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Your weekly guide to Houston: Five (plus) don't-miss events, including a historic goodbye

By Joel Luks

05.14.13 | 12:10 pm

On tap this week are Hans Graf's last performance as Houston Symphony's music director, a history boat tour, an artsy evening that raises awareness for breast cancer prevention, dance on wa ...

Hotel Icon and Buffalo Bayou Partnership Community Open House

Hotel Icon

05.15.13

This community open house lunch-and-learn event kicks off a new fundraising and awareness campaign highlighting the Buffalo Bayou Partnership and related amenities. Attendees will have the oppo

Buffalo Bayou Partnership's Twilight Tours

Sabine to Bagby Promenade

05.18.13 - 09.21.13

These 30-minute pontoon boat cruises are a great way to spend the evening with your family and friends. First come first serve, no reservations, 21 person maximum per trip. Tours leave every 30 min

2013 Bat Tours along the Buffalo Bayou

Sabine to Bagby Promenade

04.26.13 - 10.25.13

Beginning at dusk, board the Buffalo Bayou Partnership's pontoon boat, "Spirit of the Bayou," and observe the emergence of approximately 250,000 bats from Waugh Street Bridge. The 90-

Springtime perfection

Young professionals polish off 800 pounds of crawfish at a sunny Buffalo Bayou bash

By Joel Luks

04.16.13 | 10:05 am

What a delightful springtime afternoon for an al fresco shindig Saturday, which is surely why more than 700 young professionals streamed for the Buffalo Bayou Partnership's young professio ...

Don't mess with Mother Nature

Rain can't dampen enthusiasm at first-ever "Bordeaux on the Bayou" mixer

By Joel Luks

04.14.13 | 12:00 pm

It was meant to be a picnic on the bayou, but as Houston Symphony League president Susan Osterberg wittingly noted, it had to be near the bayou. That's because Mother Nature risked turning last ...

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Your weekly guide to Houston: Five (plus) don't-miss events — with the Golden Pig Trophy

By Joel Luks

04.11.13 | 9:58 am

On the itinerary this week are stylish homes, international festivals, an al fresco bash and a hot hog competition. Try this: Click on the links below each event to find a page teeming with hel ...

2013 Buffalo Bayou Partnership Kayak Tours

04.06.13 - 06.01.13

Celebrate Houston in a whole new way and join the Buffalo Bayou Partnership for a kayak adventure through Houston's stunning urban wilderness. All equipment is supplied, including the tandem (2

Buffalo Bayou Partnership's Bayou Bash Kick-Off

Benjy's-Washington

03.26.13

Get excited for the Bayou Bash on April 13. Come and enjoy great drinks, great food and company with Bayou Buddies young professionals. Appetizers will be provided and drinks will be available at h

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Your weekly guide to Houston: Five (plus) don't-miss events, including azaleas and Zombies

By Joel Luks

03.14.13 | 9:51 am

On the itinerary this weekend are an edgy art opening, a sassy south-of-the-border dance performance, springtime fun, a sporty water race and a parade in green.  Do this: Click on the ...