Cy-Fair Lifestyles and Homes magazine Feb 2010: Calendar of Events in Cy-Fair Texas!

Book Clubs at Barbara Bush Branch
Library, Feb. 9,15, 25, 26

The Evening Book Club will meet on Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the Barbara Bush Branch Library. The group will view a movie based on a book by Nicolas Sparks.

The Great Books Discussion Group will meet on Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. in the WCR Conference Room to discuss Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift. The group meets on the third Monday of each month from 7 p.m.-8:45 p.m. The selection for March is Civil Disobedience by Thoreau. For more information, contact Earl Bissex at 281-955-9447.

The Afternoon Book Club will meet on Feb. 25 at 1:30 p.m. or Feb. 26 at 2:30 p.m. to discuss True Women by Janice Woods Windle. The book club meets the fourth Thursday of each month in the Earl Elliott Room on the first floor.

annie, feb. 12-21

Houston’s Center Stage Theater will present Annie from Feb. 12-21 at The Berry Center.

America’s favorite red head takes Houston’s Center Stage in a fresh adaptation of one of the world’s best-loved musicals. An American classic for the whole family starring an amazing cast of local Houston talent: adults, teens, kids and, yes, even a dog. Annie is a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find the parents who abandoned her 11 years ago on the doorstep of a New York City orphanage.

For more information or tickets, go to www.HoustonsCenterStage.com.

Tri-county quilt guild hosts
first quilt show, feb. 12-13

”Treasurers of the Heart,” the Tri-County Quilt Guild’s first quilt show, will be held at Fairfield Baptist Church in Cypress on Feb.
12-13.

The featured artist for the show is Tom Russell, guild member and quilter, teacher and local celebrity of HGTV ’s Simply Quilts. A judged show with special exhibits, Treasures of the Heart will feature a Merchants Mall, Tin Can Raffles, Quilt Appraisals, Tea Room, Guild Cookbook and more. This year ’s donation quilt is a Victorian crazy quilt called “Victorian Elegance.” The drawing will take place at the show. Tickets are available for purchase from guild members and at the show.

cy-fair isd Annual Food Tasting, feb. 16

The Cy-Fair ISD Food Service Department will hold its Annual Food Tasting on Tuesday, Feb. 16, from 4 p.m.-6 p.m. at the Berry Center, 8877 Barker Cypress Road.

Students, parents, faculty and friends are invited to enjoy a variety of foods made by potential district vendors and provide input on the new products available for school lunch and breakfast.

Prizes will also be awarded during the event. For additional information, call Trisha Jensen at 281-517-6552.

PTO Vendor Fair, Feb. 23

The Cy-Fair ISD Parent/Teacher Organization Presidents Council Fundraising Vendor Fair will be held on Feb. 23 from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Berry Center. All district-approved fundraising vendors have been invited to display their products. Vendors are available to assist school staff, booster clubs, school clubs, sports associations, school supply chairmen, school spirit chairmen, Scout groups, church groups and day care centers.

Open to the public, the vendor fair is an opportunity to preview many fundraising options and speak directly with company representatives.

For more information, contact Candy McLaughlin at 281-463-8436.

cy-fair home and garden show, feb. 27-28

The third annual Cy-Fair Home and Garden Show is scheduled for Feb. 27-28 at the Berry Center, 8877 Barker Cypress Road. The show will feature an exciting lineup of industry-expert speakers and more than 200 vendors, all showcasing new products and the latest ideas to spruce up your home ’s indoor and outdoor spaces.

This year’s show will be held on Saturday from 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; and Sunday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.The show will feature well-known speakers such as Michael Garfield “The High-Tech Texan”; Randy Lemmon, host of KTRH 740’s GardenLine show; and Brenda Beust Smith “The Lazy Gardener” and Houston Chronicle blogger.

Tickets are $9 for adults, $7 for seniors and free for children under 16. Parking is free. For more information on speakers and the show ’s more than 200 vendors go to CyFairHomeAndGarden.com. While on the Web site, download a $1 coupon toward show admission and a chance to win terrific giveaways.

BEGINNING MAR 31

state-fish art contest

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials intend to make the 2010 State-Fish Art Contest expo at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center the biggest and best in the contest ’s history, and need sponsors.

TFFC is seeking the cooperation of additional sponsors to put on a day-long outdoor show with hands-on activities and exhibits for the contest winners, their families and the public. Outdoor-related businesses and organizations are invited to have a booth to display and sell merchandise or to sponsor a demonstration or hands-on activity such as outdoor cooking, camping, archery, casting, fly-fishing, making fish prints or rock climbing.

Especially wanted are artists who combine an interest in the outdoors with their art, whether it be sculpture, painting, woodcarving, pottery, jewelry-making or more. Artists are invited to have a booth to sell their art and to demonstrate the techniques used in making it.

The State-Fish Art Contest is open to any student in grades 4 through 12 in public, private or home schools. Texas entries are judged at TFFC and are due March 31. Contest information and entry forms can be found at www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishart.

Businesses, organizations and individuals wishing to sponsor or take part in the expo should contact Zoe Ann Stinchcomb at 903-670-2238 or e-mail zoeann.stinchcomb@tpwd.state.tx.us.