University Of Houston: Performance Series To Raise COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness Through The Arts

Bellaire TX

11 May, 2022

11:50 AM

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Press release from the University of Houston: Chris Stipes May 3, 2022 In collaboration with Houston Methodist Hospital, the University of Houston Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts presents "Come Together Houston: A Community Arts and Health Partnership." The free event performance series is funded by the CDC Foundation, and focuses on raising COVID-19 vaccine awareness through the arts in immunization hesitant Houston communities. The series runs May 5 through July 23, and will feature four Houston artists: GONZO247, graffiti muralist; Mariachi Pumas, UH Mariachi ensemble; Outspoken Bean, poet laureate; and Urban Souls; social arts organization promoting creativity. Members of the community will be invited to share and record their personal experiences with COVID-19 during each event, and those stories will then be featured on the Come Together Houston website. This press release was produced by the University of Houston. The views expressed here are the author's own.