Music of ‘Zeppelin’ amped by symphony
JIMMY BUFFETT COMES TO TOWN
Jimmy Buffett will perform at 8 p.m. on May 28 at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Tickets start at $46, and parking is still available in the Official Jimmy Buffett Tailgating Lot for $65 per car. The parking lot, located on the northeast corner of Six Pines Drive and Lake Robbins Drive, opens at noon and closes to incoming traffic at 4 p.m. There are specific guidelines for the tailgating event on the organization’s website.
The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion is located at 2005 Lake Robbins Drive in The Woodlands. Learn more at www.woodlandscenter.org or call 281-210-1125.
CHAMBER WILL HOST JOB FAIR
The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce’s Community Job Fair presented by the Kandor Group Inc. is set for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 28 at Sam Houston State University The Woodlands Center.
Last year, the event drew more than 300 job seekers and more than 40 employers, according to a chamber press release. Career fields represented include engineering, health care and education.
Sam Houston State University The Woodlands Center is located at 3380 College Park Drive. Learn more at www.woodlandschamber.org or call 281-363-8110.
ARTS GROUP SETS STYLE SHOW
The Montgomery County Performing Arts Society will raise money during its Mimosas in May in Texas event at 11:30 a.m. on May 29 at the Walden Yacht Club. Tickets start at $55. The annual event is a style show and luncheon, with proceeds benefiting the organization that was formed in 1970 to maintain and encourage the local performing arts.
Its 2014-15 season, which concludes May 30 with American English paying tribute to The Beatles, also included country music performances, a “show and a concerts and productions for young musicians and actors.
Walden Yacht Club is located at 13101 Melville Drive in Montgomery. Learn more at www.mcpas.org or call 936-760-2787.
‘OKLAHOMA!’ SHOW SET
The Players Theatre Co. presents “Oklahoma!” at 8 p.m. May 29-30. Tickets are $22 for adults. The production is the first musical written by the famous team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, and includes the hit songs “Oh What a Beautiful Mornin’,” “Surrey with the Fringe on Top” and “Out of My Dreams.” It’s a romance set in 1906.
The Owen Theatre is located at 225 Metcalf St. in Conroe. Learn more at www.owentheatre.com or call 936-539-4090.
CAT SHOW COMES TO CONROE
The local Stars and Stripes Cat Club presents its annual championship and household pet show at the Lone Star Expo Center starting at 9 a.m. on May 30. Admission is free but various entry fees apply for those interested in showing their cat, starting at $52 for the first entry.
The Cat Fanciers’ Association sanctioned six-ring show features awards in several categories, kitten sales, exhibitors and a concession stand.
The Lone Star Convention and Expo Center is located at 9055 Airport Road in Conroe. Learn more at www.cfagulfshore.org or call 281-379-3897.
BEATLES TRIBUTE CONCERT PLANNED
The Montgomery County Performing Arts Society presents “The Complete Beatles Tribute,” performed by American English at 7:30 p.m. on May 30 at the Crighton Theatre. Tickets are $43.
The award-winning tribute band play faithful renditions of music made famous by a Liverpool band that invaded America more than 50 years ago; and they dress the part, too. The quartet – consisting of Young Hines as John Lennon, Eric Michaels as Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Tom Gable as Ringo Starr – wear
authentic signature vintage instruments.
Crighton Theatre is located at 234 North Main St. in Conroe. Learn more at www.mcpas.org or call 936-760-2787.
SIPS, SUDS AND TACOS ON MENU
Wine & Food Week presented by H-E-B is June 1-7, and one of the big events during the weeklong celebration is Sips, Suds & Tacos at 6-9 p.m. on June 5 at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center. Tickets are $20 in advance and $30 at the door.
The event is presented by Mexico Tourism and 15 local restaurants will compete to impress a panel of judges including couture cake designer Charlotte Neuville, Chef John Brazie from The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center, Delicious Mischief talk radio host John DeMers and local beer expert Ronnie Crocker. The public will also taste samples and will have a say in who wins the Taco Takedown Trophy.
The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center is located at 1601 Lake Robbins Drive in The Woodlands. Learn more at www.wineandfoodweek.com.
SPRING CONCERT SERIES WRAPS UP
Rapture will perform pop, rock and dance hits during the final Spring Concert Series event at Market Street at 6-8:30 p.m. on June 4. The free concert coincides with the H-E-B Wine Walk at Market Street, part of the weeklong Wine & Food Week event. Tickets for the Wine Walk are $35 in advance and $40 at the door.
Located across the street from The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Market Street is bound by Lake Woodlands Drive, Lake Robbins Drive, Grogan’s Mill Road and Six Pines Drive. Learn more at www.wineandfoodweek.com or call 281-419-4774.