FYI: Check Out Community Happenings! By Kristal Quinn, Administrative Assistant To list an upcoming event in FYI, call 281.474.5874 or send an e-mail to baygroup@houston.rr.com Baybrook Mall announces partnership with Allen Samuels Chrysler Jeep which provides shoppers and car enthusiasts an opportunity to see first-hand the latest automotive trends. The dealership will display a new car each week in the rotunda area in front of Dillard’s. For more information, visit www.allensamuels.com or www.baybrookmall.com Gibson Riley Gallery of Clear Lake announces a gallery open house the first Thursday of each month. The open house will be held from 6- 9 p.m. and ten percent of all art sales on the open house evenings will be donated to The Bay Area Turning Point. Call (281) 486-0828 for more information. Lakewood Yacht Club needs your stories, photos, or memorabilia about the Club’s past. They are trying to collect information from the past 50 years and especially about John Wayne and Red Adair. All of this will be compiled for The 50th Anniversary Book, please feel free to include any story, anecdote, or memory you have of LYC. For more information contact Marcy Fryday at (281) 474-2511 or Hasha Baker at (713) 467-8929. Baybrook Mall welcomes a chic, teen furniture store called Dry Ice. The store will open on Nov. 7 across from Kirklands. It is a furniture store that will cater to teens and young adults. Dry Ice specializes in all things hip, cool and trendy for the room including furniture, lighting, rugs, gifts, and accessories. Contact Baybrook Mall for more information, (281) 488-4627. Moody Garden’s Festival of Lights begins Nov. 22 and ends Jan. 3. It features a towering Christmas Castle, Santa’s workshop, the city of Bethlehem, and other spectacular displays. Be sure to get your picture taken with Santa or the giant Poinsettia Tree. Park hours are Thursday-Sunday through Dec. 14 and daily from Dec. 15 through Jan. 3. Moody Gardens hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Contact Moody Gardens at (800) 582-4673 for more information. Webster Business Referral Group meets each Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. in the old Webster City Council Chambers, 311 Pennsylvania Ave. The Webster Evening Referral Group meets each Thursday evening from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 3 Day Blinds, 599 Bay Area Blvd at Texas Ave. The newest meeting time in League City meets at 7:30 a.m. in the Johnnie Arolfo Civic Center. There is no cost or obligation to join any of the groups. When coming be sure to bring your business cards. For more information contact Jim Stoa by email jimstoa@circlepawn.com or Mickey Maddox (281) 332-3053. November 6 – Support the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo by attending Cowboys & Cowgirls Who Cook. Fifty plus celebrity chefs from the Clear Lake Area will showcase their culinary abilities at Marker I Marina Ballroom in Seabrook. A $35 donation will get you in the door, sample recipes, enjoy drinks, listen to music entertainment and bid on items at the silent auction. The cook off will be held on Thursday from 6 - 9:30 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the HLS&R scholarship fund for CCISD seniors. Please contact Mark Lovfald at (281) 535-9250 or Sheila Allen at (409) 351-6011 for more details. November 6,7,8 – 22nd Annual Velvet Stocking Christmas Craft Show will take place at the Webster Civic Center. The hours for the show will be from 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Saturday hours will be from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. There are 22 unique vendors in this years show. For more information contact Webster City Hall at (281) 332-1826. November 7 – Galveston Bay Power Squadron presents its annual Murphy’s Law Seminar on what to do when everything goes wrong at once on your boat. Free and open to the public. Seminar will be held at the Clear Lake Shores Community Center from 7 - 9 p.m. For more information contact Joe Jordan at (281) 334-4171 or email yachtsmanjoe@aol.com November 8 – Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH) will meet Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Gloria dei Lutheran Church in Nassau Bay. SHHH is designed for hearing impaired persons and their significant others for information sharing, social networking, and support. Les Calaway of Hearing Systems will display and demonstrate various assistive listening devices. Contact Pat Berry at paberry@hal-pc.org or (281) 326-0542 (TTY). November 8 – Baybrook Mall welcomes Santa on Saturday at 11 a.m. He will enter the mall with help from the Friendswood Postal Service and have a parade of merchants, mascots, and the Friendswood High School Band. His final resting place will be in the “Reindeer Fantasy” which is located in the Grand Court across from Abercrombie & Fitch. For more information visit www.baybrook.com November 8 – 22nd Annual Matrtyn Farm Fall Festival debuts on Saturday with a Chuckwagon Country Breakfast at 9 a.m. at the Armand Bayou Nature Center. Tickets are $15 in advance and $17 at the door. These prices include your admission for the rest of the day’s activities. There will also be demonstrations of life at the turn of the century, crafts, wagon and canoe rides, farm animals, and lots of food to fill you up. For more information call (281) 474-2551. November 8-9 – 2nd Street Art Show and Sale will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Back Bay Bed & Breakfast. It features original art, oil, watercolor, pen and ink, photography, pottery, and more. It is located at 1401 2nd St in Seabrook. Call Maggie at (281) 474-3869 for more information. November 9 – Lutheran South Academy is hosting new student open house on Sunday starting at 2 p.m. Parents and students are encouraged to attend this informative meeting. There will be campus tours, registration procedures, and other information. They are located off the Gulf Freeway at the Dixie Farm Road exit. Contact Alice Rosenhagen at (281) 464-9320 for more information. November 12 – League City Garden Club will meet at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at Southwest Bank of Texas, 303 East Main in League City. The speaker will be Dr. John Jacobs, Environmental Quality Specialist speaking on “Water Smart Landscaping, Your Connection to the Bay.” Guests and new members are welcome. For more information, call (281) 316-0385. November 14 – 2nd Annual Lutheran South Academy Gala will be held at the Houston Hobby Marriott Hotel on Friday starting at 6 p.m. The theme this year is ‘Winter Wonderland’ with dinner, live entertainment, and live and silent auctions. Proceeds will directly benefit the students by contributing to the construction of the fine arts wing and other improvements. Ticket information can be obtained by calling (281) 464-8299. November 15 – The Clear Lake High School Falcon Flairs will host their annual Flairs Dance Clinic on Saturday from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the Clear Lake High School Ninth Grade Center. Students aged 4 through 15 can participate. Registration before Nov. 7 is $25 and it is $30 at the door. Call Cheryl Carey at (281) 286-5708 for more information. November 22 & 23 – 37th Annual Heritage Gardeners’ Garden Club Christmas Tour will be from 1 - 5 p.m. each day. Houses will be decorated for Christmas plus a bazaar and bake sale. Presale tickets are $10, day of tickets are $12 and children under 10 are free. Tickets are available from the Marie Workman Garden Center, 112 W. Spreading Oaks in Friendswood or call (281) 992-4438 for other ticket locations. November 24,25 – Holiday Craft Event at Armand Bayou Nature Center for children ages 5 through 12 can create greeting cards, book markers, tree ornaments and placements. While children attend, parents can do last minute Thanksgiving shopping. The cost is $25 per person and spaces are limited. Call (281) 474-2551 to register. November 28-29 – Galveston Island’s 7th Annual Galveston Harbor Parade of Lights and the Official Holiday Tree Lighting Spectacular. The Harbor Parade will begin at 6 p.m. Friday along the Port of Galveston. View the boats from Pier 21 and 23 at Harborside or the restaurants along the harbor. Saturday evening brings Santa to Galveston Island as well as the Official Holiday Tree Lighting in front of The Rainforest Café, 53rd and Seawall which will kick off at 5:30 p.m. Contact the Galveston Island Convention & Visitors Bureau at (888) 425-4753 for more information. November 29-30 – Back Bay Markets are held in a beautifully shaded outdoor setting surrounded by gift and antique shops. Visitors shop for collectibles, jewelry, clothing, specialty foods, gardening accessories, stained glass, and more. They are held on Saturday from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and on Sunday from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. It is located in the heart of Seabrook on the corner of 4th and Hardesty. Call Maggie at (281) 474-3869 for more information. December 5 – Holiday Fashion Style Show and Luncheon will be presented by the Interfaith Caring Ministries along with the Festival of Trees. It will be held at the South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center from 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Friday. The fashion show will feature outfits from local shops around the bay. Individual tickets will be $30, runway tables for 10 can be purchased for $500, but they are limited. Call Susan Bailey at (281) 332-3881 to reserve your ticket. December 3-6- Interfaith Caring Ministries announces the 10th Annual Festival of Trees to be held at the South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center. On Wednes-day Carrabba’s Italian Grill will underwrite the dinner at 6 p.m., and tickets are $60 each. Call Susan Bailey at (281) 332-3881 for reservations or sponsorship information. December 6 – Breakfast with Santa at Baybrook Mall. Come join a free breakfast with Santa on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. It is free to children 12 years old and younger. Breakfast will be served in the food court. For more information visit www.baybrook.com December 8 – Seabrook’s Classic Café Christmas Dinner Benefiting Ed White Youth Center to be held Monday from 5:30 – 8 p.m. at the Classic Café, 2511 Nasa Rd 1. The price of the meal is set by you and all proceeds will benefit the center. For more information contact Debbie Newman or Jean Titus at (281) 474-2853. Clear Creek High School Varsity Cheerleaders for the school year 2003 - 2004. (back L/R) Marie Domingo, Christine Worley, Rachel Hammack, Cara Miles, (2nd row) Alyssa Norris, Linsay Vogel, Lauren Piper, katy Garcia, Katie Dougherty (bottom row) Catherine Allen, & Kendal O'Sullivan.