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A Texas Sized Arbor Day Tree Planting Extravaganza!
Be a Texas-Sized Arbor Day Tree Planting Extravaganza Volunteer! Join Mercer arborist Laura Medick on Friday, November 5 and Saturday, November 6 between 8 – 11 a.m. and 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. each day. Five to six volunteers will assist in 3-hour shifts, to help monitor the tree planting process and distribute water to ensure tree planters stay hydrated.
Location:Â McKenzie Park, 23520 Gosling Road in Spring
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We used to list these markets individually, but it was just too much!
- 8:00 am to noon: Urban Harvest Eastside Farmers Market at St. John’s Parking Lot (weekly)
- 8:00 am to noon: The Farmers Market on Grand Parkway (weekly)
- 9:00 am to 1:00 pm: The Woodlands Farmers Market at Grogan’s Mill Center (weekly)
- 8:00 am to 1:00 pm: Baytown Farmers Market (third Saturdays)
- 8:30 am to 12:00 pm: Heights Epicurean Market (second and fourth Saturdays)
- 9:00 am to 1:00 pm: Finca Farm Stand (weekly)
- 9:00 am to 1:00 pm: Farmers Market at Imperial Sugar Land (weekly)
- 9:00 am to 1:00 pm: Peach Street Farmers Market, Angleton (weekly)
- 9:00 am to 1:00 pm: Memorial Villages Farmers Market (weekly)
- 9:00 am to 1:00 pm: Fulshear Farmers Market (weekly)
- 9:00 am to 1:00 pm: Tomball Farmers Market (weekly)
- 9:00 am to 1:00 pm: Friendswood Farmers Market (first Saturdays)
- 10:00 am to 2:00 pm: Plant It Forward Farms farm stand at University of St. Thomas (weekly)
- 9:00 am to 12:00 pm: Northeast Community Farmers Market in Kashmere Gardens with Urban Harvest (first and third Saturdays)
- 10:00 am to noon: International Farmers Market at Alief Community Garden (second Saturdays)
- 10:00 am to 2:00 pm: Nassau Bay Farmer’s Market (weekly)
Late Fall Migration Birding Trip
November 6th – Late Fall Migration Along the Texas Coast
Join Cin-Ty Lee and Mary Ann Beauchemin on a trip to the Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary and Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge. They will be on the lookout for fall migrating songbirds, shorebirds and waterfowl. They will begin along the immediate coast, checking patches of vegetation at Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary for migrating songbirds. They will then bird along the beach looking for gulls and shorebirds, and if the conditions of the spoils are good, they will be afforded to many shorebirds. After lunch, they will head to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, where they will continue looking for shorebirds, waterfowl, sparrows, raptors and more.
Saturday, November 6, 9am-11:30amJoin Architecture Center Houston and the Buffalo Bayou Partnership for a bike ride and tour exploring Houston’s past and future at Buffalo Bayou East.
In Houston’s earliest days, Buffalo Bayou was key to Houston’s future as a major trading and transportation center. Today, the eastern section of the bayou is dotted with abandoned industrial relics, but Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s Master Plan East re-envisions the area as a network of trails, parks, and multi-modal connections that create a continuous link between destinations and surrounding communities.
Learn about the plan and get insights into the future development of the historic bayou with José SolÃs, Buffalo Bayou Partnership Project Manager; and Natalye Appel, FAIA, and Donna Kacmar, FAIA, from Natalye Appel + Associates Architects.
Tour will meet at Tony Marron Park. (808 N York St, Houston, TX 77003). Space is limited and registration is required.
Attendees must bring their own bicycles. They encourage everyone to wear a helmet and bring water. Bicycles may be rented at the Bcycle station at Guadalupe Plaza Park (2311 Runnels). Head east on Navigation, turn right on North York, and Tony Marron Park is on your left-hand side.
Ticket Prices: $10 BBP and AIAH Members, $15 non-members
Join them on Saturday, November 6 from 10am-2pm at Exploration Green in celebrating the important role Houston plays in the lives of billions of birds!
Bring cameras, binoculars, water, and walking shoes for birding! There are no restrooms onsite. Bring chairs or a blanket to picnic on the grass!
Exhibitors will include:
• Exploration Green Conservancy
• Exploration Green Membership & Merch Tent
• Houston Audubon
• Galveston Bay Foundation
• Bayou Arts
• Carrie Nelson, Realtor at Better Homes & Gardens
• Native Plant Society of texas – Clear Lake Chapter
• Ritter’s Frozen Custard Food Truck
Thank you to the Clear Lake Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas and Carrie Nelson, Realtor at Better Homes & Gardens Gary Greene for sponsoring this year’s event!
Please follow CDC guidelines for outdoor events regarding COVID-19. Please stay home if you are not feeling well. Leashed pets are welcome.
Free parking is available in the lot at 16203 Diana Lane, Houston, TX 77062
BRINGING THE BAYOUS, THE BAYS, AND THE OYSTER (INSPIRED DISH) TO YOU.
What a year 2021 has been. They hope your family is safe and well as they look towards the end of the year.
While they are unable to gather together in-person, they hope that you’ll join them to celebrate your watershed.
Join them on Saturday, November 6th for their+ 14th annual Folks ‘N Oysters: Virtual Happy Hour!
- Join local chefs, as they prepare their specialty oyster dishes in a cooking demo for you to enjoy!
- Be part of the action and receive our Chef’s recipes to follow along.
- Join them at Oyster Reef level or higher and receive an oyster-themed gift bag!
- Be part of their annual wine pull! Wines valued between $70 and over $150 — pulled wine will be announced the night of the event and sent to your email. Delivery of wine with contactless drop-offs will occur the following week for those living in Houston-Galveston region.
As always, your support is helping us continue the important work of holding polluters accountable, protecting wetlands and floodplains, and making your waterways fishable, swimmable, and drinkable for generations to come.
We used to list these markets individually, but it was just too much!
- 9:00am -1:00pm {October – May} Galveston’s Own Farmers Market (weekly)
- 10:00am -2:00pm East End Farmers Market (weekly)
My dear friends,
Recipe for Success honored and excited that one of their personal favorite designers, and a longtime fan of Recipe for Success Foundation, Lela Rose is joining Recipe for Success in person to present her latest collection on November 7, 2021.Â
Recipe for Success would be thrilled if you joined them!Â
Recipe for Success is excited to applaud the enormous strides that Recipe for Success Foundation has made over the last sixteen years in fighting childhood obesity, and to support their continued work in memory of two treasured board members Recipe for Success recently lost with this fun celebration of fashion and food that they loved so much.Â
Recipe for Success already gotten a taste of the fun ahead with a stylish kick-off event that Lela Zoomed in for in October. Recipe for Success have more exquisite, exclusive fashion fun ahead created throughout the year to thank our co-chairs and generous donors as they step up to support this event.
 But the main event is on November 7, when Recipe for Success will host a fashion show with with that special Lela Rose touch, featuring professional models along with a few very lucky children will kick-off our Sunday afternoon, followed by a Veterans Day salute to Recipe for Success Warriors to Farmers trainees, a delightful Brunch presented by Houston’s favorite chefs and restaurants, music, farm walks and relaxed fun for everyone.
It’s definitely not your typical charity luncheon! Click below to buy your tables and tickets or take the time to review major donor opportunities and benefits afforded sponsors and supporters at the highest levels, including the chance for your favorite child to be featured in our 2021 fashion show!
2021 HPJC Peacemaker Awards Ceremony Honors The George Floyd Foundation & The James Byrd Jr. Family
November 7 @ 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Conversation with families experiencing lynching Past & Present – and their response!
HPJC, along with My Brother’s Keeper-Houston, is honoring both the George Floyd Foundation and the James Byrd Jr. family, in its 2021 Peacemaker Awards ceremony, and they hope you will want to be part of this event, either in-person or online!
On November 7, the Houston Peace and Justice Center will be partnering with “My Brother’s Keeper-Houston†for their annual Peace and Justice Awards Program.
They will be honoring the families of George Floyd and James Byrd Jr. this year. George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis sparked the Black Lives Matter Movement in the U.S. and abroad. James Byrd Jr. was murdered in Jasper, Texas, in 1998. They are honoring his three children who have done wonderful things with their lives since that horrific event years ago.
My Brother’s Keeper is a program started during the Obama Administration to improve the future of youth in our nation. In Houston, the program is administered by the City Health Department.
The mission of the Houston George Floyd Foundation is to create social justice equality and equity opportunities in the areas of social justice education and advocacy, youth services and workforce development.
You can attend this program either in person or via Zoom.
You can also support the program by taking out an ad in the Awards Program and by becoming an underwriter.
The program will be a major step forward in Houston becoming the Beloved Community as described by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Recommended donation:
- $50 per person for in-person event – includes reception with food and non-alcoholic beverages
- or $25 for the virtual event via Zoom
- These amounts cover the costs of the in-person event and video/audio arrangements for the virtual event, but additional donations of any amount are very appreciated!
Click here to make your reservations now!
In-person Event: Due to COVID, attendance will require:
- Registration to limit numbers, for social distancing
- Masks
- Proof of Covid vaccination
There will be limited seating available.