Some Favorite Places in Houston
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Don’t miss these featured events such as Film Screening:2011 British Arrows, Gallery Talk: Highlights of the MFAH, Houston Film Critics Society: Best of 2011 Films, Bayou Bend Family Day: Our Classical Past, and so much more ...
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Upcoming things to do in Houston!
May 25, 2013
Sam Houston Race Park
7575 N. Sam Houston Parkway West
Houston , TX
Are you ready to play DIRTY? Don't worry we are too! The Original Mud Run is a 5K/10K military style obstacle course. 2013 marks its 4th year of piling on the grime in Houston. Yep this year we have two courses! A 5K, 3.1 mile course with 18 plus obstacles and a10K, 6.2 mile course with 30+ military style obstacles.
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Sunday, May 26, 2013 at 7:30pm
Reliant Arena Houston, TX 77054
You don't want to miss this lineup! Come to Reliant Arena to see the Heads of State!
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June 28-29, 2013
Friendswood, TX
An escorted ride will take you through the scenic roads of Harris, Fort Bend, Waller, Brazoria, and Galveston Counties. There will be a gas stop at Cottonwood Travel Center in Rosenberg. The ride will end at the Galveston County Fairgrounds where you will have the opportunity to eat barbecue plates (provided with the cost of registration), listen to live entertainment, participate in bike games, a ride-in bike show, visit with cook-off teams and enjoy the other events going on at the fairgrounds.
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Thursday, July 4, 2013
Eleanor Tinsley Park on Buffalo Bayou
Houston sets the stage for another extraordinary patriotic celebration at Mayor Annise Parker’s official 4th of July event......Southwest Airlines Freedom Over Texas with Entertainment Presented by NRG. Don't miss featured acts by Sheryl Crow and Martina McBride. The evening culminates with a fireworks extravaganza set to a perfectly timed bed of patriot and current musical selections
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July 10 - August 11, 2013
The Hobby Center 800 Bagby St #300 Houston, TX 77002
Back by “Popular” demand. Variety calls WICKED "a cultural phenomenon,” and every time it has played Houston it has broken box office records and sold out in record time. Winner of 35 major awards, including a Grammy and three Tony Awards®, WICKED is “Broadway’s biggest blockbuster” (The New York Times).
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July 14, 2013
Shadow Creek Ranch Subdivision
500 meter open water swim. 7.3 mile out and back bike that athletes will be required to do two times. Flat and fast circuit 3.23 mile run that covers cement and crushed granite running path around the beautiful community of Shadow Creek Ranch. The path winds around lakes and bayous.
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Aug 2 -4, 2013
The Westin Houston Galleria Hotel
It is with great pleasure that Space City Con 2012 announces a combination art show and contest, the "Art Expo". We would like to issue an invitation for all artists to join us and show off your craft, competing for prizes! This will be a juried show with our art professional Guests as judges, and contest awards of $1000, $500, and $250 for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd placing, respectively.
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Aug 2 - 4, 2013
Jazz Education Inc.
The Houston International Jazz Festival, featuring “international”, national, regional, and local Jazz musicians, enhances Houston’s reputation as an arts center and attracts Jazz aficionados worldwide.
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August 17, 2013
The Woodlands Waterway Marriott and Convention Center
This “black-tie-optional” formal event pulls out all the stops to help get you recognized. Each year the annual Chairman’s Ball honors the outgoing Chairman of the Board and welcomes the incoming Chairman. You can expect an exceptional meal and an exciting evening of dancing and entertainment.
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August 24, 2013 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Kings Harbor
The 10K/5K will be a sanctioned race, beginning and ending at King’s Harbor in Kingwood. An award ceremony will follow the run with a prize of $500 awarded to the top male and female runners in the 10k race and $250 awarded to the top male and female in the 5k race.
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September 7, 2013
Ellington Airport 11602 Aerospace Dr. Houston,TX 77034
The 2013 9/11 Heroes Run is bringing communities together throughout the country and around the world this September 11th. Our goal is to never forget the sacrifices of all of the Heroes of September 11th - veteran, first responder, military, and civilian. We honor the fallen by challenging the living.
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September 14 - 15, 2013
Reliant Park One Reliant Park Houston, TX 77054
The Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show is a two-day food-lover’s event featuring hundreds of exhibitors, cooking demos, tastings, workshops, book signings and appearances by Food Network celebrities.
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Saturday Oct. 5, 2013 7:45 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Downtown Houston
5K Run/Walk - This event helps raise money for breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment.
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October 19, 2013
Celtic Gardens 2300 Louisiana Street Houston, TX 77006
Great Urban Race is a wild urban adventure. Teams solve twelve clues and complete exciting mental and physical challenges while discovering the city in a fresh way!
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November 13th-16th, 2013
Wortham Center
Fashion Houston is the premiere fashion event in the great state of Texas that combines international style with southern hospitality. Started in 2010 by philanthropist and visionary Jared Lang, Fashion Houston has become a world recognized event and a media magnet, featuring top international designers for a week of runway shows.
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