sorry to let y’all down last week. i think i made up for it though, this week has like SO many things going on. also, if you sent me a private FB message thanking me for this here calendar thank you for dropping a line, it really made my day and made the hours i spent creating this week’s calendar go a little bit smoother. HA!

monday may 1, 2017:

• may day march & rally for immigrant & workers’ rights . united we dream 1900 kane st . 11am – 2pm . FREE
• international workers day rally . guadalupe plaza 2311 runnels st . 5:30 – 8pm . FREE
• the koan of everyday life . houston zen center . 6:30 -8pm . $ // ?
• super open mic monday . rec room 8-10pm . FREE
• dinolion: red house talk back + open house . dinolion 4501 caroline . 7pm . FREE

tuesday may 2, 2017:

• pre-pride parade planning party . axelrad . 6-9pm . FREE
• yoga . discovery green . 6:30 – 7:30pm . FREE
• first tuesday night monthly meditation meet . rothko . 7-9pm . $ // ?
• neo benshi 31 . the secret group . 8-10pm . $5

wednesday may 3, 2017:

• houston bcycle’s lost lake luau . the villas at river oaks 777 dunlavy (the new lost lake bike rental station at dunlavy and allen parkway) . 6:30 – 8:30pm . FREE + FREE food and stuff for the early ones
• screening + fundraiser: on coal river . rice media center . 7-9pm . $ // ?

thursday may 4, 2017:

• artist meet and greet: robert hodge . CAMH . 7:30 – 9pm . FREE
• first thursdays short films . cafe brasil . 8-10pm . FREE

friday may 5, 2017:

• east end street market presents: cinco de mayo on the esplande . east end street market . 10am – 8pm . FREE
• cinco de mayo . the nightingale room . 5 -12midnight . FREE
• cinco de mayo: bombon + gio chamba and more . market square park . 6pm . FREE
• exhibitions opening . lawndale art center . 6-8pm . FREE
• 25th anniverdary party for cafe Brasil !! 7-12midnight
• cid’s citrus shakedown at the pachinko hut . outside behind the continental club . 7 – 11:30pm . FREE
• cinco de mayo . miller outdoor theatre . 7:30 – 10pm . FREE
• show: matt mejia // moses nesh // mccullough ferguson // frank freeman . the waughford . 8-12midnight . $10

saturday may 6, 2017:

• pilates day in the park . market square park . 10am . FREE
• first saturday arts market – final day show until fall . w 19th st . 11am – 6pm . FREE
• pearl crush in-store performance . cactus music . 1-2pm . FREE
• houston friends of shane patrick boyle – remembrance . live oak meeting . 4-6pm . FREE
• #superswansaturdays mini weekly workshops . black swan yoga . 5:30 – 6:30pm . $ // ?
• found me – issue one release party . wired up 2608 dunlavy . 6-9pm . $ // ?
• the empty BOX: cloud 9! box 13 artspace 6700 harrisburg . 7-10pm . $ // ?
• ginkgoa . miller outdoor theatre . 8pm . FREE
• BYOBeamer (basically where nick and i met a few years ago YEAH !!) menil . 8:30 – 11pm . FREE – such a SUCH A cool event !!
• brave combo (my fave polka band from childhood) is playing the houston polish festival !!

sunday may 7, 2017:

• polish festival or hobbit cafe i guess it is …

on going events this week:

• 2017 houston polish festival . our lady or czestochowa 1731 blalock rd . friday // saturday // sunday
• 45th anniversary of the hobbit cafe . satuday // sunday