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May 8
15th Annual City of Houston Water Festival

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Please join us at the 15th annual City of Houston WaterFest Thursday, May 8, 2008 from 10 am to 2 pm at the Downtown Aquarium, 410 Bagby Street. The festival site is steps away from the original Houston Water Works Company building that opened on the banks of Buffalo Bayou in 1879 to pump drinking water to Houston homes and businesses. More ...

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May 10
21st Annual Art Car Parade

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ART CAR WEEKEND is non-stop celebration featuring the nation's largest parade of decorated automobiles, a.k.a. Art Cars. 21st annual parade begins at 1:00 p.m. at Taft @ Allen Parkway and goes to Bagby before going back outbound along Allen Parkway. More ...

 

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May 10 to 17
Volunteer for NCAA Men's and Women's Division II National Golf Championships


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Memorial Park Golf Course will play host to the NCAA Men's and Women's Division II National Golf Championships from May 10th through May 17th.

You can be a part of the NCAA Golf Championship experience by volunteering to fill positions on 13 volunteer committees.  Some committees will require only a few people while others will require many more. We hope you will consider being a volunteer and fill out a volunteer registration form.

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July 4
Chevy's Freedom Over Texas With Fireworks Presented By Shell

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The eyes and ears of Texas will be on Houston this Fourth of July weekend, as the city's official July Fourth event offers unbeatable entertainment, a lively outdoor festival, and the largest land-based fireworks show in the nation. More ...

 

 
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Mayor Bill White, Houston business heavyweights step up to the plate to launch new citywide wellness initiative. Houston Wellness Association seeks to make Houston "the model city for wellness". More...

 
 


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When the body of a little girl washed up on a Galveston beach, it was Ms. Gibson who gave the girl a face and a personality. Lois, a forensic artist, volunteered to do a rendering of the girl, christened “Baby Grace,” for Galveston police because she felt it was important to find out who that little girl was and to bring her killers to justice. And her forensic work was very instrumental doing those two things. More ...

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