A Movie with Marvin: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

For a Many Mini Residency at Skydive ArtSpace, Zarvin Mindler hosted a movie night with friends to watch “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.” This movie and former Broadway musical is inspired by a brothel outside of La Grange, Texas that Houston investigative reporter Marvin Zindler, Zarvin’s hero, helped bring to its knees.


Above: Skydive ArtSpace, 2041 Norfolk St., Houston, Texas 77098

The show offers a glimpse of some Texas history including some references to Houston. The majority of the viewers had not seen the movie with a few people having seen it when it first came to movie theaters in 1982—almost 30 years ago.


Above: Emily Sloan's character Zarvin Mindler acting out a scene in which Marvin Zindler's character Melvin P. Thorpe is de-wigged.

A Movie with Marvin: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

This Thursday, July 14 from 10pm until mid-night, Zarvin Mindler is having friends over to watch "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" (staring Dolly Partin!). This movie, whose story was once a Broadway musical, is inspired by The Chicken Ranch, a long running brothel outside of LaGrange, Texas, which investigative reporter Marvin Zindler had a hand in bringing to its knees.

This movie night is Zarvin's Many Mini Residency project and will take place at:
SKYDIVE
2041 Norfolk Street,
Houston, TX 77098
info@theskydive.org

Zarvin Mindler at the Art Car Parade

Zarvin Mindler visits the Houston Art Car Parade 2011 to support this amazing Houston event and share appreciation to the Art Car Artists for their dedicated work!

Above: Meow for the pick-up pussy, THUNDERPUSS! (A La Chicana Laundry Production expertly crafted by and Richard Solis and Henry Lozano.)

Greeting and thanking Stephanie Saint Sanchez for her dedication to (you-guessed-it) picking up pussy! Thanks for looking after those that stray!

Wow! Zarvin really liked this style of wearing underwear as outwear! It's contagious!!

Zarvin greeting Karen Olds with Bubbles LaRue!

Zarvin with Bonnie Blue! Bonnie, the Rock Lady, organized a group of over-the-shoulder-boulder-holders in support of breast cancer survivors! She rocks!

Zarvin with the breast cancer survivor group. Some in the group decided to refer to Zarvin as "Dr. Zarvin" due to the clean white suit!

Zarvin taken for a ride.

Bonnie Blue sharing the wealth of pink beads.

Rochelle's view...

Bonnie in mirror.

Bonnie's husband on a bike. Check out that crowd! A fabulous turn-out!

More amazing cars:








Special thanks to Bonnie Blue and Women Who Rock!

Zarvin Mindler: Public Appearance at PODA (Portable On Demand Art)

Thursday, May 19, 2011: Zarvin Mindler makes a public apprearance at PODA (Portable On Demand Art) at Discovery Green! PODA is a project of Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) as part of the American Association of Museums 2011 Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo.

Above: Zarvin at large.

Zarvin deciphering Aerosol Warfare Codes.

Zarvin peeking-in-a-pod. (Jillian Conrad)

Zarvin shaking hand with a man in a striped shirt.

Zarvin spots a fourth PODA titled "Box of Curiosities". There are also whispers of it curiously being referred to as Box 13...Is this to throw Zarvin off?

Zarvin shakes hand of man in blue shirt.

Zarvin horrified that the alcoholic refreshments have been depleted.

Special thanks to: Emily Link, Dean Liscum and Alex Tu.