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The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival

The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival will showcase more than 200 national and regional artists on April 12 and 13. This wonderful event will take place at the Waterway in The Woodlands starting at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, along The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion and ending at Town Green Park.

There will be a water taxi and a trolley service througout the festival. There will also be great international artists from Mexico who will be presenting their work. Some of the highlights of this festival will include master scratchboard artist Sally Maxwell, "Healing Arts", live entertainment on two stages, and "artopoly".

A new addition to this impressive festival will be the Floating Art Parade that will reflect this year's theme "Water Creatures". For this parade individuals, organizations and area businesses will be invited to design and build floats. They will start at 10:30 am on April 12. Participants in this Parade must submit their application along with a rendering and a brief description of their entry. The application's deadline will be on Monday March 24th. For more information you can visit http://www.woodlandsartsfestival.com/

La Costa Garden in East Shore The Woodlands

Stonemark Builders LLC will begin construction this spring for La Costa Garden homes in East Shore, the Garden District of The Woodlands Town Center.

Inspired by Mission-Style architecture, the properties at La Costa are designed to form a lakeside village within walking distance of the shore of 200 acre Lake Woodlands.
The enclave will be near Olmstead Park in East Shore on a site that is bounded by Lake Front Circle to the west, Shell Port Square to the north and Woodlands Parkway to the south.

La Costa includes 42 condominiums in 14 two-story buildings. Each building is designed around a courtyard garden that connects three unique floor plans in each building, each with an attached two-car garage. Three distinctive designs are featured. Prices will range from the high $300's.

"La Costa will be the only project in East Shore Park with its own amenities. Stonemark has done an outstanding job of designing this enclave in the setting of East Shore. We have gotten very good feedback on the designs from Realtors and prospects, and feel that La Costa will be very popular with home buyers", Driggers said.

La Costa includes 42 condominiums in 14 two-story buildings, priced from the high $300's.

Masonry Award presented for work in East Shore

The Masonry Award was presented to Hogatt LP for their work in East Shore. Hogatt LP , a masonry contractor who has been designing several architectural features that are present in The Woodlands' Lakefront urban Community known as East Shore. The firm recently won the Landscape Project of the Year Award that was presented by Masonry Construction Magazine.

Several textures, colors and patterns were used in this project including Cheyenne sandstone, Cheyenne flagstone and Cimarron limestone. This firm created the stone entryway, a circular-shaped plaza at Colonial Park and the bridge in East Shore in the Woodlands and by their incredible work, they won this acclaimed award. Hogatt LP was already a Golden Trowel Award winner in a statewide competition at the Texas Masonry Council's Annual Convention in August of 2007.

Spring Break Activities for Kids at YMCA

The YMCA in The Woodlands is offering a variety of activities for Kids for this Spring Break. This YMCA is located at South Montgomery County and will offer this activities during the Conroe ISD Spring Break coming up in March 17 through the 20th of 2008. Some of these activities include Spring Break Camp (K - 6th grade), Spring Break Swim Clinics for ages 6 to 11, Spring Break Climbing Clinics for 5 and older, Spring Break Water Polo for ages 6 - 14, and Spring Break Cooking Class of children and adults with an Easter theme.

Pre-registration is required to participate, if you need further information you can call 281-367-9622 or visit http://www.southcounty-ymca.org/

The South Montgomery County YMCA will be hosting a Summer Job Fair on Saturday March 15 2008 from 10 am to 1 pm and also on Wednesday March 19 from 12 to 3 pm. This Fair will be held at 6145 Shadowbend Place. Summer Job opportunities will be available on both YMCA's in The Woodlands and also in the Conroe Family YMCA. There is an age requirement to apply and the minimum age required is 16 years.

For more information call DeAndra Edwards-Stanley at 281-367-9622, extension 231.

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The Conservatory At Alden Bridge Scheduled To Open March 2008

The Conservatory at Alden Bridge, a 237-unit senior independent living community, is scheduled to open in March 2008 in The Woodlands Village of Alden Bridge.

The Conservatory is being built on 10 acres located at the southeast corner of Alden Bridge Drive and Crownridge Drive. The Conservatory at Alden Bridge will be comprised of elegant one- and two-bedroom suites with luxury finishes such as granite countertops, marble vanities, crown molding, nine-foot ceilings, decorator series paint palette, stainless steel appliances, walk-in closets, and full-size washer/dryer connections.

The leadership team at Conservatory Senior Living is dedicated to providing a superior retirement experience for people age 55+. Their founders recognized a need for gracious living environments offering a choice of outstanding services for reasonable fees rather than the expensive buy-in entrance fee plan that continuing care communities offer.

Conservatory's mission is to create a setting that encourages seniors to design the best possible retirement lifestyle for themselves. For that reason, the community offers programs for the body's strength, flexibility, balance and general health to extend senior's independent lifestyle.

The Conservatory also offers an enrichment program for the mind, utilizing Posit Science's Brain Gym program that stimulates brain processing mechanisms to function faster and more effectively, with profound effects for memory, cognitive function, and quality of life
Moreover, The Conservatory at Alden Bridge will offer activities programs, fine dining, a beauty salon, a pool, a 50-seat state-of-the-art movie theater and service employees to include a concierge, dining staff, management staff, maintenance staff, housekeeping staff, executive chef and staff, driver and social director. Conservatory's residents will also enjoy the convenience of living near neighborhood shopping at Alden Bridge Village Center.

The Conservatory at Alden Bridge's combination of extraordinary luxury, services, amenities, and value makes the Conservatory lifestyle truly unique.