What is a Throw-a-Thon?
WHAT: Ceramists in Conroe and surrounding areas – professional and amateur – will be making (or “throwing,” in ceramics terms) bowls at a Throw-a-Thon being held at Lone Star College–Montgomery’s ceramics lab. The bowls made at the event will be a part of the featured bowls for the 3rd annual Empty Bowls Houston (Saturday, March 3, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
Lone Star College–Montgomery and the MC Clay Club are donating everything for this event: studio space, clay, glazes, trimming and firing. Instructor Robbie Wood is leading the Throw-a-Thon. (Office phone: 936-273-7064)
WHEN: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8 - 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M.
WHERE: Lone Star College–Montgomery – 3200 College Park Drive, Bldg. D, Rm. 102 in Conroe
What is Empty Bowls: Empty Bowls Houston is an international effort to fight hunger, being held in
Houston on March 4, 2006. The unique lunch event and fundraiser benefits the Houston Food Bank, and is a collaboration with Houston area ceramists, other craft artists, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, and Lawndale Art Center.
For a minimum $25 donation, diners will receive a simple lunch of soup freshly prepared by the Houston Food Bank Community Kitchen, along with bread and water, and then have the pleasure of selecting a bowl from hundreds of one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted bowls donated by Houston area ceramists and craft artists.
The empty bowls will serve as a reminder of all the empty bowls in our community and around the world. The event is being held on Saturday, March 3, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at neighboring Museum District museums, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, 4848 Main Street, and Lawndale Art Center, 2912 Main Street. For more information, visit www.EmptyBowlsHouston.org.