It's the final season for Mixers & Elixirs, the popular summer series at the Houston Museum of Natural Science that brings patrons together beneath towering dinosaurs to drink, dine and dance among the exhibits after-hours.
After seven years running, this year's summer season — Friday nights from July 8 to August 26 — is your last chance get gussied, toast the museum and sneak off to the Smith Gem Vault for some scenic snogging, not that we'd ever do something like that.
For those who've never attended, Mixers begin Fridays at 7 p.m., and this year patrons can nosh on gourmet food truck fare that varies week-to-week. Options will include Bernie's Burger Bus, Frosted Betty, Melange Creperie, Oh My! Pocket Pies and more.
This summer season is your last chance get gussied, toast the museum and sneak off to the Smith Gem Vault for some scenic snogging.
But fear not, museum groupies. HMNS' Latha Thomas tells us that though Mixers & Elixirs may be ending, it's just the beginning for a new year of programming that will culminate with the opening of the museum's new Paleo Hall next summer.
"All good things come to an end," Thomas tells CultureMap, and assures us that regular after-hours events like VIP nights for exhibition openings, the Spirits & Skeletons Halloween mixer and other opportunities to see the museum in a different, more adult-friendly setting will continue throughout the year.
For a full schedule of bands for Mixers & Elixirs and to stay up-to-date on other museum programming, visit the HMNS website.
Legendary rockers Styx and Kevin Cronin, lead singer of REO Speedwagon, will team up to co-headline the “Brotherhood of Rock” tour in 2025, which will include a stop at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on Friday, June 6.
The large, 40-city tour will take place over three months, starting in Greenville, South Carolina on May 28, and wrapping up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 24.
In addition to Houston, the tour will go to Austin on June 4 and Dallas on August 1. It will include special guest Don Felder, former lead guitarist for the Eagles, at all dates.
Fans can expect some of the greatest rock anthems of all time, including “Renegade,” “Keep On Loving You,” “Come Sail Away,” “Can't Fight This Feeling,” and “Hotel California.”
Styx and Cronin (as part of REO Speedwagon) first toured together in 2000 and in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks, coming together to form the Rock to the Rescue 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. This will mark their sixth time joining forces on the road.
2022 was the 50th anniversary of Styx's self-titled debut album, but they have yet to slow down. The band released their 17th album, Crash of the Crown, in 2021. Of course, not everyone is a fan, as this classic clip from The Simpsons illustrates.
REO Speedwagon's recording days appear to be done, with their last album coming out in 2009, but the main group of five has been together since 1989. On this tour, Cronin will be joined by REO's lead guitarist Dave Amato and drummer Bryan Hitt.
General tickets for the tour will go on sale starting on Friday, December 13 at 10 am at LiveNation.com.
Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets in the U.S. beginning on December 9 at 10 am through the Citi Entertainment program.
Styx and Kevin Cronin will be offering VIP packages via their own exclusive pre-sales beginning on Tuesday, December 10 at 10 am, as well as at LiveNation.com.
