Houston Monthly Programs
Upcoming Houston Monthly Event
Houston Monthly activities will resume in the Fall.
Also, plan to join us for Celebrate Houston on November 1, 2009.
Most Recent Houston Monthly Event
Join us for a different kind of Cinco de Mayo as Houston Monthly celebrates "Viva Eccentric".
Viva Eccentric
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
7:00-11:00pm
Bohemeo's and East End Gallery
Houston Institute for Culture
708 Telephone Road
Houston, Texas 77023
Live acrylic painting and graffiti art by Sode and Christian Naverrete, with more work exhibited by JSquad, Peter Swik, Cindy Valverde, Armando Castelan, JB Carrillo, Skeez 181, Holly Dean, Jeanette DeGollado, Compton, Catfish, Abidemi Olowoniro, and many more. And live music by D-Fyant and Avenger. Free. Presented by Obsidian Stark, Bohemeo's and Houston Institute for Culture.
www.bohemeos.com
Join us for an informal open house and viewing of artist Victor Zambrano's exhibit "Labyrinth of Passion".
Victor Zambrano's Labyrinth of Passion
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
6:00-8:00pm Informal Reception
Houston Institute for Culture
708-B Telephone Road
Houston, Texas 77023
Join us for an informal reception and open gallery at Houston Institute for Culture to see the current exhibit by artist Victor Zambrano. Viewers will find the exhibit of more than 40 human plaster casts on panels, suspended from the ceiling and arranged as a labyrinth, very interesting and a little surreal. It's not your usual art experience.
This occasion is part of the Houston Monthly series, which promotes meaningful social interaction for people who care about arts, culture and community dialogue. Fun and educational activities explore travel, live music, spoken word and film. Meetings take place in unique Houston art spaces, restaurants and community centers. The program is facilitated by Houston Institute for Culture. Events are free; everyone is invited to participate in planning and guiding the activities of Houston Monthly.
The site of the April meeting, Houston Institute for Culture is located in the Tlaquepaque Market, 708-B Telephone Road, Houston, Texas 77023, next door to Bohemeo's Art, Music and Coffee House and Kanomwan Thai Restaurant. The location is near the corner of Telephone and Lockwood, just two miles east of downtown and less than one mile north of University of Houston.
Join us for a look at the Arizona borderlands through the eyes of Houston youth who have attended Camp Dos Cabezas, with a presentation by 14-year-old advocate for Haiti.
The Border / La Frontera and Haiti Counts
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
6:00-7:00pm Reception - Drop by to mingle
7:00-8:00pm Program - The Land of Enchantment
East End Urban Market
716 Telephone Road
Houston, Texas 77023
Houston Monthly will present a view of the Arizona borderlands through photographs taken by Houston youth at Camp Dos Cabezas. The youth photographs will represent historic places in the lands known to the early Spanish missionaries and governors as Apacheria and Pimeria Alta. The presentations will cover the histories of native populations, Spain, Mexico and the United States in the frontier borderlands, as well as the natural environment and educational parks and museums. There will also be a presentation by Sophia Leveque, a 14-year-old student who started a nonprofit organization as part of a Houston Institute for Culture after-school program. She will describe the mission of her organization, "Haiti Counts", and present a video she made for her cause. Sofia recently raised money and traveled to Haiti to begin the work of her organization.
Following an informal reception with free refreshments from 6:00-7:00pm, Mark Lacy will facilitate the project presentations beginning at 7:00pm. An award-winning photojournalist and writer, Lacy leads educational adventures for Houston Institute for Culture, with the Southwest, Mexico and Spanish history as his main focus.
The site of the March meeting, East End Urban Market is located in the Tlaquepaque Market, 716 Telephone Road, Houston, Texas 77023, just across the plaza from Bohemeo's Art, Music and Coffee House and Kanomwan Thai Restaurant. The location is near the corner of Telephone and Lockwood, just two miles east of downtown and less than one mile north of University of Houston.
Join us for an exciting and informal program for travelers, art lovers, history buffs and those who follow the modern cultural-political environment of the US and Mexico.
The Land of Enchantment
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
6:00-7:00pm Reception - Drop by to mingle
7:00-8:00pm Program - The Land of Enchantment
East End Urban Market
716 Telephone Road
Houston, Texas 77023
Following an informal reception with free refreshments, Mark Lacy will present a slide show and information for people who may be interested to travel to northern New Mexico and the Four Corners region. The presentation will also look at the impact of the Colonial world on the indigenous population of New Mexico and draw parallels to modern trends in Mexico and New Mexico as cultural resources are threatened. The East End Urban Market offers an ideal setting to illustrate these changes.
With events that have been repeated annually for more than 300 years and mysteries handed down for hundreds, even thousands of years by its diverse populations, New Mexico is referred to as "the land of enchantment" for many good reasons. The presentation will cover: Territorial histories of New Mexico; Matachines dances at Taos Pueblo; Shrine of the Stone Lions; Gallup's Intertribal Ceremonial; the annual Pilgrimage to Chimayo; Ancient Puebloans (formerly referred to as Anasazi); Christmas in Santa Fe; Acoma Pueblo ("Sky City"); and much more. An award-winning photojournalist and writer, Lacy leads educational adventures for Houston Institute for Culture, with the Southwest, Mexico and Spanish history as his main focus.
The site of the February meeting, East End Urban Market is located in the Tlaquepaque Market, 716 Telephone Road, Houston, Texas 77023, just across the plaza from Bohemeo's Art, Music and Coffee House. The location is near the corner of Telephone and Lockwood, just two miles east of downtown and less than one mile north of University of Houston.
 Mission Satevo in Barranca de Batapilas
 Good Friday at Santuario de Chimayo
 Santa Fe's mysterious Loretto Chapel
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