Do you have a child from 2-16 years old who likes to run or would like to start running? Consider joining The Woodlands Running Club Juniors, a non-competitive youth running program. Runners are required to log 25 throughout the season during scheduled Club runs. The final race of the season is the Woodlands Marathon 2K, whereupon successful completion of 25+ miles during the season AND completion of the race, Junior runners will be awarded a marathon medal in addition to their race medal.

The season kicks off Saturday, September 25th at 8 a.m. at The Woodlands High School 9th grade campus. Please meet in the bleachers next to the track which is located to the rear of the campus. There is ample parking adjacent to the track.

This season will have a focus on personal goals, encouraging the kids to think about how many miles they want to achieve by the end of the season. Many runners pass the 25 mile goal early in the season and they are encouraged to set up a new personal goal to keep working on. In previous years, several runners passed 100 miles and many runners logged more than 50 miles.

Runners from all different levels, abilities and levels of interest are welcomed and celebrated. At the end of the season there are age group awards for runners with the most miles in order to encourage them to keep running even after achieving the 25 miles goal. Parents are also invited to join the kids during organized runs. The Club is seeing an increase in families running together... a win-win for everyone!

Be sure to register your family for the Juniors program at: Register at www.thewoodlandsrunningclub.org

The Woodlands Family YMCA invites senior adults to stop by and experience the YMCA on Tuesday, September 28th. The Open House and Vendor Fair, presented by Friendly Faces Senior Care, will give Forever Young seniors a chance to see what the YMCA has to offer, such as wellness classes, social gatherings, volunteering and learning opportunities.

The Woodlands Family YMCA Open House for Seniors’ and their guests, will be held from 11:00 am–12:30 pm, outside under the trees, at the Shadowbend YMCA location. Free t-shirts will be given to the first 200 guests. Planned activities include a vendor fair, games, refreshments, information on Y senior programs, senior services, tours, door prizes, give-aways, a light lunch and much more. In addition, there will be a bingo social from 1:00–3:00 pm.

“The National Institute on Aging finds that staying physically active and exercising regularly can help prevent or delay some diseases and disabilities as people grow older,” said Roxanne Davis, YMCA Community Liaison. “We encourage everyone to stay active, no matter their age. Physical activity improves strength, energy and flexibility. Growing older shouldn’t have to mean losing strength or the ability to perform everyday tasks and the other enjoyable activities. The Fun Never Retires at the YMCA!”

The YMCA helps older adults remain active and vital contributors to our communities. The Y has fitness classes specifically designed for older adults. They give participants an opportunity to stay physically active, or in some cases, to overcome their fear of exercise and begin being physically active. Y ForeverWell programming accommodates a wide variety of interests and functional abilities of older adults as well as social opportunities, including:

 Water Exercise, ForeverWell Group Exercise Classes. ForeverWell Strength and Conditioning

 Balance and Fall Prevention, Seniors/Beginning Yoga, Line Dancing and Zumba

 Social gatherings including Lunch and Learns, lunch and dinner outings, field trips, concerts, plays and much more.

Bring friends and join the YMCA at the  Senior Open House. Admission is FREE and YMCA membership is not required. Wear your sneakers and come dressed to play! The Woodlands Family YMCA at Shadowbend is located at 6145 Shadowbend Place in The Woodlands. For more information call 281-367-9622.

Main Street Theater (MST) is back! The Theater for Youth will open its new season with Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!, based on the much-loved modern classic by Mo Willems. “We are so excited to be starting the new season together, in-person.” shared Vivienne M. St. John, MST Theater for Youth Artistic Director. “I think we are all ready for some toe-tapping, silly fun!” Performances will be held at MST’s MATCH location, 3400 Main St., Houston, TX  77002:

Sundays, September 26 & October 3, 2021 at 12:30pm and 3:30pm

Saturdays, October 9, 16 & 23, 2021 at 10:30am and 1:30pm.

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). Please visit www.MainStreetTheater.com for Main Street’s COVID-19 safety protocols.  (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: Oct. 3, 2021 at 12:30pm

Audio Described Performance: Oct. 3, 2021 at 3:30pm

ASL Performance: Oct. 23, 2021 at 1:30pm

About Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!

When a bus driver takes a break from the route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place – a pigeon! And you’ve never met one like this before! From the Caldecott Honor award-winning book, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! is sure to get everyone’s wings flapping with its innovative mix of songs, silliness, and feathers. Recommended for Pre-Kindergarten and up. 

About the Production

Robin Robinson directs Pigeon. Eduardo Guzman is the music director. The cast includes Diana Alcaraz, Algy Alfred, Chad Rodenberger, Sloane Teagle, Jordi Viscarri, and Whitney Zangarine.  The design team is Afsaneh Aayani (set and puppet design), Jason Cochran (lighting design), Amber Stepanik (costume design), Shawn W. St. John (sound design), and Corey Nance (properties design).  Kaylee Sarton is the stage manager. 

Memorial Hermann Broadway at the Hobby Center is pleased to announce that the North American tour of Lincoln Center Theater’s critically acclaimed production of Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY will be a part of Houston’s 2021-2022 Broadway season.  Directed by Bartlett Sher, the North American tour will relaunch at the Hobby Center and play September 14 – 19, 2021. MY FAIR LADY tickets are currently on sale

Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY is the winner of 5 Outer Critics Circle Awards including Best Revival of Musical and was nominated for 10 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, 5 Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical Revival and 3 Drama League Awards including Best Musical Revival.  The production, which premiered in the spring of 2018, ended its long run at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater on July 7, 2019 after playing 548 performances.

Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s play and Gabriel Pascal’s motion picture Pygmalion, MY FAIR LADY, with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, premiered on Broadway on March 15, 1956. The legendary original production won 6 Tony Awards including Best Musical and ran for 2,717 performances making it, at the time, the longest-running musical in Broadway history.

Boasting a score that contains such now-classic songs as “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “Get Me to the Church on Time,” “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly,” “On the Street Where You Live,” “The Rain in Spain,” and “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face,” Lincoln Center Theater’s production of MY FAIR LADY was hailed by The New York Times as “Thrilling, glorious and better than it ever was.  A marvelous and transformative revival.” New York Magazine described it as ‘Enthralling,” adding that “Bartlett Sher’s glowing revival proves that a beloved musical from another era can keep on kicking.” And Entertainment Weekly raved “A sumptuous new revival of the most perfect musical of all time. A masterful piece of entertainment.” 

The North American tour of Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY features choreography by Christopher Gattelli, and has sets by Michael Yeargan, costumes by Catherine Zuber, lighting by Donald Holder and sound by Marc Salzberg.  Music Supervision is by Ted Sperling, featuring MY FAIR LADY’s original musical arrangements by Robert Russell Bennett and Phil Lang, and dance arrangements by Trude Rittmann.  Tour Orchestrations are by Josh Clayton and music direction is by John Bell.  It is produced by Nederlander Presentations, Inc.

Tickets start at $35 and are available by phone at (800) 982-2787; online at www.TheHobbyCenter.org or www.BroadwayAtTheHobbyCenter.com; the Hobby Center Box Office (800 Bagby, Houston, TX 77002) and all Ticketmaster outlets. Discounts available for groups of 10 or more. For more information, please call (888) 451-5986 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.