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March 14, 2010
6:00 PM
- 8:00 PM
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Location Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
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From the darkness of Adolf Hitler's Europe to the lush mountains of New York's Catskills, the film "Four Seasons Lodge" by director Andrew Jacobs follows a community of Holocaust survivors who come together each summer at their beloved bungalow colony to dance, cook, fight and flirt - and celebrate their survival. Beautifully photographed by a team of cinematographers led by Albert Maysles ("Gimme Shelter" and "Grey Gardens"), this unexpectedly funny film confronts sobering topics like aging, loss and the legacy of the Holocaust, capturing the lodgers' intoxicating passion for life as the fate of their colony hangs in the balance. This film is presented in conjunction with the Sixth Annual Houston Jewish Film Festival and is sponsored by The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Jewish Community Center, Houston. General admission is $10. HMH members (must present valid membership card), MFAH members, senior adults, students with identification cards, JCC members, and members of MFAH Film Buffs receive a $2 discount. All tickets are payable at the door, but you may reserve your seat by RSVP to www.hmh.org/RegisterEvent.aspx. For more information, call 713-942-8000, ext. 104 or e-mail
 events@hmh.org.
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March 22, 2010
7:30 PM
- 9:00 PM
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Location Hubbard Stage, Alley Theatre, 615 Texas Ave., Houston, TX 77002
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Tracy Kidder, a master of the non-fiction narrative, won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for his book, “Soul of a New Machine.” Kidder combines award-winning reportorial skill with what one New York Times Book Review critic describes as “the author’s genuine love, delight and celebration of the human condition.” He has written nine books of nonfiction, including “House,” “Among Schoolchildren,” “Old Friends,” “Home Town” and “My Detachment,” Kidder’s personal account of his time as a soldier in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Bronze Star. Of his highly acclaimed book, “Mountains Beyond Mountains,” author Thom Jones writes, “Mountains is the sort of book that makes you want to buy a hundred copies and pass them out like a street corner evangelist.” Kidder’s newest book, “Strength in What Remains,” has been described as a book which will “resurrect your faith in the human spirit.” It follows the story of Deogratias, a refugee from the civil war and genocide of 1990s Burundi, who makes his way to New York City. “Deo’s story,” says Alex Kotlowitz, “is remarkable, stunning really. His journey is the story of our times, one that keeps the rest of us from forgetting.” This lecture is part of the Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series sponsored by Inprint and presented in conjunction with Holocaust Museum Houston. General admission is $5, and free for students and senior citizens. For more information, visit
www.inprinthouston.org.
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