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This site includes the postings from the Irish Aires email list. This includes a listing of Irish/Celtic events in the Houston area and other information that the Irish Aires radio program posts.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Current Events
Tune in tonight (6PM CDT or Midnight Irish time) for the Irish Aires show. To hear a live streaming show go here. To hear it in the KPFT archives go here
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Blaggards will perform at:
Memorial for Billy Carr @
Molly's Pub Kingwood
29803
Humble, TX 77339 Map
(281) 358-1990
To see our playlist as we play it, go to: http://www.kpft.org/studio/playlist.php
Find On Going Irish Events in the
*Announcement: IRISH AIRES relaunches their WEB PAGE at:
www.IrishAires.us NEW WEB ADDRESS
ALL items (see details below)
*09/24/11 - Irish Aires on KPFT at 6PM (CDT) with Jay
-09/24-25 - Sherwood Celtic Festival at
-09/25/11 - Irish Aires Fund Raiser at Dan Electros Guitar Bar
*09/29/11 - Dead Rabbits at House of Blues
-09/30/11 - Green Cards at the Mucky Duck
-09/30/11 - Blaggards at Lucky's Pub
-10/01/11 - Memorial for Billy Carr at Molly's Pub Kingwood
-10/01/11 - Tomfooligans take on a Dynamo Tailgate Party for The Brickwall Firm
-10/01/11 - Tomfooligans at Molly's Pub Downtown
-10/02/11 - Celtic Spring Concert at Univ of
-10/05/11 - Dead Rabbits at Ceilidh Sessions at Gooses Acres
-10/08/11 - Dead Rabbits at
*10/09/11 - Dead Rabbits on the
-10/15/11 -Tomfooligans at Molly Malones
-10/15/11 -The Dead Rabbits at Goose's Acres
*10/16/11 - Dead Rabbits at the Roller
*10/17/11 - Michael Davitt Irish Open at Cypresswoods Golf Course (new info)
-10/21-23 - O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat at
-10/21/11 - Blaggards at R&R Sports Bar
-10/21/11 - Clandestine at the Mucky Duck
-10/21/11 - Gaelic Storm at the House of Blues in
*10/22/11 - The Clear
-10/23/11 - Natalie MacMasters at
-10/29/11 - Blaggards at
-10/29/11 - Tomfooligans at Molly's Tomball
-11/04/11 - Annual Irish Gala Benefiting William J Flynn Center for Irish Studies
-11/05-06 - Austin Celtic Festival
*11/05/11 - Celtic Thunder at Verizon Theatre
-11/12/11 - Tomfooligans at Molly Maguire's
-11/17/11 - Michael Longley, Seamus Heaney at Univ of
-11/19/11 - Tomfooligans at Molly's Pub Kingwood
-11/23/11 - Band of Heathens at the Mucky Duck
-11/26/11 - The Dead Rabbits at
*11/27/11 - Danny O'Flaherty at the Mucky Duck
-12/04/11 - Danny O'Flaherty's Celtic Christmas at Univ of
-12/07/11 - The Irish Tenors at Jones Hall
-12/10/11 - Blaggards at Molly Maguires
-03/07/11 - The Heartstrings Quartet at the Univ of
-03/17/11 - Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration at Univ of
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New On Going events & Announcements:
In case you missed our 1916 Uprising show, I found the whole recording the album on YouTube (Click here). Our links for lyrics & other interesting stuff regarding this show can be found at Part 1 and Part 2.
We are going to
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-09/24-25 - Sherwood Celtic Festival at
Time Saturday, September 24 at 10:00am - September 25 at 7:00pm
Location
Our entertainment lineup (as of June 2011):
Beth Patterson
Potcheen
Clandestine
Poor Man's Fortune
Abby Green
The Blaggards
The Bedlam Bards
The Tea Merchants
Diane Linn
Sarah Dinan
Near by Far
Lauren Morris
Many Clans will have encampments where they teach about their histories.
Scottish heavy athletics will be running throughout the day.
More info is available on our website: http://sherwoodcelticfestival.com/
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-09/25/11 Irish Aires Fund Raiser at Dan Electros Guitar Bar
With the support of
Irish Aires will hold their second fund raising Picnic at:
Dan Electros Guitar Bar in the Heights
713-862-8707
An afternoon of great Celtic music & a FREE picnic (hamburgers, hot dogs & something for the vegetarians) lunch.
A mere $10 donation will get you in the door, which opens at 12:30, for an afternoon of music , Irish dance and a free lunch.
At 1PM we will feature the rockin bagpipe sounds of the TOM FOOLIGANS, followed by Houston premier Celtic Punk band DEAD RABBITS at 2ish. Around 3PM we are honored to welcome to the stage the
We will also be putting on the feedbag for all our guests throughout the day, with a picnic lunch provided by the Irish Society, featuring grilled hot dogs and hamburgers, baked beans and potato salad. This is a family friendly event with a large fenced in patio, and we invite you to bring the kids under 12, who will be admitted for 1/2 price.
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*09/29/11 - Dead Rabbits at House of Blues
House of Blues
77002
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-09/30/11 - Green Cards at the Mucky Duck
7:30 & 9:30PM
From the first notes struck together in 2003 through tours with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson and up to and beyond their fourth studio album in 2009, The Greencards have won steadily escalating acclaim for their multi-dimensional
Mc Gonigel's Mucky Duck
(713) 528-5999
www.mcgonigels.com
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-09/30/11 - Blaggards at Lucky's Pub
Friday, September 30, 2011
Lucky's Pub
(713) 522-2010
Set: 10:00
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-10/01/11 – Memorial for Billy Carr at Molly's Pub Kingwood
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Blaggards will perform at:
Memorial for Billy Carr
Molly's Pub Kingwood
29803
(281) 358-1990
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-10/01/11 - Tomfooligans take on a Dynamo Tailgate Party for The Brickwall Firm
Saturday, October 1 · 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Game starts at 3:00 Tailgate at Noon
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-10/01/11 - Tomfooligans at Molly's Pub Downtown
Saturday, October 1 at 9:00pm
Mollys Pub Downtown
509 Main
713-222-1033
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-10/02/11 - Celtic Spring Concert at Univ of
Sunday, October 2, 2011 2 pm
Celtic Spring Concert
Cost: $15 for adults; students and children free
For details, contact
Parking available for $2 (quarters preferred) in the
Lori Meghan Gallagher, JD
Director
713-525-3592 (direct)
713-525-3866 (fax)
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-10/05/11 - Dead Rabbits at Ceilidh Sessions at Gooses Acres
Wednesday, October 5 at 9:00pm
The Goose
Spring, TX 77380
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-10/08/11 - Dead Rabbits at
Saturday, October 8 at 10:00pm
832-249-6167
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*10/09/11 - Dead Rabbits on the
Scout Bar
(281) 335-0002
http://www.scoutbar.com/home.php
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-10/15/11 - Tomfooligans at Molly Malones
Saturday, October 15 at 9:00pm
Molly Malone's Pub
Spring,
(281) 370-4949
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-10/15/11 - The Dead Rabbits at Goose's Acres
Saturday, October 15 at 9:00pm
The Goose
Spring, TX 77380
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*10/16/11 - Dead Rabbits at the Roller
Rabbits provide the 1/2 time entertainment for the
Skate World
(713) 943-8530
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-10/17/11 -Michael Davitt Irish Open at Cypresswoods Golf Course
Welcome to the 2011 Michael Davitt Irish Open. This year's tournament will be held on Monday, October 17. We will be returning to Cypresswood Golf Club. Registration begins at 10:30 am with lunch and tee-off at 12 pm.
The cost for this event is only $125.00. This price includes entry into all events, 18 holes of golf, riding cart, lunch, dinner, beverages on course, gift bag and more to come later.
This year, we win not only crown this year's champion team, but the Pub with the best score will win the 4th Annual Pub Tournament.
If you cannot make the event or you do not play golf, you can join us for the 19th Hole Reception and dinner following the tournament. You can also sponsor a hole for $150.00.
To help us properly plan for this event, please pre-register by filling out the reverse side and fax it to 713-661-6604 or on our website @ hsppc.org. Also, for your convenience, you can pay for your golf outing and hole sponsorships on our website. Please make your reservations by October 1, 2011 by calling Jeannie Kearns @ 713-365-9648.
All proceeds benefit the Houston St. Patrick's Parade.
About Cypresswood Golf Club…
Cypresswood Golf Club is one of the most prominent daily fee golf complexes in the
Mary Kearns
Parade Coordinator
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-10/21-23 - O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat at
O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat!
Mark your calendars!
October 21-23, 2011
The 8th annual O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat will be held October 21-23, 2011 at the
The retreat will officially begin on Thursday night, October 20th, with a "meet & greet" BBQ and bonfire. Classes start Friday morning and continue through Sunday late afternoon. Each evening there will be concerts by instructors and mini-concerts during meals with a "farewell" concert on Sunday evening. On the Saturday night program, there will be a "
Some of the exceptional musicians who have agreed to teach this year include Damien Connolly (B/C and C#/D button accordion), Liz Carroll (fiddle), Dave Cory (tenor banjo), Kevin Crawford (flute), Jimmy Crowley (bouzouki), John Doyle (dropped-D guitar), Rose Conway Flanagan (fiddle), Martin Hayes (fiddle), Louise Mulcahy (uilleann pipes) and Michelle Mulcahy (harp), and Robbie O'Connell (singer). They will be joined by some of the region's best players/teachers including Clare Cason (basic fiddle), Bill Cummings (basic fiddle), David Lovrien (tinwhistle & low whistles), Allison Hicks (piano), Jeff Moore (basic guitar), John Liestman (mandolin), and Mark Stone (bodhran).
A variety of lodging options on campus will be available from Thursday evening through Sunday night including cottages, motel rooms, dorm beds, RV spaces and tent camping. Meals will be offered Thursday dinner through Monday breakfast for $8.50 each. The retreat will offer a shuttle service to and from the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport for $15 per trip per person.
Tuition is $200 and just $120 for youth 18 and under. The age restrictions for our regular classes is 11 and older (see exception on the CLASSES page). Meals, lodging and shuttle service can be reserved separately.
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-10/21/11 - Blaggards at R&R Sports Bar
R&R Sports Bar & Grill
3338 FM 528, Friendswood, TX 77546
281-996-8300
Set: 10:00 PM
Tickets: Call venue for info
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-10/21/11 - Clandestine at the Mucky Duck
Showtime 730 PM
Clandestine is hard-driving, toe-tapping
Mc Gonigel's Mucky Duck
(713) 528-5999
www.mcgonigels.com
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-10/21/11 - Gaelic Storm at the House of Blues in
Bronze Peacock Room,
House of Blues
77002
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-10/22/11 - The Clear
Clear
Landolt Pavilion at
http://www.celticmusicassociation.com/
Performers:
The Dead Rabbits
Celt
Clectic!
Chris Hadfield
Kilderkin International Dancers!
Sheltered Pavilion Seating For Just $5 and High Energy Celtic Music!
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-10/23/11 - Natalie MacMasters at
Natalie MacMaster and
Donnell Leahy
Sunday, October 23, 2011 – 3pm
Two of the world's most celebrated Celtic artists and the power couple of the Canadian fiddling world thrill audiences with a superb intermingling of Scottish, Irish, and European fiddle traditions. MacMaster and Leahy's performances are a feast of fiddle-driven music, dance, and song. Their flamboyant step-dancing, heart-wrenching ballads, and passionate fiddling will leave you breathless!
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-10/29/11 - Blaggards at
Saturday, October 29, 2011
832-249-6167
Set: 10:00 PM
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-10/29/11 - Tomfooligans at Molly's Tomball
Saturday, October 29 at 9:00pm
Molly's Pub Tomball
28107
281-255-2175 \
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-11/04/11 – Annual Irish Gala Benefiting William J Flynn Center for Irish Studies
Friday, November 4, 2011
Annual Irish Gala benefiting the William J. Flynn Center for Irish Studies
Houstonian Hotel, 111 North Post Oak Lane, Houston, TX 77024
7 p.m.
Tickets: $250 per person
Tables of 10: $2,500, $3,500, $5,000, $10,000, $15,000 and $20,000
Honorees: Most Reverend Joseph A. Fiorenza, Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Most Reverend John McCarthy, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Austin, and Most Reverend Vincent M. Rizzotto, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Gala Chairs: Kate and Robert J. Signorelli
2010 Members of the Cultural Outreach Forum are listed below. Renew your Cultural Outreach Forum membership for 2011 or become a member of the Forum or a Friend of the Center for Irish Studies! Help us present another stellar line-up of musicians, storytellers, academic scholars and much more!
Contact Lori Meghan Gallagher, JD, Director,
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-11/05-06 - Austin Celtic Festival
"One of the few remaining festivals that celebrate the authentic music, honed by the Celtic people. The Austin Celtic Festival goes beyond gimmicks to highlight traditions and achievements in a way that reminds audiences of the extraordinary craftsmanship and study that made places like
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*11/05/11 - Celtic Thunder at Verizon Theatre
Verizon Wireless Theatre
(713) 230-1666
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-11/12/11 - Tomfooligans at Molly Maguire's
Saturday, November 12 at 9:00pm
Molly Maguire's
(281) 580-6167
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-11/17/11 - Michael Longley, Seamus Heaney at Univ of
Thursday, November 17, 2011 7:30 pm
Poetry and Peace: Michael Longley, Seamus Heaney, and
Dr. Richard Rankin Russell, English, Irish and Northern Irish Literature,
Free and open to the public
According to Wikipedia: Longley was educated at the Royal
In North America, Michael Longley is published by
Seamus Heaney (born 13 April 1939) is an Irish poet, writer and lecturer. He lives in
For details, contact
Parking available for $2 (quarters preferred) in the
Lori Meghan Gallagher, JD
Director
713-525-3592 (direct)
713-525-3866 (fax)
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-11/19/11 - Tomfooligans at Molly's Pub Kingwood
Saturday, November 19 at 9:00pm
Molly's Pub Kingwood
29803 Loop 494,
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-11/23/11 - Band of Heathens at the Mucky Duck
Band of Heathens
November 23
930 PM
Advance Tickets: SeatingStanding $20.00
Ticket price at the door: $22.00
"If you still haven't caught up with this group yet then why not? They are magnificent live in concert, and [One Foot in the Ether] proves that they are just as excellent in the studio . . . I could carry on raving about every track on the album, but instead I will just highly recommend that you go out and buy this fantastic album.
Also make sure you try and get to see these guys in concert as soon as you can." —MAVERICK ". . . what makes these Heathens so refreshingly different is the overall musicianship and seamless blending of alt-rockers, folk tales, gutbucket blues and heartland anthems."—
"The Band of Heathens, an Austin-based group, played the best set I came across during my five nights in town (at SXSW 2009)."—THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
"One Foot in the Ether is sure to reinforce the band's place in the Austin music scene . . . ready-made for sitting on the back porch with a cold beer, a rock 'n' soul affair evocative of Little Feat, The Band and The Black Crowes."—AUSTIN-AMERICAN STATESMAN
One Foot in the Ether bears the musical influences of forbears like the Band and the Black Crowes while embodying timeless lyrical themes of salvation and sin. Bass player Seth Whitney and drummer John Chipman make for a sympathetic rhythm section, keeping the trio of equally matched talents upfront tied together seamlessly. —COUNTRY WEEKLY
http://www.bandofheathens.com/
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-11/26/11 - The Dead Rabbits at
Saturday, November 26 at 10:00pm
832-249-6167
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*11/27/11 - Danny O'Flaherty at the Mucky Duck
Showtime 6 PM
Singer, songwriter, storyteller and musician, Danny O'Flaherty combines the sensitivity of the world around him and delivers it with a passion that sets him apart from the rest. His rich soulful voice, passionate storytelling and engaging stage presence will take the audience to the depths of his soul, and back to the ancient music played and sung around the peat fires in
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-12/04/11 - Danny O'Flaherty's Celtic Christmas at Univ of
Sunday, December 4, 2011 2 pm
A Celtic Christmas Show with Danny O'Flaherty and Friends
Cost: $15 for adults; students and children free
For details, contact
Parking available for $2 (quarters preferred) in the
Lori Meghan Gallagher, JD
Director
713-525-3592 (direct)
713-525-3866 (fax)
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-12/07/11 - The Irish Tenors at Jones Hall
The Irish Tenors
8 pm, Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Jones Hall
International Series
Since they first joined voices in 1998, The Irish Tenors have made countless traditional musical treasures breathe with new life. Accompanied by a full orchestra, Anthony Kearns, Finbar Wright and Ronan Tynan will come together for one night only with an evening of festive music just in time for the holidays. The trio has toured the world and produced seven best-selling albums reaching the upper echelons ofBillboard's charts, making them one of the most successful Irish touring acts ever, second only to U2.
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-12/10/11 - Blaggards at Molly Maguires
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Molly Maguire's
(281) 580-6167
Set: 10:00 PM
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-03/07/11 - The Heartstrings Quartet at the Univ of
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 7:30 pm
The Heartstrings Quartet with Máire Ní Chathasaigh, Chris Newman, Nollaig Casey and Arty McGlynn
Jones Hall,
Cost: $15 for adults; students and children free
For details, contact
Parking available for $2 (quarters preferred) in the
Lori Meghan Gallagher, JD
Director
713-525-3592 (direct)
713-525-3866 (fax)
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-03/17/11 - Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration at Univ of
Saturday, March 17, 2012 10 am
Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration
Mass Celebrated by His Eminence Daniel N. Cardinal DiNardo
Chapel of St. Basil,
Brunch to follow Mass
Cost: $25 advance tickets by check or cash; $30 at the door
For details, contact
Parking available for $2 (quarters preferred) in the
Lori Meghan Gallagher, JD
Director
713-525-3592 (direct)
713-525-3866 (fax)
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Venue Info
Ashford Arms Pub
14605 Perthshire,
Houston, TX 77079
(281) 497-5316
Big John's
6150 Wilcrest Drive,
Houston, TX 77072
(281) 498-3499
Brian O'Neils
5555 Morningside Dr,
Houston, TX 77005
713-522-2603
Bull & Bear
11980 Westheimer Rd # A
Houston, TX 77077-6670
(281) 496-6655
Cactus Music & Records
210 Portsmouth
Houston, TX
Center for Irish Studies, University of St Thomas
Lori Meghan Gallagher, JD
Director, Center for Irish Studies
University of St. Thomas
3800 Montrose Blvd.
Houston, TX 77006
713-525-3592 (direct)
713-525-3866 (fax)
irishstudies@stthom.edu
www.stthom.edu/irishstudies
Continental Club
3700 Main Street
Houston, TX 77002-9504, United States
(713) 529-9899
Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
1031 East 24th Street
Houston, TX 77009.
Dean's
316 Main St,
Houston, Texas
Echo Lounge
713-659-2000
Foundry United Methodist Church
The Goose
Spring, TX 77380
The Grand 1894 Opera House
2020
Phone: 800-821-1894
409-763-7173
Fax: 409-763-1068
Email: tickets@thegrand.com
(713) 528-9912
Highland Village Farmer's Market,
2720 Suffolk Dr.
Houston, Texas
House of Blues
1204 Caroline St,
Houston, TX 77002
(888) 402–5837
JP Hops House\
2317 South Highway 6
Houston-
(one block north of Westheimer on Highway 6)
Call 281-496-0623
Khon's
2808 Milam Street
Houston, TX
77006 (713) 523-7775
(click HERE for map)
713 226-8563
Late Nite Pie
302 Tuam Street
Houston, TX
Listening Room at Nia Moves-
508 Pecore- in the Heights
Houston, TX 77009
info@niamoves.com
Logon Cafe,
3508 Calder Ave
Beaumont, Texas
409-832-1529
www.logoncafe.net
Lucky's Pub
801 Saint Emanuel Street, Houston, TX 77003
(713) 522-2010
Lynn's Longbranch Saloon
5505 Pinemont Houston, TX 77092-2619
(713) 686-8668 NO cover.
Mc Gonigel's Mucky Duck
2425 Norfolk Street
Houston, TX 77098-4113
(713) 528-5999
www.mcgonigels.com
Millbend Coffeehouse
1370 North Millbend
( @ Northwoods Unitarian Universalist Church )
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Molly Maguires
15945 Kuykendahl Rd,
Houston, TX 77068
(281) 580-6167
Mollys Pub Downtown
509 Main
Houston, TX 77002
713-222-1033
Molly's Pub Kingwood
29803 Loop 494,
Kingwood, TX 77339
Molly's Pub Tomball
28107 Texas 249 ,
281-255-2175
Molly Malone's Pub
Spring,
(281) 370-4949
Molly's on Westheimer
11128 Westheimer
Houston, Texas
713.789.95
Olde City Pub
14124 Stuebner Airline Road,
Houston, TX 77069
832-249-6167
R&R Sports Bar & Grill
3338 FM 528,
Friendswood, TX 77546
281-996-8300
Scout Bar
(281) 335-0002
http://www.scoutbar.com/home.php
Shamrock Tavern
16150 Stuebner Airline Rd. Suite F
Spring, TX
Sherlock's Baker Street Pub
10001 Westheimer
Houston TX 77042
St. Luke's Presbyterian Church
8915 Timberside Drive
Houston, 77025
713-667-653
Stats Sports Bar & Grill
10480 Louetta Rd,
Houston, TX 77070
Union Tavern
(281) 486-6644
Urban Harvest Farmers Market
In the Parking Lot behind
3000
Houston
Verizon Wireless Theatre
(713) 230-1666
Waldo's Coffee House.
(713) 869-0700
White Swan
4419 Navigation
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