THINGS I LOVE
BY SUSIE CRINER,
Guest Editor
Guest Editor Susie Criner owns Gulf Coast Entertainment, a high-end entertainment booking agency based
in Houston. She also has a new music venture called Music With Friends, which brings legendary per-
formers to an intimate setting, three times a year. From the 1970s to early 2000s, she and her husband
Sanford pioneered businesses along Washington Ave., including Rockefeller’s, which presented such
greats as Ray Charles, BB King, Ella Fitzgerald, Dave Matthews and Garth Brooks, to name a few. When
she is not in Houston, she is likely in Maine or playing with her three grandsons.
Texas Gallery
Fredericka Hunter and Ian
Glennie own my favorite
gallery in Houston. My
husband Sanford and I
have been patrons since we
were newlyweds and have
purchased some of our most
beloved works from them,
including the Pat Steir paint-
ing that we built our new
house around.
Carl Palazzolo’s Studio
One of my best friends, Carl Palazzolo, is a fabu-
lous artist who is represented by galleries in NYC
and Houston. His studio in Houston is one of the
coolest and coziest places I know. If you are lucky
enough to go for a studio visit, ask for Carl’s perfect
espresso and some Boz Scaggs on the hi-fi.
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