| First Saturday Arts Market in the Heights is an exciting market created for local artists to display and sell original works of art. Featuring artists from around Houston, and the state. Local musicians entertain all day.It's a mini Art Festival in the Heights! Open all year on the 1st Saturday of each month! Free Admission, 6pm - 10pm Rain or Shine! www.FirstSaturdayArtsMarket.com |
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What: 24th Annual AIA Houston SandCastle Competition
When: Saturday June 5, 2010 10:00am – 5:00pm
Where: East Beach, Galveston, TX
Fees: Event is free and open to the public.
Parking is $10.00 per car – CASH ONLY
Contact: AIA Houston 713.520.0155 // sandcastle@aiahouston.org
When: Saturday June 5, 2010 10:00am – 5:00pm
Where: East Beach, Galveston, TX
Fees: Event is free and open to the public.
Parking is $10.00 per car – CASH ONLY
Contact: AIA Houston 713.520.0155 // sandcastle@aiahouston.org
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| Authors in Architecture : Yard Art and Handmade Places: Extraordinary Expressions of Home by Jill Nokes 6pm Houston Public Library Downtown, 4th Floor – Author Presentation Central Library-Program Place (4th Floor) 500 McKinney, Houston, TX 7pm Architecture Center Houston(ArCH) – Reception and Book signing 315 Capitol, Suite 120, Houston, TX Relatively few Americans build their own homes, but many yearn to make the places they live in more truly their own. Jill Nokes traveled across Texas, seeking out residents who had transformed their yards and gardens into oases of art and exuberant personal expression to assemble her second book, Yard Art and Handmade Places: Extraordinary Expressions of Home. Rather than viewing yard art as a curiosity or oddity, Nokes treats it as an integral part of home making, revealing how these places become invested with deep personal and social meaning. She presents their stories, told in their own words, about why they created these handmade places and what their yard art has come to mean to them and their communities. Jill Nokes is a landscape designer and author living in Austin, Texas. Her educational background includes a bachelor of arts degree in the Plan II Honors program at the University of Texas, and a master's of science degree in horticulture from Texas A&M University in 1977. Her special interest and experience is in the planning of naturalistic landscape designs that incorporate local materials and plants to re-create authentic settings with regional flavor. Nokes’ first book, How to Grow Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest, published in a revised edition by the University of Texas Press in 2001, records the knowledge of several generations of plant experts and growers. It is widely recognized for increasing awareness of the value of native plants in both vernacular and built landscapes. Debuting in January 2009, Authors in Architecture is a collaboration between the Houston Public Library Downtown and Architecture Center Houston (ArCH). Our aim is to create a dialogue between two downtown cultural centers and their patrons,while educating the public about current architectural issues.This series is free and open to the public. |
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06. 27
| Houston Mod invites you to join us this Sunday 2 - 4pm for Mod of the Month. Two interesting mid-century modern houses currently for sale will be open for touring. They are located in North Houston in the Spring and Champions areas. 610 Ames Street, Spring, Texas 77373 Walls of glass provide views of a large private courtyard melding indoors and outdoors at this modern house in Spring. Come see the unique flat roofed modern home with many distinct features. The kitchen and both full baths have been remodeled. The living room has hardwood floors while there are slate floors in family room, breakfast area, and kitchen. The house is situated on a large lot, over 1/3 acre, on a cul de sac street in an established neighborhood with a forested area in back. 6006 Bermuda Dunes Drive, Houston, Texas 77069 This early 1960's contemporary opens to expansive views of the Champions Cypress Creek Golf Course. The three bedroom house with large living room, dining room and family room has a free flowing plan with lots of glass and patios viewing the 8th green. The house has been well maintained and fortunately remains in mostly original condition. Champions Golf Club was founded by Jack Burke, Jr. and the late Jimmy Demaret in 1957. From its origin, Champions has consistently carved its place in golf history hosting such prestigious events as the Ryder Cup and the US Open and it remains a primary USGA tournament venue. Arnold Palmer, Ben Crenshaw, and Tiger Woods are among the professionals who have played the course. The Cypress Creek Course was designed by Ralph Plummer and opened for play in 1959. With over 70,000 trees, wide fairways and enormous greens, it remains one of America's premier tournament sites. The Champions clubhouse was designed in 1956 by Goleman and Rolfe Associates, Inc. www.houstonmod.org |