WILDCAT TALES
A new report from the Pew 
1601 NASA Parkway
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday
Join Space Center Houston to celebrate “The Green Generation.” Compete in the water cycle maze, watch Rad Rhonda and her Ultimate Science Lab make Styrofoam disappear and build your very own water filtration systems. For grades 3-8.
• Cost: $15.95-$19.95; online discounts available.
• Information: 281-244-2100 or www.spacecenter.org
13131 W. Little York Road,
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday
Toshiba hosts E-Waste Recycle Day, where people can drop off their unwanted electronics, including televisions, VCRs, DVD players, computer monitors, printers and more. Staff will unload your car at the North Eldridge entrance.
• Cost: Free.
• Information: 713- 896-5542.
6000 Golf Course Drive,
6 p.m. Thursday
“Blue and Green: Earth Day Jazz in the Park” concert features the University of Houston Jazz Orchestra with guest saxophonist Bill Evans, and local student jazz ensembles including City Jazz Kidz and the HSPVA jazz combo. Sponsored by Da Camera of Houston and Waste Management.
• Cost:Free.
• Information: 713-284-8351 or milleroutdoortheatre.com
501 Crawford, main concourse
5:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday
The Astros will give away a green Astros cap made of recycled plastic bottles to the first 10,000 fans as part of an Earth Day celebration on a night they play the Florida Marlins.
• Cost: Tickets range from $7-$53.
• Information: 877- 927-8767 or houston.astros.mlb.com
1513 N. MacGregor,
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and April 25
The Houston Zoo is celebrating Earth Day on April 24 and 25 with a recycling relay race, an environmental maze and a re-usable giant coloring mural. “Meet the Keeper” talks will feature a conservation message.
• Cost: $10 adults, $5 children 2-11.
• Information: 713-533-6500 or houstonzoo.org/earthday
1 Hope Blvd, Galveston,
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday & April 25
The Earth Day and Oleander Festival includes arts and crafts and other entertainment. Area plant clubs will set up plants for display and sale.
• Cost:Free.
• Information: 800-582-4673 or moodygardens.com
8500 Bay Area Blvd., Pasadena,
Noon-4 p.m. April 25
In honor of Earth Day, the Nature Center will waive admission fees on April 25. Guided nature walks led by volunteer naturalists will be held at 2 p.m., and interpretive programs will be offered around the Discovery Trail throughout the afternoon.
• Cost: Free.
• Information: 281-474-2551 or abnc.org
In today’s economy, what’s the one place you can go to get help with a resume, learn new job skills, connect to the Internet or just curl up with your favorite book – all for free? You can do all of that and more @ your library. Celebrate National Library Week, April 11-17. The theme is: Communities thrive @ your library.
A message brought to you by the American Library Association’s Campaign for
April…the word just oozes spring time, doesn’t it? It is yellow tulips and pink cherry blossoms. It is spring green grass and fresh dogwood white. Soft spring rain waking up the sleeping bulbs – they yawn and reach for the sun and invite us over for a swim in the deep end of color and fragrance…ahhh. Enough of that already! April is also a month for Poetry, Animal Cruelty Prevention, Lawn and Garden, and to celebrate National Library Week! Come by your library and enjoy the current displays of the month which include Book Spine Poetry, Gardening, Masks and Self Portraits created by Mrs. Foltz-Fox's and Mrs. Henning's Art Classes. Welcome to the month of April...it's not just for fools anymore...Get outside and enjoy the first taste of Spring!
In a report to clients issued Saturday night (4/3/10), Munster’s estimated that by midnight Sunday, Apple will have sold 600,000 to 700,000 iPads, including pre-orders — more than double his relatively conservative pre-launch estimate of 200,000 to 300,000. (Other analysts had published estimates of 300,000 to 400,000.)
