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Archives for October 2016

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Charity Art Lecture and Sale

art-sale-and-lectureAnn and I were first introduced to Fr. Tham’s art at the Art with a Heart charity auction which benefits the San Jose’ Clinic here in Houston.  In that art auction, there was a beautiful watercolor of a tiger and we just fell in love with it.  So, we both kept going back and bidding, making sure we were the high bidder — a lot of work but it was worth it.  It now hangs in our bedroom.
Over the years we have had the opportunity to see some of his other work (and yes purchase it).  Fr. Tham will be speaking at the University of St Thomas at a bio-ethics conference in November so we are very fortunate to have him speak about his artwork and the making of the watercolors.  He studied traditional Chinese watercolor techniques and has produced some truly stunning pieces of art.
http://www.upra.org/docente/joseph-tham/
Fr. Joseph Tham, LC, MD, PhD
Joseph Tham LC, MD, PhD was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to Canada at the age of 15. At the University of Toronto, he majored in mathematical sciences and then graduated from medical school. After working as a family physician for several years, he entered the seminary of the Legionaries of Christ and was ordained a priest in 2004. He presently teaches bioethics at Regina Apostolorum in Rome. He is the author of The Missing Cornerstone (Hamden 2004) and The Secularization of Bioethics (Rome 2007).

Art Sale and Auction

There will be an auction of some of Mark Austin’s glass art and some other artwork as well as the ability to purchase some of Fr Tham’s Artwork.  You can preview some of the watercolors here.
The proceeds of the sale will benefit his order and the Oceanic Ventures Foundation’s work in Fiji.

WHEN:  Sunday, November 13 3:00 – 6:00

WHERE: Black Labrador, 4100 Montrose Blvd

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Scuba Diver's Garage Sale

Garage Sale Sign
November 19-20
Have you ever found that you just have too much stuff? Do you trip over things and wonder what can you do to clear-up a path?  Well, we have been having the same issues here and we have decided it is time to make some changes.  So, we are cleaning out the back-room, the storage lockers and any place else we have things stored and pricing it to move on.  This is your chance to get some great deals on diving equipment.
We have new equipment that we is one-of-a kind, last year’s models as well as trade-ins, exchanges and demo equipment.  There are books, travel guides and who knows what else (we are still looking through things).  We will have a bin of FREE items and things that benefit the Oceanic Ventures Foundation.

Don’t Wait Come See What Shows Up!

Since we are already looking through the storage facilities, some of the items we have found are showing up in he store.  Right now you will find a collection of wet suits on the  veranda for $25.00 – $50.00 so come by and see what we’ve found.  Dive Mom has two bins of equipment beneath her desk full of deals! You just need to come by and see what has shown up during our excavations.

 

  • WHEN:   Saturday, November 19 10:00 – 4:00
  •                      Sunday, November 20,   2:00 – 5:00
  • WHERE: Right here at 2715 Bissonnet, suite 302