{"id":639002,"date":"2026-03-07T16:21:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T16:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/639002\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T16:21:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T16:21:21","slug":"life-fest-htx-highlights-kidney-awareness-with-star-duo-at-discovery-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/639002\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Fest HTX highlights kidney awareness with star duo at Discovery Green"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>HOUSTON<\/strong> \u2013 A star-studded pair joined KPRC 2 in-studio Saturday for National Kidney Awareness Month: \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d Season 12 Top 20 finalist Vincent Powell and Season 12 winner Candice Glover.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">For Powell, kidney disease hits close to home. After being diagnosed in 2023 and starting dialysis, Powell said his life took a turn, but now he\u2019s turning his journey into action with Life Fest HTX.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The event is happening today at Discovery Green from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Life Fest HTX (Life Fest HTX)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">And joining Powell is his Season 12 co-star and friend Candice Glover, who will be performing at Saturday\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Attendees at Life Fest HTX can enjoy live entertainment, fashion and art showcases, local vendors and be connected to kidney health resources such as screenings and community organizations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">In the United States, an estimated 35.5 to 37 million adults live with chronic kidney disease, but only nine out of 10 are unaware of their condition. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">For more information on Life Fest HTX,<b> <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/life-fest-2026-tickets-1983663301333\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/life-fest-2026-tickets-1983663301333\"><b>visit their event webpage here<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Start Here, Houston<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kiwhtN\">More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON \u2013 A star-studded pair joined KPRC 2 in-studio Saturday for National Kidney Awareness Month: \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d Season&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":639003,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5130],"tags":[272136,131415,4345,272134,22523,358,3187,272135],"class_list":["post-639002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-candice-glover","tag-discovery-green","tag-houston","tag-kidney-awareness-month","tag-kprc","tag-texas","tag-tx","tag-vincent-powell"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116188812866313538","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/639002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=639002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/639002\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/639003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=639002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=639002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=639002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}