Events and Recreation



Upcoming Events Buffalo Bayou Ball: Happy Trails to You Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s annual fundraising event Thursday, November 4, 2010 On Downtown’s Historic Sabine Street Bridge 7 p.m. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres 8 p.m. Dinner From downtown to Houston’s East End, Buffalo Bayou hike and bike trails are providing important connections for neighborhood residents, and helping joggers and bicyclists travel more safely to other parks and destinations. Join us November 4 as we honor two community leaders who are collaborating with Buffalo Bayou Partnership in its efforts to connect people and places along our City’s historic waterway. *Buffalo* *Bayou Ball Honorees:* Bob Eury, PresidentCentral Houston Sonny Flores, Immediate Past President Greater East End Management District Buffalo Bayou Ball Chairs: Lorraine and Ed Wulfe Click here for table and ticket form For additional information, please contact Trudi Smith at (713) 752-0314, ext. 3 or tsmith@buffalobayou.org Friday, August 27, 8-11pm Spin on Summer with Houston Center for Photography Houston Center for Photography (HCP) 1441 West Alabama Street Join HCP and Buffalo Bayou Partnership for a celebration of summer featuring live music, great drinks and awesome food! HCP will create an exhibition documenting your summer, but we need your help! Submit pictures and stories by August 13. Show us your travels to far off lands or how you spent your summer in Houston, especially your adventures along Buffalo Bayou! Click here to submit your summer photos to HCP. BUFFALO BAYOU BOAT DEMO DAYS September 25 and 26 (Sept. 25 – 10am-4pm; Sept. 26 – noon-4pm) Allen’s Landing (1001 Commerce Street at Main Street) FREE Austin Canoe & Kayak and Buffalo Bayou Partnership invite you to a chance to try out some of the newest canoes and kayaks along Buffalo Bayou along with other outdoor equipment vendors showing their gear. Food and drinks available for purchase. For more info email: tsmith@buffalobayou.org Past EVENTS: Saturday, June 5, 10am-2pm 4th Annual KBR Kids Day on Buffalo Bayou Downtown's Sabine Promenade FREE Performance Schedule 10-10:30am Skateboarding demonstrations at the Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark with Pro Skateboarder Dan MacFarlane with Mentality Skateboards Presented by Sun & Ski Sports (give-aways and surprise Skateboarding guests) 10:15-10:45am - Watch for Houston Texans, TORO who will be greeting guests along the trails 10:30-11am Break Dancing/VisciouGermzCrew - Buffalo Bayou Performance Platform 11:30-11:50am EISA/Japanese drumming group - Buffalo Bayou Performance Platform noon-1pm Watch for Houston Rockets, CLUTCH who will be greeting guests along the trails noon-1:30pm Radio Disney Team Green Rockin Road Show - Buffalo Bayou Performance Platform 1:40-2pm Ki-gong Martial Arts Demonstration Join Buffalo Bayou Partnership and KBR for a day filled with family fun, hands-on educational activities, park performers, pontoon boat rides, kayaking and skateboarding demonstrations, face painters, balloon artists and much more! Numerous hands-on activities will be led by over 20 Houston non-profit organization partners with animals, and bugs, and bats – Oh My! The event's highlight will be a celebration of National Trails Day with games focusing on recycling including On the Trail to Trash and Treasure and Radio Disney's Team Green Rockin Road Show. Buffalo Bayou Partnership Launches Foodie Floats This spring, Buffalo Bayou Partnership launches *Foodie Floats, a series of boat tours featuring local chefs and food purveyors. Our spring series’ inaugural float takes place on April 15 and features a beer and cheese tasting with the Houston Dairymaids and Saint Arnold Brewing Company. As you cruise down our city’s historic waterway, you’ll enjoy local Texas cheeses coupled with Saint Arnold’s award-winning beers. The Dairymaids, Houston’s official cheesemongers, travel the state to find the best cheeses from local dairies, food artisans and cheesemakers. They bring the cheeses back to Houston where they make them available at some of Houston’s leading restaurants and farmer’s markets. Houston Dairymaids Texas’s oldest craft brewery, Saint Arnold, has been in business since 1994. Recently, the brewery expanded by moving to a sq. ft warehouse in north downtown where they brew 10 different beers a year, and hold weekly happy hours and other special events. St. Arnold’s Buffalo Bayou Partnership Foodie Floats Thursdays - April 15, 29, May 15 and June 3 (SOLD OUT) Stay tuned for future Foodie Floats dates! 6-7:30pm Launch Site: Sabine Promenade Foodie Floats* are limited to 20 people – reservations only Cost per person: $50 To make your reservation or to find out more information, please call the Buffalo Bayou Partnership at 713.752.0314 ext. 3 or e-mail tsmith@buffalobayou.org or log onto our website at www.buffalobayou.org. Cancellations must take place at least 1 week prior to the date of the boat tour to receive a refund. BAYOU BASH 2010 BAYOU BUDDIES presents BAYOU BASH 2010 featuring Baker Hotel Band, crawfish and jambalaya, pontoon boat rides, lawn games, kayaks, cupcakes, and more. Libations provided by the REAL ALE BREWERY and REDWOOD CREEK VINEYARDS. Saturday, April 24th * 1 – 4 pm * Sabine Promenade Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s Bayou Buddies is a group of young leaders interested in raising awareness of Buffalo Bayou among Houston’s young professional community and assisting in the transformation of Houston’s most significant natural resource. For more information or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Jennifer Gaines at jgaines@buffalobayou.org. Cost: Pre-purchase tickets $15 Bayou Buddies/$20 non-members - $5 increase day of the event Not sure about your membership? Email jgaines@buffalobayou.org. To purchase tickets online: https://payments.auctionpay.com/ver3/?id=w032637 THANK YOU to our generous sponsors: Bayou Buddies Steering Committee Data Display Audio Visual Convention and Entertainment Facilities Department Frosted Betty Cupcakes Ideal Printers, Inc. Katy Optiks LADD Photography Real Ale Brewing Company Redwood Creek Wines TBG Partners Brian Thorp Gabe Zamora RAFFLE ITEMS from Cork Wine Bar Crave Cupcakes Demi’s Dog House Houston Aeros Katy Optiks LADD Photography Museum of Fine Arts The Tasting Room more to come... HOST COMMITTEE Stacy & John Andell * Kara Baker * Jason Bargas * Pierce Bush * Kelly & Dylan Bush * Corby Chaffin * Michael Coppens * Trey Cornelius * Cassandra Covacievch * Beth Diamond * Ellie & Tony Essalih * Deane Fraser * Maggie Frechette * Christian Galatoire * Brittany Gilliam * Katie Hamilton * Suzi Hickey * Belinda Hill * Lauren Hoffer * JP Hull * Brian Kaplan * David Lee * Nicole Laurent * Meg Malone * Rachel Marcus * John Luke McConn * John McLaughlin * Cara Merriman * Scott & Julianna Moorad * Roro Oyegun * Tony Padua * Van Pham * Josh & Melissa Powers * Cynthia Redwine * Molly Reyes * Joey Romano * Tricia Ruscio * Maidie Ryan * Brittany Sakowitz * Ashlea Stuart * Jerry Thompson * Brian Thorp * John Urquhart * Jake Violet * Jennifer Waldner * Mary Catherine White * Lee Willeford * Allison Witt * Lauralee Young 38th Annual Buffalo Bayou Regatta Saturday, March 13, 2010 9am – Race Begins at San Felipe and Voss 11am-2pm – Finish line festivities at downtown’s Sesquicentennial Park The Buffalo Bayou Partnership, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing Houston’s historic waterway, invites all paddlers to join in the fun on Saturday, March 13 at the 38th annual Buffalo Bayou Regatta, Texas largest canoe and kayak race. Whether you are entering competitively, or paddling for pleasure, we encourage you to participate in the 15-mile USCA-sanctioned race along the scenic Buffalo Bayou. Start – 9am 7700 San Felipe (just west of Voss Street) Finish – 11am-2pm – Finish line festivities Downtown’s Sesquicentennial Park (Preston and Bagby streets, adjacent to the Wortham Theater) Free live music, awards ceremony, a chance to cheer on the racers as they cross the finish line - food and drinks will be available for sale >> Click here for online individual registration >> Click here for Sponsorship Opportunities >> Rules and Regulations >> Canoe and Kayak Rental Vendors >> Individual Registration (printed form) (PDF form) For Regatta volunteer opportunities, please email Jessalyn Ballard at jballard@buffalobayou.org or 713.752.0314 ext. 4 For questions about this year’s Regatta, please contact Trudi Smith at tsmith@buffalobayou.org or 713.752.0314 ext. 3.	\