Volume 7, Number 2 By Houston History Magazine on March 25, 2010 in Arts & Culture, Houstonians, Past Issues Theatre Arts Vol. 7, No. 2 (Spring 2010) Download PDF Letter from the Editor 2 Features: NOW SHOWING: “One Singular Sensation…”Tracing Houston Theatre History from its Earliest Days to the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts by Ernesto Valdes 10 Giving as a Hobby: A Family Legacy by Patricia Pando and Robert Pando 14 Miller Outdoor Theatre…A Uniquely Houston Experience for 87 years by Debbie Z. Harwell 22 “It’s art, it’s ballet, it’s dance, and it’s for everyone.” – Lauren Anderson of the Houston Ballet by Aimee L’Heureux 24 Culture High and Low: Women Stretching the Limits by Stretching their Minds: 100 years of the Chautauqua Study Club by Betty Trapp Chapman 29 Museum: The Buffalo Soldiers Museum: One Man’s Passion Creates a Legacy for African American Soldiers by Joe Skeen 34 Preservation: Millard’s Crossing Historic Village: Lera Thomas’ Incredibly Gift by Susie Lower with Ernesto Valdes 38 Community: Forging a Community: The Rise of Gay Political Activism in Houston by John Goins 43 News Briefs by Barbara Eaves Follow Chautauqua Study Club, gay political activism, Hobby family, Houston Ballet, Lauren Anderson, Lera Thomas, Millard’s Crossing Historic Village, Miller Outdoor Theater, theater