What's Happening This Week in Houston

Bridging the present to the past is the central theme of Radio Golf and a specialty of Eileen J. Morris, the Ensemble's Artistic Director who directs this work from August Wilson.

It's Happening all this week on through October 19th.

The Ensemble Theater will surely draw Houston's theater crowd to Midtown Houston to partake of this unforgettable show that everyone will be talking about for a long time.

The play mirrors scenes from the closing decades of the 20th Century when African Americans, Lee Brown, Harold Washington and Tom Bradley were elected to head some of the nation's largest cities.

Harold Wilks figured he was the ideal man to get Pittsburgh added to the unprecedented list. That's only a one of the many contemporary scenarios that Wilson molded into his final work.

The director and performers vividly portray the struggles of African Americans on the journey to success tweaking their moral compass.

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Things To Do In Houston This Week Aug 18-23 2008

Racism and other key issues that keep us from connecting as a true community are the topics of disscussion as we strive towards creating a more perfect union. This weeK KPFT and the Center for the Healing of Racism invite you to to share in a dialogue on these issues, Tuesday, August 19 from 7-9 pm at Saint Paul’s United Methodist Church in Midtown Houston.

There will be a panel of representative members of our community to facilitate a discussion beginning on the pivotal divisive issue we face in our nation: racism. Everyone can submit questions, which will be compiled and presented in the second half of the program.

This program will be take place in the Fondren Hall at St. Paul’s,located in Midtown Houston, near the Museum of Fine Arts. Free parking is available across Fannin St from the church.

This event will be a great way to begin your week. Of course there are lots more things to do in Houston this week and you can count on Midtown Live to bring them to you. Sign up for the free RSS feed or bookmark this page for quick and easy access to What's Happeniing In Houston This Week.

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In and Around Midtown Houston This Weekend

Friday, The Houston Live Stock Show and Rodeo celebrated, the Black cowboys that helped to settle Texas and the west by hosting a Black Heritage Day. The event sponsored by Kroger, showcased the music of award winning performer John Legend.
Other RodeoHouston performers this weekend are Martina McBride and last year's favorite Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus.


Chinese Photos at Local Art Center

Lawndale Art Center and 2008 FOTOFEST China presents 12th International Biennial of Photography and Photo-Related Art. The theme for this year’s showcase is China/ Transfigurations. Four photo-based solo exhibitions capture on film powerful images of change in China. The Lawndale opening is Saturday March 7, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, with artist talks beginning at 6 pm.

Internships for Art Students in Houston

The Lawndale Art Center is also a place where art students seeking an internship can gain valuable experience in almost every aspect of gallery operations. At the Lawndale Art Center, interns often work alongside the various directors to assist in administration, programming and exhibitions.
If you’re proficient with Microsoft Windows, responsible, and willing to learn, you should visit their webspace for more information about the Lawndale Art Center internship program.

Houston Educators Invited to Explore Museums Free


If you’re riding the train Saturday, you may run into one of your favorite teacher from high school. This weekend Houston’s Museum District will host the 12th annual Museum Educators Open House on Saturday, March 8, 2008 from 9:00AM until 1:00PM.

Every Houston area educator is invited to attend the free event. It’s an opportunity for teachers, administrators and homeschool teachers, to get an in-depth look at five local museums. Many of the city’s museums and cultural organizations will be represented during the open house.





Playing in a Midtown Loft near you

Staying home this weekend? Saturday night you can see the Texas R&B guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan on public television. Stevie Ray Vaughan Live: Play Hard and Floor It, showcases his career, with some of his finest performances caught on tape. His friend and Double Trouble band mate drummer Chris Layton shares his personal insight, about some of the performances, in on-camera interviews.


Free Stuff

We know that there is no free ride in life. Every site touting free stuff on the web require at least the time to take a survey or give your e-mail address. I have to report that another one of the free samples I’ve requested has arrived.
A perfume sample from L A M B. It wasn’t the small bottle I expected, but a
Swatch of the real thing.

Here is this weeks freebie. Some advice on using Google apps. Have you ever forgotten your flash drive and couldn’t show your work to a client? Using Google documents to create and store slide presentations and other work is a way to access your information from any computer with an internet connection. Try this free idea and let me know what you think.

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Obama supporters pack Toyota Center

Senator Barack Obama brought the Obama’08 campaign to Houston’s Toyota Center, which is close enough to Midtown Houston for me to get the details for the residents who couldn‘t make it to the political pep rally.

The “Yes We Can “video was played as a prelude to the senators arrival, at the podium, to share his message about change. He spoke about change in the economy. Alluding to the need to stop giving incentives to corporations to dismantle factories and relocate the jobs in other countries.

He shared his ideas for health care. That everyone in this country, that leads the world in developing medical advances, should have access to quality health care. He stressed, yes, we can have, affordable premiums, co-pays and deductibles.

The supporters were not just the poor and middle class but there were several Houstonians sitting in the luxury suites that took time out of their busy schedules to cheer on the presidential hopeful.

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Getting your event Listed in Midtown Live

Do you have an event or newsworthy cause that you want Midtown Houston to know about. All you have to do his send me an email, at least two weeks in advance to Writeonbro@yahoo.com . I’ll make sure the rest of the community knows what’s going down.

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