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ON OUR RADAR
A new boutique music booking and licensing
company has opened shop – ELK Records,
LLC seeks to speak across the cultural divide
through the international language of music.
Past shows have included such artists as
ROSANA (Spain), La Guacha and TunaCola
(Chile), El General Paz y La Triple Frontera
(Argentina), Famas Loop (Venezuela), LA
(Spain) plus many local and regional artists.
www.elkrecords.com
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“With the Bayou City’s burgeoning beer scene, it’s the perfect time to
invite visitors to the brewery to learn more about the care and passion
we put into every beer we brew,” said Damola Oshin, senior general
manager, Anheuser-Busch Houston brewery, announcing the
Tour Center opening. Tours include The Day Fresh tour – an in-depth look
at how beers are crafted with the finest ingredients, by following the
steps of the entire brewing process in 60 minutes; The Beermaster Tour
– which provides a two-hour VIP, behind-the-scenes look at the brewing
of Budweiser; and Beer School – a 30-minute educational experience
introducing a variety of beer styles, ingredients, proper pouring techniques and food pairing suggestions. 775 Gellhorn Drive. For more
information, visit www.anheuser-busch.com.
Brazos Bookstore hosts a few Houston
authors this month, among them Paul Otremba,
a University of Houston graduate and Rice professor, who reads from his newest collection of
poetry, Pax Americana, on May 1, 7pm.
Joining Otremba will be Tomás Q. Morín, an
acclaimed poet and Pablo Neruda translator.
Friday, May 8, 7pm, Gwendolyn Womack, a
Houston native returns with her debut thriller,
The Memory Painter, an Inception-like mindbender about dreams in which an artist and a
scientist join forces to discover the secret
behind a deadly explosion decades earlier.
Thursday, May 14, 7pm, sees the homecoming
of Dina Gachman with her collection of humorous essays discussing living the high life, even
if you’re nowhere near Beyoncé’s tax bracket,
in Brokenomics.
Local songstress Kristine Mills,
Jeff Franzel Grammy-nominated
pianist/composer; legendary
entertainers Jane Vandiver, Julian
Vandiver and bassist/guitarist
Erin Fisher Wright come together
for Shut UP and SING! May
8 at Ovations Night Club at
8pm. See the first performance
of Blue Isn’t Blue Anymore cowritten by Mills with Jeff Franzel
and Brian Spack for the Arthritis
Foundation in support of
Rheumatoid Arthritis in women.
Proceeds of the sales of the song
will be donated to the foundation. To purchase tickets, visit:
hwww.eventbrite.com/e/shut-up-and-singtickets-16620515409