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Sunday October 17, 2021
James Taylor
and Jackson Browne
in Concert
@Toyota Center
Sunday 10/17/2021 7:30 PM
James Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the single "Fire and Rain" and had his first No. 1 hit in 1971 with his recording of "You've Got a Friend", written by Carole King in the same year. This weekend Taylor and Jackson Browne will be in The Woodlands.
His 1976 Greatest Hits album was certified Diamond and has sold 12 million US copies. Following his 1977 album JT, he has retained a large audience over the decades. Every album that he released from 1977 to 2007 sold over 1 million copies. He enjoyed a resurgence in chart performance during the late 1990s and 2000s, when he recorded some of his most-awarded work (including Hourglass, October Road, and Covers). He achieved his first number-one album in the US in 2015 with his recording Before This World.
Scott Bernstein of jambase.com recently interviewed Taylor, “Jackson and I want to thank all those who have graciously held onto their tickets; we appreciate your continued patience as we navigate these uncharted waters,” Taylor wrote in a statement. “We didn’t want to have to cancel this tour that we’ve been waiting so long to perform together, so we’ve been working to get these dates rescheduled to a time period when the U.S. is reopened and safe to gather for a concert.
“Of course we will be keeping a close eye and abide with all health and safety protocols throughout each venue and state,” James added. “We can’t wait to get back on stage and see you out there soon.”
Toyota Center
1510 Polk Street
Houston, Tx 77002
Directions (Map)
713-758-7200
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International Gem & Jewelry Show
@NRG Center
Visit America’s longest running direct-to-consumer jewelry show when it visits your town! The International Gem & Jewelry Show’s world famous “Jeweler’s Market” brings wholesalers, manufacturers and designers together under one roof. Shop from rows and rows of quality gemstone, bead, jewelry and accessory dealers for incredible selection. You’ll find local jewelers, international vendors and talented artisans at every show. Whether you are shopping for jewelry making supplies or looking for the hottest trends, you’ll find what you’re looking for at the InterGem show. More info at www.nrgpark.com
Sunday, October 17, 2021 11:00 AM
1 NRG Pkwy, Houston, TX 77054
Directions (map)
Ledisi
with special guests
Kenyon Dixon
and Stout
@Arena Theatre
Sunday 10/17/2021 8:00 PM
Doors Open 7:00 PM
Ledisi Young was born in the Big Easy (New Orleans,La), where she performed with the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra at eight-years old. The R&B artists says she spent hours watching her mother perform with a local R&B band in New Orleans. This weekend Ledisi makes her way to Southwest Houston at the Arena Theatre.
After the family relocated to Oakland, Ledisi followed her mother's lead and sang in a band, but left to form her own identity and group as she broadened her performance range. She played Dorothy in a local production of The Wiz, for which she earned a Shellie Award nomination in 1990, and then became widely noted for her performances in the long-running San Francisco cabaret Beach Blanket Babylon. Ledisi also formed the band Anibade (her middle name). While the lineup was similar to that of Rufus & Chaka Khan, the sound -- on record anyway -- was mellower and sometimes fused R&B, hip-hop, jazz, and funk. The band built a hot reputation in the Bay Area. This prompted Ledisi to seek a deal with major recording companies, all of which praised and turned her down in the same breath.
Ledisi has since returned to independence with The Wild Card (2020) and Ledisi Sings Nina (2021) on her newly launched Listen Back Entertainment label.
Ledisi was one of R&B's best-kept secrets, a successful and dynamic independent artist with a couple well-regarded albums to her credit, until she reached a new level with Lost & Found (2007). The start of a decade-long association with Verve Forecast and an even lengthier partnership with fellow songwriter/producer Rex Rideout, the album went Top Ten R&B/hip-hop, spawned a handful singles embraced by radio, and led to Grammy nominations for Best New Artist and Best R&B Album. The proper Verve LPs that followed, namely Turn Me Loose (2009), Pieces of Me (2011), The Truth (2014), and Let Love Rule (2017), all deeply rooted in traditional R&B with modern finesse, were met with similar or greater commercial success and routine recognition from the Recording Academy. Ledisi has since returned to independence with The Wild Card (2020) and Ledisi Sings Nina (2021) on her newly launched Listen Back Entertainment label. The first of those two features the Grammy-winning "Anything for You." A versatile performer, Ledisi also holds the rare (quite possibly unique) distinction of having played both Dorothy (in a stage production of The Wiz) and Mahalia Jackson (in Ava DuVernay's Selma).
Houston Arena Theatre
Arena Towers
7326 Southwest Fwy
Houston, TX 77074
Directions (Map
James Taylor
and Jackson Browne
in Concert
@Toyota Center
Sunday 10/17/2021 7:30 PM
James Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the single "Fire and Rain" and had his first No. 1 hit in 1971 with his recording of "You've Got a Friend", written by Carole King in the same year. This weekend Taylor and Jackson Browne will be in The Woodlands.
His 1976 Greatest Hits album was certified Diamond and has sold 12 million US copies. Following his 1977 album JT, he has retained a large audience over the decades. Every album that he released from 1977 to 2007 sold over 1 million copies. He enjoyed a resurgence in chart performance during the late 1990s and 2000s, when he recorded some of his most-awarded work (including Hourglass, October Road, and Covers). He achieved his first number-one album in the US in 2015 with his recording Before This World.
Scott Bernstein of jambase.com recently interviewd Taylor, “Jackson and I want to thank all those who have graciously held onto their tickets; we appreciate your continued patience as we navigate these uncharted waters,” Taylor wrote in a statement. “We didn’t want to have to cancel this tour that we’ve been waiting so long to perform together, so we’ve been working to get these dates rescheduled to a time period when the U.S. is reopened and safe to gather for a concert.
“Of course we will be keeping a close eye and abide with all health and safety protocols throughout each venue and state,” James added. “We can’t wait to get back on stage and see you out there soon.”
Toyota Center
1510 Polk Street
Houston, Tx 77002
Directions (Map)
713-758-7200
Soccer
Houston Dash vs. Portland Thorns FC
NWSL Soccer at BBVA Stadium. More info at
www.houstondynamofc.com/houstondash and www.bbvastadium.com
Sunday, October 17, 2021 6:00 PM
2200 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77003
Directions (map)
Collect-A-Con
@NRG Center
This EPIC event will host more than 500+ dealers and vendors showcasing collectible trading cards, sports cards, comics, video games, vintage toys, and more! Don’t miss this incredible 2-DAY ALL AGES weekend event with the hottest pop culture collectibles and celebrity guests. Also, come and check out the 20,000 sqft KIDS ZONE, with obstacle courses, bounce houses, face painting, balloon art and more! More info at www.nrgpark.com
Sunday, October 17, 2021 10:00
1 NRG Pkwy, Houston, TX 77054
Directions (map)
NF
Clouds Tour
with Michl
@Cynthia Woods
Mitchell Pavilion
Sunday 10/17/2021 8:00 PM
Gates Open 6:30 PM
Returning to the road this fall, chart-topping Michigan rapper NF will embark on his first North American headline run in two years, the Clouds Tour. This weekend he is at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.
NF has quietly cemented himself as one of the most impactful artists in the world without ever compromising or changing who he is. The artist, director, and producer has eclipsed 18 billion streams, picked up over a dozen gold and platinum certifications, sold out arenas, and regularly maintained a place in the “Top 500 Most Listened-To Artists on Spotify.” He also logged two consecutive #1 debuts on the Billboard Top 200 with Perception [2017] and The Search [2019]. NF shows no signs of slowing down as he continues to leave a mark on the mainstream as arguably the underground’s biggest artist.
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
2005 Lake Robbins Drive
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Directions (Map)
(281) 364-3010
Maverick City Music
in Concert
@Bayou Music Center
Sunday 10/17/2021 7:00 PM
Maverick City started with a dream to make space for folk that would otherwise live in their own separate worlds. To break the unspoken rules that exist in the CCM and Gospel World! But I think more importantly to be a mega phone for a community of creatives that have been pushed to the margins of the industry of Church Music. What brings us together, and that sound that is vivaciously smacking you in the face the first time you hit play on on a Maverick track. Isn’t the sound of a community that centered around their deprivation, it’s the audacious sound of true belonging: The beautiful harmony of long lost family.
Bayou Music Center
in Bayou Place
520 Texas Ave
Houston, TX 77002
Directions (Map)
Rock of Ages
@Hobby Center
Sarofim Hall
Playing Now Thru October 17, 2021
Rock of Ages takes you back to the time of bands with big egos, big guitar solos and even bigger hair! Featuring the music of hit bands including REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Bon Jovi, Styx, and Journey, this hit musical was nominated for five Tony Awards® including Best Musical.
Amidst the madness, aspiring rock star — and resident toilet cleaner — Drew longs to take the stage as the next big thing. He falls for Sherri, a small-town girl, fresh off the bus from Kansas with stars in her eyes.
But the rock and roll fairytale is about to end when developers sweep into town with plans to turn the fabled Strip into just another strip mall. Can Drew, Sherri, and the gang save the strip and themselves before it’s too late?
The Hobby Center
for the Performing Arts
800 Bagby Street
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 315-2525
Directions (Map)
Weekend Sunday Reads
Stories Worth Weekend Reading
The Taliban’s Return
Is Catastrophic for Women
As a photojournalist covering Afghanistan for two decades, I’ve seen how hard the country’s women have fought for their freedom, and how much they have gained. Now they stand to lose everything.
One morning in the summer of 1999, Shukriya Barakzai woke up feeling dizzy and feverish. According to the Taliban’s rules, she needed a Maharram, a male guardian, in order to leave home to visit the doctor. Her husband was at work, and she had no sons. So she shaved her 2-year-old daughter’s head, dressed her in boys’ clothing to pass her off as a guardian, and slipped on a burka. Its blue folds hid her fingertips, painted red in violation of the Taliban’s ban on nail polish. She asked her neighbor, another woman, to walk with her to the doctor in central Kabul.
Around 4:30 p.m. they left the doctor’s office with a prescription. They were heading toward the pharmacy when a truckload of Taliban militants from the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice pulled up beside them. The men regularly drove around Kabul in pickup trucks, looking for Afghans to publicly shame and punish for violating their moral code.
. . .read more at The Atlantic click here
Low Pay, No Benefits
Rude Customers:
Restaurant Workers
Quit At Record Rate
Heard on All Things Considered
This week Monday July 20, 2021
Awooden spoon gliding over cast iron. Barely tall enough to see over the stove, Lamar Cornett watched his mother, a cook, make his favorite dish of scrambled eggs.
That first cooking lesson launched a lifelong journey in food. Cornett has spent over 20 years in Kentucky restaurants, doing every job short of being the owner. The work is grueling and tense but rewarding and rowdy, and so fast-paced that the pandemic shutdown was like lightning on a cloudy day.
"It was almost like there was this unplanned, unorganized general strike," Cornett said.
Cornett, off work for a few weeks, realized he received enough money through unemployment benefits to start saving . . .
In those rare quiet moments, millions of restaurant workers like Cornett found themselves thinking about the realities of their work. Breaks barely long enough to use the restroom or smoke a cigarette. Meals inhaled on the go. Hostile bosses, crazy schedules and paltry, stagnant pay.
To top it off: rude customers, whose abuses restaurant staff are often obligated to tolerate. And lately, testy diners have only gotten more impatient as they emerge from the pandemic shutdowns.
Cornett, off work for a few weeks, realized he received enough money through unemployment benefits to start saving — for the first time. He wondered if the work he loves would ever entail a job that came with health insurance or paid leave.
Weekend Sunday Read
Nicole Krauss’s Beautiful Letter to Van Gogh on How to Break the Loop of Our Destructive Patterns
By Maria Popova
From Brain Pickings
“Bravery is always more intelligent than fear, since it is built on the foundation of what one knows about oneself: the knowledge of one’s strength and capacity, of one’s passion.”
These patterns of belief — about who we are, about who others are, about how the world works — come to shape our behavior, which in turn shapes our reality, creating a loop that calls to mind physicist David Bohm’s enduring wisdom: “Reality is what we take to be true. What we take to be true is what we believe… What we believe determines what we take to be true.”
“Feeling helpless and confused in the face of random, unpatterned events, we seek to order them and, in so doing, gain a sense of control over them,” the great psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom wrote in his magnificent meditation on uncertainty and our search for meaning. But as our terror of losing control compels us to grasp for order and certainty, we all too often end up creating patterns that ultimately don’t serve us, then repeat those patterns under the illusion of control.
To keep repeating a baleful pattern without recognizing that we are caught in its loop is one of life’s greatest tragedies; to recognize it but feel helpless in breaking it is one of our greatest trials; to transcend the fear of uncertainty, which undergirds all such patterns of belief and behavior, is a supreme triumph.
"But as our terror of losing control compels us to grasp for order and certainty, we all too often end up creating patterns that ultimately don’t serve us, then repeat those patterns under the illusion of control."
That triumphant transcendence of the pattern is what novelist Nicole Krauss explores in an exquisite response to Vincent van Gogh’s 1884 letter to his brother about fear and risk-taking. Her piece is part of an exhibition by the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, in which twenty-three contemporary artists and writers respond to the letters of Van Gogh in paintings, sculptures, letters, poems, photographs, and videos.
. . .more @Brian Pickings.com
The 60-Year-Old Scientific Screwup That Helped Covid Kill
By Megan Molteni
WIRED.com
All pandemic long, scientists brawled over how the virus spreads. Droplets! No, aerosols! At the heart of the fight was a teensy error with huge consequences.
Early one morning, Linsey Marr tiptoed to her dining room table, slipped on a headset, and fired up Zoom. On her computer screen, dozens of familiar faces began to appear. She also saw a few people she didn’t know, including Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization’s technical lead for Covid-19, and other expert advisers to the WHO. It was just past 1 pm Geneva time on April 3, 2020, but in Blacksburg, Virginia, where Marr lives with her husband and two children, dawn was just beginning to break.
Marr is an aerosol scientist at Virginia Tech and one of the few in the world who also studies infectious diseases. To her, the new coronavirus looked as if it could hang in the air, infecting anyone who breathed in enough of it. For people indoors, that posed a considerable risk. But the WHO didn’t seem to have caught on. Just days before, the organization had tweeted “FACT: #COVID19 is NOT airborne.” That’s why Marr was skipping her usual morning workout to join 35 other aerosol scientists. They were trying to warn the WHO it was making a big mistake.
Over Zoom, they laid out the case. They ticked through a growing list of superspreading events in restaurants, call centers, cruise ships, and a choir rehearsal, instances where people got sick even when they were across the room from a contagious person. The incidents contradicted the WHO’s main safety guidelines of keeping 3 to 6 feet of distance between people and frequent handwashing. If SARS-CoV-2 traveled only in large droplets that immediately fell to the ground, as the WHO was saying, then wouldn’t the distancing and the handwashing have prevented such outbreaks? Infectious air was the more likely culprit, they argued. But the WHO’s experts appeared to be unmoved. If they were going to call Covid-19 airborne, they wanted more direct evidence—proof, which could take months to gather, that the virus was abundant in the air. Meanwhile, thousands of people were falling ill every day.
Why the Tomato Was Feared in Europe
for More Than 200 Years
How the fruit got a bad rap from the beginning.
by K. Annabelle Smith
Smithsonian.com
In the late 1700s, a large percentage of Europeans feared the tomato.
A nickname for the fruit was the “poison apple” because it was thought that aristocrats got sick and died after eating them, but the truth of the matter was that wealthy Europeans used pewter plates, which were high in lead content. Because tomatoes are so high in acidity, when placed on this particular tableware, the fruit would leach lead from the plate, resulting in many deaths from lead poisoning. No one made this connection between plate and poison at the time; the tomato was picked as the culprit.
Around 1880, with the invention of the pizza in Naples, the tomato grew widespread in popularity in Europe. But there’s a little more to the story behind the misunderstood fruit’s stint of unpopularity in England and America, as Andrew F. Smith details in his The Tomato in America: Early History, Culture, and Cookery. The tomato didn’t get blamed just for what was really lead poisoning. Before the fruit made its way to the table in North America, it was classified as a deadly nightshade, a poisonous family of Solanaceae plants that contain toxins called tropane alkaloids.
One of the earliest-known European references to the food was made by the Italian herbalist, Pietro Andrae Matthioli, who first classified the “golden apple” as a nightshade and a mandrake—a category of food known as an aphrodisiac. The mandrake has a history that dates back to the Old Testament; it is referenced twice as the Hebrew word dudaim, which roughly translates to “love apple.”
On the Link Between Great Thinking
and Obsessive Walking
From Charles Darwin to Toni Morrison
Jeremy DeSilva Looks at
Our Need to Move
Charles Darwin was an introvert. Granted, he spent almost five years traveling the world on the Beagle recording observations that produced some of the most important scientific insights ever made. But he was in his twenties then, embarking on a privileged, 19th-century naturalist’s version of backpacking around Europe during a gap year. After returning home in 1836, he never again stepped foot outside the British Isles.
He avoided conferences, parties, and large gatherings. They made him anxious and exacerbated an illness that plagued much of his adult life. Instead, he passed his days at Down House, his quiet home almost twenty miles southeast of London, doing most of his writing in the study. He occasionally entertained a visitor or two but preferred to correspond with the world by letter. He installed a mirror in his study so he could glance up from his work to see the mailman coming up the road—the 19th-century version of hitting the refresh button on email.
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