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November 22, 2023
Dear GISH PICKS: CURATED CULTURE FOR KIDS & ADULTS
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If you're new here, well howdy! Welcome to my blog about Houston arts and culture, plus whatever else I wish to share from my brain. I've been publishing this since 2004 (yes, 'tis true) and I am very proud of being Houston's "cultural champion"! If you'd like to get to know me, please click here.
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➡️ As you read, please note that all the words in blue are linked to websites. Click on all of them (and all of the images!) -- you never know what you'll find. ⬅️
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LET'S CONNECT! If you are wondering wassup with me, my offerings are at the end of this blog. Scroll on down to see info about my events, workshops, labyrinth walks, and more, including my IGNITE YOUR LIFE! project -- AND! -- a book I'm writing about it, filled with wisdom from my 12 Ways to Ignite Your Life Daily, a road trip warriors guide, many stories, and over 100 beautiful photos.
I love to tootle around town in my Iggy the Igniter art car! LIKE that Facebook page and find out about all of our adventures, including the Orange Show's Houston Art Car Festival & Parade. If you want to get ignited with t-shirts and sweatshirts, check out my IGNITE YOUR LIFE! shirt shop.
Be sure to follow my other Facebook pages too -- Gish Picks Kids and Gish Picks Adults and also my PaperCity Magazine articles and my Natural Awakenings Houston magazine articles. I'm always throwing words and pictures around somewhere!
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I don't know about you, but I am in need of CALM this week. The holidays are here (ain't no denying it now!) and there's a lot of rushing and distracting going on out there. I find that calming music and sounds are super helpful when agitated...or anytime really...
So this week's VIDEO PICK features my hard-working, joyful friend Saumil Manek and his sound bath meditation. He does them regularly at the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern, at Discovery Green, and all over the city! See his full list of events here.
We are a city of nurturers! There are many people and spaces who offer sound bath healing, including Body Mind & Soul, The Breathing Room, Dance with Stones, Elizabeth Baldwin Park, Gena Davis, Soufiane Sattva, Soul Tribes, Thanet Taout, Unwind Studio, and Yogasix West University.
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Happy Thanksgiving! Tomorrow is the annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade around downtown starting at 9am. It’s one of the oldest Thanksgiving parades in the country.
I love this time of year because Houston arts groups always break out with amazing and entertaining holiday shows. Here is a Texas-sized roundup -- enjoy!
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A.D. Players, A Texas Carol (through December 23)
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Alley Theatre, A Christmas Carol (through December 30)
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Ars Lyrica, Awe and Wonder (December 12)
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Chabad-Lubavitch, Chanukah Events (December 7-14)
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Company Onstage, A Tale of Two Santas (December 2-16) and The Charitable Sisterhood Christmas Spectacular (December 1-16)
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Creative Movement Practices, Every Christmas Story Ever Told & Then Some! (December 8-17)
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Ensemble Theatre, A Motown Christmas (through December 24)
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Houston Ballet, The Nutcracker (November 24 through December 27)
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Houston Chamber Choir, Feliz Navidad – Christmas at the Villa (December 9 and 10)
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Houston Grand Opera, Carols on the Green (December 9)
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Houston Symphony, December Holiday Shows (December 9-23)
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Houston’s Urban Nutcracker (December 15-17)
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Ice Skate Memorial City, Nutcracker on Ice (December 9)
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Main Street Theater, Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley (through December 23)
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Mercury Houston, An Early American Christmas (December 2)
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The Music Box Theatre, A Beatles Holiday Cabaret (December 1-23)
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Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet (December 29)
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Pearl Theater, Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story (December 8-17)
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Pride Chorus Houston, Ring It In! (December 9)
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Queensbury Theatre, A Charlie Brown Christmas (December 14-23)
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Raquel Cepeda, Christmas Jazz Concert (December 15)
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Revels Houston, The Christmas Revels: An Appalachian Celebration of the Winter Solstice (December 21-23)
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SHAPE Community Center, Kwanzaa Events (December 16-30)
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The Shrine Cultural & Event Center, Kwanzaa Imani (January 1, 2024)
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Tapestry Players, A Christmas Carol (December 2 and 3)
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The City of Houston Reliant Lights Mayor’s Holiday Spectacular will be Saturday, December 2 from 6-8pm, featuring live music and the lighting of the tree.
You can also enjoy festive and artist-made lights at Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens's Christmas Village (December 8-30), Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern's Cistern Illuminated (November 25 through January 7), Downtown Houston's City Lights (which includes Deck the Trees by the Alley Theatre, November 17 through December 31), Discovery Green's Solstice (November 11 through February 14), Houston Botanic Garden's Radiant Nature (November 17 through February 25), Space Center Houston's Galaxy Lights (through January 7), Houston Zoo's Zoo Lights (through January 8), and drive-through ones at The Light Park (through January 1) in Katy and Spring.
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All the big shopping days are coming up, so get ready! First comes Black Friday (November 24), then Small Business Saturday (November 25), then Cyber Monday (November 27), and lastly and bestly -- Giving Tuesday (November 28). Open your pocket books and remember to give back! I tithe 10 percent of all my income each Friday and it feels so good. I am grateful. | |
In case you missed it: I created a new artist portfolio because I wanted to gather my artwork in one space. Not all of it is there, but it's a great sampling! Please LIKE and SHARE that Facebook page (you can see it even if you aren't on Facebook) by clicking here. Thank you so much! | |
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HIRE ME! If you want to learn ways of getting centered -- or igniting your life -- or getting your creative juices flowing...I can help. Check out my list below and let's get started!
If you want to ignite your wardrobe, be sure to check out my IGNITE YOUR LIFE! t-shirts and sweatshirts shop. Click on the image above and let the fun colors start your ignition mission.
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Labyrinth Walks: I've been hosting labyrinth walks each month of 2023 and will offer a new labyrinth walking program in 2024 -- stay tuned here for details. Walking this path is a great way to connect to yourself in these chaotic times.
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Virtual IGNITE! Sessions: see more about those here and call me at 713.492.1173 to book a Zoom one. We'll explore what makes your heart sing and you'll leave with a personal mantra I'll write to guide you in igniting your life. I'm also doing sessions in person at Body Mind & Soul most Mondays from noon-6pm; book online or call the store at 713.993.0550 for an appointment. Sessions are $100/one hour and $50/thirty minutes.
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Virtual or in person meditation & mindfulness lessons for individuals or groups. You can see some of my teachings in my seventeen Meditation Chats and in my interview with Debra Duncan on Great Day Houston about how to meditate with household objects. The fee varies based on what we are doing, and all ages are welcome.
To book me for anything, please call me at 713.492.1173
or email me. I'd love to help you find PEACE anytime.
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Here's to a great weekend...and to many adventures exploring Houston's arts & culture! | |
P.S. If you want to IGNITE YOUR LIFE now or anytime, check out my list of 12 Ways to Ignite Your Life Daily -- and watch the 12 videos I made about each Way here. I'm very proud of that list and my work and I hope it will help you live a fully creative life. Meditation, taking care of yourself, enjoying life, and laughing -- plus more! -- are tools that will help you every single day.
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P.P.S. I have 2 lists for GISH PICKS -- one for adults and one for families. Each list is sent the same blog weekly -- both also get separate targeted emails. You can be on both lists or just one if you wish -- it's super easy! Just scroll down and click on "Update Profile" (see pic above).
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