With her Grammy Award-Winning Verve Records debut, Linger Awhile, 23-year-old Bronx native Samara Joy makes her case to join the likes of Sarah, Ella, and Billie as the next mononymous jazz singing sensation recorded by the venerable label. Her voice, rich and velvety yet precociously refined, has already earned her fans like Anita Baker and […]
Embedded in our ethical codes is an implicit assumption that we can successfully attain a kind of professional purity. If we follow the rules diligently, we can stay on the proper side of a divide between "ethical" practitioners and "unethical" practitioners. This may lead to two different false assurances – one, that our work is […]
Uncover the benefits of taking time to be mindful, and learn resources for establishing a regular mindfulness practice. What is mindfulness, and how can practicing it affect our everyday lives? Join us as we explore some of the research that’s been done on practicing mindfulness, and learn several guided practices that you can do every […]
Join us for HAA's Arts Community Meeting of 2024 on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, from 2 – 3:30 pm. This meeting will focus on the City of Houston-funded arts grant programs, administered by our dedicated Grants team. This meeting will feature the Grants team where they will answer all the grant-related questions you have. Whether […]
Dinkins Music and Arts Foundation presents “The King Cole Legacy Experience” - a contemporary listening landscape, that revisits, relives and re-imagines the combined musical repertoire of the late great Nat King Cole and his daughter Natalie Cole. Co-creators and principal performers; Horace Alexander Young as Nat, and Laura Jane Jones as Natalie, have created an […]
Bring your Zoom-equipped device outside – your yard, a nearby park, or maybe even somewhere far from home – and join us for this session of mindfulness practices that will connect you with nature. Practices will include noticing the elements of air, earth, fire and water that surround you, and gently exploring how nature interacts […]
Explore how to release the difficult thinking and challenging emotions which hold us in unhelpful perspectives. In 2017, behavioral coach Louise Evans released her book, The Five Chairs, based on Dr. Marshall Rosenberg's process of Non-Violent Communication. She describes a powerful method which can help us master our own behaviors and address the behaviors of […]
Have fun as we examine and question assumptions and stereotypes about the sexuality of people in mid and later life. Join us for an in-depth discussion of the idea of "sexual scripts" – ideals we learn in our formative years that not only instruct each of us how to think and feel about sex, but […]
Explore how to release the difficult thinking and challenging emotions which hold us in unhelpful perspectives. In 2017, behavioral coach Louise Evans released her book, The Five Chairs, based on Dr. Marshall Rosenberg's process of Non-Violent Communication. She describes a powerful method which can help us master our own behaviors and address the behaviors of […]
Have fun as we examine and question assumptions and stereotypes about the sexuality of people in mid and later life. Join us for an in-depth discussion of the idea of "sexual scripts" – ideals we learn in our formative years that not only instruct each of us how to think and feel about sex, but […]
Explore how to release the difficult thinking and challenging emotions which hold us in unhelpful perspectives. In 2017, behavioral coach Louise Evans released her book, The Five Chairs, based on Dr. Marshall Rosenberg's process of Non-Violent Communication. She describes a powerful method which can help us master our own behaviors and address the behaviors of […]
Deepen your understanding of what makes a dream group "Jungian," and how a shared language can enhance cohesion. Jungian-based dream circles hold a unique container for archetypal material to emerge from the unconscious through sound, image, and complexes. However, the at-times unruly and suggestive power of this material requires a safe and practiced temenos – […]
