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29 September 2007 | Community | Ernesto Aguilar

Please join us Saturday, September 29 for a Five Year Anniversary Celebration of the Houston Institute for Culture from 6:00-8:00pm, followed by a talk and book signing by Dr. Alice Rothchild, author of “Broken Promises, Broken Dreams”, at 8:00pm.

Saturday, September 29, 6:00pm
Five Year Anniversary Celebration
Houston Institute for Culture
Havens Center
1827 W. Alabama Street

Houston Institute for Culture has many great accomplishments during its first five years to celebrate and tremendous challenges ahead, as we grow to become a substantial organization positively impacting many communities throughout the region. Working effectively to promote cultural literacy and social innovation with tested programs, our prospects for success are extremely good. We passed our four year IRS determination period (a public support test) and raised our grants by more than $100,000 over the past year. Our extensive educational program history extends to university campuses, public schools, community centers, small art spaces and large public venues like Miller Outdoor Theatre. Our research and service projects have reached communities from the Lower Rio Grange Valley to the greater New Orleans area.

A short program at 7:00pm will feature Latina authors, Loida Casares Ruiz and Rose Mary Salum, and a demonstration of the organization’s youth development programs (with a short film on Sexism made by middle school students).

Those attending the informal reception will meet volunteers and community supporters, enjoy refreshments, and learn more about several Houston Institute for Culture programs and initiatives, including:

-Camp Dos Cabezas (now in its fourth year)
-Students for a Better Houston
-Digital Story Resource Center
-Center for Localism
-And more

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