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 Trail rides, barbecue, music
and more – it’s rodeo time in Houston and as always, the season kicks off
downtown. This year, the festivities get going a little early with a Rodeo
Roundup on Tuesday, February 26 at Hermann Square in front of
City Hall.
Don’t miss this lunchtime event. It’s a great
way to learn everything you ever wanted to know about the Houston Livestock Show and
Rodeo. The party, which gets underway at 11
a.m. and goes until 1 p.m., will feature live music, tasty food, fun and
games.
Go Texan Day is Friday, February 29. Show your Western spirit by
donning your jeans and boots and munching on some barbecue from any of
downtown’s great spots like Otto’s Barbecue in the Shops at Houston Center; Miller’s Cafe in the tunnel system and
Pappa’s Bar-B-Q at 1217 Pierce.
On
Saturday, March 1 the rodeo swings into high gear with the annual Downtown Rodeo
Parade, which starts at 10 a.m. at Smith and
Texas and ends by City Hall at
Walker and Bagby.
Colorful balloons,
decorative floats, marching bands and trail riders from around the country will
fill downtown’s streets to herald one of the city’s most popular celebrations.
Houston sports icon Craig Biggio serves as the Grand Marshal for this fun, free
event.
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Downtown's pick {of the week}
 CharBar is quintessential Houston – a hipper than hip
lounge where you can sip martinis while you have a custom shirt made or get your
slacks repaired. Family-owned and operated since 1936, CharBar had its
beginnings as a tailoring shop – Duke of Hollywood. In 2001, the Shapiro family
did extensive renovations to the building at 305 Travis and opened the full-service
CharBar.
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Powerful music
 The Houston Symphony performs a moving
program of Orff’s Carmina Burana and
Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms featuring conductor Claus Peter Flor
on Friday, February 22; Saturday, February 23 and Sunday, February 24 at
Jones Hall.
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She’s looking swell
 Hello,
Dolly!, the grande dame of musical
theater returns to the TUTS stage
for the first time in 15 years starting Tuesday, February 26 and running through
Sunday, March 9 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.
Tony Award-winner Leslie Uggams stars as the match maker looking for her own
perfect partner.
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Go Gershwin
 Houston Ballet captures the mythical
New York of
the 1940s in Gershwin Glam at the Wortham Theater Center starting
Thursday, February 21 through Sunday, March 2. Stanton
Welch’s fun-filled, tongue-in-cheek tribute is choreographed to the melodies of
George Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F.
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Traditional tones
 Society for the Performing
Arts brings the beautiful sound of The
African Children's Choir around the globe to the Wortham Theater
Center on Sunday, February 24. The choir has been working for 23 years
raising awareness of the plight of the orphaned and abandoned in
Africa.
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Live music
 Hit makers Matchbox Twenty take the stage at
Toyota Center on Thursday, February 28 with special guest Alanis Morissette.
Don’t miss the unique sounds of Golem at Warehouse Live on Friday, February 22. This Eastern European folk-punk band is
like nothing you’ve ever heard. For a complete listing of this weekend’s live
music downtown, click here.
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Chamber music
 Houston Chamber Orchestra
presents Two Classics and a Three-Ring Circus on Monday, February 25 at the Hobby Center for the
Performing Arts. Franz Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 46 in B Major and Felix Mendelssohn's Concerto for Violin, Piano and String
Orchestra are highlights of the
evening.
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Hats off
 Congratulations to the winners of Houston Grand Opera’s annual Concert of Arias, the final
round of the nineteenth annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young
Singers. Caitlin Lynch, Joélle Harvey and Octavio Moreno beat out a field of 600
applicants to take the top three spots.
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Kid stuff
 Katherine
Paterson, author of the best selling Bridge to Terabithia, appears at the Wortham
Theater Center on
Sunday, February 24 as part of the COOL BRAINS! Inprint Readings for Young
People series. The author of more than 30 books for children
and young adults, Paterson’s works include young adult novels, early reader
books, picture books and nonfiction works.
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For girls
 Toyota Center welcomes The Revolve Tour to Houston on Friday, February 22 and Saturday, February 23 for a
two-day conference for teen girls. This Women of Faith event promises a weekend
of music, drama and speakers on the stuff teen girls really want (and need) to
know.
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Good sports
 The Aeros are
out of town and the Astros are
gearing up for their season but that doesn’t mean there’s no sporting excitement
downtown this week. The Houston Rockets play Miami on Thursday, February 21; Chicago on Sunday, February
24 and Washington on Tuesday, February 26 all Toyota
Center.
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