Waco Comic Con is this weekend

LEISURE
www.FortHoodSentinel.com
March 6, 2014
March 7
G. Love & Special Sauce
G. Love & Special Sauce will perform
at 8 p.m. Friday at Stubb’s BBQ in
Austin.
March 11
Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg will perform at 8 p.m.
Tuesday at Emo’s in Austin.
March 20
Photo courtesy of godofwar.playstation.com/en-us/media
Waco Comic Con is this weekend
The first Heart of Texas Comic Con is
Saturday and Sunday at the Extraco Exhibits &
Creative Arts Buildings. Special guests include
Manu Bennett from “Arrow,” “The Hobbit”
AUSTIN
trilogy and “Spartacus,” Kevin McNally and Lee
Arenberg from the “Pirates of the Caribbean”
films, former Power Rangers, Walter E. Jones
and David Yost, and motion-capture performer
leisurely stroll around the square and the wild
west gunfight during the 2.5-hour layover in
Burnet. The train returns to Cedar Park in the
afternoon at around 4 p.m.
For more information, visit www.austinsteamtrain.org.
Joseph Gatt, who played Kratos in the “God
of War” video games. Tickets range from $10
to $75.
For more information, go to thehotcon.com.
Parents are required to sign their child in and
out.
For more information, call 298-5740.
WACO
Robin Thicke
Robin Thicke will perform at 7:30
p.m. March 20 at Moody Theater in
Austin.
March 21
Flogging Molly
Flogging Molly will perform at 7 p.m.
March 21 at Stubb’s BBQ in Austin.
March 21
LeAnn Rimes
LeAnn Rimes will perform at 8 p.m.
March 21 at Moody Theater in Austin.
March 25
The Glitch Mob
KILLEEN
The Glitch Mob will perform at 8 p.m.
March 25 at Emo’s in Austin.
March 26
Trisha Yearwood
Trisha Yearwood will perform at 8
p.m. March 26 at Moody Theater in
Austin.
Battleship Texas
Battleship Texas celebrates the legacy of the
USS Texas, the most powerful naval weapon
at the time of its debut. The Texas is the only
surviving USN vessel that fought in battles in
both World War I and World War II, including
Operation Overlord/Neptune, also known as
D-Day, Operation Detachment at Iwo Jima
and Operation Iceberg at Okinawa. The exhibit
runs now through April 13 in the 3rd Floor
Rotunda Gallery at Bullock Texas State History
Museum in Austin.
For more information, visit thestoryoftexas.
com/exhibits/battleship-texas.
BELTON
Mother-Daughter Day
In conjunction with the new exhibition,
Dorothea Lange’s America, the Bell County
Museum will host a Mother-Daughter Day in
Kit’s World. The event will be held from 10
a.m. until noon and again from 2-4 p.m. March
15. The event is $10 per child and includes
refreshments and craft activities. Suggested age
for daughters is ages 6-10. Girls are invited to
bring their favorite doll to be “primped” at the
event.
Pre-registration is required for the event. To
sign up, please call 933-5243 or email stephanie.
[email protected].
AUSTIN
March 27
Citizen’s Police Academy
The Killeen Police Department is hosting its
36th Citizen’s Police Academy now through
May 19. Applications are available at the Killeen
Police Department and must be completed and
returned by 5 p.m. Friday.
The Citizen’s Police Academy is an
educational and informative program that
allows citizens the opportunity to learn
about local law enforcement in Killeen.
Classes will be held on Monday evenings from 710 p.m. One additional class is scheduled April
12.
There is no cost to enroll, but applicants
must agree to submit to a background check,
including a criminal history inquiry.
For more information on the Citizen’s Police
Academy, contact Tammy Moseley at the
Killeen Police Department by telephone at 5018805 or email [email protected].
TEMPLE
WWE Smackdown
Deltron 3030
The Road to Wrestlemaina runs through
Waco March 14 at the Extraco Events Center
in Waco.
The action begins at 7:30 p.m. for WWE’s
weekly Smackdown programs. Wrestling fans
are likely to see WWE superstars such as John
Cena, Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, Sheamus,
Alberto Del Rio, Cesaro, Mark Henry and
many more.
Tickets start at $25.
For more information or to order tickets
online, go to www.wwe.com/events/wwepresentslive-waco.
Deltron 3030 will perform at 9 p.m.
March 27 at Emo’s in Austin.
STILLHOUSE
Bass Tournament
The fifth annual Brigadier General Charles
B. Allen Memorial
Bass Tournament is
April 5 at Dana Peak
Park, Stillhouse Hollow Lake, hosted by the
Rail Gunner Fires Chapter
of the United States Field
Artillery Association.
Show time is 5:30 a.m., take
off is at 7 a.m. and weigh in is
at 2 p.m.
Entry fees are $30 per person or $60 per team.
Cash prizes and awards will be presented to
winning participants. The deadline to register is
March 28.
For more information, contact James Washburn at 740-302-2400 or cbamemorialbass@
gmail.com
HARKER HEIGHTS
Open House
Austin Steam Train
The 66-mile round trip aboard the Hill
Country Flyer is the area’s original and most
popular train ride.
The train, pulled by the 1960 Alco diesel
locomotive, departs from the Cedar Park depot
at 10 a.m. and travels to Burnet through the
Texas Hill Country, crossing the wooden trestle
bridge over the South San Gabriel River and
traveling through Short Creek Canyon.
Guests will enjoy lunch on their own, a
Friday Night Live
Come to the second Friday of each month for
a fun teen night.
Friday Night Live is 7 p.m.-10 p.m. on the
second Friday of each month at the Wilson Park
Recreation Center.
Activities include Gaga ball, pickleball, basketball, volleyball, arts and crafts, and much
more. Each month is a different theme, participants that dress up will get a $1 off at the door.
Touch Therapeutic Massage in Harker
Heights has just opened at 2330 Verna Lee
Blvd, Suite 109, across from Harker Heights
High School. The business is hosting an Open
House next Saturday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.,
with refreshments and door prize drawings.
Currently, there is a retired Soldier, as well
as two Army wives, offering massages at the
location. Touch Therapeutic Massage offers a
wide variety of services.
For more information, call 291-7101 or visit
www.intouchtherapeuticmassage.com or www.
massagetherapybytrisha.com.
April 11
The Mavericks
The Mavericks will perform at 8 p.m.
April 11 at Moody Theater in Austin.
April 16
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys will perform at 8 p.m.
April 16 at Moody Theater in Austin.
April 23
HAIM
HAIM will perform at 7 p.m. April 23
at Stubb’s BBQ in Austin.
April 24
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow will perform at 9:30 p.m.
April 24 at Moody Theater in Austin.
April 24-25
Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend will perform at 7
p.m. April 24-25 at Stubb’s BBQ in
Austin.
April 25
Bastille
Bastille will perform at 9 p.m. April
25 at Emo’s in Austin.
April 28
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains will perform at 8 p.m.
April 28 at at Moody Theater in Austin.
July 19
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds will
perform at 8 p.m. July 19 at Moody
Theater in Austin.
For more information, visit
www.ticketmaster.com
www.uterwincenter.com
www.acl-live.com.
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