Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us.
Sir Thomas Browne
It's best to get your exercise, rather than just going over the hill for it.
Fri. May 18 Reliant Park, 800-745-3000, Guitars & Cars.
Fri. May 18 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, 281-363-3300, 2005 Lake Robbins Dr. The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Dave Matthews Band w/
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros. 7 p.m.
Sat. May 18 Reliant Park, 800-745-3000, Auto Show.
Sun. May 20 Reliant Park, 800-745-3000, Festival De Mayo.
Thurs. May 24 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, 281-363-3300, 2005 Lake Robbins Dr. The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Houston Symphony:
Hot Night in Havana ! 8 p.m.
Sat. & Sun. May 26-27 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, 281-363-3300, 2005 Lake Robbins Dr. The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Boni's Jukebox Café
presented by Boni's Dance & Performing Arts Studio. 6 p.m.
Houston Gun Collectors & Antiques Show:
May 26-27 Reliant Park 800-745-3000, online: Ticketmaster.com .
Liberty Opry:
Saturday Nights: Branson-style live musical and comedy shows.
936-336-5830 or 877-729-9103 1816 Sam Houston Ave. Liberty, TX.
May 19 Rock Around the Clock: Starring Dale Cummings, Christa Hardin-
Smith, and the Liberty Opry Band.
May 26 An Afternoon With the King: Matinee Only. Elvis Tribute Show
featuring Donny Edwards. Tix: $25/$30.
Discovery Green Park, 713-400-7336. 1500 McKinney, Thursday Nights. FREE Concerts. 6:30 p.m. April is Jazz Appreciation Month.
May 24 Buxton, The Tontons.
May 31 Two Tons of Steel. Mike Stinson.
June 7 George Porter Jr. and Runnin Pardners. Paul Ramirez Band.
June 14 The Gourds. Mary McBride.
June 21 The Niceguys. Kydd Zin.
June 28 Los Skarnales. Wild Moccasins Band.
Bernhardt Winery, 936-894-9829, 8-mi. west of Montgomery off Hwy 105.
Sun. May 20 Richard Leigh.
Sun. May 27 EZRA Charles & Texas Blues Revue. Memorial Day Weekend.
Sun. June 3 Gentle Lamb Experience.
Sun. June 10 Gary P. Nunn.
Sun. June 17 Father's Day tba.
Sun. June 24 Bob Livingston. (I presume.)
TABC law: No alcoholic beverages allowed on winery grounds. Thank You.
Cypress Creek Foundation for the Arts and Community Enrichment (FACE)
281-440-4850, 6823 Cypresswood Dr. Spring 77379 presents :
Tues. June 26 Houston Symphony: Sounds Like Fun. 7:30 p.m. Free Family
Concert and Instrument Petting Zoo starts @ 7 p.m.
Kemah Boardwalk, 281-535-8100, 215 Kipp Ave. 77565, presents:
ROCK the DOCK ! Live Music on Thursday Nights. 6:30 -10:15 p.m.
Boats on the Boardwalk: May 18-20.
May 24: Rat Ranch. Rock & Roll.
May. 31: Velcro Pygmies. Rock & Roll.
Every Friday in June and July: FantaSea FireWorks Cruises.
#8 Kemah Boardwalk, Ste. G. 281-334-9880.
Sam Houston Race Park, (SHRP) 281-807-8700, 7575 N. Sam Houston Parkway West Sam Houston Race Track Concert Season. Mar.-May
Concert Line-Up: Tix: $10 advance. Day of show: $15.
Live Racing @ 7 p.m. Concert: 9 p.m.
Fri. May 18 Roger Creager
Sat. May 19 38 Special
Sounds of Texas Music Series: Conroe, Tx. 936-441-7469 for Tix.
Sat. June 23 Texas Tornadoes w/Jesse Dayton.
Sat. Aug. 4 The Flatlanders: 40th anny concert. w/Folk Family Revival.
Concessions available.
Thurs. June 7 Mango Punch.
Thurs. July 5 Level One Band.
Thurs. Aug. 2 Conroe Symphony Orchestra: Symphony POPS.
Thurs. Sept. 6 Buck Yeager Band.
May 26-27 Rockport: Annual Festival of Wine & Food. 866-729-2469.
Mon. May 28 Cypress Saloon, 281-304-7777, 12710 Telge Rd. Cypress
Jason Boland and The Stragglers.
JUNE:
Big Band Dance:
Sat. June 2 Chandelier Ballroom, Lodge 88 Houston, 713-869-5767, 1435 Beall St. 77008. Moonglow Orchestra 8:30 p.m. Cover: $11. Dress Code.
Music for dancing/romancing. $11. See & hear the Orchestra on band page:
www.bettygoparty.com .
ParrottHeads:
Sat. June 2 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands, presents
Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band: Lounging at the Lagoon.
8 p.m. Tix on sale now. Last year, Buffett was the biggest box office show
and fastest sellout at the pavilion. Get YOURS Now !
Free Press Summer Fest:
June 2-3 Eleanor Tinsley Park, Performers include Portugal, The Man,
Young the Giant, Two Door Cinema Club, Phantogram, Danny Brown,
Ponderosa, Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah, Maps and Atlases, Valient
Thorr, Big Fredia, Girl in a Coma, Ume, The Avett Brothers, Flaming
Lips, Snoop Dog, Rapper Z-Ro, Sideshow Tramps, Robert Ellis & the Boys, Wild Moccasins, the Tontons, Grandfather Child, Fat Tony, Folk Family
Revival, Roky Moon and BOLT! AND More: Willie Nelson, Snoop Dog,
Erikah Badu. A significant amount of stage time will be dedicated to local and home-grown talent. There will be others; surprises!
See and hear The Avett Brothers Band on band page:
www.bettygoparty.com
Get Passes Now !
Homecoming @ Lodge 88:
Sun. June 3 Chandelier Ballroom, Lodge 88 Houston, 713-869-5767,
1435 Beall St. 77008, Music by Mark Halata & The Czechaholics,
Polka & Variety Band. $9.
Fri. June 8 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, 281-363-3300, 2005 Lake Robbins Dr. The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Beach Boys 50th Anny Tour. 8 p.m.
Texas Republican State Convention: Santorum stand-in for Romney.
June 8 Rick Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator who suspended his quest for the White House will be one of the featured speakers at the convention's banquet in Fort Worth. Romney campaign spokesman Ryan Williams
blamed a scheduling conflict for Romney's absence from the event. Mitt was
invited. Houston Chronicle 5-1-2012 byline: Joe Holley
Big Band Dance :
Sat. June 9 Chandelier Ballroom, Lodge 88 Houston, 713-869-5767, 1435 Beall St. 77008. Jack Melick Orchestra: Big Band Music. $12. Dress Code.
Great Band and PianoMan.
Sat. June 16 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, 281-363-3300, 2005 Lake Robbins Dr. The Woodlands, The Woodlands, presents: 93Q's Day in the
Woods w/ Dierks Bentley. Time: TBA.
Sat. June 16 Chandelier Ballroom, Lodge 88 Houston, 713-869-5767,
1435 Beall St. 77008, Music by Red Ravens Polka & Variety Band. $8.
Sun. June 17 New Taiton Hall: Dance Party with music by Texas Legacy
Czech Band. Public Invited. 2-6 p.m. See and hear the band on band page:
www.bettygoparty.com
Cajun Dance Band:
Sat. June 23 KC Hall 2917, 607 E. Whitney (off Airline, near Crosstimbers)
Jackie Caillier & The Cajun Cousins. 7:30 p. Free Dance Class: 6 p.m. Cover: $7/$8. Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez !
Western Swing Band:
Sat. June 30 Chandelier Ballroom, Lodge 88 Houston, 713-869-5767,
1435 Beall St. 77008, Dance to music by Bobby Flores Yellow Rose Western Swing Band. $20. Swing your partner, fiddle de doe and away we go !
Sat. June 30 Sam Houston Race Park (SHRP), Pat Green & Special Guests:
Jerry Jeff Walker, Sammy Kershaw, Gene Watson. Tix: $40 on Sale Now !
Liberty Opry:
Saturday Nights: Branson-style live musical and comedy shows.
936-336-5830 or 877-729-9103 1816 Sam Houston Ave. Liberty, TX.
Sat. June 2 Inspirational All Gospel Show: starring Crystal River Quartet,
Michelle Campbell, Liberty Opry Band.
Sat. June 9 Country Western Show: starring Donna B, Eddy Edwards, Missy Brown and the Liberty Opry Band.
Sat. June 16 Fantastic 50s & 60s Show: starring Heath Spencer Philip, Vickie Knobloch, & The Liberty Opry Band.
Sat. June 23 Country Legends: starring Casey Graham, Andy Bradt, Margie LeBlanc, & The Liberty Opry Band.
Sat. June 30 Louisiana Cajun Show: Matinee Only. 2 p.m. $15. Starring:
Wade Benson Landry & Teresa Bowe Landry from Branson, The Port Arthur
Playboys on Accordion & Fiddle, The Liberty Opry Band.
JULY:
Freedom Over Texas:
Wed. July 4 Annual Freedom Over Texas event @ Eleanor Tinsley Park @
Buffalo Bayou. 4 - 9p.m. Headliners: Billy Currington and Sara Evans will
light up the night along with Fireworks! Opening acts on the main stage include Andy Vargas, singer for Carlos Santana, Sax-man Eric Demmer, the
Ernest Walker Band w/Tamar Davis, Brent Carter. There will be local music
and a few surprise national acts throughout the day. Returning this year are
the Bud Light Texas Volleyball Championship Series Finals and a Kid Zone.
The Family Fitness Challenge Area will include activities sponsored by all five
of Houston's Pro Sports Teams. www.freedomovertexas.org
Hot Summer Break:
July 4-8 Reliant Center: Five-day, All-day Festival of Music, Food, Beer,
Wine and Spirits. Both floors of Reliant Center.
The Jackson Four:
July 14 Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theatre) presents:
Jackson Unity Tour 2012. Tix: $29.50-$95 plus service fees. Get Tix Now !
Jackie, Jermaine, Tito and Marlon Jackson will perform all the hits that made
The Jackson 5 a worldwide phenom.
Sat. July 21 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, 281-363-3300, 2005 Lake Robbins Dr. The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Joe Cocker, Huey Lewis & The
News. 7:30 p.m. Will be a sell-out so get tix early!
Watermelon Festival:
Sat. July 21 Hempstead, Tx: Fun in the Sun, ice cold watermelon, the crop
that made Hempstead famous. The Hempstead melon is still one of the best,
juiciest melons on the market. Family activities, melon seed-spitting contests, arts, crafts, vendors, bbq cook-off, car show, live music bands day and night. Carnival, Parade @ a.m. downtown.
www.hempsteadtxchamber.com
Cajun Dance:
Sat. July 28 KC Hall 2917, 607 E. Whitney (off Airline, near Crosstimbers)
Cajun Dance Band: Nelson Thibodeaux & The Cajun Stompers. 7:30 p.
Free Dance Class: 6 p.m. Cover: $7/$8. Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez !
Thurs. Aug. 9 Toyota Center, Two Legends on One stage: Rod Stewart and
Stevie Nicks: The Heart & Soul Tour. Tix: 1-866-4HOUTIX
MetroCooking Houston:
Sept. 15-16 Reliant Center. Paula Deen, Giada De Laurentiis. VIP tix include: Premium Seat in Celebrity Theater, Photo Op and Meet & Greet, Brunch or Cheftestant Reception, Signed Book, Chill Lounge and More.
Tastings & Workshops. General Admission Tix available. 3-show and 2-show
passes.
It Don't Mean a Thing, If it ain't got that Swing. Duke Ellington
Music: The greatest good that mortals know, and all of Heaven we have
below. John Addison