Handcrafted Health Care by Legacy Community Health Services

Handcrafted Health Care will take place May 11, 2013 from noon - 4 p.m.

Guests can pre-register for this event by phone at 832-548-5041 or by email at events@legacycommunityhealth.org. On Saturday, May 11, 2013 from noon to 4 p.m., Legacy Community Health Services will provide tours of its new Montrose facility, FREE health screenings and a family-friendly party with music, food trucks and information necessary to make informed choices about your health care needs. 

Free food, giveaways, entertainment and children’s activities will be provided.

Handcrafted Health Care showcases quality, affordable health care services to performing artists, entertainment professionals, visual artists, bartenders and wait staff throughout the community, many who are uninsured or underinsured. Handcrafted Health Care is possible in partnership with local restaurants, artists, small community organizations and businesses.

Movies at Miller: “The Artist”

Miller Outdoor Theatre will screen the 2012 Academy Award winner for Best Picture,“The Artist”, on Saturday May 4 at 8:30 p.m. The film follows a silent movie star who meets a young dancer; the arrival of talking pictures sends their careers in opposite directions.

The film premiered at the 2011 Cannes film festival and was nominated for six Golden Globes, twelve BAFTAs, ten César awards and ten Academy Awards. It won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor, becoming the most awarded French film. Rated PG-13. This event is not ticketed.

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Brilliant Lecture Series Presents Sophia Loren

The Brilliant Lecture Series program with Sophia Loren as the next speaker for Friday, May 10 has been cancelled. We sincerely apologize for any convenience this may have caused.

For those who have already purchased tickets, please allow seven business days for your full refund, including service fee, to be applied to the credit card that was used to purchase ticket(s).

For those who would prefer to apply your funds to a future lecture or to donate your ticket to a grateful student for an upcoming event, please email events@brilliantlectures.org so your gracious request can be accommodated.

For questions or additional information, contact Brilliant Lecture Series at 713-974-1335 or events@brilliantlectures.org.

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Internationally-acclaimed actress, humanitarian and cultural icon Sophia Loren will be the next Brilliant Lecture Series speaker. The Conversation with Sophia Loren will be held Friday, May 10 at 7 p.m. at Brown Theater, Wortham Center.

Often named one of the most beautiful women in the world, Loren’s acting career and cultural influence spans more than six decades. In 1992, she was named a U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassador and has remains a tireless advocate for youth, women and human rights.

Born Sofia Scicolone in Rome, Italy on September 20, 1934, she grew up in the slums of Pozzuoli during WWII. Her life took an unexpected turn when she entered a beauty contest and caught the attention of renowned film producer Carlo Ponti, whom she married in 1966. 

In her late teens, Loren played lead roles in many Italian features such as La Favorita and Aida. A diverse and storied career in the United States quickly followed. In 1961 Loren earned the first Academy Award presented to a lead performer in a non-English speaking role and later received an Honorary Academy Award in 1991.

Individual tickets: $65-200; VIP tickets $500; Black-tie benefit dinner $1,500 available at www.brilliantlectures.org or 713-974-1335.  Exclusive sponsorships and group discounts available.

“Where Were You In ’65?” at Miller Outdoor Theatre

“Where Were You In ’65?” at Miller Outdoor Theatre April 26, 2013 at 8:00 p.m.

Miller Outdoor Theatre presents Texas Southern University Professor Thomas Meloncon's "Where Were You In '65?" a musical drama that takes a young man, unaware of his history, on a nostalgic and magical journey to the year 1965, during the Civil Rights Movement.

In 1965 a loaf of bread was 20 cents, gasoline was 31 cents a gallon and the music was clean, innocent and inspirational. African-Americans were experiencing the second cultural offspring of the Harlem Renaissance – Black became beautiful, afro's replaced conks and Smokey Robinson could easily have run for President of the United States.

Free tickets for the covered seating area are available at the Miller Outdoor Theatre box office on the day of the performance between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. There is a limit of four tickets per person over age 16, while they last.

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