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Simon Fashion Now and Fashion’s Night Out
5085 Westheimer Rd., Suite 4850
September 8-9, 2011
Fall fashion and trends arrive at The Galleria with Simon Fashion NowTM presented by Cadillac, a series of energetic fashion shows and interactive entertainment designed and presented by Simon Property Group, Inc.
This season, Simon Fashion Now begins at The Galleria in conjunction with Fashion’s Night Out on Thursday, September 8! Party at The Galleria in style as retailers roll out the red carpet Thursday night to celebrate the best of fall fashion. Fashion’s Night Out at The Galleria will bring high fashion lounges, red carpet entrances and dynamic DJs spinning shopper’s favorite tunes. On Friday, Trends & Friends Night will take place on The Ice at The Galleria similar to the invitation-only Thursday night show. Trends & Friends Night is a free evening of fashion, cocktails and lite bites. The Friday fashion shows on the ice are open to the public with seating available on a first come, first serve basis. Simon Fashion Now continues Saturday with in-store promotions and special discounts available at participating retailers. For more info click here.
Martini Madness! 10th Birthday Bash
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
4848 Main Street
September 22, 2011 7-10PM
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) celebrates its 10th anniversary with Martini Madness! 10th Birthday Bash, a chic cocktail party featuring mad glassware, bottomless martinis, sizzling snacks, live music by Two Star Symphony and Lisa E. Harris Trio, hands-on activities and a big-board auction. At the beginning of the evening, guests select a one-of-a-kind artisan martini glass to use and take home. Guests choose from an incredible array of glasses—all of which are handmade in a variety of styles and materials by local and national craft artists. (Martini glasses are available while supplies last—guests are encouraged to come early for the best selection.) “Mid-Century Cocktail Attire” (think fashions inspired by the ’50s and ’60s—a la “Mad Men”) is suggested for this fun, swanky soiree. For more info click here.
Health / Beauty
The Energetic Principles of Hatha Yoga
The Energetic Principles of Hatha Yoga
The Jung Center of Houston
5200 Montrose Blvd.
September 10, 2011 10AM-4PM
Develop or deepen your awareness of the subtle flow of Prana (energy) inherent to the practice of Hatha Yoga. Alignment of the body in an asana (posture) is important, but gripping or forcing oneself into an asana compromises the flow of Prana. Therefore, achieving proper alignment requires the practitioner to have an awareness of this subtle flow, so that appropriate adjustments can be made while moving into, holding and moving out of an asana. By allowing the inherent wisdom in the breath to be the guide rather than relying solely upon the mind, one becomes more of an “observer” in their yoga practice. Each individual will learn to apply this awareness and develop tools to release patterns and blocks in their physical and subtle bodies. For more info click here.
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Art & Community
Annual ART FOR ALL Exhibition at Moody Mansion
August 27-September 11, 2011
ArtWalk Opening, Saturday, August 27, 6 to 9 pm
Galveston Arts Center is pleased to present an exhibition of work by participants in GAC’s Art for All Education Outreach Programs. The exhibition will be hosted at Moody Mansion and will open during the August 27th ArtWalk. It will remain on view through September 11, 2011. The event is free and open to the public. The Galveston Arts Center’s mission includes providing visual arts education and an environment for creative expression. For more info click here.
State Fair
DiverseWorks
1117 East Freeway,
Houston 77002
September 9- October 29, 2011 @ 6PM
Prepare to be dazzled! State Fair is a public spectacle that takes as its inspiration the contemporary art fair and merges it with the age-old tradition of street peddling. State Fair is an arts-centric trade show with a twist in which artists from around the state will inhabit the gallery with public projects that explore the notion of street commerce, underground exchange, and alternate economies that defy the strictures of the commercial art economy. For more info click here.
Walk to End Alzheimer’s & Craft Fair
Northwest Houston
September 24, 2011 @ 08:30AM
Grab your walking shoes and head out to the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer! This is the nation’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support, and research. It brings together family, friends, caregivers and concerned community members – who all want to make a difference. Since 1989, the Walk has raised more than $250 million to help those battling Alzheimer’s disease. If you are not into walking there will be plenty of crafts to keep you entertained. For more info click here.
Eat
The Americas Culinary Tour with Chef Hugo Ortega and Robb Walsh
September 18, 2011
Join restaurateur-chef Hugo Ortega—of Montrose’s Hugo’s—and cookbook author Robb Walsh as they explore the foods of the Americas. The duo will highlight a selection of South and Central American restaurants, ‘traveling’ from Brazil to Argentina to Peru to El Salvador and Guatamala, among other culinary excursions. Among the day’s outings, guests will delight in slow-roasted, straight-from-the-skewer selections at an inner-loop churrascaria, sample flakey empanadas at a family-owned Argentinean restaurant and catch a Chinatown-set food truck for out-of-this world Guatemalan fare. The tours, limited to 16 participants, are $180 per person, which includes tastings at each stop, complimentary local Saint Arnold’s beverages, limo-bus transportation and gift bag. Ticket proceeds benefit the Houston Food Bank. For more info click here.
Drink
Messina Hof Winery & Resort Hosts Fall Wine Appreciation Class
4545 Old Reliance Rd. Bryan 77808
September 25, 2011 3-4:30PM
Take the opportunity to learn about the wine varietal and wine pairings; as well as taste award-winning Messina Hof wines. There are a wide variety of grapes produced throughout the world, which take on many different flavors, textures and forms. Grape varietals are different breeds of grapes that can accentuate wines. Learn all about it at Messina Hof. Messina Hof’s monthly Wine Appreciation Classes are taught so everyone from beginner to connoisseur can follow along and learn about the fabulous world of fine wine. Classes include light cheeses and wine. For more info click here.
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