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02/21/2012 05/20/2012
Before America had official National Landmarks or historic districts, we had the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS). The HABS project began in 1933, putting to work thousands of unemployed architects, draftsmen, and photographers to document America's historic buildings. Two of The Heritage Society's structures, the 1847 Kellum-Noble House and the 1850 Nichols-Rice-Cherry House, were recorded during the earliest days of HABS. In the fall of 2011, three more of The Heritage Society's historic structures were added to the archive. This exhibit features the intricate architectural drawings and photographs from those surveys and shows how the information is used to preserve the structures for the future.
The Heritage Society is funded in part by a grant from the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.
Exhibit on view Tuesday, February 21-May 20, 2012. Museum Gallery open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. and Sunday, 1– 4 p.m.
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04/21/2012 04/29/2012
Houston International Festival
From: April 21, 2012 - April 29, 2012
The Houston International Festival celebrates diversity, educates about different cultures, and makes the future generation global. More than one million people attend this annual multicultural celebration. Downtown will be filled with ethnic food booths, arts and crafts, kiosks, interesting exhibits and 1,800 various performers.
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04/21/2012
San Jacinto Day Festival and Battle Reenactment
April 21, 2012
Venue: San Jacinto Monument and Museum of History
Address: One Monument Circle, La Porte, TX 77571
Times: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Admission: Free
The annual celebration of the Battle of San Jacinto will take place Saturday, April 21, 2012, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site in La Porte, just east of Houston.
The San Jacinto Day Festival and Battle Reenactment is a full day of music, entertainment, food, games and fun set amidst living history. The Battle Reenactment, the most popular event of the day, dramatizes the decisive battle where General Sam Houston led his Texian soldiers to victory over the Mexican Army. This year celebrates the 176th anniversary of Texas independence. Hundreds of reenactors arrive from across the state on Friday to set up their camps just like the Texians and Mexicans did back in 1836. On Saturday morning, thousands of visitors come out to the park to see history come to life. The reenactors “become” figures in history for the weekend and kids of all ages get to actually see how each army lived in the field. At 3 p.m., the official (and historically accurate!) reenactment of the Battle of San Jacinto begins - complete with horses, cannons and pyrotechnics. This reenactment is the largest in Texas. Throughout the day, festival activities on the grounds surrounding the San Jacinto Monument provide more educational fun: live Texas music, living history demonstrations, children’s craft area, petting zoo and several entertaining shows.
The Monument is also open throughout the day. Visitors can ride the elevator to the top for a panoramic view of the festivities, explore the special exhibit, watch a Texas history movie and tour the hundreds of museum pieces on display. There are modest admission fees for the elevator ride, movie and special exhibit inside the Monument. The day is always a celebration and attracts around 20,000-30,000 visitors to the site. Through corporate sponsorships, the San Jacinto Museum of History Association is able to maintain this as a public admission-free event.
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04/21/2012
Montrose Walking Tour
Saturday, April 21, 2012, 9:45 AM
the menil collection bookstore
1520 sul ross, Houston, TX (map)
Montrose is one of the most diverse and interesting neighborhoods in Houston with some of the city’s best architecture including spectacular mansions, charming bungalows, the campus of the University of St. Thomas, Rothko Chapel, and the Menil Collection. ArCH tour guides will present an overview of the architectural and social history of the area and offer guests a look inside of the Fondren Mansion (now La Colombe d’Or), Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Chapel of St. Basil, Rothko Chapel, Cy Twombly Gallery, and the Menil Collection. On this 2-hour walking tour you will get a flavor of this special district and be encouraged to widen your path after the tour is over.
Street and surface lot parking available in the area. Tour meets outside the Menil Bookstore and departs promptly at 10am, please arrive early to park and check in. Walk-ups are welcome, though advanced registration is strongly recommended. Thank you.
Selected landmark structures along the tour route:
A Sul Ross Street Bungalows B Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral Complex C Walter W. Fondren House D Parc IV and Parc V Apartments E Sid Westheimer House F James Wiley Link House G Howard R. Hughes House H University of St Thomas Campus I Rothko Chapel J Cy Twombly Gallery K The Menil Collection
About Architecture Center:
Architecture Center Houston (ArCH) houses offices of the American Institute of Architecture, Houston Chapter, the Architecture Center Houston Foundation, a gallery for rotating architecture-related exhibitions, meeting rooms, and a terrace overlooking Buffalo Bayou. ArCH aims to promote awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the ways in which architecture and urban design influence and enhance the quality of life in our community. For general inquiries, please call 713.520.0155, or visit www.aiahouston.org online.
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04/21/2012
HobbyFest 2012 Taking Off at Hobby Airport
Family fun is once again landing at William P. Hobby Airport, as Hobby Fest 2012 gets underway on Saturday, April 21. The event runs from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and features everything from up-close viewing of vintage aircraft to games and face painting for the children.
“HobbyFest is the link that connects businesses with community area schools, classrooms and students,” said Danny R Perkins, Chair, Greater Hobby Area Chamber of Commerce. “Through programs like HobbyFest, we will continue to create business-education partnerships that will transform our schools and develop the 21st century workforce.”
Admission is FREE with five (5) new pens or pencils donated to The Pencil Project. For more information on the program, visit www.thepencilproject.com. A cook-off competition will also be held to determine who has the best chicken or brisket. Individuals can enter this competition with a $200 entry fee.
As part of this year’s event, the Allen T. Johnson Memorial Scholarship Committee invited participants to submit an abstract or paper, covering aviation related topics such as management, marketing, geography, operations, flight planning or a host of others. Judges reviewed those entries and awarded scholarship assistance to five contestants: Alejandro Muller-Karger, Edgar Moreno-Rodriguez, Micah Harper, Reginald Richardson and Jonathan Barrientos.
“Creating opportunities through HobbyFest for our young people will help us build stronger communities,” Perkins said. “We believe it is our responsibility as business leaders to invest in our youth, encouraging them to focus on education to build a promising future."
A raffle will also be held featuring these and additional items:
Six (6) Roundtrip airline tickets from Southwest Airlines
Two (2) Roundtrip airline tickets from jetBlue Airways
Four (4) Tickets to Houston Astros game
Houston Airports would like to thank the following sponsors for their generosity in supporting this event:
Silver level (donation of $5,000.00): HNTB, Kroger’s, Hudson Group, HAPMT, Houston Airports.
Bronze Sponsor level (donation of $2,500): Signature Flight Services, Southwest Airlines, Silver Eagle Distributors, Coca-Cola Company.
Airport Community Hero’s level (donation of $1,500): jetBlue, Flight Safety International.
Friend of Hobby level (donation of $1,000): ESC Polytech Consultants, Pappa’s
Helping Hand level (donation of $500): The Dixon Group, Lock and Key Events.com
Donations and Participation: Houston Airports, Houston Police Department, The Boy Scouts of America, Texas Department of Transportation, Shalom Health Ministry, The Colling’s Foundation, The Ensemble Theatre, Taste of Texas, The Houstonian Hotel Club and Spa, Spaghetti Warehouse, Children’s Museum, Alley Theatre, Houston Symphony, A.D. Players, The Texans, Houston Live Stock and Rodeo Volunteers
Houston Airports served more than 49.9 million passengers in 2011. It is the 4th-largest multi-airport system in the U.S. and annually contributes more than $27 billion in positive economic impact to the Greater Houston Region
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