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We preview the Houston Shakespeare Festival featuring the ever popular A Midsummer's Night Dream' along with a performance highlighting the upcoming MECA production entitled Voices Uniting Culture.


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TEMPLE GRANDIN
Today, the unspeakable. The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

  
No. 2331
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"The Disappearance of Alice Creed" Preview Screening

August 4, 2010    
by: Jared Counts

KUHF and Anchor Bay Films present a preview screening of The Disappearance of Alice Creed on Wednesday, August 4th at 7:30 PM in the Angelika Film Center. Tickets are available at Brazos Bookstore on Bissonnet.
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KUHF Music Library Reviews: Cameron Carpenter's "Cameron Live!"

July 1, 2010    
by: Chris Hathaway

In this series, KUHF's music librarian Chris Hathaway reviews new additions to our ever-growing CD library. This month, Chris reviews a new release featuring organist Cameron Carpenter.
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Spirit of England

June 28, 2010    
by: S.Smith

This podcast features excerpts from the February 2010 concert The Spirit of England. Tenor Andrew Kennedy, violinists Kyung-Sun Lee and Laurie Smukler, violist Wayne Brooks and cellist Brinton Averil Smith perform Ralph Vaughan Williams song cycle On Wenlock Edge. The string players are joined by pianist Orion Weiss for Elgar's Quintet for Piano and Strings in A Minor, Opus 84.
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Take KUHF "To-Go" With Our New BlackBerry App

June 18, 2010    
by: KUHF Staff

Public Radio "To Go" with a new KUHF streaming app for your BlackBerry. Search for "KUHF" in the BlackBerry App World to get started.


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KUHF-Arte Publico Author of the Month: Xavier Garza

June 14, 2010    
by: Eric Ladau

Xavier Garza has been selected as this month's KUHF/Arte Publico Press Author of the Month. In the next installment of a series of monthly features, KUHF's Eric Ladau spoke with Mr. Garza
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Root for the Astros and Support Public Radio

June 11, 2010    


The Houston Astros are offering special discounted tickets for "KUHF Night" when the Astros take on the Dodgers September 12. Proceeds of each ticket purchased through KUHF's website here will be donated back to the station.




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Journalism Legend Daniel Schorr Dies At 93

July 23, 2010    


Veteran newsman and long-time NPR commentator Daniel Schorr passed away peacefully last Friday at the age of 93.

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Commute Solutions Month

July 29, 2010    
by: Bill Stamps

City and county leaders from Houston and Galveston have kicked off what they call commute solutions month. Their goal is to improve the city's air quality by putting fewer people on the roads and getting workers to their destinations as quickly as possible. Bill Stamps has more.
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Back Home from Iraq

July 29, 2010    
by: Pat Hernandez

Dozens of soldiers from the National Guard based in Houston are back home following a nine month tour of Iraq. Family members waited anxiously at the National Guard Armory in Pasadena for their return. Pat Hernandez has more.
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Downtown Post Office Could Close

July 29, 2010    
by: Laurie Johnson

The Downtown Post Office could close if a buyer is found to take over the property. As Laurie Johnson reports, the postal service wants to consolidate operations to save money so they're asking for public input on closing the facility.
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Perry to Washington: Out of the Way

July 28, 2010    
by: Pat Hernandez

Governor Rick Perry says Washington is stifling Texas when it comes to helping the country relieve its dependence on foreign energy sources. He made his comments at an energy conference at Rice University. Pat Hernandez has more.
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Houston Could Pay More for Power

July 28, 2010    
by: Laurie Johnson

Houston's electricity rates could go up if Centerpoint's rate increase is approved. The energy company wants to raise rates by about five percent. But as Laurie Johnson reports, the city of Houston put a hold on the request to determine if the increase is justifiable.
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All Eyes On Houston Tonight

July 28, 2010    
by: Bill Stamps

Tonight at Reliant Stadium a sell out crowd will be on hand to watch a soccer team made of American All Stars take on one of the best teams in the world; Manchester United, a team from England. Some people have been waiting for this game all year. And as Bill Stamps reports people are coming from all over to see it.
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Seniors Get Hurricane Help

July 27, 2010    
by: Bill Stamps

Forecasters are expecting an extra busy hurricane season this year. If a hurricane does hit and people are without power, some Houston seniors will still have food; thanks to one local business and non profit group. Bill Stamps has the story.
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