SCHOLARSHIP DANCE AND BANQUET 8 p.m.-12 a.m. Feb. 22 BT Washington HS Cafeteria 119 E. 39th St. 713-696-6600 BT Washington 4-H Riding Club welcomes the community. There will be music and food. Donation is $20 with all proceeds benefiting C/O 2013 Scholarships. THIRD COAST COMEDY PLAYERS 7 p.m. Feb. 16, 23 and March 2 The [...]

HPD BICYCLE RELAY FUNDRAISING EVENT 1-4 p.m. Feb. 10 Karbach Brewery 2031 Karbach St. 713-680-2739 www.hpdrelay.com Come support the HPD relay team as they cycle across the country. They will leave June 18 out of Discovery Green to Portland, Maine. A $20 donation will go directly to the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION [...]

Events of interest in your neighborhood and nearby communities submitted by Leader readers. Send your community events to news@theleadernews.com at least two weeks in advance. AARP CHAPTER 1265′S MONTHLY MEETING 9:30 a.m. Feb. 4 Candlelight Park 1520 Candlelight Blvd. 713-681-1133 The Houston Northwest AARP Chapter 1265 will have their regular monthly meeting Monday, Feb. 4. [...]

Events of interest in your neighborhood and nearby communities submitted by Leader readers. Send your community events to news@theleadernews.com at least two weeks in advance. OAK FOREST AUTHOR LAUNCHES ‘THIRTEEN THERAPISTS’ 3-5 p.m. Feb. 9 River Oaks Book Store 3270 Westheimer Rd. Oak Forest resident Russell J. Sanders’s novel “Thirteen Therapists” has just been released [...]

Events of interest in your neighborhood and nearby communities submitted by Leader readers. Send your community events to news@theleadernews.com at least two weeks in advance. “FISHING” BY LEIGHZA WALKER PREMIERE 8 p.m. Jan. 17 to 10 p.m. Feb. 2 Obsidian Art Space 3522 White Oak 832-889-7837 www.obsidianartspace.org Come see the play “Fishing” the first full-length [...]

Events of interest in your neighborhood and nearby communities submitted by Leader readers. Send your community events to news@theleadernews.com at least two weeks in advance. SEMI-ANNUAL STREETWIDE TENT SALE 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Jan. 12 Shop Heights 19th Street Look like a Diva without spending your dollars. Shop our semi-annual clearance sale. Stores will have tents [...]

Events of interest in your neighborhood and surrounding communities submitted by Leader readers. Send your items to news@theleadernews.com at least two weeks before desired date of publication/online posting. Include the who-what-where-when-why of your event, contact information that can be published, and how we can get in touch with you with questions. OAK FOREST RUNNING CLUB [...]

RED DRESS RUN 6 p.m. Dec. 6 Hosted by Tri on the Run and BRC Gastropub 832-673-0600 www.brcgastropub.com Put on your red dress, high heel sneakers (or not) and run for the cause, American Cancer Society. The 3.5 mile course begins at Tri On the Run, 518 Shepherd Dr. and ends at BRC Gastropub. The [...]