It's Bastile Day! Part 2

Marie's presentation on the History of the French in Texas is below.

A history of the french in the lone star state

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It's Bastile Day! Part 1

Bonjour! The LIFE class was joined once again by Georges Detiveaux. Having previously taught us about French food, French wine, and French cheeses, you'd think we had enough of all things French. Au contraire! Over coffee and croissants, Georges returned to give us the history of the Cajun peoples. And (probably to make sure this was the last time he had to face our ravenous LIFE class) Georges was joined by the French Consulate of Houston's Deputy Cultural Attaché & Educational & Linguistic Attaché, Marie Maurannes, who taught us about the history of the French in Texas. Mon dieu - a double header! They had so much to tell us they could barely squeeze it into the hour long class, and we had to post it on two blogs. Georges' presentation on the Cajuns is posted below. Marie's presentation is posted in the next blog, It's Bastile Day! Part 2. Au revoir!

George's sources for his portion of the presentation can be found at:
www.delicious.com/georgesd/cajun

The cajuns

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A Former Disk Jockey Reveals it all!

Jim Pruett of KLOL's Stevens and Pruett took us on a roller coaster ride through the history of radio and an insider's view of the trade. He regaled us with hilarious stores of radio shenanigans and public appearances.

If you'd like to learn more about Jim Pruett, visit
http://houstongundealer.com/stevens-pruett/ranch.htm

Fast for the Cure

Chinese medical doctor, Dr. Mary Chen. discussed the Chinese system of food cures, fasting, and detoxification for disease prevention and healing.

Watercolor in Spite of Yourself

Artist and professor Tony Kram demonstrated step-by-step watercolor techniques which anyone could do - even you!

Savvy Signing with Professor Leyel Hudson

Learn your name in American Sign Language and some handy words to converse with other signers.

Organic Sustainable Gardening

Community gardener Jim Auge, showed us how to keep your garden fertile without fertilizer. From field to table, you can have the cleanest, freshest produce.