Unless otherwise noted, all events take place at the University of Houston central campus in the Wortham Theatre, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts building.
THURSDAY, MARCH 26
7:00pm • S.O.S. Kick-off party with electronic musician DJ Steve Nalepa. Viewing of the CLUI exhibition Texas Oil: Landscape of an Industry at Blaffer Gallery.
FRIDAY, MARCH 27
8:30am • Registration and Check-In
9:00–9:45am • Coffee with S.O.S. participants
9:45am • Opening Remarks
10:00–10:30am • Presentation, Dr. Robert Harriss
10:30–11:45am • Research and Environs Discussion with Amy Balkin, Natalie Jeremijenko, Phillip Galanter, and Helen Lessick. Moderator: Dr. Robert Harriss
Noon to 3:00pm • Reading the Daily News, performance by Michael Mercil, courtyard area outside the Mitchell Center
Noon–3:30pm • Afternoon Field Trips*
3:30pm • Presentation, Painting the Wasteland, Liz Ward
6:00pm • Welcome Address,
City of Houston Mayor Bill White and
University of Houston President Renu Khator
Followed by Keynote and Performance,
Liz Lerman Dance Exchange
SATURDAY, MARCH 28
8:30am • Registration and Check-In
9:00–9:45am • Coffee with S.O.S. participants
10:00–10:30am • Presentation, Welcoming the Wild, Fritz Haeg
10:30–11:45am • Poetics and Performance: Art in Public Spaces Discussion with Lisa D’Amour, Sasha Dela, Fritz Haeg, and Michael Mercil. Moderator: Claudia Schmuckli
Noon–3:30pm • Afternoon Field Trips*
12:00 • Brown Bag Gallery Tour, Matthew Coolidge, CLUI, Blaffer Gallery
2:00pm • Lindsay Utz, GOOD Magazine videos
3:30pm • Community Tea, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Blaffer Gallery. Limited space, reservations required
3:30pm • Presentation, Bird Shift: The Anthropogenic Ornithology of North America, BD Collier
6:00pm • Some Longings Survive Death, Presentation, , Dario Robleto
7:00pm • Travelon Gamelon performance with Richard Lerman, courtyard area outside the Mitchell Center. Followed by a promenade out to Tony Marron Park – bring your bike!
7:30pm • Deja Rendez-Vous: A Respectacle on Buffalo Bayou party and project unveiling with the CLUI and SIMPARCH, co-presented by Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Tony Marron Park
SUNDAY, MARCH 29
8:30am • Registration and Check-In
9:00–9:45am • Coffee with S.O.S. participants
10:00–10:30am • Presentation, Engagement and Adaptation, Alexandra Broches, Hera Gallery
10:30–11:45am • Society and Community Discussion with Stephanie Smith, Matthew Wettergreen, and WochenKlausur. Moderator: Barbara Pagh
Noon–3:30pm • Afternoon Field Trips*
3:30pm • Community Tea, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Blaffer Gallery. Limited space, reservations required
3:30pm • Presentation, red, black, and GREEN: a blues, Marc Bamuthi Joseph
5:00pm • Closing Remarks, Liz Lerman and Dr. Robert Harriss
AFTERNOON FIELD TRIPS
FRIDAY MARCH 27
9:00am-5:45pm • How to Build a Forest, day-long installation and performance by Lisa D’Amour, Kurt Mueller, and Katie Pearl, Wortham Theatre Lobby
Noon to 3:00pm • Reading the Daily News, performance by Michael Mercil, courtyard are outside the Mitchell Center
1:00pm - 2:00pm • Tour of Embracing the New Parrots of North America, a Feeding/Observation Station for Non-Native Quaker Parrots (Monk Parakeets) , BD Collier, starting at the quadrangle between the Mitchell Center and Fine Arts Building
2:30 - 5:00pm • Ableton Live Music Production Workshop, taught by Los Angeles-based electronic musician and DJ Steve Nalepa at Caroline Collective, 4820 Caroline St. (Open to S.O.S. participants. Space is very limited and reservations are required, please contact Nancy Zastudil at nlzastudil@uh.edu)
SATURDAY MARCH 28
Noon - 3:00pm • Visit Solution exhibition at DiverseWorks, 1117 E. Freeway (Vine St. at Naylor). Curated by Janet Phelps
SUNDAY MARCH 29
1:00-2:30pm • Boat excursion, Down the Drain: A visit to the CLUI Field Office and a Journey through the Industrial Watershed (Reservations required: FULL.)
