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Houston Life's Melanie Camp spotted a Yeti at the Houston Zoo and you can too! Zoo Lights is on now through January 8 and the Yeti will be there hanging out for selfies. It is just one of the many Zoo Lights attractions.

Goodbye gobblers. Ta-ta for now turkey season! November came and went and the final month of the calendar year is here and now and fa-la-la-flashing before our very eyes (2023 is coming for us all) so celebrate the season while you can.

The Houston Grand Opera celebrates the return of El Milagro del Recuerdo. This mariachi opera is back on stage by popular demand. Houston Life's Melanie Camp went onstage to talk with the performers about the opera that means so much to many Houstonians.

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo announced Tuesday that Christian music singer Lauren Daigle will make her RODEOHOUSTON debut on March 2.

The 1st Annual OEC Fun Run will honor Olivia, Edison, and Colette Nguyen

KPRC 2′s Holiday Lights Spectacular aired live on television and on the KPRC 2+ livestream Saturday, November 26 at 7:00 p.m. The hour-long special featured some of the area’s best holiday attractions for family fun around the Houston area.

He's a former Houston Dynamo FC superstar and Former US Men’s National team player

Houston is undoubtedly a food city -- and tomorrow night there is a special event where you can enjoy decadent dishes from some of Houston’s top French chefs.

It’s almost the weekend before Thanksgiving, and for some of us, that means the final days of denial before we’re forced to confront the financial, social, and emotional stresses of the holiday season. (Anyone else staring down a calendar chock-full of travel days, shopping outings and obligatory family gatherings?)

Pink’s Summer Carnival stadium tour next year will bring her to stadiums across the U.S. and Canada alongside special guests Brandi Carlile, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo on select dates. Grouplove and KidCutUp will perform on all dates.

The city’s biggest holiday shopping event of the year is underway.

The Houston Open and associated events are underway at the Memorial Park Golf Course until Sunday.

Are you looking for things to do this weekend? How about enjoying some good movies?

More than 40,0000 textile enthusiasts are expected to attend the country’s largest quilt event, the International Quilt Festival, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston, Nov. 3 to 6.

Halal food fest - a food festival that’s the first of its kind in Houston.

Legendary country singer-songwriter Gary P. Nunn is back in the Houston area to reunite with local fans.

A sampling of seasonal celebrations throughout the Houston area, including holiday markets, yuletide train rides, light shows, plays, concerts, and events.

Jazz music legends gives back to Houston students

He's the original Eddie Munster, y'all!

Shania Twain is amping up her wattage with a new album and a world tour.

The Houston Astros and United Airlines hosted a pep rally at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport Thursday morning.

Learn how to make Halo-Halo with this easy recipe

Tickets for the ninth-annual Sugar Land Holiday Lights are going on sale, starting Nov. 18, Sugar Land Space Cowboys announced Monday.

Lauren Anderson is the first Black principal dancer of a major American ballet company and a household name in the arts community. Some may think they have her figured out, but many don’t know her real story. Although growing up to be a beautiful ballerina, she battled addiction. Her impactful story is now being told for the FIRST time in a world premiere play, right here in our neck of the woods at Stages, Houston’s intimate, inclusive, and progressive theater.

‘Tis the season for extra oooooo’s at the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center. ArBOOretum is back. Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Houston’s best fall festival with a number of fun activities that are fun for the whole family. Plus, there will be plenty of candy for all!

Here’s a guide to pumpkin picking, haunted houses, fall frolics and Halloween happenings to enjoy in the Houston area this week.

Millions of people are celebrating Hispanic Heritage. Houston’s East End has a lot of history when it comes to Hispanic culture and traditions.

One local survivor has teamed up with the American Cancer Society to help raise awareness and support within the community. Learn more about their upcoming events and how you can get involved.

Wednesday on Houston Life at 1:00 p.m., The DIAVOLO Veterans Project. You saw them on America’s Got Talent, now they’ll join us in studio. The dance company’s unique style of movement is used as a tool to help restore veterans’ physical, mental, and emotional strengths through workshops and public performances in communities all around the country. You’ll see it for yourself Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. on KPRC 2.

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Here you’ll find Houston’s most promising cultural offerings for this weekend.

A not-so-scary haunted house, an Oktoberfest extravaganza and a food and wine festival featuring some of the city’s top chefs made our shortlist of the Houston-area’s cultural offerings this weekend.

It’s finally here! Houston’s one-of-a-kind toy museum is set to open its doors in October after months of renovation delays.

Nickelodeon’s ‘That Girl Lay Lay’ is the hugely successful live-action-comedy series that has turned Houston rapper and social media influencer Alaya High into tween superstardom!

Animal welfare organization Best Friends Animal Society will host its annual dog walk event “Strutt Your Mutt” in Houston on Saturday.

Find out who won!

The Houston Museum of Natural Science will soon begin screening a new dinosaur show in its IMAX theatre.

The Forward Party will hold a kickoff event Saturday at the Bayou City Event Center in Houston.

Alley Theatre will offer a brand-new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” during the coming holiday season.

A sunset wine walk, a salute to Black artists and a celebration of The Beach Boys via dance made our list of this weekend’s Houston cultural offerings.

It’s the very first theatrical telling of this moving story

Discovery Green released the fall season schedule for its annual Screen on the Green series. This season’s lineup included the family-friendly movies “Wizard of Oz,” “Selena,” “Monster House,” and “The Mitchells vs. The Machines.”

Merrick Garland's directive represents a break from long-standing department policy and a strict interpretation of the Hatch Act.

Events at the inaugural championships included hugging as many trees in one minute.

Raids in London come after 32 migrants were found in the back of in HGVs Netherlands and France.

Boris Johnson makes it clear he plans to stay as he moves to shore up his government with a reshuffle.

As U.S. grand jury heard testimony by Stop the Steal leader Ali Alexander, prosecutors said funding by Trump lawyer’s group for Oath Keepers' attorneys could pose conflict of interest.

Vineyards are moving further north, but new winemakers say they struggle to be taken seriously.

NI minister Edwin Poots says he has taken the decision to halt checks after receiving legal advice.

Initial findings from the senior official's inquiry into No 10 lockdown parties have been published.

The weekend's eruption and tsunami may have just been a warm-up, volcanologists say.

As COVID-19 cases continue to surge across the state, Chicago-area college students are left to cope with the return to remote instruction.

You’ll never experience the same narrative I did.

Mother put in unenviable position to ration holiday time between bickering daughters.

These delicious and doable recipes will feed your costumed crowd before they head out for an evening of fun.

Gaza’s story can be seen through the prism of Zaki and Jawaher Nassir, their family and their neighbors in the town of Beit Hanoun

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern formally apologized for a racially charged part of the nation’s history, known as the Dawn Raids

Reuters/Mikhail KlimentyevFor years, there have been whispers that the Russian government holds compromising materials on Donald Trump. Now, an alleged leak from the heart of the Kremlin appears to show them boasting about kompromat.The supposed leak obtained by The Guardian reportedly states that President Vladimir Putin personally approved a nefarious plan to throw Russia’s support behind Trump’s 2016 campaign. The document states that Putin, his spy chiefs, and top ministers agreed that a vic

Reader asked to buy “bathing dress” and other modest clothes after conservative relatives join planned vacation.

On Capitol Hill, the House is expected to vote on a measure to establish a select committee to probe the violent Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.

The Arizona Republican attended a February event with the group, America First, and appeared to defend the fundraiser in a tweet.

Boris Johnson says it is "appropriate" for UK warships to sail through disputed waters around Crimea.

One nightclub owner has been closed since March last year and now has to cancel a full diary of events planned over the next few weeks.

13 million people in Ho Chi Minh will be tested and new social distancing rules have been imposed.

The five honorees are in Washington this week for celebration of the performing arts.

The annual festival will have a hybrid model this year after going virtual in 2020.

This week Town Square reflects on the events that defined 2020 in a three-part special series. These memorable roundtable discussions feature some of our favorite guests in the past year to discuss the leading events that have shaped our lives. Town Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Today, The Year in Race and Social Justice looks back at the impact of Black Lives Matter, George Floyd, John Lewis, Kamala Harris and more. Town Square with Ernie Manouse is a gathering space for the community to come together and discuss the day's most important and pressing issues.

“He’s going around having events, big events — no masks, no protective gear, no precautions. Obama said of Trump during a drive-in rally with Biden on Saturday in Detroit. “That’s the difference between Joe Biden and Donald Trump right there. Trump cares about feeding his ego. Joe cares about keeping you safe and your family safe and getting this country moving again.”