The Aspen Institute Salon Dinner With David Brooks
A cross-pollination of grassroots leaders from around the Houston Area.
THE ECOTONE OF STORY: HOUSTON.
Where the World Meets Itself during the World Cup
A Residency at The Lymbar
by Marlon F. Hall
The Ecotone of Culture Salon of Tulsa 2022. A cross-pollination of stories and histories.
Community Partners: The Community Artists Collective • Ruby Projects • Rothko Chapel • Anti-Defamation League • Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church • Congregation Beth Yeshurun
As Houston welcomes the world during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, this residency transforms The Lymbar into a site of sculpture, storytelling, music, and shared meals. Inspired by the ecological concept of an ecotone—the fertile place where different environments meet and create conditions for new life—The Ecotone of Story: Houston explores what becomes possible when people from different cultures, faiths, histories, and ways of seeing do more than coexist and truly encounter one another.
UNEARTHING BEAUTY FROM BROKENNESS: The Exhibition
A series of sculptural works assembled from reclaimed doors, burned remnants, salvaged metal, and symbolic fragments gathered across Houston, Tulsa, Kenya, Italy, Madison, and beyond. These works function as portals—holding memory, migration, faith, grief, and resilience as separate stories become shared artifacts.
The Ecotone of Culture Salon Tulsa 2022
OPENING RECEPTION
July 9, 2026
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
An evening of art, music, conversation, and community celebrating the opening of Unearthing Beauty from Brokennessand the launch of The Ecotone of Story: Houston.
Tye Ecotone of Culture Salon un Langston Hughes’s Home in Harlem
THE EXODUS DINNER
In partnership with Van Jones and The Exodus Institute
July 17, 2026
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
An intimate gathering exploring liberation, belonging, and the stories we inherit and create together.
The Ecotone of Culture Salon During Marlon’s Residency at The University of Wisconsin
ECOTONE SALON DINNER
July 16, 2026
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
12 Guests • 1 Shared Table • Live Music • Storytelling • Cultural Exchange
A living social sculpture where difference becomes dignity and encounter becomes belonging.