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Gather up the family and your little ninjas-in-training and head down to Miller Outdoor Theatre on Friday and Saturday, September 26 & 27 at 7:30 pm for two nights of high energy Japanese drumming and dancing at the 12th Annual Houston Grand Taiko Festival.

Houstonist braved the scorching heat and throngs of people at the opening of the Lee & Joe Jamail Skatepark near downtown Houston on Sunday to bring you these photos.

Forty musicians performed the entire Sgt. Peppers album by The Beatles at Discovery Green, downtown’s newest park. The park was packed and people filled the hill and sat all the way up to the stage!

>> There are some big changes coming to Memorial Park: Houston's most popular park with a running trail and a burger joint is slated to get more improved features to help you sweat to the oldies. According to ABC13, Mayor Bill White's improvement plan will include a bridge across Memorial Parkway for cyclists and pedestrians, extended running trails, an improved tennis facility and a new shower facility for you dirty folks. Sounds pricey, huh? Yep. The City needs another $10 million bucks to combine with the $4 million currently earmarked for the project. Houstonist is awaiting confirmation of the rumor that EZ Tag stalls will be installed along the running trails to help pay for the project.

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits...

Today’s Photo of the Day comes from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor Erci as he catches this jogger on an "Early Run" through Hermann Park.

Today’s Photo of the Day comes from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor j-a-x who snaps this great shot during a recent performance at Miller Outdoor Theater. Opened in 1968 with over 1500 covered seats, Miller Outdoor Theater provides free entertainment through the sponsorship of the Houston Parks and Recreation Department, The Miller Theater Advisory Board and various grants. The theater hosts many events including classical theater, ballet, opera and much more. For a complete list of current events check here. See ya on the lawn.

Today’s Photo of the Day comes from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor Cybastean. A small tributary of Buffalo Bayou meanders through the trees and brush on the far east end of Bush Park. A nice and brooding HDR image of Buffalo Bayou as it snakes through George Bush Park. The largest park in Harris County at over 13,000 acres, it was renamed in 1997, originally named Cullen-Barker Park. The park is part of...

Today’s Photo of the Day comes from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor seven twenty-five and contains this description: Wildlife in the city. And this wildlife can be spotted at Eleanor Tinsley Park (also known as Buffalo Bayou Park) off of Allen Parkway and Sabine Street in the shadows of downtown Houston. This is a great park with over 124 acres that extends from near downtown Houston all the way to Shepherd. Wildlife abounds...