'Bright Star'
Playhouse 1960 will present “Bright Star” featuring a score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. The musical is set in the American South in the 1920s and ‘40s.
- Aug. 2-3, 8 p.m.; Aug. 4, 3 p.m.
- $21-$24
- 6814 Gant Road, Houston
- www.playhouse1960.com
Stageworks Theatre will present “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” This show will be the last production of the 2023-24 season, where Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang explore life’s questions together.
- Aug. 2-3, 9, 7:30 p.m.; Aug. 4, 10-11, 3 p.m.
- $26-$38.75
- 10760 Grant Road, Houston
- www.stageworkshouston.org
Students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunches are eligible to receive a free backpack and school supplies. Students must be in the car and should bring their student IDs.
- Aug. 10, 9 a.m.
- Free
- 12715 Telge Road, Cypress
- www.cy-hope.org
Cypress Assistance Ministries is holding a back-to-school drive-thru distribution event to provide students in the community with a free backpack and school supplies. A photo ID and proof of address is required.
- Aug. 10, 9 a.m.-noon
- Free
- 12930 Cypress N. Houston Road, Cypress
- www.cypressassistance.org
The Cy-Fair Houston Chamber of Commerce is holding an event featuring a bowling challenge. Each team will receive three games, shoe rentals and meal tickets.
- Aug. 23, 12:30-4 p.m.
- $425 (team of four)
- Copperfield Bowl, 15615 Glen Chase Drive, Houston
- www.cyfairchamber.com
The second annual CFEF Sporting Clay Tournament benefiting the Cy-Fair Educational Foundation will feature an afternoon of clay shooting, food and beverages.
- Aug. 29, 11 a.m.
- $1,500 (starting sponsorships for a team of four)
- Westside Sporting Grounds, 10120 Pattison Road, Katy
- www.thecfef.org
Playhouse 1960 is presenting “Bonnie and Clyde,” a musical based on the American bandits with a nontraditional score, combining blues, gospel and rockabilly music.
- Aug. 30-31, 8 p.m., Sept. 6-7, 13-14, 8 p.m.
- $22-$25
- 6814 Gant Road, Houston
- www.playhouse1960.com
Playhouse 1960 is presenting “Pirates of Penzance Jr.,” a classic comedy set on the rocky coast of Cornwall, England.
- Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 7-8, 14-15, 3 p.m.
- $12-$15
- 6814 Gant Road, Houston
- www.playhouse1960.com