It was a Houston love fest at Global Greeter Network’s closing reception for its fifth annual convention. Held at the Mosaic — the ultra-modern residential complex at the edge of Hermann Park — local host chapter, the Houston Greeters, pulled out all the stoppers for nearly 100 guests from more than 10 countries earlier this week.
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Houston Greeters is featured in the Houston Chronicle in an article about the Global Greeter Network meeting in Houston. Long considered a great place for business and to raise a family, Houston has rarely been viewed as a tourist destination. Yet with the guidance of a native, Houston can be one of the most fascinating cities in the world! That’s just what visitors from around the globe will learn when the city takes the international stage and Houston Greeters plays host to the annual meeting of the Global Greeter Network.
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Houston a Mecca for tourists?
From September 4, 2011 to February 4, 2012, the Museum of Printing History, located at 1324 West Clay Street, will have more than 130 postcards of Houston from the turn of the 20th century to the 1940s. The themes include waterways, hotels and theaters, schools, associations and houses of worship, government & industry, downtown and parks. The postcards are from the permanent collection of The Heritage Society of Houston.
If you would like to view these postcards in the company of a Greeter with connections to the Museum of Printing History, please go online at www.houstongreeters.org and fill out a Greet Request. If you want to learn more about the Museum, go to www.printingmuseum.org. In addition to exhibitions such as this postcard collection, the museum offers workshops in silkscreen T-shirts and posters, hand papermaking, basic book and paper repair.
Winter Street Studios is one of Houston’s most intriguing and exciting workspaces for artists. There are more than 70 studios in this old converted warehouse. The artists within are involved in photography, painting, jewelry design, calligraphy, digital media, and sculpture. Every second Saturday of the month, the Studios offer an open house to give visitors an opportunity to meet the artists and view (and perhaps purchase) their work. One of our Greeters, Sandi Seltzer Bryant, has a studio (#5 – second floor) at Winter Street and could welcome you and introduce you to a few artists on your visit. If you are interested in doing this, please fill out a Greet Request found on this website.
The Studios are located at 2101 Winter Street, near the Washington Avenue “strip.” You can learn more about the Winter Street Studios by visiting the website, www.winterstreetstudios.info.
