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Daily Email - Monday - 12/22/2025

It’s the calm before the holiday chaos! Before your calendar fills up with family dinners, flights, and tinsel, here’s your chance to win a balcony cabin for two aboard Boots on the Water Cruise, a five-night cruise featuring Clint Black, Rodney Atkins, Terri Clark, Diamond Rio, and more. Enjoy concerts, themed nights, onboard activities, and a $600 travel stipend.*

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Last-minute gift idea! Enter to win a $100 Pitch 25 gift card. Founded by Dynamo legend Brian Ching, this Houston soccer hub pairs craft beers, bites, and an indoor field for game days.*

  • Hip Hop Adulti-Verse, where Houston’s neon-warmed heartbeat meets Meow Wolf’s interdimensional playground, returns on January 9!

  • The Kill Tony podcast goes IRL as Kill Texas, hosted by Tony Hinchcliffe with Brian Redban, takes over Smart Financial Centre on February 28.

  • Country hitmaker Kody West rides into White Oak Music Hall on April 24 for a night of down-home jams, honky-tonk heart, and Texas-sized tunes.

  • Dare to enter the darkness… Join the Boulet Brothers and the cast of Dragula: Titans 2 for a night of horror, glamour, and filth at House of Blues on April 29.

50 THINGS TO FINISH OFF DECEMBER

Photo: Texas Winter Lights

December isn’t done yet, and neither are your plans. From holiday pop-ups and festive shows to last-minute parties and cozy hangs, here are 50 things to do before the year wraps up. There’s still time to make it count.

THE BALLOON MUSEUM PRESENTS:

POP AIR: BIGGER, BRIGHTER, AND FULL OF AIR

Experience Pop Air - Art Is Inflatable, a colorful, interactive exhibition by Balloon Museum. Giant inflatables, dynamic lights, and engaging spaces invite visitors to move, explore, and immerse themselves, creating a fun and memorable adventure for everyone — no matter their age!*

THIS WEEK

‘TIL SUN 1.4 - GALAXY LIGHTS*

TON-WED 12.22-24 - FREE: CHRISTMAS ON THE PITCH

WED 12.24 - MAGIT CACOON

The Last Minute Gift That Still Wins

Running out of time? Rosetta Stone’s Holiday Sale has your back. Get lifetime access to all 25 languages for $149, normally $399, with instant delivery. One tap and you have a gift that feels thoughtful and cool, not rushed. Perfect for anyone who loves going places and trying new things. The lessons are fun, the method works, and they will actually use it.

SLEIGH THE COURSE AT HOLEY MOLEY

Mini golf meets holiday cheer. Holey Moley is serving festive cocktails, wild courses, and weekly specials all December. Enter to win a $50 gift card and gift yourself the most fun you’ll have with a putter.*

LOCALS ONLY

  • Houston’s food scene leveled up as star chefs like Hugo Ortega and Aaron Bludorn opened new spots, beloved pop-ups found permanent homes, and buzzed-about bakeries, barbecue joints, and burger bars finally opened. Take a look.

  • The Houston Texans now own the NFL’s longest winning streak, but it didn’t come easy. After offensive struggles, Houston rallied late to slip past the Raiders in the fourth quarter Sunday at NRG Stadium.

WIN STUFF

🚨 COMING UP:

🔥 IN THE FUTURE

We’ll see you this week, H-Town.