Archive for April 2008
Spring Klein Chamber of Commerce Forming
Area businesses invited to luncheon to kick off
The Spring and Klein local business community is invited to a kick-off luncheon event for a new Chamber of Commerce.
The networking luncheon will offer business owners the opportunity to discuss expectations and brainstorm on specific community needs in the newly created Chamber of Commerce at Sizzler Restaurant, located at 6062 FM 2920, May 6 from 11:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m.
“There is great interest from area business owners on the creation of this new chamber,” says Toni Richard, editor of the Tomball-Spring Times, a bi-weekly community newspaper, and president of the new chamber. “Klein has a really rich history and we want to maintain that heritage while also promoting continued economic growth and diversity in this area.” Richard is working to develop the Chamber of Commerce in partnership with local business members of the community.
“We’re looking forward to the luncheon as a gauge of the business community’s enthusiasm,” Richard said.
The luncheon menu will include lemon chicken with rice pilaf, soft drinks and a full salad bar at $20 per person.
“Much of the event will be dedicated to pure networking between businesses,” Richard said. “We think Spring and Klein area business people will be delighted to see how many business neighbors they have, what they can offer each other, and what they could do as a group if they worked together.”
To make a reservation to attend the luncheon, or to become involved with the Spring Klein Chamber of Commerce (www.springkleinchamber.org), call Candace Runaas at (281) 257-4431 or e-mail info@springkleinchamber.org
Everything But the Brush – HowieDoyle.com
Sunday, April 13, 2008 – 12:30-2:00 pm
“Everything BUT the Brush” Art Demo by Howie Doyle
A demonstration of diverse, destructive, and devil-may-care abstract art. I will use a putty knife, masonry trowel, toilet brush, loofah sponge, wire brush, and an arsenal of other WMDs for an intense and ouside-the-box art experience on large canvas. Demo at Woodlands Art League booth, Artopoly Section (far north/west side) at Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival (http://www.woodlandsartsfestival.com).
Online social networks are changing the way we meet, work and even write
TWO WOMEN…TWO LOCATIONS…TWO COMPLETED NOVEL COLLABORATIONS!
Novelists Meet Online and Merge to Write Scintillating Trilogy!
HOUSTON, April 1, 2008 – What began as mutual admiration has culminated in a successful literary merger not easily accomplished between two people living in the same zip code…so imagine how amazing it is for these two ladies to pull it off in two different states! Raquel Eldridge, of Houston, Texas, and Shawnte’ Henderson, of Toledo, Ohio, have collaborated for six years as friends and coauthors, creating several novels, without ever physically meeting each other. WomanEntrepreneur.com observed in a recent article entitled ‘E-Business Trend Spotting for 2008’ that ‘business relationships are becoming increasingly virtual.’ Online business collaborations are a consistently growing trend in our modern technological culture. Electronic mail, along with social networking websites, such as MySpace and Facebook, and a variety of blog sites, contribute to an emerging cyber-community of business relationships that develop and solidify into thriving partnerships. Eldridge and Henderson are a good representation of this popular business practice with their latest series of novels. Neither of the novelists has physically laid eyes on the other in the nearly six years that they’ve been friends and coauthors. “We primarily communicate via standard e-mail and the telephone. We also maintain separate social networking websites on MySpace, BlackPlanet and other similar sites, acknowledging each other therein, obviously,” says Eldridge. Conceptualized from the beginning as a 3-part collection, their first installment, Where Friendship Lies, a fictional dramatic work, introduces the reader to complex and well-developed characters that cope with commonplace situations while also confronting the deep emotional issues of loneliness, infidelity and marital trust. “The novel was very well-received by both male and female readers alike!” says Eldridge. The two writers recently completed their follow-up project, A Lover’s Deceit, which promises to build on the saga of the two female lead characters. About the Authors:
Raquel Eldridge (left) lives in Houston, TX, where she works in Accounting for a Corporate IT Company, performs as Associate Editor for Gospel Xpress Magazine, and is Communications Director for HELP Sister Connect. Shawnte’ (right) resides in Toledo, OH, where she is mother to her daughter, Taylor, and works in retail as a bookseller and Administrative Assistant. She’s also currently working to develop her company, PageTurner Publications. More info @ www.prose-pros.com.
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