Armand Bayou Nature Center Festival Recreates 1890s Farm Life
Armand Bayou Nature Center volunteers will recreate the sights, sounds, and color of 1890 farm life on the Texas Gulf Coast at its 23rd annual Martyn Farm Fall Festival on October 9 and 10, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.

Visitors to the festival will see volunteers dressed in period costume make syrup from sugar cane, churn butter, prepare cheese, bail hay, and make soap. Antique farm tools and implements will also be demonstrated.

Admission for the event will be $7 for adults and $5 for children and seniors. There is no admission charge for children under 4 years of age.

Armand Bayou Nature Center is located at 8500 Bay Area Blvd. Parking at nearby University of Houston-Clear Lake is free including a shuttle ride to the nature center. On-site nature center parking is $3.

Proceeds from the event will fund the many contributions the volunteer corps makes to Armand Bayou Nature Center every year. Volunteers donate more than 10,000 hours a year to help the nature center complete its mission of environmental education and preservation of the area’s ecosystems.
For more information, call 281-474-2551 or visit Armand Bayou Nature Center’s Web site www.abnc.org.

FREE production of the Velveteen Rabbit October 5-8 at 11 a.m. Based on the children’s book by Margery Williams about a toy rabbit who becomes real through the power of love. Opera to Go! and Houston Grand Opera present a world premiering production by Mary Carol Warwick and librettist Kate Pogue. Schedule subject to change. Call Miller Outdoor Theatre
information line at 713-284-8352 for latest news and updates.