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Pocket Full of Soul Music and Film Festival @ Discovery Green, Sat April 4th

The first ever music and film festival featuring the film Pocket Full of Soul: The Harmonica Documentary along with several musicians from the film performing live in the park at Discovery Green. The film was created by two Houston filmmakers and features Clint Black, James Cotton, Guy Forsyth, Robert Klein, Huey Lewis, Delbert McClinton, Charlie Musselwhite, John Popper from Blues Traveler, Jason Ricci, Kim Wilson and others. The film is narrated by Huey Lewis.

Before and after the sneak peak, several musicians including Gary Allegretto, Survivorman Les Stroud, Jason Ricci with his band New Blood and Guy Forsyth will perform. After the event, there will be free live music at the House of Blues featuring L'AMANT! [note: HOB show not verified]

For full details, see the Discovery Green event listing.

posted 11:59 PM

Houston dancers wish Frankie Manning a Happy 95th Birthday!

Around the world, dancers will soon be wishing Frankie Manning-- a living legend of the original Lindy Hop-- a happy 95th birthday. Houston dancers met up this past Saturday to create our own H-Town photo greeting courtesy of expert dance photographer David Holmes.

Frankie's 95th Birthday Celebration will take place in New York City this May 21st-25th, with over 1300 dancers from over 24 countries enjoying performances, workshops, dances, and 12+ live Swing bands. Although full-event tickets sold out within days, daily passes for certain events and venues are still available.


Be sure to visit the Frankie 95 website to learn more about Frankie Manning, check out the collection of vintage (and current!) photos, learn how you can participate, and watch as this unique and historic celebration of life unfolds! You can also visit our local HSO discussion.

posted 11:10 PM

March Monthly Mania!

This month we highlight some of the monthly dance opportunities that only roll around once (or twice) a month (or year!), so check your schedules, click on over to our Calendar, and get your dancing shoes dusted off!

I'll attempt to keep this list up to date with new additions (and forum links, if you start a thread!) for the month, but remember our Calendar and Forum are generally up-to-date -- especially if you stay in the habit of posting the events you hear about! :-)

posted 6:56 AM

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