Deaf dancer Shaheem Sanchez; the Great Avenue Follies, a cabaret troupe made up of older citizens; Carlos Sameniego, founder of Mariachi Arcoiris.

Doug Naselroad, founder of the Appalachian Stringed Instrument Co. and the Culture of Recovery; musician Amythyst Kiah; Joe Troop, creator of "Latin-grass," a fusion of Latin and American folk music played with traditional bluegrass instrumentation.

Abuela M'api Rainflowa, founder of Houston Aztec Dance & Drum; David Lozano, executive director of Cara Mia Theatre; blind painter John Bramblitt.

A casting session with the Andre Theatre Collective; Vershawn Sanders-Ward, founding artistic director of Red Clay Dance Co.; musician Bassel Almadani.