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KGA and “Bald in the Land of Big Hair”

KGA and “Bald in the Land of Big Hair”

One-time showing of the play “Bald in the Land of Big Hair” ( 31-July ),
along with a panel discussion by the author ( Joni Rodgers ) and cast.

Looking forward to Joni’s next novel, “Promise Me“,
about the story of Susan G. Komen.

The event was sponsored by Pink Ribbons Project, benefitting The Rose.

A special thanks to Hope Tree Home Loans for their role and sponsorship.”

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Cancer causes benefit from
‘Bald in the Land of Big Hair’

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Photo by Dave Rossman / For the Chronicle
Loubel Cruz, author Joni Rodgers and Dorothy Weston Gibbons

Cancer causes benefit from ‘Bald in the Land of Big Hair’

A one-time exclusive production of Bald in the Land of Big Hair, a play based on the 2002 best-selling book by Texas writer Joni Rodgers, drew theater buffs and cancer advocates to the Main Street Theater.

The Woodlands-based Rodgers’ story deals humorously with her cancer diagnosis and treatment when she was living in Sugar Land. Houston actress Lisa Hamilton depicted her in the one-woman play.

Steve Ford, son of the late President Gerald Ford, attended in honor of his 92-year-old mother Betty Ford, who publicly fought breast cancer in 1974.

Presented by Pink Ribbons Project, a nonprofit that supports the fight against breast cancer, the event was sponsored by Houston-based Hope Tree Home Loans. Proceeds benefited The Rose, a breast cancer organization that provides women with screening, diagnosis and access to treatment regardless of their ability to pay. Dorothy Weston Gibbons, co-founder and CEO of The Rose, joined Ford and Rodgers for a panel discussion after the play.

Raising a glass for the cause at a pre-performance reception: Regina Rogers, Norma Sampson, Teri Wenglein-Callender, Kelly Gale Amen, Jeff Shell and Chris Hancock.

Posted by Douglas Britt ( Houston Chronicle Website )

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The Wondrous Creations of Kelly Gale Amen

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 01, 2010

The Wondrous Creations of Kelly Gale Amen
by Joni Rodgers ( www.boxocto.com )

Pardon me while I have a fan girl moment. Last night at Lisa Hamilton’s benefit performance of “Bald in the Land of Big Hair” ( an ingenious one-woman show based on my memoir ), I met Houston artist Kelly Gale Amen. I’ve loved ( no, make that LOVED — like a tween loves Bieber, like an elbow patch loves Proust ) his mind-expanding, space-bending furniture for years. Now that I’ve met the guy, I understand why these pieces bring such a strong vibe of joy into the spaces they inhabit. He’s a fabulously styled force for good in Houston and the universe. Pictured here, an art bed created in collaboration with Texas Children’s Hospital cancer patients and their siblings.

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