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BOOK CLUB

Book Club is the Third Thursday of the month unless otherwise indicated by the Hostess.

Members (by order of rotation)
Sandra . Lori . Clare . Cara . Carole . Shawn . Crista . Libby . Jayme . Laura . Catherine . Veronica . Karen . Betsy

March 19, 2015 - CRISTA - How To Be Both: A Novel by Ali Smith

April 16, 2015 - LIBBY - A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

May 21, 2015 - JAYME - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

June 18, 2015 - LAURA
July 16, 2015 - CATHERINE
August 20, 2015 - VERONICA
September 17, 2015 - KAREN
October 15, 2015 - BETSY

ROTATION RESTARTS
November 19, 2015 - SANDRA
DECEMBER - ORNAMENT EXCHANGE: FIRST THURSDAY, December 3, 2015 - LORI's
JANUARY 14, 2016 - LORI
FEBRUARY 18, 2016 - CLARE
MARCH 17, 2016 - CARA
APRIL 21, 2016 - CAROLE
MAY 19, 2016 - SHAWN
JUNE 16, 2016 - CRISTA
JULY 21, 2016 - LIBBY
AUGUST 18, 2016 - JAYME
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 - LAURA
OCTOBER 20, 2016 - CATHERINE
NOVEMBER 17, 2016 - VERONICA
DECEMBER - ORNAMENT EXCHANGE: FIRST THURSDAY, December 1, 2015 - LORI's
JANUARY 19, 2017 - KAREN
FEBRUARY 16, 2017 BETSY
ROTATION RESTARTS

Some Past Books: The Help, Love Monkey, the Poisonwood Bible, A Piece of Cake, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Escape, Big Fish, Mom Always Liked You Best, Loving Frank, Ricochet: A Novel, Twilight, The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, My Sister's Keeper, The Carrie Diaries, The Liars Club, The Worst Thing I've Done, The Wish Club, Still Alice, Middlesex, 'Tis, Tender at the Bone: Growing up at the Table, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Cutting for Stone, The Island, Timeline, My Lobtomy, Water for Elephants, Zeitoun, The Cat's Table, The Hunger Games, Sarah's Key, A visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan, Fairy Tale Interrupted: A Memoir of Life, Love and Loss by RoseMarie Terenzio, Julia's Chocolates by Cathy Lamb, City of Thieves by David Benioff, The Caller, Fifty Shades of Grey, Room, Gone Girl, Life of Pi, Swamplandia, And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini, The Light Between Oceans: A Novel by M.L. Stedman, Where's you Go, Bernadette: A Novel by Maria Semple, The Dinner by Herman Koch, Heft by Liz Moore, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg, The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion, #GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso, Little Failure: A Memoire by Gary Shtygart, The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer, One Plus One by Jojo Moyes, The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline, Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld, I Forgot to Remember by Susan E Mec ...

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

It's a ... Party w/ P.U.B.!!

This is the fabulous band that does us the honor of playing the Rockin' Holiday Ball! 
(Greg - we will not miss your birthday, but if you are not friends with Greg, Go see Paul!)

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Paul Ursta Band "PUB" <PaulUrstaBand@comcast.net>

"Just when I think I'm out......THEY PULL ME BACK IN!!"

 

Yep.... FOPUBs we're back for one night only......where it all began!! Please join us "At the Bayou" this Saturday!! It's the "Christmas in July" Houston Parrot Head Club event, complete with a Cheeseburger Buffet, raffle prizes and tons of fun. We'll also be celebrating a few birthdays while we're at it!!

Saturday, July 28th

8pm - 12am

Bayou Sports Bar

6011 Addicks Satsuma Road 

Houston, TX 77084

 

See you Saturday........GILLY GILLY!!

http://www.houstonparrotheadclub.com/events.htm


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Friday, July 20, 2012

Early warning: Ringwalds return to the CC - one night only!

Spread the word!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: The Ringwalds <molly@theringwalds.com>
Date: Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 1:35 PM
Subject: Early warning: Ringwalds return to the CC - one night only!
To: hautechakalaka@gmail.com

Hey Kids,

Molly & the Ringwalds make their triumphant return to Houston's Continental Club (3700 Main Street, in midtown, between Elgin & Alabama) on Friday, July 27, 2012. The doors open at 7:00 p.m., the show runs till 9:30 p.m., and it's FREE.  Mark your calendars now because who knows when we'll be back? For all we know, this may be one of the last times to see us before the world ends in December. And even if that's a hoax, there are zombie apocalypses, Yellowstone eruptions, epidemics, meteors, global warming, God-particles, credit revolutions, and Kardashian offspring to worry about.

Best to be sure.

All the Ringwalds features you've grown to love and hate will be in full effect: Ringwalds karaoke! Lengthy stage banter! Dekan guitar solos! Requests ignored! Audience insults! The post-show Sam disappearing act! Carrie's drunk! Plus, a bonus round of 'Sam quit smoking, so who's he going to punch?' The answer may surprise you.

Looking at that list, it's a pretty tall order. We had better start carbing up now.

Your pals,
The Ringwalds
http://www.theringwalds.com
http://www.facebook.com/theringwalds

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DISCLAIMER: This email DOES NOT INTEND TO OFFEND. If you would like to be removed from the list, please let me know. All is meant in fun or charity, and sometimes my own selfish motives. I try my best not to send political, controversial or offensive content, but I have been known to make (quite a few) mistakes. MOST EMAILS POST TO MY BLOG: http://hautechakalaka.blogspot.com

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

CALL FOR ARTISTS!

SAVE THE DATE: The second annual Room with a View Happy Hour and Art Auction for the American Cancer Society will be held Thursday, September 20 from 6:30 - 10 at One Park Place, in the beautiful Residence Room overlooking Discovery Green. 
CALL FOR DONATIONS: We are once again looking for artists donations. I will be donating again, and hope you will attend, donate (if an artist), or forward this to any talented friends (or all three!)

The call for donations is attached, donations are due to ACS by September 7. Please contact Veronica Garcia with any questions at veronica.garcia@cancer.org.

THANK YOU!
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DISCLAIMER: This email DOES NOT INTEND TO OFFEND. If you would like to be removed from the list, please let me know. All is meant in fun or charity, and sometimes my own selfish motives. I try my best not to send political, controversial or offensive content, but I have been known to make (quite a few) mistakes. MOST EMAILS POST TO MY BLOG: http://hautechakalaka.blogspot.com

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Healthy Eating Workshop

This is my friend Nathalie, and she is amazing!

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From:  Grocery Girl <GroceryGirl@rocketmail.com
Date: Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 7:29 PM
Subject: Healthy Eating Workshop

Attention Shoppers! 


After years of intense training, I am ready to put my knowledge and expertise as a nutrition professional into practice!

I am excited to announce my inaugural Grocery Girl "Healthy Eating" Houston Workshop scheduled for Saturday, August 11th at The Health Museum. Please refer to the attached flyer for details. The more the merrier! Feel free to help spread the word by forwarding this message to anyone you know that wants to learn more about achieving optimal health.

Can't make the August date? :( Not to fear! You can request a customized workshop for you and your colleagues, friends, family, networking groups, or social clubs... Grocery Girl is just an email away: GroceryGirl@rocketmail.com :)

In the meantime…  See you in the produce aisle!

Nathalie 

Nathalie Sessions, BS, BBA

Owner and Founder of Grocery Girl™
Nutrition Education & Counseling

GroceryGirl@rocketmail.com
Learn how to fill your cart... smart!

Who is Grocery Girl? 
Grocery Girl is the "alter ego" of Nathalie Sessions, a certified nutritionist (who loves grocery shopping!), with a passion for food and health. Nathalie graduated in 1993 with a degree in business administration from University of St. Thomas in Houston. After enjoying a career in the media industry, she transitioned into health care in 2000 when she joined the Community Outreach staff at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. From 2005 to 2011, Nathalie worked as a research coordinator and curriculum specialist for University of Texas School of Public Health in Houston, Austin, and Dallas and as a nutrition consultant, while pursuing a second degree. Nathalie graduated in December 2011 with a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition & Foods from Texas State University in San Marcos. In January 2012, Nathalie (happily!) returned to her native Houston for the spring Dietetic Internship at University of Houston. Her primary areas of interest include community nutrition education, worksite wellness, obesity prevention, school food service, and nutrition policy. More than anything, Nathalie loves teaching people about healthy food choices and the positive impact this can have on their health and well-being.


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Friday, June 15, 2012

Pearland and Friendswood Run Coaching

Johnny is an excellent coach!


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Johnny Z's Powerhouse Racing is excited to offer Run Coaching in Pearland and Friendswood!
 
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Annual Big Crawfish Boil - Saturday, May 19 - West Alabama Ice House

Hope to see you there! I will not make it until 6 to catch the tail end, so stick around. 

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mike Riccetti <mjriccetti@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 1:24 PM
Subject: Annual Big Crawfish Boil - Saturday, May 19 - West Alabama Ice House

Our 19th annual crawfish boil will be held again at the historic West Alabama Ice House on Saturday, May 19 from 1:00 to 7:00.  There will be plenty of crawfish freshly arrived from south Louisiana, gumbo, red beans & rice, inexpensive beer, and plenty of people, especially if the weather is halfway nice. 

If you've been before, you know how popular it is; and, never more so than during the last few years.  It's usually a good idea to get there early, so that you can park within a couple blocks of the Ice House.

We will be helping the local Society of St. Vincent de Paul again this year, a charity dedicated to aiding the downtrodden.  We ask all of our guests to be generous in helping us help them.  The food we provide is somewhat in exchange for your donation, after all.  The current needs of the Society include: non-perishable foods, baby food, diapers, cleaning supplies, and detergent.  Monetary gifts will also be accepted. 

Hope that you can make it.

HostsMike Riccetti, Gene Riccetti, Hank Fuselier, Julien DuPont, Dan Berggren, Michael Wells, David Hinsley, Pat Sullivan, Paul Heyburn, Brian Hall, Kent Wuensche, Mike Shirley, Christian Frisch & Cary Kaufman



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DISCLAIMER: This email DOES NOT INTEND TO OFFEND. If you would like to be removed from the list, please let me know. All is meant in fun or charity, and sometimes my own selfish motives. I try my best not to send political, controversial or offensive content, but I have been known to make (quite a few) mistakes. MOST EMAILS POST TO MY BLOG: http://hautechakalaka.blogspot.com

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

HLS&R Clay Shoot, May 20

Details attached!

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DISCLAIMER: This email DOES NOT INTEND TO OFFEND. If you would like to be removed from the list, please let me know. All is meant in fun or charity, and sometimes my own selfish motives. I try my best not to send political, controversial or offensive content, but I have been known to make (quite a few) mistakes. MOST EMAILS POST TO MY BLOG: http://hautechakalaka.blogspot.com

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

The Marty, A Montrose Art Party

Skittles and I will be there early at the opening this Friday - from 6-7. This is one of my favorite charity art events, please join us!

Benefiting the ALH "Healing Art" Program
May 4, 2012 - May 11, 2012
MAIN GALLERY AND PROJECT GALLERY
Opening reception May 4, 2012 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Art League Houston is excited to invite the public to our annual fundraising event The Marty: A Montrose Art Party, on Friday, May 4, from 6:00 - 9:00 PM, to benefit Art League Houstons Healing Art program, which provides free art instruction and supplies to adults living with serious illness and physical disabilities.  Entry to the event is free and open to the public.


This year's theme is the 1980s so get ready to boogie along with the DJ to your favorite 80s tunes, while delighting in savory treats and delicious desserts by Butter & Co. and tasty beverages from Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Tito's Handmade Vodka and Inversion Coffee House. An 80s-style photo-booth created by popular Houston Street artist Daniel Anguilu will be on-site, equipped with party props supplied by Arnies Warehouse, ready for you and your friends to have fun! 80s-themed costumes are encouraged.


The event will feature a selection of artwork for sale by Healing Art students, and Art League Houstons Studio School students in the main and project galleries, as well as an exciting silent auction with items such as an iPad, Art League Art Socials and artwork by Daniel Anguilu up for grabs. A portion of the artwork and concession proceeds will help support Art League Houston's Healing Art program.


Please join us in supporting this unique and valuable program, while enjoying the opportunity to purchase amazing artwork by amazing artists at affordable prices!


About Art League Houston's Healing Art Program

In 1990, Art League Houston founded its free Healing Art program for adults living with HIV+/AIDS. In 1995, ALH provided additional Healing Art classes to serve adults living with other severe illnesses including cancer, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, and physical disabilities. The ALH Healing Art program is the only one of its kind for adults in Houston, outside of hospital or clinical settings. ALH Healing Art classes are offered free of charge. ALH teaching artists Kermit Eisenhut and Emily Sloan instruct Healing Art students in painting, collage, drawing, and mixed media. In addition, ALH provides Healing Art students with opportunities to exhibit and sell their art each year.

 


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ALL THE BEST - LORI SEBASTIAN PINTER  |  713-501-7603  |  HAUTECHAKALAKA@GMAIL.COM
DISCLAIMER: This email DOES NOT INTEND TO OFFEND. If you would like to be removed from the list, please let me know. All is meant in fun or charity, and sometimes my own selfish motives. I try my best not to send political, controversial or offensive content, but I have been known to make (quite a few) mistakes. MOST EMAILS POST TO MY BLOG: http://hautechakalaka.blogspot.com