Category: Houston
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New Science of Personal Leadership
Although I couldn't stay until the end, I was really impressed by Columbria Professor Hitendra Wadhwa's presentation on The New Science of Personal Leadership. It was the kind of workshop where you really get to know your tablemates, and I met some great ones.
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More reasons to be proud of Houston: Wozny, Jones, Carrithers, and Newman collaborate for higher meaning in dance #li
When you see collaborations like this one, which vault the team members to new levels of meaning in their art, you realize that Houston is a special place we need to promote and support. via vimeo.com CultureMap: Floating in Time… Modern dancer's improvisations are a perfect match for extreme slow-motion video, 2012-March-26, by Nancy Wozny…
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Enjoyed Art Car movie last night
Last night we parked our car at the New Place and walked across the street to Miller Outdoor Theater to see the world premiere of Art Car: The Movie. The musicians of the soundtrack, Thunderado (pictured above), rocked a wonderful jazzy set before the movie. The weather was perfect. The movie is full of the most…
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Must-see photography show at Allen Center
I've been following the work of several Houston photographers for years, and I'm thrilled to see them included in this show from Fotofest and the Houston Center for Photography. You must go see the work of Frank White, Chuy Benitez, Ben DeSoto, Phyllis Hand, Jim Olive, Lou Vest, and Geoff Winningham. And you'll probably see…
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Having an undocumented good time.
Lately, I've been living so fast I haven't had time to share what's going on. Seeing this picture on my camera reminded me that sharing makes things so much more valuable. This picture is blurry but the happiness is clear. Houston reunion of Columbia U. friends at Mortar, Sept. 22, 2011.
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Supported Houston artists at We Heart Handmade Art Saturday
Last Saturday I attended the We Heart Handmade Art show for local Etsy designers, held at West Elm on Westheimer, and curated by Magda Sayeg of Knitta. I bought a handsome mug decorated with a mosquito to use at my new job at www.MosquitoZone.com. The artist is Paule Hewlett of BeyondHer.com. I also enjoy delicious…
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Looks like I’m hardly working when I’m really working hard. #hsce
For the last half-day, I’ve been struggling to produce a new invitation for our big event, the Houston Summit for the Creative Economy. And now that it’s finished, it looks like it should have taken 15 minutes. You can see right away that my goal is not to create something polished, but something hard-working that…
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Pity CitySearch, who thinks millions of Houstonians could agree about the best restaurant in Houston?
Thanks to Albert Nurick of HTown ChowDown for catching this: A new restaurant located **35 MILES** outside Houston is rated as best restaurant in Houston by CitySearch?! And tops in a dozen other categories? Citysearch, I think somebody pulled the wool over your eyes: http://houston.citysearch.com/bestof/winners/2010/restaurant. They clearly haven't been reading Esquire, the New York Times,…
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Yea! www.TheUrbanMarketHouston.com now has Saturday hours!
The Urban MarketIntroducing an Exclusive Shopping Event on Saturday, May 15:This event will be from 4pm-6pm. $25 ticket price will include hors d’oeuvres and beverages, 1st dibs on all the fabulous pieces, and re-entry on Sunday.
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