e-culture: AIDS Day Performance (Tonight), More Events and Adventures
December 2, 2003

IN THIS ISSUE AIDS Day Event, more Music Deadline Extended Educational Expeditions

Please support these important events and invite others to attend.

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AIDS Day Event, more

CONVERGING IN HOUSTON: A World AIDS Day Performance
Presented by Voices Breaking Boundaries and DiverseWorks

As part of the World AIDS Day commemorations, DiverseWorks and Voices Breaking Boundaries (VBB) join forces to present "Converging In Houston, a local response to the global AIDS crisis." Featured artists include Shahidul Alam (www.drik.org), Kim Cotton, Chuck Jackson, Fady Joudah, Kris Peterson, Michael Peranteau, Kaz Phillips, Raj Pickens and Sixto Wagan and the evening includes a special guest appearance by Council Member Ada Edwards, a screening of Ghanalogue, a documentary on HIV/AIDS in Ghana and VBB's trademark open mic. Curated by Nusrat Malik, Sehba Sarwar, Oskar Sonnen and Sixto Wagan.

Tuesday, December 2, 2003, 8:00pm
DiverseWorks
Admission: $7; Students and Seniors: $5
Call 713-335-3445 for reservations
http://www.voicesbreakingboundaries.org/WAD.html

For directions to DiverseWorks, visit:
http://www.diverseworks.org/about/contact.shtml


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Robert W Jensen Speaking on "The Case Against Patriotism"
Presented by KPFT, 90.1 FM (713) 526-4000 and People for Progressive Radio

Jensen, University of Texas Professor of Journalism, is the author of "Writing Dissent: Taking Radical Ideas from the Margins to the Mainstream" and forthcoming "Citizens of the Empire"

Wednesday, December 3, 7:30 pm
Azteca Restaurant and Grill
2207 Richmond (Richmond and Greenbriar)
Houston, Texas
(713) 526-4000
Email: pfpr@igc.org
http://www.kpft.org


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COPY SHOP (2001) by Virgil Widrich (courtesy Sixpack Film)
GENE GENIES
Curated by Steve Seid
Saturday, December 6, 8:00pm and Sunday, December 7, 3:00pm
Steve Seid in person!
Our fascination with Man's essential components--his genetic makeup--has been driven by dual desires: the quest to understand our true nature, and the quest to gain power over it. Artists as cultural diviners have had much to say about this pursuit and its sometimes alarming implications. The irreverent works in this program look at provocative issues such as cloning, eugenics, and the manipulation of nature with critical wit, but most poignantly, at the exploitation of our genomic identities. Is there anything to be proven here? Perhaps that we've at least located the gene for visual creativity.

Steve Seid is the Video Curator at the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley, California. He is the co-author of the forthcoming book Ant Farm 1968-1978 (University of California Press, February 2004). Steve is inviting everyone to swim in his gene pool after the screening.

Admission to Aurora screenings $5
Aurora Picture Show
800 Aurora Street
Houston, Texas 77009
(713) 868-2101
http://www.aurorapictureshow.org


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Houston Studio Glass Open House and Sale, with Demonstrations
Saturday, December 6 and Sunday December 7, 10:00am - 6:00pm
610 Jackson Hill, Houston
(713) 802-0500
Map & Directions: http://www.HoustonStudioGlass.com
(Demonstration times posted on the web site)


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VALIENTE: The First Annual Courage Award Dinner Honoring writer Ruben Martinez
Presented by Voices Breaking Boundaries

Starting December 2003, VBB initiates a new tradition of honoring artists whose art reflects their passion and commitment to incite social change. This award, entitled The Courage Award will honor local, national and international artists and will be renamed in different languages.

VBB's first Courage award, named VALIENTE, will be presented to Ruben Martinez, an Emmy Award-winning journalist, poet and performer. Martinez blazes the trail for artists by breaking into mainstream publishing, radio broadcast, print journalism and academia without compromising his vision and voice. He continues to produce work that challenges stereotypes and sheds light on social issues such as immigration, government control, and teenage gang violence.

The evening includes a cocktail reception with performances by Youth Advocates, Ruben Martinez & Raj Mankad, pinoy rock music by Kayumanggi, and seated dinner prepared by VBB's culinary artist Nusrat Malik, and an award ceremony hosted by VBB's Artistic Director Sehba Sarwar and Project Row Houses Founding Director, Rick Lowe. The proceeds from the event will benefit VBB in its efforts to work towards social change through art.

Monday, December 8, 2003, 6:00 - 9:00pm
The Eldorado Ballroom
2310 Elgin (the corner of Elgin & Dowling Street)
Houston, Texas

Individual tickets starting at $75
http://voicesbreakingboundaries.org/vbb.html


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Fiesta Guadalupana

On Friday, December 12, 2003, MECA will celebrate the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe with Fiesta Guadalupana. The Virgin de Guadalupe is fondly thought of as the Roman Catholic patroness of the Americas. The historical basis of this holiday is the belief that in 1531, on Tepeyac hill, the Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego, a poor Native Mexican. Her shrine in Mexico City is the second most-visited Catholic Church in the world with approximately 10 million visitors a year. Pope John Paul II visited Our Lady of Guadalupe three times, most recently in 2002, for the canonization of Juan Diego, who convinced the bishop to build a Marian shrine on Tepeyac.

MECA will celebrate this Latin American holiday with song and dance. Mariachi MECA will lead participants in a procession around the Old Sixth Ward while singing Las Mananitas. The procession will conclude at MECA's statue of the Virgin de Guadalupe, where MECA's Ballet Folklorico students will perform a traditional Aztec dance, Sun God's Adoration. Mariachi MECA will perform liturgical music, as a student representing Juan Diego lays flowers before the statue of Our Lady. Hot chocolate, pan dulce, and other refreshments will be available for purchase.

Friday, December 12, 7:00pm
MECA
1900 Kane
Houston, Texas


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Mad Max Carnival

There will be a post-apokalyptik Mad Max Carnival consisting of artCar smash, castle-turrets, cider, bicycle jousting, and more... Live Music from The Medicine Show, Die Emporer Die, and much much more... Come out with your musik, come out with a costume, come out for some cider... Money raised goes to Food Not Bombs (serving free vegetarian food for the hungry 3 days a week)

Saturday, December 13
Food Not Bombs Houston
The Bill Hicks Resurrection Collective
2915 Delafield, Houston


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MOCAH'S FIRST ANNUAL ARTWARES SALE
Sunday, December 14, 10:00am - 4:00pm
http://www.mocah.org


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The Dolls of Japan
November 1 through December 6, 2003
Moody Gardens, One Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Garden Lobby, Free Admission


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Molas: Quilted Treasures of the Kuna Indians

Today, the art and craft of mola-making continues as a vibrant, evolving art form that is a window into the Kuna culture. This exhibition will feature selections from the Museumıs extensive collection of molas.

Sep. 27, 2003 through Jan. 4, 2004
Houston Museum of Natural Science
One Hermann Circle Drive
Houston, Texas
http://www.hmns.org
(713) 639-IMAX


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


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Music Deadline Extended

DEADLINE FOR 2004 TEXAS MUSIC INDUSTRY DIRECTORY APPLICATIONS EXTENDED TO 12/7/2003

The Texas Music Office has extended the deadline to receive applications for listings in the 2004 edition of the Texas Music Industry Directory (TMID) until December 7, 2003.

If you need another application, please call the TMO at (512) 463-6666. You may also apply online by visiting:
http://www.EnjoyTexasMusic.com

A listing in the TMID is an excellent promotional tool for Texans who run a music-related business or who are in a band. Published by the Texas Music Office, the TMID is a comprehensive sourcebook listing more than 14,000 Texas music businesses, musical acts and events. The TMID is considered the "business white pages" for the state's thriving music industry and is cross-referenced by 95 categories of music business. The 2003 edition was 448 pages.

The Texas Music Office, a program in the Office of the Governor, was created in January 1990 to serve as the information clearinghouse and promotion office for the Texas music industry.

To request an application, call (512) 463-6666, fax 512.463.4114, e-mail: music@governor.state.tx.us

Write: P.O. Box 13246, Austin, TX 78711, or visit: http://www.governor.state.tx.us/music

Applications are available online at:
http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/music/directory/applications.htm

The deadline for submitting applications is December 7th, 2003.


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Educational Expeditions

MLK Civil Rights Tour, Nashville, Tennessee, January 16 (5pm) - 19, 2004
Including the National Civil Rights Museum's Martin Luther King Day activities.
Capacity: 3 - 5; Deadline: December 15, 2003, 2003

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.
Capacity: up to 5; Deadline: February 15, 2004

Good Friday Pilgrimage, Chimayo, New Mexico, April 8 - 11, 2004
Capacity: 3 - 5; Deadline: March 1, 2004

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, April 29 - May 2, 2004
Capacity: 2 - 5; Deadline: April 1, 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.
Capacity: 3 - 10; Deadline: May 15, 2004

Canyonlands Adventure and Photography Workshop, July 2 (5pm) - 11, 2004
Including: Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Slot Canyon Photography, Lake Powell.
Capacity: 3 - 5; Deadline: June 1, 2004

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.
Capacity: up to 8; Deadline: July 1, 2004


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


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