Recipe for Success and Houston Grand Opera Host a Day of Food Traditions and Stories at Discovery Green on November 21, 2009
HOUSTON, TEXAS -Recipe for Success Foundation (RFS) and Houston Grand Opera (HGO) are creating a community table for all of Houston to share traditions of food, culture, and stories in an event that is the culmination of Houston's Citizenship Week. Food for Thought... or Just for Fun! is a free event on Grace Event Lawn at Discovery Green Park in Downtown Houston on Saturday, November 21, 2009 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Family activities will include performances of Hansel and Gretel and How Nanita Learned to Make Flan by Houston Grand Opera's Opera to Go!, a demonstration of how to make flan by local celebrity chef and RFS Advisory Board Member, Peter Garcia of El Meson Restaurant, Good Enough to Eat! a holiday story collection by Recipe for Success Foundation, the collection of Historias by StoryCorps, and the creation of a dynamic table set for all Houston communities and families with drawings, poems and recipes of celebrations contributed by all who attend. As a special treat the school winners of the annual RFS Holiday Story Writing Contest for 4th grade students will read their work on NPR's StoryCorp and on the Food for Thought stage.
"Stories, children and food," says Gracie Cavnar, founder of Recipe for Success Foundation, "are the glue that binds us all together. The sharing of these stories over food form traditions that last a lifetime." Sandra Bernhard, HGOco director adds, "Every culture has a storytelling tradition. Houston Grand Opera helps provide unique ways to share our stories. Gathered at the table, we will spend the day sharing customs about food, culture, and community through art, music and stories." There is room for everyone at the table.
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HOUSTON, TEXAS -Recipe for Success Foundation (RFS) and Houston Grand Opera (HGO) are creating a community table for all of Houston to share traditions of food, culture, and stories in an event that is the culmination of Houston's Citizenship Week. Food for Thought... or Just for Fun! is a free event on Grace Event Lawn at Discovery Green Park in Downtown Houston on Saturday, November 21, 2009 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Family activities will include performances of Hansel and Gretel and How Nanita Learned to Make Flan by Houston Grand Opera's Opera to Go!, a demonstration of how to make flan by local celebrity chef and RFS Advisory Board Member, Peter Garcia of El Meson Restaurant, Good Enough to Eat! a holiday story collection by Recipe for Success Foundation, the collection of Historias by StoryCorps, and the creation of a dynamic table set for all Houston communities and families with drawings, poems and recipes of celebrations contributed by all who attend. As a special treat the school winners of the annual RFS Holiday Story Writing Contest for 4th grade students will read their work on NPR's StoryCorp and on the Food for Thought stage.
"Stories, children and food," says Gracie Cavnar, founder of Recipe for Success Foundation, "are the glue that binds us all together. The sharing of these stories over food form traditions that last a lifetime." Sandra Bernhard, HGOco director adds, "Every culture has a storytelling tradition. Houston Grand Opera helps provide unique ways to share our stories. Gathered at the table, we will spend the day sharing customs about food, culture, and community through art, music and stories." There is room for everyone at the table.
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