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Contains 49 Results:
In a Moss Garden: Sounds of Japan, 2018-04-10
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 18
Identifier: 32.241.18
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In a Moss Garden: The Sounds of Japan
Performances by John Lane, Marty Regan, and Yoko Reikano Kimura
Pay What You Can, suggested value $20This program juxtaposed aspects of traditional Japanese musical aesthetics through the medium of newly composed works for Japanese instruments and percussion. The works on the program reflected several elements of Japanese culture including Zen Buddhism, haiku and tanka poetry, and the annual celebration of cherry blossoms. Hanami is the word...
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Event: 2018-04-10
Concept of the Divine: Jerry Woodfill, 2018-04-17
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 19
Identifier: 32.241.19
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Conversation with Jerry Woodfill, Former Apollo 11 and 13 Spacecraft Warning System Engineer
Moderated by Patricia Reiff, Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and founding Director of the Rice Space Institute at Rice University
Pay What You Can, suggested value $15
Live Sign Language Interpretation was offered for this programIn the final program of the two year Concept of the Divine Series NASA Houston Engineer Jerry Woodfill shared his experience of monitoring...
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Event: 2018-04-17
World Environment Day, 2018-06-05
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 20
Identifier: 32.241.20
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Twilight Moments: World Environment Day Observation with Martha Serpas
Pay What You Can, suggested contribution $15In commemoration of World Environment Day, the Rothko Chapel held a Twilight Meditation led by poet Martha Serpas. We united in support of environmental justice around the world.The paradoxes of water—conceived by death and love—may never have been as obvious as during Hurricane Harvey. Though we live alongside the unpredictable, life-giving, destructive...
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Event: 2018-06-05
Mindfulness for Parents and Children, 2018-07-11
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 21
Identifier: 32.241.21
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For the month of July, the Rothko Chapel presents Mindful Moments for Parents and Families as a part of our summer series of family-friendly program offerings. Led by Simone Woodage from Dawn Mountain, this session will offer busy parents some simple, sharable practices to promote mindfulness and full attention in the present moment. From mindful listening to mindful eating, to the gift of a simple, grateful pause, these tools are useful for adults and children alike, and can help add a...
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Event: 2018-07-11
Twelve Moments: Christian Tradition , 2017-12-06
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 22
Identifier: 32.241.22
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Bishop Hector Monterosso and Sandra Montes, Christian Tradition
Pay What You Can, suggested contribution $10For the month of December, the Rothko Chapel presented a meditation in the Christian tradition with the theme "Search for a Place of Rest." Partnering with the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, Bishop Monterroso provided a reflection in English on Posadas, a Latino tradition during Advent which involves re-enacting Mary and Joseph’s search for a place of rest in Bethlehem. Sandra...
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Event: 2017-12-06
Twelve Moments: New Years Day Crystal Bowls Meditation, 2018-01-01
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 23
Identifier: 32.241.23
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Dana Shamas, Crystal Bowls
Pay What You Can, suggested value $10The Rothko Chapel honored the start of the New Year with the sound of crystal bowls resonating throughout the Chapel, led by yoga teacher and Bayou Bliss Yoga founder Dana Shamas. We began the year with a fresh intention through the cleansing vibrations of the bowls.About the presenter:
Fourteen years of practice and intensive study with master yoga teachers inform the teachings of Dana Shamas, founder of...
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Event: 2018-01-01
Annual Martin Luther King Birthday Celebration, 2018-01-15
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 24
Identifier: 32.241.24
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Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration
"Monumental Decisions: Art, Politics, and Social Responsibility"
Conversation with artist Ed Dwight, Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, and Texas Southern University Art Historian and Curator Dr. Alvia Wardlaw, moderated by ABC13’s news anchor Melanie LawsonIn honor of the life and work of the Rev. Dr. King, the Chapel held a lecture and conversation exploring the power of symbols in our society today....
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Event: 2018-01-15
Twelve Moments: Daoist Tradition, 2018-02-07
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 25
Identifier: 32.241.25
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Brandi Beckett and Simon Cox, Daoist Tradition
Pay What You Can, suggested value $10For the month of February, the Rothko Chapel presented a meditation in the Daoist tradition. Led by Brandi Beckett and Simon Cox of Wudang Houston, this session explored Daoist Inner Alchemy from the San Feng lineage. The Daoist Inner Alchemy is a form of Daoist meditation centered around becoming familiar with the energies and energetic pathways in one’s body, breaking down the barrier between...
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Event: 2018-02-07
Concept of the Divine: Ilia Delio, 2018-02-15
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 26
Identifier: 32.241.26
Abstract
Concept of the Divine Series
Pay What You Can, suggested value $15A Hunger for Wholeness
Ilia Delio in conversation with Bill KerleyIlia Delio, a Franciscan Sister of Washington, DC, who bridges the spheres of science and religion shared her personal concept of the Divine and how that has changed over time, as she moved from a scientist in academia to a nun within the Catholic Church. She discussed how her spiritual belief system has informed her own evolution and...
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Event: 2018-02-15
Concept of the Divine: Willis Barnstone, Aliki Barnstone, Tory Barnstone, 2018-02-21
File — Container: Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 27
Identifier: 32.241.27
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains materials related to public programs during the time period, except for Awards and Colloquia which have separate series.
Dates:
Event: 2018-02-21