AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Houston Texas. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston 144 69 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston http://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:10:10 -0600 Dear EarthTalk: Celebrities and billionaires are shelling out big bucks for cutting edge green-friendly cars like the Tesla Roadster. But what are... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/earthtalk-more-affordable-energy-efficient-cars-233627 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/earthtalk-more-affordable-energy-efficient-cars-233627 Clubs and Organizations Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 SHIN, MIYAZATO AND KERR LEAD THE LPGA TO HOUSTON; Field for the LPGA Tour Championship... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/field-for-the-lpga-tour-championship-presented-by-rolex-finalized-232777 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/field-for-the-lpga-tour-championship-presented-by-rolex-finalized-232777 Sports and Recreation Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Dr. Lu-Ann Papile, a member of the Class of 1961 at Archbishop Williams High School, a leading Catholic co-educational college preparatory... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/dr-lu-ann-papile-inducted-into-hall-of-fame-at-archbishop-williams-high-school-231258 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/dr-lu-ann-papile-inducted-into-hall-of-fame-at-archbishop-williams-high-school-231258 Schools and Libraries Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Open Studios and Fabulous Holiday Shopping at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Who: Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC), the... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/air-fair-and-asher-holiday-soiree-230376 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/air-fair-and-asher-holiday-soiree-230376 Arts and Entertainment Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 The reports of Swine Flu in Texas (official name, H1N1) are alarming, but as the virus remains in the headlines, experts are urging common-sense in... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/swine-flu-information-symptoms-and-resources-for-harris-county-227137 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/swine-flu-information-symptoms-and-resources-for-harris-county-227137 Health and Fitness Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Hccc Rocks The Metal Arts With Iron: Forged, Tempered, Quenched And Extreme Tea. HOUSTON, TX -  In 2010, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/heavy-metal-at-houston-center-for-contemporary-craft-225042 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/heavy-metal-at-houston-center-for-contemporary-craft-225042 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Texas Medical Center Orchestra Opens its 2009 - 2010 Season Houston, TX -- The Doctors Orchestra of Houston is joining the Texas Medical Center and... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/texas-medical-center-orchestra-concert-224594 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/texas-medical-center-orchestra-concert-224594 Arts and Entertainment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 From the spooky grin on a Halloween jack-o-lantern to the smiles from a Thanksgiving volunteer stint, we know you have some great pictures... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/share-the-season-in-pictures-with-the-houston-community-224742 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/share-the-season-in-pictures-with-the-houston-community-224742 Clubs and Organizations Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 www.patriotwreath.com announces that this year, it has created the patriot wreath set- which includes a "let freedom ring" wreath,... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/get-a-holiday-wreath-and-honor-veterans-and-help-military-families-222562 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/get-a-holiday-wreath-and-honor-veterans-and-help-military-families-222562 Shops and Stores Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Want a unique, fun activity for fall in the Harris County, TX area? Find apple picking orchards, apple farms, apple festivals for Harris County,... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/harris-county-apple-picking-orchards-and-apple-farms-for-harris-county-220839 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/harris-county-apple-picking-orchards-and-apple-farms-for-harris-county-220839 Arts and Entertainment Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:07:37 -0500 Local Pumpkin Patch Farms - go pick pumpkin's at a local farm in the Harris County Texas area. When there’s a crisp snap in the air,... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/harris-county-pumpkin-patch-farms-and-pumpkin-picking-guide-harris-county-221573 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/harris-county-pumpkin-patch-farms-and-pumpkin-picking-guide-harris-county-221573 Arts and Entertainment Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:07:19 -0500 PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH AND FIRST LADY BARBARA BUSH TO SERVE AS HONORARY CHAIRPEOPLE FOR 2009 LPGA TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY ROLEX ... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/president-george-h-w-bush-and-first-lady-barbara-bush-to-serve-as-honorary-chairpeople-for-2009-lpg-222288 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/president-george-h-w-bush-and-first-lady-barbara-bush-to-serve-as-honorary-chairpeople-for-2009-lpg-222288 Sports and Recreation Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Who: Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC), the nonprofit visual arts organization founded to advance education about the process, product and... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/found-paper-becomes-art-in-rock-scissors-paper-at-houston-center-for-contemporary-craft-219871 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/found-paper-becomes-art-in-rock-scissors-paper-at-houston-center-for-contemporary-craft-219871 Arts and Entertainment Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 (Houston, TX) Friday, October 2, 2009.  In October, the Houston and Southeast Texas Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will have... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/join-the-fight-to-end-alzheimer-s-218212 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/join-the-fight-to-end-alzheimer-s-218212 Health and Fitness Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 CHILDREN'S COLLECTIONS 5219 BELLAIRE BLVD BELLAIRE TEXAS 77401 (713-664-5219) MONDAY - FRIDAY 9AM - 6PM- SATURDAY 9AM-5PM. CHILDREN'S &... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/children-s-collections-resale-maternity-217769 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/children-s-collections-resale-maternity-217769 Shops and Stores Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Live from the Idea Warehouse Concert Tour 2009 kicks off Oct. 10 in Shreveport. They will be hopping, dancing, and singing in 40 cities across the... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/the-imagination-movers-live-from-the-idea-warehouse-concert-tour-2009-217351 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/the-imagination-movers-live-from-the-idea-warehouse-concert-tour-2009-217351 Arts and Entertainment Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 HOUSTON – The LPGA Tour Championship presented by Rolex is committed to supporting the local community and through... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/lpga-tour-championship-presented-by-rolex-supporting-local-non-profits-through-their-tickets-for-217007 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/lpga-tour-championship-presented-by-rolex-supporting-local-non-profits-through-their-tickets-for-217007 Sports and Recreation Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Imagine entering a giant puzzle … one that's tall, green and full of surprises. This is the experience of a Texas corn maze and it's a great,... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/austin/news/find-texas-corn-mazes-get-lost-in-a-texas-haunted-halloween-corn-maze-this-season-217128 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/austin/news/find-texas-corn-mazes-get-lost-in-a-texas-haunted-halloween-corn-maze-this-season-217128 Arts and Entertainment Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Applications Accepted Now through March 1, 2010, at www.callforentry.org Houston, TX - Houston Center for Contemporary Craft announces its call for... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/crafttexas-2010-call-for-artists-216761 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/crafttexas-2010-call-for-artists-216761 Arts and Entertainment Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 ROLEX NAMED PRESENTING SPONSOR FOR LPGA TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP Legendary company’s commitment to ‘performance and prestige’ a perfect fit as... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/rolex-named-presenting-sponsor-for-lpga-tour-championship-214272 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/rolex-named-presenting-sponsor-for-lpga-tour-championship-214272 Sports and Recreation Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Houston-based Amy Blakemore takes photographs in order to explore the ways in which memory both records and transforms visual information. Employing... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/exhibition-amy-blakemore-photographs-1988-2008-211935 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/exhibition-amy-blakemore-photographs-1988-2008-211935 Arts and Entertainment Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Up to the mid-19th century, the work of American artists was deemed inferior to that of their European counterparts. As one British critic wrote,... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/exhibition-painting-the-cosmos-science-and-the-art-of-frederic-edwin-church-211937 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/exhibition-painting-the-cosmos-science-and-the-art-of-frederic-edwin-church-211937 Arts and Entertainment Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 North Looks South: Building the Latin American Art Collection celebrates the museum´s major Latin American art acquisitions since 2001, with more... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/exhibition-north-looks-south-building-the-latin-american-art-collection-211940 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/exhibition-north-looks-south-building-the-latin-american-art-collection-211940 Arts and Entertainment Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The MFAH presents important additions to the museum´s design collection, created by some of the most renowned designers of the 20th and 21st... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/exhibition-recent-accessions-in-design-211943 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/exhibition-recent-accessions-in-design-211943 Arts and Entertainment Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Joaquin Torres-Garcia (1874—1949) is one of the most influential artists of the early 20th century to have emerged from Latin America. Revered not... http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/exhibition-joaquin-torres-garcia-paintings-in-houston-collections-211946 http://www.americantowns.com/tx/houston/news/exhibition-joaquin-torres-garcia-paintings-in-houston-collections-211946 Arts and Entertainment Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500