Donate time and supplies to teachers, go to a classic car show, do some self-care at a free meditation circle or celebrate the end of summer with a color festival in the Conroe and Montgomery area. Here are seven things to do this weekend, Aug. 10-12.
1. Donate time, supplies to teachers
Aug. 10
Sponsors and businesses are donating schoolteacher items and time to Montgomery ISD at the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce-sponsored MISD Get Back to Work Day. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Lone Star Community Center, 2500 Lone Star Parkway, Montgomery. Learn more about the event
here.
2. See this classic car show
Aug. 11
GearBox Report is hosting a classic car show, a coffee and pastry mingle, and a poker run.
8:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Walden Yacht Club, 13101 Melville Drive, Montgomery. Learn more
here.
3. Meditate for free
Aug. 11
Try out a free meditation class at Body & Brain yoga studio. Reserve your spot ahead of time. 10:30-11:40 a.m. Body & Brain Conroe, 3600 FM 1488, Ste. 175, Conroe. 936-235-4924.
www.bodynbrain.com/conroe
4. Celebrate the end of summer with color
Aug. 11
Woodforest Development by Johnson Development is hosting an End of Summer Color Festival with paint-filled water balloons, colored powder, games, a DJ, giveaways and painting activities. Free. Jackson Park, 2675 Woodforest Parkway N., Montgomery. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Learn more
here.
5. Listen to live oldies
Aug. 11
The one-day Tribute to Conroe Music Festival features a lineup of oldies cover bands that play selections from the 1960s, ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s. There will be food trucks, a kids zone and artisan vendors. $2.50-$70.60. 1-11 p.m. Heritage Park, 500 Collins St., Conroe. Get tickets
here.
6. Celebrate community theater
Aug. 11
The Greater Conroe Arts Alliance is hosting the seventh annual Montie Awards and Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony. 8-10 p.m. $10. The Crighton Theatre, 234 N. Main St., Conroe. 713-502-7596.
www.greaterconroeartsalliance.com
7. Keep pets safe from snakes
Aug. 12
Learn to train pets and dogs to avoid snakes at this Snake Avoidance Clinic. Live rattlesnakes, copperheads and water moccasins—with fangs removed and mouths taped shut—will be used for the training. Call ahead to register: 281-793-2413. Drake Sporting Dogs, 22981 Henson Road, Montgomery. Learn more
here.