Mark Your Calendars
Oct. 3
Friday the City of Bryan Parks and Recreation Department will host a Moonlight Movie at the Palace Theater in downtown Bryan.
Saturday
3rd Annual Friends of Bubba Golf Tournament, 8 a.m., Pecan Lakes Golf Course in Navasota. $100 per player; $150 for hole
Mike Lindsey benefit, 6 p.m., Wellborn Community Center. $10. Funds will go toward Mike Lindsey's medical costs due to a costly clinical trial for cancer treatments. Dinner and entertainment will be provided, and there will be a silent auction. 693-1791.
Farm Day at Sand Creek Fair & Dairy, 11:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 1552 County Road 267, Cameron. $15 per family. Enjoy a day at an old-fashioned working farm. Have a picnic, make butter, feed the pigs, collect eggs, plow a crop field and more. Farm store is open all day. www.sandcreekfarm.net or 254-697-2927.
ENTERTAINMENT
StageCenter's Community Theatre presents The Adventures of Treasure Island, 7:30 p.m., 201-B W. 26th St., Bryan. 823-4297.
The 1st Magnolia Music Festival and Barbeque Cook-Off continues in Magnolia. The festival will feature country, rock, tejano and zydeco music, a kids area, a bike rally, a BBQ cook-off, the Magnolia Idol singing contest, a Guitar Hero contest and more. Budweiser Stage: 10-11 a.m. -- 5 Hits and a Miss; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. -- Dead End Cowboys; 1-2:30 p.m. -- Seth Candan; 3-4:30 p.m. -- Mundo Earwood & Southern Comfort; 5-6:30 p.m. -- Sheila Marshall; 7-8:30 p.m. -- Greg Kent and Lonely Road; 9-10:30 p.m. -- Zona Jones; 11 p.m.-1 a.m. -- 90 Miles In. TXU Stage: 10-11 a.m. -- The Texas Roadcat Band; 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. -- Darryl Lee Rush; 1:30-3 p.m. Rocketeer; 3:30-5 p.m. -- Crash; 5:30-7 p.m. -- Love It To Death (Alice Cooper Tribute Show). www.magnoliamusicfest.com.
Uptown Jazz, 7:30 p.m., Christopher's World Grille. No cover.
Ron Bryan Duo, 8 p.m., Eccell Steakhouse. No cover.
Ben Morris and Great American Boxcar Chorus, 9 p.m., The Beer Joint.
Leannasaurus Rex, Fitzwilly's.
Bluntforce, Schotzi's.
The Twisters, 8 p.m., Hullabaloo's in Wellborn.
Cross Country, 8 p.m., Sons of Hermann, $5 cover.
sponsorship. Proceeds will benefit the Bubba Moore Memorial Group, Inc. and Health For All. 218-2862 or 220-4003
GARDENING/MARKETS
Independent Growers Market, 7 to 11 a.m., 1104 W. William Joel Bryan Parkway (Sons of Hermann Lodge parking lot), Bryan. 589-2787.
Brazos Valley Farmers Market, 8 to 11 a.m. ,Texas Avenue and William Joel Bryan Parkway, across the street from the Brazos County Courthouse, Bryan. 775-9500.
Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History presents the Sporting Clay Shoot at Gunsmoke Shooting Range, 10076 CR 295 in Snook. Tournament registration begins at 8 a.m.; shooting begins at 9. Entry fee: $70. 272-3300.
Brazos County Master Gardener Plant Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Brazos County Extension Office, 2619 Highway 21 West, Bryan. Wide selection of unusual and unique plants adapted to Brazos County as well as select Heirloom and Pass-a-long plants and a selection of garden related books, yard art, seeds, bulbs and other goods for sale. Presale talk from 8 to 9 a.m. Seating for this event is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. brazosmg@ag.tamu.edu or 823-0129.
HEALTH & FITNESS
Prepared Childbirth Course, 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., St. Joseph Education Annex, 3030 E. 29th St., Suite 100, in Bryan. $60 per couple. 731-1231.
MUSEUMS
Smithsonian magazine's Museum Day 2008 at the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History in Bryan. The September issue of the magazine contains a card for free museum admission. Passes can also be downladed at Smithsonian.com. The museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday
The Walter Wilcox Memorial Annual Barbecue and Auction, noon. Alexander United Methodist Church, 5300 Alexander Cemetery Rd., Bryan. Tickets, $10 adults, children ages 3-12, $5. 589-2793 or 571-9469.
Blood Drive for victims of Hurricane Ike, noon to 6 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Center, 4301 A Texas Ave., Bryan. 209-5050.
Workshop for parents and caregivers, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Bryan Public Library, second floor meeting room, 201 E. 26th St., 209-5600.
September is Hispanic Heritage Month -- Throughout September, the Star of the Republic Museum at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site in Washington will display: "Diez y Seis de Septiembre: Mexican Independence Day," which examines Mexico's quest for independence from Spain and shows how Hispanic heritage has influenced our lives today. 936-878-2214 or visit www.birthplaceoftexas.com.
ENTERTAINMENT
Christ Our Light Catholic Church's 24th Annual Homecoming Bazaar starts at 11:30 a.m. Grimes County Fairgrounds in Navasota. There will be booths and games and an auction beginning at 1 p.m.
Tubie and the Touchtones, 1 p.m., Yankee's Tavern, no cover.
The KEOS 89.1 FM 2008 Volunteer Jam Fall Music Festival will begin at 1 p.m. at Hullabaloo's Diner, 15045 Wellborn Road. Magic Girl will open, followed by Jay Sims, Shake Russell, Jimmy Baldwin, Mark Jungers & The Whistling Mules, The Dust Devils (Higgins & Malteze duo) and Donna Frost. Closing act Adam Carroll will go on at 8:30 p.m. Admission is $10, and all proceeds go to KEOS Community Radio. www.keos.org.
The 1st Magnolia Music Festival and Barbeque Cook-Off continues in Magnolia. The festival will feature country, rock, tejano and zydeco music, a kids area, a bike rally, a BBQ cook-off, the Magnolia Idol singing contest, a Guitar Hero contest and more. Budweiser Stage: 1-2 p.m. -- Los Cortez Brothers; 2:30-3:30 p.m. -- Houston's Powerhouse 'Avizo'; 3:45-4:45 p.m. -- Los Cortez Brothers; 5-6 p.m. -- Avizo F/Jimmy Edward. TXU/Cajun Stage: 1-2:30 p.m. JABO. www.magnoliamusicfest.com.
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Cen-Tex Parkinson Support Group, 4-5:30 p.m., St. Joseph Rehabilitation Center cafeteria, 1600 Joseph Drive, Bryan. Guest speaker -- Wendell Horne. 696-7663.
Monday
CLUBS
College Station Noon Lions Club, Hilton Hotel & Conference Center, 801 E. University Drive. 690-7013.
ENTERTAINMENT
Dusty, 10 p.m., Zapatos Cantina.
HEALTH & FITNESS
Seniors Golf Tournament, Texas A&M University Golf Course, $5 entry. No advance registration; just show up and play. First group at 7 a.m.
Adult Flu Shot Clinic, 3-4:30 p.m., Brazos County Health Department, 201 North Texas Ave., Bryan. $20 per flu shot; limited supply of FluMist available for adults 19-49 years old. Contact: 361-4440 or www.brazoshealth.org.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), 5:45 to 7 p.m., St. Joseph Education Annex, 3030 E. 29th St., Suite 100, in Bryan. 846-0617.
Surgical Weight Loss Seminars, 6 p.m., St. Joseph Regional Rehabilitation Center, 1318 Memorial Drive in Bryan. Physicians will help you decide whether gastric-bypass or lap-band surgery is a good option. Reservation required, 821-7556.
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