The 9th Annual Empty Bowls Houston attempts to bridge the gap between good taste and something that actually tastes good. The altruistic collaboration among artists, organizations and festival-type participants aids the ”many people in our community who have ’empty bowls,”’ Tom Perry, Empty Bowls’ chair, says. In exchange for the reasonable $25 donation, each patron receives one of those 1,200 works of art filled with soup courtesy of Whole Foods Market and prepared by Houston Food Bank Community Kitchen. One of the 1,200 bowls is formed from old vinyl records, Perry shares. ”It really is a neat event, though I’m a bit biased,” he adds. ”With that $25, the Houston Food Bank can provide 75 meals; or from another perspective, it can feed 25 people in need three nutritious meals for a day.” Because man cannot be nourished by soup alone, the soupy benevolence all goes down to the tasty tunes of Andyrooniverse, Kevin Bakos of Sound Exchange, Travers La Ville and The Wandering Bufaleros.
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, 4848 Main. For information, 713-223-3700 or visit houstonfoodbank.org. $25.
Sat., May 18, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 2013
This article appears in Jun 14-20, 2012.