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However you met, you know you’ll be best friends until the end of time, right? That’s what everybody in the Del Rio Bay High School clique thought, too, but in the new book “Flipping the Script” by Paula Chase, it’s the end of junior year and maybe the end of the clique.
100 women from the 64 Texas chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. emerged on the capitol in this annual advocacy event and met with state legislators
Sponsored by the Southeast Branch of the American Red Cross, eleven honorees received the Elmo Delasbour Humanitarian Award for outstanding community service.
All the guidebooks have good advice for someone like you who’s been around the block awhile, so you already know what to do. But how do you do it? Get some good tips by reading “Expect to Win” by Wall Street veteran Carla A. Harris.
Museum Welcomes Over 400,000 Visitors for Exhibition; Breaks Annual Attendance Record of Over 500,000 for the First Time
Making its Houston debut last June, the event attracted over 140 canines competing in distance and aerial events throughout the weekend. Seen on ESPN and the Outdoor Channel, DockDogs® showcases retrievers running from a 20-foot dock and leaping into the 40-foot pool of water. Each jump is measured and the crowds go wild as some of the dogs maintain jumps of 22-24 feet as they compete in Extreme Vertical, Speed Retrieve and Big Air events.
“A wide range of readers will find inspiration in Iman’s dedication and in her joyful approach to her discipline, which allows her to take criticism in stride and to connect to deep feelings.”—Booklist
Society for the Performing Arts
Ballet Dance: She has one arm and he has one leg.
The Ensemble Theatre, the oldest and largest professional African American theatre in the Southwest, welcomes acclaimed actress Ella Joyce for a special performance on Sunday, May 10, at 5:00 p.m., for the 9th Annual Heart of the Theatre subscription drive celebration at the Wortham Theater.
The Retablos exhibit is a continuation of the guest curator series showcasing private Houston collections. The works on exhibit provide an insight into the art of the retablo, but more importantly these paintings are windows into understanding traditions associated with sacred spaces, ritual practices, values, and regional customs found throughout the Americas.
After listening to the “Unspoken” CD by artist Tonex (pronounced “toe-nay”), lets just say I was thrown off twice. First by his CD cover; a picture of him with a piece of black tape covering his mouth leaves you questioning the type of music you are about to let penetrate your ears. Could this really be Christian music, one might ask? Well, yes it is and that is where I got my second surprise, not only was it Christian music but it was so soulful and mellow-flowing with an alternative twist all at the same time that I found myself playing the CD right before I went to sleep and rockin’ it in my car with the windows down on a warm and sunny day.
The Ensemble Theatre, the oldest and largest professional African American theatre in the Southwest, welcomes acclaimed actress Ella Joyce for a special performance on Sunday, May 10, at 5:00 p.m., for the 9th Annual Heart of the Theatre subscription drive celebration at the Wortham Theater.
St. Louis based jazz pianist, Phil Dunlap, accompanies two Iraqi violinists, Zana Jalal & Alan Salih, from St. Louis University to create an eclectic and rich soundtrack for the first collaborative art opening and show featuring the diverse works of local artists, Louise Chehlaoui, Rania Daniel and Tanja Huybregts. In a unique mix of styles, mediums, subjects and cultures, FUSION is more than just your typical art opening, it’s an enriching experience. Opening THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 7:00 – 9:00pm to a private audience of friends, supporters and art connoisseurs, the show welcomes the public APRIL 21-30, 10:00am – 5:00pm in the Gallery of Winter Street Studios.
On Monday, May 4, 2009, Houston Style Magazine was on hand at the Houston Mayoral Forum on the Arts at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Mayoral candidates Peter Brown, Gene Locke, Roy Morales, and Annise Parker gathered to discussed the relevance of arts to the City of Houston and plans for cultivatingand promoting the arts community.
On Sunday, May 3, 2009, Houston Style Magazine was on hand at the annual Walk for Lupus at Discovery Green.
Imagine meeting someone with the power to tell you everything that will happen to you in the future. He can see the good and bad, the ups and downs for the rest of your life. He has the power to tell all – including the exact time of your death.
Before 2005, Mike Jones was basically unknown, but he did have a dream. He had a dream of being an entertainment conglomerate. By 2009, his dream had come to fruition. Being an entertainer was a God-given talent, but that wasn’t enough for the tenacious Jones. After making a few recordings, he set out to become his own promoter by planting seeds about himself in the music industry.
Having expanded last summer to accommodate demand, Houston’s most popular non-profit performing arts summer camp is able to accept a record number of students while keeping classes small.
On Thursday, April 9, 2009, Houston Style Magazine was on hand at the Networking Reception for the unveiling of the third edition of Who’s Who in Black Houston at the InterContinental Hotel. KMJQ Majic 102.1’s Kandi Eastman and KPRC Local 2’s Jerome Gray lead the ceremonies that featured the Imani School Jazz Band. More than 350 influential people of the community are featured in the bound publication that has the forward written by Dr. Mae C. Jemison. Some included in the publication are Floyd LeBlanc, Gene Locke, Russell Jackson and Donald Bowers II. A history is written about the historic Riverside General Hospital, one of the few hospitals in America owned and operated by African-American physicians. For more information visit www.whoswhopublishing.org.
