Arctic Wolf Ice Center, located at 400Holleman Dr. East is the perfect place to go to cure boredom! With tons of public skating times throughout the week, broomball leagues and a rock climbing wall, Arctic Wolf makes for a great place for entertainment and birthday parties. If you’re interested in learning how to skate, taking figure skating lessons, or playing on a hockey team, there are tons of programs for every age and skill level. Arctic Wolf even offers kids night out programs for parents to get some time to themselves. This Tuesday, March 31st, is College night late skate from 10:00-12:00. $5 for skating (includes rentals), live music and door prizes. On April 22nd, Arctic Wolf will host a student broomball tournament! Check the website often for updates!

Public Skating: $7 admission, $3 for skate rentals

Rock Wall: $2.50 for 1 climb, $5 for 3 climbs

Skating/Hockey Programs: Check the website for all other program rates

I apologize for this one being posted a little late, as there’s only a couple days left, but if you’re up for a small road trip to Houston, the livestock show and rodeo is the perfect place to go! With big-name entertainers everynight, a carnival for all ages and every rodeo event you can think of, the HLSR is great entertainment for the entire family. There are tons of booths selling everything from corn dogs to cowboy boots. One of the buidlings is home to tons of farm animals with educational videos and hands on stations for the kids. There’s even a birthing center with piglets, chicks, baby lambs and calfs! The cost to get into the carnival and shopping is fairly minimal, while tickets to the rodeo & concerts start as low as $10. For more information, visit the HLSR website at http://www.hlsr.com/

If you’re a Texas Country music lover, College Station is the place for you! With different artists in town everyweekend, it’s the perfect town be in. Don’t worry, though, it’s okay if you’re not a fan of Texas Country; there’s always something for you too! The following is a short list of upcoming concerts in the area, keep an eye out for the FREE ones! Enjoy.

Wolf Pen Amphitheatre:

• March 27th: Third Day ($27)
•  May 2nd: Foghat (Free)
• May 9th: Hotel California (Free)
•  May 16th: Roger Creager (Free)
•  May 30th: Vocal Trash and Cowboy Mouth (Free)
•  June 6th: Separate Ways (Journey Tribute) (Free)
•   June 13th: Jason Boland (Free)

Chili Fest 2009 Artists:

Friday, April 3rd:

• Robert Earl Keen
• Pat Green
• CCR
• Stoney Larue
• Reckless Kelly

Saturday, April 4th:

• Paul Eason
• Ryan James
• Mark McKinney
• Adam Hood
• Kyle Park
• Chris Night

**Check the chili-fest website for specific times. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the gate. http://www.chilifest.org/

For more Texas Country concerts, check the following websites, as dates & times often change.

Hurricane Harry’s

http://harrys.bcsclubs.com/

Texas Hall of Fame

http://www.texashalloffame.net/

The Tap

http://www.tapbcs.com/calendar.html

The George Bush Presidential Library is the 10th presidential library and is home to thirty-eight million pages of official records and personal papers that document the life of George Bush. Located right here in College Station, the library is definitely a place that everyone should visit at least once. The museum, located on 90 acres at Texas A&M holds over 90,000 artifacts from Bush’s presidency, including over 3,000 gifts from the foreign heads of state that Bush received as president and vice president. You can now walk through the museum with an audio tour from George and Barbara Bush, provided in both English and Spanish.

My favorite part of the museum is located behind the building, where Barbara Bush’s rose garden lies. A beautiful pond stocked with fish is available to the public for catch-and-release fishing where George Bush can often be found. The Bush’s burial site is located through the woods behind the garden and is a very peaceful, beautiful site. I would definitely recommend visiting both the museum and the pond! It’s beautiful and calm!

Museum hours are 9:30am-5:00pm Monday through Saturday and 12:00pm-5:00pm Sundays. TAMU and Blinn students are admitted into the museum for FREE, while adults may tour for $7, children 6-17 for $3 (5 and under are free), and senior citizens for $6.

One of the best things College Station has to offer is it’s collegiate sports! With baseball and softball kicking off in the middle of an exciting basketball season, there’s never an excuse for boredom. Student tickets are fairly inexpensive if you’re lacking a sports pass and it seems like there’s always a friend around that’s more than willing to lend you theirs. The following is the baseball and softball schedule for the month of March. Get out to the games and enjoy!

Baseball:

Tuesday, 3rd: SFA

Wednesday, 4th: SFA

Friday, 6th: Utah

Saturday, 7th: Utah

Sunday, 8th: Utah

Tuesday, 10th: CSF

Wednesday, 11th: NWU

Saturday 14th: Baylor

Sunday, 15th: Baylor

Tuesday, 17th: University of New Mexico

Wednesday, 18th: University of New Mexico

Tuesday, 24th: UTA

Friday, 27th: KU

Saturday, 28th: KU

Sunday, 29th: KU

Tueday, 31st: UTSA

Softball:

Friday, 6th: Utah

Saturday, 7th: Kent State

Saturday, 7th: Utah

Sunday, 8th: Louisiana Tech

Sunday, 8th: Stephen F. Austin

Saturday, 21st: Nebraska

Sunday, 22nd: Nebraska

If you’re looking for some professional spring sports action, check out this blog for MLB spring training updates: http://blogs.tamu.edu/springtraining09/