Join us Saturday at Tlaquepaque Plaza and Mark Your Calendars for These Events
Mark Lacy
looking forward to an extremely active year in 2009. But we want you
to be aware of several activities going on in our East End Galley this
weekend.
Saturday is a great day to drop in. We will have both our gallery
space and studio/recording center open to visitors from Noon to
4:00pm.
It will be a great opportunity to find out more about what we do and
how to get involved. You can earn about our plans for the city-wide
celebration of Juneteenth this summer. Find out about events we plan
to offer, including the World Matters Film Festival and East End
Cultural Arts Festival on the Tlaquepaque Plaza. Probably the best
reason to come by this Saturday is to see the spaces we have opened
and the great possibilities the Tlaquepaque Plaza offers. This is a
great place for artists and non-profit organizations to hold book
signings, film festivals, music showcases and other topical events.
This is also a great opportunity to learn about upcoming projects of
the Digital Story Resource Center. Tlaquepaque Plaza is now home to a
pilot project office of the center, 720-A Telephone Road. It will be
the launching pad for many community documentary and public history
projects. Brief descriptions are posted on line:
http://www.digitalstory.org
Our main site, the gallery and community meeting space at 708-B
Telephone Road, will have the work of a painter from Puebla, Mexico
and an exhibit about the Virgen de Guadalupe, both sponsored by Museo
Guadalupe Aztlan.
And there is quite a lot going on in the area: The East End Urban
Market [http://www.eastendurbanmarket.com], which features great
handmade furniture, art and decorative items from Mexico, will be open
from 9:00am to 4:00pm. And there will be live music at Bohemeo's
[http://www.bohemeos.com]. Bohemeo's will feature Carrie Ann and the
Apocolyptics during the day and Flaming Hellcats in the evening.
Kanomwan Thai Restaurant, a great hidden gem on the plaza, is open
again. The owners have successfully returned from Thailand. Many Thai
food lovers are thrilled by their return and the restaurant's
reopening.
Be sure to drop by from Noon to 4:00pm. Houston Institute for Culture
is located on the Tlaquepaque Plaza at Telephone and Lockwood. It's
about two miles east of downtown and less than a mile north of
University of Houston.
Houston Institute for Culture
708-B Telephone Road
Houston, Texas 77023
Directions are on line:
http://www.houstonculture.org/support/location.html
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The State of Grass Roots Movements in Mexico
Later on Saturday night, Mariano Elias, a professor of the Universidad
Obrera de Mexico will present an analysis of the situation of grass
roots movements in Mexico and the impact of the economic situation in
the United States on them. Besides working for years in the academic
area, he is a community organizer who sees closely the concern of the
working class for their uncertain future. On his visit from Mexico, he
also hopes to collect the impressions of the American community toward
the new American administration.
6:00pm, Saturday, December 13, 2008
Houston Institute for Culture
708-B Telephone Road
Houston, Texas 77023
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East End Live Art: Is This Change?
Here's another great event going on in the East End.
East End Live Art: Is This Change?
5:00pm, Sunday, December 14, 2008
Cafe Flores
6606 Lawndale St., Houston 77023
Free
The show features poetry and music performances by Kim Cotton and Raj Pickens,
Donna Garrett, Marlon Lizama, Raj Mankad, Marcel Murphy, and students
from Lee and Westbury High Schools, hosted by VBB Founding Director
Sehba Sarwar. The event also includes a 30-minute open mic, a revival
of VBB's old tradition of
giving voice to all - Bring your work!
Prior to the show there will be a wine-tasting hosted by Café Flores
owner Berta Flores.
Cosponsored by Cafe Flores, Houston Institute for Culture and KPFT 90.1 FM
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6th Annual Latino Book and Family Festival
10:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday and Sunday, December 13 and 14, 2008
George R. Brown Convention Center
Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say is proud to bring you
The Latino Book and Family Festival, presented by the Houston
Chronicle and the University of Houston Clear Lake.
There will be over 30 authors and panels in combinations of English
and Spanish, as well as many children's activities. The festival is
free and open to the public.
Here are just a couple of the activities going on during the festival:
Best-selling author Victor Villasenor will present and sign his new
book, Crazy Loco Love (Arte Publico Press, 2008).
DATE: Saturday, December 13, 2008
TIME: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Exhibit Floor Stage
A book signing will immediately follow at the Arte Publico Press booth
#1651 and from 4:00 - 5:00pm at the Barnes and Noble booth #1516.
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Young author Yuliana Gallegos will join Rapper Baby Jay to present
"Young Pros Turning Prose into Music and More."
DATE: Saturday, December 13, 2008
TIME: 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
PLACE: Room A/B
Yuliana will be signing her book Mi sueno de America / My American
Dream (Pinata Books, 2007) in the Arte Publico Press booth #1651
immediately following the presentation.
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Digital Art and Digital Storytelling
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
We will present a great youth activity in January - Digital Art
(featuring exhibited digital art prints by students from Raul
Yzaguirre School For Success) and Digital Storytelling (a presentation
of short videos by students in our digital storytelling programs at
Deady Middle School [Houston ISD] and Southmore Intermediate School
[Pasadena ISD] )
The exhibit will run from January 7 - 20. The opening will be Friday,
January 11, from 5:30 - 7:30pm (Video projects will be screened at
6:00pm)
Houston Institute for Culture
East End Gallery (Voces)
Tlaquepaque Plaza
708-B Telephone Road
Houston, Texas 77023
Thank you for supporting educational events in Houston.
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M a r k @houstonculture.org
Learn more about Houston Institute for Culture:
http://www.houstonculture.org/resources/hifc.html