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IT WASN’T ABOUT HEALTH CARE REFORM, BUT INSURANCE REFORM Before I relaunched the Public News, I spent two years working for a nationally known voluntary health insurance company. This particular company put all her duck eggs in one basket, hoping and planning on the big enrollment numbers pouring in from Obamacare. Imagine the confusion every week at our sales meeting when the latest waivers were issued and deadlines pushed back. How could any insurance company plan the success of their agents with such uncertainty in the marketplace? The smaller companies folded their tent, took their ball and went home much to the glee of the bigger players. I’m not saying that this was by design, but when you look at the Ken Petty money changing hands, from company to political coffers; it should make a person wonder about the connection. Fast forward five years and there’s barely the change in health care. It’s still very high quality, but now, no one can afford it, even with health insurance. Even now, you are penalized for not buying something that you could never use anyway. It is the great American citizen screw job. This massive FU to the American people doesn’t lay solely on Mr. O’s shoulders, although he told so many lies about what Obamacare can and would do that it would have made Pinocchio blush. That well intentioned and poorly managed house of Republicans can also take their share since most of them, including our own Mr. Brady who campaigned on defunding the monster, wimped out and threw as much money into the
abyss as he could. A drunken sailor has more scruples than this. RIP LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESSES? Is it by design or just by not being bold enough that foils some of the better laid business plans? It has got to be in the execution of those plans. It’s also the case of “if a tree falls in the forest and no one is there, does it make a sound?” Two locally owned businesses, both of which were featured in Public News’ Saucepan but were not advertisers, bit the dust over the last couple of months. I was surprised and shocked. Well, maybe not totally surprised. But it does feed the belief that, one, restaurants do not do well in Old Town Spring and, two, if you fail to tell others (advertising) then you are going to have a hard time at winning the business game. That is unless you are Puffabelly’s or Wuensche, you’d do better to land your restaurant on FM 2920, or better yet Riley Fuzzel. Anywhere that an employee at Exxon can easily get to your place, eat lunch and then get to work on time, or know that a family can eat at a reasonable cost with healthy food choices. McDonalds be damned. I understand that most restaurants are built for the dating crowd, which most of us would fall into that category. However, if you or your partner, or both, have kids, where do you go that would meet those requirements? Well, the task for the Public News is to find and promote those entities. That is, if they value the notion of advertising to a group ready to taste something new and local. As for me and my home crew, I’m going to have to go look for a new place for gluten free pizza and excellent barbeque. Editorial Chairman: Ken Petty Contributing Editors: Rosanne Friedman, Tom Darin Liskey, Nick Rama, Contributing Writers: Jamie Alvear, Jan Barron, Lezlee Bushfield, Mark Crampton, Roxanne Davis, Paul Van Deusen, Susan Love Fitts, Rosanne Friedman, Cindy Groover, Heather Jackson, Jeb Kicker, Tom Daren Liskey, Carl Palmgren, Bart Pearston, Ken Petty, Rebekah Petty, Anna ‘Pinion’ Pena, Nick Rama, Jody Reed, Andy Singer, Eric Tryon, Joy Winkler Photography: Paul Van Deusen, Ken Petty, Nick Rama Graphics/Layout: Ken Petty Advertising Executive: Ken Petty [we’re hiring for this position, send us your resume] Distribution: Ken Petty, Vertical Response Partner Fake Celebrity Intern: Beyonce
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PUBLIC NEWS BITS Dear Public News Readers, We get a lot of e-mail from many news sources that ask us to pass along news that they think would be interest to our readership. We aren’t one to deny anyone this forum, but these news items come to us in very small bites. So, in order to fit everything in, we are pleased to give you Public News Bits! The Sowell Family Pickers Entertain at Big Stone Lodge
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Precinct 4 residents enjoyed gospel music over barbecue during the Whoop-Dee-Do Luncheon March 10 at Big Stone Lodge in Dennis Johnston Park. The eight-member Sowell Family Pickers had audience members singing and clapping along to classic bluegrass. The family band features Cindy and Guynn Sowell plus their children, ranging in age from 8 to 18, who play venues throughout Texas and across the nation. In April, the fun continues with Big Stone Lodge’s Singing in the Rain Luncheon Friday, April 17 at 11:30 a.m. The event features performances from the Chordbusters, an all-female barbershop group from the Conroe area, and a lunch of roast beef, new potatoes, glazed carrots, rolls, and dessert. An $8 per person suggested donation is requested and payable in advance during registration. Come by the Center Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to get your tickets no later than Wednesday, April 15. Big Stone Lodge’s free intergenerational programs are part of Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner R. Jack Cagle’s educational and recreational commitment to Harris County residents. Big Stone Lodge is located in Dennis Johnston Park at 709 Riley Fuzzel Park, Spring 77373. Center hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information regarding classes or other Center programs, please call 281-350-1029 or visit www.hcp4.net/community/ccommunitycenters.
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Precinct 4’s Mangum-Howell Center celebrated rodeo season with country music and barbecue during Commissioner R. Jack Cagle’s Rodeo Roundup Luncheon Tuesday, March 10. Country music artist Bill Parish performed while attendees enjoyed a lunch of barbeque beef and chicken, potato salad, baked beans, homemade bread, and banana pudding, along with iced tea and coffee. The next luncheon celebrates spring with an all-you-can-eat seafood buffet and jazz music Tuesday, April 14 at noon. The buffet includes fried catfish and shrimp, French fries, hush puppies, coleslaw and beans from Catfish on Wheels along with iced tea, coffee and crunch cake with caramel sauce for desert. The day continues with popular jazz music, a crazy hat contest and goldfish guessing game in celebration of jazz and straw hat appreciation month. Winners will receive a prize. The deadline to purchase tickets is Friday, April 10. A $13 per person suggested donation is requested and payable in advance when you register in the office. Mangum-Howell Center’s free intergenerational programs are part of Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner R. Jack Cagle’s educational and recreational commitment to Harris County residents. Mangum-Howell Center is a Precinct 4 community center located in Doss Park at 2500 Frick Road, Houston 77038. Center hours are Monday through Thursday
from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information regarding classes or other Center programs, please call 281-591-7830 or visit www.hcp4.net/community/communitycenters. Harris County Precinct 4 programs serve people of all ages, regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, or physical ability. Anyone requiring special assistance to participate in any program should contact Mangum-Howell Center. An adult must accompany children under the age of 18. The Wings of Freedom Tour Comes to Lone Star Executive Airport The WIngs of Freedom Tour will arrive at Lone Star Executive Airport at noon on March 23 and will be on display at General Aviation Services there until the aircraft departs March 255 at noon. Hours of ground tours and display are noon - 5:00 PM March 23 and 24th, and 9:00 AM - noon on March 25th. 30 minute flight experiences are usually scheduled before and after the ground tour times. Tour prices are $12 for adults and $6 for children under 12. Discounted rates for school groups. WWII Veterans can tour through the aircraft at no cost. Visitors may also experience the once in a lifetime opportunity to actually take a 30-minute flight aboard these rare aircraft. Flights on either the B-17 or B-24 are $450 per person. Get some stick time in the world’s greatest fighter. P-51 flights are $2200 for a half hour and $3200 for a full hour. For reservations and more information on flight experiences, call 800-568-8924. The Nationwide Wings of Freedom Tour is celebrating its 26th year and visits and average of 110 cities in over 35 states annually. Since its start, tens of millions of people have seen the B-17, B-24, & P-51 display at locations everywhere. The Wings of Freedom Tour is one of the most extraordinary and unique interactive traveling historical displays of its kind. Southern Star Brewing Company Hosts 7th Anniversary Party Saturday, March 28 Join the crew at Southern Star for their last shindig at the old brewery. They promise to be pulling out all the stops! Included with your ticket will be a commemorative glass and a punch card that grants you access to samples of beers that will be available that day only! The taproom will be selling beers as normal, with a few special offerings available for purchase as well cash is encouraged!! Now that’s just the beer...To truly make it a shindig, you need live music right? Three different bands will each be performing sets throughout the duration of the event- Fiddlewitch and the Demons of Doom, Houston favorites the Blaggards, and what Southern Star event would be complete without Folk Family Revival? What about the food? Several food vendors will be working the event-- pocket to me, JAX burgers, and of course, Oh My Darling! Hot Dogs. Bring your own chair and bring cash! This anniversary party will be one to remember. Doors open at noon and the festival starts at 1pm.
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WATERWAY ARTS FESTIVAL WELCOMES FEATURED ARTIST SEAN BROWN THE WOODLANDS, TX – One of the many highlights of The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival this year will be the whimsical jewelry and small sculptures created by Featured Artist Sean Brown from Denver, Colorado. Sean’s work will be on display at the 10th annual festival, set for Friday, April 10 through Sunday, April 12, 2015 along The Woodlands Waterway and in Town Green Park. “We are excited to honor Sean as our Featured Artist this year,” said Jenny Wright, Festival Director. “His jewelry and sculpture pieces are alive with color, movement and fun in a delightful, whimsical way. His pieces are extremely popular with our patrons and we welcome him to The Woodlands!” Sean comes from a family of artists – both his parents and grandparents were artistically talented and inspired him from an early age. His Mother had a pottery studio and his Dad was a graphic artist. “I learned a lot about design from watching my father in his painting studio and darkroom.” His whimsical attitude about art stems from a variety of cultural influences including African, Aztec and Egyptian art as well as contemporary pop culture. “To this, I add a liberal use of vibrant color and interesting shape along with delightful pattern,” Sean says. “The unique use of form and juxtaposition of textures reflects the sophistication that is achieved through attention to detail and deliberate use of materials.” His art combines soft, ethereal feathers that complement the hard, slick ceramic glaze surface of the jewelry and small sculptures. Gemstone beads and found objects add another layer of visual interest. Sean finds that making something with his hands that comes from his heart is very rewarding, and he enjoys sharing his art with his customers. “I have no problem with being a contemporary craft maker. I find it very respectable to create with my own hands. It’s timeless and personal.”
Sean has displayed his art at more than 200 festivals throughout the U.S. and in many galleries. Over a 20-year period of traveling to festivals across the country, he has enjoyed staying with families in the communities where the festivals are held. “It’s a great way to establish the roots of communication with the people who are seeing and buying your art, and a wonderful way to make new friends.” The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival is produced annually by The Woodlands Waterway Arts Council, a 501 (c) 3 organization that provides regional cultural and educational enrichment opportunities that encourage, support and promote the visual and performing arts. Major sponsors of The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival 2015 include Stella Artois, The Woodlands Development Company, The Woodlands Convention & Visitors Bureau and The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center. Throughout the year, The Woodlands Waterway Arts Council serves the community through its educational outreach arm called Because Art Matters (BAM). BAM is focused on four pillars of service in the community working directly with senior citizen groups, at-risk students of all ages, people with special needs and special circumstances, and partners in Montgomery County. In celebration of The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival’s 10th Anniversary, the event has been expanded to three days. Festival times are 11am – 6 pm on Friday, April 10, 10 am – 6 pm on Saturday, April 11 and 10am – 5 pm on Sunday, April 12. Adult tickets are $10 on Friday, $12 on the weekend or $15 for a weekend pass. Children 12 and under are admitted free. Tickets to the festival and the 60-Second Art Dash Party on Friday, April 10 are now available online at www.woodlandsartsfestival.com.
ENTERGY OFFERS HOPE ON WHEELS As part of a team building exercise, 26 Entergy employees from facilities ranging from The Woodlands to Louisiana gathered at the Entergy Texas, Inc. facility and participated in a Day of Caring with Montgomery County United Way. Spending a few hours before jumping into the day to day, employees built a total of 12 bikes that were donated to Montgomery County Youth Services to benefit their Community Outreach Program which serves the homeless youth. Always putting safety first, Entergy also donated helmets to accompany
each of the new bicycles. Integrating some healthy competition into the Days of Caring event, the 26 employees broke into small groups and selected a name to represent each of their teams. At the end of the bike build, a simple vote of hands was taken to decide who had the most creative name. The winning team was awarded a $1000.00 grant in which they could donate to the charity of their choice. The 2015 winning team “Hell’s Angels” selected Montgomery County United Way’s Days of Caring program to be the beneficiary of the grant.
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THIS WEEK & BEYOND STAGES AD Players present Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Book and Lyrics by Judith Viorst and music by Shelly Markham through March 22 Tuesday, March 3 at 7:00pm Wednesdays - Saturdays 10:30am Sunday Matinees 2:30pm Alexander is having a bad day. A terrible day. A horrible day. To be quite honest, it’s a terrible horrible, no good, very bad day. In this delightful adaptation of her popular book, Judith Viorst sets Alexander’s rather trying life to music and brings to the stage one of America’s feistiest characters. Not only does Alexander wake up with gum in his hair, but his mother forgets to pack him dessert, and his best friend decides he’s not his best friend anymore. Alexander’s struggles with life’s daily dramas will not only entertain but educate young audiences as they identify with Alexander and the obstacles he encounters, encouraging them to share their feelings and to realize that bad days happen-- even in Australia. SHOWTIMES Tuesday, March 3 at 7:00pm Wednesdays - Saturdays 10:30am Sunday Matinees 2:30pm Tickets may be purchased online at www. adplayers.org, or by calling our Box Office at 713-526-2721 TUTS presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Blockbuster Musical Starring Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young Starting Tuesday, March 17, 2015 through March 29, 2015 The Hobby Center for Performing Arts – Sarofim Hall 800 Bagby St., Houston, TX, 77002 One of the most enduring shows of all time, Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph
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and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is the irresistible family musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel’s favorite son. The new production will feature Broadway/ television star Diana DeGarmo (Hairspray, Hair) as The Narrator and Broadway star Ace Young (Grease, Hair) as Joseph. TUTS’ production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is made possible by the generosity of ConocoPhillips. Theatre Under The Stars’ 2014-15 season is generously sponsored by CHI St. Luke’s Health. For all of Theatre Under The Stars’ 201415 shows, air transportation is provided by United Airlines, the official airline of Theatre Under The Stars. Media sponsors include ABC-13 and Houston Chronicle. Season support is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston through the Theater District Association, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Texas Commission on the Arts. Tickets range from $25 to $124 and can be purchased online at www.tuts.com, or by phone at 713.558.TUTS Montgomery County Performing Arts Society Friday, April 3, 2015 7:30pm Montgomery County’s Got Talent Crighton Theatre See the best talent Montgomery County has to offer. TUTS’ Behind The Mask Gala Benefitting TUTS’ Education and Community Engagement Programs Saturday, April 25, 2015 6:30pm Hobby Center for the Performing Arts 800 Bagby, Houston, TX 77002 *This is a black tie event Headlining the evening’s entertainment is Broadway star Adam Pascal. Pascal was nominated for a Tony Award and won a Drama League and Obie Award for his performance as Roger in RENT. He also received a Drama League Award for his performance as Radames in Elton John and Tim Rice’s musical Aida. About TUTS’ Education and Community En-
Barbara Bush Branch Library Ongoing [call for class dates & times] Ongoing Computer Classes Dave Smith, computer instructor, will be teaching seven different computer classes at the Barbara Bush Branch Library in March 2015. The classes are Computer Basics, Introduction to the Internet, Email, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Publisher. He also teaches additional classes which are offered at various times throughout the year, including Digital Photography and Smartphone Tips. Please call for the dates and times of the classes and to register. Each class meets for a single 2-hour session. As class size is limited to 12 people, pre-registration is required for each class. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration opens 30 days prior to the class. Please visit the website (www.hcpl.net) or call the library at 281-376-4610 for more information and to register for these classes. The classes are held in the Barbara Bush Library Friends Computer Lab at 6817 Cypresswood Drive in Spring. Baldwin Boettcher Library Ongoing English As A Second Language The Baldwin Boettcher Library Staff provides ESL classes for folks who want to learn to speak English or improve their English speaking skills. Our beginning classes are scheduled on Mondays, 6-7:30 pm; Fridays 1-3 pm; Our intermediate ESL classes are on Wednesdays, 6-7:30 pm and Thursdays, 1-3 pm; Our conversational English class is on Tuesdays 10-12 pm; Our advanced English class is on Tuesdays 4-5 pm. Call the library at 281-821-1320 for more information about the ESL classes. Conroe Art League Every Monday 9:30am-12:30pm Every Wednesday 6pm-9pm The Wonders of Watercolor Classes with Carrie Allbritton! Carrie discounts that old saying that watercolor is the hardest media and unforgiving, believing instead that when you understand the paints and what they do on paper, you will find it fun, rewarding and very forgiving. Ongoing watercolor classes every Monday from 9:30am - 12:30pm AND every Wednesday from 6:00pm - 9:00pm at the Conroe Art League Gallery. Contact Carrie directly at: carrieallbritton@ gmail.com or 936-444-7303 Cost: $25.00 per class (payable a month in advance) Conroe Art League Every Tuesday 1pm-3:30pm Oil Painting Classes w/Gary Hernandez Each student works at his/her own pace in a creative and pleasant atmosphere. The students will learn the tools and materials of oil painting. New students will be painting a new painting at the first session. You will copy master paintings as a pathway to creating your own style of painting. You will learn.... -How to use a grid to quickly layout the painting. -How to select the right palette. -How to select and mix colors. continued on page 7
EVENT CALENDAR gagement Programs TUTS’ Education & Community Engagement programs provide year-round instruction and musical theatre experiences to over 75,000 individuals annually. The Humphreys School of Musical Theatre (HSMT) offers techniquedriven classes to educate and develop musical theatre students of all ages and ambitions, from the beginner to the Broadway bound. The River Performing and Visual Arts Center (The River) provides flexible, affordable fine arts education for individuals with disabilities. Through the Classes in the Community program, TUTS teams up with schools, hospitals and social service organizations to bring the magic of musical theatre out into the community. TUTS also annually presents the Tommy Tune Awards, honoring the best and brightest in Houston’s high school musical theatre programs.
EDUCATION Barbara Bush Branch Library March 26-27, 2015 1:30pm & 2:30pm Afternoon Book Club The Afternoon Book Club will discuss Snow in August by Pete Hamill on Thursday, March 26 at 1:30 PM. This program will be repeated on Friday, March 27 at 2:30 PM. Please feel free to attend either session. The April selection is Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. Barbara Bush Branch Library Saturday, March 28, 2015 10:30am Introduction to Bookbinding: Hardback Books
Are you crafty? Want to learn how books are made? Come to a free bookbinding class at Barbara Bush Library! We will be making cloth covered hardback books. THIS WILL BE A 2 PART PROGRAM. Part 2 will be on April 19 @ 10:30. The program will be in the Robin Bush Activity room. US Citizen Prep Thursday, April 9, 2014 1-3pm Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library Rosa Ramirez of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will conduct a program at the Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library on United States citizenship preparation. She will also provide materials for program attendees which include study guides for the history and civics test, and CDs covering the citizenship interview. This program will take place on Thursday, April 9th, 1-3 pm. Registration is required for this program. Call the library at 281-821-1320 for more information about the program. Green Thumb Gardening Series Thursday, April 9, 2015 6:30-8:30 pm Barbara Bush Branch Library The Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service and the Harris County Master Gardeners are pleased to offer the Green Thumb gardening series of lectures at the Barbara Bush Branch Library. Come and learn on April 9 from 6:30-8:30 pm. These lectures are free and space is limited so please call 281-855-5600 to register. This series will be held on the 2nd Thursday of the month. The topic this month is “Basic Irrigation and
Rainwater Harvesting.” Come and learn how to be a more successful gardener. The topic for May is “Basic Pest Control for Gardeners.” Special Computer Class: Digital Photography Saturday, April 11, 2015 10am Barbara Bush Branch Library Bring your digital camera (optional) to this beginner’s class - Learn the basics of achieving the right exposure and how to use the menus, as well as key features to look for when purchasing a digital camera. Camera maintenance will also be discussed. Class will be held in the Barbara Bush Library Friends Computer Lab. Bouncing Back: How to Recover from Financial Setbacks Tuesday, April 14, 2015 6:30-8pm Barbara Bush Branch Library Kelly Keith, LMSW, Program Manager of The Women’s Resources of Greater Houston will present a seminar on how to recover from financial setbacks. Come on Tuesday, April 14 at 6:30 to learn how to achieve financial stability after a financial loss. No registration necessary. Book Clubs April 14, 2015 7pm Barbara Bush Branch Library The Evening Book Club’s March selection is The Traitor’s Wife: the woman behind Benedict Arnold and the plan to betray America by Allison Pataki. All are welcome, bring a friend. The May selection is The Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford.
Journaling at the Library April 20, 2015 3:30 pm Barbara Bush Branch Library Need motivation to write your life story? Join this beginner’s group. Monday, April 20 @ 3:30 pm—WCR conference room. Please call the library at 281-376-4610. The coordinator would like to send you a welcoming e-mail and tell you what to expect. She will also provide you with the prompts that are being used this month. Book Clubs April 20, 2015 7pm Barbara Bush Branch Library Great Books Discussion Group will meet in the WCR Conference Room located on second floor of the Barbara Bush Branch Library at 6817 Cypresswood Drive in Spring. Title for April is Rothschild’s Fiddle by Anton Chekov. Great Books meets on the third Monday of each month from 7:00-8:45 PM. Contact Ed Boran for more information - 281-353-1450. Book Clubs Thurs/Fri April 23/24, 2015 1:30/2:30pm Barbara Bush Branch Library The Afternoon Book Club will discuss Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin on Thursday, April 23 at 1:30 PM. This program will be repeated on Friday, April 24 at 2:30 PM. Please feel free to attend either session. The May selection is The Awakening by Kate Chopin. Continued on page 8
continued from page 6 -How to select the right paint brushes -How to apply color theory and use the color wheel. -How to pick the right canvas and how to coat a canvas. -How to varnish a painting. -How to paint in Grisaille These are only a few of the tips I will teach you to create successful paintings and more importantly have an enjoyable painting experience. Ongoing classes every Tuesday from 1:00pm 3:30pm at the Conroe Art League Gallery- 127 Simonton St. - Conroe, TX 77301 Contact Gary Hernandez directly to sign up: 713-569-9209 or garyhernandezstudio@yahoo. com Cost: $35.00/per class paid in advance monthly. Conroe Art League Second Tuesday of the month 2:30pm-6pm Photography Learning Center w/Ed Gorman The Photography Learning Center is back at the Conroe Art Gallery!! If you have questions about photography or how to use your camera, whether it’s a DSLR, SLR, film, cell phone, iPad, etc., then come to the Conroe Art Gallery on the second Tuesday of each month from 2:30pm - 6:00pm. The Conroe Art Gallery is at 127 Simonton St., Conroe, TX 77301. Ed will show you how to work your camera and take better photographs. Contact Ed Gorman: edgorman1973@gmail. com or call 936-443-3487 for more information. Conroe Art League
First and Third Thursday 1pm-3:30pm Figure Drawing Group Classes are at the Conroe Art League Gallery 127 Simonton St. Conroe, TX 77301 Live Model, All Skill Levels Welcome! For more information contact: Darby Kachmar darbykachmar@me.com 936-228-5126 or Marilyn Lowry mlowry3@comcast.net or 936-447-1579 Fee is $10 per session, no reservation necessary Conroe Art League Every Thursday 2pm-4:30pm Painting with Pastels This is an ongoing weekly course, beginning February 5, 2015. The class meets every Thursday from 2:00pm - 4:30pm in the upstairs classroom at the Conroe Art League Gallery - 127 Simonton St. - Conroe, TX 77301. Painting in pastels is quick, easy, colorful, beautiful, very portable - and FUN! Handled correctly, pastels will last many lifetimes and their pure colors never fade, crack, or peel. No stress and no pressure here to paint a masterpiece. You’ll learn how to turn “happy accidents” into a part of your painting, or erase it - pastels are very forgiving. Everyone will hjave a chance to experiment with different techniques and materials, and you’ll develop your own unique style over time. For those who are new to art, you’ll learn the basics of drawing and painting. For more experienced artists who are new to pastels, you’ll learn the characteristics and techniques that are unique to pastels. At the end of each class, you’ll have a finished or nearly-finished painting to take home,
ready for framing. Each student is encouraged to learn at their own pace. You are welcomed to do a class-based painting from reference photos provided by the instructor, or bring in your own reference materials to use. We may also paint from life, or go outdoors to paint as the weather permits. During this ongoing course, you will: -Improve your drawing skills, including proportions and perspective. -Learn how to see and paint values, types of underpaintings, both wet and dry. -Create different effects using hard vs. soft pastels. -Layer and blend pastels to get exactly the color you want. -Develop and use a portable pastel kit for outdoor painting and travel. -Know how to paint trees, clouds and water. -Learn how to paint and draw from life and en plein air (outdoors). There’s no pressure to develop a masterpiece or “do it right”. This class is all about having fun and discovering the artist in you. You’ll have lots of individual attention from the instructor with helpful feedback so your paintings keep getting better. Your supply list has options to fit a budget, and everyone is welcomed to register and join us any time. Please contact the instructor, Kathy Fediw, at Kathy@jfaconsultingbiz.com or call her business number at 281-687-6966, if you have any questions and for a list of materials. Cost: $30.00 per class, payable at the first of each month or at the beginning of each session.
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Instructor: Kathy Fediw, LEED AP ID+C, CLP, CLT Barbara Bush Branch Library Every Thursday noon-1pm Yoga For Stress Relief Certified yoga instructor, Linda Popinksi, offers this free class every Thursday from 12:00-1:00 in the Earl Elliott Room at the Barbara Bush Branch Library, 6817 Cypresswood Drive in Spring. Both men and women are welcome. Bring your own yoga mat and a beach towel. Barbara Bush Branch Library Every Friday noon-2pm French Classes with Marie Come and learn French with Marie on Fridays from 12:00-2:00. The class is intermediate level and so some knowledge of French is required. No registration is necessary. The class will meet in the Robin Bush Room at the Barbara Bush Branch Library, 6817 Cypresswood Drive in Spring. Big Thicket Distilling Every Saturday noon, 2pm, 4pm Big Thicket Distilling Tours We offer tours at 12, 2 and 4pm on Saturdays. $10 per person. Includes a distillery tour and tasting of our products. Make your reservation online at BigThicketDistilling.com Big Thicket Distillery’s telephone number is 936-666-1341
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ARTS Fresh Arts Thursday, March 19, 2015, 5pm - 7pm Cultured Cocktails with “Supernova” Please join us for drinks and conversation at Boheme Cafe & Wine Bar on Thursday, March 19th, when a portion of the proceeds from all drink sales during the 5:00PM -7:00PM happy hour will go to support the SUPERNOVA exhibition. Meet the artists of SUPERNOVA, enjoy a drink or two, and take in Boheme’s bohemian atmosphere! The proceeds from the evening will support the organization, so don’t be shy, raise a glass (or three) while raising funds for the SUPERNOVA project! This event takes place at 307 Fairview St. near the corner of Taft St.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 Tax Preparation for Artists Are you geared up for this tax season? Unsure how to file your hard-earned creative labor? Organizing and preparing your financial data as an artist can be difficult to navigate. Let Fresh Arts help guide you on a road to financial stability and tax mastery! Fresh Arts [Professional Development Workshop] Wednesday, April 8, 2015 Touring: Tips from the Road Looking to gain national or even international exposure for your arts group? Learn from some of Houston’s touring companies about life on the road. Find out tips for coordinating venues, performances, transportation, and lodging on a budget.
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TO THE REPUBLIC
NATIONAL NOTHING DAY! HAPPY NOTHINGNESS by Bart Pearston “Well isn’t that SPECIAL!” SNL’s The Church Lady A.K.A. Dana Carvey Well after Friday the 13th, we had “National Pi day of the Century” on Saturday. Sunday was “Mothering Day” in the UK (known as simply Mothers’ day here in the states), and Tuesday was St Patrick’s Day. But with little notice, Monday slipped right by. Seems appropriate because nothing happened on “Freedom Bart Pearston of Information Day” right? Not so fast Speed Racer. Faithful readers of “To the Republic” here now know better. You may not have even known that Monday was “FOI Day”, but that is the job of yours truly. We here at The Public News pride ourselves in giving the scoop on the things nobody else does. While the media ignored the day, it can hardly be overlooked at what happened Monday. Our President removed a policy for which he railed against while a candidate. Before you think I’ve confused Hillary’s ranting about the use of a second “secret” email account as “shredding the Constitution” in 2007 and then exclusively using one herself, let me assure you, this is almost as bad. It is supposedly “coincidence” that the reporting of 30,000 of those deleted emails are being subpoenaed by both the AP and a House
Investigation. No longer does the Office of Administration need bother with “discretionary disclosure” of such things with this policy that we are assured were all “private” correspondences. Remember being promised, “the most transparent administration in History”? It was in reference to Pres. Bush’s rejection of requests for public information. In an effort to “Clean up” FOIA regulations, Pres. Obama kicked off “Sunshine Week” by making Bush’s policy his official policy. Truly, the “chickens have come home to roost” in the White hen-house, and they apparently are being “guarded by the fox”. “The irony of this being Sunshine Week is not lost on me,” said Anne Weismann of the liberal Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW. And those “guardians of the masses”, “protectors of the Public”, “The fourth estate” the press, was all over it right? I read more about the shocking news that Matt Schaub was released from the Oakland Raiders. I have to give him one thing. He has succeeded in uniting both Liberal and Conservative watchdog groups with this action. ““This is an office that operated under the FOIA for 30 years, and when it became politically inconvenient, they decided they weren’t subject to the Freedom of Information Act any more,” said Tom Fitton of the conservative Judicial Watch. Good job, President Obama, GOOD JOB. Meanwhile the crickets are chirping everywhere else but at Your The Public News “To the Republic”. Stay alert, Metro North Houston. We’ll keep on it if you will.
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Unfolding Worlds
Kamisaka Sekka Dancing Figures ©The Israel Museum, by Elie Posner
Japanese Art from the Gitter- Yellen Collection by Rosanne Friedman a structured Confucian system that put the court first, Samurai second as bureaucrats, then farmers, then merchants and artisans. What then happened was a gradual social upheaval in that the merchants became very wealthy and the Samurai became very poor and set out on their own as ronin in order not to go bankrupt. The court and the Samurai supported the higher aesthetic of the Chinese literati painting and the merchants supported the sensual of the ukiyoe or the floating world. Roughly structured in schools these are principal ideas for understanding: Zenga: If you love the abstract expressionist movement and then saw these Zen Meditations you might be moved to find commonality as did Dr. Kurt Gitter. They are immediate gestures with bold impact. While the Zen monks were making marks for religious tutorial or meditations the abstract expressionists had a very different impulse: that of pure movement and gesture. Maruyama Shijo: These are the Realists of the Japanese Schools. Standing between two screens that belong together I am reminded of the Japanese idea of “Mono no Aware”: the ephemeral sense of the passing of time, the poignant pathos of the moving quality of existence. The idea is of holding onto something so striking with the awareness that things will change and never be the same again. The goal of that aesthetic is dear to the Japanese painter. It may be dear to painters of the west as well, but we don’t have a word for it. Flowers Rinpa: Japanese decorative painting. In Sekka’s work one finds a perfect balance between
When I walked into the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston to see the Unfolding Worlds, Japanese Art from the Gitter- Yellen Collection in New Orleans: I saw the ceramics. When I returned the next week I saw the screens. It was a layered experience. I compared it to chocolate and dessert: Ceramics as chocolate, painting on screens as dessert. To undertake learning the Japanese language you learn to count to ten. You will then learn to count to ten- ten more waysas each object has its own counting word. Things Japanese are a layered experience. This exhibit follows that truth. The Ceramics are contemporary and full of the feel of the material in rawness, refinement and structure. Ryuiki’s platter is rich in grog (ground up prefired clay) It is a gesture of the material of clay with a rawness of earth. There is a refined celadon cone in porcelain. It lifts the spirit with the lift of its own form. The screens start from the Edo or the Tokagawa period. The art in Europe at the beginning of the time of Edo was the Baroque and then the Romantics and the Neo Classicists, from Bernini in Rome (imagine the Four Rivers Fountain) then Fragonard (imagine the court princess on a swing) to David (imagine Napoleon) with Revolutions all around. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation about the same time that Japan agreed to open up to the west and the Edo period ended. In Japan, in a period of peace and stability, the Shogan set up
Matsumura Goshin Fishermen, Birds and from the Gitter-Yellen Collection
Kakurezaki, Ryuicki Gitter-Yellen Collection natural form and stylized form. The natural form is flattened and simplified and bold. In these dancing figures dressed in much earlier costumes they integrate the geometric with the organic movement of dance. Ukiyoe: art of the “floating world” was the sensual fictious world of the Courtesans, the pleasure houses and the Theatre. This evolved from the merchant classes wanting to demonstrate their riches. Manga drawing of today has its beginnings here. Eccentrics: We have the satirical, distortions, extremes, and the fantastic each nonconformist in subject, brushstroke and lifestyle. As many great artists are, they were not appreciated in their time and hold strong interest in ours. Dr. and Mrs. Gitter have established a study center of Japanese art at the New Orleans Museum of Art, they have spent forty years of collecting and studying to embrace the complexity of this intricate exhibit. To study things Japanese is to return to things Japanese that ever more reveal their riches. This collection comes to us directly from Jerusalem at the Israel Museum; it is here until May 10th. The work invites many visits.
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COVER STORY / FITNESS
photo credit: “Chosen Technologies for BattleFrog”
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NAVY SEALS BRING ON BATTLEFROG BATTLEFROG TRAINS THE ROUGH & READY CIVILIAN FOR SURVIVAL & FITNESS by Ken Petty
I got the email back in February announcing the coming to Houston of this thing called Battlefrog. The headline barked “BattleFrog to Bring New Obstacle Course Race Series to Texas Obstacle Course Race Group Founded by Former U.S. Navy SEALs to Bring Family & Youth Friendly Event to Houston, Dallas & Austin.” Impressed already, the note continued, “BattleFrog to Award $1 Million in Cash & Prizes to Competitors in 2015 Season Adventure-Packed Races Simulate SEAL Training, Raise Funds for Navy SEAL Veterans & Families of Fallen SEALs” Along with the press release came a number of photos from previous events. Striking was the photo of a child, crawling under some sort of wired net covering drenched in water and mud. I was intrigued but was having a hard time with seeing the image of a child in those conditions. I called the PR firm and was directed to speak with Don Mann, the Navy SEAL who serves as spokesperson and CEO for Battlefrog. As we connected on the phone, Mr. Mann alleviated any concerns I had about kids getting hurt, overwhelmed, or any other harm that one could imagine. Battlefrog is not about harm or even danger. Fellow Navy SEALS are on hand to
observe and serve. “The SEALS are also there to motivate and inspire everyone to overcome the obstacles. Battlefrog is designed for everyone, the athlete and non-athlete, from kids to old folks.” Mann explained. “Our events are unique because actual Navy SEALs are guiding and mentoring the racers who are learning how to push themselves beyond their personal physical limits.” “There are several events. The Tadpole Dash, like what is pictured with the child, is for kid’s 4-years old and up. They crawl under non-barbed wire mesh, through dirt and mud for 400 meters and their parents are with them the whole time.” “The next race up is called the Bullfrog mile and that event is for kid’s 10 years old and up. Their parents are not with them, but cheering them on from the sideline.” “The Bullfrog mile has 10 obstacles to overcome. Then you have the Bullfrog 5K which is for kids 13 and up which has up to 15 obstacles. Then there is the 15K Battlefrog that has 50 obstacles.” “There is a new event that was created this year called the Battlefrog Extreme. This event is for the elite, elite, extreme athlete who wants to keep on going for hours.” Other than being Battlefrog’s CEO, Mann served with Navy SEALS teams 1, 2 and the famed SEAL team SIX. After retirement Mann stayed on as a trainer for SEAL team SIX Mann shared the history and development of Battlefrog. The sport itself came about during the World Wars I & II. The military training demanded that participants could excel in obstacle race courses under the harshest conditions. On the civilian side, obstacle race courses were dying out. Former US Navy SEALSs designed BattleFrog as an intense new obstacle course race for all ages inspired by the challenges Navy SEALs face every day in training. BattleFrog Houston will be held on Saturday, March 28 & 29, 2015, at Rio Bravo MX Park, 11610 N Lake Houston Pkwy., Houston, Texas 77044. If you are one of the unfortunates that could not attend the event in Houston, know that two other similar events will be held within a few hours’ drive.
BattleFrog Dallas will be held on Saturday, April 11 & Sunday, April 12, 2015 at Beaumont Ranch, 10736 County Rd. 102, Grandview, TX 76050. And, BattleFrog Austin will be held on October 3 & 4, 2015 at Reveille Peak Ranch, 105 CR 114, Burnet, TX 78611. Activities begin at 7:30 a.m. and will feature heats for all participants and age levels, as well as an entire familyfriendly experience that includes interacting with SEALs, enjoying multiple attractions within the festival compound, and watching a live Navy SEAL demonstration. “BattleFrog was created as a tribute to our nation’s military and to help people learn about the work Navy SEALs do in protecting our great nation,” said Don Mann, BattleFrog chief executive officer and retired U.S. Navy SEAL member of Team SIX. “Our events are unique because actual Navy SEALs are guiding and mentoring the racers who are learning how to push themselves beyond their personal physical limits.” “Texas, we heard you!” said Mann. “We had so many requests to come to the Lone Star state. We’re looking forward to showing everyone our obstacles that are wider, longer, taller and tougher than ever before.” BattleFrog transforms every race venue into a demanding obstacle course designed to test the strength, skill, and determination of any athlete. Participants are able to choose between the BattleFrog 15K, BullFrog 5K, BullFrog Mile and TadPole Dash 400M courses, each of which is inspired by BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL) Training, the six-month long qualification course that all SEALs must undergo. BattleFrog events in Texas will also feature the formal introduction of Team BattleFrog, the group’s new pro team that will be led by the top OCR athletes in North America. Racing standouts Ryan Atkins of Canada, Corinna Coffin of Virginia and Claude Godbout of Canada, have all been named as members of the new Team BattleFrog. Atkins and Coffin will serve as captains of the male and female teams, respectively. BattleFrog founders have announced that a percentage of the profits generated from the series will be shared evenly with the Navy SEALFoundation and the Navy SEAL Museum & Memorial. This direct support honors the fallen, promotes the SEAL legacy and supports the families of those who served. The 2015 BattleFrog race series will be sponsored in part by Kill Cliff, makers of the premium recovery drink. For more information or to register visit www.BattleFrogSeries.com.
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GIG GUIDE Every Sunday Gospel Sunday Brunch
CONROE Backwoods Saloon 230 Lexington Ct.., Conroe 936-273-0203 www.thecornerpubinconroe.com Fri March 20 9pm Groove Bones Sat March 21 9pm Kat James & Troublemaker Fri March 20 9pm Earl T & the Tattered Hearts Sat March 21 9pm Under Cover Brothas The Corner Pub 302 N. Main St., Conroe 936-788-2390 www.thecornerpubinconroe.com Tuesday Open Mic with Jeremy Bankhead Wednesday Hippie Night with The Lankfords Brothers Thurday FarLand jams with Adam McFarland Fri March 20 9pm Tyler Cannon Sat March 21 9pm Matt Harlan Sat April 11 9pm Bradley Sherrer Fri May 1 9pm Little Outfit Sat May 9 9pm Mike Amabile Dosey Doe Music Cafe 463 FM 1488, Conroe 936-321-2171 www.doseydoe.com Thurs Mar 19 8:30pm Rhett Butler & Don Ross [$15] Fri Mar 20 8:30pm Drew Kennedy – Solo [$10] Sat Mar 21 8:30pm Young Dubliners [$24] Thurs Mar 26 8:30pm Jamie Lin Wilson & Jason Allen [$12] Fri Mar 27 8:30pm David Ball – Band [$26] Sat Mar 28 8:30pm Zane Williams – Band [CD Release] [$15] Game On Sports Bar 1717 N. Fraiser Conroe 936-788-6209 www.gameonsportsandmusic.com Fri Mar 20 9pm Jaremy Lamont Fri Mar 27 9pm Corey Michaels Sat Mar 28 9pm Bankhead Band Fri Apr 3 9pm Legacy Fri Apr 10 9pm Texas TNT
CYPRESS CREEK Acadia 3939 FM 1960 W., Houston 281-893-2860 www.acadiabarandgrill.com Thurs Mar 19 9pm Throw Down Thursdays with Autumn Stay, Ivory Cast, Lost Universe hosted by Tommy D Kat, TJ Epic Texan, William Braun, and The Grind Radio Show on Reach Down Radio Fri Mar 20 9pm Rear Naked Choke, Icky Hollow, Theory of Thieves, Black Kennedy, Destroyers Of The Sky, Revel 9 Sat Mar 21 9pm Klodine, Paper Hearts, Black Market Tragedy, Forgive us all, Torrid Complex Sun Mar 22 9pm Lotus Effect, 3 Parts Dead,Andromeda Theory,In Silence we Sleep, Late Friday The Concert Pub North 2470 Cypress Creek Pkwy., Houston 281-583-8111 www.theconcertpub.com Sat Mar 21 9pm Black Dog, Subdivided Fri Mar 27 9pm Chaotic, Justice, Liquid Kitchen Sat Mar 28 9pm Mindcrime Fri Apr 3 9pm The Spicolis Sat Apr 10 9pm Victim Sat April 11 9pm Mike Tramp & Ron Keel (Acoustic) Swanny’s Bar & Grill 6224 Theall Rd., Houston 281-440-1308 No Music Reported
MAGNOLIA Genuwine Tasting Room 6503 FM 1488 #401 Magnolia 832-934-2675 www.mygenuwine.com [no cover unless stated otherwise] Fri Mar 20 7:30pm Keeton Coffman [$5/$8] Sat Mar 21 7:30pm Bobby Martin Thur Mar 26 7:30pm Sheri Lavo Fri Mar 27 7:30pm Artie V Sat Mar 28 7:30pm Sam Jenkins Thur Apr 2 7:30pm Grant Harris Fri Apr 3 7:30pm Jenn Harris Sat Apr 4 7:30pm Thawind Mills
Kat Daddy Bar 463 FM 1488, Conroe 936-273-9342 www.katdaddysbar.com No Live Music in March Papa’s On The Lake 9400 Hwy 105 W., Lake Conroe 936-447-2500 www.papasonthelake.com Live Music resumes in the Spring Red Brick Tavern 119 Simonton, Conroe 936-539-2000 www.theredbricktavern.com
MONTROSE Rudyards 2010 Waugh Dr Houston 713-521-0521 www.rudyardspub.com Fri Mar 20 10pm Irene w/Dirty Seeds & Bad Drugs Fri Mar 27 10pm Zipperneck w/Zero Heros & Pink Eye
Sat Mar 28 10pm Holder w/Brand New Hearts & Slow Future Fri Apr 3 10pm Donkey Punch Sat Apr 4 10pm A Sunday Drive, Sky Acre, Golden Sombero
NORTH SPRING 19th Hole Grill & Bar 202 Sawdust Rd #118, Spring 281-363-2574 www.19th.cc [$10 cover on all shows] Thu Mar 19 8pm TreynWrek Fri Mar 20 8pm The Dirty Reckless Sat Mar 21 8pm Designed In Kaos, Erasethevirus, B.T.K. Mon Mar 23 8pm Sick Duck featuring Justin Pena Thu Mar 26 8pm Blue Tick Fri Mar 27 8pm Manslaughter Productios, Black Hole Caravan, Old Skull Mon Mar 30 8pm FalSkye Duo Thu Apr 02 8pm Big E & The Lowdown Fri Apr 03 8pm Blue Tick, Kelcy Mae, Sugarball Express Sat Apr 04 8pm The Dirty Seeds, Harvester, Rust, Switchblade Jesus, Funeral Shround Thu Apr 09 8pm No Refusal Weekend Sat Apr 11 8pm Honky, Madsons, Citta, The Minds Eye Thu Apr 16 8pm TreynWrek Fri Apr 17 8pm Alvin and The Slickpunks Cocktails & Rumors 314 Sawdust, The Woodlands 832-663-9669 www.cocktailsandrumors.com Sat Mar 21 9pm Andrey Seville [$5] Sat Mar 28 9pm Andrey Seville [$5] Crabby Daddy 25186 I-45, The Woodlands 281-296-2722 www.crabbydaddy.com Fri Mar 20 7pm Dan Golvach Sat Mar 21 7pm The Goods Crescent Moon Wine Bar 440 Rayford Rd., #115, Spring 281-364-WINE (9463) www.crescentmoonwinebar.com Thur Mar 19 8pm Salsa Night with Grupo Fri Mar 20 8pm Checkered Past Band Sat Mar 21 8pm The Fab Five Weds Mar 25 8pm Skylar Thur Mar 26 8pm Salsa Night with Grupo Fri Mar 27 8pm Breakfast At Tiffanys Sat Mar 28 8pm Kool Breeze Band Thur Apr 2 8pm Salsa Night with Grupo Fri Apr 3 8pm Jimmie Hunter Band Sat Apr 4 8pm Next Level Band Thur Apr 9 8pm Salsa Night with Grupo
Fri Apr 10 8pm Arcades Band Sat Apr 11 8pm Mona Lisa Band Thur Apr 16 8pm Salsa Night with Yelba Fri Apr 17 8pm Alter Ego Band Sat Apr 18 8pm Orion Band Thur Apr 23 8pm Salsa Night with Grupo Fri Apr 24 8pm Ellis Johnson Band Sat Apr 25 8pm Electric Circus Band Thur Apr 30 8pm Salsa Night Dosey Doe Big Barn 25911 I-45 N., The Woodlands 281-367-3774 www.doseydoe.com Thur Mar 19 8:30pm Michael Londra’s Irish Show [$138] Fri Mar 20 8:30pm The Fairfield Four & The McCrary Sisters [$108] Sat Mar 21 8:30pm Kraig Parker [$98] Sun Mar 22 TWO SHOWS 4pm & 7:30pm Bill Medley [$158] Fri Mar 27 8:30pm Hayes Carll [$30] Sat Mar 28 8:30pm One Night Of Queen [$158] Fri Apr 3 8:30pm Mickey Gilley [$158] Papa’s Ice House 314 Pruitt Rd, Spring 713-364-8140 www.papasicehousetx.com Sat Apr 4 9pm Texas TNT
OLD TOWN SPRING Cross Track Ice House http://www.cross-track-tx.com 200 Magnolia St., Old Town Spring 281-907-0711 Sat Mar 21 9pm Benefit Show, 4 bands.. more info to come Puffabellys 100 Main St, Spring 281-350-3376 www.puffabellys.com Wednesdays 8pm Davin James’ Songwriter Showcase Thursdays 6pm Open Mic Wunsche Brothers Cafe 103 Midway, Spring 281-350-1902 http://www.wunschebroscafe.com
SPRING Bombshells 21005 I-45 North, Spring 281-288-2769 www.4bombshells.com Fri Mar 20 9pm Not The Rachels Sat Mar 21 9pm Louis Adams Band Sun Mar 22 9pm The John Armon Band Sat Mar 28 9pm Live Music From Crossroads
PUBLIC NEWS DINING GUIDE Public News is going through this directory to make sure our readers have the most accurate and up-to-date information on locally owned and operated restaurants. The strength of our local economy depends on supporting local merchants such as these.
CONROE 105 Cafe 3010 W Davis St (936) 539-3447 Alfonso’s Mexican Restaurant 1208 S Frazier St (936) 441-9110 Asian Bbq & Grill 604 N Loop 336 W (936) 539-3995 Asian Fusion Noodle Bowl 3301 W Davis St (936) 828-3469 Baytown Seafood Restauranta 1400 N Frazier St (936) 494-2246 Burger Boy 217 E Davis St (936) 756-3440 Burger Fresh 804 Gladstell Rd # 110 (936) 756-4414 Carmelita’s Restaurant 109 W Davis St (936) 539-3323 Chelsea’s Tea Room 202 N Main St (936) 539-2993 Chiller Bee Frozen Yogurt
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2820 Interstate 45 N (936) 756-2337 China Buffet 226 S Loop 336 W (936) 788-2888 China Delight 1108 N Loop 336 W (936) 756-8686 Clint’s Kuntry Katfish Catering 5855 W Davis St (936) 760-2737 Corner Pub Delia 302 N Main St (936) 788-2390 Culver’s 1426 N Loop 336 W (936) 788-5959 East Buffet 2104 N Frazier St (936) 760-1007 El Bosque 1420 N Loop 336 W (936) 539-3823 El Kiosko Taqueira 116 S Frazier St (936) 539-6794 El Oro 225 S Main St (936) 756-4315 El Rincon 705 Everett St (936) 756-5522 El Tucan Refresqueria 516 Mill Ave (936) 539-6492 Frutilandia 525 S Frazier St (936) 441-3045 Gallery Off The Square 202 N Main St (936) 539-2993 Garden Cafe 1406 N Loop 336 W (936) 539-9663 George’s Bar & Grill 2031 Plantation Dr (936) 788-8222 Hibacha Grill & Super Buffet 2020 Interstate 45 N (936) 788-9999 Honey Bee Ham & Deli 1418 N Loop 336 W # I (936) 760-3354 Hunan Village Restaurant 1402 N Loop 336 W (936) 539-6811 I Love Sweets
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1 Devonshire Dr (936) 539-4742 Jalisco Mexican Restaurant 201 N Frazier St (936) 756-2344 Joe’s Pizza & Pasta 1604 N Frazier St (936) 760-9002 LA Mariposa 1111 W Dallas St (936) 756-1222 LA Mexicana Restaurant 221 Mill Ave (936) 539-6791 LA Palapa 402 E Davis St (936) 756-8408 LA Palma Taco 309 W Avenue G (936) 539-6792 Los Altos De Jalisco 1108 N Loop 336 W (936) 756-2233 Los Carnales Taqueria 1121 N 1st St (936) 718-0874 Main Street Cafe a 330 N Main St (936) 756-8885 Mama Juanita’s Mexican 1118 League Line Rd (936) 856-9012 Margarita & Peppers 2259 N Loop 336 W (936) 788-1408 Margarita’s Mexican 1027 N Loop 336 W (936) 647-3880 Maverick Saloon 2017 N Frazier St # E2 (936) 539-9300 Mckenzie’s Bbq & Burgers 1501 N Frazier St (936) 756-3131 Meztizos Restaurant & Bar 721 W Davis St (936) 760-3220 Mollys Pub Conroe 901 N Loop 336 W (936) 441-6167 New Conroe Japanese House 2107 W Davis St (936) 756-6866 Ostioneria Caminos 400 S Frazier St (936) 760-3803 Pie In The Sky Pie Co
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3600 N Loop 336 W (936) 760-3301 Pincho Rico Grill 2017 N Frazier St (936) 756-3077 Pit Stop 4203 Old Highway 105 (936) 539-9274 Red Brick Tavern 119 Simonton St (936) 539-2000 River Plantation Grille 550 Country Club Dr (936) 271-1083 Shogun Japanese Grill & Sushi 2107 W Davis St # A (936) 756-6886 Smokey Mo’s 2960 Interstate 45 N (936) 441-2323 Star Cinema Grill 2000 Interstate 45 N (936) 539-6088 Taqueria & Panaderia San Luis 402 E Davis St (936) 788-1199 Taqueria Guerrero 129 S Frazier St (936) 242-8176 Taqueria Jalisco 1108 N Loop 336 W # L (936) 756-2233 Taqueria Mexicana 2017 N Frazier St (936) 756-3150 Taqueria Sol De Mexico 820 N Loop 336 W (936) 756-9316 Tejas Mexican Restaurant 105 N 6th St (936) 756-6559 Thirsty’s 192 Fm 3083 Rd (936) 441-1050 Toasted Yolk Cafe 2129 W Davis St (936) 828-3944 Tortilleria LA Buena Bida 1103 W Dallas St (936) 756-2133 Tortilleria LA Unica 808 N 1st St (936) 441-4477 Tri Mexican Restaurant 129 S Frazier St (936) 756-0626 Van Thong Chinese/Vietnamese
2114 W Davis St (936) 756-8762 Vernon’s Kuntry Bar-B-Que 5000 W Davis St (936) 539-3000 Vernon’s Kuntry Katfish 5901 Highway 105 W (936) 760-3386 Vero Italian Kitchen 1301 W Davis St (936) 441-0411 Villa Italia 603 N Thompson St (936) 539-5599 Weng’s Wok 1140 N Fm 3083 Rd W (936) 756-8888 Whistle Stop Cafe 11133 Interstate 45 S (936) 828-4652 Wild Ginger 3061 Interstate 45 N (936) 788-9988
HUMBLE Baytown Seafood & Bar 7855 N Sam Houston (281) 441-5187 Beijing Wok Restaurant 21131 Aldine Westfield (281) 821-0367 Cactus Moon 1702 Wilson Rd (281) 446-2202 Cafe East Humble 260 1st St W (281) 548-0082 Catfish Cafe 7042 Fm 1960 Rd (281) 812-8055 Chez Nous French Restaurant 217 S Avenue G (281) 446-6717 Culver’s 5420 Atascocita Rd (281) 812-8600 El Jalapeno Mexican Cafe 5324 Fm 1960 Rd E (281) 548-2230 El Ranchero Mexican Restaurant 24551 Loop 494 # 111 (281) 358-5660 Fiesta Azteca Restaurant
20669 W Lake Houston (281) 812-3002 Fish Place 5324 Atascocita Rd (281) 318-7096 Ginger Cafe 7548 Fm 1960 Rd E (281) 812-8853 Goings Barbeque 20669 W Lake Houston (832) 644-9721 Got Wings 10920 Will Clayton Pwy (281) 441-9464 Grand Garden 5324 Atascocita (281) 812-5858 Granny’s Tamales Three 802 1st St E # 802 (281) 446-0363 Grimes Bakery 14618 Lee Rd (281) 441-9213 Happy Buddha Japanese Steak 9556 W Fm 1960 Rd (281) 446-3373 Hector’s Mexican Restaurants 3333 Fm 1960 Rd E (281) 446-1803 Hin’s Garden 4582 Kingwood (281) 360-3388 Honey Bee Ham & Deli 9638 Fm 1960 Bypass (281) 446-1222 Humble City Cafe 200 E Main St (281) 319-0200 Humble Ice 6902 Bender Rd (281) 441-3318 Italiano’s Restaurant 217 Fm 1960 Bypass (281) 446-6111 Javaman Coffee 19131 Sprinters (281) 812-5726 Jitters Coffee 18445 W Lake Houston (281) 360-9589 Johnny’s Pizza House 20669 W Lake Houston (281) 570-4652 Kay’s Sandwich Shop 204 Charles St (281) 446-2662 LA Cabana Mexican Restaurant
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PUBLIC NEWS DINING GUIDE 3390 Fm 1960 Rd W (281) 209-1585 Las Ramadas Mexican Grill 18455 W Lk Houst Pkwy (281) 812-4900 Lavilla Mexican Restaurant 7920 Fm 1960 Rd E (281) 441-7222 Lexey’s 7015 Manor Way (281) 548-7774 Lia’s Drive Inn 14010 Homestead (281) 441-2051 Lloyd’s Bar 111 N Avenue A (281) 446-5565 Los Vega Mexican Restaurant 3824 Atascocita Rd (281) 812-4567 Manuel’s Mexican Restaurant 5856 Fm 1960 (281) 852-6322 Mencius Gourmet Hunan 1379 Kingwood Dr (281) 359-8489 Mimi’s Tea Room LLC 8042 Fm 1960 Rd E (281) 360-6464 Mo’s B-B-Q 8321 Fm 1960 Bypass (281) 548-3777 N Zone 1005 1st St E (281) 348-9063 Nara Thai Dining 18455 W Lk Houst Pkwy (281) 812-0291 Noyola’s Mexican Restaurant 242 1st St W # B (281) 319-4912 Pizziola’s 8790 Fm 1960 Bypass (281) 446-3260 Queso Bonito 1123 S Houston Ave (281) 446-0095 Rico’s Mexican Restaurant 1377 Kingwood Dr (281) 358-2637 Sarap Pinoy 19333 Highway 59 N (281) 446-5080 Sarpino’s Pizzeria 5326 Fm 1960 Rd E (281) 548-7492 Savvas Greek Cuisine & Grill
6730 Atascocita Rd (281) 312-6358 Smoothies Ice Cream 20131 Highway 59 N (281) 446-2191 Taco Flores 4806 Fm 1960 Rd E (281) 852-8338 Tai Li Chinese Restaurant 7948 Fm 1960 Rd E (281) 852-9507 Tamales Atascocita 5105 Fm 1960 Rd E (281) 812-0444 Texas Long Branch Saloon 314 Moonshine Hill Lp (281) 319-5400 Tin Roof BBQ 18918 Town Center (281) 852-5577 Titas Taco House 320 Wilson Rd (281) 446-4175 Top Hat Catering Co 1702 Wilson Rd (281) 446-8434 Trigg’s Catering 1414 1st St E (281) 540-2700 Trigg’s Humble Inn 1410 E Bus F M 1960 (281) 446-9484 Twin Oaks Tavern 211 E Main St # 4 (281) 359-8687 Wazabi Sushi Bar 8130 Fm 1960 Rd E (281) 359-2555 Westco Breakfast House 5371 Atascocita Rd (281) 852-9065 Windy City Pizza 5377 Atascocita Rd (281) 812-2446
NORTH SPRING 3 B’s-Bill’s Burgers & Beera 466 Rayford Rd # 107 (281) 419-3553 Alfonso’s Mexican Restaurant 3126 Sawdust Rd (281) 298-8032 Amerigo’s Grill
25250 Grogans Park Dr (281) 362-0808 Asia Buffet 355 Sawdust Rd (832) 585-0688 Beijing Chinese Restaurant 409 Sawdust Rd (281) 363-2308 Bombay Mahal a 202 Sawdust Rd (281) 465-8383 Cactus Jacks 343 Sawdust Rd (281) 419-3644 Casa Imperial Mexican a 387 Sawdust Rd # C (281) 298-8195 Crescent Moon Wine Bar a 440 Rayford Rd #115A (281) 364-9463 Cru Wine Bar 9595 Six Pines Dr (281) 465-9463 Greek Tony’s Pizza & Sub Shop a 432 Sawdust Rd (281) 292-4313 Hello Taco 25114 Grogans Mill (832) 819-4639 Hyderabad House 407 Sawdust Rd (281) 203-5020 KOBE Japanese Grill & Sushi 433 Sawdust Rd (281) 298-2000 Mario’s Mexican Restaurant 610 Rayford Rd # 650 (281) 367-9336 Mooyah Burgers Fries & Shakes 2115 Rayford Rd (832) 585-0300 Pallotta’s Mexican Grill 2211 Rayford Rd # 119 (281) 362-1114 Pit Master BBQ 842 Rayford Rd (281) 362-1111 Sitar Cuisine Of India a 25701 Interstate 45 (281) 364-0200 Spring Asian Cuisine 2907 Rayford Rd # 106 (281) 298-7798
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Alicia’s Mexican Grille 20920 Kuykendahl Rd (281) 350-8383 Alma Latina Taqueria 25222 Aldine Westfield (281) 288-1767 Antojitos Quiche 25190 Interstate 45 (281) 651-5391 Arturo’s Taqueria 1402 1/2 Spring Cypress (281) 350-6808 Barracudas a 2616 Fm 2920 Rd (281) 288-5376 Bombshells 21005 I-45 N. (281) 288-2769 Brother’s Pizza Express 163 Cypresswood Dr (281) 288-1300 Budegon Del Sur 26506 Oak Ridge Dr (832) 813-8334 C J’s Hot Dogs 4660 Louetta Rd (832) 299-6079 Chef Chan’s Restaurant 17833 Kuykendahl Rd (281) 370-3884 Chicago Joe’s 18433 Kuykendahl Rd (281) 533-3000 Corkscrew Bbq 24930 Budde Rd (832) 592-1184 Country Time BBQ & Fixins 25330 Richards Rd (281) 298-7455 Datpho Vietnamese Noodle House 523 Louetta Rd (281) 528-8989 El Palenque Mexican 1485 Spring Cypress Rd (281) 3534055 Fiesta Acapulco 25770 Interstate 45 (281) 419-8666 Fukuda Sushi & Robata 25701 Interstate 45 (281) 419-8980 Golden China 25024 Interstate 45 (281) 363-2412 Golden Jade Chinese
1419 Spring Cypress (281) 350-5363 Gozzetti’s Pizzeria 8000 Mcbeth Way (832) 592-7750 Gratzi Italian Restaurant 6334 Fm 2920 Rd (281) 376-4800 Guadalajara Mexican Grille 27885 Interstate 45 (281) 362-0774 Hoi Yin Chinese Restaurant 200 Cypresswood Dr (281) 355-6800 Hong Kong Chinese 4334 Fm 2920 Rd # 10 (281) 528-9288 Hunan Garden Z 3930 Louetta Rd # I (281) 288-6288 I-45 Diner 19790 Interstate 45 (713) 389-5627 Italian Cafe 19620 Kuykendahl Rd (281) 528-2919 Jack Pot Pizza 6450 Louetta Rd (281) 257-0762 Juanita’s Mexican Grill 18525 Kuykendahl Rd (281) 379-3199 Kim Leng Chinese Restaurant 18430 Kuykendahl Rd (281) 355-0434 LA Cabana Mexican 4702 Louetta Rd (281) 907-7007 La Chef 5200 FM 2920 Ste 180 (832) 585-1840 Las Cascadas Mexican 250 Cypresswood Dr (281) 528-9921 Las Delicias Taqueria 5010 Louetta Rd (281) 374-0303 Le Pam’s House of Creole 1644 FM 1960 West (281) 444-1464 Los Generales Mexican 5407 Louetta Rd # F (281) 251-9390 Los Tres Ranchitos Restaurant 19620 Kuykendahl (281) 288-4304 Luly’s Mexican Kitchen
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3307 Spring Stuebner (281) 907-0012 Main Moon Asian Bistro 2129 Fm 2920 Rd (281) 288-8868 Mama Juanita’s Mexican 3930 Louetta Rd (281) 288-3800 Mama Mia Italianas 30420 Fm 2978 (281) 419-7662 Mikey’s Pizza 6114 Root Rd (281) 251-5551 Ming Cafe 6052 Fm 2920 Rd (281) 257-4886 Nadia’s Mediterranean Grill 5921 Fm 2920 Rd # B (281) 907-7070 Nielsen’s Deli & Bakery 26830 Interstate 45 (281) 363-3354 Orient Express 4660 Louetta Rd # 180 (281) 288-5290 Pavarotti Italian Restaurant 4660 Louetta Rd # 130 (281) 350-9749 Pizza Tonight 27190 Glen Loch Dr (281) 465-4774 Pizza Zone 17711 Kuykendahl Rd (281) 257-3100 Pollos Asados El Regio 25602 Interstate 45 (281) 292-4377 Shogun 5941 Fm 2920 Rd # H (281) 288-0996 Sicily Pizza & Pasta 4890 Louetta Rd (281) 288-8004 Sreenath Murph’s Deli 20400 Interstate 45 N (281) 296-5303 Tabasco’s Mexican Grill 4334 Fm 2920 Rd (281) 288-0125
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FILM IN THEATERS American Sniper R 132 min Action | Biography | Drama U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) takes his sole mission -- protect his comrades -- to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but also makes him a prime target of insurgents. Despite grave danger and his struggle to be a good husband and father to his family back in the States, Kyle serves four tours of duty in Iraq. However, when he finally returns home, he finds that he cannot leave the war behind. Director: Clint Eastwood Stars: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Kyle Gallner
INSURGENT Insurgent PG-13 119 min Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller Now on the run from Jeanine (Kate Winslet) and the rest of the power-hungry Erudites, Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James) search for allies and answers in the ruins of Chicago. They must find out what Tris’ family sacrificed their lives to protect and why the Erudites will do anything to stop them. Side by side, Tris and Four face one seemingly insurmountable challenge after another, as they unravel the secrets of the past and -- ultimately -- the future of their world. Director: Robert Schwentke Stars: Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Theo James, Kate Winslet The Gunman R 115 min Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller A sniper on a mercenary assassination team, kills the minister of mines of the Congo. Terrier’s successful kill shot forces him into hiding. Returning to the Congo years later, he becomes the target of a hit squad himself. A former Special Forces soldier (Sean Penn) who has PTSD tries to reconnect with his longtime lover, but must first go on the run across Europe to clear his name. Director: Pierre Morel Stars: Sean Penn, Idris Elba, Jasmine Trinca, Javier Bardem Do You Believe? PG-13 115 min Drama A dozen different souls-all moving in different directions, all longing for something more. As their lives unexpectedly intersect, they each are about to discover there is power in the Cross of
Christ ... even if they don’t yet believe it. When a local pastor is shaken to the core by the visible faith of an old street-corner preacher, he is reminded that true belief always requires action. His response ignites a faith-fueled journey that powerfully impacts everyone it touches in ways that only God could orchestrate. This stirring new film from the creators of God’s Not Dead arrives in theaters Spring of 2015. More than a movie, it’s a question we all must answer in our lifetimes: Do You Believe? Director: Jon Gunn Stars: Mira Sorvino, Sean Astin, Alexa PenaVega, Ted McGinley Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter 105 min Drama A jaded Japanese woman discovers a hidden copy of Fargo (1996) on VHS, believing it to be a treasure map indicating the location of a large case of money. Director: David Zellner Stars: Rinko Kikuchi, Nobuyuki Katsube, Shirley Venard, David Zellner Danny Collins R 106 min Comedy | Drama Inspired by a true story, Al Pacino stars as aging 1970s rocker Danny Collins, who can’t give up his hard-living ways. But when his manager (Christopher Plummer) uncovers a 40 year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon, he decides to change course and embarks on a heartfelt journey to rediscover his family, find true love and begin a second act. Director: Dan Fogelman Stars: Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner, Bobby Cannavale
Black Sea R 115 min Adventure | Thriller Soon after losing his salvage job, former naval officer Robinson (Jude Law) assembles a misfit crew of unemployed sailors for a risky mission: Find a sunken Nazi U-boat, rumored to contain a fortune in gold. Promising each man an equal share, Robinson leads the mixed British and Russian crew to comb the depths of the Black Sea. Before long, greed takes hold of a crew already divided along language and cultural lines -- and the fewer men that make it back alive, the more gold to go around. Director: Kevin Macdonald Stars: Jude Law, Jodie Whittaker, Ben Mendelsohn, Tobias Menzies Chappie R 120 min Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller In the near future, a mechanized police force patrols the streets and deals with lawbreakers -- but now, the people are fighting back. When one police droid is stolen and given new programming, he acquires the ability to feel and think for himself. While the robot, dubbed “Chappie (Sharlto Copley),” puzzles out human behavior, the authorities begin to see him as a danger to mankind and order; they will stop at nothing to ensure that Chappie is the last of his kind. Director: Neill Blomkamp Stars: Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver Cinderella PG 112 min Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Romance When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella’s fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger in the woods. Director: Kenneth Branagh Stars: Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham Carter Focus R 104 min Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance Nicky (Will Smith), a veteran con artist, takes a novice named Jess (Margot Robbie) under his wing. While Nicky teaches Jess the tricks of the trade, the pair become romantically involved; but, when Jess gets uncomfortably close, Nicky ends their relationship. Three years later, Nicky is in Buenos Aires working a very dangerous scheme when Jess -- now an accomplished femme fatale -- unexpectedly shows up. Her appearance throws Nicky for a loop at a time when he cannot afford to be off his game. Directors: Glenn Ficarra | John Requa Stars: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro, BD Wong Jupiter Ascending PG-13 125 min Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis) was born under signs that predicted future greatness, but her reality as a woman consists of cleaning other people’s houses and endless bad breaks. Caine (Channing Tatum), a genetically engineered hunter, arrives on Earth to locate her, making Jupiter finally aware of the great destiny that awaits her: Jupiter’s genetic signature marks her
as the next in line for an extraordinary inheritance that could alter the balance of the cosmos. Directors:Andy Wachowski | Lana Wachowski Stars:Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, Eddie Redmayne, Sean Bean Kingsman: The Secret Service 129 min Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime Gary “Eggsy” Unwin (Taron Egerton), whose late father secretly worked for a spy organization, lives in a South London housing estate and seems headed for a life behind bars. However, dapper agent Harry Hart (Colin Firth) recognizes potential in the youth and recruits him to be a trainee in the secret service. Meanwhile, villainous Richmond Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson) launches a diabolical plan to solve the problem of climate change via a worldwide killing spree. Director: Matthew Vaughn Stars: Colin Firth, Michael Caine, Taron Egerton, Samuel L. Jackson Lambert & Stamp R 120 min Documentary Aspiring filmmakers Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert set out to find a subject for their underground movie, one that will reflect the way it feels to be young and dissatisfied in postwar London. This unlikely partnership of two men from vastly different backgrounds was inspired by the burgeoning youth culture of the early 1960s. Lambert and Stamp searched for months and finally found in a band called the High Numbers a rebellious restlessness that was just what they were looking for. Abandoning their plans to make a film, they instead decided to mentor and manage this group, which evolved into the iconic band known as the Who. The result was rock ‘n’ roll history. Director:James D. Cooper Stars:Richard Barnes, Heather Daltrey, Roger Daltrey, Robert Feamley-Whittingstall Mortdecai R 106 min Action | Comedy Juggling some angry Russians, the British Mi5, his impossibly leggy wife and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part time rogue Charlie Mortdecai must traverse the globe armed only with his good looks and special charm in a race to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain the code to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold. Director: David Koepp Stars: Johnny Depp, Olivia Munn, Ewan McGregor, Gwyneth Paltrow Paddington PG 95 min Comedy | Family After a deadly earthquake destroys his home in Peruvian rainforest, a young bear (Ben Whishaw) makes his way to England in search of a new home. The bear, dubbed “Paddington” for the london train station, finds shelter with the family of Henry (Hugh Bonneville) and Mary Brown (Sally Hawkins). Although Paddington’s amazement at urban living soon endears him to the Browns, someone else has her eye on him: Taxidermist Millicent Clyde (Nicole Kidman) has designs on the rare bear and his hide.A live-action feature based on the series of popular children’s books by Michael Bond. Director: Paul King Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent Run All Night R 114 min Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller Mobster and hit man Jimmy Conlon has one night to figure out where his loyalties lie: with his estranged son, Mike, whose life is in danger, or his longtime best friend, mob boss Shawn Maguire, who wants Mike to pay for the death of his own son. Director: Jaume Collet-Serra Stars: Liam Neeson, Ed Harris, Joel Kinnaman, Vincent
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IT’S FINALLY HERE! WHOLE FOODS MARKET LAUNCHES IN THE WOODLANDS story by Nick Rama photos by John Wade Whole Foods invited me for a VIP preview of their new store that opens on Wednesday, March 18th. It is a 44,000-square-foot store, at the corner of Lake Woodlands and Lake Front Circle in Hughes Landing. When most people think of Whole Foods they think of the overly healthy store that has high quality natural products and produce, but this Whole Foods has so much more! The Woodlands store will offer more than 135 organic items, 75 varieties of freshly cut fruit and vegetables, and 20 freshly squeezed juice All produce sold Nick Rama options. at the store will meet the company’s Responsibly Grown Rating System, supporting the store’s commitment to quality, human health and the environment. It will feature a wine and beer bar in the center of the store (more on that in the Sippin’ Around Town column later). I even saw some local hot sauces by Spring, TX owned Hot Line Pepper Products and hand crafted chocolates from Tejas Chocolate from Houston. What is so great about this Whole Foods is that it will have it’s own concierge services, which will include personal shopping, special orders and catering. The first personal shopping fee is waived for all guests. Concierge will offer delivery or free curbside pick-up. This store is beautifully laid out and spacious, and I am really looking
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forward to shopping, eating here and explore to discover the next foodie find. Here are some of the featured areas in the store: -First of all this location is going to have a first of its kind Taco Bar featuring a buildyour-own taco station featuring meats such as asadas, carnitas and toppings like made-in store guacamole and salsas along with freshly made chips. Even pupusas and local Paqui tortillas. -Fresh smoothie and coffee bar with a Mod bar espresso and custom coffee drink system ModBar or Modular Brewing System is a new and revolutionary coffee brewing experience. Completely modular with all the major hardware under-counter, all the customer experiences are beautiful ‘taps’ that are designed for espresso, steam, and drip coffee.”) This area is much larger than other Whole Foods I have been in. -Large dining area and outdoor seating to enjoy your food and beverages. -Self serve pizza station with a Wood burning pizza oven. -Made-to-order sandwich bar that even has a sandwich called “Woodlands Way” -Two-foot case of ready-to-go meal solutions that will make mealtime decisions quick and convenient for shoppers. -Large selection of charcuterie, featuring
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Sippin’ at Whole Foods by Jamie Alvear
On March 18th, a new bar is opening up in the Woodlands area that is quite unique. It will offer beer, wine, and a tasty pub menu in a relaxed, comfortable setting. So what’s so unique about this bar? It’s located inside the new Woodland’s Whole Foods Market. Whole Foods is providing the ultimate sip and shop opportunity. The bar is located in the back center of the store and offers bar seating and table tops. The beautiful bar counter top is made from wood reJamie Alvear claimed from the truck decks of tractor-trailers that once traveled up and down Historic Route 66. You are welcome to sit and enjoy a beer from one of the 24 craft beers on tap or order one to take with you while you check items off your shopping list. If beer is not your thing, wine is also available. You can have a
glass of wine or pick up one of your favorite bottles for them to open and pour for you. Their traditional pub menu offers items such as burgers, pizza, wings, and fish and chips. If you’re looking for something a little different, you can pick up one of their prepared food items, order some sushi, or have a custom cheese plate made. Need to refill your beer and wine supply at home?
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Nick’s continued from page 15 many types of meat roasted in-store. Specialty cheeses and an olive bar. - Made to order sushi as well as grab and go options. -Two large food bars, featuring soups, entrees and a expansive self-serve salad station. -Bakery featuring cakes that are hand decorated in store with unique flavors such as black gold, lemon matcha, cinnamon butterscotch and even honey almond. Large selection of fresh baked breads in house or from their regional bake house that happens to be in Houston. -In-Store barbecue smoke house with brisket, pork butts, sausage, ribs and more. -Expansive meat service case with a wide selection of choice and prime beef, regionally-
Sippin’ continued from page 15 sourced lamb, 100% pasture raised beef, veal, pork, poultry and more. Many varieties of freshly made sausage and smoked bacon made in-store by our butchers -Seafood department will have a large selection of smoked in-store seafood offerings, sustainably wild caught and farm raised seafood, Whole fish available every day – they will also steam, fillet, season, and debone your fish for free, just ask! Roll your own superfrozen sashimi case – perfect for creating your favorite rolls at home! -Expanded dairy department with large selection of yogurt, milk, and non-dairy offerings -Bulk department with over 200 items to choose from -Four grind-your-own nut butter varieties -Large selection of eco-friendly household products -Perfect for your four-legged family members - just like with all of the food sold at Whole Foods Market, the pet food must meet strict quality standards which means no artificial ingredients, colorings, additives or sweeteners. Be sure to shop on Wednesdays to support local charities. As a part of Whole Foods Market’s commitment to the community, the store will hold a series of community giving days on Wednesdays during the first five weeks the store is open. Guests can support a different local nonprofit each Wednesday simply by shopping. The following organizations will receive 1 percent of sales: March 25 - The Woodlands Waterway Arts Council April 1 - The Woodlands Children’s Museum April 8 - Operation Pets Alive April 15 - Panther Creek Inspiration Ranch Whole Foods Market The Woodlands is located at 1925 Hughes Landing Blvd. Suite 100 in The Woodlands. Store Hours are from 7am to 10pm daily. Whole Foods can be reached by phone at 832-246-5600
Whole Foods has you covered. They have 24 feet of cooler space loaded with refrigerated beer from local producers, as well as your standard brew. Can decide on which beer to take home? No problem! You are able to mix and match six packs. You can also take home one of their 24 craft beers on tap in refillable growlers available for purchase in two different sizes. Their wine selection offers all traditional varietals, as well as champagne and sake. In keeping with the Whole Foods core values, they will also offer wines that practice sustainable wine growing. Convenient wine bags are available at the end of each aisle and there’s a 10% discount for purchases of six bottles or more. When having a party or just doing some major stocking up of your personal supply, take advantage of Whole Foods concierge service. You can have them personal shop your selection so that it’s all packed up and ready for you. If you need a case of your favorite wine or are looking to special order something you didn’t see in the store, the concierge service is there to help. Be sure to sign up for their newsletter or like their Facebook page to stay informed on all the latest events. They will have wine vendors in the store, offer wine education
classes, and even have local breweries come in for a tap takeover. This month they will be featuring wines of Portugal. So whether you are sipping and shopping or take some beer and wine home to enjoy, Whole Foods is the place to go. A visit to the bar can make your next shopping trip less of a chore and more of a social outing.
ready to make their work public. However, when their dean learns what they’ve done, he shuts them down. Zoe is killed during an attempt to recreate the experiment, leading Frank to test the process on her. Zoe is revived -- but something evil is within her. Director: David Gelb Stars: Olivia Wilde, Mark Duplass, Evan Peters, Sarah Bolger
PG 93 min Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family Life is dandy in Bikini Bottom for SpongeBob Squarepants (Tom Kenny) and his friends Patrick (Bill Fagerbakke), Squidward (Rodger Bumpass), Mr. Krabs (Clancy Brown) and Sandy (Carolyn Lawrence). However, when the top-secret recipe for Krabby Patties is stolen, SpongeBob finds that he must join forces with perpetual adversary Plankton (Mr. Lawrence) and come ashore to battle a fiendish pirate named Burger Beard (Antonio Banderas), who has his own plans for the delicious delicacies. Directors:Paul Tibbitt | Mike Mitchell Stars:Antonio Banderas, Clancy Brown, Thomas F. Wilson, Tom Kenny Unfinished Business R 91 min Comedy A hard-working small business owner (Vince Vaughn) and his two associates (Tom Wilkinson, Dave Franco) travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what began as a routine business trip goes off the rails in every imaginable - and unimaginable - way, including unplanned stops at a massive sex fetish event and a global economic summit. Director: Ken Scott Stars: Vince Vaughn, Dave Franco, Tom Wilkinson, James Marsden
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FILM IN THEATERS From Film on page 14 D’Onofrio Seventh Son PG-13 102 min Adventure | Family | Fantasy Centuries ago, a supernatural champion named Master Gregory (Jeff Bridges) defeated Mother Malkin (Julianne Moore), a malevolent witch. Now, she has escaped imprisonment and thirsts for vengeance. She summons her followers and prepares to unleash her wrath on humanity. Only one thing stands in her way: Master Gregory. Gregory takes Tom Ward (Ben Barnes) as his new apprentice, but he has only until the next full moon to teach Tom what usually takes years: how to prevail against dark magic. Director:Sergey Bodrov Stars:Ben Barnes, Julianne Moore, Jeff Bridges, Alicia Vikander Still Alice PG-13 101 min Drama Dr. Alice Howland (Julianne Moore) is a renowned linguistics professor at Columbia University. When words begin to escape her and she starts becoming lost on her daily jogs, Alice must come face-to-face with a devastating diagnosis: early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. As the once-vibrant woman struggles to hang on to her sense of self for as long as possible, Alice’s three grown children must watch helplessly as their mother disappears more and more with each passing day. Directors: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland Stars: Julianne Moore, Kate Bosworth, Shane McRae, Hunter Parrish Taken 3 PG-13 109 min Action | Crime | Thriller Liam Neeson returns as ex-covert operative Bryan Mills, whose long awaited reconciliation with his ex-wife is tragically cut short when she is brutally murdered. Consumed with rage, and framed for the crime, he goes on the run to evade the relentless pursuit of the CIA, FBI and the police. For one last time, Mills must use his “particular set of skills,” to track down the real killers, exact his unique brand of justice, and protect the only thing that matters to him now - his daughter.
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Director: Olivier Megaton Stars: Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen The Imitation Game PG-13 114 min Biography | Drama | Thriller In 1939, newly created British intelligence agency MI6 recruits Cambridge mathematics alumnus Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) to crack Nazi codes, including Enigma -- which cryptanalysts had thought unbreakable. Turing’s team, including Joan Clarke (Keira Knightley), analyze Enigma messages while he builds a machine to decipher them. Turing and team finally succeed and become heroes, but in 1952, the quiet genius encounters disgrace when authorities reveal he is gay and send him to prison. Director: Morten Tyldum Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode The Last Five Years 94 min Comedy | Drama | Musical | RomanceThe Last 5 Years by Tony award winning composer and lyricist Jason Robert Brown is a musical deconstruction of a love affair and a marriage taking place over a five year period. Jamie Wellerstein is a young, talented up and coming Jewish novelist who falls in love with Cathy Hiatt, a Shiksa Goddess struggling actress. Their story is told almost entirely through songs using an intercutting time line device; all of Cathy’s songs begin at the end of their marriage and move backwards in time to the beginning of their love affair while Jamie’s songs start at the beginning of their affair and move forward to the end of their marriage. They meet in the center when Jamie proposes Director: Richard LaGravenese Stars: Anna Kendrick, Jeremy Jordan, Natalie Knepp, Meg Hudson The Lazarus Effect PG-13 Thriller Medical researcher Frank (Mark Duplass), his fiancee Zoe (Olivia Wilde) and their team have achieved the impossible: they have found a way to revive the dead. After a successful, but unsanctioned, experiment on a lifeless animal, they are
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The Loft R 108 min Thriller Five married guys conspire to secretly share a penthouse loft in the city--a place where they can carry out hidden affairs and indulge in their deepest fantasies. But the fantasy becomes a nightmare when they discover the dead body of an unknown woman in the loft, and they realize one of the group must be involved. Director: Erik Van Looy Stars: Karl Urban, James Marsden, Wentworth Miller The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel PG 122 min Comedy | Drama The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is the expansionist dream of Sonny (Dev Patel), and it’s making more claims on his time than he has available, considering his imminent marriage to the love of his life, Sunaina (Tina Desai). Sonny has his eye on a promising property now that his first venture, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for the Elderly and Beautiful, has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament for fresh arrivals Guy (Richard Gere) and Lavinia (Tamsin Greig). Evelyn and Douglas (Judi Dench and Bill Nighy) have now joined the Jaipur workforce, and are wondering where their regular dates for Chilla pancakes will lead, while Norman and Carol (Ronald Pickup and Diana Hardcastle) are negotiating the tricky waters of an exclusive relationship, as Madge (Celia Imrie) juggles two eligible and very wealthy suitors. Perhaps the only one who may know the answers is newly installed co-manager of the hotel, Muriel (Maggie Smith), the keeper of everyone’s secrets. Director: John Madden Stars: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
What We Do in the Shadows 86 min Comedy | Horror Follow the lives of Viago (Taika Waititi), Deacon (Jonathan Brugh), and Vladislav (Jemaine Clement) - three flatmates who are just trying to get by and overcome life’s obstacles-like being immortal vampires who must feast on human blood. Hundreds of years old, the vampires are finding that beyond sunlight catastrophes, hitting the main artery, and not being able to get a sense of their wardrobe without a reflectionmodern society has them struggling with the mundane like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts Directors: Jemaine Clement | Taika Waititi Stars: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer
Pizza Shack 115 W Montgomery (936) 856-9780 Rico’s Mexican Grill 12501 Canyon Falls Blvd (936) 856-6200 Smokey Mo’s 507 S Danville St (936) 856-5581 Sweatpeas Cooking 506 Highway 75 N (936) 333-3439 Taqueria Las Moras 106 W Montgomery (936) 890-4148 Yummy Yummy Mongolian Grill 12709 Interstate 45 N (936) 890-8855 Zach’s Bbq 200 E Powell St (936) 890-6969
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Dining Guide continued from page 13 Taco Crave a 5200 FM 2920 #120 (281) 288-0940 Taipei China Bistro 25807 Interstate 45 (281) 363-9188 Taqueria Arandas 36 Inc 25598 Interstate 45 # A (281) 419-3582 Taqueria Los Petates 25602 Interstate 45 (281) 362-9333 Taqueria Rodeo De Jalisco 19411 Kuykendahl (281) 251-3186 Taquma Japanese Grill 5200 Louetta Rd (281) 251-6338 Thomas Bar B-Q 25312 Interstate 45 (281) 364-1177 Tommy Wok 18363 Kuykendahl (281) 251-9190 Wacky Mongolian Grill 21212 Kuykendahl Rd (281) 288-3232 Wunsche Brothers Cafe 103 Midway St (281) 350-1902 Zum Barrel 13101 Kuykendahl (832) 446-3390
TOMBALL B J’s Pizza 24419 Kuykendahl Rd (281) 516-1770 Casa Amas Mexican 30522 State Hiway 249 (281) 255-8684 CC’s Cafe 1231 Alma St (281) 357-8025 Chang Gourmet Chinese 28575 State Hiway 249 (281) 255-9818 Chick N Fish House Of Tenders 32350 State Hiway 249 (281) 789-4193 Chinese Wok 1017 Louetta Rd (832) 717-7400 Ciscos Salsa Co 209 Commerce St (281) 351-7572 Ciudad Latina Grill & Market 32360 State Hiway249 (832) 521-3898 Cobi Ice Cream 11246 Timber Tech Ave (281) 516-1311 Cornerstone TX 990 Village Square (832) 422-1370 Country Bumpkins 18929 Telge Rd (281) 290-6512 Country Gardens 36102 Fm 149 Rd (281) 252-4443 Da Vinci’s Gallery & Expresso 315 W Main St (281) 516-9595 Deshazer Ranch 19600 Stone Lake Dr (281) 290-9585 Dragon Inn Restaurant 30006 State Hiway 249 (281) 351-9178 Dumas’s Taco Co 25435 Fm 2978 Rd (281) 255-9444 Egg & I 14051 Fm 2920 Rd (281) 516-9100 El Charro Grill 24914 Kuykendahl Rd (281) 516-2134 El Taco Madres 16918 Fm 2920 Rd (281) 351-8226 Ella’s Garden 1415 Ulrich Rd (281) 290-0998 Fang’s Cafe 24914 Kuykendahl (281) 516-0850 Fina’s Taco Factory 22526 Hufsmith Kohrville (832) 698-2395 Frey’s Backyard Cafe 14441 Fm 2920 Rd (281) 255-8282 Gianna Italian Kitchen 28301 State Hiway 249 (281) 290-6676 Golden Pagoda Chinese Rstrnt 908 W Main St (281) 351-8130 Goodson’s Cafe 27931 State Hiway 249 (281) 351-1749 Gumbeaux’s 9111 Hufsmith Kuykendahl (281) 323-8494 Harris County Smokehouse 14239 Fm 2920 Rd (281) 351-4060 Hugo’s Italian Grill & Pzzr 23110 Kuykendahl Rd (281) 257-9720 Hunan Inn Asian Bistro 11407 Spring Cypress (281) 251-8388 Israel Tinda Y Panaderla 17719 Kuykendahl (832) 559-3696 Jax B F S Tomball 32350 State Hiway 249 (281) 259-6569 Julio’s 19235 Fm 2920 Rd (281) 255-8818 LA Tranquila Ranch 9418 Fm 2920 Rd (281) 576-8882 LNT Family Dining Cafe 18535 Fm 1488 (281) 252-8357 Longhorn Builders 21931 Kobs Rd (281) 357-1465 Los Arcos Mexican Restaurant 28048 State Hiway 249 (281) 351-9677 Los Pinos Mexican Restaurant 1231 Alma St # A (281) 255-2636 Los Toros Mexican Grill 701 E Main St # 140 (281) 255-2526 Los Tres Ranchitos Mexican 16143 N Eldridge Pkwy (281) 826-0333 Luie’s Smokehouse 17323 Pikes Peek Ct (832) 868-3643
Macayo’s Mexican Restaurant 24814 Kuykendahl (281) 516-3015 Marco’s Pizza 16949 N Eldridge (281) 251-3334 Mel’s Country Cafe 24814 Stanolind Rd (281) 255-6357 Mexican Kitchen 16949 N Eldridge Pkwy (281) 251-5115 My Pizza 32360 State Hiway 249 (281) 259-2458 Nate’s Place 22526 Hufsmith Kohrville (832) 843-7977 Nona’s Italian Grill 1025 Alma St # E (281) 255-6088 Nonnie’s Soda Fountain 102 Market St (281) 516-1942 Nook Restaurant 1218 W Main St (281) 255-8406 Original Rib Tickler 28930 State Hiway 249 (281) 255-8119 Patsy’s 425 W Main St (281) 290-9664 Submarina 11022 Spring Cypress (281) 257-4432 Susie’s Tearoom 309 Market St # A (281) 516-4521 Tail Gate Grill 22008 Main Blvd (281) 255-9353 Taqeria Acapulco 32015 State Hiway 249 (281) 356-5885 Taste Of Asia 27910 State Hiway 249 (281) 516-0838 Tomball Bar-B-Q Co 30042 State Hiway 249 (281) 351-0929 Tomball Taqueria Restaurant 27941 State Hiway 249 (281) 516-7366 Whistle Stop 107 Commerce St (281) 255-2455 Whistle Stop Tea Room 104 N Elm St (832) 843-7437
WATERWAY Burger Fi 1501 Lake Robbins Dr (713) 389-5823 Goose’s Acrea 21 Waterway Ave (281) 466-1502 Grimaldi’s Pizzeriaa 20 Waterway Ct (281) 465-3500 Hubbell & Hudson 24 Waterway Ave # 125 (281) 203-5641 LA Lupita Mexican Cuisine 29 Waterway Ave (832) 510-2111 Luca & Leonardoa 20 Waterway Ave (832) 510-2110 Refuge Bar & Bistro 24 Waterway Ave (713) 389-5674 Towncenter Burger 20 Waterway Ave (281) 292-6385 Yucatan Taco Stand & Tequila 24 Water Way (281) 419-6300/1144
WILLIS El Buen Taco 606 S Danville St (936) 856-3597 El Tapatio 509 Highway 75 N (936) 856-6202 Leroy’s Bar-B-Q & Burgers 707 W Montgomery (936) 856-5232 Los Molcajetes Tex Mex 106 N Danville St (936) 856-9977 Olde Towne Willis Cafe 509 Highway 75 N (936) 890-0609 Original Super Burger 201 N Danville St (936) 856-8098
Alameda Juice 9595 Six Pines Dr (281) 681-1167 Benihana 1720 Lake Woodlands (281) 292-0061 Berryhill Baja Grill 9595 Six Pines Dr # 250 (281) 298-8226 Black Walnut Cafe 2520 Research Forest (281) 362-1678 BRIO Tuscan Grille 1201 Lake Woodlands (281) 465-8993 Brothers Pizza 2260 Buckthorne Pl (281) 298-9299 Brothers Pizza Express 6700 Woodlands Pkwy (281) 419-8550 Cajun Grilla 1201 Lake Woodlands (832) 585-0883 Charley’s Grilled Subs 1201 Lake Woodlands (281) 465-4333 Chef Chan’s Restaurant 7 Switchbud Pl (281) 363-0037 China Bridge 7901 Research Forest (281) 419-9888 China Springs 6777 Woodlands Pkwy (281) 419-9961 Crust Pizza Co 4775 W Panther Creek (281) 298-8844 Crust Pizza Co 8000 Research Forest (832) 585-0999 Dimassi’s Mediterranean Buffet 1640 Lake Woodlands (281) 363-0200 Double Dave’s Pizza 6777 Woodlands Pkwy (281) 419-3282 Frullati Cafe 1201 Lake Woodlands (281) 296-6657 Great Wraps 1201 Lake Woodlands (281) 298-0223 Green’s International 8000 Research Forest (281) 419-7787 Grotto Ristorante 9595 Six Pines Dr # 100 (281) 419-4252 Honey-B-Ham & Deli 4747 Research Forest (281) 364-9200 Jasper’s Woodlands 9595 Six Pines (281) 298-6600 LA Trattoria Tuscano 4223 Research Forest (281) 419-2252 Los Cucos Mexican Cafe 4775 W Panther Creek (281) 296-2303 Mama J’s BBQ & Grill 26710 Oak Ridge Dr I-45 (936) 273-9444 Mariachi’s Mexican Bar & Grill 6777 Woodlands Pkwy (281) 292-2222 Masa’s Sushi & Robata Bar 4775 W Panther Creek (281) 298-5688 Mi Cocina 1201 Lake Woodlands (281) 298-6426 Pit Master BBQ 343 Sawdust Rd (281) 419-3644 Pizza By Marco 9595 Six Pines Dr (281) 298-8794 Potbelly Sandwich Works 9595 Six Pines Dr (281) 292-6652 Ristorante Tuscany 1601 Lake Robbins (281) 367-9797 Rico’s Grill 4747 Research Forest (281) 367-7382 Rico’s Mexican Restaurant 8000 Research Forest (281) 465-4820 Romano’s Macaroni Grill 1155 Lake Woodlands (281) 367-3773 Sakekawa Japanese Restaurant 6777 Woodlands Pkwy (281) 419-5988 Sakekawa Japanese Sushi-Steak 4221 Research Forest (281) 298-9188 Santaplus 1201 Lake Woodlands (281) 292-0868 Shanghai Bistro 38 Highland Cir (281) 298-9998 Skeeter’s Mesquite Grill 4747 Research Forest (281) 364-1094 Taco USA 7 Switchbud Pl (281) 292-8226 Tsukiji Sushi 24 Waterway Ave # 100 (281) 298-1888 UNI Sushi 9595 Six Pines # 860 (281) 298-7177 Via Emilia Italian Restaurant 10700 Kuykendahl Rd (281) 465-9555 Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen 1201 Lake Woodlands (281) 419-5060
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