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CityBook Media seeks driven sales professionals. Top candidates will be engaged in the city and its culture and thrive on building partnerships with Houston's business leaders — helping the influencers influence! — and will understand and represent the smart, urbane CityBook brand. Print and/or digital ad sales experience preferred. Base at home, flex schedule. Letter and résumé to jobs@houstoncitybook.com.


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CityBook Media seeks freelance and part-time writers for print and online. Qualified candidates will have some education and experience in journalism, with the ability to generate story ideas, write crisply and brightly and prolifically, meet deadlines and react to breaking news. Beats may include food, nightlife, music, fashion, the arts, interior design, real estate, society, sports, business and broad-based city life. Generalists welcome. Work remotely, flexible schedule. Letter, résumé and clips to jobs@houstoncitybook.com.

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Cheech Marin and Other Legends Toast Rothko Chapel and the Power of Art at Lively 'Inspirit' Fundraiser

David Ansell, Bennie Flores Ansell, Thuy Tran and James Tiebout

THE ROTHKO CHAPEL held its Inspirit fundraiser — a celebration of the power of art and activism — at the industrial-chic Astorian. The evening featured cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and an onstage conversation with actor Cheech Marin, one of the world’s foremost collectors of Chicano art; 2023 Art League of Houston Texas Artist of the Year Vincent Valdez; and legendary civil rights advocate Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers of America with César Chávez. (She’s 93, by the way!)

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Chicano Activist and Actor Cheech Marin Finds Himself at Home in Houston

Cheech Marin reflecting outside of The Cheech (photo by David Fouts)

WHEN YOU TALK to Los Angeles-born actor Cheech Marin, regardless of how serious the subject, you can’t help but smile. His pop-culture presence is infused with an astute awareness of politics and history, and a “can do, make do, find a way to move ahead” spirit he connects to the word “Chicano,” a derogatory term that came to signify resilience, creative thinking, and social consciousness. “My dad, who died at age 93, always described himself as a Chicano, because it described him,” says Marin.

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