e-culture: Great Events and Educational Travel
October 3, 2003

IN THIS ISSUE UPCOMING EVENTS CANYON PRESENTATION 2003 - 2004 ADVENTURES

Please look over the great events listed below. They range from the legendary oud player, Simon Shaheen, performing Saturday night at Cullen Performance Hall, to the Grand Taiko Festival and ballet folklorico at Miller Outdoor Theatre this weekend. Support for these events keeps them going.

We hope you will join us for a great presentation on Mexico's Copper Canyon later in the month. We will offer a cultural education trip to Copper Canyon in November, as well as many great weekend trips and weeklong educational tours, as well as workshops and opportunities to produce documentary projects with us.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Houston Grand Taiko Festival
October 3 - 4, 7:30pm
Miller Outdoor Theater in Hermann Park

The thundering beat of non-stop dynamic Japanese Taiko (drums), including the largest Taiko in America, Japanese dancing in colorful kimonos and many nationally acclaimed guest performances that will keep you on your toes... Artists include Kaminari Taiko of Houston, Takahamaryu Mitsujuroku, and Lee's Golden Dragon Dance Troupe.


Simon Shaheen and the Near Eastern Music Ensemble
Saturday, October 4, 7:30pm
University of Houston, Main Campus
Cullen Performance Hall

Legendary oud performer Simon Shaheen brings his unique blend of Eastern and Western musical styles to Houston. Simon is an internationally recognized songwriter, composer, arranger and master of both the Oud and Violin. His ability to fuse Near and Middle Eastern musical styles with western classical and jazz styles is unmatched.
http://www.outboundmusic.com/SShaheenIntro.asp


Ballet Folklorico Ecuador and Honduras
Saturday, October 4, 11am
Miller Outdoor Theater in Hermann Park

Enjoy the excitement and energy of folkloric dance music from Ecuador and Honduras.


24th Annual Festival Chicano
October 9 - 11, 7pm
Miller Outdoor Theater in Hermann Park

An annual celebration of Chicano culture featuring some of the best musical talent in the field.


Dia de la Hispanidad
Friday, October 17, 7:30pm
Miller Outdoor Theater in Hermann Park

20th Annual Folkloric Festival featuring music and dance of the Americas.


24th Asian American Festival
October 18 - 19, 12pm (Noon)
Miller Outdoor Theater in Hermann Park

Attend a Pan-Asian cultural arts celebration of dance, music, art, martial arts, children's programming, delectable cuisine, and family entertainment.


Get more information on line:
http://www.houstonculture.org/events


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CANYON PRESENTATION

Mexico's Copper Canyon
Monday, October 20, 7:00pm
REI
7538 Westheimer Rd.
Houston, TX 77063
(713) 353-2582

A network of canyons, larger and deeper than the Grand Canyon, Mexico's Copper Canyon is being discovered as a great adventure destination. This spectacular slideshow, by Mark Lacy, on the "treasure of the Sierra Madre" will feature a major inner canyon hike, interesting sites in the region, like Basaseachic Falls (the second highest waterfall in Mexico), and the Tarahumara people of Copper Canyon.


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2003 - 2004 ADVENTURES

20th Annual Apache Jii Celebration, Globe, Arizona, October 25 - 27, 2003

El Dia de los Muertos, Montemorelos, Nuevo Leon, October 31 - November 2, 2003

Wurstfest, New Braunfels, Texas, November 8 and 9, 2003
Including: Sopheinburg Museum, Conservation Plaza, Gruene Dance Hall and Townsite.

Mexico's Copper Canyon, November 21 (5pm) - 30, 2003
Including: Batopilas, Divisidero, Basaseachi Falls. Attend our October 20 presentation at REI (7:00pm, Westheimer at Voss) to learn more.

Fiesta de las Luminarias, San Antonio, December 5 - 7, 2003
Including: "Hecho a Mano" (Made by Hand) Market, Las Posadas, San Antonio Missions and Working Farm, Kristkindlmarkt (German Holiday Market), Hill Counrty Holiday Wine Trail.

Festival of the Bonfires, Lutcher (Louisiana Project), December 12 -14, 2003
Including Laura Plantation, San Francisco Plantation, Jean Lafitte N.H.P (Chitimacha Cultural Center), Historic St. Martinville.

Western Mountains Holiday Adventure, December 22 - January 6
Including Yellowstone, Rocky Mountains, Colorado Plateau, Christmas in Santa Fe, New Year's Eve in Salt Lake City.

MLK Civil Rights Tour, Nashville, Tennessee, January 16 (5pm) - 19, 2004
Including the National Civil Rights Museum's Martin Luther King Day activities.

George Washington Birthday Celebration and Jalapeno Festival, Laredo, Texas, February 20 - 22, 2004
Capacity: 3 - 5; Deadline: February 1, 2004, 2004

Multicultural New Orleans, March 12 (5pm) - 21 (late), 2004
This Louisiana Project adventure will explore the heritage of the Mardi Gras Indians, Cajun and Vietnamese Shrimpers, Houma Indians, Creoles and Canary Islanders, as well as parades for St. Patrick's and St. Joseph's Day.

Good Friday Pilgrimage, Chimayo, New Mexico, April 8 - 11, 2004

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, April 29 - May 2, 2004

Texas Hill Country Heritage Tour, June 19 - 25, 2004
Including: San Antonio, 1731 (Alamo, Riverwalk, historic San Antonio Missions, San Fernando Cathedral, Spanish Governor's House, La Villita); Castroville, 1844 (Henri Castro's colony, the 'Little Alsace of Texas', 17th Century Steinbach House); Bandera, 1852 (a Polish and Mormon historic settlement); Fredricksburg, 1846 (historic German settlement on the Comanche frontier); Enchanted Rock State Park; New Braunfels, 1845 (Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels' colony); Guadalupe River (rafting adventure), Gruene (historic German town and dancehall), Painted Churches.

Canyonlands Adventure and Photography Workshop, July 2 (5pm) - 11, 2004
Including: Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Slot Canyon Photography, Lake Powell.

West Indian Parade and NYC Adventure, August 22 - September 4, 2004
The exact dates of this trip may change depending on travel logistics, as this is the same week as the GOP Convention in NYC.

Kentuck Festival of the Arts, Northport, Alabama, October 2004 (Dates TBA)
Including: Folk Art and Architecture Sites.

Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Hot Springs, Arkansas, October 2004 (Dates TBA)

La Florida (La Ruta de Cabeza de Vaca series), Dates TBA
Including Cedar Key, Crystal River Archaeological State Park, Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park, St. Augustine and Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Stephen Foster Folk Cultures Center State Park.

Colonial Louisiana (French and Spanish heritage in the Louisiana Purchase), Dates TBA
Including: Los Adaes and Natchitoches, Arkansas Post National Memorial, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, Cahokia Mounds State Historic Park, Chucalissa Archaeological Museum, Parkin Archaeological State Park, Toltec Mounds Archaeological State Park.

Old San Antonio Road, Dates TBA

Zwoelle Tamale Festival, Zwoelle, Louisiana, Dates TBA
This Louisiana Project adventure will explore Spanish, Creole and Native American heritage in western Louisiana.


Get more information on line:
http://www.houstonculture.org/travel


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