Mardi Gras Galveston

Everyone know about Mardi Gras in New Orleans but its also celebrated in Galveston Texas, here is a link to the Official website for Mardi Gras Galveston. information available on the site includes:

Parades
Live Entertainment
Krewes
Hotel Galas & Packages
and much much move

Mardi Gras Galveston

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Two Houston bars debut on best beer bars list

Hay Merchant is a popular place for fans of craft beer.: Dave Rossman/ For the Chronicle
Draft Magazine has released its list of America’s 100 best beer bars for 2013, and two Houston bars have cracked the lineup.
Hay Merchant and Petrol Station made the list for their large selections of beer on tap and unique atmospheres. Both bars are new to the honor.
Hay Merchant is popular for having 78 beers on tap, while Petrol Station stands out for being a converted gas station.
Here is what the site had to say about the two winners:
Hay Merchant
This frisky new spot along one of Houston’s main thoroughfares is brick-dressed and brings it with 78 beers on tap, 5 of which are on cask. Not only is the selection deep, but it’s one-of-a-kind: The bar lends barrels to breweries for one-off projects. Plus, the food’s got flair, from fried headcheese to Chicken Fried Texas Water Buffalo.

Petrol Station
This cozy neighborhood hideaway is small, but it hosts a sizable beer selection that makes hopheads in other parts of the state green. Join its active beer-loving community on Facebook and chat about the latest, greatest release, or just head in blindly (you won’t be disappointed) for a burger and beer in this Houston hop spot.

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The social swirl: 5 not-to-be-missed galas

Right on the heels of holiday cards, invitations to the year's first galas have arrived. Here are some of the upcoming events you won't want to miss.

Martini Madness
When: 7 p.m. Thursday
Where: Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, 4848 Main
Wear: Midcentury or cocktail
Why: A fun benefit featuring bottomless martinis in one-of-a-kind glassware you can take home, sizzling snacks and music by the Jimmy Dorsey Trio. Marie Louise and David Kinder chair with honorary chairs Alton LaDay, Libbie Masterson and Judy Nyquist.
Tickets: $125-$150 per person at 713-529-4848, ext. 202 or crafthouston.org

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Fate of hanging Mini up in the air

The moral of this story: Get a permit before you hang what looks like a compact car from the side of a building.

A fiberglass shell of a Mini Cooper hangs in the balance in a tussle between Houston public works officials and the owners of a building on Kirby where the ersatz car is affixed above a public sidewalk.

City officials have ordered the sidewalk cordoned off and twice cited the car, not for parking violations, but for code issues.

"You can't just put up a sign without a permit," said public works spokesman Alvin Wright.
Workers at Internum, a furniture store that occupies the building at 3303 Kirby, referred questions to a spokesman, Patrick Chiu, who did not return phone messages Tuesday.

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Houston Rodeo

Here is the musical line up for the Houston Rodeo in February:

Feb. 25 -- Toby Keith
Feb. 26 -- Gary Allan
Feb. 27 -- Alan Jackson
Feb. 28 -- Zac Brown Band
March 1 -- Mary J. Blige
March 2 -- Brantley Gilbert
March 3 -- Demi Lovato/Austin Mahone
March 4 -- Styx
March 5 -- Lady Antebellum
March 6 -- Dierks Bentley
March 7 -- Bruno Mars
March 8 -- Tim McGraw
March 9 -- The Band Perry
March 10 -- Los Invasores de Nuevo Leon and Julion Alvarez
March 11 -- Jason Aldean
March 12 -- Kenny Chesney
March 13 -- Jake Owen
March 14 -- Pitbull
March 15 -- Blake Shelton
March 16 -- Luke Bryan
March 17 -- George Strait

Season tickets are on sale now and start at $336 per seat. Mini-season tickets, which include nine performances, include seating in the loge and upper levels of Reliant Stadium. Prices range from $146-$189 per ticket. These can only be purchased by calling the ticket office (832-667-1080), visiting the ticket windows on the second floor of Reliant Center or at rodeohouston.com.

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