Events
BY JOVANNA AGUILAR & DANICA LLOYD
Cy-Hoops invitational The annual basketball tournament features 24 teams, including 12 Cy-Fair ISD boys varsity teams, to raise funds for student scholarships. The tournament will be held at The Berry Center and Bridgeland, Cypress Woods and Cypress Lakes high schools. Game times and locations are online. • Dec. 7-9, times vary • $10 (tournament pass), $5 (single adult ticket), $3 (single student ticket) • Locations vary • www.berrycenter.net
Worth the Trip: MLK Day Parade in Midtown Houston
parade will feature more than 100 culturally diverse performance groups from across the nation. • Jan. 15, 10 a.m.-noon • Free (admission) • Midtown Houston, San Jacinto Street and Elgin Street • www.mlkgrandeparade.org
The 30th annual MLK Day Parade will be held in Midtown Houston originating on San Jacinto Street and Elgin Street with a “We Still Believe” theme. The
• 12527 Cypress N. Houston Road, Cypress • www.livinglegacycenter.com
• Dec. 15, 8 p.m. • Free (admission)
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• 14102 Mueschke Road, Cypress • www.mosirishpub.com/cypress
‘Anastasia’ at Playhouse 1960 Playhouse 1960 is presenting “Anastasia,” a musical play based on the 1997 animated lm following a young woman who sets out to discover the mystery of her past. • Dec. 8, 9, 15 and 16, 8 p.m.; Dec. 10 and 17, 3 p.m. • $22 (military, veterans, students, seniors), $25 (general admission) • 6814 Gant Road, Ste. 116, Houston • www.playhouse1960.com ‘Elf the Musical’ Cy-Fair High School is presenting “Elf the Musical,” based on the holiday classic “Elf” about a young orphan who crawled into Santa’s bag of gifts and was
Telemundo Houston Toy Drive Telemundo Houston is hosting a toy drive with games and TV personality Antonio Hernandez, who will be on-site receiving donations of new, unwrapped toys at Traders Village. • Dec. 10, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. • Free (admission) • 7979 N. Eldridge Parkway, Houston • www.tradersvillage.com Chanukah celebration Chabad Cypress Northwest Houston is holding a celebration and pop-up show with its public menorah lighting and Chanukah event, featuring traditional food and entertainment. • Dec. 10, 5 p.m. • Free (admission) • 14350 Cypress N. Houston Road, Cypress • www.chabadcypress.com Cypress Ridge High School Orchestra winter concert Cypress Ridge High School is presenting its winter orchestra concert in the auditorium. • Dec. 12, 6 p.m. (nonvarsity), 7 p.m. (varsity) • Free (admission) • 7900 N. Eldridge Parkway, Houston • www.cisd.net Naughty or Nice Christmas Party Mo’s Irish Pub in Cypress is celebrating the season with a holiday party with food and drink specials, and a DJ. Attendees are encouraged to dress up.
Movie night at the Civic Center The Jersey Village Civic Center is hosting a free showing of “The Grinch,” about a grumpy Grinch who ruins Christmas for the village of Whoville. • Dec. 16, 6:30 p.m. • Free (admission) • 16327 Lakeview Drive, Jersey Village • www.jerseyvillagetx.com Houston Choral Society performance Foundry Church is hosting a masterful oratorio, a performance that unveils the life of Christ with a blend of choral and orchestral arrangement composed in 1741. The event will start with an audience sing-along. • Dec. 16, 7-8:30 p.m. • $30 (general admission), $25 (seniors; active and retired military), $15 (students over 12 years old) • 8350 Jones Road, Houston • www.houstonchoralsociety.org
transported to the North Pole. • Dec. 7-9, 7 p.m.; Dec. 9, 1 p.m. • $10 (students), $15 (adults) • 22602 Hwy. 290, Cypress • www.cisd.net
‘Holiday Follies’ Stageworks Theatre is presenting entertainment inspired by the late-19th-century Vaudeville and Follies shows to celebrate the holidays. • Dec. 7-9 and 14-16, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 9 and 16, 2 p.m.; Dec. 10 and 17, 3 p.m. • $37-$54
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Run Houston at Sam Houston Race Park The Sam Houston Race Park is holding a 5K and 10K race. There will also be 1K kids races and virtual races available. Each race time varies and is available online. • Jan. 6, times vary • $24.99-$42.99 • 7575 N. Sam Houston Parkway W., Gate 3, Houston • www.runsignup.com
• 10760 Grant Road, Houston • www.stageworkshouston.org
Storytime with Santa The Living Legacy Center is having story time with Santa. • Dec. 9, 9 a.m.-noon • Free (admission)
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