Fort Bend Lifestyles and Homes Magazine Jun 2009: Calendar of Events 1

BEGINNING JUNE 8

Clements Stars dance camp

The Clements Stars Dance team’s annual summer dance camp is set for June 8-11 from 8 a.m.-noon at the school. This year ’s theme is “Wild about Dance” and it is going to be an exciting, fun-filled camp. Participants will enjoy crafts and activities, learn choreography and technique, as well as all the chants and fight songs that are used at Clements High School football games.

The camp is open to girls in kindergarten-9th grade. Preregistration fees are $75; additional siblings are $50. For more information, contact Kristine Copeland at 281-634-2204 or e-mail Kristine.Copeland@fortbendisd.com.

BEGINNING JUNE 1

LIBRARY TO DISPLAY PHOTOS OF
OCCUPIED JAPAN, POST-WWII

Throughout the month of June, Fort Bend County Libraries’ Mamie George Branch Library, 320 Dulles Avenue in Stafford, will display a collection of photos taken in Japan after the end of World War II during the Allied Occupation.

The photographs are from the collection of Herbert L. Bridgewater, an Air Force aerial reconnaissance officer stationed in Japan after the war. The black-and-white photos depict the landscape and architecture, as well as the everyday activities of the Japanese people.

The exhibit may be viewed during regular library hours. For more information, call the branch library at 281-491-8086 or the libraries ’ Public Information Office at 281-341-2677.

LIBRARIES’ NEW WEB FEATURE PUTS BOOK REVIEWS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Fort Bend County Libraries’ newest Web tool, “Books, etc,” provides additional personal service to library patrons by providing highlights on books by favorite authors, in favorite genres or on topics of interest. Patrons who are looking for a new book to read can look at online lists of bestsellers or award-winners, and they can also sign up to receive free e-newsletters by e-mail on their specific reading interests.

Clicking on the “Books, etc” icon on the libraries’ Web page, www.fortbend.lib.tx.us, opens up the selection of book lists and free e-newsletters to which patrons can subscribe. Once patrons have made their e-newsletter selections, they will receive an e-mail on a regular basis, as the library highlights new titles in that category. Each e-newsletter includes a brief description of the books, as well as links to the library ’s catalog.

Some of the categories include fiction bestsellers, children’s picture books, mystery novels, romance novels, and science fiction and fantasy novels. For nonfiction enthusiasts, e-newsletters are available on business and financial books, science and nature, and nonfiction bestsellers.

Library patrons who are interested in politics or history may want to sign up for the “Book TV this Weekend” e-newsletter, which provides a brief summary every Friday of upcoming programming on C-Span II Weekend BookTV, as well as links to streaming video of the prior week ’s featured programs.

Library patrons can learn more about their favorite authors by subscribing to the “Meet the Author” e-newsletter, which provides profiles of today’s top authors.

Patrons can read book reviews by the library’s own staff on the “Staff Picks” selection. “Books, etc” also presents a “Hot Topic” list, which highlights a specific subject of current interest each month.

“Books, etc” also provides selections of award-winning books and bestseller lists. The “Bestseller and Award List” link opens up a page of award-winning books, such as Pulitzer-Prize winners, top books for children and teens, ALA notable books, and more.

There is no charge to subscribe to the “Books, etc” e-newsletters, and the book lists are available to everyone. Additional e-newsletters will be added to the service as time goes by. Library patrons should just be ready with their library card so they can start requesting their favorite books right away.

For more information, call the library’s Public Information Office at 281-341-2677.

Lani Anderson is the featured artist at Artists’ Alliance for the month of June.

lani anderson exhibit,
beginning june 1

Lani Anderson will be featured at Artists’ Alliance from June 1-30. Artists’ Alliance is located at 104 Industrial Blvd. Ste. Q, in Sugar Land. For information about the artist or to make appointments on weekends, call 281-565-0957. The gallery is open from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

events at sugar land town square, during june

Each month, Town Square continues to add new, exciting events to this ever-changing schedule. For more information, go to www.sugarlandtownsquare.com or call 281-313-SLTS.

Smooth Jazz in the Square, June 4, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Enjoy smooth jazz as Melanie Covington and the Werner Richmond Band perform.

Environmental Movie Under the Moon, June 5, 9 p.m. Bring your lawn chairs, friends and family to enjoy this month’s free movie under the moon, Happy Feet. Popcorn will be provided by the City of Sugar Land and Keep Sugar Land Beautiful.

Concert in the Plaza, June 6, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Drywater will entertain with fun country music.

Concert in the Plaza, June 12, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Enjoy Top 40s and R&B music as Brotherhood performs.

Sugar Land Superstar, June 13, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Don’t miss the first installment of Sugar Land Superstar 2009 as a new batch of contestants competes for the title of Sugar Land Superstar.

Smooth Jazz in the Square, June 18, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Joe Carmouche brings his smooth sound to Town Square.

Dancing Under the Stars, June 19, 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m. The plaza becomes a dance floor as instructors from Fred Astaire Dance Studio offer free tango and rumba lessons.

Movie Under the Moon, June 20, 9 p.m. Enjoy a free movie under the moon with your family. Vote for your favorite at sugarlandtownsquare.com.

Concert in the Plaza, June 27, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Town Square invites you to bring your friends and enjoy a night with Password and their Top 40s music.

rescheduled earth day recycling event, june 6

The city of Sugar Land and Keep Sugar Land Beautiful have rescheduled the Earth Day Recycling Event and the Environmental Movie Under the Moon for the first weekend in June. The activities were originally scheduled during April but canceled due to weather.

Sugar Land and KSLB are partnering with PCD Management, LLC to host an Environmental Movie Under the Moon in Town Square on June 5 at 9 p.m. Prior to the showing of Happy Feet, the city and KSLB will provide free popcorn to moviegoers.

Sugar Land’s annual Earth Day Recycling Event will take place on June 6 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in Fluor Enterprises Inc. parking lot, One Fluor Daniel Drive. Items accepted will include household electronic equipment, clothing and household items for reuse, used eyeglasses, documents for shredding, plastics (No. 1-7, excluding styrofoam) and aluminum cans. Document shredding will be limited to three office-type, paper-sized boxes. There will be a $5 charge for each household electronic item recycled at the event. The activities will be held rain or shine, with the exception of severe storms.

For additional information, call 281-275-2450 or e-mail solidwaste@sugarlandtx.gov.