April 2024 – Thank you for coming to the 2024 Wild West Brewfest. It was an excitement-filled weekend, and we hope you had as much fun as we did! The Rotary Club of Katy was able to raise over $135,000 and it could not have been possible without your support. To our brewers, volunteers, vendors, sponsors, and patrons, THANK YOU! In 2022, we crossed over $1.20 million in proceeds from all previous WWBF events, and […]
Arts & Entertainment
Lone Star Symphonic Band Celebrates Cinco de Mayo in Concert
The Lone Star Symphonic Band continues its 31st Concert Season with a performance this May. All performances will take place at Holy Covenant United Methodist Church, located at 22111 Morton Road, Katy, Texas 77449. The concert performances will begin at 4:00 pm. Season tickets are available for purchase at (https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?subscription=lssb). Season tickets are $14 each and include both remaining performances for this year’s Concert Season. Tickets to individual concerts are available at the cost of $7 […]
HOUSTON SYMPHONY CELEBRATES 60 YEARS SINCE THE BEATLES’ U.S. DEBUT WITH CLASSICAL MYSTERY TOUR’S A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES
High-resolution photos HERE HOUSTON, TX (April 4, 2024) — Prepare for a nostalgic journey through Beatlemania as the Houston Symphony welcomes Classical Mystery Tour for A Tribute to the Beatles live at Jones Hall Thursday, April 18 and Friday, April 19. Renowned for their spot-on resemblance of the Fab Four, Classical Mystery Tour is a symphony pops attraction for the decade, performing hit songs from the English rock band’s formative years through to their solo […]
FROM SCRANTON TO SPELLS: THE OFFICE AND CHARMED CAST MEMBERS ASSEMBLE AT COMICPALOOZA
The Office, Charmed stars and Kimiko Glenn are coming to Texas’ largest pop-culture festival PHOTOS: https://bit.ly/49Wg9xY HOUSTON, TX (April 4, 2024) –Comicpalooza, Houston’s pop-culture convention, is thrilled to announce new additions to the highly-anticipated lineup of special guests. Get ready to catch the comedic brilliance of The Office’s, Creed Bratton, Andy Buckley, and Oscar Nuñez paired with the enchanting presence of Charmed stars Holly Combs, Shannen Doherty, and Rose McGowan, along with Orange is the New Black star and voice actor, Kimiko Glenn. Comicpalooza returns to the George R. Brown Convention Center […]
Don’t Let the Eclipse Overshadow Boating Safety
AUSTIN – With the widely anticipated total eclipse fast approaching, we know many may be planning to view this phenomenon from a boat or the shores of area waterways. With their often-unobstructed view of the horizon, scenic beauty and lower levels of light pollution, any of the more than 50 bodies of water in the path of totality across the state will make for a truly unique vantage point. With summer not yet upon us, […]
Houston Grand Opera to Open Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music on April 26, 2024
Company to present Broadway musical in nine mainstage performances WHAT: On April 26, 2024, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will open classic, family-friendly musical The Sound of Music, with the company’s own chorus director, Richard Bado, at the podium. Taking center stage in this production is Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as Maria and acclaimed baritone Alexander Birch Elliott as Captain von Trapp. This beloved work of musical theater features music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, with a book […]
Alley Theatre Brings WORLD PREMIERE of Thornton Wilder’s The Emporium to the Stage
Completed from the Pulitzer Prize Winner’s Unfinished Full-length Script HOUSTON, TX – The Tony Award®-winning Alley Theatre and Artistic Director Rob Melrose announces the cast of Thornton Wilder’s The Emporium. Directed by Melrose and completed by Kirk Lynn, this existential play asks the question – if life is a job interview, do we qualify for our existence? While Thornton Wilder wrote many of the most revered novels in the American literary canon, Wilder only wrote two full-length plays: Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth. Both plays […]
April is Texas State Parks Month at Whole Earth Provision Co.
AUSTIN – For the 13th year, Whole Earth Provision Co. (WEPCO) has kicked off its “April is Texas State Parks Month,” hosting a fundraising drive supporting Texas State Parks. The Texas-based travel, adventure and nature store will donate all funds gathered at its six store locations to help parks finance day-to-day operational expenses, including enhanced visitor programs, park trail maps and facilities maintenance. This year’s funds will combine with proceeds from the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour coming to […]
O.H. Ivie Powers Ahead with ShareLunker 669
ATHENS – O.H. Ivie added another Legacy Class ShareLunker during the final week of the 2024 Toyota ShareLunker collection season. Angler Tery Lewis of Lubbock reeled in 13.99-pound ShareLunker 669 Thursday to push O.H. Ivie’s season total to 12 and the statewide tally to 19. It proved to be the final Legacy Class entry for the 2024 collection season. “The run of Legacy Class ShareLunkers from O.H. Ivie continued strong throughout March” said Natalie Goldstrohm, Toyota ShareLunker […]
Alley Theatre Brings WORLD PREMIERE of Thornton Wilder’s The Emporium to the Stage
Completed from the Pulitzer Prize Winner’s Unfinished Full-length Script HOUSTON, TX – The Tony Award®-winning Alley Theatre and Artistic Director Rob Melrose announces the cast of Thornton Wilder’s The Emporium. Directed by Melrose and completed by Kirk Lynn, this existential play asks the question – if life is a job interview, do we qualify for our existence? While Thornton Wilder wrote many of the most revered novels in the American literary canon, Wilder only wrote two full-length plays: Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth. Both plays […]