Cy-Fair Lifestyles & Homes June 2009
IMPACT A HERO WEEKEND
The Fifth Annual Impact A Hero Weekend in the Greater Houston area is planned
for the weekend of May 30-June 1. Activities include the Impact a Hero 5k Walk,
Run and Wheel on Saturday, May 30, beginning at 7:30 a.m. at Mercer Stadium in
Sugar Land. More than 1,500 runners, including 50 wounded heroes are expected.
Honorary chairpersons for this year’s event are President George Bush and Mrs. Barbara Bush. Special guests will
include Houston Texans head football coach Gary Kubiak and several of his
coaches and players will participate. Sports Radio 610, KKBQ and KTHT-FM crews
will entertain the crowd with music and games for the patrons and participants.
From 7 p.m.-10 p.m. there will be a hero concert and city ceremony at City Hall,
Sugar Land. The Impact A Hero Hall of Fama gala dinner will be held on Sunday
beginning at 5 p.m. at Sugar Land Marriott Hotel
The Impact A Hero Golf Challenge with PGA’s Peter Jacobsen and Jackie Burke at Champions Golf Club is set for Monday, June
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Impact A Hero Weekend gives Houstonians an opportunity to join national
celebrities in thanking this country
’s severely wounded servicemen and women for sacrificing their minds, bodies and
sometimes their lives.
summer exhibits at houston center for contemporary craft
This summer, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft presents two exhibitions that
challenge the traditional uses of wood, textiles and other materials, while
celebrating the subversive and unexpected.
Challenge VII: dysFUNctional (in the large gallery) showcases contemporary wood art, sculpture, photos,
installation art and videos that subvert and satirize function. Artists from
all over the world were asked to explore and interpret ideas of function and
dysfunction in this dynamic juried show. The works presented evoke a sense of
humor, fun, curiosity and suspicion
—ranging from a prickly chair to a set of dinosaur-like spoons and many other
imaginative creations.
Unknitting: Challenging Textile Traditions (in the small gallery) highlights the work of four artists who are advancing and
questioning established textile traditions. By addressing stereotypes of gender
and challenging the domestic-based, utilitarian objects that are typical of the
knitted crafts, the work of these artists completely upends tradition.
An opening reception will be held on July 17 from 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
The Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is located at 4848 Main Street and is
open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, noon-5 p.m. HCCC will be
closed on Sundays during July and August. For more information, call
713-529-4848 or go to
www.crafthouston.org.
Fairbanks branch library
book sale, June 6
The Friends of the Fairbanks Branch Library will hold a book sale on June 6 from
10 a.m.-
3 p.m.
The sale includes hardback books, VHS tapes, music CDs, books on CD, books on
tape, paperback books and other items. Nothing will be priced at more than $3,
and many items are barely-used or nearly-new.
All proceeds go to the Fairbanks Library to help provide funding for library
programs and materials. The library is located at 7122 N. Gessner, near the
intersection of N. Gessner and W. Little York. For directions or more
information, call 713-466-4438.
Lone Star College-CyFair
Presents Aladdin, June 8-20
Lone Star College-CyFair presents Aladdin from June 8- 20. LSC-CyFair’s Ron Jones directs the summer performances set for10 a.m. on Monday-Friday and
noon on Saturdays in the Main Stage Theatre located in the Center for the Arts
on the Barker Cypress campus.
Aladdin and his friends have an eye for adventure in this new version of a
classic children
’s tale that is funny, fast-paced and based on William Glennon’s Arabian Nights. There are spells, potions and reversals of fortune as Aladdin discovers the
magic of the lamp and his love for the princess.
Book Clubs at Barbara Bush
Branch Library, june 9, 15, 25
The Evening Book Club will meet on June 9 at 7 p.m. at the Barbara Bush Branch
Library. The book selection for June is
Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. The book club meets the second Tuesday of each month on
the second floor of the library. The book selection for July is
The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs.
The Great Books Discussion Group will meet on June 15 at 7 p.m. in the WCR
Conference Room. The group meets on the third Monday of each month from 7
p.m.-8:45 p.m. The selection for June is The Book of Exodus from the Bible. The
selection for July is
Origin of Government by Hobbes. For more information, contact Earl Bissex at 281-955-9447.
The Afternoon Book Club will meet on June 25 at 1:30 p.m. to discuss The Book Thief by Mark Zusak. The July selection is The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski. The book club meets the fourth Thursday of each month in
the EER room on the first floor.
Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus Invites Children to Share Their Dreams, deadline june 16
Area children are invited to share their dreams with Texas Children’s Hospital and be part of the “Dream Tree.” A colorful ribbon representing each child’s dream will be displayed on a tree raised to the top of the West Campus in a
ceremony celebrating the completion of its first construction milestone.
Six children will be selected at random to participate in the Dream Tree
ceremony. All qualifying dreams will be displayed on the Texas Children
’s Web site.
Fort Bend Publishing Group 2008
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