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Texas Cultural Trust Receives $2.5 Million Endowment to Fund Arts Scholarships for Texas Students

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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AUSTIN, Texas, March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Texas Cultural Trust (TXCT), a nonprofit increasing awareness, access, and support for the arts in Texas, announced today its largest private donation to date, coming from philanthropists Sarah and Dr. Ernest Butler. The $2.5 million gift will endow the Texas Young Masters program, a joint program between the Texas Cultural Trust and the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA). Started in 2002, the Texas Young Masters program expands access to the arts to students across the state by providing fifteen 8th through 11th grade students with a $10,000 scholarship grant, distributed over two years, to pursue advanced study in their artistic discipline.

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  • The $2.5 million gift will endow the Texas Young Masters program, a joint program between the Texas Cultural Trust and the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA).
  • Sarah and Dr. Ernest Butler have been dedicated patrons of the arts in Texas since they moved to Austin in 1969.
  • Dr. Butler has been a TXCT Board Member since 2015, and the couple received the Texas Medal of Arts in 2011 for their patronage of the arts in Texas.
  • The awards show will honor the 2024 class of Texas Young Masters, listed below:
    To learn more about the Texas Cultural Trust and the Texas Young Masters celebration, please visit https://txculturaltrust.org/what-we-do/texas-young-masters/ .

True Tickets and Houston Grand Opera Forge Innovative Partnership to Revolutionize the Opera Experience with Secure Digital Ticket Delivery

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
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HOUSTON, March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Secure digital ticket delivery service True Tickets and Houston Grand Opera (HGO) are delighted to announce a landmark partnership.

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  • HOUSTON, March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Secure digital ticket delivery service True Tickets and Houston Grand Opera (HGO) are delighted to announce a landmark partnership.
  • The collaboration, True Tickets’ first foray into the Houston market, will introduce a state-of-the-art digital ticket delivery solution that is designed to enhance convenience and security for opera enthusiasts.
  • By leveraging True Tickets’ cutting-edge digital ticketing platform, HGO will utilize a convenient and secure method to deliver and manage tickets while avoiding third-party price increases and ensuring that they are distributed fairly.
  • “Together with Houston Grand Opera, we are not only setting a new standard for digital ticketing but also ensuring that every ticket transaction is transparent, secure, and user-friendly.”

Hierarchy Advertising takes center stage at Houston's 62nd American Advertising Awards with a total of 26 accolades

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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HOUSTON, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hierarchy Advertising had another golden night at the American Advertising Awards of Houston on February 15.

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  • HOUSTON, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hierarchy Advertising had another golden night at the American Advertising Awards of Houston on February 15.
  • Hierarchy Advertising takes center stage at Houston's 62nd American Advertising Awards with a total of 26 accolades.
  • But as much as they are grateful for the accolades, Hierarchy knows this all means nothing without meeting clients' business goals first.
  • Because for Hierarchy, it's more than just blood-pumping creative; it's nurturing client relationships for lasting impacts.

The Dallas Opera Announces 2023/2024 Season featuring World Premiere of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

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Thursday, March 16, 2023
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DALLAS, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas Opera's 2023/2024 Season was announced today by Ian Derrer, The Kern Wildenthal General Director, and Emmanuel Villaume, The Mrs. Eugene McDermott Music Director.

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  • The Dallas Opera kicks off the 2023/2024 Mainstage Season with Puccini's high drama Tosca featuring "Honey-tone tenor" (The New York Times) Joseph Calleja in his highly anticipated Dallas Opera debut.
  • The world premiere Dallas Opera production of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly takes to the Winspear Opera House stage with a powerhouse cast led by Grammy Award-winner Lucas Meachem as Jean-Dominique Bauby.
  • Opera legend Donnie Ray Albert returns to The Dallas Opera as Lord Capulet in this new-to-Dallas co-production with Houston Grand Opera and The Atlanta Opera.
  • Peak Principal Guest Conductor, leads The Dallas Opera Orchestra and Chorus, and Romain Gilbert directs, in his Dallas Opera debut.

Houston Grand Opera Appoints Jennifer Davenport as First-Ever Chief Marketing and Experience Officer

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Monday, August 8, 2022
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Houston, Aug. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is proud to announce Jennifer Davenport as the companys first Chief Marketing and Experience Officer.

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  • Houston, Aug. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is proud to announce Jennifer Davenport as the companys first Chief Marketing and Experience Officer.
  • We recruited Jennifer Davenport for her unique expertise, gained over a truly impressive career, says General Director and CEO Khori Dastoor.
  • Davenport joins HGO from the Houston Texans, where she most recently served as Chief Marketing Officer.
  • Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is one of the largest, most innovative, and most highly acclaimed opera companies in the United States.

Hartman's Ami Figg Named 2022 Woman of Influence by GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum

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Monday, August 1, 2022
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Houston, TX, Aug. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GlobeSt.com Real Estate Forum, a top commercial real estate (CRE) news source, and community, announced this year's 2022 Woman of Influence award winner for the Broker Landlord/Agency Representation category as Hartman Income REIT's senior leasing agent, Ami Figg.

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  • Houston, TX, Aug. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GlobeSt.com Real Estate Forum, a top commercial real estate (CRE) news source, and community, announced this year's 2022 Woman of Influence award winner for the Broker Landlord/Agency Representation category as Hartman Income REIT's senior leasing agent, Ami Figg.
  • Ami Figg was selected fromnominations countrywide as a woman who drives the commercial real estate industry forward.
  • Ami Figg is a seasoned sales professional with over nineteen years of experience.
  • To learn more about Hartman Income REIT and leasing commercial real estate in Houston, DFW (Dallas Forth Worth), or San Antonio, please contact Hartman at 800.880.2212 or visit www.hi-reit.com .

Anna C. Catalano Joins Ecovyst Board of Directors

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Monday, August 1, 2022
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Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE: ECVT) (the Company), a leading integrated and innovative global provider of specialty catalysts and services, announced today that Anna C. Catalano has been elected to the Companys Board of Directors (the "Ecovyst Board").

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  • Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE: ECVT) (the Company), a leading integrated and innovative global provider of specialty catalysts and services, announced today that Anna C. Catalano has been elected to the Companys Board of Directors (the "Ecovyst Board").
  • Ms. Catalano will bring extensive business experience and two decades of public and private board service to the Ecovyst Board.
  • We are extremely pleased to welcome Anna Catalano to the Ecovysts Board.
  • In addition, the Company announced that Greg Brenneman and Martin Craighead have retired from the Ecovyst Board effective July 27, 2022.

Houston Grand Opera Announces Joel Thompson as the Company’s First Full-Time Composer-in-Residence

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022
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Houston, Texas, June 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is proud to announce the appointment of rising star Joel Thompson as the first full-time Composer-in-Residence in its history.

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  • Houston, Texas, June 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is proud to announce the appointment of rising star Joel Thompson as the first full-time Composer-in-Residence in its history.
  • The company has recruited Thompson to Houston after commissioning and staging the 2021 world premiere of his first opera, The Snowy Day.
  • He will serve as a member of the companys artistic leadership, in charge of expanding and deepening the companys relationship with the greater Houston community.
  • Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is one of the largest, most innovative, and most highly acclaimed opera companies in the United States.

Piedmont University to Premier Original Musical Work About Civil Rights Activist Lillian E. Smith

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Monday, February 14, 2022
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DEMOREST, Ga., Feb. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Piedmont University will premier an original musical work titled "How Am I to Be Heard?"

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  • DEMOREST, Ga., Feb. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Piedmont University will premier an original musical work titled "How Am I to Be Heard?"
  • about the life and pioneering work of civil rights activist Lillian E. Smith.
  • Smith studied at Piedmont University, which is home to the Lillian E. Smith Center, an educational facility and artists' retreat in Clayton, Georgia.
  • "Social justice issues are as important today as they were when Lillian E. Smith was writing about them almost 80 years ago.

Sterling Foundation Management and Advisory Board for the Arts Partner at Critical Time

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Friday, August 20, 2021
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Arts organizations "join" ABA through renewable multi-year partnerships and receive unlimited access to all resources of the company.

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  • Arts organizations "join" ABA through renewable multi-year partnerships and receive unlimited access to all resources of the company.
  • "Sterling is proud to partner with ABA," said Evan Unzelman, President of Sterling Foundation Management.
  • The Advisory Board for the Arts is the first global company providing strategic advisory services dedicated to the arts industry writ large.
  • Sterling Foundation Management is the oldest national Foundation management firm in the country.