January Newsletter: Welcome 2013!

a. Immigration Trimester
b. Partnership with the Houston Arts Alliance
c. 1/19 "Voices of the Spirit"
d. "Winding Road: My Immigration Story" by Viktor Kopic
e. 1/25 "Jump into 2013" @ Sky High Sports

Welcome 2013! The year has only started but it's already shaping up to be an exciting one! Check out some of the amazing things we have coming up for our first trimester of the year on Immigration!
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a. Immigration Trimester

For the first trimester of 2013, Vox Culture has turned its focus towards addressing the topic of Immigration. Addressing the issue of Immigration after closing out 2012’s third trimester with the issue of Refugees is a great leeway, given that both of these issues – while different – have similarities as well. While certain events surrounding Immigration will be conducted in collaboration with the Houston Arts Alliance, there are several Vox events in the works that you will be hearing more about in the coming months... so stay tuned!

Click here to learn more about the link between Immigration and Refugees.

b. Partnership with the Houston Arts Alliance

Vox Culture will be taking on the role of Cultural and Community Collaborator for the Houston Arts Alliance, during the Remembered, Regained: Immigrant Arts of Houston series. The goal of the series is to celebrate the rich artistic and cultural traditions that reside in Houston’s immigrant communities. The Remembered, Regained series is comprised of numerous programs, including concerts, workshops, panel discussions, lectures and an exhibition, focusing on the music, visual culture and oral traditions of the diverse communities that exist in Houston. The Remembered, Regained series "addresses the way in which these various art forms connect communities to their homeland and aid them in creating a new life for themselves in this city."

Events:

Voices of the Spirit
January 19, Saturday @ 7:30PM / January 20, Sunday @ 3:00PM
Asia Society Texas Center
(Two Sacred Music Concerts)

Telling the Immigrant Story
February 13, Wednesday @ 6:30PM
H.M.A.A.C. (Houston Museum of African American Culture)
(Panel Discussion)

Houston’s Immigrant Advantage
February 27, Wednesday @ 6:30PM
Asia Society Texas Center
(Lecture with Stephen Klineberg + Claudia Kolker)

The Language of Lullabies
March 2, Saturday @ 3:00PM
Children's Museum of Houston
(A Musical Workshop)

¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tres!
March 23, Saturday @ 6:30PM
TBH Center at Guadalupe Plaza Park
(Cuban Music/Concert + Workshop)

¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tres!
April 13, Saturday @ 6:30PM
MECA Outdoor Pavillion
(Colombian Music/Concert + Workshop)

¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tres!
May 18, Saturday @ 6:30PM
5th Ward Jam Outdoor Stage
(Garifuna Music/Concert + Workshop)

Anointed and Adorned
Thursday, May 23 – Friday, July 12
HAA - Alliance Gallery
(Indian Weddings in Houston, Exhibition)

Click here to obtain more information from the HAA on the Remembered, Regained: Immigrant Arts of Houston series, and to also see event details.

c. 1/19 "Voices of the Spirit" & Dinner @ Istanbul Grill & Deli

You are invited! On Saturday, January 19, come join us for dinner at Istanbul Grill & Deli (5613 Morningside Drive) followed by our visit to the Asia Society Texas Center (1370 Southmore Boulevard) to view the first event of HAA's Remembered, Regained series. The Voices of the Spirit is a concert celebrating devotional music from Houston's diverse immigrant communities. Styles that will be showcased include Sikh Kirtans, Sufi Songs, Nigerian Praise, Vietnamese Choral Music and Carnatic Ragas.

• Dinner at Istanbul Grill & Deli will take place at 5:30PM
• Voices of the Spirit will take place at Asia Society Texas Center at 7:30PM

In order to ensure you a FREE seat at Voices of the Spirit, please RSVP with Viktor Kopic at viktor.kopic@voxculture.org by Thursday, January 17, at 1:00PM.

d. "Winding Road: My Immigration Story" by Viktor Kopic

Over the month on January, Vox's Research & Development Coordinator, Viktor Kopic, will be posting a three-part series of weekly blogs titled, Winding Road: My Immigration Story, that are meant to introduce the audience to the issue immigration. The series of blogs are a personal glimpse to his story as an immigrant to the United States. Winding Road: My Immigration Story seeks to raise awareness of how the issue of immigration is not as black and white as it seems, and that there is a large grey area surrounding the topic that many people are unaware of.

To follow this series of blogs, check the Vox Culture website or our FaceBook page on the following dates:

• Part I: Wednesday, January 16
• Part II: Wednesday, January 23
• Part III: Wednesday, January 30

Click here to read the introduction to the series of Winding Road: My Immigration Story.

e. 1/25 "Jump into 2013" @ Sky High Sports

Maybe the holidays brought great times and some stress... why not burn some of that stress off by jumping into 2013! On Friday, January 25, Vox Culture invites you to come out to Sky High Sports (10510 Westview Drive) beginning at 6:30PM for some pizza and high flying fun!



To attend this event please RSVP with Linda Fox at linda.fox@voxculture.org.