Colin Ure was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and studied music, majoring in voice, at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Later he sang professionally throughout the UK and…

Cindi Strauss is the Bill and Sara Morgan Curator for Decorative Arts, Craft and Design at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. She holds a BA with honors in Art…

Charlene Cerny is a founder and executive director of the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market, the largest event of its kind in the world. For 16 years, Ms. Cerny…

Josie de Guzman, handpicked by Leonard Bernstein for the role of Maria in the 1980 Broadway revival of West Side Story, is a versatile and critically acclaimed actor/singer. She has…

Joan Eidman is the Principal Harpist with the Houston Grand Opera and Houston Ballet Orchestras and enjoys playing second harp with the Santa Fe Opera. (Spring 2012)

Dr. George T. Diaz is an assistant professor of history at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.  Dr. Diaz, a native of Laredo, Texas, holds a Ph.D. in history…

Mark Bly is a Distinguished Professor of Theater at the University of Houston, where he teaches Playwriting and Dramaturgy. He has dramaturged over 70 productions at major regional theatres and…

Music director and pianist Larry Yurman music-directed and conducted the Broadway production of Grey Gardens.  His numerous credits include Broadway, Off Broadway, and regional theater. He has completed a recording…

Katie Oxford is a Houston-based writer for CultureMap. She was twice a juried poet in the Houston Poetry Festival. Recently, one of her poems was honored at the Jambalaya Writers'…

Joan Neuhaus Schaan is the executive director of Kickstart Kids, a nonprofit martial arts organization. Schaan was perviously  a fellow in homeland security and terrorism at the Baker Institute, Rice…