Houston Center for Contemporary Craft presents Mixed and Mastered: Turntable Kitsch opening reception

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft presents Mixed and Mastered: Turntable Kitsch opening reception

  • CityPASS grants tourists cheap, fast-track access to area attractions that theydeem "cinematic."
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  • Do you consider NASA's Johnson Space Center to be an icon of American cinema?
    Photo by Raniero Tazzi

  • The City of Houston and Living Earth will dispose of your Christmas tree forfree — just don't forget to remove the decorations, ornaments, tinsel, lightsand stands first.
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  • Photo courtesy of Houston Solid Waste Management Department

  • Sherry Sullivan, The Sea Beneath, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2008
  • Sherry Sullivan is the featured artist at the Art Car Museum's Seventh AnnualOpen Exhibition "Reconstruction."
  • Sherry Sullivan rescued her Stations of the Cross series from a parish inChicago and donated them to Casa Juan Diego.
  • Museum director Noah Edmundson's Pedal to the Metal (found objects, 2011) willbe on view at the exhibition.
  • All museum staff contribute, including assistant director Mary Forbes. The Carpetbagger's Daughter, embroidery thread on canvas, 2011
  • Sherry Sullivan, Stations of the Cross
  • PoP ArT CaRt by Bruiser Goldberg
  • Mike Scranton, Anvil, steel, 2011
  • Sherry Sullivan, Eumenides, oil on canvas, 2004
  • Sherry Sullivan, Ode to the Wetlands, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2008
  • Sherry Sullivan, Dancing with Mama, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2008

  • Seattle Center's Monorail was built for the 1962 World's Fair, making theone-mile trip between the Seattle Center campus and the downtown retail districtin less than two minutes. The undulating facade of the Experience Music Projectis in the background.
    Photo by Tim Thompson/Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • The neon coffee mug above Seattle's Best Coffee is a symbol Seattle's coffeeculture.
    Photo by Tim Thompson/Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • Colorful produce stalls draw Seattle residents and tourists everyday to the PikePlace Market.
    Photo by Tim Thompson/Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • The energy of Seattle's waterfront is characterized by views of Elliott Bay andthe SoDo neighborhood.
    Photo by Tim Thompson/Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • Fresh seafood overflows from the market stalls at Seattle's historic Pike PlaceMarket.
    Photo by Tim Thompson/Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • Outdoor seating at Anthony's Pier 66 Bell Street Diner offers a beautiful viewof Seattle's Bell Harbor Marina, Elliott Bay and Puget Sound.
    Photo by Tim Thompson/Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • The eyes on the regal Tlingit totem pole watch as busy shoppers pass through thestreets of Pioneer Square.
    Photo by Tim Thompson/Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • At 605 feet, the Seattle Space Needle towers over the Experience Music Projecton the Seattle Center grounds.
    Photo by Tim Thompson/Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • As part of the City of Seattle's public arts program, The Seattle ArtsCommission installed Hammering Man on Sept. 12, 1992, at the entrance to theRobert Venturi designed Seattle Art Museum at First Avenue and UniversityStreet.
    Photo by Tim Thompson/Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • Seattle's Pike Place Market is world famous for its fresh seafood, produce andits lively arts and crafts.
    Photo by Tim Thompson/Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • Historic Pioneer Square is Seattle's oldest residential area, now a majorvisitor attraction with restaurants, galleries and lively clubs.
    Photo by Tim Thompson/Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • The majestic Mount Rainier watches over pleasure boats on Puget Sound.
    Photo by Tim Thompson/Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • An aerial view of the Seattle skyline, flanked by Puget Sound on one side andthe Cascade Mountains on the other, while a Washington state ferry makes its wayacross Puget Sound.
    Photo by Tim Thompson/Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • Boats move in and out of the Bell Harbor Marina with the Seattle skyline as abackdrop.
    Photo by Tim Thompson/Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • Residents and tourists enjoy a sunny Seattle day at one of the many restaurantson Seattle's bustling waterfront. A Washington State Ferry unloads and loadspassengers at the Colman Dock.
    Photo by Tim Thompson/Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • Fishing boats seen from a town called Poulsbo, located west of Seattle
    Photo by Denise Clanton
  • Hikes to Hurricane Hill introduce young and old, local and foreign, to thewonders and delights of the Olympic high country.
    Photo by Denise Clanton

Exploring the Emerald City

Scenic Seattle, America's amazing self-cleaning city

  • David Beckham brought the star power to the Dynamo's new stadium.
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CultureMapSNAP.com
  • Whether it was David Beckham's pink shoes or . ..
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CultureMapSNAP.com
  • . . . David Beckham's complaints about the heat of a Houston afternoon or . . .
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CultureMapSNAP.com
  • . . . or David Beckham's displeasure with the MLS refs, the Dynamo-LA Galaxygame threatened to be all about the international soccer icon.
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CultureMapSNAP.com
  • But the Houston Dynamo stood strong in the MLS Cup final rematch.
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CultureMapSNAP.com
  • Brian Ching pulled off a shot from an incredible angle that turned into a LAGalaxy own goal.
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CultureMapSNAP.com
  • Dynamo Brad Davis — who is arguably even better than David Beckham at set piecesthese days — set up Andre Hainaut's header goal with a beautiful corner.
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CultureMapSNAP.com
  • LA Galaxy goalie Brian Perk could only watch the ball hit the back of the net.
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CultureMapSNAP.com
  • David Beckham would not be leaving Houston with fond memories from the newDynamo stadium.
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CultureMapSNAP.com
  • Dynamo goalie Tally Hall thwarted David Beckham on several set pieces.
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CultureMapSNAP.com
  • David Beckham — who has taken a 40-percent pay cut this season — played soccerambassador after the game better than he played the ball during it.
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CultureMapSNAP.com
  • At 37, David Beckham is like Michael Jordan in a Wizards uniform. But it's stillgood to be Becks — even when everyone wants to talk about your underwear.
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CultureMapSNAP.com

  • The famous Space Needle dominates the Seattle skyline
  • The Pacific Northwest Ballet recently completed performances of "A Midsummer'sNight Dream

  • Chris Evans as Weiss
  • The real Michael Weiss
    Photo by Paul Danziger
  • A scene from Puncture
  • Puncture movie poster
  • Mark Kassen

  • Houston's Spindletop
  • Chart House Restaurant in the Tower of the Americas
  • The Hyatt Regency Dallas tower
  • Wolfgang Puck's Five Sixty at Hyatt Regency, Dallas
  • Spindletop Steakhouse
    Photo by Imelda Bettinger

  • There's no need to fake the grittiness in New Orleans.
    Photo by Peter Barnes
  • Whether drink or companionship you're looking for, you'll find it in the BigEasy.
    Photo by Peter Barnes
  • The rules are simple — and few.
    Photo by Peter Barnes
  • Jump on a trolley car ...
    Photo by Peter Barnes
  • grab some seafood that hasn't flown longer than you ...
    Photo by Peter Barnes
  • or hang out on Magazine Street.
    Photo by Peter Barnes
  • The French Quarter still carries its old charm.
    Photo by Peter Barnes
  • New Orleans' city parks are prettier than you might expect.
    Photo by Peter Barnes
  • Bourbon Street comes alive.
    Photo by Peter Barnes
  • Photo by Peter Barnes
  • Audubon Park
    Photo by Peter Barnes
  • art park
    Photo by Peter Barnes

  • Mrs. Danvers from the movie, Rebecca, wasn't all fiction — there were somereal-life Danvers.
  • You never want to be the kid cowering at the chalkboard.
  • Sometimes, flying home on your bicycle is the best thing you can do.

  • On the set: a Heights bungalow turned temporary movie location
    Photo by Sarah Rufca
  • With a closed set inside, crew including production assistants, key grips andthe sound editor listen and kill time on the front lawn.
    Photo by Sarah Rufca
  • A fraction of the equipment trucked in for the 5-day shoot at the house.
    Photo by Sarah Rufca
  • The only actor I met: an iguana
    Photo by Sarah Rufca
  • A view of "Africa"
    Photo by Sarah Rufca
  • Extra camera tripods
    Photo by Sarah Rufca

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