Discover The Centrum in Spring TX
Written by Jill Wente on November 7th, 2007 categories: Arts and Culture | 364 views
Are you looking to expand your horizons and enrich your life? If the answer is an affirming YES, then its time for you to discover the numerous performing arts venues that are located in Spring TX and Northwest Houston. One of the largest performing arts venues in Spring Texas is The Centrum.
The Centrum, a 900 seat performing arts center, is located in the Cypresswood Cultural District just east of Steubner Airline on Cypresswood. The Centrum Concert Hall is a 23,000 square foot facility with excellent acoustics.
The concerts hosted at The Centrum are made possible through the direction of the Cypress Creek Foundation for the Arts and Community Enrichment (FACE), a non-profit organization. During the 2007-2008 season, FACE will be showcasing three different types of concert series: Star-Lit, Promenade, and Family.
The Star-Lit concert series features national and international performing artists including concerts by Marvin Hamlisch, Diahann Carroll, and Gordon Goodwin’s Big Band. The Promenade series features regional performing artists. This concert series is targeted to the senior citizens living in Spring TX and Northwest Houston. It is partially underwritten by sponsors providing a low cost cultural program for those living on fixed incomes. The Family concert series is appropriate for children of all ages.
In addition FACE presents FREE Children’s and FREE Community concerts at The Centrum. The Houston Symphony and the U.S. Navy Band are scheduled to perform at the FREE Community concerts.
The Centrum hosts a wide variety of concerts that your ears are sure to enjoy.
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Home for the Holidays celebration in Old Town Spring
Written by Jill Wente on November 3rd, 2007 categories: Events and Activities, Shopping | 9 views
It seems hard to believe but it is that time of year again (The Holidays!). To kick off the Holiday Season, Old Town Spring in Spring TX is hosting its 27th annual Christmas celebration on November 10th. The streets of Old Town Spring will be decked out with festive bows, ribbons, ornaments, and twinkling lights aglow. Read the rest of this entry »
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Dickens Christmas Market in Spring TX
Written by Jill Wente on November 1st, 2007 categories: Events and Activities, Shopping | 6 views
Get out your calendar and reserve the date of either November 16 or 17th, because you won’t want to miss the 5th annual Dickens Christmas Market. You are sure to enjoy browsing the wares of over 65 vendors in a Victorian setting.
But wait the fun does not stop there. Victorian musicians are scheduled to entertain both days. On Friday morning, enjoy the Klein Forest Show Choir. On Saturday morning at 10 am enjoy the young voices of the Krahn Elementary Choir. At 1 pm on Saturday, you are sure to be dazzled by the twirls and turns of the Nutcracker dancers from the Houston Dance Theatre.
The Dickens Christmas Market will be held at the Cypress Creek Christian Church located at 6823 Cypresswood in Spring TX from 9 am to 5 pm on November 16th and 17th. Did I mention that admission is FREE! One last worthwhile thing to mention is that proceeds from the Dickens Market enable the Cypress Creek Community Chorale to present concerts each year with FREE admission to the public.
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Houston Ballet’s Nutcracker Market Nov. 8 – 11!!
Written by Jill Wente on October 24th, 2007 categories: Events and Activities, Shopping | 37 views
Its that time of year again! Time for the Houston Ballet’s annual Nutcracker Market and the kick off of the Holiday season. The Nutcracker Market, which is being held at Reliant Center, is a shopping extravaganza. It boasts over 300 merchants offering unique items of home decor, gourmet food items, toys, decorations, accessories and much, much more.
Last year over 66,000 people attended the Nutcracker Market. But don’t worry there is still room for you to attend. Over the years, I have seen some fabulous items that their owners have told me they were purchased at the Nutcracker Market. There are reports that some of the gourmet food items are so popular that the vendor’s entire stock has been depleted in the first day of the event.
The Nutcracker Market has a long history dating back to its inception in 1981. Since then the Nutcracker Market has contributed over $24 million to the Houston Ballet Foundation to support its scholarship programs. The Nutcracker Market is such a fun way to support the Arts.
The Nutcracker Market runs from 10 am to 8 pm on November 8th and 9th and from 10 am to 6 pm on November 10th and 11th. Admission is $11 at the door. But you can purchase an advance ticket at Randall’s for $10. Reserve a day on your calendar for a visit to the Nutcracker Market in Houston. You are sure to find a unique item that you will treasure for years to come!
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Paddle wheel steamboat set to cruise again!
Written by Jill Wente on October 12th, 2007 categories: Dining and Entertainment | 17 views
One of the great things about living in Spring TX is its location. You can be in downtown Houston to watch a play, for a basketball game or a baseball game in 35 minutes, you can get to IAH airport in 20 minutes, you can be in the Woodlands for shopping or dining in 20 minutes, and you can be at Lake Conroe within 45 minutes. Read the rest of this entry »
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Spring Texas receives a property tax rate DECREASE!
Written by Jill Wente on October 11th, 2007 categories: Property Taxes | 317 views
I must say that just writing the words Property Tax Decrease is a little weird. But its true Klein school district in Spring TX approved a 32 cent property tax rate decrease from the 2006 rate for 2007.
Now 32 cents may not sound like a lot, but with the median home price of $160,000 in Spring TX it amounts to $512.00 a year.
These are the savings that Spring TX homeowners were promised by the State Legislation as a result of the School Finance Reform Law that was passed in 2006. The School Finance Reform Law reallocated the share of the burden of school funding between homeowners and the state for the state to pick up a larger share. This is the final year for the transition of the school property tax reform as it was to be transitioned in over a two year period that began in 2006.
Enjoy the decrease while you can because Klein school district has launched a bond study process. The study predicts that about 20,000 additional students will fill Klein school rooms in the next 10 years which translates into the need for additional schools to be built.
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Last weekend for concert in the park in the Woodlands
Written by Jill Wente on October 10th, 2007 categories: Events and Activities | 306 views
The Community Associations of The Woodlands wraps up its Concert in the Park fall series this Sunday, October 14 at Northshore Park. Near perfect weather of sunny skies with a low of 70 degrees is forecasted for the day. Read the rest of this entry »
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What is a Texas Basement?
Written by Jill Wente on October 9th, 2007 categories: Home Buyer Information | 47 views
I grew up in the Midwest and in our house we had a basement. I would have to say that our basement’s main purposes of use were storage and as a hang out room for the kids. In the summer, we spent a lot of time in the basement because it was always the coolest room in the house.
Spring Texas homes do not have the typical underground basements because the water table is too high or in other words the soil depth is too thin making it unpractical. So the question begs what do we do for storage space and where in the house do the kids hang out. You will find that a lot of people use at least one bay of their garage for storage. Some homes have what is called a “Texas Basement” which is used for storage. A Texas Basement is floored attic space that is typically accessible via a hallway or closet on the second floor. In some homes, the Texas Basement is accessible via a separate stairways in the garage and the floored attic space is the space above the garage.
As for the space in the house for the kids to hang out, that is the game room. In Spring Texas, we have plenty of homes that have a game room. We do not have as many homes with a Texas Basement, but we are starting to see more Texas Basements or hidden storage rooms in the floor plans of newer construction homes.
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What is a Master Planned Community?
Written by Jill Wente on October 6th, 2007 categories: Discover Spring Texas, Home Buyer Information | 353 views
What is a master planned community is a question that I am frequently asked. A master planned community is a large scale development featuring a wide range of housing prices and styles, an array of amenities, and multiple non-residential land uses.
The uses of the land have been planned in advance. In Spring, TX, we have several master planned communities to choose from including the Woodlands, Gleannloch Farms, Windrose, and Spring Lakes.
The Woodlands is one of the largest and most popular master planned communities in the country. The Woodlands was developed in 1974 as a response to the rapid growth of the Houston area. The Woodlands consists of 27,000 acres, six championship and signature golf courses, 100 miles of hike and bike trails, 80 neighborhood parks, a 200 store shopping mall, a waterway complete with water taxis, a 200 acre lake, a 17,000 seat outdoor amphitheater, a resort and conference center with 60,000 square feet of meeting spaces, plus many other amenities.
In its prior life, Gleannloch Farms was an Egyptian Arabian horse farm. Today its ties to its past can still be found at the Equestrian center. Gleannloch Farms amenities include a 27 hole golf course designed by Jay Riviere, 8.5 miles of trails, three recreation centers, seven parks, 21 acre lakefront complex with a six lane competition pool, tennis courts, baseball and soccer fields, picnic tables, and a boat house where you can rent a kayak for some fun on the water.
Windrose includes over 1,100 acres of forested land and upon complete development 2,000 homes. Windrose’s amenities include a 18 hole championship golf course, a jr. Olympic pool, tennis courts, recreation center, lakes with fountains, numerous winding trails, a volleyball court, and other amenities.
Spring Lakes is a smaller gated master planned community consisting of 250 acres and when fully developed 800 homes. Spring Lakes features three lakes with fountains comprising six acres. Residents enjoy the walking trails, especially the ones that are around the lakes. Additional amenities are a community pool, sand volleyball court, two lighted tennis courts, playground, and picnic tables.
Master planned communities have gained in popularity over the years especially with active families that like to enjoy the outdoors. Due to the extensive array of amenities in most master planned communities your family will be taking their vacation at home just to have the time to enjoy them all. So if you are looking for a master planned community in Spring TX, don’t worry there is bound to be one that will be just right for you.
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Halloween Fun in Spring Texas
Written by Jill Wente on October 5th, 2007 categories: Events and Activities | 5 views
If you are the type of person that enjoys being scared half to death then ScreamWorld is for you. ScreamWorld is Houston’s Halloween Scream Park. It boasts five haunted attractions that will surely cause you to have nightmares.
The people at ScreamWorld are good at what they do as they have consistently been voted as the best haunted attractions in Houston TX. They have also had lots of practice scaring people as they are in their seventh year of operation. New for 2007 is the Tobias Strange Family Cemetery an outdoor attraction.
ScreamWorld is open Thursday through Sunday during October and October 29, 30, and 31st. For those who want to get in one last scream before ScreamWorld is closed till next year, they are open on November 1st and 2nd. Fridays and Saturdays gates open at 8:00 pm and all other days the gates open at 7:30 pm. Admission prices are $22 but be sure to check out the group discounts.
ScreamWorld, just a short drive from Spring TX, is located 1.5 miles west of North I45 along Beltway 8. Additional information available at ScreamWorld’s website.
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