20 Words We Owe to Shakespeare ( Forgot one…Green-eyed Monster)!
http://mentalfloss.com/article/48657/20-words-we-owe-william-shakespeare
In Celebration of the new season of Downton Abbey
A Touching Tribute to Chick-Fil-A
10 Famous Movie Misquotes
Bio-metric key less locks let you unlock or lock your entry door
with just a quick scan of your fingerprint.
Why not decorate cables when you can’t hide them?
Personal Fondue Mugs
Who says there’s no room for a chess board?
Transparent Toaster gives you clear view of bread’s crispiness
(About time!)
Got a small apartment? No problem!
Mini Mexican Pizzas!
Pesto Pasta with Sun Dried Tomatoes and Roasted Asparagus
Broccoli, Ham, and Mozzarella Baked with Eggs Casserole
Um…YUM!
Hi Framers! I hope you all had a great Christmas! Now, if you’re already getting ready to ring in the New Year, here are some great and fun ideas to celebrate 2014!
What to serve…
What to drink…
The Blue Star:
Champagne, Blue Curacao and Vodka
What to wear…
How to decorate…
A New Twist to an Old Favorite! HAHA!
The USAF Band Christmas Flash Mob at the National Air and Space Museum (WOW!)
What Christmas is all a about…
Take an ordinary cheese plate and make it into a Christmas tree!
Decorate a wine bottle!
Now you know what to do with the left over corks! Made a reindeer!
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Happy Friday Framers! It’s finally the weekend!
First off, I would like to say a belated Happy Hanukkah! ….Happy Hanukkah!
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For those of you who haven’t seen this (all three of you). Money well spent!
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A salute to the men and women who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th 1941. 72 years ago. 2,386 Americans died and 1,139 were wounded. Eighteen ships were sunk or run aground, including five battleships. The attack lasted 90 minutes.
FDR’s famous Pearl Harbor Speech
Pearl Harbor survivor’s dying wish granted.
Partitions divide countries, friendships find a way (Thankful for lasting friendships)
Thankful for laughter! Haha!
And since Thanksgiving is only a week away…I couldn’t resist showing a scene from A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving on how to prepare a Thanksgiving feast! If you haven’t seen it, you can watch the whole thing on YouTube! 🙂
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Lastly, be thankful for your incredible ability to dance. It truly is an amazing gift.
I think you know what happens next….Free (and cheap) Events Thursday!!
Friday, Nov. 22nd, 2013 at 6 p.m.
1500 McKinney St.
Houston, TX 77010
The Ice presented by Xfinity opens with a spectacular event celebrating Houston’s creative spirit. Take a spin around the Ice, watch ice sculptors at work, be dazzled by fire-breathing art cars, carve your name in ice, sit in a throne made of ice and watch kids play in snow.
Friday, Nov. 22nd, 2013 at 8 p.m.
Morris Cultural Arts Center at Houston Baptist University
7502 Fondren
Houston, TX 77074
Admission is free. Website: http://www.civicsymphony.org
Friday-Sunday; Nov. 22nd at 6 p.m and Nov. 23rd -24th at 11 am.
Winter Street Studios
2101 Winter Street
Houston, TX 77007
$10 general public for Friday for the Preview Party; free for Fresh Arts members. But if you go on Saturday or Sunday then the admission is free!
Check out their website for more details! http://www.spacetaker.org/wham
Saturday, Nov. 23rd at 9:00 am
Instructors from Bayou Bliss Yoga will lead a 60-minute invigorating practice of yoga postures (Hatha). This practice focuses on building strength and flexibility through a sequence of flowing postures, followed by meditation.
Bring a towel, yoga mat, and water. The event will be canceled in case of inclement weather.
Rothko Chapel
1409 Sul Ross St.
Houston, TX 77006
$10 suggested donation. Go to their website and look under the “Program” tab then click on “Season by Date” and register there! http://www.rothkochapel.org/index.php
Friday-Saturday; Nov. 22nd-23rd at 9:00 am-5 pm.
Cypress Creek Christian Church
6823 Cypresswood Dr.
Spring, TX 77379
Shop nearly 80 vendors and artists of crafts, merchandise, collectibles, antiques and food in an ambiance with a Victorian flair. A raffle benefiting the Pipe Dreams Organ Project, a project raising funds for a pipe organ in the Centrum, will be held hourly with more than 80 market items being given away. Tickets for the raffle range from $1 to $5 for 6 tickets.
Saturday, Nov. 23rd, 2013 at 10 a.m-9 pm.
Mother Dog Studios
712 Walnut St.
Houston, TX
The original cluster of artists’ warehouses straddling downtown open their doors during Artcrawl Houston 2013. More than 180 artists and art organizations are participating in this free event.
Saturday, Nov. 23rd, 2013 at 8 p.m
Wortham Theater Center
501 Texas St.
Houston, TX 77002
Box Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8am – 5pm
Tickets start at $10.
Join the brave and the unprecedented Napoleon on his grand quest — and penultimate defeat — in the Battle of Nations, a program that includes Haydn’s Mass in the Time of War and Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture. The concert, led by maestro Antoine Plante, features the University of Houston Concert Chorale.
Thursday, Nov. 21st, 2013 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 23rd, 2013 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 24th, 2013 at 2:30 p.m.
Jones Hall
615 Louisiana St.
Houston, TX 77002
Tickets: $25-$119. Visit their website at http://www.houstonsymphony.org/ or call at 713-224-7575 for tickets!
Friday, Nov. 22nd, 2013 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 23rd, 2013 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 24th, 2013 at 6 p.m.
Houston ARTreach Studios
1930 Scott St.
Houston, TX 77003
WOW!
In honor of Veterans’ Day this week. Thank you.
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Hosting a party? Try these awesome recipes!
Ingredients
Instructions
Guess what day it is….Free Events Thursday!
November 13-17 2-5pm (Sorry! Had to put this up! It’s free…kinda)
Friday, Nov 15 at 1:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts
1001 Bissonnet St.
Houston, TX 77005
(713) 639-7300 ( I don’t know how much it is so here’s their number if you need it. Or you can look on their website)
Explore some of the best-known and best-loved works in the MFAH collections on this 45-minute tour.
Friday, November 15, 2013 7:30 pm
Moores Opera House
3800 Cullen Blvd
Houston, TX 77004
It’s $12 to attend
The Music of Terence Blanchard: World renowned trumpeter/composer/band leader and Blue Note recording artist joins forces with the Moores School Jazz Orchestra.
Saturday, November 16, 2013 10:00 am
Market Square Park
300 Travis
Houston, TX 77002
Hosted by Black Gold Cycling, this festival brings cyclists and bike enthusiasts from all over the city to celebrate their favorite mode of transportation: bikes! The event kicks-off with an all-day swap meet boasting more than 50 vendors focused on the bike friendly lifestyle and will feature a variety of demos from various bike sports such as bike polo, bmx/fixed gear freestyle, various cycling contests, a huge obstacle race course and sprint contests presented by Texas Gold Sprint’em.
Saturday, November 16, 2013 at 9:00 am
Reliant Park
1 Reliant Park
Houston, TX 77054
Register here: http://heartwalk.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=1050550
Friday, November 15, 2013 – Monday, November 18, 2013
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Rice Cinema Film Auditorium Rice Media Center
Rice University
6100 Main St
Houston, Texas, USA
This year we return with the second annual festival of films from around and about the Mediterranean Sea. All of last year’s nations – Greece, Turkey, Israel, Turkey, France, and Italy – will again be represented, plus several new entries, Slovenia and Croatia. Opening night and reception will be November 15, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.
For a schedule of films please visit: http://ricecinema.rice.edu/Events.aspx
Tea for Two: A Chamber Music Tea with The Shepherd Society
Sunday, November 17, 2013
2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Alice Pratt Brown Hall
Rice University
6100 Main St
Houston, Texas, USA
Call 713-348-3492 for more information or please visit theshepherdsociety.org
A delightful afternoon of chamber music, tea and scones.
‘Music From Vienna: Early, Middle, and Late’
Program: Prokofiev Quintet in G minor, Op. 39; Haydn String Quartet in G Major, Op. 77 No. 1
