The Butterfly Project

One and a half MILLION innocent children died in the Holocaust, and in an effort to honor and remember them, the Holocaust Museum Houston is collecting one and half million handmade butterflies. The project, inspired by “I Never Saw Another Butterfly: Children’s Drawings and Poems from Terezin Concentration Camp 1942-1944,” will become a must-see exhibit…

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The EB Butterfly Necklace

We’ll admit we haven’t worn butterflies around our neck since the ‘80’s but this sophisticated necklace designed by Courtney Cox and David Arquette with Satya Jewelry will definitely change that. Hanging delicately from a black silk cord, the etched sterling silver butterfly pendant literally represents hope and freedom for children suffering from a rare skin…

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Lyrics as Literature

One could argue that songs are literature set to music — sure, we can think of some exceptions, too, but even a snappy little Beach Boys tune tells a vivid story. Artists for Literacy, a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of reading-challenged children and adults, has taken that idea one step further with…

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