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Event Roundup: What to Look Forward to This Weekend
H is for Healing: To launch her new book, Julie Beasley is teaming up with Mattress Mack and El Bolillo Bakery during an Aug. 25 event.
This weekend marks the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey. In this week’s event roundup, you’ll find a mix of Harvey anniversary events and fun events for the whole family as summer is coming to a close.
Harvey Healing Days - Resiliency Celebration
Harvey Healing Days hosted by The Harvey Arts Recovery Project includes 90-minute sessions filled with positive ways for first responders, evacuees and anyone affected to cope and express their feelings through music, art and movement. Celebrate #HoustonStrong with the Harvey Healing Days Resiliency Celebration on Saturday at Discovery Green.
Texas Children's Hospital presents Art in the Park on Saturday at Evelyn’s Park; visitors will make back-to-school bracelets during this event.
32nd Annual AIA Sandcastle Competition
This Saturday, more than 60 teams are competing to build incredible sandcastles in the annual Sandcastle Competition, a fundraising event for AIA Houston and ArCH Foundation. Watch the impressive architectural creations.
The Children’s Museum of Houston commemorates the one-year anniversary of Harvey with inspirational stories and activities.
H is for Harvey Book Signing at Gallery Furniture and at Bering's
Author Julie Beasley and Eduardo Martinez will sign children's book H is for Harvey at the Gallery Furniture store off Highway 45 on Sat., Aug. 25. At this book signing event, local bakery El Bolillo will provide cookies. She will also sign books at Bering's on Sun., Aug. 26, at the Bissonnet location, 1-3 p.m. and the Westheimer location, 4-6 p.m. Read more about H is for Harvey here.
25th Annual TransCanada Theatre District Open House
On Sunday, this free event will include getting a first look at the Wortham Theatre since Hurricane Harvey and the opportunity to watch multiple free performances throughout the day.
See more events on our online event calendar here.
For more articles on Harvey, one year later, read: Weathering the Storm: One year after Hurricane Harvey by Jennifer Oakley, Saving Meyerland: Residents rise to the challenge by Michelle Casas Groogan, and this month's Buzz Baby column: A year after the flooding by Annie Blaylock McQueen.
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