As summer vacation slowly crawls to an end, resist the doldrums with a bevy of fun events.
Music, philosophy and topics across all elements of life are all melded into a comedy show, The Chicken or The Egg at the Jobsite Theater at The Straz Center. The one-man-show stars ranney, who's known in the area for his charisma versatility on stage.
After dark, the wild comes out at Lowry Park Zoo for the WaZoo Beer Fest bringing in 250-plus selections of beer to choose from while enjoying live music and delicious food.
Fill up the alleys, this Sunday and every Sunday with the PBR crew until Sept. 25 at Pin Chasers for "Pabst Bowl-O-Rama and enjoy $2 Pabst beers till midnight.
International vacation is costly but the Pancha Thurya Drum and Dance Troupe brings travel without maxing out your plastic this weekend during a Sri Lankan dance festival including culture, music and excitement.
Watch more than 2,000 compete for the World Dragon Boat Championship in the Seddon Channel between Harbour Island and Davis Islands, for the championship that is held internationally in a different city every two years. Finale party this Sunday at Channelside.
This article appears in Aug 4-10, 2011.