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FEB. 9: Save a dance for dad
Missouri City presents a Dad & Daughter Dance with a Hollywood theme. Dinner, dancing, confetti and more will create an evening to remember. 6-8 p.m. $30 per dad-and-daughter pair, $20 per additional daughter. Community Center, 1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City. 281-403-8637. www.missouricitytx.gov
FEB. 9: Choose a winning gumbo
Houstonia Magazine hosts the sixth annual Gumbo Smackdown benefiting the Fort Bend Rainbow Room. Noon-4 p.m. $45 (adults), free (children age 12 and younger). Sugar Land Town Square, 15958 City Walk, Sugar Land. 713-862-4570. www.sugarlandtownsquare.com
FEB. 14: Sit in on a lecture and dinner this Valentine’s Day
This Valentine’s Day event includes a museum expert lecture and a three-course meal. 6 p.m. $150-$170 per couple. Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land, 13016 University Blvd., Sugar Land. 281-313-2277. www.hmns.org/hmns-at-sugar-land
FEB. 16: See model trains in action
The Greater Houston Train Show features operating layouts, classes, model and photo contests and train videos. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $6 (adults), $1 (children 12-18), free (children under 12). The Stafford Centre, 10505 Cash Road, Stafford. 713-376-0684. www.sanjacmodeltrains.org
FEB. 23: Start a butterfly garden
Fort Bend Master Gardeners provides tips for attracting butterflies to gardens by selecting plants that are sources of nectar for adult butterflies and hosts for caterpillars. 2 p.m. Free. Fort Bend County Libraries’ University Branch, 14010 University Blvd., Sugar Land. 281-633-5100. www.fortbend.lib.tx.us
FEB. 22-23: Experience ‘Another Night Out’ at Constellation Field
Parks Youth Ranch hosts high school juniors and seniors overnight to experience the struggles of homelessness. 6 p.m.-6 a.m. $20. Constellation Field, 1 Stadium Drive, Sugar Land. 281-392-5794.
www.parksyouthranch.org
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
3 NRG Park, Houston
www.rodeohouston.com
Tickets: $20-$350 (individual concerts)
February
25: Kacey Musgraves
26: Prince Royce
27: Brooks & Dunn
28: Luke Bryan
March
1: Cardi B
2: Turnpike Troubadours
3: Panic! At The Disco
4: Old Dominion
5: Camila Cabello
6: Luke Combs
7: Tim McGraw
8: ZEDD
9: Kane Brown
10: Los Tigres Del Norte
11: Zac Brown Band
12:Kings of Leon
13: Santana
14: Chris Stapleton
15: Cody Johnson
16: Brad Paisley
17: George Strait with special guests Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett
