louis Comfort Tiffany's style found in shopping malls, you may think that the stained-glass artist unleashed the... More >>

• Barbra's Boy

  published June 8, 2006

  Diva Barbra Streisand is famous for her song about people who need people. One of the people she has needed is Marvin Hamlisch, her former concert... More >>

• Sweet Dreams

  published June 1, 2006

  Do you dream in black and white or color? If the dreams in question are, in fact, Bombay Dreams, the answer isn't just color but... More >>

• Budgetary Builds

  published May 11, 2006

  Affordable home and furnishing options in Uptown seem few and far between. But at least for a little while, the McKinney Avenue Contemporary... More >>