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Contains 194 Results:
Mark Rothko: The Houston Connection , 2014-05-06
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 99
Identifier: 31.94.99
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Chelby King
Suggested donation $10How did John and Dominique de Menil come to commission Mark Rothko to create his masterpiece, the Rothko Chapel, in Houston? Art historian Chelby King discusses Houston art professor Jermayne McAgy’s influence on the de Menil’s commission and her connection to Rothko. Chelby King was awarded a M.A. in art history from the University of Houston in May 2013 following a fifteen-year career in arts management. Her organizational work has focused on...
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Event: 2014-05-06
Twelve Moments: Vipassana Tradition, 2014-05-07
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 100
Identifier: 31.94.100
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Ginger Clarkson, Vipassana Tradition
Suggested donation $10Using Qigong exercises to relax the body and focus the mind, this meditation helps participants notice whatever body sensations, thoughts, perceptions, and emotions arise from moment to moment. Vipassana meditation involves fluid attention to what is actually occurring, both internally and externally, without trying to change, judge, or analyze it. A practitioner aims to observe consciously whatever happens, neither...
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Event: 2014-05-07
Poetry for Peace , 2014-05-13
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 101
Identifier: 31.94.101
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Naomi Shihab Nye and Chana Bloch
Suggested donation $10To commemorate Israeli Independence Day and Palestinian Nakba Day, Palestinian-American poet Naomi Shihab Nye and Jewish-American poet Chana Bloch read from their poetry and translations. Both poets draw upon their heritage in their work, yet see peace as essential. Naomi Shihab Nye is the author of numerous books of poems, including You and Yours, 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East, Fuel, and Red Suitcase. She...
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Event: 2014-05-13
Mark Rothko: A Response in Verse , 2014-05-21
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 102
Identifier: 31.94.102
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Nicole Brossard
Suggested donation $10Throughout the years, visitors have responded to the silent power of Mark Rothko’s work, and particularly the Rothko Chapel, by composing poems. Acclaimed Canadian avant-garde poet and novelist Nicole Brossard debuts a poem inspired by her intense admiration and affection for Rothko’s work. She also reads from her latest collection of poems in English. Brossard has published more than 30 books, including Nicole Brossard: Selections (2010,...
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Event: 2014-05-21
Twelve Moments: Zen Tradition , 2014-06-04
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 104
Identifier: 31.94.104
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Cathy Crouch, Zen Tradition
Suggested donation $10This meditation introduces participants to a fundamental Buddhist practice, mindfulness of breathing. By cultivating awareness of our bodily sensations, emotions and thoughts, we can over time develop some freedom in how we respond to our life more in line with our intentions. Cathy Crouch is an assistant teacher with the Houston Zen Center. She began her meditation practice in 1975 and joined the Houston Zen community as it was...
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Event: 2014-06-04
Summer Sounds on the Plaza: Sara Hickman and Family , 2014-06-19
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 105
Identifier: 31.94.105
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Official State Musician of Texas Sara Hickman returns to launch the Rothko Chapel’s 2014 Summer Sounds on the Plaza series featuring Texas artists and their children. Sara, husband Lance Schriner, and daughter io hickman-schriner rock the plaza with joyful, captivating music. Sara has released more than 15 albums, the most recent of which is Shine. She is an avid supporter of various charities benefiting children, women, and health. In addition to a litany of music awards, she has been...
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Event: 2014-06-19
Summer Solstice Observation, 2014-06-21
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 106-107
Identifier: 31.94.106
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In observation of the Summer Solstice, the Rothko Chapel will be open from sunrise to sunset (approximately 6:20am-8:25pm). In addition, the Chapel hosts a sunrise Vedic fire ceremony and yoga, and Marimba music at sunset.Yogis have used Vedic Fire ceremonies with Sanskrit chanting for thousands of years as a tool for personal and planetary healing. The ceremony starts with 10 minutes of chanting powerful Sanskrit mantras, followed by 15 minutes of silent meditation, and ends...
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Event: 2014-06-21
Charity and Compassion: Lessons from Zen Garden , 2014-06-29
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 108
Identifier: 31.94.108
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Karen Maezen Miller
Suggested donation $10How can we access the spiritual in everyday life? Author and Zen Buddhist teacher Karen Maezen Miller shares the wisdom she has gleaned from our natural world, ending with a seated meditation. A former Houstonian, Miller is a priest at the Hazy Moon Zen Center in Los Angeles and the author of several books on finding spirituality in ordinary places. Her most recent is Paradise in Plain Sight: Lessons from a Zen Garden about the lessons of...
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Event: 2014-06-29
Symposium – Mel Chin, 2016-03-31 - 2016-04-04
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 96, Folder: 22 NOS
Identifier: 31.96.22
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Event: 2016-03-31 - 2016-04-04
Confronting Inequality: Alternative economies, resilient communities, 2016-03-31
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 96, Folder: 23 NOS
Identifier: 31.96.23
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Symposium keynote by Terry Tempest Willams. Other participants includ Reverend Sally Bingham, Reverend Fred Small, Kristin Barker, Dr. D. Z. Cofield, Zahra Jamal PhD, Margaret Swedish, Janet Redman, Jim Blackburn, Makani Themba, Tom Ricker, Monica White PhD, Anne McClintock PhD, Gita Sen, Gloria Lowe, Elizabeth Gregory PhD, Frank Joyce, Carl Gibson, Pam McMichael, David Benson, M. NourbeSe Philip, Rick Lowe, Mel Chin, Carrie Schneider.Sessions included:
A Faithful and Moral...
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Event: 2016-03-31