“There is nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns” – Octavia Butler Framing explorations of space, geography, mapping, and land/waterscapes, especially of the African diaspora, New Suns in Lawndale’s Cecily E. Horton Gallery features new installation,...
We’re delighted to welcome Gabriele Chiocca of Mexcor International Wine & Spirits to the Italian Cultural & Community Center for our Aperitivo Italiano: Volcanic Vino! Enjoy a tasting of volcanic wines from Sicily, Campania, Tuscany, and Veneto as we...
August 22, 2024 Creative Minds Collaborative presents “Meiji Dances”, a new dance piece choreographed by Nao Kusuzaki. Inspired by the current special exhibition at The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, “Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan”, the work...
What inspiration can we draw from stories of loss to help us persevere and thrive despite life’s challenges? Explore the lives of three composers who faced profound losses but continued to create extraordinary music. Mahler endured the death of his daughter....
Learn how to cultivate the optimism and confidence that can help make the best of times when life seems to be going wrong. What would your life be like if you could maintain a sense of wellbeing no matter the circumstances you face? While we’re never happy when things...
Uncover the remnants of a forgotten, hidden time, and discuss how these remnants linger and influence the present. Can re-imagining the past change how we experience our present? In his latest novel James, Percival Everett – author, educator, and presenter at The Jung...
Discover how a commitment to embrace our elderhood can lead to lives of fulfillment, purpose, and service. How can we commit to thriving as we age? Join Ron Pevny – Founding Director of the Center for Conscious Eldering – for this introduction to “Conscious Eldering,”...
Practice contemplative techniques that can help us shed an old identity while maintaining a continuity that helps us make sense of life. You’ve heard of the Tibetan Book of the Dead – but did you know that teachings about death and rebirth apply to all of...
Imagine how we can allow our own femininity to show up and radically shape our modern world. For nearly a decade, the French-American artist Niki de Saint Phalle grappled with the female form in an ever-evolving series of sculptures. Exploring social constructions –...
A ‘Religion, Mental Health, and the Search for Meaning’ Conference. Explore the many ways that the realms of culture, society, and religion support each other, and how we can respectfully and authentically adopt the valuable perspectives embedded in the...
Uncover how the tools of creative expression and mindful relaxation can support you in navigating the many types of roadblocks that come with grief. Loss is always a deeply personal experience. When a vital part of our life is suddenly and painfully missing, it’s...
Participate in evidence-based meditation and mindfulness practices designed to calm the nervous system and offer opportunities to connect with your inner wisdom. We’ve heard it time and time again: the only constant is change. Yet we often crave the promise and...
Discover how, despite its relative youth, the influence of the Sikh faith stretches widely throughout India and into the English-speaking world. Sikhism is one of the newest world religions, being only just over 500 years old. Despite its relative youth, however, its...
How dare we hope for futures we cannot yet imagine? Learn how using old tools in new ways can offer a scaffolding for moving past fear and grief, and into the possibility of new paradigms. The tarot – or the use of image-heavy cards to illicit intuitions about a...
Learn how to create meaningful video narratives without expensive equipment or prior experience. Some consider this a new golden age of image and video, as many of us carry more recording power on our cell phones than was available for much of the history of video...
Learn playful ways to recognize shadow characteristics in ourselves and discover how doing so can lead to a greater valuation of difference. Political campaigns in the 21st century have become excellent examples of the depersonalizing, harmful, and yet completely...
Take a psychological look at the aging process and explore how to deepen our experience of meaning using skills and rules for living that may be very different from what we learned in school. Our universities prepare us to check the boxes of social and material...
Explore the history of Jung’s interest in fantasy life, distinctions he made between different types of fantasy, and the role of fantasy in the work of self-understanding and self-actualization which Jungians call “individuation”. Some individuals have the talent, or...
Explore how experiences of loss can teach us how to navigate the underworld – where we can find life again if we can bear the risk of getting lost ourselves. Myths and legends that talk about loss illustrate how the promise of new life is always present, but only if...
Friday, Sep 27 2024, 7:30pm at Miller Outdoor Theatre Experience the extraordinary as ROCO’s milestone 20th season opens with “REMARKABLE” – featuring the full 40-piece chamber orchestra in three world premieres plus a new twist on an out-of-this-world classic,...
