:: Stages presents Old Stories, a musical by Larry Dierker :: Yep. A musical. By Larry Dierker. Double take? Yeah, us, too. For the second night in a row tonight, Stages Repertory Theatre hosts a concert reading of Old Stories, a new musical by former Astros pitcher, broadcaster and manager Larry Dierker with music by Paul English. Old Stories is written by Larry Dierker, former pitcher, broadcaster and manager for the Houston Astros, a......

::FOTOSYNTHESIS: Photos by Pr!mo and Hermano:: The brothers Luster, Alex and Michael, show off their combined photographic talents tonight at Bohemeo's Cafe. This photo show opening represents the brother's solo work which includes landscapes, architecture, portraiture, local cultural events and much more. The title of the show, FOTOSYNTHESIS is a play on traditional definitions of photographing a subject and controlling ambient light. Entertainment will be provided by Erol Kushchu and Latintron Date: Tuesday January......

They tell us we should always dance as if no one is watching, but this weekend a big group of dancers will be dancing away at the Rice Student Union Center (6100 Main) with or without you in the audience. Ah yes, it is hot and sultry milonga time at the Houston Tango Festival, a happy weekend indeed for Argentinian dance lovers and high-slitted skirt enthusiasts. Organizers have lots of great events planned all......

While you might correlate cabinet gazing with weekend antiquing with your mom, tonight's Mambo Jambo exhibit opening at Rice Gallery (6100 Main St.) might just change your mind. Apparent OCD Kansas-born / Norway-based artist Charlie Roberts calls himself a 'maximilast' artist and enjoys giving you loads (and loads) of eye candy to digest by packing sculptures, paintings, posters and other various pretty shinies in each of his pieces. Specifically showcased tonight: A colossal wooden cabinet......

Ok, ok. We listened to you. We DO do that sometimes. And you've said that even though you can't live without really enjoy the Daily-ist everyday, a feature that picks out one kick arse event each day from the thousands, um, ok, lots and lots of things going on in the city, you are busy people. And you would like to plan ahead. Ok, we hear ya. So it's back: The Weekly-ist List. We'll......

With a zero percent chance of rain, a high of about 75 today and 51 tonight, this gorgeous weather and these amazing temperatures make today's Daily-ist an obvious one. Get outside! That's right, get outside and enjoy these wonderful and rare, beautiful days. Soak up some sun, have a picnic, go to the park, enjoy something nice to drink, relax and just have fun! Date: Today Time: Right now Place: Anywhere you want to......

Movie buff? Military buff? Either way, today's Daily-ist has gotcha covered. Hey, we're here for YOU. Head dowtown tonight (yes, on a Tuesday) for The Heritage Society's a one hour special screening and discussion of the newest documentary to come from director and producer Ken Burns: The War. This seven-part series about the Second World War highlights the perspectives of a handful of ordinary American men and women who lived during this time. But, under......

Art Director's Club of Houston Hosts "Meet The Board" Social As you know, there are tons of events that go on each day in town. It's a tough job to pick just one to feature as the Daily-ist each day, but what would you do without us guiding you?! Resort to CitySearch? We shudder at the thought. Today's selection, however, was not a tough one. First off, we love this organization and all it's awesome,......

Women of Wardrobe Membership Drive "Ladies, all the Ladies..." We usually aren't too gender specific with the Daily-ist, but heck, we've been known to break the mold once or twice. This one's for the ladies. Join the Women of Wardrobe tonight for their Membership Drive as they collect donations for Dress for Success Houston. About Women of Wardrobe Women of Wardrobe (WOW) is a group of young professional women forty years and younger whose mission......

Word Around Town Poetry Tour Happy Monday! (Because Fridays shouldn't have all the fun.) With high hopes for a drier week, today's Daily-ist is actually a Weekly-ist. Yep, folks. You're getting more bang for your buck with this one. Wait, you don't pay for these? You mean to tell me you get these events just GIVEN to you everyday?! Madness, I say! Lucky you. The second annual Word Around Town Poetry Tour descends upon, around,......