Houston News

2nd Annual Ride For Mental Health Expected To Attract More Than 350 Riders

Peace of Mind Foundation Hosts Motorcycle Ride to Raise Awareness of Mental Health WHAT:                  Hosted by Gallery Furniture and Peace of Mind Foundation, Ride for Mental Health is a motorcycle ride coordinated to raise awareness and funds for mental health. All proceeds garnered will go toward helping those affected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) – helping to make a difference, not just for one individual, but for families, therapists and all affected by this illness. As many […]

Houston Arboretum Hosts Annual Spring Native Plant Sale Apr. 19-20

The Houston Arboretum’s Spring Native Plant Sale offers many choices of plants and flowers that can attract bees, butterflies and birds to your garden. Christine Mansfield photo.

Plants from largest sale ever will help attract birds, bees and butterflies HOUSTON, (April 5, 2019) – The Houston Arboretum & Nature Center will host its annual Spring Native Plant Sale Apr. 19 and Apr. 20 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., the largest one to date. This year, the Arboretum is partnering with Houston Audubon and the Houston Parks & Recreation Department (HPARD) to offer even more native plants than in past years. Visitors can […]

The Bryan Museum receives $50,000 gift from Houston’s Ed McMahon 

GALVESTON, TX (April 3, 2019) – The Bryan Museum received a significant gift of $50,000 from custom builder, developer, and business leader Ed McMahon, Chairman of the Donald E. McMahon Foundation. The gift will help transform K-12 history education and programming at The Bryan Museum serving students state-wide. J.P. Bryan, founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors at The Bryan Museum said, “Ed’s gift is providing promise and opportunity for thousands of young students […]

Beyond The Aesthetics of a Tummy Tuck

Our bodies are fluid. Depending on what you consume, your age and some of the physical activities you perform, your stomach area can bulge so much so, that you need some help to get rid of it. Typically, people turn to physical exercises to raise metabolism so that the fat can slowly but surely disappear. However, this process is not a quick fix, and the odds are you’ll still be working out hard six months […]

Achieving Zero Waste in Houston & What You Can Do

Sunday, May 19, at 6 p.m., online You are invited to join Rosanne Barone, Program Director in Houston for Texas Campaign for the Environment, for an online talk on Achieving Zero Waste in Houston & What You Can Do on Sunday, May 19 at 6 p.m.  Rosanne will address policymaking at the local and state levels to achieve zero waste goals and address problematic waste facilities, as well as international efforts to curb the production of […]

Houston Chamber Choir presents Southwest premiere of Tarik O’Regan’s Mass Observation Apr. 13 at St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Houston Chamber Choir presents the Southwest premiere of Tarik O’Regan’s Mass Observation on Apr. 13, joined by guest artists Musiqa and works by the composers Karim Al-Zand, Marcus Karl Maroney and Augusta Read Thomas. Photo of O’Regan by Peter Greig.

WHAT: The Houston Chamber Choir presents the Southwest premiere of noted British composer Tarik O’Regan’s Mass Observation on Apr. 13 at St. Philip Presbyterian Church. The Choir will be joined by Musiqa in a unique collaboration. This startling original work is scored for choir and six percussionists and is a poignant meditation on the histories of our varied, ambivalent relationships with surveillance in its many guises. The work takes its title from the British social research organization, Mass-Observation, which aimed […]

Inspiration Stage’s Singin’ in the Rain JR. Welcomes Guest Director Michael Tapley, with Shows April 26 – 28

iStage SITR Don Lina Kathy Cosmo — Don Lockwood (Andrew Sackett, 15, of League City), Lina Lamont (Aly Gregorek, 13, of Greatwood, Sugar Land), Kathy Selden (Jane Delahoussaye, 11, of Sugar Creek, Sugar Land) and Cosmo Brown (Drew Doyle, 13, of Missouri City) lead the antics in Singin’ in the Rain, JR. at Inspiration Stage.

SUGAR LAND, Texas (April 3, 2019) – Inspiration Stage presents Singin’ in the Rain JR. at the historic Sugar Land Auditorium with four shows April 26 – 28. With a cast of young actors, ages 10 through 18, Singin’ in the Rain JR. offers two evening shows and two matinees.   Singin’ in the Rain JR. has the starlet, the leading man and a love affair that could change lives and make or break careers! In silent movies, Don Lockwood […]

Strange Doings at the Harris County Department of Education 

The HPRA Friday lunch speaker this week will be Colleen Vera, who has been bird-dogging developments at HCDE for many years. HCDE is an obscure agency, but it has a revenue stream, so it attracts special interests. She reports her discoveries, with commentary, at the Texas Trash Talk website. http://www.texastrashtalk.com Houston Property Rights Association April 5, 2019 PUBLIC INVITED: $11.49 plus 10% gratuity – buffet self-serve – all you can eat. Coffee and tea are extra. The LamBo Restaurant (Chinese and American […]

The Houston Symphony AnnouncesThe Fifth Installment Of The Harry Potter Film Concert Series WithHarry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix™ In Concert

Audiences will experience the next chapter of the Harry Potter Film Concert Series with the Houston Symphony performing Nicholas Hooper’s entire score live to picture Tickets available starting April 3 at houstonsymphony.org (April 3, 2019 – HOUSTON, TX) – The Harry Potter Film Concert Series returns to Jones Hall with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in Concert, the fifth film in the Harry Potter series. On July 18–20, Keitaro Harada will conduct the Houston Symphony in performing the […]

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.1 Millionto Support Disaster Recovery Efforts in Houston, Texas  

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.1 million grant to TruFund Financial Services, Inc. to develop a technical assistance program that will support entrepreneurial business development opportunities for small and minority-women owned business operating in Hurricane Harvey-impacted Houston, Texas, region. “President Trump champions the small businesses and entrepreneurs who help drive our country’s economy,” said Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. “The TruFund Disaster […]