Abstract A Joyous Sound An Interfaith Peace CelebrationSunday, February 10, 2008 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. Please join us for the Unity Peacemakers 6th annual Interfaith Peace Celebration at The Rothko Chapel. This year’s theme, A Joyous Sound, celebrates how different faiths use the transcending power of music in their worship. Various faith traditions will be presenting their use of worship music, including song, chants, dance, and meditations. The Celebration will be followed by a reception...

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An evening of poetry reading presented in conjunction with the up-coming performance of “Lightning of Our Feet” at the University of Houston. Poets: Mark Doty, Alice Fulton, Susan Howe

Abstract Fady Joudah, Poet and Rahim AlHaj, Oud Musician Presented in partnership with FotoFest and Arab American Cultural and Community Center Suggested donation $10In collaboration with FotoFest and the Arab American Cultural and Community Center, celebrated poet Fady Joudah and renowned musician Rahim AlHaj present an evening of Arab poetry and oud music. Fady Joudah is a Palestinian-American poet and physician. Joudah's poetry has been published in a variety of publications,...

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Co-sponsoed by Archaeological Institute of America

Abstract A Time of Remembrance: Contemplating Cycles of Life & Death Presented in partnership with Houston Hospice Pay What You Can $5-20 | In-person event with bench seatingCommunity members contemplated cycles of life and death across cultures with music, poetry and personal reflections in observance of Dia de los Muertos, All Saint’s Day, and National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. Attendees were invited to bring a small memento, photo, or item to place on a community altar in...

Abstract The Rothko Chapel and the Transformative Power of Art, A Series "About Painting and What It Can Do" Brice Marden, ArtistThis series will celebrate the artistic and spiritual import of the Rothko Chapel, bringing three speakers with close ties to Mark Rothko and the Chapel.American painter Brice Marden was featured in the exhibition Marden, Novros, Rothko: Painting in the Age of Actuality at Rice University in 1975. Marden and David Novros exhibited their work with...

Abstract Adam Tendler, pianistAdam Tendler’s performances at Rothko Chapel have fused musical programming with the physical space to create sonic clearings for reflection. Tendler responds to the Chapel environment by sharing an ambitious program of exquisitely understated music--works that provoke, challenge, thrill, and ultimately move the listener. The program includes works by Nico Muhly, Earle Brown, Marina Poleukhina, Charlie Sdraulig, Morton Feldman, and Philip Glass....

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By Dr. Elias Bongmba and Simone Swan

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Sandra Oregon Dance Co., African drumming and Mellissa Thibedeaux’s Harriet Tubman reenactment

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Contains materials related to programs.

Does not include Award ceremonies or Colloquia