Meet Texas' favorite summer camp at a one-day Open House Carnival! Meet staff, learn more about Camp Olympia’s 45+ activities, and tour the beautiful, lakeside facility in Trinity, Texas. From boat rides, to fun on inflatables, a GIANT SWING, and games, the day is going to be packed with fun for the whole family. 

Date: Saturday March 26, 2022

Time: 10am - 4pm

Address: 723 Olympia Drive
Trinity, Texas 75862

RSVP here to receive a prize at check-in.

With one, two, and three week sessions and 45+ activity choices, Camp Olympia is the ultimate overnight camp experience for boys and girls ages 6-16! Don't miss the Carnival!

Known for their countless chart-topping hits spanning nearly three decades, multi-GRAMMY Award-winning band TRAIN has announced their highly anticipated 11th studio album, AM Gold, is set for release on May 20, 2022 via Columbia Records. AM Gold marks the group’s first release of all-new original music in five years. Giving fans the first taste of what they can expect from the forthcoming studio album, Train today debuted the title track “AM Gold” – available everywhere now – and its accompanying lyric video – watch here.

“Writing songs is hard. Not compared to so many things I suppose, but it’s difficult to create something that you love and then other people love as well. Writing songs for two and a half years in front of video screens instead of being in the presence of other humans has been a long, strange trip. And now here we are,” frontman Pat Monahan shares. “It has to start with love. Love that goes into work comes out of work. We love this song, this album, and our fans. Thank you for waiting so long for us. I think it was worth it. AM Gold! Here we go!“

The diamond-selling band has additionally announced today that they will be hitting the road this summer on their upcoming Save Me San Francisco Wine Co Presents: Train – AM Gold Tour. Produced by Live Nation, the North American Summer 2022 tour will kick off June 8th in Mansfield, MA, making 35+ stops in New York, Nashville, Dallas, San Diego, and more before concluding on August 6th at Colorado’s iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Joining Train on the road is Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Jewel as direct support on all dates and multi-platinum rock band Blues Traveler as direct support on all dates except Red Rocks. Thunderstorm Artis and Will Anderson will also join as opening acts on select dates. Full tour routing can be found below. To celebrate the touring announcement, comedian, actor, and producer Ken Jeong recorded a special video message – watch here.

Of the upcoming tour, Monahan says, “2022 is the year of the Tiger. It has begun in a strong, beautiful, and encouraging way and it’s only the beginning. The 2022 Summer AM Gold tour will be all those things and more, as we are joined by our dear friends Jewel and Blues Traveler! What a ride! We can’t wait to see you all out there, dancing and singing along to their amazing music as well as our new album AM Gold. Is it June yet? See you then! Love and miss you all!”

Citi is the official card of Train – AM Gold Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, February 22nd at 10AM local time until Thursday, February 24th at 10PM local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.

Fans can gain first access to the artist presale beginning Wednesday, February 23rd at 10AM local through Thursday, February 24th at 10PM local. To sign up and for more information, visit savemesanfrancisco.com. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Friday, February 25th at 10AM local time on ticketmaster.com.

Since their formation in 1994, Train has had 14 songs on Billboard’s Hot 100, 12 albums on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and has sold more than 10 million albums and 30 million tracks worldwide. In March 2021, the band celebrated the 20th anniversary of their iconic, career-defining album Drops of Jupiter, and the following month, their global hit “Hey, Soul Sister” was certified Diamond by the RIAA, one of just 58 songs in history to reach Diamond status. The band is comprised of frontman Pat Monahan (lead vocals), Hector Maldonado (bass, vocals), Jerry Becker (keyboards, vocals), Taylor Locke (guitar, vocals), Matt Musty (drums), Sakai Smith (backup vocals), and Nikita Houston (backup vocals).

Train with Jewel, Blues Traveler and Thunderstorm Artis will perform at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will go on sale Friday, February 25, 2022, at 10 a.m.

Guests are encouraged to register to receive important show updates by texting Train22 to (877) 350-1693.

More information including ticket pricing, bag restrictions and important venue policies can be found on The Pavilion website at www.woodlandscenter.org.

Residents are invited to grab the whole family and come out for this year’s free Touch-A-Truck event, which is scheduled for Saturday, February 26, 2022, from 9 a.m. to noon at The Recreation Center at Rob Fleming Park, 6464 Creekside Forest Drive in The Woodlands, TX 77389. In the event of inclement weather, there will be no make-up date due to scheduled events for the remaining of the season.  

This is a great opportunity to get up close and personal with a multitude of big trucks, various first responder vehicles, and other large vehicles at this hands-on event, fit for all ages, so everyone is encouraged to mark the calendar for a fun-filled morning.

Soccer Shots The Woodlands/Spring, an engaging children's soccer program with a focus on character development, is this year’s presenting sponsor. Along with their presenting sponsorship, Soccer Shots will participate in the event featuring information and demonstrations on the field at The Recreation Center at Rob Fleming Park.

For more information, please visit facebook.com/townshipparksandrec or call 281-516-7348.

PHOTO: The Touch-A-Truck event returns on February 26, 2022, from 9 a.m. to noon at The Recreation Center at Rob Fleming Park, located at 6464 Creekside Forest Drive in The Woodlands, TX 77389.

“If you want to be cool, just be you!” Main Street Theater brings Pete the Cat and this message we all need to hear  to the stage in a fun, lively musical that will delight the whole family. Performances will be held at MST’s MATCH location, 3400 Main St., Houston, TX  77002:

Sundays, February 27, March 6 and 13, 2022 at 12:30pm and 3:30pm and

Saturdays, March 26 and April 2, 2022 at 10:30am and 1:30pm.

The show is recommended for Pre-Kindergarten and older. All tickets are on sale via phone at 713.524.6706 or online at MainStreetTheater.com. Tickets are $18 - $28. Group rates are available. No children under 3 are admitted in the theater (including sleeping babies). (Performances are also available for school groups and homeschools. Call 713.524.9196 ext 1 or visit the website.)

Main Street Theater also offers Accommodations Performances:

Sensory-Friendly / Relaxed Performance: Mar. 13 at 12:30pm

Audio Described Performance: Mar. 13, 2022 and 3:30pm (email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to reserve)

ASL Performance: Apr. 2, 2022 at 1:30pm

About Pete the Cat

Everybody loves Pete, the groovy, guitar playing cool cat. Everyone but Jimmy, the world’s most organized second grader. But all that changes when Pete the Cat and Jimmy take a once-in-a-lifetime road trip. The whole family will love Pete’s hilarious, jazzy antics in this toe-tapping musical! Recommended for Pre-Kindergarten and older. 

The musical has book and lyrics by Sarah Hammond, music by Will Aronson, and is based on the Pete the Cat series of books by Kimberly and James Dean.

About the Production

Pete the Cat is directed and choreographed by Daria Allen. Musical direction by Eduardo Guzman. The cast includes Seth Cunningham, Tyler Galindo, Brock Hatton, Matt Hurt, Shannon Nichols, and Diana Alcaraz Villa. The design team is Matt Lewis (set design), David Gipson (lighting design), Victoria Nicolette Gist (costume design), Shawn W. St. John (sound design), Lee O Barker (properties design), and Sarah Sneesby (choreography). Mary McNeely is the stage manager. 

Do you know what a Wonderbook is? Last month, I was pleasantly surprised to find a selection of these wonderful books on the shelves in the Children's Department at the Tomball Library.

Wonderbooks are read-along books that combine the text of the book with a read-along recording all in one bound book. In short, it's a printed book with a ready-to-play audiobook device inside. Kids press PLAY to read along with the book, and they can also switch to Learning Mode for some additional literacy learining and fun!

Wonderbooks are similar to the older style books on tape (where you have a separate cassette / CD that you have to play on your own device). But again, Wonderbooks have the player with speaker combined with the hardbound book, usually right inside the front cover. The controls are easy for kids to use and include a play button, reverse/fast forward, a reset button, and a headphone jack. 

All four of my kids are highly proficient readers, but I still read aloud to all four of them ALL the time. Face it, you're never to old to hear a readaloud, especially at bedtime. (Sometimes I even read aloud to my husband, and he often reads aloud to me.) My whole family cherishes books and great stories! That's why I was so happy to stumble upon these Wonderbook treasures. When I want my children to just sit and follow along in the book while its being read alound (but when I don't want to do the reading aloud myself because of... well, chores), Wonderbooks to the rescue! 

The Tomball Library didn't have a huge collection of Wonderbooks, but we checked out 3 and left about 20 more on the shelves. The books we saw were popular, modern titles that we were already familiar with, and they all looked brand new. 

The caveat? These bad boys are a pretty penny to replace, so make sure you're keeping them in a safe spot at home so you can return to them to the library when they're due!