The Menil Collection celebrates 25 years with free party

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The historical Menil Collection is celebrating 25 years of serving Houstonians.

In honor of the milestone, they are having a free party, open to the public that kicks off on the front lawn of the museum at 3pm today.

There will be performances by the Kashmere Reunion Stage Band and the TSU jazz ensemble, plus improvisational jazz dancing on the lawn.

Birthday candles will be blown out at 6pm.

The Menil Collection is located at 1533 Sul Ross Street in Houston. It is always free to visitors.

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Battleship Texas celebrates its 100th birthday

  LA PORTE, TX (KTRK) -- Battleship Texas will celebrate its 100th birthday today with a party that could include hundreds of former crewmen that have manned the ship over the years.

The nation's oldest battleship launched on May 18, 1912.

Today's "Celebrate a Centennial Launching" ceremony in La Porte starts at 2pm and will feature a cake cutting by the great-great-granddaughter of the woman who christened the ship and a keynote speech by Lt. Governor David Dewhurst.

Invitations were sent to as many as 500 crewmen believed still alive.

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Galveston's Grand Opera celebrates 117th birthday

  GALVESTON, TX (KTRK) -- The Grand 1894 Opera House" in Galveston celebrated its 117th birthday Tuesday in grand style, with cake and, of course, singing.

Visitors to the Grand received a tour of the theatre, which was the largest theater in Texas when it was built in 1894.

And if you're doing the math and wondering why this is the theatre's birthday, opening night was on January 3, 1895.

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