Historically, wetlands were considered useless land, and we filled them in to make farmland and housing. Today, we realize that wetlands provide numerous valuable services to humanity, and we seek to protect and restore them. Coastal wetlands are threatened by a number of factors, but can be remarkably resilient to moderate rates of sea level …
Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston (Interfaith Ministries) is transforming its traditional 2020 Tapestry Gala into a “Dine in with IM” – a virtual event and Meals on Wheels experience, on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Using its home-delivered meals expertise, Interfaith Ministries will provide dine-in home delivery service and a live stream program for guests’ viewing …
DePelchin Children’s Center and 2020 Families for Kids Luncheon Co-Chairs Santos & Richard Hinojosa and Laura & Jason Rocha are proud to honor Hannah & Cal McNair on Thursday, April 23 at River Oaks Country Club. It has been said that strong families are the building blocks of strong communities. For more than 127 years, …
April 23 at 7:30 p.m. (dress rehearsal, discounted tickets $8) April 24 at 12 p.m. April 24, 25 at 7:30 p.m. April 26 at 1:30 p.m. The School of Theatre & Dance presents Ensemble Dance Works, an annual spring showcase featuring original dance works by faculty and professional guest artists, performed by our pre-professional dance …
This Spring, Kesha will unleash The High Road Tour on 26 cities across North America, with special guest Big Freedia. Including a stop at Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land on April 23 as part of the Bud Light Concert Series, The High Road Tour will showcase Kesha at her quintessential best: vibrant, rowdy, heartfelt, …
Join us for our annual Fulbrook Furry Friend Festival on April 26th, from 1-4 PM. Enjoy games, face painting, food trucks, and a cool silent auction! Proceeds benefit the Petterie Adoption Center. You can also get micro chipped for only $10.00. The event is located at 5530 Fulbrook Green, Fulshear, TX. Call 281-346-0027 for questions.
The Women’s Fund for Health Education and Resiliency, a nonprofit providing Houston area women and girls with the tools needed to be advocates for their health, invites everyone to its 5th Annual Wine Dinner, which will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. at Tony’s. Event Chairs Joanna and Brad Marks will …
The 25th Annual Keels & Wheels Concours d’Elegance, is currently recruiting sponsors and vendors to participate in the event, which is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, October 17 and 18, 2020 The weekend-long, nationally acclaimed classic car and vintage wooden boat show takes place each spring at the Lakewood Yacht Club in beautiful Seabrook, TX …
Forget about trekking to the theater for your movie fix and head to Market Square Park for a free outdoor screening of the cult classic, Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (R). Bring your blankets and join Harold Lee (John Cho) & Kumar Patel (Kal Penn) as they journey out to eat at White …
The Annual Crime Stoppers Awards Luncheon honors individuals and organizations who’ve given exemplary service to make Houston a safer place to live, work, learn, and play.
For more than 43 years, Arms Wide Adoption Services has provided foster care, adoption, post adoption, and post permanency services, all at no cost, to children in the Texas foster care system and their adoptive families. Since its inception in 1977, Arms Wide Adoption Services has placed more than 2,100 children from the Texas foster …
The popular River Revival Festival has grown so much, we're building a road to it at Market Square Park! Each month experience live music by amazing regional talent along with delicious food, drinks and other fun surprises as we count down to this year's Festival on September 26. We kick off the series with a …
LOAF (Lesbians Over Age Fifty) Concert Series presents Deidre McCalla. St. Peter's UCC, 9022 Long Point at Campbell Road. Meet the Artist 7:00 pm, Concert starts 7:30 pm. Tickets $20.00 (all proceeds go to our performers). Contact Lavita at lavitasm@aol.com or 713-907-5378.
This popular park favorite is back! Join us for an exciting new season of Blanket Bingo, benefiting Market Square Park and Buffalo Bayou Partnership. Bring your blanket, lawn chairs or snag one of the tables at the park for a night of fun, music and great prizes! $10 admission (cash only) includes one bingo packet …
Lady beetles, or ladybugs, have long been recognized as one of the best biological controls for many insect pests in both home gardens and agri-business. The diversity in this family of insects has been well-characterized yet they have largely been represented by only a few select species which have been introduced in the U.S. via …
Scholars Conferences is proud to announce the Scholars International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, which is to be held during June 01-02, 2020 and Orlando, Florida, USA.
Forget about trekking to the theater for your movie fix and head to Market Square Park for a free outdoor screening of Clueless (PG-13). Bring your blankets and watch as Cher (Alicia Silverstone), a high school student in Beverly Hills, must survive the ups and downs of adolescent life. Lawn chairs and blankets are highly …
Celebrating its 34th year, there’s no other place in DFW where attendees can experience the amount and variety of food, beverages, local goods and engaging entertainment for the entire family - all under one roof - than at the Taste of Dallas. Taste of Dallas 2020 highlights include: BBQ Bliss, Tacophoria, Global Flavors, Vegan Delite, …
In response to an increase in requests for pet food for citizens in need, Houston PetSet and BMW of West Houston have teamed up to coordinate a pet food donation drive to help alleviate the financial strain on pet owners. The organizations are seeking to collect the following items: • Unopened dry dog/puppy food • …
Texas Folklife presents traditional music genres all fronted by accordion including Conjunto, polka and Zydeco. Starting in the Rio Grande Valley with Juan Longoria, Jr. (Conjunto), moving to Central Texas with Isaak Klaus (polka) and closing with Houston's zydeco with Keyun Dickson. These three musicians were former champions of Texas Folklife's Big Squeeze accordion contest …
Galveston Bay Foundation's The Wonders of Wetlands: A Virtual Experience program is open to campers ages 5 to 8 worldwide. During the one-hour interactive workshop, campers will learn about the Galveston Bay wetlands through song, movement, crafts, animal encounters and story time. Campers can choose from one of the following one-hour sessions: • June 16: …
Campers will engage in hands-on activities and discussions with Galveston Bay educators while they explore the wildlife, ecosystem, biodiversity and more of the Galveston Bay safely from their home. Weeklong sessions will include virtual learning with supplemental activities, explorations and family missions to complete outside of the live camp time. Camp at Home programs include …
After a 2019 hiatus, Tamarie and her merry band of misfits are back again with an all-new, ridiculous, riotous musical! Escape the summer heat with Tamarie as she dives deep into TAMARIE 20/20. So what the hell is the title about? Is it a riff on a long running investigative television news show? A political …
Plants, like humans, interact with a diversity of microscopic organisms, and scientists are just becoming aware of the role that microbiomes play in influencing host health. Current evidence suggests that despite their small size, microbes can have big impacts on natural ecosystems – from influencing whether plants are edible to determining how diverse a prairie …
Looking to break out of your comfort zone and work on your personal and professional development in a safe setting? Join the San Felipe Plaza Toastmasters Series for a virtual group meeting every Wednesday from 12 - 1 pm. During the one-hour guided sessions, workshop your public speaking and leadership skills, network with other professionals …
