Sharpstown Ice Center offers lessons in figure skating and basic skills for kids ages three and up, as well as classes for adults. Public skate sessions, birthday parties, and hockey leagues are also available.
Contact number: (713) 981-6667
Location: 7300 Bellerive Drive, Houston, TX 77036
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Aldine United Soccer Club is a co-ed soccer league devoted to player development and keeping the game fun.
Contact number: (281) 935-9757
Location: 13300 Chrisman Street, Houston, TX 77039
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The Rockets play their home games at Toyota Center. While tickets start at $10, most halfway decent seats run $40 and up. Special “family four-packs” are available for select games; this package includes four tickets, four hot dogs, and four drinks. Tickets are available online, by phone, or at the box office. The regular season runs October to April.
Contact number: (713) 758-7200
Location: 1510 Polk Street, Houston, TX 77002
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The Houston Aeros are the local hockey team in the AHL (American Hockey League). Home games are played at Toyota Center.
Contact number: (713) 974-7825
Location: 1510 Polk Street, Houston, TX 77002
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Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex is a 7200-square-foot facility housing three fully equipped dance studios and a 120-seat theatrical performance venue. Barnevelder also offers contemporary dance/movement classes to the public.
Contact number: (713) 529-1819
Location: 2201 Preston Street, Houston, TX 77003
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Featuring over one hundred live entertainment events each year, Verizon Wireless Theater is located in Downtown Houston’s Bayou Place Theater, a key landmark in the Theater District.
Contact number: (713) 230-1600
Location: 520 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX 77002
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Founded in 1957, Theatre Southwest provides a full season of both classic and original productions in an intimate setting. Tickets can be reserved by phone or online.
Contact number: (713) 661-9505
Location: 8944 Clarkcrest Street, Suite A, Houston, TX 77063
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Founded in 2002, Texas Repertory Theatre Company stages a full season of both new and classic productions.
Contact number: (281) 583-7573
Location: 14243 Stuebner Airline Road, Houston, TX 77069
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Founded in 1990, ComedySportz Houston provides an interactive, competitive improv show to audiences of all ages. The show is comedy played as a sport, not comedy about sports, pitting two teams of improvisers in a battle for laughs and points in scenes, games, and songs based on audience suggestions. The improv teams keep the comedy clean, with fouls issued to transgressors. Concessions are available in the theater.
Contact number: (713) 868-1444
Location: 901 Town and Country Boulevard, Houston, TX 77024
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Inside the Alley Theatre are two separate theaters – the 824-seat Hubbard Stage and the smaller Neuhaus Stage. The Alley aims to present a wide range of plays, embracing classic, new, and neglected plays. The Alley also hosts a variety of other events, including children’s performances, music, and author readings.
Contact number: (713) 220-5700
Location: 615 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX 77002
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