{"id":194821,"date":"2026-03-07T16:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T16:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/194821\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T16:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T16:09:08","slug":"life-fest-htx-highlights-kidney-awareness-with-star-duo-at-discovery-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/194821\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Fest HTX highlights kidney awareness with star duo at Discovery Green"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON \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

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

The event is happening today at Discovery Green from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

Life Fest HTX (Life Fest HTX)<\/p>\n

And joining Powell is his Season 12 co-star and friend Candice Glover, who will be performing at Saturday\u2019s event.<\/p>\n

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

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

For more information on Life Fest HTX, visit their event webpage here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Start Here, Houston<\/p>\n

More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter<\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston – 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…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":194822,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[77251,4903,56,58,57,77249,38675,77250],"class_list":["post-194821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-candice-glover","tag-discovery-green","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-kidney-awareness-month","tag-kprc","tag-vincent-powell"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194821\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}