Culture Collision III
Culture is certainly colliding these days in Houston. Like nothing I’ve ever seen, in all my, ahem, 30 years. 
Over the last year, I’ve witnessed an enormous boom of art, music, technology and community. From organizations such as Caroline Collective, Fresh Arts, Spacetaker, and Houston Young Professionals for the Arts,
I’ve gotten to know the people behind these organizations, champions for the arts such as Mandy Graessle, Jerome Veilman, David Brown, Heather Pray, Ned Dodington, and Matthew Wettergreen; and I can honestly say that judging from the passion and dedication that these people possess, the love they have for this city, and the lengths they go to to spread it, the State of the Houston Art Union is strong and thriving.
I’m so incredibly proud, every day, to call this city HOME.
Tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon, please join many of these organizations, and many more, to celebrate this coming together of community in the arts.
See you there, peeps!
Join us for a one-of-a-kind happy hour event. Arts groups and Houston urbanites come together to enjoy performing and visual arts of all sorts.
Houston Young People for the Arts
Fresh Arts Coalition
The Studio of the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
Houston Grand Opera – O.N.
Young Professionals Backstage at the Houston Symphony
DiverseWorks3D
NiteSPA (Society for the Performing Arts)
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Art Crowd
The Menil Contemporaries
Caroline Collective
ArCHitypes
Health Museum Young Supporters
Light bites provided by Antone’s, Skyline Bar & Grill at Hilton-Americas, and La Torretta Del Lago Resort & Spa and Chez Roux, a signature restaurant from Master Chef Albert Roux opening at La Torretta in January 2009.
Evening will include performances by Fresh Arts Coalition members University of Houston Dance Ensemble, Dance of Asian America, a performance by a Houston Grand Opera Studio artist, Se7en Entertainment will bring spoken word and we will round out the evening with Strike Three percussion ensemble. For those with a crafty side, a craft table will be provided by Caroline Collective, bring your own shirt for DiverseWorks’ screenprinting station, for those seeking poetic verse, Inprint Houston will set up their poetry station and Spacetaker will give further insight into Houston’s art scene.