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    10/29/2010 08:00 PM      12/11/2010 06:59 PM

    Exactly five years ago, On October 30, 2005, Astroworld closed its gates for the last time; yet the Alpine Sleigh Ride, Le Taxi, Spinout, the Astrowheel, Astroneedle and the Lost World Adventure live on for the 50,000 Houstonians who visited the park on its opening weekend and the millions who followed them.
    Optical Project is commemorating this Houston landmark by presenting the park's original model, built in 1967 by Ed Henderson Productions. The model represents "The Wonderful World of Fun" as originally planned, with the attractions and rides in place for the grand opening of the park in June 1968. The model is based on the park layout designed by seminal theme park architect Randall Duell for Judge Roy Hofheinz, flamboyant developer of the Astrodomain.
    Henderson's model was used to help visualize the park's landscape during construction, and was then unveiled to the press in September of 1967 at Foley's Department Store. After the park's opening, the model resided in Hofheinz's private model room on the Astrodome's 9th level. When Astroworld was being dismantled in 2006, the model was found in a warehouse, sawn into six irregular pieces and covered in dirt. A friend alerted Henderson, and the model was returned to him. For this exhibition, Optical Project has dusted and re-assembled the model; we are looking for a buyer who has the resources to preserve and restore this bit of Houston history.
    October 30- December 11, 2010
    Opening reception with Mr. Henderson, Saturday, October 30, 5-7 p.m.
    OPTICAL PROJECT
    1125 E 11th St., Houston, TX
    gallery hours: Saturdays 12-5 or by appointment, 713 863-7112

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    11/11/2010 07:00 PM      11/14/2010 06:59 PM

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    November 12-13, 8:00 pm
    November 14, 2:00 pm
    November 18-20, 8:00 pm
    Rice University Hamman Hall (Enter gate 21 off Rice Blvd.)
    Visual and Dramatic Arts

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    11/11/2010 07:00 PM      11/15/2010 06:59 PM

    The Art of Living Workshop in KATY

    The Art of Living Course teaches you practical tools to better handle the stresses of daily life. Stress increases when our capacity to handle our output is less than our input (of energy). Negative emotions - anger, regret, sadness, anxiety and fear - eat up our energy and time putting an unnecessary burden on our efforts.

    Key Features of The Workshop:
    • Learn Sudarshan Kriya: immensely powerful, it incorporates specific natural rhythms of breath to release stress and purify the entire system by releasing toxins at the deepest cellular level.<br style="line-height: 15px; text-indent: 0px !important; ">• Practical wisdom to improve relationships at home and at work<br style="line-height: 15px; text-indent: 0px !important; ">• Tools to handle your mind and negative emotions
    • Guided meditation and breathing techniques that increase energy and deeply relax the body and mind.<br style="line-height: 15px; text-indent: 0px !important; ">• Stretching and gentle yoga for health, circulation, and body stillness<br style="line-height: 15px; text-indent: 0px !important; "><br style="line-height: 15px; text-indent: 0px !important; ">Here's what the Art of Living Workshop can do for you:<br style="line-height: 15px; text-indent: 0px !important; ">• Reduce levels of stress, anxiety and depression<br style="line-height: 15px; text-indent: 0px !important; ">• Increase your self confidence, creativity and focus<br style="line-height: 15px; text-indent: 0px !important; ">• Increase health, well-being and peace of mind<br style="line-height: 15px; text-indent: 0px !important; ">• You can be at ease with yourself and with everyone around you<br style="line-height: 15px; text-indent: 0px !important; ">• Experience a new depth in life and spirituality

    The workshop has been taught to millions of people in over 140 countries.

    See below some videos about the workshop.

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    When: Nov/12/2010 – Nov/15/2010
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    Where: Gideon Math & Reading Center, Katy
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    For more information and to register online: http://secure.artofliving.org/course_details.aspx?course_id=8346
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    For information on free introductory sessions contact:
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    Pramod Bansal, [email protected], 919-619-4942
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    Siegfried Meier, [email protected], 713-724-9345

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