"/>

Backgrounder: Houston Rodeo preps for 20 days of fun, education

Source: Xinhua    2018-02-28 05:46:47

by Wesley W. Busch

HOUSTON, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, which run from Feb. 27 through March 18 in Houston, Texas in southern United States, promotes agriculture through a family-friendly experience that educates and entertains the public, supports Texas youth, showcases Western heritage and provides year-round educational support within the community.

Since its beginning in 1932, the Rodeo has committed more than 450 million U.S. dollars to the youth of Texas.

Last year more than 2.6 million people attended the various activities of the 20-day event. The rodeo, alone, had more than 1.37 million tickets sold.

First held in Houston during 1933-1937 as the Houston Fat Stock Show and Livestock Exposition, the Sam Houston Coliseum was built in time for the event to move there in 1938, and the Rodeo, horse show and downtown parade became part of the event.

In 1942, Gene Autry was the first entertainer signed to perform at the Rodeo. Since then many entertainers, including some world-famous ones, have performed during the rodeo.

In 1957, the first major scholarship was presented. It was 2,000 U.S. dollars and was presented to Houstonian Ben Dickerson.

A name change in 1961 to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo was followed four years later by a new home, the Houston Astrodome, or NRG Astrodome, which served as home to the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB) from its opening in 1965 until 1999.

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo continued to be held at the Astrodome until the opening of the adjacent NRG Stadium in 2002.

NRG Stadium, formerly Reliant Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Houston which has a seating capacity of 71,795 with 9,000 square meters playing surface. In February 2017, NRG Stadium hosted Super Bowl.

The stadium is part of a collection of venues, which are collectively called NRG Park.

Aside from the Rodeo activity in NRG Stadium, NRG Center hosts vendors, the livestock show and more. For those wanting to enjoy the outdoors, there is a carnival and other exhibit areas that do not require a roof.

Last year, the world's largest Livestock Show and Rodeo welcomed a record of more than 2.6 million people to the grounds, including more than 1.37 million people with paid attendance to the Rodeo and concert inside NRG Stadium.

Each day during the 20-day event, visitors can walk through the livestock show, have fun at the carnival, browse the wares of vendors who rent space inside a large convention hall, watch various competitions and livestock shows and of course the Rodeo, a competition of professional competitors who ride broncos, horses and bulls and others who rope steers.

At the end of each Rodeo performance, musical performers entertain the Rodeo attendees. These performers have included Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton, Beyoncé, Johnny Cash, Jackson Five, Bruno Mars, Willie Nelson and Banda El Recodo Siggno, which drew the largest crowd to a Rodeo performance at 75,557.

This year, Garth Brooks is performing in the first rodeo and then again in the last rodeo of the year.

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo event is run by 33,000 volunteers who work during the Rodeo and through the year to ensure each year's event goes off without a hitch.

Bonnie Blumberg, a Bar-B-Que Contest committee member for many years, was proud of the work the volunteers do for the community.

"The volunteers work hard; many of them work harder than they do for their paying jobs. Many of us put in eight- to 10-hour a day and love it. I've done it for 19 years," she said.

Editor: yan
Related News
Xinhuanet

Backgrounder: Houston Rodeo preps for 20 days of fun, education

Source: Xinhua 2018-02-28 05:46:47

by Wesley W. Busch

HOUSTON, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, which run from Feb. 27 through March 18 in Houston, Texas in southern United States, promotes agriculture through a family-friendly experience that educates and entertains the public, supports Texas youth, showcases Western heritage and provides year-round educational support within the community.

Since its beginning in 1932, the Rodeo has committed more than 450 million U.S. dollars to the youth of Texas.

Last year more than 2.6 million people attended the various activities of the 20-day event. The rodeo, alone, had more than 1.37 million tickets sold.

First held in Houston during 1933-1937 as the Houston Fat Stock Show and Livestock Exposition, the Sam Houston Coliseum was built in time for the event to move there in 1938, and the Rodeo, horse show and downtown parade became part of the event.

In 1942, Gene Autry was the first entertainer signed to perform at the Rodeo. Since then many entertainers, including some world-famous ones, have performed during the rodeo.

In 1957, the first major scholarship was presented. It was 2,000 U.S. dollars and was presented to Houstonian Ben Dickerson.

A name change in 1961 to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo was followed four years later by a new home, the Houston Astrodome, or NRG Astrodome, which served as home to the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB) from its opening in 1965 until 1999.

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo continued to be held at the Astrodome until the opening of the adjacent NRG Stadium in 2002.

NRG Stadium, formerly Reliant Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Houston which has a seating capacity of 71,795 with 9,000 square meters playing surface. In February 2017, NRG Stadium hosted Super Bowl.

The stadium is part of a collection of venues, which are collectively called NRG Park.

Aside from the Rodeo activity in NRG Stadium, NRG Center hosts vendors, the livestock show and more. For those wanting to enjoy the outdoors, there is a carnival and other exhibit areas that do not require a roof.

Last year, the world's largest Livestock Show and Rodeo welcomed a record of more than 2.6 million people to the grounds, including more than 1.37 million people with paid attendance to the Rodeo and concert inside NRG Stadium.

Each day during the 20-day event, visitors can walk through the livestock show, have fun at the carnival, browse the wares of vendors who rent space inside a large convention hall, watch various competitions and livestock shows and of course the Rodeo, a competition of professional competitors who ride broncos, horses and bulls and others who rope steers.

At the end of each Rodeo performance, musical performers entertain the Rodeo attendees. These performers have included Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton, Beyoncé, Johnny Cash, Jackson Five, Bruno Mars, Willie Nelson and Banda El Recodo Siggno, which drew the largest crowd to a Rodeo performance at 75,557.

This year, Garth Brooks is performing in the first rodeo and then again in the last rodeo of the year.

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo event is run by 33,000 volunteers who work during the Rodeo and through the year to ensure each year's event goes off without a hitch.

Bonnie Blumberg, a Bar-B-Que Contest committee member for many years, was proud of the work the volunteers do for the community.

"The volunteers work hard; many of them work harder than they do for their paying jobs. Many of us put in eight- to 10-hour a day and love it. I've done it for 19 years," she said.

[Editor: huaxia]
010020070750000000000000011105521370042911
快3平台 大发app 凤凰彩票app 乐发iv游戏平台 凤凰彩票大厅 乐发彩票 乐发彩票app下载 大发彩票 乐发v官网 乐发lll 乐发lv入口 乐发iv首页 乐发ll登录 凤凰彩票大厅 乐发官网 乐发ii下载入口 乐发ll 乐发v平台 乐发v官网 乐发lll 乐发lv入口 乐发iv首页 乐发ll登录 乐发lv 乐发lll安装 乐发lv 乐发登录入口 乐发iv游戏平台 凤凰彩票登录 网信彩票 彩神 彩神彩票官方网站 彩神彩票官网首页 彩神官方app下载安卓版 凤凰彩票登录 彩神v3 凤凰彩票app下载 彩神官方app下载安卓版 网信快三 一分快3 快三彩票购彩平台 凤凰彩票官方 快3官网 网信彩票 快3app 网信彩票平台 百姓彩票平台 网信平台官网 快3app下载 百姓彩票 每日彩票 快3app 百姓彩票 每日彩票 快3app 百姓彩票平台 幸运5分彩快3 快3彩票app下载 百姓彩票网站网址 大发10分PK10 快3下载 网信彩票平台 网信平台官网 快3彩票官网app 凤凰彩票官方 彩神彩票 大发10分PK10 彩神v3 大发彩票app下载 百姓彩票网站网址 彩神购彩平台 每日彩票 官方正规快三彩票平台 彩神彩票购彩平台 百姓彩票 凤凰彩票购彩平台 凤凰彩票app下载 彩神官方app下载安卓版 网信快三 一分快3 快三彩票购彩平台 凤凰彩票官方 彩神彩票 大发10分PK10 彩神v3 凤凰彩票登录 乐发lv 乐发∨Il 百姓彩票网站网址 乐发彩票 乐发彩票官方网站 乐发lll安装 百姓彩票网站网址 凤凰彩票app下载 大发10分PK10 乐发2 乐发app 凤凰彩票 大发彩票app 乐发登录入口 乐发ll登录 乐发v官网 乐发官网 大发彩票app下载 凤凰彩票购彩平台 彩神彩票 官方正规快三彩票平台 一分快3 百姓彩票网站网址 凤凰彩票app下载 大发10分PK10 乐发2 乐发app 凤凰彩票 大发彩票app 乐发登录入口 乐发ll登录 乐发v官网 乐发官网 大发彩票app下载 凤凰彩票购彩平台 彩神彩票 官方正规快三彩票平台 1分快三平台 百姓彩票平台 凤凰彩票登录 幸运5分彩快3 彩神 乐发彩票 乐发 大发彩票 乐发iv游戏平台 乐发lv 乐发lll 乐发ii下载入口 乐发彩票官方网站 凤凰彩票官方网站 凤凰快3 彩神彩票官网首页 1分快三平台 百姓彩票平台 凤凰彩票登录 幸运5分彩快3 彩神 乐发彩票 乐发 大发彩票 乐发iv游戏平台 乐发lv 凤凰彩票app 乐发app 网信彩票平台 网信彩票平台 乐发iv游戏平台 凤凰彩票app 乐发lv 乐发彩票app下载 凤凰彩票app 网信彩票平台 乐发彩票app下载 乐发lv 乐发app 大发彩票安卓下载 大发彩票安卓下载 大发彩票 乐发彩票app下载 网信彩票平台 乐发iv游戏平台 彩神彩票 乐发彩票中心 极速快3彩票平台 人人快三凤凰 大发彩票app 大发彩票大全 乐发彩票 彩神彩票官方网站 乐发app 酷天堂彩票平台 凤凰彩票app下载 凤凰彩票大厅 凤凰彩票app 极速快3彩票平台 凤凰彩票 凤凰快3 乐发ll官网 乐发彩票中心 正规快三送彩金平台 凤凰彩票官方 乐发ll 乐发 网信彩票 彩神彩票 彩神彩票官方网站 大发彩票app 网信彩票用户 百姓快三 百姓彩票平台 乐发lv 乐发彩票app下载 彩信平台 网信彩票 乐发彩票官方网站 乐发∨Il 人人快三凤凰 凤凰彩票 凤凰快3 乐发ll官网 乐发彩票中心 正规快三送彩金平台 凤凰彩票官方 乐发ll 乐发 网信彩票 彩神彩票 彩神彩票官方网站 人人快三凤凰 乐发彩票 彩神彩票 乐发iv游戏平台 乐发彩票 大发彩票中心 凤凰彩票登录 凤凰彩票app 彩神彩票 大发彩票 乐发ll 大发彩票app 凤凰快3 凤凰彩票 彩神彩票 乐发ll 凤凰彩票 乐发lll 凤凰彩票大厅 网信彩票 彩神彩票 乐发lv 快盈彩票 乐发彩票官方网站 盈彩网投资平台 大发官网 一分时时彩 乐发lv 快3平台 凤凰快3 乐发ll 全民彩票 乐发彩票官方网站 百姓彩票 乐发彩票 大发彩票 极速快3 乐发app 大发官网 乐发lll 快3平台 凤凰快3 乐发ll 全民彩票 乐发彩票官方网站 百姓彩票 乐发彩票 大发彩票 极速快3 乐发app 彩神iv 大发彩票app 大小单双平台 一分pk10 乐发lv 快盈彩票 乐发官网 快彩彩票 百姓彩票 凤凰彩票大厅 网信彩票 乐发彩票中心 网信快3 乐发 彩神xl 三分快3 大发彩票 大发官网 乐发lll 快3平台 凤凰快3 乐发ll 全民彩票 乐发彩票官方网站 百姓彩票 乐发彩票 乐发彩票官方网站 大发彩票 乐发 分分快3 彩神vl 55世纪 55世纪 凤凰快3 乐发彩票 乐发lv welcome凤凰彩票 乐发ll 1分快3 彩神 彩神ll 1分快3官网 1分快3的平台 welcome凤凰彩票 三分快3 彩神x 彩神vl 凤凰彩票 彩神xl 大发彩票 凤凰彩票大厅 乐发官网 乐发ll 乐发lll 乐发lv 大发彩票app 大发彩票 乐发 乐发彩票 乐发彩票中心 凤凰快3 乐发彩票 彩神xl 腾讯快3 大发彩票 彩神xl 大发彩票 乐发彩票 大发彩票app 快3平台 乐发 1分快3 乐发彩票 彩神x 凤凰快3 彩神xl 彩吧助手 大发彩票app 快3平台 大发排列3 彩神iv 彩神vl 乐发IV 彩神x 一分pk10 大发排列3 乐发lv 快3彩票 乐发app下载 三分快3 快三平台助手 乐发彩票ll 彩神iv 乐发lll下载 盈彩网投资平台 乐发Ⅲ 一分pk10 凤凰彩票 乐发Vll 大发官网 乐发ll 大发彩票 乐发1 凤凰快3 彩神vl 乐发lx 百姓彩票 乐发VI 彩神x 乐发IV 极速快3 乐发 凤凰快3 网信快3 乐发lv 快3彩票 乐发app下载 三分快3 快三平台助手 乐发彩票ll 彩神iv 乐发lll下载 盈彩网投资平台 乐发Ⅲ 凤凰彩票大厅 乐发lv 乐发lv 乐发lv 凤凰彩票 大发彩票 大发彩票 凤凰彩票 乐发lv 凤凰彩票 凤凰彩票 乐发lv 乐发ll 凤凰彩票app下载 凤凰彩票 凤凰彩票 乐发lv 乐发ll 凤凰彩票app下载 凤凰彩票 凤凰彩票 乐发lv 彩神x 乐发 乐发ll 极速快3 乐发lv 乐发彩票中心 快3彩票 凤凰彩票大厅 彩神x 凤凰彩票app 分分快3 网信彩票 网盟彩票 凤凰彩票 百姓彩票 乐发 快彩彩票 乐发彩票 快3平台 百姓彩票 大小单双平台 凤凰快3 彩神xl 一分pk10 乐发lv 三分快3 大发彩票 乐发彩票 快3平台 百姓彩票 大小单双平台 凤凰快3 彩神xl 一分pk10 乐发lv 三分快3 大发彩票 极速快3 乐发ll 网信彩票 乐发lv 全民彩票 凤凰彩票app下载 快盈彩票 大发彩票app 大发官网 凤凰彩票 彩神iv 大发彩票 网信快3 凤凰彩票 百姓彩票