Residents can take guided canoe tours along Armand Bayou. Reservations required. Age 12 and older. 8-11 a.m. $25. Armand Bayou Nature Center, 8500 Bay Area Blvd., Pasadena. 281-474-2551. www.abnc.org
JAN. 11-12, 18-19, 25-26, FEB. 01-02: HELP CLEAN UP CLEAR CREEK
Residents who want to rack up community service hours or just help improve the area can join efforts to clean Clear Creek. Boats will leave with volunteers and drop them off at selected locations along the creek to pick up trash in provided bags. Lunch, life jackets, drinking water and first aid kits will be provided. Volunteers should wear layered clothes, work gloves and work boots and expect to get dirty. All ages welcome. 9 a.m.-noon. Free. 270 Boat Ramp, 2913 Mariner Drive, League City. 281-830-3419
JAN. 18: PERUSE DURING AN ART WALK
The Galveston Art Center will host a Saturday evening ArtWalk. For 25 years, the center has hosted walks where attendees can see art in galleries, nonprofit art spaces, and even restaurants and retail shops. The event, held about every six weeks, has since spread to other locations. All ages welcome. 6-9 p.m. Free. Galveston Arts Center, 2127 Strand St., Galveston. 409-763-2403.
www.galveston.com/artwalk
JAN. 22: JOIN A STITCHING GROUP
Those who enjoy knitting, crocheting and other forms of needlework can join Every Stitch Way, a group of stitching enthusiasts that meets every other week. Attendees can bring projects to work on, share ideas and help each other. The group is open to all skill levels, including beginners. All ages welcome. 1-3 p.m. Free. Helen Hall Library, 100 W. Walker St., League City. 281-554-1111. www.leaguecity.com/3146/helen-hall-library
JAN. 23: LEARN ABOUT UKULELES
Robert Krout from the Galveston Ukulele Society will present a talk about and a demonstration of ukuleles, which are small, four-stringed instruments similar to guitars that originated in Hawaii. The society meets twice a month in Galveston and performs for community functions and events. Krout is a ukulele enthusiast who has an album, gives lessons and performs in the Bay Area. All ages welcome. 10:15-11:30 a.m. Free. Helen Hall Library, 100 W. Walker St., League City. 281-554-1111. www.leaguecity.com/3146/helen-hall-library25
THROUGH FEB. 09: EAT AT GALVESTON RESTAURANT WEEK
Various Galveston restaurants will participate in Galveston Restaurant Week. The eighth annual event will allow patrons to enjoy lunch and dinner from prix-fixe menus. Eating at a Galveston Restaurant Week-participating restaurant benefits Access Care of Coastal Texas, which helps provide healthy meals to people with HIV and AIDS. All ages welcome. Times varies. $20-$35 (per two- or three-course dinner), $10-$20 (per two-course lunch or brunch). Locations vary across Galveston Island. 409-763-8676. www.galvestonrestaurantweek.com
JAN. 27: LEARN ABOUT PLASTIC MODELING
Interested in model ships, planes and even fictional robots? The Galveston Bay Area Scale Modelers Association, which is a chartered member of the International Plastic Modelers Society, will meet so members can present their projects, share new modeling techniques, and answer questions about and promote the hobby. All ages welcome. 6:30-8-30 p.m. Free. Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library, 16616 Diana Lane, Houston. 832-927-5420. www.hcpl.net/branch/clear-lake-city-county-freeman-branch-library
JAN. 30: GET A TASTE OF SPACE
Residents will try food from area restaurants. 6:30-9 p.m. $35-$40 (adults), $10 (children 4-12), free (children 3 and under). 1601 E. NASA Parkway, Houston. 281-488-7676. www.clearlakearea.com
