Peaceful Bones Book Signing and Presentation By Doctor Samuel Axelrad, M.D.

Houston Military Affairs Committee (HMAC) will host Vietnam War veteran, Houston doctor and author Samuel Axelrad, M.D. for its monthly luncheon series. Dr. Samuel Axelrad is a Houston author, retired urologist and Vietnam War veteran who recently published a memoir titled Peaceful Bones. Dr. Axelrad's memoir illustrates his time in Vietnam as an army surgeon …

$21

Breakfast Book Club: “My Beautiful Birds” by Suzanne Del Rizzo

Holocaust Museum Houston - Temporary Space 9220 Kirby Dr., Suite 100, Houston, TX, United States

The Friends of the Boniuk Library invite you to join our Breakfast Book Club for a discussion of "My Beautiful Birds" by Suzanne Del Rizzo. This children's book tells the story of Sami who, living in a refugee camp, can't forget his pet pigeons and the home his family has left behind. One day a …

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BIORHYTHM- Peaceful Sounds of the 60’s Revolution

The Health Museum 1515 Hermann Dr., Houston, TX, United States

Join The Health Museum Saturday, January 13th for Peaceful Sounds of the 60’s Revolution, a history-filled opening event celebrating its latest exhibition, BIORHYTHM: Music and the Body. BIORHYTHM: Music and the Body explores the relationship between music and the body through art and science. Peaceful Sounds of the 60’s Revolution will shed light on the …

$8 – $10

Ten Dollars to Hate

Holocaust Museum Houston - Temporary Space 9220 Kirby Dr., Suite 100, Houston, TX, United States

Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a lecture by Patricia Bernstein, author of "Ten Dollars to Hate," the story of the massive Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s and the first prosecutor in the nation to successfully convict and jail Klan members. Dan Moody, a twenty-nine-year-old Texas District attorney, demonstrated that Klansmen could be punished for …

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Half Price Books Hosts Peaceful Bones Book Signing by Vietnam War Veteran, Prominent Houston Doctor Samuel Axelrad, M.D.

Half Price Books - Montrose 1011 Westheimer Rd., Houston, TX, United States

Half Price Books will host Vietnam War veteran, Houston doctor and author Samuel Axelrad, M.D. Dr. Samuel Axelrad is a Houston author, retired urologist and Vietnam War veteran who recently published a memoir titled Peaceful Bones. Dr. Axelrad's memoir illustrates his time in Vietnam as an army surgeon during the Vietnam war where he finds …

Do Re Mi, ABC, 123, You and Me: Music in the Classroom for Well-being

The Health Museum 1515 Hermann Dr., Houston, TX, United States

Strategic uses of music in the classroom have been demonstrated to improve student concentration and performance in the classroom. Join The Health Museum for “Do Re Mi, ABC, 123, You and Me: Music in the Classroom for Well-being.” This workshop is designed for early childhood educators and covers ways to use music for the cognitive, …

$10

Barnes and Noble Presents Peaceful Bones Book Signing and Presentation by Dr. Samuel Axelrad, M.D.

Barnes and Noble Vanderbilt Square 3003 W. Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, United States

Barnes & Noble Bookstore will host Vietnam War veteran, Houston doctor and author Samuel Axelrad, M.D. Dr. Samuel Axelrad is a Houston author, retired urologist and Vietnam War veteran who recently published a memoir titled Peaceful Bones. Dr. Axelrad’s memoir illustrates his time in Vietnam as an army surgeon during the Vietnam war where he …

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Book Signing: “Of Dreams & Thorns” by J Salazar

River Oaks Bookstore 3270 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX, United States

What is Of Dreams & Thorns about? There is no easy elevator speech to answer such a question. It is about a young man in search of his dreams but putting his family obligations above all else. It is about a proud, passionate, prankster whose big heart and big pride trip him up time and …

The Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce Hosts Peaceful Bones Book Signing and Presentation by Dr. Samuel Axelrad, M.D.

Sheraton Brookhollow Hotel 3000 North Loop West, Houston, TX, United States

The Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce will host Vietnam War veteran, Houston doctor and author Samuel Axelrad, M.D. for its monthly breakfast connection. Dr. Samuel Axelrad is a Houston author, retired urologist and Vietnam War veteran who recently published a memoir titled Peaceful Bones. Dr. Axelrad’s memoir illustrates his time in Vietnam as an …

$2 – $30

Filling in the Gaps: Historical Research in Creative Writing

University of Houston Honors College M.D. Anderson Library 212 M.D. Anderson Library, Houston

Creative writers of all genres are invited to learn how historical (or other) research can enhance creative writing—or bog it down with information. Houston writer and award-winning teacher Claire Fuqua Anderson shares strategies and pitfalls of incorporating research into creative work in a three-hour workshop, followed by a reading from her novel in progress set …

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Rothko Chapel Open Letters

The Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston, TX, United States

For his program Open Letters, artist Mark Menjivar will read aloud the letter of a Texas death row inmate. After reflection, Menjivar will facilitate a conversation with attendees about the complex issue of capital punishment. The program will be limited to 40 attendees and will be held on October 10, at 7:00 p.m. at Rothko …

2018 Mitchell Artist Lecture with Suzan-Lori Parks

UH Moores Opera House 3271 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, TX, United States

The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts welcomes visionary playwright and MacArthur “Genius” Award winner Suzan-Lori Parks to UH for the 2018 Mitchell Artist Lecture. About the Speaker Suzan-Lori Parks is one of the most acclaimed playwrights in American drama today. She is the first African-American woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize in Drama …

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“Climate Justice: The Time is Now, The Place is Here” with Elizabeth Yeampierre

The Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston, TX, United States

Elizabeth Yeampierre, an internationally recognized Puerto Rican attorney and environmental and climate justice leader, will deliver the 2018 Frances Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold Endowed Lecture in Peace, Social Justice, and Human Rights. Her lecture, “Climate Justice: The Time is Now, The Place is Here,” will take place on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. at the …

Black Like Us A Candid Conversation About the LGBTQ Experience

University of Houston 4800 Calhoun Rd., Houston, TX, United States

Join author Michael Arceneaux for a conversation that explores the Black LGBTQ community’s experiences with religion and the church. Arceneaux will share from his debut New York Times bestseller, I Can’t Date Jesus, a timely collection of hysterical essays about what it’s like to grow up in a world that constantly tries to deride and …

Michelle Obama Visits Houston

Toyota Center 1510 Polk Street, Houston, TX, United States

If there’s anyone who can turn a mega event like this at the canernous Toyota Center into an “intimate conversation,” it’s Obama. Expect her trademark warmth, wisdom, and Oprahesque inspirational storytelling to be on hand as she discusses her book, Becoming, and the life that brought about its pages.

Michelle Obama Visits Houston

Toyota Center 1510 Polk Street, Houston, TX, United States

If there’s anyone who can turn a mega event like this at the cavernous Toyota Center into an “intimate conversation,” it’s Obama. Expect her trademark warmth, wisdom, and Oprahesque inspirational storytelling when she discusses her book, Becoming. http://www.houstontoyotacenter.com/events/detail/michelleobama-becoming or facebook.com/events/362993531175962/

Annie Liebovitz—At Work In Houston

Cullen Performance Hall 4800 Calhoun Road, Houston, TX

Annie Leibovitz is one of the most influential photographers of our time. For nearly five decades, her distinctive portraits have appeared on the covers of Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and Vogue. In this stimulating talk, our most celebrated living photographer explains how her pictures are made. https://www.facebook.com/events/1209656922522048/

Archaeology Now presents “Viking Women Warriors? New Clues”

The Houston Museum of Fine Arts 1001 Bissonnet St, Houston

Archaeology Now, the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) - Houston Society, along with Family Tree DNA present “Viking Women Warriors? New Clues.” Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson, Ph.D. Department of Archaeology History, Upssala Universitet Some of those burly Viking warriors were women! DNA analysis of the 10th-century remains of a warrior revealed a surprise – “he” was actually …

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82 Shades of Jim Boone

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston 5216 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Celebrate National Poetry Month with gay poet Jim Boone, a 2012 nominee for US Poet Laureate. Boone, known as the Poem Hunter, writes in free verse style that has a rhythm, but not a fixed meter. And poetry just makes everything sweeter. (See what we did there? We rhymed. Like a poe…nevermind.) https://www.facebook.com/events/323075695014766/

An Evening with Margaret Atwood

Jones Hall 615 Lousiana, Houston, TX, United States

Best known for The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood is the closest thing we have to a literary living legend. But what people don’t often know is that Atwood is a lively conversationalist with a wicked sense of humor, so leave your bookish expectations at the door. Atwood is also fiercely political, so expect this evening …

A special presentation, Q&A, and signing with Ralph Bivins on his new book, Houston 2020: America’s Boom Town – An Extreme Close Up.

The Hub at Greenway Plaza Three Greenway Plaza, Houston

In Houston 2020: America's Boom Town - An Extreme Close Up, Bivins examines the entrepreneurial mecca that became one of nation’s fastest-growing cities. With deft forensics and informed observations, Bivins explains the forces that shaped Houston and brought the city to a tipping point. Digesting its robust growth poses a great challenge for city leaders, …

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David Kaye – Speech Police: The Global Struggle to Govern the Internet

Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston 2222 West Loop South, Houston, TX, United States

The internet was designed as a promising global platform for free-speech and information sharing, according to David Kaye. However, this vast space has become a breeding ground for fake news, violence and hatred, threatening disaster all over the world. Over the years, three American behemoths--Facebook, YouTube and Twitter--became the way most of the world experiences …

$25

The Kama Sutra: Challenging the Stereotypes: Stories about Love and Sex

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 1001 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, United States

DR. SUSHMA JANSARI Tabor Foundation Curator of the South Asia Collections, British Museum Books for sale following lecture: The Complete Illustrated Kama Sutra by Vᾱtsyᾱna, edited by Lance Dane Art and Archaeology of Ancient India: Earliest Times to the Sixth Century by Naman P. Ahuja It’s not what you think! Two thousand years ago, the …

$5 – $10

Barnes & Noble Baybrook Presents When America Fell Silent Book Signing by Houston On-Air Radio Personality Freddy Cruz

Barnes and Noble Baybrook 1029 Bay Area Blvd., Webster, TX, United States

Barnes & Noble Baybrook in the Bay Area will host Houston on-air radio personality and author Freddy Cruz for a book signing and discussion. Freddy Cruz is a Houston author and on-air radio personality who recently published his first novel titled When America Fell Silent. Cruz’s novel, a fictional dystopian political thriller, is about retired …

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Barnes & Noble Vanderbilt Square Presents When America Fell Silent Book Signing by Houston On-Air Radio Personality Freddy Cruz

Barnes and Noble Vanderbilt Square 3003 W. Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, United States

Barnes & Noble Vanderbilt Square in Braeswood Place will host Houston on-air radio personality and author Freddy Cruz for a book signing and discussion. Freddy Cruz is a Houston author and on-air radio personality who recently published his first novel titled When America Fell Silent. Cruz’s novel, a fictional dystopian political thriller, is about retired …

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