e-culture: Forbidden Gardens, Indians on KTRU, FotoFest, etc.
March 03, 2002


The most current e-culture newsletter can always be found on line at:
http://www.houstonculture.org/feature



Greetings to everyone,

You can't trust a Pennsylvania groundhog to forecast Texas weather. Grumpy the Prairie Dog will tell you that.

Punxsutawney Phil is only right 39 percent of the time in his own home state. The impatient groundhog was wrong again this year and we are still suffering from winter. Grumpy, on the other hand, ponders the situation carefully while chewing a tasty blade of grass and makes a slow, deliberate calculation. This year, as he observed the steady migration of shiny cars on the highway rolling west toward the California sun, he predicted a long winter and hid in his cozy burrough. But first, he gave a few travelers and wandering bison a piece of his mind with his ferocious barks and menacing leaps.

See a picture of Grumpy the Prairie Dog making his prediction:
http://www.houstonculture.org/imgtrav/prairiedog.jpg


The prolonged winter we faced this past weekend caused us to postpone our field trip to the Forbidden Gardens and kept us from seeing many of the FotoFest exhibits that recently opened.

The field trip to Forbidden Gardens on the Katy Prairie has been rescheduled for Saturday morning, April 6. Everyone is welcome.
http://www.houstonculture.org/fieldtrip


We additionally have an excursion planned to New Orleans for the annual observance of St. Joseph's Day and the Mardi Gras Indians' Super Sunday. Learn more about these featured traditions:
http://www.houstonculture.org/cr/stjo.html
http://www.houstonculture.org/cr/indians.html


The Americana Show is wrapping up its Louisiana series with a feature on Cajun and Zydeco music tonight at 9:00pm and Mardi Gras Indians next Monday, just in time for Super Sunday in New Orleans. The show is heard on KTRU, 91.7fm.
http://home.houston.rr.com/americanashow


Tune in the World Music Show tonight and every Monday night from 7:00 - 9:00pm on KTRU, 91.7fm. Tonight, Mark will play music he recently brought back from Veracruz, including lively Sones Huastecos and Sones Jarachos.
http://www.houstonculture.org/world

Hear audio samples of Sones Huastecos performed at MECCA in Houston:
http://www.houstonculture.org/cr/huasteca.html


In our upcoming newsletter, we will recommend several interesting FotoFest exhibits around town and some you can view on line.
http://www.houstonculture.org/artist


March is Women's History Month. We will honor several culturally diverse women who have played an important role in history and culture.

With nearly 500 visitors a day, Maria Tallchief is possibly the most popular artist featured on our website:
http://www.houstonculture.org/maria


Additional features in the March newsletter will include:

Viva Veracruz - a travelogue of a recent trip to the states of Veracruz, Puebla and Hidalgo for those who may wish to visit this historically significant region of Mexico.

Virtual Classroom - what you will need to do to participate in this on-line, self-paced educational opportunity.

April Travel Edition - a preview of several rewarding, relatively low-cost summer travel opportunities.

David Dove, Model Citizen - be like David Dove and help us promote the great work you are doing as artists and organizations.


Until next time, thanks to everyone and take care.
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J  a  n  n  i @houstonculture.org


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