Brilliant Lecture Series presents Edvin Marton's "Stradivarius Show"

Wortham Theater Center

09.20.13

Brilliant Lecture Series presents internationally-acclaimed violinist and composer Edvin Marton's "Stradivarius Show." He will be performing on a Stradivarius violin made in Crem

Conversations with the Director: Dr. Ruth Westheimer and Gary Tinterow

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

06.04.13

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, internationally known authority on human sociology and sexuality and author of the book The Art of Arousal: A Celebration of Erotic Art throughout History, will chat with 

World Affairs Council of Houston lecture: "Two Nations Indivisible: Mexico, the U.S. and the Road Ahead" with Shannon O'Neil

05.16.13

2013 could be the year of Mexico. The recent expansion of the middle class is just one aspect that points to a more promising future. Social, political and economic transformations are taking place

World Affairs Council of Houston luncheon: "Transatlantic Energy Cooperation: Security Challenges and Opportunities"

Hilton Americas-Houston

05.15.13

The strong economic ties between the United States and the European Union have significant influence on worldwide economic growth, prosperity and trade. Together, the two regions make up the world&

Houston Archeological Society lecture: "The Gault Site and Peopling of the Americas"

University of St. Thomas

05.16.13

Wilson W. "Dub" Crook, long-time member of the Houston Archeological Society and an adjunct faculty member of the Department of Anthropology at Texas State University, will speak on "

Lecture: "The Cyrus Cylinder and the Bible: Cyrus, the Anointed of the Lord"

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

05.19.13

Cyrus II of Persia, victorious over the Babylonian Empire in 539 BC, is mentioned more than 20 times in the Hebrew Bible. The prophet Isaiah praises the Persian king as "anointed" by the

Artful Thursdays Lecture: “Cuneiform in Context"

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

05.16.13

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is one of five venues to host the U.S. tour of the famed Cyrus Cylinder, a 6th-century artifact discovered in 1879 among the ruins of Babylon in ancient Mesopotamia

Author talk & book signing: Designers at Home: Personal Reflections on Stylish Living by Ronda Rice Carman

05.15.13

The Houston Design Center welcomes native Houstonian and author Ronda Rice Carman, who will talk about and sign her new book, Designers at Home: Personal Reflections on Stylish Living. Carman,

Lecture: "British Museum Director Neil MacGregor on the Cyrus Cylinder"

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

05.05.13

Modest in scale and appearance, the Cyrus Cylinder is one of the most famous icons to have survived from the ancient world. The origins of this baked-clay object, which was buried as a foundation d

Lecture: "Earth Church: A Vision of Full-World Spirituality" with Jim Blackburn

Rothko Chapel

05.02.13

Values and belief structures were derived when the world was relatively empty of humans and human impacts. That is no longer the situation as the planet is being filled up and, in some cases, overw