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May 2013
Parents: Some programs require tickets and/or reservations, always contact event locations to confirm times and requirements. Parents: Some programs require tickets and/or reservations, always contact event locations to confirm times and requirements. May 1,6,8,13,15,20&22 • Preschool Story Time • 10:00am • Dickinson Public Library • dickinsonpubliclibrary.org • 281-534-3812
May 3 - 5 • 59th Annual Texas Music Festival, Village Fair & BBQ Cook-off • Great bands, BBQ, and carnival attractions, obstacle course race, karaoke contest and much more. Money May 1 • Mother’s Day Craft • 6:00pm collected will benefit local charities! • Walter • All Ages • Free • Pearland Branch Hall Park in League City •.lcvillagefair.com Library • bcls.lib.tx.us • 281-652-1677 May 3 & 17 • MOPS (Mothers of May 2 - 8 • Fiesta de Cinco de Preschoolers) Meeting • 10:00amMayo • Celebrate Mexican heritage 12:00pm • New mom or a mom of a through fun, hands-on activities and preschool age child, you are invited to join performances. • Children’s Museum of us as we learn how to be bold, loving Houston • cmhouston.org • 713-522-1138 and sensible mothers. This active group of May 2 - 4 • The Clear Brook moms gets together for meeting, play dates, Celebrity Dance Team Spring Show and more. • Gateway Community Church• 7:00pm • Feature the Celebrities’ team Life Center • gateway-community.org/mops and officer dances, senior officer solos, May 3 • Toddler Time • 10:10am • senior girl/guy “Grease Medley” dance, 0-3 yrs • Free • Friendswood Public Library senior guys dance, moms dance, dads • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135 dance along with many more. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. May 3 • Preschool Story Time • Contact Christine at cfarias@yahoo.com 10:45am • 3-6 yrs • Free • Friendswood or 281-923-9937 for questions. • Clear Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • Brook High School 281-482-7135 May 2 • Retro Gaming • 4:00pm • Teens play board and card games, eat snacks and win prizes! • Free • Dickinson Public Library • dickinsonpubliclibrary.org • 281-534-3812
May 3 • Game Days • 2:00pm • Drop in to play video games and board games with your friends in the theater. • K-5th Grades • Free • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111
May 2 • Crazy Thursdays-Build It with Lego • 4:30pm • Show off your Lego building skills. Lego materials are supplied by the library. • 4th-5th Grades • Free • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111
May 3 • Art Walk on Main • 6:00pm-9:00pm • Gives local artists an opportunity to display their original artworks. • Free • Historic Downtown La Porte, West Main Street • ci.la-porte.tx.us • 281-907-3140
May 3 • Parents’ Survival Night • 6:30pm • Open to both The Little Gym members and non-members. Register online or call. $25/members, $30/non-members • The Little Gym of Friendswood • tlgfriendswoodtx.com • 281-482-4242
a free movie. • Saengerfest Park, 23rd & Strand, Galveston • galveston.com • 409-621-2253 May 4 • Free Hands-On Workshop • 9:00am • Come discover the EPIC World right in your own back yard! • At your local Home Depot • homedepot.com
May 3 • Concert in the Park Series • 7:00pm • May 4 • Annual Clear Brook and Friendswood Hurricane Blowout • High School Band-Jazz Band. 10:00am-2:00pm • A Bring blankets, lawn chairs, day of learning with refreshments, dinner and/or games, food, sno-cones, a snack and sit back and SpaceCityParent.com door prizes and lots of enjoy. • Stevenson Park • great information to help ci.friendswood.tx.us you prepare for the 2013 hurricane season! • League May 4-5 & 11-12 • Galveston City Home Depot (FM 646 & Historic Homes Tour • Showcase of our island’s extraodinary architecture I-45) • homedepot.com and history. Experience the places that May 4 • March of Dimes Benefit make Galveston distinctive and beautiful. • 10:00am-2:00pm • Inflatable waterslide Check the website for a list of houses & obstacle course, crafts, games, silent available to tour. • $15/member; $20/ auction and more! To make a donation non-member before May 3; after May • visit marchforbabies.org/mercerinsurance Mercer Insurance Agency • City of Galveston • galvestonhistory.org • mercerinsuranceagency.com May 4 - 5 • Keels & Wheels • Classic Car and Vintage Wooden Boat May 4 • Free Crafts for Kids-I Love My Teacher Card • 11:00am Show benefiting Boys & Girls Harbor. • Teachers are sure to feel loved when Hours: Sat 10am-5pm & Sun 9am-4pm • they see these precious pop-up cards that Lakewood Yacht Club • keels-wheels.com kids make themselves! • Lakeshore Learning May 4 • Movie Nite on the Strand • lakeshorelearning.com • 281-461-6263 showing Dirty Dancing (1987) • May 4 • Celebrate MOM! Event • Movies begin just after dusk. Moviegoers 11:00am • Join us to celebrate mom! Free are encouraged to stop for a bite to eat crafts & storytelling. • Lakeshore Learning before setting up a blanket or chair for • lakeshorelearning.com • 281-461-6263
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The Fun-Time Calendar May 4 • International Beer Festival • 1:00pm4:00pm • Celebrate Cinco de Mayo & sample refreshing brews. Buy tickets online at kemahbeerfest.com. • Kemah Boardwalk • 281-334-9880 May 5 • Blessing of the Fleet • Watch as decorated shrimp boats & pleasure craft cruise down the Clear Creek Channel to Galveston Bay. • Kemah Boardwalk • kemahboardwalk.com • 281-334-9880 May 5 • Cinco de Mayo at Miller: Folklore Mexicano featuring Leyenda Dance Company • 8:00pm • Miller Outdoor Theatre • milleroutdoortheatre.com May 6 & 20 • Preschoolers at Play-Cinco de Mayo • 10:15am • Art Alive presents Cinco de Mayo, an interactive show. • Free • Helen Hall Library • leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 May 6 • Preschool Story Time • 10:00am • Dickinson Public Library • dickinsonpubliclibrary.org • 281-534-3812 May 6 • Baby Bounce • 10:30am • 0-18 Months • Free • Pearland Branch Library • bcls.lib.tx.us • 281-652-1677 May 6 • Open Gym • 11:15am • Let your child experience our gym environment with no obligation, as well as a chance for our current students to practice skills learned in class and to have an unstructured playtime in the gym. • $6/enrolled Students; $10/non-enrolled Students • AcroSports • acrosports.com • 281-332-4496 May 6 • Mother’s Day Craft • 4:30pm • 5-12 yrs. • Free • Friendswood Public Library • friendswood.lib.tx.us • 281-482-7135
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May 9 • 26th Annual Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Business & Wellness Expo • 11:00am-6:00pm • Visit over 80 great Clear Lake area businesses. Find out about the goods and services that are May 6 • Chess Club • 6:30pm • For beginners offered right here in your backyard. • Free Admission • - you can pick up some tips on how to play chess. Gloria Dei Lutheran Church • gdlc.org • 281-333-4535 For chess players - try your chess moves against other players. Free tickets are required and available at the May 10 - 12 • 20th Annual Clear Lake Greek Kids Information Desk beginning at 6PM. Tickets are Festival • Sample our food, our culture and visit our limited. • 6-12 yrs • Free • Freeman Library • hcpl.net church see the awe inspiring Byzantine iconography. • 281-488-1906 General Admission tickets are $4, and Presale tickets include May 7 • First Free Tuesday to the Houston admission fee and a meal of your choosing for $12. • Zoo • The Houston Zoo offers free admission to our Clear Lake Park-Landolt Pavilion • clearlakegreekfestival.com guests on the first Tuesday of every month from 2 p.m. until closing. • Free • Houston Zoo • houstonzoo.org May 10 - 12 • Houston Ballet present Madame Butterfly • 8:00pm • Miller Outdoor Theatre • • 713-533-6500 milleroutdoortheatre.com May 7 • Teen Advisory Group Meeting • 4:00pm • Have a voice in the library! • 7th-12th Grades • May 10 & 24 • Mommy & Me Outdoor Dickinson Public Library • dickinsonpubliclibrary.org • Experiences-Frogs and Toads • 9:30am • Reserve 281-534-3812 a place to stroll or walk with your children as guides May 7 • Family Night • 5:30pm-7:30pm • Twilight, lead hikes in various parts of the Nature Center, make a the Clown • Chick-fil-A League City Town Square • nature craft and play a game. Classes are by reservation cfarestaurant.com/leaguecitytownecenter • 281-337-1898 only. The cost for one adult and one child is $8. Call May 8 • Monthly Movie • 4:30pm • A G or PG 281-474-2551x10 to reserve your place with the group. rated film. Snacks provided. • Free • Evelyn Meador • Armand Bayou Nature Center • abnc.org Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-474-9142 May 10 • Parent’s Night Out • 6:30pm • Price May 8 • Teen Advisory Council • 7:00pm • includes: Jump time, pizza, drinks, fun activities & childcare! 7-12th Grades • Free • Pearland Branch Library • Fee: $20 for first child/$18 per sibling • JumpNJungle bcls.lib.tx.us • 281-652-1677 Webster • jumpnjungle.com • 281-557-0700 May 9 - 15 • Monster Madness • Check out how we explore today’s monsters in literature, engineering, May 10 • Concert in the Park Series • 7:00pm math and design with monstrous activities all around. • Luther & The Healers-Texas Blues Bring your blankets, • Children’s Museum of Houston • cmhouston.org • lawn chairs, refreshments, dinner and/or a snack and sit 713-522-1138 back and enjoy. • Stevenson Park • ci.friendswood.tx.us May 6 • Salt Grass Science - Lucky Ladybugs • 4:30pm • Learn the habitats these helpful little beetles live in and how to attract them. • 5-11 yrs • Free • Freeman Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906
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May 12 - 14 • Disney’s High School Musical Jr. • May 14 - 26 • Monty Python’s Spamalot • 11:00am • Miller Outdoor Theatre • milleroutdoortheatre.com Showtimes: Tues-Thurs 7:30pm, Fri 8pm, Sat 2pm & 8pm and Sun 2pm & 7:30pm • Hobby Center • tuts.com May 12 • Mother’s Day at Kemah Boardwalk • • 713-558-8887 Bring Mom & the entire family for lunch or dinner, rides & music. • Kemah Boardwalk • kemahboardwalk.com May 14 - 15 • Disney’s High School Musical Jr. • 8:15pm • Miller Outdoor Theatre • milleroutdoortheatre.com May 11 • Palm Beach Opens Weekends • A • 281-334-9880 Lazy River with Interactive Spray Features, Wave Pool May 13 • Open Gym • 11:15am • This is a great May 14 • Family Night • 5:30pm-7:30pm • and two 18 foot Tower Slides and more are a part of time to let your child experience our gym environment Gardening Workshop • Chick-fil-A League City Town Galveston Island’s favorite summer attractions. • Moody with no obligation, as well as a chance for our current Square • cfarestaurant.com/leaguecitytownecenter • Gardens Galveston • moodygardens.com • 800-582-4673 students to practice skills learned in class and to have an 281-337-1898 unstructured playtime in the gym. • $6/enrolled Students; May 11 • 6th Annual Mommie to be Day • $10/non-enrolled Students • AcroSports • acrosports.com May 16 • 2013 Christus Live Well Women’s 10:00am-5:30pm • Moms to be get 10% off, receive a • 281-332-4496 Conference • Celebrity Keynote Speaker: Naomi Judd free gift bag, and are eligible for several prize drawings. • University of Houston-Clear Lake • christuslivewell.org • Mommie Chic and Me • mommiechicandme.com • May 13 • Toddler Time • 11:15am • Books, songs, finger plays, music and movement! Free tickets May 16 • Retro Gaming • 4:00pm • Teens play 281-557-0336 are required and available beginning at 30 minutes board and card games, eat snacks, and win prizes! • May 11 • Lowes Build and Grow Clinic • prior to start. Due to space limitations, only one adult is Free • Dickinson Public Library • dickinsonpubliclibrary.org 10:00am • Sweetheart Frame • At your local Lowes permitted per child. • 18-36 months • Free • Freeman • 281-534-3812 Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 Store • buildandgrow.com May 17 - Jun 2 • First Kisses • 7:00pm • Clear May 11 • The Pasadena Strawberry Festival May 13 • Brown Bag Lunch Bunch Book Club Creek Community Theatre, 18091 Upper Bay Rd., Nassau Parade • 10:00am • Starts at the corner of Spencer • 12:00pm • Discussing The Giver by Lois Lowry • Bay • clearcreekcountrytheatre.org • 281-335-5228 & Shaver proceed one mile down Spencer to Burke 9-12 yrs • Free • Pearland Branch Library • bcls.lib.tx.us May 17 - 19 • The Pasadena Strawberry ending at Memorial Stadium. • City of Pasadena • • 281-652-1677 Festival • $5-$12 • Pasadena Convention Center & strawberryfest.org May 13 • Maze of Bones Book Party • 4:30pm Fairgrounds • strawberryfest.org May 11 • Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & • We are going to talk about the book, design a family May 17 - 19 • Lego KidsFest • LEGO KidsFest Museum Family Day • 10:00am-3:00pm • Rocks crest, make invisible ink and do a few other activities brings all of the creative hands-on, minds-on fun of LEGO based on Maze of Bones. Free tickets are required and and Fossils: Discover how hydrocarbons are formed available from the Kid’s Information Desk 30 minutes building and experiences together in one activity- and from the remains of ocean plants and animals. Create before the program starts. • 8-11 yrs • Free • Freeman entertainment-packed family event for children of all ages your own fossil rubbing to take home. • Ocean Star Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 and builders of all skills and interests. • Reliant Center Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum • oceanstaroec.com • • legokidsfest.com/houston May 13 • Chess Club • 6:30pm • For beginners 409-766-7827 - you can pick up some tips on how to play chess. May 17 & 24 • Firefly Friday • 7:30pm • Join May 11 • Free Crafts for Kids-Mommy’s For chess players - try your chess moves against other us on a beautiful walk through the woods as we look Memories Photo Frame • 11:00am • Children players. Free tickets are required and available at the for fireflies and listen to the fascinating sounds of the make and decorate a super-fun frame that’s perfect for Kids Information Desk beginning at 6PM. Tickets are night. Don’t forget your walking shoes! Ages 6-Adult. one of Mom’s priceless pictures! • Lakeshore Learning limited. • 6-12 yrs • Free • Freeman Branch Library • Advance reservations required. 281-474-2551x10 • Armand Bayou Nature Center • abnc.org hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 • lakeshorelearning.com • 281-461-6263 May 11 & 25 • Music Nite on the Strand • 6:00pm-9:00pm • A dance floor and limited seating are provided so crowds can dance to the beat and rest between songs. • Free • Saengerfest Park, 23rd & Strand, Galveston • galveston.com • 409-762-0062
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May 18 • Team Jersey Day • 10:00am-8:00pm • Wear your sports team uniform or favorite team’s jersey or shirt and get an Unlimited Rides Pass for $19.99 and a FREE Houston Astro’s Retro Hat while supplies last! • All Ages • Putt-Putt Funhouse • puttputtfunhouse.com
May 17 • Parents’ Survival Night • 7:00pm • Fun for the kids while the Parents go out. Please call May 18 • Free Crafts for Kids-Critter Creations to register. $25 members, non-members $35 • The Little • 11:00am • Little ones use hands-on collage materials to Gym of Pearland • tlgpearlandtx.com • 713-340-0042 make cute creatures as wild as their own imaginations! • Lakeshore Learning • lakeshorelearning.com • 281-461-6263 May 18 - 19 • Art in the Park 2013 • The area’s premier art and music festival and features talented May 18 • 4th Annual Red, White and Bayou artists and entertainment all set inside beautiful Stevenson Crawfish & Texas Music Festival • 11:00amPark located in historic Friendswood. • Stevenson Park 11:00pm • Adult Admission $5 until 7pm on May 18th, $10 from 7pm until close. Children 12 and under • aitpfestival.com FREE. Children’s Activities Wristbands $15/all day long. May 18 • Party on the Pier • Mitchell Historic Activities include 70ft zip line, rock wall, mechanical, Properties is proud to unite with Pier 21 restaurants bull, inflatables, and more. Live music with Josh Abbot and attractions to present Party on the Pier. From 6 Band headlining. • Dickinson City Hall (Hwy 3 & FM p.m. to 9 p.m. on the third Saturday of the month, 517) • redwhiteandbayou.com Pier 21 will quake with live music and free, family friendly entertainment for visitors and restaurant guests. May 18 • Parent’s Night Out • 6:00pm • Enjoy Galveston’s newest live music will include performances great fun, pizza, and a movie at a price just right for by some of Austin’s hottest bands from March through parents. Pre-registration: $20/first child; $15/siblings; Dropins welcome: $25/first child; $20/siblings. • AcroSports October. • Pier 21 • acrosports.com • 281-332-4496 May 18 • Corvette Show • Brought to you by the San Jacinto Corvette Club benefiting Kidz Harbor. • May 19 • Third Sundays in Nature-Free Admission! Kemah Boardwalk • kemahboardwalk.com • 281-334-9880 • 1:00pm-4:00pm • Admission is free, sponsored by Dow Chemical Company of Deer Park. Hike the trails May 18 • 25th Annual Young Inventors’ with a trained naturalist interpreter. View live reptiles, Showcase • Children from Kindergarten through 8th re-live the 1895 cultural history of our area by visiting Grade will take imagination to the next level by showing the Hanson House on the Martyn Farm site. • Armand off their inventions in this annual invention competition. Bayou Nature Center • abnc.org • 281-474-2551 • Children’s Museum of Houston • cmhouston.org • May 20 • Open Gym • 11:15am • This is a great 713-522-1138 time to let your child experience our gym environment May 18 • Community Wide Picnic • 10:00am- with no obligation, as well as a chance for our current 2:00pm • Free food, children’s games, live music, cake students to practice skills learned in class and to have an cupcakes and cookie sale. Bring lawn chairs. • Free unstructured playtime in the gym. • $6/enrolled Students; • Second Baptist Church of La Porte • ci.la-porte.tx.us $10/non-enrolled Students • AcroSports • acrosports.com • 281-479-1933 • 281-332-4496
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May 20 • Bricks 4 Kidz “Spin Art” • 4:30pm • Tweens! Build a working spin art machine with LEGO bricks! • Free • Freeman Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 May 20 • Chess Club • 6:30pm • For beginners - you can pick up some tips on how to play chess. For chess players - try your chess moves against other players. Free tickets are required and available at the Kids Information Desk beginning at 6PM. Tickets are limited. • 6-12 yrs • Free • Freeman Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 May 21 • Monthly Food Fairs • 9:00am • Fresh produce and vegetables. • La Porte Neighborhood Center • ci.la-porte.tx.us • 281-471-1824 May 21 • Teens Read • 4:00pm • Share about what you are reading, watching, listening to or playing. • Free • Dickinson Public Library • dickinsonpubliclibrary.org • 281-534-3812 May 21 • Family Night • 5:30pm-7:30pm • Crazy Science Night • Chick-fil-A League City Town Square • cfarestaurant.com/leaguecitytownecenter • 281-337-1898 May 22 • Monthly Craft • 4:30pm • All supplies provided. • Free • Evelyn Meador Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-474-9142 May 22 • Passport to India • 4:30pm • Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! We’ll be enjoying Bollywood music while creating fabulous designs in henna and creating other craft projects. • All Ages • Free • Freeman Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 May 23 - Jun 16 • Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare • No performance May 24th. Showtimes: Thurs-Sat 8pm and Sun 2:30pm • College of the Mainland Community Theatre • com.edu/community-theatre
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May 2013
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May 23 - 26 • Dancin’ in the Street...Motown May 25 • Owl Prowl Night Hike • 7:30pm • & More Revue • 8:15pm • Miller Outdoor Theatre Join us on a beautiful walk through the woods as we • milleroutdoortheatre.com look for owls and listen to the fascinating sounds of the May 24 - 27 • Memorial Day Weekend at night. Don’t forget your walking shoes/boots and flashlight! Kemah Boardwalk • Dive into Summer, Food & Advance reservations required 281-474-2551x10. • 6+ Fun! • Kemah Boardwalk • kemahboardwalk.com • yrs • Armand Bayou Nature Center • abnc.org 281-334-9880 May 28 - Jun 2 • Sister Act-National Tour May 24 • Baby Playtime • 10:00am • 0-18 • Showtimes: Tues-Thurs 7:30pm, Fri 8pm, Sat 2pm Months • Free • Freeman Branch Library • hcpl.net • & 8pm and Sun 2pm & 7:30pm • Hobby Center • 281-488-1906 houston.broadway.com May 24 • Parent’s Night Out • 6:30pm • Price May 28 • Family Night • 5:30pm-7:30pm • Family includes: Jump time, pizza, drinks, fun activities & childcare! Bingo Night • Chick-fil-A League City Town Square • Fee: $20 for first child/$18 per sibling • JumpNJungle cfarestaurant.com/leaguecitytownecenter • 281-337-1898 Webster • jumpnjungle.com • 281-557-0700
Ongoing Open Play • 10am-2pm • Every Tuesday thru Friday Jump N Jungle is the place to take the kids. Don’t forget socks, you have to wear them to play • JumpNJungle Webster • jumpnjungle.com • 281-557-0700
SUNDAY Farm Life Demonstration • 1:00pm- 4:00pm • Observe life as it was at the Martyn farm. Demonstrates activities common to daily life on a 19th-century farm in southeast Texas. • Armand Bayou Nature Center • abnc.org • 281-474-2551
Natural History Demonstration • 1:00pm- 4:00pm • Learn about the animals of Armand Bayou and the May 29 • Swing, Jive and Pop! Into Dance • May 24 • Concert in the Park Series • 7:00pm habitats they live in. • abnc.org • 281-474-2551 • The Fantastics-80’s Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, 11:00am • Miller Outdoor Theatre • milleroutdoortheatre.com MONDAY refreshments, dinner and/or a snack and sit back and May 30 - 31 • The Jungle Book • 11:00am • Toddler Time • 11:15am • 18-36 month olds. Free enjoy. • Stevenson Park • ci.friendswood.tx.us Miller Outdoor Theatre • milleroutdoortheatre.com required tickets passed out 30 minutes prior • Free • May 24 • Prairie Wildflower Tour • 7:30pm • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 May 30 • Retro Gaming • 4:00pm • Teens play From the elevated view of a hayride, we will explore TUESDAY the sights of the transforming landscape. Your guides will board and card games, eat snacks, and win prizes! • interpret the prairie’s beauty, wildlife and ecology. Ages Free • Dickinson Public Library • dickinsonpubliclibrary.org Toddlin’ Time • 10:00am • A story time/song time that is Christ centered for children. Guests and members 6-adult Adults: $8 Children: $6 Discounts to members. • 281-534-3812 are always welcome. • 0-PreK • Free • Gloria Dei Advance reservations required. • Armand Bayou Nature May 30 • Pirates of the Caribbean • 7:30pm Lutheran Church • gdlc.org • 281-333-4535 Center • abnc.org • 281-474-2551 • Jones Hall • houstonsymphony.org • 713-224-7575 Toddler Story Time • 10:15am 11:00am • Free May 25 • Free Crafts for Kids-Dazzling Memorial tickets will be passed out 15 minutes before each Day Centerpiece • 11:00am • Kids use sparkly pipe May 31 • Concert in the Park Series • 7:00pm story time. • 0-2 yrs • Free • Helen Hall Library • stems and glittery pom-poms to make a patriotic centerpiece • Almost Endless Summer-Rock & Roll Bring your blankets, leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 that’s perfect for the picnic table! • Lakeshore Learning lawn chairs, refreshments, dinner and/or a snack and sit Toddler Story Time • 10:30am • 18-36 months. • back and enjoy. • Stevenson Park • ci.friendswood.tx.us Pearland Library • bcls.lib.tx.us • 281-652-1677 • lakeshorelearning.com • 281-461-6263
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May 2013
Preschool Story Time • 10:30am • 3-6 yrs • Pajama Story Time • 6:30pm • Wear your Family Night • 5:00pm- 8:00pm • Every Thursday Evelyn Meador Library • 2400 North Meyer Road • “jammies!” • 3-6 yrs • Free • Helen Hall Library • evening Jump N Jungle is the place to take the kids. leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 Don’t forget socks, you have to wear them to play • Seabrook • hcpl.net • 281-474-9142 JumpNJungle Webster • jumpnjungle.com • 281-557-0700 Toddler Time • 10:15am & 11:15am • 18-36 month WEDNESDAY olds. Free required tickets passed out 30 minutes prior Book Babies • 10:15am & 11:15am • 0-18 months Free Family Nights at The Children’s Museum • Free • Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 Free required tickets passed out 15 minutes prior • • 5-8pm • cmhouston.org Rock the Dock Summer Concert Series Begins • Preschool Story Time • 1:30pm • Free • 3-5 yrs. Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906
Free required tickets passed out 30 minutes prior • Preschool Story Time • 10:15am & 11:00am • Free tickets will be passed out 15 minutes before each Freeman Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 story time. • 3-5 yrs • Free • Helen Hall Library • Bereavement Support Groups-Dickinson Group leaguecitylibrary.org • 281-554-1111 • 4:00pm • Open to anyone in the community who has had a death, regardless of whether their loved one Babies Time • 10:15am • Evelyn Meador Library was on hospice service. Our group is offered free of • 2400 North Meyer Road • Seabrook • hcpl.net • charge, but as space is limited, advance registration 281-474-9142 is required. For more information, please call Rebecca Deaton at 800-545-8738. • First United Methodist Church EV “Magic the Gathering” Club • 4:00pm • Open to all fans of the Magic the Gathering Card game! • Teens • Free • Evelyn Meador Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-474-9142 Family Night • 5:30pm • Chick-fil-A League City Town Square • cfarestaurant.com/leaguecitytownecenter • 281-337-1898 Bereavement Support Groups-Clear Lake Group • 6:00pm • Open to anyone in the community who has had a death, regardless of whether their loved one was on hospice service. Our group is offered free of charge, but as space is limited, advance registration is required. For more information, please call Rebecca Deaton at 800-545-8738. • Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 18220 Upper Bay Rd
Rock the Dock every Thursday night through August. • Kemah Boardwalk • kemahboardwalk.com • 281-334-9880
SATURDAY
Breakfast on the Bayou • 8:00am • Ages 5-adults, children must be accompanied by an adult. Meet at the boat launch in Bay Area Park • Tickets start at $20, RSVP required • Armand Bayou Nature Center, Bay Toddler Time • 11:00am • Evelyn Meador Library Area Blvd., Clear Lake City • abnc.org • 281-474-2551 • 2400 North Meyer Road • Seabrook • hcpl.net • 281-474-9142 Saturday Children’s Story Time • 11:00am • Barnes and Nobles - Pasadena • bn.com • 281-999-8011 Story Time • 11:00am • age 2 and up • Barnes & Noble Baybrook • bn.com • 281-554-8224 Story Time • 11:00am • Barnes & Noble Baybrook Preschool Story Time • 1:30pm • 3-5 yrs. Free • bn.com • 281-554-8224 required tickets passed out 30 minutes prior • Freeman Train Rides • 11:00am- 2:00pm • Every Saturday Library • hcpl.net • 281-488-1906 head down to the island , ride the train and take a
THURSDAY
tour of the museum and learn all about the trains that used to carry everyone from the mainland to the island Preschool Story Time • 10:30am • Pearland Library and back • Galveston Railroad Museum • 2602 Santa • bcls.lib.tx.us • 281-652-1677 Fe Place • galvestonrrmuseum.com • 409-765-5700 Mommy & Me Yoga • 10:45am-12:00pm • A combination of yoga for Mom, “yoga” for baby Sunset Cruise on the Bayou • Depart from the (movement, tummy time, basic massage, play, etc.) and boat launch in Bay Area Park. Maximum 12 people. bonding between the two. No experience is necessary. RSVP • 5-adults, children must be accompanied by an $45 for 4 weeks, 1 class per week. • Sundance Yoga adult. Reservations required • Armand Bayou Nature Studio Friendswood • sundanceyoga.com • 281-482-9642 Center • abnc.org • 281-474-2551
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Check out the fun programs local churches have planned for your child this summer! REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR ALL VBS’S. PLEASE CONTACT THE CHURCH FOR DETAILS.
Bay Area Baptist
281-332-2133 bafbc.org June 10-14 • 9am-Noon
Bay Area Presbyterian
281-280-0713 bapc.org July 15-19 • 9am-Noon
Good Shepherd Episcopal 281-482-7630 gshepherd.net June 17-21 • 9am-Noon
Heritage Park Baptist
281-482-4729 heritagepark.org July 15-18 • 9am-Noon
Clear Lake Presbyterian
Hope Lutheran
Clear Lake United Methodist
League City United Methodist
281-488-6731 clpc.org July 14-18 • 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm 281-488-5111 clearlakemethodist.org June 24-28 • Noon-3pm July 10-13 • 6pm-8:30pm
First Baptist Friendswood
281-482-8579 fbcfonthe.net June 24-27 • 8:30am-Noon
First Baptist Seabrook
281-474-3281 fbcseabrook.org June 17-21 • 9am-3:30pm
First Baptist Webster
281-332-4041 firstbaptistwebster.org June 10-14 • 6:45pm-9pm
Friendswood Friends
281-482-7821 friendswoodfriends.org June 24-28 • 9am-Noon
Friendswood United Methodist 281-482-7535 friendswoodumc.com June 17-21 • 9am-Noon
Gateway Community
281-286-1515 gateway-community.org June 17-21 • 6pm-8:30 pm
Gloria Dei Lutheran
281-333-4535 gdlc.org June 24-27 • 9am-Noon
281-482-7943 hope-lutheran.org June 17-21 • 9am-Noon 281-332-1557 lcumc.org June 24-27 • 9am-12:15pm
Nassau Bay Baptist
281-333-3844 nassaubaybaptist.org June 17-21 • 9am-Noon
Seabrook United Methodist 281-326-1970 seabrookumc.org July 15-17
St. Mary’s Catholic
281-332-3031 saintmcc.org June 17-21 • 9:30am-12:30pm
The Watershed Church
281-332-1070 thewatershedchurch.com July 10-12 • 9am-Noon
University Baptist
281-488-8517 ubc.org June 17-21 8:30am-12:15pm
Webster Presbyterian
281-332-1251 websterpresby.org June 9-13 6:15pm-8:30pm
West Bay Assembly of God
281-534-3611 westbay.org June 10-14 • 6:30pm-8:30pm
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