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The HYPA Fire + Ice Gala

noemail@downtownhouston.org — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:30:00 GMT

The HYPA Fire + Ice Gala Saturday, January 24, 2009 Houston Young People for the Arts plays it cool with a HOT event… FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2008 Contact: Lauren Lovell, PR Representative 713-828-6123, lauren.b.lovell@gmail.com Heather Pray, Event Coordinator 713-658-8938, heather@downtownhouston.org HOUSTON, TX… Houston Young People for the Arts (HYPA) announces their largest fundraiser of the year, the 3rd annual HYPA Gala: Fire & Ice on Saturday, January 24, 2009 from 8 p.m. to 12 midnight at one of the hottest new venues in downtown, Houston Pavilions. The Fire and Ice Gala will take place on the third level in and around the sky ring and feature performances by musical guest Glasnost, fire dancers from Luminosity, ice sculptures and more! True to form, the HYPA Fire + Ice Gala is quickly becoming one of the most anticipated parties of the year. It's a HOT ticket…excuse the pun. The entertainment choices, from local fire dancers to ice sculptures, speak...

Houston Cinema Arts Society Announces Program for November Cinema and Media Arts Festival

noemail@downtownhouston.org — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:00:00 GMT

Houston, Texas — October 17, 2008 — The Houston Cinema Arts Society (HCAS), announced its festival preview of cinematic programs on November 20-23, 2008, featuring internationally renowned media artist Lynn Hershman Leeson and rising digital media artist and filmmaker Alex Rivera. Curator Richard Herskowitz has deliberately programmed this Cinema and Media Arts Festival to serve as a framework for the full week-long festival that will launch in November 2009. Central to each year’s festival will be tributes to influential media artists whose work will be explored in depth, and who will engage in on-stage conversations with leading artists and critics about their careers. Surrounding these centerpiece programs will be an array of live events integrating cinema, music, and performance, outdoor projections, interactive installations in galleries, and Internet-designed and generated movies, as well as theatrical presentations of international films and videos. According to Herskowitz,...

Bill Denton to speak on what the new Houston Pavilions will offer Downtown Houston

noemail@downtownhouston.org — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:00:00 GMT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melissa Fitzgerald Houston Downtown Alliance 713-658-8938 melissa@downtownhouston.org STEWART CADILLAC LUNCH SPEAKER SERIES Presented by Stewart Cadillac, the Houston Business Journal, Continental Airlines, Crescent and the Houston Downtown Alliance WHAT: The Stewart Cadillac Lunch Speaker Series is an opportunity for downtown workers and residents to bring their lunch and hear the perspectives of individuals behind organizations that are making things happen in the City of Houston. The long awaited opening of the Houston Pavilions is fast approaching. Bill Denton, Co-General Partner Houston Pavilions LP, will speak about all the Pavilions will have to offer downtown from restaurants to entertainment. WHY: Downtown workers, residents and those with a passion for promoting a vital and vibrant downtown Houston can socialize, share ideas, and find out what is happening in and around downtown. ...

McCormick & Schmick's Opening at Houston Pavilions

noemail@downtownhouston.org — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Houston, TX – A respected name in seafood restaurants is casting a line in downtown Houston. Houstonians will have their chance to taste more than 30 varieties of fresh seafood when McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant opens its doors at the Houston Pavilions on Monday, November 3rd. It will be the second McCormick & Schmick's in the city and the fifth in the state. We’re excited to be a part of the growing momentum in downtown Houston, especially at a place like the Houston Pavilions, which has created a unique downtown environment filled with entertainment, retail and dining options for visitors, said Doug Schmick, president and co-founder of McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants. The top-notch downtown Houston team we’ve hired for this location is sure to impress diners. The 9,000 square-foot Houston Pavilions McCormick & Schmick's restaurant is located at 1201 Fannin Street, right in the heart of the brand new Houston Pavilions. It will have seating for more than 260,...

Free World-Class Public Skatepark Opens in Houston

noemail@downtownhouston.org — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:00:00 GMT

HOUSTON, TX (May 12, 2008) --- At last! The long-awaited free downtown skatepark will open for public use on June 1. The Houston Parks Board (HPB) and Houston Parks and Recreation Department (HPARD) announce the Grand Opening of the Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark on Sunday, June 1 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. The entire family will enjoy the skating, artwork, live music and more during the first of what will be many events at the new downtown skatepark. It's great to see the wheels turning on such a special addition to our parks scene, said Mayor Bill White. We can't thank the Jamails and the other donors enough for their vision and generosity. The park is named after Lee and Joe Jamail in appreciation of a generous gift donated by the Jamail family. In addition to the naming gift, the Jamail family has been influential in helping develop the full scope of the park as a model of urban environment. This is a park that my mom would have been very proud to see realized in Houston, said Randall...

Schipul - The Web Marketing Company Helps Houston Downtown Alliance Upgrade Site

noemail@downtownhouston.org — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:45:00 GMT

Schipul - The Web Marketing Company Helps Houston Downtown Alliance Upgrade Web Site New Web Site Leverages Power of the Internet to Foster a Vibrant Downtown Houston HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - March 24, 2008) - The Houston Downtown Alliance has launched a new and interactive Web site for people who live, work or play in downtown Houston with the help of Schipul - The Web Marketing Company (www.schipul.com). The new site, www.downtownhouston.org, will serve as a central information source regarding where to go and what to do. Houston Downtown Alliance is a broad-based civic organization dedicated to promoting, advocating and participating in a vital and vibrant city core. The new Web site, designed by Schipul and powered by Tendenci® association management software (www.tendenci.com), includes numerous components that conveniently deliver value to Alliance members as well as downtown workers and residents. The upgraded Houston Downtown Alliance Web site is an important step in...

Get A Sneak Peek Into the Future with Frank Wilson, President & CEO of METRO

noemail@downtownhouston.org — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:45:00 GMT

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Andrew Huang or Heather Pray

713-658-8938

Business Breakfast Forum

Presented by the Houston Downtown Alliance

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Fulbright Tower Auditorium, Mezzanine Level

7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.

HOUSTON (February 29, 2008) – Frank Wilson, our March guest, will speak about the upcoming plans METRO has to take Houston into the next decade. With METRO making headlines throughout the entire City of Houston, the Starbucks Breakfast Speaker Series is a great time to get the information straight from the top. With rich experience in both the public and private sectors, Mr. Wilson will describe how commuting to Downtown Houston and mobility for the entire region will be transformed by infrastructure investments that go beyond rail and bus.

As Houston continues its dramatic growth, how can mobility improve without adding more lanes of roadway and worsening air pollution? Answers to these questions and others about METRO’s $2 billion expansion program will be addressed.

The Business Breakfast Forum is made possible by the support of Starbucks, METRO, the Houston Business Journal, Crescent Real Estate Equities Limited Partnership, and Continental Airlines.

Fulbright Tower is located at 1301 McKinney. Admission to the Business Breakfast Forum is $5 or free to Houston Downtown Alliance members. For more information contact Andrew Huang or Heather Pray at 713.658.8938 or heather@downtownhouston.org.

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