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Eat Breakfast With Dinosaurs At The Houston Zoo
This summer, dinosaurs are making a comeback at the Houston Zoo.
On Saturday, the Zoo is hosting Donuts and Dinosaurs with the gates opening at 8:30 a.m. for an early morning tour of the Houston Zoo Dinosaur! exhibit and a special dinosaur lecture and presentation in the Zoo’s Brown Education Center by Dinosaurs Rock of [...]
Party on the Patio Concert Series Ends With The Fab Five
23. June 2010
The first Party on the Patio concert series is featuring its last performance at the Colonial Park Pool on June 25.
The Fab Five will play on the Colonial Park Deck, 4130 Byron, from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday.
Party on the Patio is a free event for West University Place Residents, sponsored by the Village [...]
Central Market Offers Cooking Classes For Kids
21. June 2010
Central Market’s Cooking School is in session, offering a variety of cooking classes designed with kids in mind.
Cooking classes for children ages 5 to 12 will take place for $40 a class at Central Market, 3815 Westheimer. Classes are taking place now until July 22.
Students will learn how to make a variety [...]
MFAH Presents Iconic Architecture Photographs by Ishimoto Yasuhiro
18. June 2010
Photographer Ishimoto Yasuhiro (b. 1921) is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential figures in the development of postwar Japanese photography. Among his most celebrated bodies of work are the photographs he took during 1953-54 of the legendary 17th Century Imperial villa of Katsura, in Kyoto, which infuse the images of the iconic structure [...]
Continue reading...Party on the Patio Concert Series Features Amber Digby And Midnight Flyer
16. June 2010
The first Party on the Patio concert series is featuring its third performance at the Colonial Park Pool on June 18.
Amber Digby and Midnight Flyer will play on the Colonial Park Deck, 4130 Byron, from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday.
Party on the Patio is a free event for West University Place Residents, sponsored by [...]
Family Activities Going On At Museum Of Fine Arts, Houston
15. June 2010
Here’s a look at some of the things going on this week at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston:
At Creation Station, families can drop in anytime and create art with an MFAH teaching artist. Each week, explore a different work of art and learn a new art-making technique. Recommended Ages: 4+. From now until August [...]
Party on the Patio Concert Series Continues With Big Daddy Gumbo
9. June 2010
The first Party on the Patio concert series is featuring its second act at the Colonial Park Pool on June 11.
Big Daddy Gumbo will play on the Colonial Park Deck, 4130 Byron, from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday.
Party on the Patio is a free event for West University Place Residents, sponsored by the Village [...]
Houston Zoo Celebrates World Ocean’s Day
7. June 2010
The Houston Zoo will join zoos and aquariums worldwide to make a splash on Tuesday in observance of World Ocean’s Day with an encore presentation for the world’s oceans on Saturday, June 12.
This year World Ocean’s Day coincides with the 50th anniversary of the publication of Dr. Seuss’s book, One Fish, Two [...]
Iron Chef Cat Cora Holds Cooking Class At Central Market
7. June 2010
Iron Chef Cat Cora will be demonstrating recipes from her new cookbook at Central Market, 3815 Westheimer, on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Her new cookbook, “Cooking With a Twist,” features recipes that have been re-imagined in new ways to shorten preparation time. Her presentation will focus on how she simplified, spiced up and streamlined 100 recipes [...]
Elephant Open House At The Houston Zoo This Saturday
3. June 2010
Methai, Tess, Tucker, Shanti, Baylor, and Thai invite you to explore their new home, their very LARGE new home.
Did you ever wonder what a 10,000 pound animal eats every day? Would you like to know what it takes to give an elephant a pedicure? On Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. learn about elephant [...]
Party on the Patio Concert Series Kicks Off June 4
2. June 2010
June 4 kicks off the first Party on the Patio concert of the season at Colonial Park.
Ezra Charles’ Texas Blues Band will play on the Colonial Park Deck, 4130 Byron, from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday.
Party on the Patio is a free event for West University Place Residents, sponsored by the Village News/Southwest News [...]
Modern-Day Dinosaurs On Display At Houston Zoo
1. June 2010
By all appearances, they could belong to another place and another time in the prehistory of the Earth. In fact, they could be considered modern-day dinosaurs.
They are shoebill storks. Beginning today, this unique species can be seen daily in their brand new home at the Houston Zoo.
The result of a three month project, the new [...]
Fine Arts Museum Offers Free Admission For Military Personnel, Families
27. May 2010
The Museum of Fine Arts is partnering with Blue Star Museums, a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and more than 600 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2010.
MFAH is launching the initiative May [...]
Metro Takes Part In National Bike To Work Day
20. May 2010
At 6 a.m. on Friday, METRO bicyclists will gather at the Downtown Transit Center then ride out to join Houston Mayor Annise Parker and other riders in observing National Bike to Work Day.
The METRO Cycle Team will travel from downtown to Memorial Park where cyclists will gather for a mass ride led by Mayor Parker.
METRO [...]
Benefit Helps Pershing Middle School Bring Back The Music
17. May 2010
Cox Media Group’s Houston Radio Stations 107.5 The Eagle and 106.9 The Point are joining forces with local bands, to rock the night in support of Pershing Middle School.
The benefit, scheduled for May 17 at Houston’s The House of Blues, will raise money for Pershing’s band to help them replace instruments lost in a recent [...]
24. June 2010
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