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Music legends Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago head to Houston on epic new tour

Earth, Wind & Fire will co-headline a 2024 tour with Chicago,

Photo courtesy of Earth, Wind & Fire

Music legends Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago are teaming up again for a co-headlining tour across North America, the Heart & Soul 2024 Tour, featuring a stop at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on Saturday, August 24, 2024.

The two-month tour will start in St. Louis, Missouri on July 10, traveling to 30 cities in both the United States and Canada. The day before The Woodlands, the tour will stop in Fort Worth on August 23.

The tour will features sets from each band, culminating in an encore performance with both of them on stage together.

It's difficult to get more "classic" than Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago, as between them they have more than 200 million albums sold, 11 Grammy wins, and nearly 30 nominations. Both have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Earth, Wind & Fire in 2000 and Chicago in 2016.

Earth, Wind & Fire's greatest hits include “Let’s Groove,” “September,” and “Reasons,” while Chicago topped the charts with songs like "If You Leave Me Now," "Hard to Say I'm Sorry," and "Look Away."

Tickets will be available starting with a Citi presale, giving Citi cardmembers access to purchase presale tickets beginning on Tuesday, November 14 at 10 am until Thursday, November 16 at 10 pm through Citi Entertainment.

Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning on Friday, November 17 at 10 am at EarthWindAndFire.com and ChicagoTheBand.com.

HEART AND SOUL 2024 TOUR DATES

Wed Jul 10 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Fri Jul 12 – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena
Sat Jul 13 – Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
Tue Jul 16 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
Wed Jul 17 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
Fri Jul 19 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
Sat Jul 20 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
Tue Jul 23 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
Wed Jul 24 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Broadview Stage at SPAC
Sat Jul 27 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
Sun Jul 28 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
Tue Jul 30 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater
Wed Jul 31 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Fri Aug 02 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
Sat Aug 03 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
Mon Aug 12 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Tue Aug 13 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
Fri Aug 16 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Sat Aug 17 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
Mon Aug 19 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Tue Aug 20 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Fri Aug 23 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
Sat Aug 24 – Houston – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Mon Aug 26 – North Little Rock, AR – Simmons Bank Arena
Thu Aug 29 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
Sat Aug 31 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Sun Sep 01 – Concord, CA – Toyota Pavilion at Concord
Tue Sep 03 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
Fri Sep 06 – Los Angeles, CA – The Kia Forum
Sat Sep 07 – Palm Desert, CA – Acrisure Arena

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a beautiful mind

Houston Health Museum's new exhibit shines a light on dyslexia

Sarah Sudhoff created "The Reading Brain" in honor of her son.

Photo by Rose Tylinski

"The Reading Brain" replicates neuron activity in a dyslexic brian while reading

No, "The Reading Brain" isn't the title of a B-horror film from the 1960s. It's a brand new installation at the Houston Health Museum that explores dyslexia.

The piece was created by Houston-based artist Sarah Sudhoff, in partnership with Dr. Guinevere Eden, Director of the Center for the Study of Learning at Georgetown University. Hanging from the ceiling of the Health Museum, it uses light-up colored circles to represent the frontal lobe activity of a dyslexic person while reading. MRI scans of dyslexic brains formed the foundation of the light activity. Sudhoff's own son has dyslexia, and she had to adapt her homeschooling of him to account for his neurodivergence. As much as 20 percent of the American population is dyslexic.

"The Reading Brain" grew out of a similar exhibit at the DoSeum in San Antonio. "Beautiful Minds: Dyslexia and the Creative Advantage" challenged visitors to see dyslexia not as a learning disability but as simply a different way some human brains work. The exhibit featured videos, stories, and art work by dyslexic individuals that show how they succeed and create, as well as a selection of brain puzzles used to teach dyslexic people.

“Even though your brain works differently, it still lights up and is beautiful to watch, a wonderful machine you have. It just means you have to navigate and pivot a little differently,” Sudhoff said.

Sudhoff's innovative bridge between science and art is a permanent part of the Health Museum's MindWorks exhibit. Like "The Reading Brain," MindWorks maps out thinking processes through light and hands-on activities. The exhibit will close on January 5, meaning visitors have a very short time to see Sudhoff's piece.

The Health Museum is a hidden gem in Museum District located a block away from the Children's Museum. It houses a variety of exhibits about the human body, such as a giant plastic colon that kids love to run through. Since opening in 1969, the museum has helped Houstonians and visitors from around the world learn about the way the body works as well well as public health protocols. As the only Smithsonian Affiliate Museum in the Houston Museum District, it has a high educational pedigree despite it's colorful and often whimsical offerings.

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