Houston Cinema Arts Festival at Ten
Consider the Houston Cinema Arts Festival (HCAF), this year celebrating its tenth anniversary, and Richard Herskowitz, its artistic director.
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Houston Celebrates Bergman at the MFAH
Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman is nobody’s idea of a summer watching.
Building a Community of Writers and Readers: WriteFest Returns to Silver Street Studios
Nonprofit literary organizers draw all sorts of volunteers, but Elizabeth White-Olsen, executive director of Writespace, recalls one in particular. “We had a young lawyer show up, and she looked like a supermodel, in her miniskirt, cute silk blouse, high heels. She didn’t have time to change after work. I watched her in this outfit, moving furniture all day. I thought it was the funniest thing. That’s the kind of volunteer we have—so committed.”
Literary Settlers: Dalkey Archive Press Moves to Victoria, Texas
It surprises me that there’s a box of Slavic literature, translated or un-translated, in the small town of Victoria to begin with, but this is what Dalkey Archive Press, one of America’s most venerable independent publishers, has brought with them on their move to Texas.
Inviting Writing: Writespace Kicks off Writefest
Writefest, a new literary arts festival February 22 to 28, 2016 with a week of workshops led by local writers like poet Anis Shivani and Gulf Coast editor Adrienne Perry...