FYI

Cynthia Woods Hosts Hocus Pocus Pops event

The Cynthia Woods Pavilion recently hosted the Hocus Pocus Pops event with the Houston Symphony.

The annual family event featured Halloween-themed activities and music performed by the Houston Symphony.

The event site featured several Halloween decorations, such as inflatable ghosts, headless horsemen, gravestone props and fog, and guests had an opportunity to view decorations aboard the Great Pumpkin Express train.

The Cynthia Woods Pavilion is located at 2005 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands.

Golf Classic  to honor local schoolteacher

The Celebrity Golf Classic, hosted by Montgomery County Youth Services, will take place Friday and Saturday, Nov. 16-17, to honor Sylvia Caracio, a retired schoolteacher and Montgomery County Youth Services volunteer.

The Celebrity Stroke Play Tournament and Skins Game will be held Friday, Nov. 16 at The Woodlands Country Club’s east course.

A gala will also be held Friday, Nov. 16, at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. The event will feature dinner and live and silent auctions.

The Celebrity and Amateur Tournament will take place Saturday, Nov. 17 at the Palmer course of The Woodlands Country Club. The cost for an individual entry is $650, and there are multiple levels of team sponsorship available.

The event is open to the public with proceeds benefiting Montgomery County Youth Services.

The Woodlands Country Club is at 100 Grand Fairway Drive, The Woodlands.

The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center is at 1601 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands.

For more information, call 936-756-8682 or check youthmc.org.

Craft Circle Masterpiece Gala includes auctions

The Woodlands United Methodist Church will hold its Craft Circle Masterpiece Gala and Auction at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Woodlands Resort and Conference Center.

The event is open to everyone.

Advance registration is required. Admission is $75 each and $700 for a table of 10.

The gala will feature a three-course dinner, silent and live auctions and an evening of fellowship. Table sponsorships are available.

The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center is at 2301 N. Millbend Drive.

For more information, call 281-297-5929, email jjordan@twumc.org or visit www.thewoodlandsumc.org.

Dazzling lights turning on at Town Green

Town Green Park’s Dazzling Holiday Lights display will be held from 5:30 p.m.-midnight Saturday, Nov. 17 at Town Green Park in The Woodlands.

Lighted displays, rows of brightly lit trees and illuminated holiday scenes will be featured as part of the free event.

Town Green Park is at 22099 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands.

For more information, call 281-363-2447, visit www.VisitTheWoodlands.com or email info@thewoodlandscvb.com

‘Idol’ Mandisa in free concert at Chick-fil-A

KSBJ Special Events brings Grammy nominee Mandisa to Chick-Fil-A,  6543 FM 1488, Magnolia, at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, for a free concert.

 From appearances on popular talk shows such as “Good Morning America” and “The Tonight Show,” the former “American Idol” finalist is sharing the love of Christ through the gift of music.  For more information, call 281-319-6929 or visit www.ksbj.org.

Texas Olde Tyme Bluegrass comes to Magnolia

A free Texas Olde Tyme Bluegrass concert is scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at the West Montgomery County Community Development Center.

West Montgomery County Community Development Center is at 31355 Friendship Drive, Magnolia.

For more information, call 281-744-7652 or visit www.totbgb.com.

Book signings set at Hubbell & Hudson

Two final culinary book signings, sponsored by Hubbell & Hudson, will be held Saturday, Dec. 8 and Saturday, Dec. 15.

The event will run from noon to 2 p.m. on both dates.

Erin Miller of Houston will sign her book “Houston Small Plates and Sips” on Dec. 8. Another Houston writer, Arthur Meyer, will sign “The Houston Chef’s Table” on Dec. 15. Both books feature area restaurants and include a recipe from Hubbell & Hudson Bistro’s Executive Chef Austin Simmons.

The signings will be held at Hubbell & Hudson Market, 24 Waterway Ave.

For more information, call 281-203-5641 or visit www.HubbellandHudson.com.