e-culture: Cultural and Educational Events
October 15, 2003






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Tu Musica en la Plaza
Oct. 15, 2003
Houston, TX
www.latinoaccess.com

Latin Rumba performances at Jones Hall Plaza. Free to the public.

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"Mapping the Past" with Pamela Croft, Australian Aboriginal Artist
Presented by Asia Society Texas in collaboration with Booker-Lowe Gallery

Preview Event and Reception
October 16, 2003
6:00pm to 7:30pm
Booker Lowe Gallery
4623 Feagan Street

Pamela Croft, a member of the Kooma clan of South West Queensland, Australia, will exhibit her paintings and conceptual art for the first time in the United States.

Dr. Croft1s work investigates issues and events based on her personal displacement history, and those of thousands of mixed heritage children who were separated from their Aboriginal families and placed in foster homes or orphanages as part of the Australian government's "assimilation" program which began in the 1930s and continued until the 1960s.

Dr. Croft, who holds a Doctorate of Visual Art from the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, has exhibited in solo, group and collaborative art shows throughout Australia, as well as in Europe and the Philippines. In 1995, she was sponsored by the Australian government as an artist-in-residence in Paris, then in 1998, was again sponsored as artist-in-residence in Manila. Her works hang in the National Museum of Australia, Museum of Amsterdam, Café Oz in Paris, Griffith Artworks ­ Griffith University Nathan Campus, Brisbane, and numerous regional museums and private collections around the world.

Exhibit on view at the Booker-Lowe Gallery through December 4, 2003. Attendance is FREE. For reservations call (713) 439-0051. For more Asia Society Texas program information go to:
www.asiasociety.org/tx

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"Sampradaya - From Myth to Modernity"
Dances by Shobana of "Mitr" fame and two-time winner of the coveted URVASHI National Award for Best Actress, and her group of talented dancers and musicians from India. Presented by Anjali Center for Performing Arts

Friday, October 17, 2003, 8.00 pm
At the Knanaya Catholic Community Center Auditorium
2210 Staffordshire, TX 77459 (same street as the Stafford Civic Center)
Tics: VIP (dinner with Shobana), $55 & $35 (reserved) & $25
$5.00 off all advance purchase tickets before October 12
Tickets available at the following locations: online - www.tickets2events.com, Discount Grocers, Madras Pavilion and Anjali Center For further information, call 832-275-9656, 281-265-ARTS

Special Dance Workshop by Shobana:
Monday, October 13 thru Thursday, October 16th (6- 8pm) and Saturday, October 18th (1-4pm)
At Anjali Center In Sugar Land - $20 per hour
Please email your request to anjali@wt.net, or call 832-275-9656
Visit www.tickets2events.com or www.samskritihouston.org

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Dia de la Hispanidad
Oct. 17, 2003
Houston, TX
(713) 284-8352
www.milleroutdoortheatre.org

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

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Cine Cuauhtemoc Dia de los Muertos Film Festival/Art Exhibit
Oct. 17, 2003
Houston, TX
www.geocities.com/mgaztlan
(713) 527-9010

This event focuses on promoting cultural literacy about Dia de los Muertos, especially through works by Chicano(a) filmmakers. Free to the public.

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Seoul, Texas - Century of the Tiger: One Hundred Years of Korean Culture in America
Oct. 18, 2003
Houston, TX
www.uniquelyhouston.org
(713) 315-2525

Thunderous drums, breathtaking choreography, vibrant colors, authentic costumes, hauntingly beautiful music and dance, and full screen video light up the Hobby Center stage. 7:30pm

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13th Annual Turkish Festival
Oct. 18, 2003, 11am - 10pm
Jones Plaza, downtown
Houston, TX
www.atahouston.org

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Annual Asian American Festival
Oct. 18-19, 2003
Houston, TX
www.houstonparks.org
(713) 861-8270

The Asian American Festival brings its cultural showcase to Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. Performances and demonstrations include Asian music, dance, puppetry and martial arts.

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Children's Festival
Oct. 18-19, 2003
The Woodlands, TX
www.woodlandscenter.org
(281) 363-3300

The 9th Annual Children's Festival returns to the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands, bringing amusements and activities for the whole family.

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Oktoberfest 2003
Oct. 19, 2003, 11am - 8pm
St. Thomas Moore Parish Community
10330 Hillcroft
Houston, TX
Free
(713) 729-3434

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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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Comprehending Korea: The Crisis Ahead
October 21, 6 - 8:00pm
Omni Hotel, Four Riverway, Houston
$10 members; $15 nonmembers
(713) 439-0051

Don Oberdorfer is the author of the highly acclaimed book, "The Two Koreas: a Contemporary History." He wrote for the Washington Post for 25 years and was the National Book Award finalist for "Tet! The Turning Point in the Vietnam War." He is currently a resident scholar at John Hopkins University's Nitze School of Advanced International Studies.

Mr. Oberdorder has just completed his biography of Mike Mansfield and will also speak briefly about this remarkable man, former Representative and Senator from Montana and US Ambassador to Japan. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing.

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William Dalrymple, Author of "White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India"
Presented by Asia Society Texas, with special thanks to Inprint, Inc. for its assistance.

October 23, 2003
6 to 8pm
Houstonian Hotel (111 North Post Oak Lane)

In his new book, "White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth Century India," William Dalrymple has successfully interwoven history and romance into a fascinating overview of the often-conflicted relationships between British colonists and native Indians. At the center of this compelling slice of social history is the true story of the love affair between British Ambasssador Jaynes Kirkpatrick and a young Muslim princess.

Dalrymple wrote the acclaimed "In Xanadu" at age 22 and then spent six years in Delhi researching "City of Djinns." The Scottish writer is also the author of "From the Holy Mountain" and "The Age of Kali."

$10 for members of Asia Society Texas and Inprint, Inc. $15 for nonmembers; free for students. Book signing to follow the talk.

For more information on Asia Society Texas and its programs, please contact us at (713) 439-0051, or go to: www.asiasociety.org/tx

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Finding the Pearl of Great Price
A Lecture on the History of The Rothko Chapel, by Dr. Eugene Decker
Friday, October 24, 2003, 7:00pm; Reception to follow

The Rothko Chapel
1409 Sul Ross
Houston, TX 77006

The program is free and all are welcome. Seating is limited and on a first come, first served basis, but reservations are recommended. For more information, please call 713-524-9839 or email info@rothkochapel.org.

Visit the website at www.rothkochapel.org and click on "Event Information."


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