Saturday, September 12, 2009

Nicola Parente, one of three featured artist at Italian Style Expo - September 25 to 27


ART - FASHION SHOWS - DANCE - OPERA - MUSIC - FENCING - COOKING CLASSES - WINE TASTING - LANGUAGE CLASSES -

When: Friday, Sept. 25th to Sunday, Sept. 27th, 2009
Where: George R. Brown Convention Center, HALL B

Hours:
Fri 2:30pm - 9:00pm
Sat 11:00am - 9:00pm
Sun 11:00am - 6:00pm

Italian Style Expo is America’s largest "Made in Italy" expo that is held annually in Chicago, due to its great success, it is proudly expanding to Houston for the first time this year. Italian Style Expo is an exhibit for the public to see the excellence of high-quality fashion apparel and luxury design, taste Italy’s world-renowned cuisine & wine, and plan their next Italian vacation with our tourism experts, all while enjoying the cultural entertainment!

This festival showcases the best of Italy in the areas of food, wine, tourism, design, fashion, art & entertainment. Over 100 companies from Italy and the U.S. exhibiting.

TICKET SALES: $10.00 Presale or $15.00 at the Door (Children 12 and under-Free)To purchase tickets visit ITALIAN STYLE

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Art for Arthritis, This Years Featured Artist - Nicola Parente

Houston based visual Artist, Nicola Parente, was selected as this years featured artist by the Arthritis Foundation. The fourth annual "Art for Arthritis" benefit and auction will be held Friday, October 2, 2009 at 7:00 PM at Hotel Inter Continental Houston. For tickets and information contact Sofia Perches at 713.942-9063, sperches@arthritis.org