Mingo Saldivar, Luis Jimenez, "Pappy" Selph, Lightnin' Hopkins
February 17, 1999


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EVENTS

THE LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS STORY

February 17 - 20, 8:00 pm
February 21, 2:30 pm
Houston Community College
Theatre One
3517 Austin (at Holman)
(not to mention on air) Admission is $3 and $5
713/718-6570

In celebration of Black History Month, the Houston Community College is featuring its students in the story of Houston's legendary Lightnin' Hopkins. The play is the work of Ed Muth and Kinney Abair and features Abair as Lightnin'.

WORKING CLASS HEROES: Art, Music and Literature

February 24, 7:00 pm
College of Architecture Auditorium
University of Houston
Entrance 16 off of Cullen
Free
713/743-9530

A panel discussion featuring Luis Jimenez, artist; Tony Diaz, author; Mingo Saldivar, musician; and Evangelina Vigil-Pinon, poet and journalist.

Mingo Saldivar y Los Cuatro Espadas will later perform at Talento Bilingue de Houston, 333 South Jenson (713-222-1213).

The discussion is held in conjunction with the Luis Jimenez' Working Class Heroes: Images from the Popular Culture exhibit at Blaffer Gallery.

The exhibit features 70 large-scale fiberglass sculptures, maquettes, paintings, drawings and prints that showcase Jimenez's favored social and aesthetic themes.

January 23 - March 28
University of Houston, Entrance 16
Free
713/743-9530


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CLASS

This starts today!
SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE: Musical Expression Around the World
A Rice Continuing Studies course
Twelve Wednesdays, February 17 - May 5
See "General Education" at http://scs.rice.edu/Courses/


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KTRU SPECIAL EVENT

KTRU INTERVIEW with LEON "PAPPY" SELPH
The interview Rachel, Andy and myself did with "Pappy" Selph will be rebroadcast on the World Music Show on Monday, February 22 at 9:30 pm.

The taped interview was made a couple of years ago in a Foley's Department Store during the Houston Rodeo. It offers great insight into Pappy's role in the world.

The much ballyhooed transcript of this interview is finally being transcribed and edited, and should be on the World Music website at the time of the broadcast.


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TO LEARN MORE

This information is available on the web at cultural-crossroads.com
KTRU can be heard on RealAudio at www.ktru.org


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M A R K   L A C Y / mark@cultural-crossroads.com

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