A performance of Indian music will feature Suresh and Savani Talwalkar on tabla, Kumar Mardur on vocal and Chinmay Kolhatkar on Harmonium. It will be held at the Jones Hall at the University of St. Thomas. For more information, please call 713-789-4653.
Description:
Ben Tecumseh DeSoto: Understanding Poverty
(September 12 – November 1)
Houston-based photojournalist Ben Tecumseh DeSoto opens the 2008-2009 DiverseWorks season with a multimedia exhibition that sheds light on the devastating impact of poverty in America. Understanding Poverty encompasses a 20-year investigation into life on the streets that began with DeSoto's 1988 encounter with two homeless Houstonians, Ben White and Judy Pruitt, while on assignment with the Houston Chronicle. DeSoto's ongoing relationship with the duo allowed him to document their incredible stories of hope and sorrow while exposing the self-perpetuating cycle of poverty, trauma and hopelessness that afflicts thousands of citizens living in the shadows in America's cities.
DiverseWorks Main Gallery, 1117 East Freeway. For more information, call 713-223-8346.
Time:
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Description:
This showing of selected documentaries by the internationally known and award-winning filmmaker and journalist will culminate in a film-lecture by Pilger on November 3. Note that the screenings occur at different venues over the course of the four days. Also, during October there will be multiple screenings around town from the Pilger archive of more than 60 films.
Rice Media Center (take Entrance 8 at Stockton off University):
6 p.m. YEAR ZERO (1979). Documents the devastating impact of the Indonesian Khmer Rouge armies' invasion of Cambodia, their overthrow by the neighboring Vietnamese, and the inaction of Western governments to help rebuild the country.
6:55 p.m. WELCOME TO AUSTRALIA (1999). With the run-up to the Sydney Olympics, Pilger and Alan Lowery take a look behind the curtain of hype and glamour. Australia's Aborigines are still excluded, impoverished and mistreated - while their part in the brilliant history of Australia's sports successes goes virtually unrecognized.
7:45 p.m. STEALING A NATION (2004). In the 1960s and 70s, the British government, conspiring with American officials, tricked and expelled the entire population of the Chagos islands in the Indian Ocean. The aim was to give the principal island of this Crown Colony, Diego Garcia, to the Americans who wanted it as a major military base. The story is told by islanders who were dumped in the slums of Mauritius, and act the International Criminal Court now describes as 'a crime against humanity'.
8:45 p.m. PAYING THE PRICE: Killing the Children of Iraq (2000). Pilger and Lowery travel to Iraq with Denis Halliday, a former assistant secretary-general of the United Nations, who resigned over what he called the "immoral policy" of economic sanctions. There they find a suffering nation held hostage to the compliance of a dictator, Saddam Hussein, over whom they have no control.
Time:
8:00pm
Description:
A performance by Oscar Castro-Neves will be a fusion of Samba, and Jazz. It will be held
downtown at the Wortham Theatre. For more information please call, 713-227-4772.
Time:
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Description:
KPFT will sponsor a performance of Celtic Music and dance. This will include groups such as Constant Billy, The Cass School of Irish Dance, Murder the Stout, and the Saint Thomas Episcopal High School Pipe and Drum Corps. This will be held at the Miller Theatre in Herman Park.
Time:
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Description:
This showing of selected documentaries by the internationally known and award-winning filmmaker and journalist will culminate in a film-lecture by Pilger on November 3. Note that the screenings occur at different venues over the course of the four days. Also, during October there will be multiple screenings around town from the Pilger archive of more than 60 films.
Rice Media Center (take Entrance 8 at Stockton off University):
6 p.m. VIETNAM: The Last Battle (1995). On April 30, 1975, the longest war of the 20th century came to a close. This film attempts to rescue Vietnam's past from media oblivion and describes its last battle against the forces of globalization.
6:55 p.m. DEATH OF A NATION: The Timor Conspiracy (1994). The exposure of another terrible human tragedy to which governments turned a blind eye. East Timor, a tiny country off the northern tip of Australia, is ruled by bloodshed and fear. More than 200,000 people were wiped out by neighboring Indonesia with US diplomatic approval and military assistance from the Carter Administration. Since East Timor's liberation in 1999, this film's contribution has been recognized worldwide.
8:10 p.m. JOHN PILGER GUARDIAN HAY FILM FESTIVAL (2005). An interview with Pilger on his film-making experiences and perspective.
9:00 p.m. WAR ON DEMOCRACY (2006). This was Pilger's first major film for the cinema. Set in Latin America and the US, it explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile.
Time:
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Description:
Hindustani Vocal Music By Shubha Mudgal on Nov 2nd, 6 pm at Stafford Civic Center, Stafford, TX . Contact 281-277-4444 or visit www.namaskaar.org for more information
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Herzstein Hall Amphitheatre at HCCS's Northwest College, Town & Country Center/1010 West Sam Houston Parkway North.
Description:
Election Day
Time:
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Description:
Pilger will conduct a Q&A with students about documentary filmmaking and his understanding of what he has tried to do over the course of his 40 year career.
Eagle Room of Northwest College's Town & Country Center, 1010 West Sam Houston Parkway North
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
As Texas prospers economically, the precious environment is under assault from all sides, challenging the everyday lives of people in many areas of the state. Distinguished Texas environmentalists Terry Hershey and Andrew Sansom will discuss from first-hand experience the state of the Texas environment and the likely consequences of inaction. Sansom, former head of Texas Parks and Wildlife and also the Texas Nature Conservancy, is a research professor of geography at Texas State University and an expert on Texas water. He is on the board of the National Audubon Society. Hershey, who has been a leader of the environmental movement in Texas, Colorado, and beyond will reflect on the history of this movement and concerns for the future. She has served on the boards of Texas Parks and Wildlife and also the National Audubon Society. She is often credited for her efforts in keeping the cement out of Buffalo Bayou.
7:00pm. at Rothko Chapel, 1409 Sul Ross. For more information, call the Chapel, 713-524-9839.
Description:
Africa Yoga Project- Documentary
Yoga Ananda with Aurora Picture Show and Inman Gallery
Friday, November 7, 7pm
Location: Inman Gallery, 3901 Main Street
Africa Yoga Project is a non-profit organization that teaches yoga to impoverished street children of East Africa. Through yoga the students have access to well-being practices as well as empowerment through a means of economic livelihood.
How can you help? Come Friday, bring your friends, watch a film on the AYP, buy a tshirt, do some yoga and spread the word. Yoga Ananda sponsors this free event with Aurora Picture Show and the Inman Gallery, but we are asking for a love donation for the class. There are plenty of room for mats. We hope each of you can come, this is a great cause. Join us!
7:00 : Viewing of film
7:30 : Demonstration of Acroyoga with Ashley and Jason
7:45 : Yoga Class with Maria of Yoga Ananda
8:45 : Refreshments, shopping, film viewing, general celebrating!!!
DIRECTIONS
Inman Gallery is at 3901 Main Street between West Alabama and Richmond. Park in the gravel lot on the corner of Truxillo and Main Street. Please bring a mat or 2, note that the floor is concrete not wood.
ACROYOGA
Acroyoga blends the spiritual wisdom of yoga, the loving kindness of Thai massage, and the dynamic power of acrobatics. Ashley and Jason will be leading an acroyoga workshop Sat. Nov. 8th 1:30-3:30pm @ Yoga Ananda. Funds from this class will also be given to the AYP.
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
As Texas prospers economically, the precious environment is under assault from all sides, challenging the everyday lives of people in many areas of the state. Distinguished Texas environmentalists Terry Hershey and Andrew Sansom will discuss from first-hand experience the state of the Texas environment and the likely consequences of inaction. Sansom, former head of Texas Parks and Wildlife and also the Texas Nature Conservancy, is a research professor of geography at Texas State University and an expert on Texas water. He is on the board of the National Audubon Society. Hershey, who has been a leader of the environmental movement in Texas, Colorado, and beyond will reflect on the history of this movement and concerns for the future. She has served on the boards of Texas Parks and Wildlife and also the National Audubon Society. She is often credited for her efforts in keeping the cement out of Buffalo Bayou. 7 p.m. at Rothko Chapel, 1409 Sul Ross. For more information, call the Chapel, 713/524-9839.
Time:
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Description:
'Body of War' (2007, 87 minutes). Meet Tomas Young, 25 years old, paralyzed from a bullet to his spine, wounded after serving in Iraq for less than a week. Portrays what it's like inside the body, heart and soul of this young man. Produced and directed by Phil Donahue & Ellen Spiro.
Eagle Room of Northwest College's Town & Country Center, 1010 West Sam Houston Parkway North
Description:
Guy Forsyth Band
Saturday, November 15, 2008
9pm
Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar
1031 E 24th St.
Houston, TX 77009
East End Urban Market is open at 700 Telephone Road in the Tlaquepaque Plaza, Houston, Texas 77023.
Time:
3:00pm
Description:
A Divali Celebration is sponsored by the Houston
Maharashtra Mandal. It will be held at the Durga Bari, which is located at 13944 Schiller Rd. For more information please call 713-481-5134.
Time:
8:00pm
Description:
Encuentro-Baile: Huapango Gathering and Dance
Featuring three groups: Diversion Huasteca, Dimension Hidalguense and Invacion Huasteca
Live perfotmances at Salon "Rio Grande" Dance Hall at 10505 Telephone Road.
Time:
8:00pm
Description:
Performance of Acrobatic Dances from India. It will be held Downtown in the Wortham Centre. For more information please call 281-648-0422.
Time:
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Museo Guadalupe Aztlan is holding an organizational meeting at 708-B Telephone Road, Houston, Texas 77023.
Time:
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Description:
Samer Shehata, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, will speak on this topic in the lecture series "The Arab World: History, Politics, and Culture," sponsored by the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy and the Department of History at Rice and the Arab-American Educational Foundation Lecture Endowment. 6:30 p.m. in Fransworth Pavilion, Ley Student Center. Paid self-parking is available at the Central Campus Garage. For complete location and parking details, go to http://bakerinstitute.org/contact_directions.cfm.
For more information on the lecture series, please contact Ussama Makdisi at 713/348-2561, makdisi@rice.edu or visit http://history.rice.edu/arabworld.
Time:
6:30pm
Description:
Rathna Kumar and company will be presenting a program of Indian Dance at the Children's Museum at 1500 Binz, in the Museum District.
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Offerings and prayers of gratitude will be presented by representatives of the Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jain, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh and Zoroastrian faith traditions. 7:00pm at Rothko Chapel, 1409 Sul Ross. For more information, call the Chapel, 713-524-9839.
Time:
8:00pm
Description:
Israel's Chava Alberstein will give a performance
of English, Yiddish and Hebrew songs. It will be held downtown in the Wortham Centre. For more information, please call 713-227-4772.
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Dance Houston presents Home Grown Motion at Discovery Green: a gathering of local dancers and the community. Dancers and dance groups will show their stuff in an impromptu festival where all are welcome. The performance features hip hop, jazz, contemporary, and international dance. Show up early to join the performers in an open warm-up session. Get in on the action or enjoy this organic festival from the green.
Event is Free and open to all!
Discovery Green
1500 McKinney
Houston, TX 77010
Description:
Guy Forsyth Solo
Saturday, November 22, 2008
8:30PM-10PM
Rathna Kumar and company will be presenting a program of Indian Dance at the Children's Museum at 1500 Binz, in the Museum District.
Time:
8:00pm
Description:
The Song and Dance Ensemble of West Africa will perform downtown at Jones Hall. For more information please call 713-227-4772.
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Paul Salopek, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning Chicago Tribune foreign correspondent, will talk about the underreported conflicts, genocides, and human rights abuses in Africa. He won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on political strife and disease epidemics ravaging Africa, witnessed firsthand as he traveled, sometimes by canoe, through rebel-controlled regions of the Congo. He also made headlines when he was kidnapped and held for 30 days in Darfur. He will discuss the three wars he has been covering in Africa: Somalia, Darfur (in the Sudan), and Congo. Elias Bongmba, professor of Religious Studies at Rice University, will lead a question and answer session.
7:00pm at Rothko Chapel, 1409 Sul Ross. For more information, call the Chapel, 713/524-9839.
Time:
8:00pm
Description:
Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - Live in Concert on November 26, 2008, 8 pm, at the New Stafford Center, Stafford, TX. Visit www.bollywoodshows4u.com for more information.
Time:
9:00am - 5:00pm
Description:
East End Urban Market is open at 700 Telephone Road in the Tlaquepaque Plaza, Houston, Texas 77023.
Time:
6:00pm
Description:
A BharatNatyam Dance Ballet, Saturday November 29, 2008, 6 pm. At Jewish Community Center, S Braeswood, Houston, TX.
Contact 832-656-7496 for more information.
Performance of Indian Music