Human Trafficking 101

United Against Human Trafficking is an organization based in Houston. Sarah Koransky from UAHT discussed what is human trafficking, the various forms it takes and how it affects men, women and children. Based on some real-world examples, we learned that we could not tell the trafficker from the victim just by looking. Sarah also made us aware of red flags to look for.

"We believe that no human life should be for sale. Children and teenagers, men and women are exploited for sex and labor in our city every day. We exist to change that."

You can view a previous presentation here. 
Please look at their website to learn more; UAHT

Intro to ALL

Welcome ALL members, new and returning, as we kick off the Spring 2020 semester with an introduction to the ALL program and the LSC-CyFair campus.  There is so much to do and see with ALL, the college and the public library.  After an overview of the program by Cheryl LeJune, attendees were given a tour of the campus. 

You can view Cheryl's presentation here.

Highway 59 Revisited: The East Texas Blues

Steve Davis, Kingwood History professor, presented a great program on the blues men and women of Texas. We learned about the development of the music itself, listened to some songs, and got to know many of the singers from the Texas Highway 59 corridor including Lightnin' Hopkins, T-Bone Walker, Leadbelly, Big Mama Thornton and others.

You can view Steve's presentation here.

Get Text or E-mail alerts from CyFair ALL

Your Advisory Committee has looked for ways to improve communications with our members. In that respect, we are using Remind to send text messages (or emails) out to ALL members as the need arises. We will alert you, to the best of our ability, if a class has been cancelled or moved, any major ALL announcements, and bus trip updates. - Cheryl LeJune, ALL Chairman

Please continue to use this website for the list of Upcoming Classes, what's going on at the Library (LIFE, book clubs, etc.), plays and concerts, and bus trip information. Links have been established on the right sidebar for quick access to these and many more items of interest for our members.

To join the CyFair ALL class in the Remind system, please follow the attached directions, here.

You can choose either text or email alerts, or both. Please take a few moments to subscribe to this service. If you choose not to join, this blog will continue to be updated with the most current information. Check back here often.

To learn more about Remind, click here.

Flute Recital

We have been cordially invited by Dr. Brian Herrington, Symphony Orchestra Director, to a special flute recital from our new faculty member, Izumi Miyahara.  It will be a beautiful way to spend the lunch hour - this will be a stellar, inspiring performance given just for us! 

Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at Noon

ART 102 (Recital Hall)

The Miyahara-Cano Duo (Izumi Miyahara, flute, and Tristan Cano, piano) will perform classical favorites by Bach, Debussy, Ravel and César Franck. Izumi Miyahara performs often as a guest musician with the Houston Symphony and Houston Grand Opera Orchestras and is on the faculty of Lone Star College-Cy Fair.  Tristan Cano, based in New York City, is Music Director and Choral Conductor at Boricua College and serves as accompanist and vocal coach for singers at the Metropolitan Opera.

Spring 2020 Open House

Mark your calendars for our CyFair Spring 2020 Open House. 

Friday, January 10, 2020

10am-Noon

Conference Center

Come on by and meet our ALL members and instructors. We will be signing up for 3 bus trips including the Amazon Fulfillment Center, Sweet Charity musical, and Mission San Jose in San Antonio. We will also have information about the music, theater and art programs available this coming semester from our Arts Department. And more....

We look forward to seeing all of you at the Open House!