WHEN: May 19 - 21
 
WHERE: The Children’s Museum of Houston

WHAT:  The Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) conference “Innovation is Child’s Play” Interactivity 2011. The conference will take place at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown and some sessions will be held at the Children’s Museum of Houston.
We’re going to have fabulous keynote speakers at the event.  They were really hard to get!  They are:
 
·         Steven Berlin Johnson, Social Critic and Technologist—May 19
·         Milton Chen, Senior Fellow and Executive Director, Emeritus, The George Lucas Educational Foundation—May 20
·         Lisa Henson, CEO of the Jim Henson Company—May 21
 
WHO ARE THESE GUYS?
 
Steven Berlin Johnson Best-selling author; contributing editor for Wired magazine; won Mirror Award for his TIME magazine cover article “How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live”; considered a genius for predicting and explaining the real world impact of cutting-edge innovations.
 
Milton Chen Big cheese at George Lucas’ (yes, Star Wars director) multimedia foundation Edutopia.org, which uses documentaries to communicate a new vision for 21st century schools.  Edutopia.org is known as a destination website for educators; it won the 2009 Webby People’s Voice Award for best education website.
 
Lisa Henson She’s Jim Henson’s daughter (creator of the Muppets!) and CEO of the Jim Henson Company where she oversees all TV and feature film production for many kid TV series.  She was a former president of Columbia Pictures; worked a decade at Warner Bros. and produced films like “Lethal Weapon” and “Batman”.

St. Basil's annual Greek festival is an exciting ethnic event in Houston, TX, that is held in mid-May. Warm weather, a friendly atmosphere, authentic Greek cuisine, live performances and weekend-long activities have made this an occasion not to miss. Proceeds from Houston's Greek Fest benefit the parish and help support its growth within the community.

Homemade Greek Food
We make all of our Greek food and desserts. We feature a Pastichio dinner plate, which is pasta and ground beef in tomato and cream sauce with a Greek salad, Spanakopita, Tiropita, Keftedes, Dolmathes, olives and a roll.

Family-friendly Fun
Visitors can participate in exciting activities and see live performances all weekend long. Cheer on hungry competitive eaters in the World Gyro-Eating Championship, watch talented St. Basil dancers perform Greek dances and learn how to cook traditional Greek food at our cooking demonstrations.

Details:
Thursday May 12th FREE admission
Friday May 13th FREE admission until 2 p.m.-- After 2 p.m., $3 for adults; FREE for children 12 and under
Saturday May 14th $3 for adults; FREE for children 12 and under
Sunday May 15th $3 for adults; FREE for children 12 and under