Don’t miss out on what Houston Press named the Best Reading Series 2011. The next Public Poetry event will take place at 2 PM on November 5th at Discovery Green. As usual, you’ll meet award-winning poets as well as children authors who have worked with WITS writers in schools, hospitals, libraries, museums, and homeless shelters. [...]
National Arts and Humanities Month (NAHM) is a coast-to-coast celebration of culture in America. Held every October and coordinated by Americans for the Arts, NAHM is the largest celebration of the arts and humanities in the nation. President Obama issued a White House proclamation that states that “we must recognize the contributions of the arts and humanities not only [...]
Public Poetry — which was just named the best reading series in Houston by the Houston Press– offers up its next event on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 2 pm at Discovery Green park in downtown Houston. To kick off the event, there will be a performance by The Mighty Orq. The featured poets will be Rich Levy, Martha [...]
Every July in Houston DockDogs come to town. DockDogs will take place at Discovery Green for its fourth year on Friday, July 1 to Sunday, July 3. This national dog jumping competition features four-legged athletes who compete for prizes in jumping competitions. They leap and fly over water and through the air to catch frisbees and toys. [...]
Seventy-five courageous boys and girls read from their hearts on the Discovery Green main stage this Sunday, proving to the audience they have what it takes. The Blooms reading of the Houston Young Writers Reading Series, presented by WITS, was the biggest literary celebration of the school year thanks to the principals, teachers, parents, sponsors, [...]
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Are you ready for the biggest literary celebration of the school year? Blooms takes place this Sunday, May 1 from 3:00 – 5:00 PM on the Discovery Green main stage featuring renowned author and photographer Karen Walrond as guest speaker. The audience will be treated to an uplifting afternoon filled with the discovery and intrigue of [...]
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Un Breve Paseo a Discovery Green El cielo era azul como un lago. La tierra era negra como una cueva, y el hielo era blanco como una ventana. Sí, había hielo, y yo estaba patinando en Discovery Green. El sol brillaba como fuego. Yo pensé que no podía patinar, entonces me agarré del muro. ¡Shwoosh! [...]
This semester, as part of an academic program I am in at the University of St. Thomas, I am working on 100 hours of community service and WITS graciously allowed me to volunteer for them. As my school year winds down – or speeds up seeing how many paper assignments I have – and my [...]
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Saturday morning Young Writer Workshops are held at Discovery Green every Saturday (March 13 – June 26, 2010) from 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM. This is a free drop-in program that takes place at Discovery Green in the Houston Public Library Express building. There’s no need to pre-register, but parents are asked to sign in [...]
Every Saturday morning from 10:30-11:30 Kent Shaw and I co-teach a free WITS workshop inside the HPL Express Library at Discovery Green Park in downtown Houston. A group of 10-15 kids sit with us in a circle and write poems and stories. We use the downtown space as inspiration—studying the trees, the sculptures, and the [...]
