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Top Eight Reasons Why You Should See “Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps “

Thank you to Shawna Forney for sharing this on behalf of Diverseworks:

1. In 2007, Schofield received the prestigious Princess Grace Foundation Fellowship in Acting. (The Foundation awards grants, scholarships, apprenticeships and fellowships to assist emerging artists in their training.)

2. “Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps” has been to Atlanta, Seattle, Miami, Anchorage, San Francisco, Olympia, and now finally Houston! Here’s your chance to see the show!

3. In 2008, Scott Turner Schofield was named Best Local Author in Atlanta by Atlanta’s Creative Loafing Readers.

4. Scott Turner Schofield was named a Young Trans Hero by The Advocate!

5. Steve Bailey, the founder of Jump Start (San Antonio) directed this performance!

6. Read Blase DiStefano’s interview with Scott Turner Schofield in OutSmart!

7. Quote from Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls on Scott Turner Schofield…”A provocative and compelling storyteller, Turner helps us to look at gender in a new way, face our prejudices, and have fun while doing it.”

8. Who ever sends Shawna an email first wins a pair of tickets to their performance! shawna@diverseworks.org

What’s Happening with the Houston Arts Alliance

Here’s a YouTube playlist of the Houston Arts Alliance’s Townhall meeting in January – including projects and services updates from Jonathan Glus, Joe Wilson, Jerome Vielman, Helen Lessick, and Richard Graber – and artist videos taken for HAA’s “Art the Heart of Houston” campaign:

Letter to the Editor: American Recovery & Reinvestment Act 2009

I’ve blogged about “Why You Should Support the Arts” – but in light of recent media attacks on arts funding (see below), I thought it wise to bring “the facts” to the attention of Houston’s news people … so I wrote the following and submitted it to KTRK, KHOU, KPFT, Houston Chronicle, and Houston Press:

Dear [Media Rep],

As a fan and active participant in Greater Houston’s diverse cultural community, I want to bring to your attention the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009, being considered by Congress right now.

$50 million dollars for the arts hangs in the balance as a growing number of media negatively portray the arts funding included in the House version of the bill. These ill-informed statements include:

  • “True to form, Congress has loaded the [bill] with hundreds of billions in wasteful spending. The bill includes $650 million for digital TV coupons, $140 million to study the atmosphere and $50 million for the National Endowment for the Arts. None of these proposals would create jobs or boost our economy. They’re just old-fashioned waste.” - Op-ed in the Indianapolis Star
  • “The National Endowment for the Arts, for example, is in line for $50 million, increasing its total budget by a third. The unemployed can fill their days attending abstract-film festivals and sitar concerts.” -National Review Editorial
  • “I just think putting people to work is more important than putting more art on the wall of some New York City gallery frequented by the elite art community.” [U.S. Rep Jack] Kingston said. “Call me a sucker for the working man.” - Congressional Quarterly report
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