And tomorrow and Sunday, for that matter. Thanks to the Chron for all of this. (For those of us who don't have -- or don't want -- tickets to the games but still want to play around in the vicinity.)
Friday
Bracket Town
Where: George R. Brown Convention Center
Time: 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Tickets: $10 for 12-plus; $6 for 3-11, 55-plus; 2-under free
Tip-Off Tailgate
Where: Reliant Stadium Blue Lot
Time: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Tickets: Open to the public
What to know: The Tailgate allows fans headed to the stadium a place to buy food and beverage and listen to live music.
Final Four team practices
Where: Reliant Stadium
Time: noon-4 p.m.
Tickets: Open to the public
What to know: Watch the four teams participate in their last practice session before Saturday's games. I went to the regional version of this last year and spent about an hour watching the last half of Baylor's and the first half of Duke's practice and warm-ups. It can get a little boring, but if it's as close as you can afford to get to the court, it's well worth attending.
The Big Dance Concert Series
Where: Discovery Green
Time: 4-10:30 p.m.
Tickets: Open to the public
What to know: A block party and concert series sponsored by the NCAA. The day's headliner is Sublime with Rome.
College All-Star Game
Where: Reliant Stadium
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Tickets: Open to the public
What to know: Two teams of college seniors battle immediately following the open practices for the Final Four teams.
Saturday
Bracket Town
Where: George R. Brown Convention Center
Time: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Tickets: $10 for 12-plus; $6 for 3-11, 55-plus; 2-under free
The Big Dance Concert Series
Where: Discovery Green
Time: 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m.
Tickets: Open to the public
What to know: The day's headliner is Kings of Leon, scheduled for 3 p.m. and lasting one hour. Expect this show to go off on time, because the basketball games -- and the watch party there on a big screen in the park -- begin at 5:07.
Sunday
Bracket Town
Where: George R. Brown Convention Center
Time: noon-8 p.m.
Tickets: $10 for 12-plus; $6 for 3-11, 55-plus; 2-under free
The Big Dance Concert Series
Where: Discovery Green
Time: 3-10 p.m.
Tickets: Open to the public
What to know: Tonight's (8:45 p.m.) headliner is Kenny Chesney, but I prefer Uncle Kracker at 5:30 and Pat Green at 7.
Update:
Friday
Bracket Town
Where: George R. Brown Convention Center
Time: 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Tickets: $10 for 12-plus; $6 for 3-11, 55-plus; 2-under free
Tip-Off Tailgate
Where: Reliant Stadium Blue Lot
Time: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Tickets: Open to the public
What to know: The Tailgate allows fans headed to the stadium a place to buy food and beverage and listen to live music.
Final Four team practices
Where: Reliant Stadium
Time: noon-4 p.m.
Tickets: Open to the public
What to know: Watch the four teams participate in their last practice session before Saturday's games. I went to the regional version of this last year and spent about an hour watching the last half of Baylor's and the first half of Duke's practice and warm-ups. It can get a little boring, but if it's as close as you can afford to get to the court, it's well worth attending.
The Big Dance Concert Series
Where: Discovery Green
Time: 4-10:30 p.m.
Tickets: Open to the public
What to know: A block party and concert series sponsored by the NCAA. The day's headliner is Sublime with Rome.
College All-Star Game
Where: Reliant Stadium
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Tickets: Open to the public
What to know: Two teams of college seniors battle immediately following the open practices for the Final Four teams.
Saturday
Bracket Town
Where: George R. Brown Convention Center
Time: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Tickets: $10 for 12-plus; $6 for 3-11, 55-plus; 2-under free
The Big Dance Concert Series
Where: Discovery Green
Time: 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m.
Tickets: Open to the public
What to know: The day's headliner is Kings of Leon, scheduled for 3 p.m. and lasting one hour. Expect this show to go off on time, because the basketball games -- and the watch party there on a big screen in the park -- begin at 5:07.
Sunday
Bracket Town
Where: George R. Brown Convention Center
Time: noon-8 p.m.
Tickets: $10 for 12-plus; $6 for 3-11, 55-plus; 2-under free
The Big Dance Concert Series
Where: Discovery Green
Time: 3-10 p.m.
Tickets: Open to the public
What to know: Tonight's (8:45 p.m.) headliner is Kenny Chesney, but I prefer Uncle Kracker at 5:30 and Pat Green at 7.
Update:
Every year when I arrive at the Final Four city, I try to get the flavor of the place on the bus ride from the airport to the hotel. One of my observations after arriving in Houston is that it's a good city to get sick in. There seems to be a hospital or medical center on every block. Maybe that's why there are so many gun and weapon stores: people feel that if they accidentally shoot themselves, it's no big deal. There's a gun wound specialist just around the corner.
I saw a great billboard on the way to the hotel. It was an ad for a lawyer whose phone number is 713 - WASN'T ME. I'm not kidding. After seeing this, I kept hoping the next billboard would be from the prosecutor's office with the phone number 1-800-OH YES IT WAS. Unfortunately, the second billboard didn't pop up. It shouldn't have surprised me. I mean, what are the odds that those two billboards would be on the same street? I can't do the math and answer that question, but I'm pretty sure the odds of that happening are a lot smaller than the odds of seeing these four teams play this weekend.
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