Music After the Storm, The Shootout, Sgt. Pepper, Axiom, More
Mark Lacy
We are especially grateful to presenters Alice Rothchild, Harvard
Medical School assistant professor and author of "Broken Promises,
Broken Dreams: Stories of Jewish and Palestinian Trauma and
Resilience"; Latina authors Loida Casares Ruiz and Wendolyn Lozano;
and, middle school students Ericka, Jackie and Polama, who produced
"Talking About Sexism", a short digital film presented during the
evening.
Thanks to the volunteers who made it happen: Mary Valle-Cooper, Patty
Valle, Rose Mary Salum, Art Browning, Kate Moore, and John Axford.
With the five year celebration and the late summer conclusion of our
Camp Dos Cabezas, we are slow to get our monthly newsletters underway.
More exciting Houston Institute developments will be included in
upcoming newsletters, but for now, October is such a great time in
Houston to get out and support many events that we wanted to tell you
about a few listed below. In fact, there are so many going on during
the upcoming weeks in Houston that we will send another email before
the end of October. Here are a few we wanted you to know about right
away.
Houston Institute for Culture and Project Row Houses present Surviving
Katrina and Rita in Houston: Music After the Storm
Saturday, October 13, 3:00-6:00pm
With music by Al "Carnival Time" Johnson and the Bluebonnet Brass
Band, and a panel discussion on "music after the storm"
2521 Holman (between St. Charles and Live Oak)
Houston, Texas 77004
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Dia de la Hispanidad, featuring Cuban Timba band Tiempo Libre from Miami
Friday, October 12
Miller Outdoor Theatre
http://www.milleroutdoortheatre.com
Free
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Turkish Festival
Saturday, October 13, 11:00am - 10:00pm
Jones Plaza
Downtown Houston
713-250-3666
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Axiom 20th Anniversary Reunion Concert
Friday, October 12 and Saturday, October 13, 8:00pm
A reunion of bands and musicians who were part of Houston's eclectic
rock scene in the 1980s and 90s, including: Sprawl, de Schmog, Blunt,
Toho Ehio, Fleshmop, U.Y.U.S., David von Ohlerking (ex-The Awful
Truth) with Stelly Hall String Quartet, the Cave Reverend, Anarchitex
(ex-Pain Teens, Really Red), Bad Samaritans, The Awful Truth, Grindin'
Teeth, Academy Black with Michael Haaga (ex-dead horse), Cinco Dudes,
Bayou Pigs, Joint Chiefs, Sad Pygmy, Uncle Charlie (ex-Dresden 45),
the Cave Reverend, Turmoil in the Toybox, Backyard Epics, Jimmy
Bradshaw (ex-Squat Thrust)
Fitzgerald's
2706 White Oak Dr
http://axiom20th.wordpress.com
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Houston Festa Italiana
Saturday, October 13 and Sunday, October 14
Houston Farm and Ranch club
1 Abercrombie Drive
713-524-4222
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Flamenco Music featuring La Tempestad, La Paloma and Jeremias Garcia,
"El Valiente"
Friday, October 19
Pink Magnolia
1306 Avenue A
Katy, Texas
281-391-7778
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The Shootout
Saturday and Sunday, October 20 and 21, 7:00pm
Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex
2201 Preston, Houston, TX 77003
Performance artist Jihad Abdulmumit will present The Shootout, a
two-person theater performance (1 hour running time) with audience
workshop (30 minutes). The Shootout is a two-man dramatization
depicting the spiritual and psychological divisions that have
historically ripped apart just about every semblance of unity amongst
African Americans. The shootout starts right from the beginning when
Africans were snatched so violently and decisively from Mother Africa.
African Americans have been physically, mentally and spiritually
attacked in ways that share few rivals in human history. Within one
hundred years into captivity, scarcely any original religion, native
tongue, name or family existed. The workshop addresses suggestions and
advice for dealing with the issues presented in the performance.
Presented by Voices Breaking Boundaries. Cosponsored by The Menil
Collection and KPFT, Pacifica Radio, 90.1 FM. Admission: $5.00
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Houston's 20th Annual Asian American Festival
Saturday and Sunday, October 20 and 21, Noon to 6:00pm
City Hall Reflecting Pool
901 Bagby Street (between Walker and McKinney)
Free
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"A Night of Tango"
Saturday, October 20, 7:30pm
Houston Baptist University
Morris Cultural Arts Center
7502 Fondren (Entrance #2 on Fondren or # 3 on Beechnut between I-59
and Fondren)
Houston, Texas 77074
Casa Argentina de Houston, the Houston Baptist University and the
Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston present a tango recital by
pianist Rene Casarsa with the special participation of violinist Pablo
Donatti, tango singer Andrea Berri and tango dancers Martin & Natia
Pelaez and Susana Collins & Ector Gutierrez
$20.00 General Admission; $18.00 Members of Casa Argentina; $10.00 Students
Please use the attached form to reserve your place, as seating is
limited, or purchase your tickets on line at
http://www.casaargentina.org
The artists donate their time and talent to Casa Argentina de Houston
and the net proceeds of the event will be donated to charity.
For further questions, contact Casa Argentina de Houston at 713-302-5972.
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"A Little Help From My Friends... A Live Recreation of the Beatles' Sgt.
Pepper"
Sunday, October 21
The Continental Club
3700 Main St.
40 years ago, the Beatles released one of the most influential
recordings of all time.
More than 35 local Houston musicians will perform "Sgt. Pepper's
Lonely Hearts Club Band" live in its entirety. An ambitious labor of
love, the group will recreate the magic of the milestone album that
christened the "Summer of Love."
Special pre-concert music by the raga rock group "Vani"... and a lot
more surprises.
All proceeds to benefit The Musicians Benevolent Society of Houston
For more event information, please see:
http://www.houstonculture.org/calendar
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