Events - 23 Jan 16
Blue Lapis Light Aerial Dance Classes
Blue Lapis Light, Austin TX01/18/2016 - 06/1/2016 | 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
We offer aerial silk classes to our community and visiting artists. Throughout the year, our dance classes provide a unique challenge and offer a creative way for students to develop strength and grace while exploring aerial movement.
Blue Lapis Light also offers aerial workshops for colleges, high schools and community organizations. These workshops are uniquely designed for every project, providing an exceptional dance experience for all participants. We can host master classes at our studio or visit your location to conduct site-specific work.
Candidate 101 Training
Hampton Inn & Suites, Rosenberg TX01/23/2016 | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Are you interested in running for city council, school board or county commissioner? Many parts of Ft. Bend have local races in May. The filing dates to run are coming up soon!
Join us at the Hampton Inn in Rosenberg, Texas!
Last year our Ready to Run Candidate 101 prepared women all over the state to run for the State Legislature. This year we are investing in women who are ready to represent their communities at the local level.
If you have any questions call Genevieve Van Cleve at 512-573-3630 OR email gen@annieslist.com.
HBCU Mixer
Southern Hospitality Restaurant, Austin Texas01/23/2016 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Historical Black Colleges and Universities continue to be a beacon of hope for many African-Americans and continue to play a vital role in the future of our Nation. Come join us at Southern Hospitality Restaurant, 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Ste 405, Austin, Texas 78752 at 2:00 PM if you have ever attended a HBCU, know someone who has or want to meet other alumni or attendees in Austin.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (Morehouse), Sandra Bland (Prairie View), Kwame Nkrumah, Thurgood Marshall and Langston Hughes (Lincoln), Spike Lee and Toni Morrison (Howard), Erykah Badu (Grambling), Nikki Giovanni (Fisk), Bessie Coleman (Langston)
Austin Opera presents "Of Mice and Men"
The Long Center, Austin TX01/23/2016 - 02/2/2016 | 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Austin Opera continues its long-standing commitment to American and English-language opera with Carlisle Floyd’s operatic rendition of John Steinbeck’s iconic novella, Of Mice and Men, foundational support provided by the Georgia B. Lucas Foundation.
Based on John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men, this riveting American opera is a faithful retelling of one of America’s most celebrated works of literature. Carlisle Floyd vividly captures the lives of the characters, the feel of the era, the bunkhouse, the depressed economy, and Lennie’s tragic story.
Stage director Kristine McIntyre, known for her visually stunning and emotionally rich productions, has directed more than 50 operas throughout the United States at The Metropolitan Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Arizona Opera, Dallas Opera, and many others. McIntyre’s “canny ability to meld visual and musical elements” will seamlessly allow Floyd’s score and libretto full voice to clearly communicate the work’s central theme—that personal relationship, however tenuous, is far superior to solitary existence.
“Of Mice and Men” is an important work of theater, literature, film and, of course, opera. Its plea for compassion and hope is as timely now as when John Steinbeck wrote the novella on which the opera is based.
An Opera in three acts, sung in English with lyrics projected above the stage.
Saturday, January 23, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 28, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 31, 3:00 p.m.
Tickets: $35 – $200
http://austinopera.org/event/ofmiceandmen/
512.472.5927
tickets@AustinOpera.org
