The film ‘Winners’ follows nine-year-old Yahya (Parsa Maghami) who works hard alongside other children of his Iranian village to support their families. One day, Yahya and his friend Leyla (Helia Mohammad Khani) find in the desert an Oscar statue that has...
Since September 16, 2022, the Iranian people have been protesting in what has come to be known as the “Woman-Life-Freedom” movement, calling for freedom, human rights, minority rights, and women’s rights to self-expression. Hundreds of Iranians have been murdered,...
In continued partnership with the Jung Center’s Mind Body Spirit Institute, Asia Society Texas invites guests for a morning of tai chi at ‘Heat Silhouette,’ the new public art installation and pavilion from artists Rafael Domenech and Tomas Vu. In this...
Come hear Anne Lamott transform serious subjects into pure enchantment. She writes and speaks about subjects beginning with capital letters – Alcoholism, Motherhood, Jesus – and converts them into enchantment. She writes about loss – loss of loved ones and loss of...
Join HCCC for this free spring event featuring local artist guilds and community groups. Visitors of all ages are invited to see craft demonstrations, visit the resident artists’ studios, and view the spring exhibitions. -Watch craft demonstrations by a variety of...
Join us as Anne Lamott converts serious subjects into pure enchantment. This gala will be held at River Oaks Country Club as well as virtually. Anne Lamott writes and speaks about subjects beginning with capital letters – Alcoholism, Motherhood, Jesus – and converts...
Explore how we can choose to adapt in harmony with organic processes and shifting paradigms. As the world struggles to control and understand Artificial Intelligence, this powerful technology is already affecting our lives. But as conscious beings, we have capacities...
A Q&A with filmmaker Pham Thien An follows the February 9 screening. Winner of the 2023 Camera d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, this hypnotic debut feature is written, directed, and edited by Vietnamese filmmaker Pham Thien An (who lives part-time in Houston)....
Naked Acts depicts conflicts surrounding the expectations of bodies in intimate settings on screen, in real life, and in the mind. Writer/director Bridgett M. Davis sets out to examine the impact on self-image of “the dominant film portrayals of Black women in this...
A panel discussion follows the film. The essential memoir of fashion pioneer Bethann Hardison, Invisible Beauty shines a spotlight on one of the fashion industry’s most influential icons. As a Black model, agent, and entrepreneur, Hardison (born 1942) has pushed the...
This lyrical, decades-spanning exploration across a woman’s life in Mississippi marks the feature debut of award-winning poet, photographer, and filmmaker Raven Jackson. All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt presents a visually poetic portrait that serves as a beautiful ode to...
Make the perfect Valentine’s Day gifts, or simply to bring some love and beauty to your living space! Starting with super-soft merino wool, participants will create at least 2 or 3 small felt hearts – perfect for Valentine’s Day gifts, or just to bring...
Spend the morning nourishing your body, mind, and spirit during this silent meditation experience in nature. Spend the morning with Michele Pola at Bell Park, nourishing your body, mind and spirit during this silent meditation experience in nature. We will explore...
Monica Sorelle’s debut feature follows a Haitian father and his family as their local Miami neighborhood faces the effects of rapidly increasing patterns of gentrification. Dream and desire, honor and hatred, love and lust—all contrast in this journey to find where...
This interactive, five-week series provides an introduction to mindfulness meditation and mindful awareness practices, with a view to taking the edge off. Experience the process of grounding your mind in your body – through breath, sound, and body sensations, while in...
In their award-winning documentary Sara Nodjoumi and Till Schauder delve into the mystery surrounding the disappearance of more than 100 paintings by Sara’s father, seminal Iranian modern artist and activist Nicky Nodjoumi. In 1980, he fled Iran following the protest...
How can we bring a more grounded and mindful version of ourselves to friends, work colleagues, and family members? This class will provide training in practices aimed at setting clear intentions, learning to pause in conversation, and listening deeply for feelings and...
How can we speak without harming others – without judging, bullying, blaming, or refusing to listen? Join us as we practice the skills of Nonviolent Communication, as developed by psychologist Dr. Marshall Rosenberg. This course combines practices of mindfulness with...
Houston native Pauline Oliveros (1932–2016) was one of the most important musical minds of her time. She pioneered electric music, accessibility to music-making, and most important: Deep Listening (a philosophy and practice that encompasses all of her work). Her...
