Monthly Luncheon Presented by MD Anderson Cancer Center
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You are invited to the Greater EMC Chamber September Luncheon!
Our fun, friendly, and informative monthly luncheons average 175 in attendance throughout the year! They are known for both their impressive Guest Speaker lineup and amazing lunch prepared by our Featured Caterers that includes passed appetizers and dessert. Come learn something new and meet someone new! This event is open to members, visitors, and guests with registration.
Guest Speaker, James Surls
James Surls is an internationally recognized artist and one of the most preeminent living artists in the United States.Born James Arthur Surls on April 19th, 1943 in Terrell, Texas, he graduated from Sam Houston State Teachers College in 1966 and from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1968. He taught at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX from 1968 to 1976. He then moved to Splendora, TX with his wife and artist-Charmaine Locke. He lived in Splendora for a little over 20 years. While there he founded the Lawndale Alternative Arts Space at the University of Houston in the late 70’s. Lawndale was a thriving artist community where he continued to teach and encourage and, where he produced a large body of work. Surls currently resides and has his studio in Carbondale, CO. He has lived in Carbondale, CO since 1997.
His sculptures, drawings and prints, which reflect his unique sensibility to natural forms, are in major art museums and public and private collections throughout the world, including: the the Centro Cultural Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City; The country of Singapore; Museum of Modern Art, NY; Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY; Whitney Museum of American Art, NY.
Featured Caterer: Amadeo's Italian Restaurant
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Date and Time
Wednesday Sep 3, 2025
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
Doors open: 11:00 am
Food served: 11:20 am
Program starts: 12:00 pm
Location
The Atrium Center
21575 Hwy 59 N
New Caney, TX 77357
Fees/Admission
$35 - Members Preregistered
$45 - Walk-Ins & Potential Members
$450 - Table Sponsor
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Tracie Kamenoff - Director of Events & Marketing
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