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From Tuesday, May 03 2011
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Upcoming events at Asia Society Texas Center
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Asia Society Texas Center is a proud sponsor of iFest 2011
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We are proud sponsors of the Asia Society Texas Center Stage at iFest 2011. Join us
April
29-May 1 and May 7-8 for this city-wide celebration! Enjoy our stage
and stop by the Asia Society booth for free giveaways and fun projects for kids!
Purchase iFest tickets | Schedule of performances at ASTC Stage | iFest website |
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Pakistan Arts and Culture Series
In Honor of Richard C. Holbrooke
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Modern Poetry of Pakistan (Dalkey Archive Press, $16.95 paperback)
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Contributors to new poetry anthology
to explore variety of Pakistani verse
Join three contributors to the just released anthology Modern Poetry of Pakistan for readings and a discussion of the variety and richness of contemporary Pakistani poetry at 7 p.m. on May 3, at the United Way of Greater Houston.
Fahmida Riaz, a noted poet and feminist who writes in Urdu, and Hasina Gul, a well-known Pashto poet of the younger generation, will read. They will join Waqas Khwaja,
a professor at Agnes Scott College and the translation editor for the
volume, in a discussion of the challenges and pleasures of translating
poetry across distant cultural borders.
Modern Poetry of Pakistan
is the first anthology of Pakistani poetry to include contemporary work
translated from seven major languages (Urdu, Bolachi, Kashmiri,
Punjabi, Pashto, Seraiki, and Sindhi).
A book sale and signing will follow the event.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 |7 p.m.
United Way of Greater Houston
50 Waugh Drive | Click for directions
Admission is free. | Register online
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Vision of a Buddha Paradise. Pakistan. 4th century. Schist. H. 46.9 x W. 38.2 x D. 11 in. (119 x 97 x 28 cm). Central Museum, Lahore, G-155
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Greek, Buddhist influences combine
in ancient art of Gandhara region
The art of ancient Gandhara
was little known in the West until the Taliban destroyed the gigantic
statues of the Buddha at Bamiyan in 2001. But it was in the Gandhara
region of Pakistan (present day Bamiyan in Afghanistan, Bactria, the
Hindu Kush, and the Punjab of northwest India) that the first flowering
of Buddhist figural art occurred from the 1st century BCE through the 5th century CE.
Dr. Pia Brancaccio,
Associate Professor of Art History at Drexel University, shows how
Gandharan art blended the idealized beauty of the human form expressed
in Greek sculpture with the artistic traditions of India, Iran, and
Central Asia to create a global style that significantly contributed to
the worldwide spread of Buddhism. Brancaccio will speak at 6:30 p.m. on June 9 in the Brown Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
The program is co-sponsored by Asia Society Texas Center and the MFAH.
Thursday, June 9, 2011 | 6:30 p.m.
Brown Auditorium | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
1001 Bissonnet | Click for directions
Admission is free. Registration not required.
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Other events coming in Spring
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ConocoPhillips ASEAN
Ambassadors Business Forum
U.S. Ambassadors Scott Marciel (Republic of Indonesia), David Adelman
(Republic of Singapore), Daniel Shields (Brunei Darussalam) and David
Carden (ASEAN) discuss the economic outlook in Southeast Asia and
opportunities there for U.S. businesses.
Friday, June 3, 2011 | 12 p.m.
Event details TBA
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Tara Linhardt (R) and Danny Knicely (C).
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From Appalachia to Nepal:
A Musical Odyssey
Nepal
lies halfway around the world from Appalachia. Yet as two American
bluegrass musicians discovered, extraordinary connections exist between
Appalachian music and Himalayan folk music. Mandolin player Tara Linhardt and fiddler Danny Knicely join forces with sarangi player Manof Jahat and percussionist Raj Kapoor Ranapaheli for a concert that truly fuses music of two worlds. Preceding the concert will be a screening of the documentary The Mountain Music Project, chronicling the Americans' journey of musical discovery to Nepal.
Thursday, June 23, 2011, 7 p.m.
Jones Hall| University of St. Thomas
3800 Montrose, Houston, TX 77006
Admission is free. Registration not required.
Co-sponsored by Center for International Studies, University of St. Thomas.
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A Tiger in the Kitchen:
A Memoir of Food and Family
New York fashion writer Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
discovered the road to her Chinese-Singaporean roots lay through the
kitchen. Join her as she discusses her new memoir and the lessons food
taught her on her journey of self-discovery.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |7 p.m.
United Way of Houston
50 Waugh Drive, Houston, TX 77007
Admission is free. Registration not required.
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Asia Society Texas Center is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.
Special thanks to Mr. Riaz Siddiqi of Houston for his support of the Pakistan Arts and Culture Series.
   
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Friday, April 29, 2011 | 7:00 p.m.
Houston Zen Center is pleased to host Kaz Tanahashi, renowned
artist, calligrapher and peace activist. Tanahashi returns to the
center for an exhibition of his work and a calligraphy demonstration.
The demonstration will be followed by a silent auction to benefit HZC
and World Without Armies.
More information | Click for map
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Sunday, May 1, 2011 |
9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Houston Zen Center presents their popular workshop, Heart of the Brush, a calligraphy workshop led by Kaz Tanahishi.
More information | Click for map
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Saturday, May 14, 2011 | 7:30 p.m.
The Taiwanese American Society of Houston presents a violin concert featuring renowned violinist Professor Shien-Ta Su of the Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan.
$80 Nonmembers; $40 HZC members
More information | Click for map
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More Information
We are moving to our new building in the Museum District in 2012. Watch a new video that highlights the Texas Center's arts and culture programming in preparation for our opening.
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