Week of Events
Progress Theatre’s THE BURNIN’
THE BURNIN' is an a'capella musical--or NeoSpiritual--fusing styles from The Blues and Jazz to Spoken Word and Hip Hop, inspired by the 1940 Rhythm Club Fire of Natchez, MS and the 2003 E2 Club Stampede of Chicago, IL. Following a group of clubgoers before, during and after two reimagined U.S. club tragedies, THE BURNIN' straddles […]
Progress Theatre’s THE BURNIN’
THE BURNIN' is an a'capella musical--or NeoSpiritual--fusing styles from The Blues and Jazz to Spoken Word and Hip Hop, inspired by the 1940 Rhythm Club Fire of Natchez, MS and the 2003 E2 Club Stampede of Chicago, IL. Following a group of clubgoers before, during and after two reimagined U.S. club tragedies, THE BURNIN' straddles […]
Seventh Annual Benefit Jazz Concert
Seventh Annual Benefit Jazz Concert
Benefiting Houston Committee for Youth and Nonmilitary Opportunities, Inc. Sunday, September 4, 2016 - 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Houston Mennonite Church, 1231 Wirt Rd. Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/ggXz58AYryQ2 Enrich your soul with music and support a wonderful cause! Performers include: Bob Henschen Quartet, featuring saxophonist Ernesto Vega, and the wildly eclectic eight-piece jazz group, Free Radicals. Proceeds support HCYNO's counter-recruitment work in Houston […]
Presence, Patience and Love at the Rothko Chapel “Twelve Moments” series continues with Rabbi Scott Hausman-Weiss
Presence, Patience and Love at the Rothko Chapel “Twelve Moments” series continues with Rabbi Scott Hausman-Weiss
Sometimes making a little change can be a big challenge.
Rabbi Scott Hausman-Weiss says the first step is learning to love who and where you are now – before moving forward and heading to where you want to be.
The Rabbi will be leading a guided, silent and reflective meditation at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at the Rothko Chapel at 3900 Yupon. Suggested donation is $10.
Film: Sonita
Film: Sonita
Sonita Winning two awards at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, Sonita tells the inspiring story of Sonita Alizadeh, an 18-year-old Afghan refugee in Iran, who thinks of Michael Jackson and Rihanna as her spiritual parents and dreams of becoming a big-name rapper. Currently her only fans are the other teenage girls in a Tehran shelter, […]
Lightening Your Footprint
Lightening Your Footprint
Have you wondered what it means to be sustainable or how you might transition to a more sustainable way of living. What ways are you inspired to make changes in your lifestyle, your neighborhood, workplace or the Houston area that offer more care for the Earth, care for people and creates community?
This workshop is intended to empower you to go forward with your ideas of how to live more sustainably.