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The Grand Dame
Galveston's Grand Opera House survived Ike. Here's a dispatch from one of the staff.
"...We received this from the staff of Galveston's Grand 1894 Opera House. It includes an update about the grand..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Emergency Post by Kate X Messer

DVDs
Gift guide
"...More Treasures From American Film Archives 1894-1931National Film Preservation Foundation, $79.95..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
The transcendent history of one of the greatest musicals ever
"...written by Russian author Sholem Aleichem (first collected in 1894 as Tevye and His Daughters, the creators of the..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Dark Money
Campaign finance reform as true-life political thriller
"...state legislators as they had done previously in the 1894 state elections. With the Corrupt Practices Act already on..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup
Happenings, news, and more
"...Jerry Jeff Walker Concert Jan. 2, the Grand 1894 Opera House, Galveston, 409/765-1894, www.thegrand.com..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Civics 101
"...Register online. AT&T Executive Education Center, 1900 Univer­sity Ave. www.utexas.edu/lbj/profdev/candt/class/1894. Saturday 01..."

Nov. 30, 2012 News Column

When the Sun Rises
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, a group of teenage filmmakers galvanize the tales of their island
"...The lobby of the Grand 1894 Opera House came to life with young men scurrying..."

June 5, 2009 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

After a Fashion
Stephen goes to Galveston only to be pwned by a bicycle
"...and ace photographer Jana Birchum went to Galveston's Grand 1894 Opera House for the world premiere of the new..."

May 29, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Gambling? What Gambling?
Allergic to taxes, the Lege tries to balance the budget with the rolls of the dice.
"...than $250. Others, like SB 507 (Ellis) and SB 1894 (Lucio), would create a huge Texas gambling industry in..."

May 2, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips
Sleep and shop 19th-century style at the Comfort Common Bed and Breakfast in Comfort, TX.
"..."Victorian Country." The second two-story wing was added in 1894...."

Sept. 1, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips
Coming up this weekend ...
"...Gregory Peck brings the actor's one-man show to the 1894 Grand Opera House in Galveston, Mar. 20. 800/821-1894...."

March 12, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, April 26 - May 2
"...CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 1894, a modest Agave ferox plant began its life at..."

April 26, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Day Trips: Camp Hot Wells, San Antonio
Take the waters again at the historic spa
"...in 1893, but burned down and was replaced in 1894. The hotel was a stylish destination and the headquarters..."

June 9, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, July 29-August 4
"...AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Author Violet Trefusis (1894–1972) and author Vita Sackville-West (1892–1962) loved each other. In..."

July 29, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, December 3-9
"...unlike other people," wrote Piscean author James Fitzjames Stephen (1829–1894). Another way to say it: Being rebellious is not..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Labor Day Plans
"...working conditions slowly began to improve. On June 28, 1894, President Cleveland made Labor Day a national holiday. Since..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Postmarks

Day Trips: Otis Henry Memorial, Texarkana
World War I monument memorializes the depths of a mother’s loss
"...Born on June 22, 1894, in Denison, Texas, Corporal Otis Henry died Oct. 6,..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup
Over 70 Texas fairs, fests, fetes, and more
"...– The Glen Campbell Years Oct. 7, The Grand 1894 Opera House, Galveston, www.thegrand.com..."

Oct. 4, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup
Happy holidays to everyone and happy daytrippin’ to all!
"...Loretta Lynn in Concert Dec. 18-19, the Grand 1894 Opera House, Galveston, www.thegrand.com..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Is Lockhart the Live Music Suburb of the World?
A growing wave of musical expats heads south
"...Saturday night. Streetlights cast a soothing glow against the 1894 courthouse, imbuing the block with a surreal feel. Stars..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...In 1894, Frederick Weeks Wilcox of Chicago, Ill., patented the paper..."

July 8, 2016 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Day Trips: Stiles, Texas
All that is left of West Texas ghost town is the stone ruins of the courthouse
"...north of Big Lake. The town was established in 1894, but by 1930 it was a ghost town with..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...Pitcher Duster Mails (1894-1974) would give an autographed photo to any woman who..."

April 17, 2015 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Thanks for the Memories: ‘The Pioneers of Television’
Season 3 debuts tonight on KLRU with focus on ‘Funny Ladies’
"...African-American women in TV comedy like Jackie "Moms" Mabley (1894-2009), who wasn't booked on The Ed Sullivan Show until..."

Jan. 15, 2013 Screens Post by Anne Harris

Oops!
"...addict. In fact, the author died on Dec. 3, 1894, 34 years before Smith, Kline & French marketed that..."

April 27, 2012 Column

'The NFL Beat': Browns Face Tough Decision at QB
RG3 looms large in the 2012 draft
"...The Browns have two first-round picks in this year’s..."

Feb. 18, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Dear Porn Industry
Texas loves luring jobs from California
"...road. Texas has been in the movie business since 1894, just three years after Thomas Edison invented the Kinetoscope...."

Jan. 19, 2012 Screens Post by Mr. Smarty Pants

Ann, Taylor-made
A stage tribute to Ann Richards becomes Ms. Holland's opus
"...May 2010, she workshopped the play at the Grand 1894 Opera House in Galveston, following it with a run..."

April 29, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Day Trips
Market Square in San Antonio brings a little bit of the Mexican border culture to Central Texas
"...crowded. Market Square began as a commercial district in 1894, and the market building has roots that go back..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Wish(fulfilled) List 2010
Queer Jews should have everything they wanted by now
"...2. Mini Doppelgangers. I have the big versions of..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

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