About this episode
The episode discusses heavy rain forecasts, HISD school officials' appointments, biracial identity through art, and a classical music concert featuring Asian American composers.
On Friday's show: We take a closer look at the forecast for heavy rain in Greater Houston throughout the day and into tonight as a Stage 1 flood alert has been issued. Eric Berger of Space City Weather brings us the latest details. And we learn about the latest of several HISD school officials appointed by the state to lead a district undergoing a state takeover, this time for Beaumont ISD. Also this hour: What does it mean to live between identities — and who decides where you belong? Houston artist Melissa Aytenfisu talks about Othered , a new exhibit at Bisong Art Gallery exploring the experiences of biracial individuals through more than 30 mixed-media portraits. Then, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week. And two members of the classical ensemble Trio Menil discuss their music and perform for us. The group will perform a concert called Past, Present, Premiere , which spotlights Asian American and Pacific Islander composers, on Sunday, May 3, at 2 p.m. at Asia Society Texas. Watch
People in this episode
Guests: Eric Berger, Melissa Aytenfisu, Trio Menil
Topics covered
- heavy rain
- flood alert
- HISD takeover
- biracial identity
- art exhibit
- classical music
- Asian American composers
Keywords
- Houston
- flooding
- HISD
- biracial
- art
- classical music
- Asian American
- exhibit
- Trio Menil
- Space City Weather
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Space City Weather, HISD, Beaumont ISD, Bisong Art Gallery, Asia Society Texas
Books & works: Othered
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