Posted by Monica Danna on Aug 25, 2008 in
personal How pretty is my momma? 
My mom turns 54 today. The same year she was born. The same age her mother was when she passed away. She was 29, the same age as me. I can’t even begin to imagine one second of my life without her in it.
Happy birthday to to most wonderful mother anyone could ever dream of having. A woman who has taught me compassion, manners, leadership, respect, how to care about other people more than yourself, and most importantly, how to not take yourself too seriously. (TOO proud of self!)
I’m so happy to share my mom with all of my friends. And she loves all of you just the same.
I would be so lucky to be half the mother you are.
I love you, Momma. Happy Birthday, dude!
i think this pic is around 1969, her junior year of high school.
This was taken by my dad on my parents’ honeymoon.
Tags: family, mom
Posted by Monica Danna on Aug 21, 2008 in
Uncategorized
Houston Theater District – Open House
Alley Theatre, 615 Texas Avenue | Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby | Wortham Theater Center, 501 Texas | Jones Hall, 615 Louisiana
- Live performances
- Free Food
- Backstage tours
- Instrument petting zoo
- Costume trunk!!! oh, hell yes.
- Meet-and-greets with performers
- Free Buffalo Bayou Boat Rides
- Theatrical face painting and souvenir photographs
I’ve attended this the past 2 years and it’s fab. A great way to get to know the theater district and see all of the wonderful programs Houston has to offer. Also, some great deals on tickets, subscriptions, and seats. Find out about all the great deals + discounts you can get only available Sunday here.
Follow the jump for the complete schedule. See you there?!
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Posted by Monica Danna on Aug 21, 2008 in
arts + events Three new exhibits open at Lawndale this weekend, with an opening preview party on Friday night.
Opening Reception Friday, August 22, 2008, 6:30-8:30 PM
Artist talks at 6:00 PM
Check it out, yo.
(Re)Vision: A Preservation of Houston’s
Inner Loop | Shannon Duncan
Project Space
Shannon Duncan has a compulsion to collect and photograph discarded and otherwise overlooked objects, reviving their once precious nature by excessively archiving and/or documenting what she finds. For her installation in the Project Space, Duncan extends her interest in abandoned property to include real estate. Between January 1st, 2008 and June 30th, 2008, Duncan synced her life in tandem with the City of Houston’s on-line permits website, then visited residential properties scheduled for demolition within the inner loop. She captured these fugitive places using (the now discontinued) Polaroid film, and retrieved what personal items she found on site. (Re)Vision encapsulates her six-month project, with the collection of images gridded off by zip code and accompanied by selected found objects.
http://www.communitywalk.com/revisionhouston
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Tags: arts, arts + events, houston, houston arts, lawndale
Posted by Monica Danna on Aug 21, 2008 in
arts + events 
Molly Gochman
Give-Away Release Party III
Experiential Opening: Saturday, August 23, 2008, 6-9pm
2445 North Blvd.,
Houston, TX, 77098
Exhibition Dates: August 23- August 28, 2008
Houston-New York based, experiential Artist Molly Gochman presents Release: Give-Away III as her last event at Commune on 2445 North Blvd, Houston.
The space will become alive with the interactive experience of Molly’s work on Saturday, August 23rd, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM.
Molly Gochman’s GIVE-AWAY PROJECT is a series that continually unfolds. Release: Give-Away III addresses relationships with change through exhibiting large-scale prints and intimate paintings, inspired by aspects within these prints. Both the prints and paintings serve as a way of archiving choices, circumstances, and personalities. During the exhibition, the image on selected prints will become less distinct. People will use cleansing tools designed to correlate with the body as instruments for physically engaging with the work. Release encourages one to be present, connect, and let go.
Creating opportunities for community interaction, connection, and exchange is a primary investigation of Molly Gochman’s work. When she began the GIVE-AWAY PROJECT in 2002, Gochman invited people throughout Houston to take place in an exchange, “Take home free clothes by modeling what you love”. People came throughout the evening the night of Give-Away Part I. Led by their curiosity, participants wove between the candy colored clothing and each other. It seemed as if garments were hovering at various heights within a large warehouse space. People chatted with each other. They also interacted with the objects by fondling them and evaluating their sizes and other features. They were considering the possibilities for these objects. Then, through documenting themselves with their chosen items, participants helped Gochman fulfill one of the intentions of this work, to investigate and record taste.
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Tags: arts, arts + events, diverseworks, houston, houston arts, molly gochman
Posted by Monica Danna on Aug 18, 2008 in
personal 
Yesterday we celebrated my grandma’s 81st birthday at her place with all her friends and all of our family.
My Maw Maw, Sybil Floyd Danna, gave birth to 10 kids from 1950-1968. That’s nearly 20 years of having kids, folks!
Eight girls, 2 boys. 8 granddaughters (i’m the oldest!), 2 great-grandsons, 1 great-granddaughter and one on the way!
You can see most of us here, at a recent baby shower for my cousin Elizabeth, who is expecting Caley Rose Isaacs in less than a month.
Over the years, she has taught us all how important family is. And I don’t know what i would do without mine. (probably die. )
Happy Birthday, Maw Maw!
Tags: birthdays, family, grandparents
Posted by Monica Danna on Aug 8, 2008 in
happy hour,
personal Ran across this pic of me and tha moms celebrating Amber’s Bday a few weeks ago. I <3 my Momma Danna.
The night was a blast. We even ran into Cousin A and Matty.
Now Amber’s in China for the Olympics! You can see some of her coverage of the events here. Miss you, Amber!
Happy Friday Everyone!
Tags: family, friends, max's wine dive, wine
Posted by Monica Danna on Aug 1, 2008 in
blogging about blogging,
personal So, being the maniacal masochist I am, i decided to start yet another time and energy suck on the web.
I’ve always been such a design junky, not being a designer myself, yet a lover of smart, clean, pretty design.
Thus, DESIGN JUNKY was born!
Attempting to post daily. Got all 5 in this week!
Also on Twitter @designjunky
And a new ma.gnolia account to gather more links.
Please feel free to send me your favorite designs to feature. What good is design if you can’t share it?
i <3 smart design
Tags: blogs, design junky