💜 The Woodlands Walk to End Alzheimer's Brings Neighbors Together at Town Green Park

🎵 Sarah Kelly Music School Brings Grammy Ballot Artists to Market Street Every Friday Night

📸 Headshot Day at the Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber, Wed., Oct. 28

Friday, October 23

☀️ Mostly Sunny · High 87° / Low 55°

Clear skies all day. No rain expected. No active weather alerts for The Woodlands.

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Walkers bundled in layers filled Town Green Park on a chilly Saturday morning, Oct. 17, for the 2026 Walk to End Alzheimer's in The Woodlands. Neighbors from The Woodlands, North Houston, North Harris County, and Montgomery County walked side by side, and the Alzheimer's Association Houston & Southeast Texas Chapter reported raising more than $585,000.

According to the event page, 2,437 participants on 329 teams registered, and the walk has already passed its fundraising goal. Registration is free, and all funds raised support the Alzheimer's Association's care, support, and research efforts.

Many walkers carried flowers from the Promise Garden, a walk tradition in which each color tells a story. Purple honors someone lost to Alzheimer's, yellow represents a caregiver, blue stands for someone living with the disease, and orange marks a supporter of the cause.

Why it matters: every flower in The Woodlands Promise Garden on Oct. 17 carried a name. $585,000 raised and 2,437 walkers here means this community doesn't just show up for neighbors in good times.

Source/Credits: Lily Plouvier

The Sarah Kelly Music School has announced that 24 of its students are on the Grammy ballot this season. The school's performers are showcasing their talents at the Live on the Lawn series at Market Street every Friday night from 6:30 to 8:30 PM in Central Park. Now is the time to catch these performers before they become household names.

Tonight, Oct. 23, the theme is Musical Theatre Takeover, featuring popular Broadway hits. Upcoming themes: Oct. 30, a Halloween playlist night; Nov. 6, a band night; and Nov. 13, the Writer's Round, where several artists will present a song and tell the story behind it.

The Sarah Kelly Music School was founded by two-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Sarah Kelly and producer Jonas Ekman. The school offers private music lessons, music production, songwriting, camps, and student showcase events. Located at Market Street, suite 480.

Why it matters: 24 students from right here in The Woodlands are on a Grammy ballot. Four themed Friday nights remain to catch them live, outdoors, in the heart of town.

Source/Credits: Lily Plouvier

🗓️ Fun Fall Evening, Grogan's Mill Village Association
Attention Grogan's Mill neighbors: your village association is hosting a free fall evening at Sawmill Park (the park near the tennis courts) this Saturday, Oct. 24. Family activities start at 6 PM, and Hocus Pocus begins at 7 PM. Free face painting, pumpkin decorating, a photo op, popcorn, and lemonade. Costumes are encouraged.

Photographer Lily Plouvier of Plouvier Art, recently recognized at The Woodlands Art League 2026 Art Exhibit & Juried Show, is hosting a morning of private headshot sessions from 10 AM to 1 PM at the Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber of Commerce. Each 20-minute appointment includes expert posing direction and one professionally retouched headshot delivered within 24 hours. Chamber members pay $145, non-members $175 (plus sales tax). Appointments are limited, and booking closes Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 5 PM. Reserve your session now, click here.

🗓️ Gymboween Portraits, at Gymboree Play & Music The Woodlands
Saturday, Oct. 31 · 9 AM–3 PM. Strike a playful pose at our in‑person Gymboween Portrait Day with Meowgic Photo by Plouvier Art. Perfect for fun, costume‑ready keepsakes. Book a Halloween portrait session for your little one. Essential $39 / Standard $49 / Premium $69. Book by Oct. 28 for 10% off. Visit meowgicphoto.gotphoto.com and use code GYMBOWEEN26. By Meowgic Photo by Plouvier Art.

🗓️ Día de los Fieles Difuntos, Cantona Homestead
Running through November 1 · 24706 FM 2978, Tomball · cantonahomestead.com

Note: Dates and times are as announced online. Organizers may make changes. Always confirm before heading out.

Construction on The Woodlands Waterway began in 1999 and the canal didn't open until 2004. What is now the community's main dining and entertainment corridor started as an engineering solution to stormwater management. The aesthetic came later.

“Slower than molasses in January.” Translation: moving at a pace that’ll test anyone’s patience. Molasses in January doesn’t pour. It barely exists.

Nobody remembers the third thing you said in a conversation.

I'm on a seafood diet. I see food and I eat it.

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