Culture Collision IV
The People. The Art. The Music. The
Scene
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Tues., Oct. 13, 2009, 6-8pm
Free Admission
Join DiverseWorks at Culture Collision.
One stop shopping for young professionals arts groups in Houston at the
beautiful Bayou Bend gardens. Check out what Houston arts scene has to
offer at this happy hour where culture and cocktails collide. Make sure
to stop by the DiverseWorks table and enter our contest "Now that I'm
by Myself... I'm in a Video by Myself Contest" inspired by our current
exhibition"Now that I'm by myself," she says, "I'm not by
myself, which is good." We will have FLIP video cameras at our
table and you have the chance to use them to create your video and enter the
contest. Please note this contest will be held exclusively at Culture Collision
and the winner will receive a gift certificate to Correlli's and a DiverseWorks
goodie bag. The winner will be announced on October 22nd through the
DiverseWorks website and email. The DiverseWorks staff has created a few
samples to inspire your entries! Check them out here…
Video 1, Video 2
Rules for the Contest:
1. You have to be in the video by yourself
2. Your video can be no longer then a
minute.
Culture Collision IV is Hosted by Houston Young People for the Arts
Co-Chairs Cynthia Conner + Carey Kirkpatrick
Performances by Young Audiences Houston artists
Jawad (guitarist)
Paragon Brass Quintet
Kuumba House (African drums, music and dance)
Beer + Wine
Complimentary Light Bites
Giveaways
Sneak Peek Inside Bayou Bend (former home of Ima Hogg)
Free to Attend
Arts groups and Houston young professionals and urbanies come together to enjoy
performing and visual arts of all sorts. Interested in becoming more
involved in Houston's art scene? We bring you many options.
Participating Organizations
Houston Grand Opera O.N. | Caroline Collective | UP @ TUTS: Urban Professionals
at Theatre Under The Stars | Spacetaker | The Health Museum Professional Circle
| Houston Downtown Alliance's Emerging Leaders | ArCHiTypes | Museum of Fine
Arts Art Crowd | NiteSPA (Society for the Performing Arts) | Fresh Arts
Coalition | The Studio of the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston | Alley Theatre
1st Act | Houston Ballet Barre |
Holocaust Museum Houston | Houston Symphony Young Professionals Backstage |
Young Audiences Houston | DiverseWorks 3D | Da Camera Coda
HYPA Steering Committee
April Beasley, Cynthia Conner, Carey Kirkpatrick, Kathryn Lott, Lauren Lovell,
Blakeley McCracken, Heather Pray (Co-founder and HDA Liaison), Brian Thorp
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