Shelf 30
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Contains 57 Results:
Walking in Air, 2012-04-26
File — Container: Shelf 30, Box: 93, Folder: 62
Identifier: 30.93.62
Abstract
Film Screening
Collaboration with Aurora Picture ShowBeing outside often feels magical – the fresh air, the green space, the limitless possibilities for adventure. For children, it is a place for mystery and imagination. For adults, it is more often a setting for working and living. Even then, however, the outdoors still retains bits of magic and grandeur, ready to relax and thrill one at a moment’s notice. Bring your blankets and picnic baskets for an outdoor screening of...
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Event: 2012-04-26
Dana Gilliespie Concert, 2012-05-03
File — Container: Shelf 30, Box: 93, Folder: 64
Identifier: 30.93.64
Abstract
Dana Gillespie, Shantilah Shah, Meera Iyengar, Neil PotdarDuring this intimate concert, renowned vocalist Dana Gillespie will interweave stories about her relationship with spiritual teacher Sathya Sai Baba into interpretations of traditional Indian devotional songs, accompanied by a tabla and harmonium. The program will reflect the unity of all faiths and the practice of five universal human values: love, truth, right conduct, peace and non-violence. Sai Baba, who recently...
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Event: 2012-05-03
Katrina: The Neo-Liberal Deluge, 2012-05-16
File — Container: Shelf 30, Box: 93, Folder: 66
Identifier: 30.93.66
Abstract
Cedric Johnson, Ph.D.
Cedric Johnson, author of Revolutionaries to Race Leaders (2007) and editor of the book The Neoliberal Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, Late Capitalism, and the Remaking of New Orleans (2011) will discuss how privatization and the gutting of the public sector contributed to the Katrina catastrophe, and has shaped reconstruction with devastating impacts for the region’s poor.
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Event: 2012-05-16
New Arrivals: A Journey from Fear to Hope, 2012-06-17
File — Container: Shelf 30, Box: 93, Folder: 68
Identifier: 30.93.68
Abstract
Collaboration with HGOcoIn partnership with HGOco, the Rothko Chapel presents a new chamber opera, part of HGOco’s East + West series. This intimate program will last approximately 30 minutes and be followed by a question and answer session. New Arrivals reflects on Houston’s own Yani Rose Keo and her flight out of Cambodia. As she sits on the plane, she is haunted by the empty seats around her. “How will I survive?” she asks. When a Nepalese farmer, a Nigerian orphan, and a...
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Event: 2012-06-17
Vatican II at 50, 2012-02 - 2012-05
File — Container: Shelf 30, Box: 93, Folder: 89
Identifier: 30.93.89
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: 2012-02 - 2012-05
Murder City, 2010-10-05
File — Container: Shelf 30, Box: 92, Folder: 02
Identifier: 30.92.02
Abstract
Juárez: A Killing Field Series
“Murder City”
Charles Bowden, AuthorThere have been thousands of murders in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico and nearby cities, and an escalation in the violence over the past three years. Issues facing commnities along the U.S.-Mexico border include the presence of drug cartels and their business infrastructure, the increasing presence of U.S. security and law enforcement, and the migration of people fleeing the violence. This series goes beyond the...
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Event: 2010-10-05
A Conversation with Tariq Ramadan, 2010-10-10
File — Container: Shelf 30, Box: 92, Folder: 04
Identifier: 30.92.04
Abstract
Tariq Ramadan plus panel of local scholars, presented in collaboration with Islamic Society of Greater Houston
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Event: 2010-10-10
The Most Dangerous Place to Practice Journalism, 2010-10-19
File — Container: Shelf 30, Box: 92, Folder: 06
Identifier: 30.92.06
Abstract
Juárez: A Killing Field Series
“The Most Dangerous Place to Practice Journalism”
Alfredo Corchado, JournalistThere have been thousands of murders in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico and nearby cities, and an escalation in the violence over the past three years. Issues facing commnities along the U.S.-Mexico border include the presence of drug cartels and their business infrastructure, the increasing presence of U.S. security and law enforcement, and the migration of people fleeing the...
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Event: 2010-10-19
Robert Schumann Meets Lithuanian Composers , 2010-10-23
File — Container: Shelf 30, Box: 92, Folder: 08
Identifier: 30.92.08
Abstract
With Petras GeniušasIn collaboration with the Lithuanian American Community of Houston, the Rothko Chapel presents award-winning classical pianist Petras Geniušas in an afternoon concert in the intimate setting of the Chapel. The one-and-a-half hour program will spotlight works by Robert Shumann and two Lithuanian composers—one contemporary and one classic. Reputed as one of the most gifted and accomplished Lithuanian pianists of his generation, Geniušas has toured...
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Event: 2010-10-23
Music of a Distant Drum , 2010-11-10
File — Container: Shelf 30, Box: 92, Folder: 10
Identifier: 30.92.10
Abstract
with Smadar Levi
Presented in collaboration with the Jewish Community CenterSmadar Levi is an award-winning performer whose "Seeds of Peace” seeks to unite cultures through music. Smadar has recently performed in Russia, in Morocco at the Fez Music Festival, at the Sephardic Music Festival in New York, and the Daniel Pearl Music Days Commemoration in San Francisco. Smadar's new project is based on a book of poetry by Bernard Lewis, Music of a Distant Drum. The book is a...
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Event: 2010-11-10