This Sunday, June 1, Houston-area cancer patients, survivors, their families and caregivers will gather for a celebration of survivorship. Survivorship Houston will feature speakers, entertainment and plenty of opportunities for attendees to learn about cancer survivorship services in the Houston area. Are you frustrated with medical insurance coverage? Interested in wellness and cancer prevention? Curious about the advances made in cancer treatment? Planned programs will address these and other complex issues faced by survivors.......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • Two local developers are accused of bribing a former director of the city's Building Services Department. • A woman was shot in the face during a carjacking that occurred in Southwest Houston on Bellaire Blvd. near Larkwood around 8pm Friday. • An erratically driving man crashed his car into a home in south Houston and died after the car burst into flames......

Spent all your cash on girlie drinks and shattered dreams again this weekend, didn't you? No worries - Thriftster gives you the lowdown on cheap stuff to do until Paycheck Friday. Monday: Hit the Houston Boat show tonight at Reliant Center (8400 Kirby Dr.) to find the yacht of your dreams - or perhaps to find the man/woman of your dreams that can actually afford such nautical pleasures (did that sound dirty?). With tickets under......

We really wish Gomez was performing a headlining show here, but we have to settle with them just being an opening act for The Fray (along with Eisley) this Friday night in The Woodlands. However, Gomez is playing a stand-alone show Saturday night in Austin, if you're lucky enough to find tickets for it. Some veteran Houston acts play around town this week. Beaumont's Clay Walker will perform after the races at Sam Houston......

Out of curiosity, have you tried to book a hotel anywhere in Houston this week? Checked out the prices? Wondered why all rooms have gone up by a hundred dollars or so? If you don't know what we're getting on about, then you probably don't work in the energy industry, and you probably don't know that the OTC (Offshore Technology Conference) is going on this week. The convention is currently taking up the entire......

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo to feature Food & Wine Extravaganza at Astrodome As Rodeo season approaches, and Houstonist pulls out our stiffest Stetsons, rugged Justin boots and tightest Wranglers, we look forward to an event that doesn't require carefully avoiding cow patties. And we're not talking burgers. The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo international wine and food tasting extravaganza, Rodeo Uncorked! Roundup and Best Bites Competition, is back for 2007 and is set......

Harris County Commissioners Court gave the go-ahead for a private firm's proposal to redevelop the Astrodome as a mega-hotel, saying the 41-year-old stadium will no longer be a part of the county's disaster shelter plans. During future emergencies, other facilities, including the George R. Brown Convention Center and Reliant Center, will be the region's primary shelters, Harris County Judge Robert Eckels said. The Dome "is too expensive to maintain as a potential shelter space that......

The Astrodome has been home to many things. It bore witness to the highs and lows of the Oilers and Astros. It has been credited with helping to change the face of men's college basketball and March Madness. People roped dogies, jumped over cars on motorcycles, cheered on Ronald Reagan and promised to kick things in on the floor of the Eighth Wonder of the World. More recently, it has sheltered evacuees during Hurricane Katrina......

Wednesday Start your concert week off with some British electronica. The Orb has returned to a more ambient sound with Okie Dokie It's the Orb on Kompakt. 8 p.m. at Warehouse Live | tickets and info Thursday Another fine example of great local talent is Scattered Pages. Their smart indie-pop landed them a record deal with Three Ring records. Expect an EP out this spring. Music: “Americant” 10 p.m. at the Continental Club |......

So here's what's kickin' this week at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo: Monday • AQHA Cutting Horse Competition: begins 8 a.m. at Reliant Arena • Rodeo Uncorked! Grand Wine Tasting and Best Bites Competition: begins 7 p.m. at Reliant Astrodome Tuesday • Carnival: 4 p.m. to 12 p.m. • Rodeo Houston featuring George Strait: begins 6:45 p.m. at Reliant Stadium • The Hideout featuring Texas Unlimited Band: begins 10:15 p.m. at Reliant Astrodome Wednesday......

Though Houstonist doesn't really know much about cars, we get excited every winter when the Houston Auto Show opens — we'd much rather climb around the new-model cards at Reliant Center than pretend we're going to buy one so we can test drive it at the dealership. This year's auto show features some well-hyped, but ultimately boring, firsts, including the unveiling of the 2007 Ford Expedition (which is even bigger than last year's!). The......