Houston Young People For the Arts is proud to announce that Culture Collision III will be held on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at Discovery Green Park from 5 to 7:30 in the evening. This unique event brings together the young professional groups of Houston's exciting cultural organizations including Theatre Under The Stars, AIA-Houston, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, The Menil Collection, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Health Museum, Holocaust Museum Houston, Houston Symphony, Houston Grand Opera, DiverseWorks, Houston Downtown Alliance's Houston Young People for the Arts and Emerging Leaders, Alley Theatre, Society for the Performing Arts and others, for a one of a kind happy hour designed to encourage participation and involvement in Houston's burgeoning art scene.
Attendees have the opportunity to scope the offerings of each organization while meeting like-minded young professionals. There will be performances from Fresh Arts Coalition members including University of Houston Dance Ensemble, Dance of Asian America, and a
Houston Grand Opera Studio artist, on the stage at Discovery Green, providing a taste of their talent. Lite bites and appetizers will be provided by Antone's and Chez Roux, the signature restaurant at La Torretta Del Lago Resort & Spa, while guests enjoy the cash bar. For those with a crafty side, a craft table will be provided by Caroline Collective, bring your own shirt for DiverseWorks screenprinting station, for those seeking poetic verse, Inprint Houston will set up their poetry station and Spacetaker will give further insight into Houston's art scene. Giveaways courtesy of participating organizations will conclude the evening.
Special thanks to KUHF 88.7 FM for their sponsorship of this event.
Houston Young People for the Arts (HYPA) is a committee of the Houston Downtown Alliance that aims to promote education of the visual and performance arts; to advance awareness of current events in the Houston art scene, particularly among young people; and to collaborate with governmental and not-for-profit organizations to achieve these goals.
For more information visit
http://www.downtownhouston.org or HYPA's blog at
http://www.houstonarts.org.
