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Jones Hall: Past, Present and Future – Part Two
Posted on · As Jones Hall celebrates its 50th anniversary this month, we look at its ups and downs through the decades.
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Jones Hall: Past, Present and Future-Part 1
Posted on · The Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. In the first of a three-part series, we start with the story of the venue’s creation.
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Shell Leaving Downtown, and Jones Hall Turns 50: Monday’s Show (October 3, 2016)
Posted on · Recently (Sept. 20, 2016), Shell Oil announced plans to vacate most of its downtown offices. Thousands of employees are expected to move to the company's Woodcreek Complex on I-10 and North Dairy Ashford and to the Shell Technology Center on State Highway 6. The move is planned for the first quarter of 2017. On this […]
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Unprecedented Power: Archive of Jesse H. Jones Documents Set to Open
Posted on · Jesse H. Jones was a businessman, a cabinet member and played a significant role in rescuing failing banks and businesses during the Great Depression. And his name is familiar from the facades of numerous cultural institutions around Houston. And now, an archive of his personal effects and communications will open to the public at Rice […]
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Teaching Confederate History and Rebuilding Post-Hurricane Ike: Tuesday’s Show (April 7, 2015)
Posted on · The U.S. Supreme Court is currently grappling with whether Texas was wrong to reject a specialty license plate displaying the Confederate battle flag. As modern day battles over what the flag and other Confederate symbols mean go on, students in Houston classrooms continue to learn and discuss the history and legacy of the Confederacy in […]