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Free Game of Bowling in Cut and Shoot and Huntsville

altGoBowling.com is offering a FREE Game of Bowling Coupon through 1/31 (holidays excluded)! The offer is valid between 8:30am and 5:30pm daily and excludes shoe rental. Valid in our area at Time To Spare (13027 Highway 105 E, Cut and Shoot) and Huntsville Lanes (663 Interstate 45 S, Huntsville).


The Woodlands Annual Arbor Day Celebration, January 20 at Hughes Landing

Free trees galore (and cupcakes, too)! Over 65,500 free tree seedlings will be given away at the 42nd annual Arbor Day celebration – one of the longest standing traditions in the community. Hosted by The Woodlands Development Company, the Arbor Day Celebration will take place on Saturday, January 20 from 10am to 2pm at Hughes Landing on Lake Woodlands.

Since 1977, The Woodlands Development Company and its sponsors have given away nearly 1.5 million tree seedlings at Arbor Day.  This year, nine varieties of free tree seedlings will be available. The selection of trees includes American Elm, Eastern Redbud, Laurel Oak, Live Oak, Loblolly Pine, Overcup Oak, Sawtooth Oak, Water Oak and Willow Oak.

The Howard Hughes Corporation® Wins Both Gold and Commendation Awards for Hughes Landing®

Hurray! We won! Okay, well, not "WE", but we were pulling for The Howard Hughes Corporation, and THEY won! The Howard Hughes Corporation® and its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Woodlands® Development Company, are pleased to announce that The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) has awarded Hughes Landing® both Gold and Commendation Awards at the 2017 U.S. Design and Development Awards competition. ISCS recognizes properties for their excellence, innovation and creativity in the U.S. retail real estate industry. ICSC has named Hughes Landing a gold winner for Sustainability and a commendation winner for Design. 

2018 Astros Caravan Rolls Into The Woodlands on January 12

 altYour 2018 Houston Astros are ready to travel around Southeast Texas for the 2018 Astros Caravan, presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors. The Caravan stops in The Woodlands on Friday, January 12th with a combination of community outreach and public appearances. 

Fun Music Classes in Our Neighborhood! A Sneak Peek at Prelude Music

It's so special to make music with other people! On Monday, January 8, a handful of our readers joined me (Karen) at Prelude Music Classes to try out a couple of the music classes Prelude offers to families in The Woodlands. Below is a video that'll show you all the fun highlights!

We started out with free time in Prelude's imaginative, Montessori-inspired playroom stocked with wood toys, baby dolls, building blocks, and puzzles, and then we were summoned to the music room where the rest of the magic took place. The video speaks for itself - lots of rhythm-making, hand clapping, singing, dancing, and playing, all the while enjoying a beautiful bond with our children and each other. We ended each class with a calming music & rocking exercise, special snuggle time with our little ones, and complimentary snacks for our group, courtesy of Prelude. 

 

What you don't see in the video is how cool, calm, and collected the music leader, Kasia, is. She made our music class a "happy," unhurried, uninhibited, space where kids and grown-ups alike could feel free and at ease. She also took care to give us insight into how our kids were connecting and learning throughout their musical experience there. I dare say I gained new awareness and appreciation for the responsive and ever-inquiring minds of our little ones!

Woohoo! Your Parking Meter Donations are going to these great charities!

Four Montgomery County charities will benefit from the thousands of dollars in change inserted in Market Street’s voluntary parking meters throughout 2018 as the shopping, dining and entertainment destination announces the beneficiaries of the 2018 Change for Charity program: CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County, Foundation for Autism Care, Angel Reach and Canopy at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands. 

The Woodlands Car Club also generously raises money for the Change for Charity recipients throughout the year at their events, held the first Sunday of each month.  Their contributions, coupled with the amount donated to Market Street's 68 parking meters make up the total amount given to a selected charity each quarter.

“Market Street’s partnership with local charities continues to make a positive difference in our community,” says Noemi Gonzalez, marketing director at Market Street.  “Our shoppers have contributed more than $150,000 to the Change for Charity program since its inception.”