Catherine Lu

Feb 27, 2025 | houstonartsjournal.com | Catherine Lu

Two of Houston’s leading producers of live theater have announced open calls for actors to audition for their 2025-26 seasons. Theatre Under The Stars, Houston’s non-profit home of musical theater based at The Hobby Center, is seeking strong singers, dancers, and principals for four of its self-produced musicals of the upcoming season: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Million Dollar Quartet, and Beautiful: The Carole King Story.

Feb 24, 2025 | houstonartsjournal.com | Catherine Lu

Inspired by Prairie View A&M’s Classic Dance Ensemble, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, and New York’s Alvin Ailey School—where he studied for two years—dancer, choreographer, and activist Harrison Guy eventually came back to Houston to start his own company dedicated to Black stories and experiences. “I was a founding member of two dance companies in Houston—Dorrell Martin’s Dance Fusion and Kenneth Epting’s Exclamation Dance Company.

Oct 21, 2024 | securityinfowatch.com | Catherine Lu

This article originally appeared in the October 2024 issue of Security Business magazine. Don’t forget to mention Security Business magazine on LinkedIn and @SecBusinessMag on Twitter if you share it. There is so much buzz surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI) these days; however, if you are like many in the security and life safety business, you may think that applying AI to your business’s daily operations is a distant reality.

Jul 27, 2024 | houstonartsjournal.com | Catherine Lu

Houston’s youth poetry team, Meta4 Houston, was named champion of the 2024 Brave New Voices International Poetry Slam, held July 17-20, 2024 in Washington D.C.Sixteen youth teams from around the world competed in this year’s semi-finals. Meta4 Houston made the Top Four—along with teams from Orlando (Exodus United), Nashville (Southern Word), and Baltimore (Dew More)—advancing to the Final Stage and winning the competition on July 20.

Jul 19, 2024 | houstonartsjournal.com | Catherine Lu

The Houston literary nonprofit, Public Poetry, recently named poet, host, and community leader, Võ Đức Quang as its Interim Executive Director, effective immediately. Founded in 2011, Public Poetry has expanded its programs over the years to include a free monthly Reading Series in partnership with the City of Houston/Houston Public Library, the annual REELpoetry International Film Festival, poetry contests, and publications.