Rice Workshop in Humanistic Ethics

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Food & Drink Recommendations

• Hugo's 

• Xochi

• Indika

• UB Preserve

• Tacos A-go-go

• Pass & Provisions

• Breakfast Klub

• Mala Sichuan

• Nancy's Hustle

• The Pastry War

• The Conservatory  

• Uchi 

• Nippon Sushi 

• Common Bond Cafe

• Bistro Menil

• Local Foods

• Killen's BBQ

• milk + sugar ice cream

• Axelrad Beer Garden

• Street Food Thai Market

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Recommendations for visitors who will have extra time in Houston:​

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ART.

• The Menil Collection* (to which a casual outing will be organized for workshop participants)

• MFAH (which is showing a big van Gogh exhibit: "The MFAH is the only venue for this major survey that brings together more than 50 masterworks by one of the most iconic artists in the history of Western art. Vincent van Gogh: His Life in Art follows Van Gogh (1853–1890) through four key stages of his career, from early sketches to final paintings.")

• Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

• Washington Avenue Arts District

• The James Turrell Skyspace (to which seats for the Friday Evening Showing will be reserved for any interested participants)

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 (only in Houston).

• The Art Car Museum

• The Orange Show

• Lucky Land Houston

• The Beer Can House

• Smither Park

• The "second rate" Bean that Chicago rejected

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"NATURE"

• Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern (& walk along the Bayou)

• Houston Museum of Natural Science (esp. the collection of trilobites)

• Waugh Drive Bat Colony ("...ad hoc, smelly, and beautiful in an ugly sort of way. A metaphor for Houston, if you will." - Houstonia Magazine)

• Brazos Bend State Park (very likely alligator sightings, definite aquatic bird sightings)

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