Barker June 2017

Houston Area Events
JUNE 2017
June 5 th -11 th - Wine & Food Week 2017 is an all-inclusive, multi-day,
multi-faceted, culinary and wine extravaganza perfect for the beginner
to the serious wine collector, drawing avid foodies and wine and craft
beer enthusiasts from across the region to The Woodlands this June.
Now in its 13 th year, Wine & Food Week, under the direction of Food &
Vine Time Productions, will host 75 chefs, hundreds of talented winery
representatives, scores of featured restaurants and thousands of patrons
who eat, drink, taste, mingle, learn, indulge and give back, all while
enjoying some of the best food and more than 500 wines from across the
globe. To purchase tickets, book a hotel room, sign up to volunteer and
for more general information, please visit www.wineandfoodweek.com.
June 9 th - The City of Katy hosts Katy Summer Nights at Katy City Park
beginning at 8 PM and usually runs till 11 PM, depending on the movie
selection.
June 10 th - Carnival Houston. Celebrating carnival from the Caribbean,
Brazil and New Orleans Mardi Gras. It is an exciting an explosion of
music, cuisine, revelry, costume parade and performances. The Premier
Annual Carnival Houston show will showcase carnival costumes and
performances such as Samba, Merengue, and costume masqueraders,
Dance Performances, Calypso, Soca, Salsa and Samba. Join the party
for a free street parade, costume festival, carnival rides, limbo contest,
dancing and live music! For more information, call 832-614-9337.
June 17 th -18 th - Juneteenth Fest at Emancipation Park. Houston’s
official Juneteenth Emancipation Celebration at Emancipation Park
- the site where Juneteenth Celebrations began! Emancipation Park’s
historic Juneteenth Emancipation Celebration marks the anniversary of
the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation and over 154 years since
the slaves in Texas were informed of their freedom; the celebration in
Emancipation Park (currently hosted by Friends of Emancipation Park)
includes over 40 years of central Houston Juneteenth Parades! Directions
to Emancipation Park: 3018 Dowling at Elgin, Houston, TX 77004.
Schedule is at www.juneteenthfest.com.
June 18 th -25 th - Pride Houston Festival and Parade. More than 300,000
people attend Pride Houston each year, making it the second largest
parade in Houston and the largest Pride Parade or LGBT gathering in the
Southwestern United States. The festival and parade are part of a week-long
celebration. The festival is packed with a wide variety of exhibitors, artists,
music of all kinds, performers, stages and fun. There really is something
here for everyone. The celebration in the Montrose neighborhood focuses
on showcasing music and entertainment from local LGBT artists and
performers. For more information, visit www.pridehouston.org.
JULY 2017
July 1st - Fulshear Farmers’ Market - The Farmers’ Market is every Saturday
from 9 AM-1 PM at 1093 at Bois d’Arc Lane, Fulshear, TX 77441 and offers
a vast array of produce and food products that were grown or produced
within a 200 mile radius of Fulshear. The lineup includes seasonal
vegetables and fruit, fresh seafood, Artisian breads, pastured Red Wattle
pork, Dorper lamb, free range chicken, pies, cookies, pastas, granolas,
dried fruit and nuts, Houston Chili Pepper Festival award-winning salsas,
Wagyu Kobe beef, soaps, toiletries, BBQ sauces, pickles and canned goods,
Indian food, heat and eat meals, locally roasted and blended coffees and
more. You will always find a delicious food truck or two, as well.
July 1st-29th - Bands on the Sand at Moody Gardens, 1 Hope Blvd.,
Galveston, TX. Enjoy this summer concert series on Friday and
Saturday nights from 6 to 10 PM featuring local and regional bands
ranging from R&B, rock, country and blues. The cost is $15 for
admission and each show concludes with a firework display over
Offats Bayou overlooking the Moody Gardens pyramids. For more
information contact, 800-582-4673.
July 1st-29th - Tremont Jazz Series at The Tremont House, 2300 Mechanic
St., Galveston, TX. Every Friday and Saturday, from 6 to 10 PM, enjoy live
jazz by Trio du Jour in the hotel’s 1888 Toujouse Bar. The Tremont House
launched its Jazz Series in late September 2013 and it has become hugely
popular with locals and guests. Trio du Jour plays classic, acoustic jazz.
The cost is free and for more information, call 409-763-0300.
July 4th - Freedom Over Texas - Celebrating 30 years of July 4th music,
fireworks and fanfare on Buffalo Bayou, Houston’s signature patriotic
event will turn it WAY up with live performances, family activities and
stunning pyrotechnics Tuesday, July 4th from 4 PM-10 PM. For the first
time in the event’s history, the celebration will kick off with a patriotic
tribute by United States Air Force Band of the West. Grammy-nominated
and CMA-winning artist, HUNTER HAYES will follow before multiplatinum
selling, 2016 MTV Video Music Award-winning DNCE takes the
stage. As is tradition, the evening will conclude with a spectacular blast
of fireworks thanks to CITGO who has provided the finale since 2015. This
year, CITGO signed on as a dual sponsor providing both the pyrotechnics
and titling the event for the next three years. For more information, visit
www.houstontx.gov.
July 4th - A Star Spangled Salute at the Miller Outdoor Theatre. Enjoy
an evening with Principal Pops Conductor Michael Krajewski and the
Houston Symphony listening to patriotic, toe-tapping American music.
Make sure to stay until the end for the 1812 Overture - complete with
booming cannons! This celebration concludes with a magnificent display
of fireworks provided by Miller Theatre Advisory Board. This is a ticketed
event for the covered seating area. Free tickets are available (4 per person
over age 16 while they last) at the Miller Outdoor Theatre box office the
day of the performance between the hours of 10:30 AM-1 PM. If tickets
remain at 1 PM, the box office will re-open one hour before show time to
distribute the remaining tickets. As always, open seating on the hill. For
more information, visit www.milleroutdoortheatre.com.
July 6th - First Thursday Concert Series in Conroe at Heritage Place, 500
Metcalf Street, Conroe TX 77301. Invite your friends, bring the family to
relax to a variety of bands in this concert series held every first Thursday
in the months of April thru September. Get comfortable, bring your chairs
and blankets. OUTSIDE ALCOHOL NOT PERMITTED. Beer and concessions
available onsite. Water, soda and food may be brought in. From 6:30-7:30
PM - Aaron Copeland and 8-9:30 PM - Blue Edmondson.
26 June 2017 | The Barker