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The Progressive Forum, Houston, is a civic speaker organization dedicated to enriching our democracy and culture by presenting the great minds we believe are advancing the success of the individual, our species, and life on the planet.
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To purchase tickets by phone, call 832-251-0706, 9 to 9 seven days a week. For assistance buying online, call the help desk at 888-695-0888. For any problem, contact The Progressive Forum by E-MAIL or call 713-664-0020.
Monday, February 27 at 7:30
Wortham Center, Cullen Theater
Presented in Association with Urban Harvest
A pioneer of the sustainable-local food movement since she established her famous restaurant in Berkeley, Chez Panisse, Alice Waters has inspired chefs, farmers markets, and leaders of the food movement by using the freshest, local organic products, served only in season. The New York Times said, “More than any other single figure, she was instrumental in developing New American Cuisine.” Alice Waters also created the Edible Schoolyard, a national program teaching students all aspects of the food cycle, integrating a nutritious daily lunch and gardening experience into the academic curriculum of all public schools. Waters says, “Chez Panisse has been serving its guests not just food but ideas…. Most important is the universal idea that we have an obligation to support the farmers, fishermen, and ranchers who are taking care of our planet…” She’s the author of 11 books including The Art of Simple Food (2007) and 40 Years of Chez Panisse: The Power of Gathering (2011). She will sign books and greet fans at the end of the evening.
Thanks to Our Generous Sponsors:
Wendy and Mavis Kelsey
Garland Kerr and Jim Blackburn
MicroLife Organic Biological Fertilizer
Program starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Wortham Center, Cullen Theater, 501 Texas Avenue. Parking is available underground at the Wortham, entrances on Texas Avenue or Prairie Street.
Private patron reception with Alice Waters is at 6:15 p.m. in the green room for those purchasing $94 tickets and for Forum donors of $1,000 or more within the past 12 months.
The speaker leaves the green room reception at 6:45. As a courtesy to everyone in the receiving line, there is no book signing, autographing, or photography. This also ensures the program starts on time.
Alice Waters will sign all books and welcome photographs in the grand foyer at the end of the evening. Books will be on sale throughout the evening by Blue Willow Bookshop.
Early light supper available when doors open at Prairie Street lobby bar. Includes sandwiches, fruit, cheese plates, and desserts.
Full bar service at all locations when doors open.
Ticket prices are $14, $24, $34, $44, and $54. Besides regular tickets, a limited number of patron seats are available at $94 and include private patron reception with Sir Robinson at 6:15 and center-front seating.
Discounts of 10% are available off all regular price levels except $94 patron level for students; educators including teachers and administrators at all levels; seniors 65 and older; and groups of 10 or more; valid ID required at the door.
Box office services are available at the door on event night. Tickets will be available at the door if the event is not sold out. In case of a sellout, there is no waiting list. Prior to event night, there are no tickets sold at the Wortham box office or any other physical box office. Tickets are sold only through this website, our email blasts, and by phone at 832-251-0706 any day 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
If you have any problems purchasing your tickets online, please call the help desk at the box office at 888-695-0888.
Feel free to contact The Progressive Forum office at any time at 713-664-0020 or email to info@progressiveforumhouston.org.
For the hearing impaired, free headsets are available from the ushers.
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To purchase tickets by phone, call 832-251-0706, 9 to 9 seven days a week. For assistance buying online, call the help desk at 888-695-0888. For any problem, contact The Progressive Forum by E-MAIL or call 713-664-0020.
Tuesday, March 20 at 7:30
Wortham Center, Cullen Theater
Presented in Association with Rice University Education Entrepreneurship Program (REEP) and Houston A+ Challenge
One of the world’s leading thinkers on creativity, education, and the human potential, Sir Ken Robison says, “Most people simply don’t discover what they’re capable of.” Robinson’s TED talks have been seen by over 200 million people in over 150 countries. Robinson was knighted for his services to education. The British government appointed him to lead a national commission which resulted in what was commonly called “The Robinson Report” on creativity, culture, and education. He was a central figure in developing a strategy for creative and economic development as part of the peace process in Northern Ireland. In 2005, he was named as one of Time/Fortune/CNN “Principal Voices.” Robinson advises a variety of Fortune 500 companies, public and private organizations. His clients have included the governments of Singapore, the European Commission, and the J. Paul Getty Trust. His books include Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative (2011) and The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything (2009). He will sign books and greet fans at the end of the evening.
Questions for Sir Ken Robinson
Thanks to Our Generous Sponsors:
Program starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Wortham Center, Cullen Theater, 501 Texas Avenue. Parking is available underground at the Wortham, entrances on Texas Avenue or Prairie Street.
Private patron reception with Sir Ken Robinson is at 6:15 p.m. in the green room for those purchasing $74 tickets and for Forum donors of $1,000 or more within the past 12 months.
The speaker leaves the green room reception at 6:45. As a courtesy to everyone in the receiving line, there is no book signing, autographing, or photography. This also ensures the program starts on time.
Sir Robinson will sign all books and welcome photographs in the grand foyer at the end of the evening. Books will be on sale throughout the evening by Blue Willow Bookshop.
Early light supper available when doors open at Prairie Street lobby bar. Includes sandwiches, fruit, cheese plates, and desserts.
Full bar service at all locations when doors open.
Ticket prices are $14, $24, $34, $44, and $54. Besides regular tickets, a limited number of patron seats are available at $74 and include private patron reception with Sir Robinson at 6:15 and center-front seating.
Discounts of 10% are available off all regular price levels except $74 patron level for students; educators including teachers and administrators at all levels; seniors 65 and older; and groups of 10 or more; valid ID required at the door.
Box office services are available at the door on event night. Tickets will be available at the door if the event is not sold out. In case of a sellout, there is no waiting list. Prior to event night, there are no tickets sold at the Wortham box office or any other physical box office. Tickets are sold only through this website, our email blasts, and by phone at 832-251-0706 any day 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
If you have any problems purchasing your tickets online, please call the help desk at the box office at 888-695-0888.
Feel free to contact The Progressive Forum office at any time at 713-664-0020 or email to info@progressiveforumhouston.org.
For the hearing impaired, free headsets are available from the ushers.
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To purchase tickets by phone, call 832-251-0706, 9 to 9 seven days a week. For assistance buying online, call the help desk at 888-695-0888. For any problem, contact The Progressive Forum by E-MAIL or call 713-664-0020.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 7:30
Wortham Center, Cullen Theater
Associate Presenter: Architecture Center Houston Foundation
A preeminent leader of the sustainability movement, William McDonough is an architect, designer, and pioneer. He co-authored the landmark classic, Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things, a manifesto calling for the transformation of industry towards ecologically intelligent design. He designed the city-size Ford Motor Rouge River Plant which installed the world’s largest green roof, saving the company millions a year in utility costs. His designs call for solar and energy efficiency, as he provided for Brad Pitts’ houses of the Make It Right Foundation New Orleans. Currently under construction is the NASA Ames Research Sustainability Base in Moffett Field, California, designed to be a net positive energy building. In 1999, Time magazine recognized him as a “Hero for the Planet.” He’s received three Presidential awards, the Presidential Award for Sustainable Development (1996), the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award (2003), and the U.S. National Design Award (2004). He and his partners are calling for “The next industrial revolution.” McDonough will sign books and greet fans at the end of the evening.
Questions for William McDonough
Thanks to Our Generous Sponsors:
Program starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Wortham Center, Cullen Theater, 501 Texas Avenue. Parking is available underground at the Wortham, entrances on Texas Avenue or Prairie Street.
Private patron reception with William McDonough is at 6:15 p.m. in the green room for those purchasing $84 tickets and for Forum donors of $1,000 or more within the past 12 months.
Mr. McDonough leaves the green room reception at 6:45. As a courtesy to everyone in the receiving line, there is no book signing, autographing, or photography. This also ensures the program starts on time.
William McDonough will sign all books and welcome photographs in the grand foyer at the end of the evening. Books will be on sale throughout the evening by Blue Willow Bookshop.
Early light supper available when doors open at Prairie Street lobby bar. Includes sandwiches, fruit, cheese plates, and desserts.
Full bar service at all locations when doors open.
Ticket prices are $14, $24, $34, $44, and $54. Besides regular tickets, a limited number of patron seats are available at $84 and include private patron reception with William McDonough at 6:15 and center-front seating.
Discounts of 10% are available off all regular price levels except $74 patron level for students; educators including teachers and administrators at all levels; seniors 65 and older; and groups of 10 or more; valid ID required at the door.
Box office services are available at the door on event night. Tickets will be available at the door if the event is not sold out. In case of a sellout, there is no waiting list. Prior to event night, there are no tickets sold at the Wortham box office or any other physical box office. Tickets are sold only through this website, our email blasts, and by phone at 832-251-0706 any day 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
If you have any problems purchasing your tickets online, please call the help desk at the box office at 888-695-0888.
Feel free to contact The Progressive Forum office at any time at 713-664-0020 or email to info@progressiveforumhouston.org.
For the hearing impaired, free headsets are available from the ushers.
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