The Woodlands Edition | October 2024

The Woodlands' 50th Anniversary Community

BY VANESSA HOLT

Editor's note: This story is part of a monthly series that Community Impact will run through the 50th anniversary of The Woodlands in October 2024 highlighting the community.

Celebrations for the 50th anniversary of The Woodlands community culminate in mid-October with a string of events including a free concert and a night of reworks. Before the public events, several other dedications were planned to mark the community’s dedication to conservation, its spirit of giving and commitment to the arts. The big picture While Oct. 15 was designated as a community- wide Day of Giving, e orts for local nonprots to partner with volunteers from the community will continue throughout the year, ocials said. Interfaith of The Woodlands is seeking volunteers this month to help with several programs: • Interfaith Hand Me Up Shop • Daily congregate meals and activities for seniors • Veggie Village Community Garden • Interfaith Food Pantry The Interfaith campaign to provide 50,000 pounds of donated food launched during the Day of Giving, but those e orts continue through December, ocials said. “The spirit of generosity is one of the found- ing pillars of our great community,” said Missy Herndon, president and CEO of Interfaith of The Woodlands. Another thing A mural titled “The Beauty of Nature in The Woodlands” features artists Marlo Saucedo and Amy Malkan, who were selected from approximately 40 applicants responding to an open call from The Woodlands Arts Council. The artists were assisted by students from The Woodlands High School and College Park High School. The mural is scheduled to be unveiled Oct. 17, after press time. What’s next On Oct. 18, The Woodlands natives Hayes Carll and Jack Ingram are the opening acts for a concert Anniversary celebrations wrap up with mural unveiling, free concert

A mural titled “The Beauty of Nature in The Woodlands” features artists Marlo Saucedo and Amy Malkan.

COURTESY HOWARD HUGHES

Students from local high schools collaborated with the artists on painting the mural in September.

A mural completed local artists by will be unveiled at Hughes Landing as part of the anniversary week.

COURTESY HOWARD HUGHES

by Lyle Lovett, who also hails from the area. The annual Wildower Festival hosted by The Woodlands Lions Club is scheduled for the after- noon of Oct. 19, the exact day of The Woodlands’ anniversary. The event provides free wildower seeds as well as family activities. A nale will take place the evening of Oct. 19, when Northshore Park and Hughes Landing host a drone show and reworks produced by The Woodlands Township and presented by Woodfor- est National Bank and Waste Connections. Events will take place both at Northshore Park and the Hughes Landing Band Shell in Hughes Landing, but reworks viewing is recommended at North- shore Park. All events are free to the public.

Lyle Lovett will perform at a free concert on Oct. 18.

COURTESY LYLE LOVETT

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