e-culture: Koy on KTRU, Host of Visual Artists, Aurora Mondays, Great Travel
May 22, 2004

IN THIS ISSUE Visual Communications Conference Koy of kayumanggi on KTRU Aurora Mondays at Dean's Houston Events Calendar Upcoming Volunteer Meeting Great Educational Travel

Peggy Kelsey (The Afghan Women's Project)
Roger Wood and James Fraher ("Down in Houston: Bayou City Blues" UT Press)
Ben DeSoto (Houston Chronicle and social documentary producer)
Monika Hallqvist ("Centro Historico de la Ciudad de Mexico" and Visible Magazine)
Downs Matthews (Polar Bears International)
Jerome Crowder (visual anthropologist)

These are just a few of the visual communicators who will be part of a nationwide conference in Houston June 14 - 18. Participants coming from as far as Calgary, Canada and nearby Brownsville, Texas, and coast to coast from New York to California and Florida, will explore inspiring work in the visual communications field, new technologies, and legal and ethical issues. There will also be a discussion session on two powerful films, Alain Resnais' "Night and Fog" (1955) and "War Photographer" (2001), a modern documentary about James Nachtwey.

Professional communicators in photography, video production and design, as well as cultural and social documentary artists who are interested should contact conference host Mark Lacy at 713-743-8197, or email mark@houstonculture.org, for more information.

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Koy of kayumanggi on KTRU

We will talk with Koy Severino of the pinoy rock band, kayumanggi, on the KTRU World Music Show about his newly released CD, "sabi nila." Koy will share some Filipino music with us and several members of the band will perform live.

Several of the tracks on "sabi nila" were made during the band's live performances at area venues, such as the Asian American Festival at Miller Outdoor Theatre. We will ask the kayumanggi band leader about his upcoming tour and discuss independent Filipino filmmakers and the state of the music industry.

Listen for Koy and members of kayumanggi performing their innovative traditional and modern Filipino arrangements live on the air around 8:00pm on KTRU (91.7 FM), Monday, May 24.

Read a previous interview with Koy Severino
http://www.houstonculture.org/world/kayumanggi.html

Be sure to tune in the World Music Show every Monday, from 7 - 9:00pm, on KTRU, Rice University Radio.

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Aurora Mondays at Dean's

Here is the just-released schedule for the Aurora Picture Show at Dean's Credit Clothing on Monday Nights. Next week we will e-mail the full Fall schedule for the Aurora Picture Show at their Heights location. Get your mouses and your word documents ready!

Mondays in June
You Can't Do That on Television: Video Selections from the New York Underground Film Festival
Programmed by Ed Halter

The generations raised on channel-flipping, cable-accessing, music-videoing, camcorder-taping, world-wide-webbing, and computer-gaming have created stuff that destroys the boundaries between video art and home-made entertainment, rife with interlocking obsessions: that new psychedelia that erupts when A.D.D. is your L.S.D.; an intricate fascination with mortality, sex and violence; jerry-rigged ways to access our cultural databank of media artifacts; a knowing capitulation to technology's inherent cruelties; and a continuation of the 70s video art in ways those pioneers couldn't have envisioned.

Now in its 12th season, the NYUFF showcases the best from the outer reaches of independent film each March at Anthology Film Archives. This all-video selection is curated by longtime organizer Ed Halter.


Mondays in July
Ernest Borgnine on the Bus and King of Porn
Directed by Jeff Krulik
In Ernest Borgnine on the Bus, Jeff Krulik (co-director Heavy Metal Parking Lot and other cult classics--see www.planetkrulik.com) and a camera crew follow Hollywood legend Ernest Borgnine at the wheel of his beloved 40-foot luxury bus The Sunbum as he barrels across the Midwest. Also screening is Krulik's short doc, King of Porn, about Library of Congress archivist Ralph Whittington and his private smut collection.


Mondays in August
August 2 and 9
Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election
Directed by Richard Ray Perez and Joan Sekler

Unprecedented is the must-see story about the battle for the Presidency in Florida. Focusing on events leading up to Election Day 2000 and the attempt to count legally cast votes in the days that followed, Unprecedented examines the striking pattern of system irregularities, injustices and voter purges.


August 16, 23, and 30
Uncovered: The Whole Truth about the Iraq War
Directed by Robert Greenwald

This controversial film takes you behind the walls of the US government, as CIA, Pentagon and Foreign Service experts speak out about the purported reasons for the war in Iraq. Among those interviewed are former Ambassador Joe Wilson, weapons inspectors Scott Ritter and David Albright, anti-terrorism expert Rand Beers, former CIA analyst Ray McGovern, former CIA operative Robert Baer and Washington editor of The Nation, David Corn.


Mondays in September
Beyond the Screams: A U.S. Latino Hardcore Punk Documentary
Directed by Martin Sorrondeguy

Martin Sorrondeguy, former vocalist for Los Crudos, produced this powerful and uplifting documentary about the U.S. Latino punk scene and the DIY movement. The video features live performances by bands, including Huasinpungo, Los Crudos, Subsistencia, Sbitch, and many more. Other video titles to be announced.


Aurora Picture Show at Dean's Credit Clothing
316 Main Street
http://www.deanscreditclothing.com
Hosted by Eileen Maxson and Vinod Hopson
Every Monday year-round at 9pm
Admission $5

Ask about special pre-show offers for Aurora at Dean's patrons at F2, located at 306 Main.

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Houston Events Calendar

MadCat Women's International Film Festival
Presented by Ariella Ben-Dov
http://www.madcatfilmfestival.org

Passions and obsessions are revealed through documentary, animation and experimental short films and videos. Bingo Ladies (Tami Wilson, Canada), a documentary about women who spend their last dime for a game of bingo! Kate's Sole Excess (Carolyn Kaylor, US) reveals a young woman's infatuation with shoes. Murmur (Kate Matthews, Australia) is a simple and heart-wrenching animation that depicts a man who has a problem with his ticker. Under the fluorescent lights and piped-in "muzak" of a grocery store, the "Food Education Demo Specialists" struggle to keep their perky attitudes intact in The F.E.D.S (Jennifer Drummond, US). Also, the 'anti-animation' Drum Solo (Liliana Porter, US) depicts an existential tragicomedy of human affairs.

Saturday, May 22, 8:00pm; Sunday, May 23, 3:00pm
Admission is always $5, unless otherwise indicated
Aurora Picture Show
800 Aurora Street
Houston, Texas 77009
(713) 868-2101
http://www.aurorapictureshow.org

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Houston Artists and Dissent
A film screening, panel discussion, poetry reading, refreshments, music and more presented by Voices Breaking Boundaries

The benefit will feature a film screening by award-winning documentary filmmaker Laura Harrison who talked with more than fifty Houston artists about art, dissent and artists' responsibilities to society. Following the screening will be a discussion with panelists, including filmmaker Laura Harrison, slam poet E-Quality, Iranian-American novelist Farnoosh Moshiri, break dancer Marlon Perla, musician and visual artist Denise Ramos, and photographer and social activist Wendy Watriss. There will be music by experimental rock band Quantum 5, and Mock Run with Denise Ramos, as well as food and refreshments provided by local restaurants.

Sunday, May 23, 2004, 6:00-9:00pm
General admission: $8
The Artery, 5401 Jackson Street
Houston, TX 77004
http://www.arteryhouston.com
For information, reservations call (713) 228-2052

Learn more about the artists and event at:
http://www.voicesbreakingboundaries.org

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Asian Pacific American Heritage at the Children's Museum
May 29, 2004, 9:00am
The Childrenšs Museum
1500 Binz Street
Houston, TX 77030
www.cmhouston.org

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U.S. Ambassadors to ASEAN visit Houston
Sponsored by Asian American Chamber of Commerce and the Thai American Chamber of Commerce

Participating Ambassadors: The Honorable Ralph L. (Skip) Boyce, US Ambassador to Indonesia; The Honorable Douglas Hartwick, US Ambassador to Laos; The Honorable Frank L. Lavin, US Ambassador to Singapore; The Honorable, Darryl N. Johnson, US Ambassador to Thailand; and The Honorable, Raymond F. Burghardt, US Ambassador to Vietnam. In addition there will be participating Senior Commercial Officers: Ms. Margaret Keshishian, Senior Commercial Officer - Indonesia, Mr. William M. Zarit, Senior Commercial Officer - Malaysia, Mr. David W. Fulton, Senior Commercial Officer - Philippines, Mr. George Ruffner, Senior Commercial Officer - Singapore, Ms. Judy Reinke, Senior Commercial Officer - Thailand, and Mr. Michael Frisby, Senior Commercial Officer - Vietnam.

June 8, 2004, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Four Seasons Hotel, 1300 Lamar Houston
$25 members; $35 nonmembers; free students & teachers with ID
713-439-0051
E-mail: txcenter@asiasoc.org

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Bonnie Burnham: "The Challenges of Preserving the Architectural Heritage of Asia"

In Asia, more than anywhere else in the world, the forces of economic development and the traditions that have historically made up the region's way of life are in powerful opposition. By highlighting specific Asian heritage sites included in the World Monuments Watch, President Ms. Burnham, will discuss how private-sector efforts are affecting government policies toward heritage management and preservation in a way that generates new economic opportunities for communities.

June 16th 6:00 - 8:00pm
The Westin Galleria, 5060 W. Alabama, Houston
$10 members; $15 nonmembers; free students & teachers with ID
713-439-0051
E-mail: txcenter@asiasoc.org

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Upcoming Volunteer Meeting

General Interest Meeting
Tuesday, May 25, 2004, 6:00pm
Napoli Flying Pizza (713-726-1166)
4820 West Bellfort (about one block east of South Post Oak)

The next meeting for volunteers or anyone interested will take place on Tuesday, May 25, 2004, at 6:00pm. We will discuss upcoming programs, including films forums and cultural performances. The meeting will take place at Napoli Flying Pizza (713-726-1166), 4820 West Bellfort (about one block east of South Post Oak in the Meyer Park Shopping Center). Call 713-521-3686 for directions or more information.

Those with special physical or communication needs that may impact participation in this activity should contact Mark Lacy at 713-521-3686 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to discuss accommodations.


For agenda items and general interest meeting updates:
http://www.houstonculture.org/meeting

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Great Educational Travel

Keep these dates in mind for exciting educational opportunities:

West Indian Parade and NYC Adventure, August 30 - September 7, 2004
Canyonlands Adventure and Workshop, September 17 - 26, 2004
Zwolle Tamale Fiesta, Zwolle, Louisiana, October 8 - 10, 2004
Kentuck Festival of the Arts, Alabama, October 15 - 17, 2004
Northern New Mexico Museum Tour, November 3 - 7, 2004
Multicultural New Orleans Workshop, March 12 - 20, 2005

We are still planning several late Fall adventures.
http://www.houstonculture.org/travel



Thank you for supporting diverse activities in Houston.

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