Category: Houston

Shen Yun Brings Back What Was Lost to the World, Says Houston Audience

HOUSTON—Sonia Vieira, concert pianist, was the former dean of a music school in Rio de Janeiro, knows intimately what it takes to create art that can calm the heart and move the soul. She found that in Shen Yun Performing Arts. “We can see in the face of the dancers—there is a purity,” Ms. Vieira said….


Dedication of Shen Yun Dancers Inspires Deep Reflection in Houston Audience

HOUSTON—When Bob Kulpinski’s coworkers found out he was seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts, a number of them asked him to make sure to tell them what he thought afterward. He had gotten tickets as a Christmas present for his wife, who had been wanting to see Shen Yun for almost five years—and she loved it….


Couple Celebrates Anniversary by Experiencing Shen Yun

HOUSTON—China had a brilliant history of 5,000 years before communism took control. Bob and Sherry Lindley, who came to see Shen Yun Performing Arts to celebrate their 29th anniversary, expressed their appreciation for Shen Yun’s reviving of traditional Chinese culture. “I didn’t realize that China at one time was a free country before communism. I…


Seeing Shen Yun, ‘You Realize Maybe There Is Still Hope’: Manager

HOUSTON—When Vincent and Andrea Iandoli first moved to Houston 10 years ago, they saw advertisements in the city for Shen Yun Performing Arts. It didn’t occur to Mr. Iandoli to see the performance right then, but “then we heard about the performances, we heard about the reviews, and we said, ‘we must see it.’” Attending…


Finance Company President to Shen Yun: ‘Keep Your Faith, Keep Spreading the Word’

HOUSTON—Shawn Goheen, president and founder of Goheen Companies, which manages over $1 billion of premium finance life insurance, was in attendance opening night of Shen Yun Performing Arts at Jones Hall for the Performing Arts Given the opportunity to speak to the artists, Mr. Goheen said he would tell them, “Keep it up, keep doing it, keep…


Where to Go in 2023: 8 Top Travel Destinations

Antarctica Gentoo penguins may be seen while sailing Antarctica’s coastline. (Vadim_N/Shutterstock) Believe it or not, this mostly undiscovered continent is getting busy. This year, a record 82 passenger ships will visit the coldest, darkest, windiest, highest, driest place on earth. Most of those will travel the relatively short distance from the tip of South America…


Houston Lifts Boil-Water Order Affecting More Than 2 Million

HOUSTON—Houston officials lifted an order Tuesday that had called for more than 2 million people in the nation’s fourth-largest city to boil their tap water before drinking or using it. The boil order had been in effect since Sunday, when a power outage at a purification plant caused pressure to drop. The order led to…


Houston Mayor Defends Issuing ‘Boil Water’ Notice to Millions of Residents

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Monday defended issuing a notice urging over 2 million people in the area to boil their tap water for drinking, cooking, and bathing. The notice was issued after a power outage at the East Water Purification Plant at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday prompted the city’s water pressure to fall below 20 pounds per…


Houston Schools Closed Monday as City Continues Boil-Water Notice

Houston residents remained under a boil-water notice on Monday, forcing the state’s largest public school system to close schools for the day. “Due to the Boil Water Notice issued by the City of Houston late this evening, all Houston ISD schools, offices, and facilities will be closed Monday, Nov. 28. #HISD will closely monitor the…


Water Boil Order Issued for More Than 2 Million in Houston

HOUSTON—More than 2 million people in the Houston area were under a boil order notice Monday after a power outage caused low pressure at a water purification plant, officials said. The order means water must be boiled before it’s used for cooking, bathing, or drinking. Multiple Houston area public and private schools, as well as…