welcome to this week’s houston events calendar. i try hard to only post events i’d actually be interested in, hope you agree with my selection . if you have any events you’d like me to add either a.) leave a comment with the information or b.) email me at: panchoandleftey@gmail.com

monday october 7, 2013:

• AIAH urban design committee hosts “save the dome” coalition presentation: an exploration to proposition 2 on the ballot . architecture center houston 315 capital suite 120 . 5:30pm . FREE

tuesday october 8, 2013

• yoga . discovery green . 6:30pm . FREE
• lecture: peace building through art and dialouge . the rothko chapel . 7pm . $10 suggested donation
• all hallow’zine open mic reading . kaboom books 3116 houston ave . 7:30 – 9:30pm . FREE + refreshments

wednesday october 9, 2013

• rock-tober lunchtime concerts: buxton . discovery green . 11:30am . FREE
• houston food policy workgroup . upper kirby building 3015 richmond . 11:30am – 1pm . FREE
• diverse works on wednesdays: the eleventh hour . diverse works . 6pm . FREE
• menil collection presents: a common language lecture/ presentation. the menil collection . 6:30pm . FREE
• the house i live in: film screening by end mass incarceration . first UU church 5200 fannin . 6:45 – 9pm . FREE + Q&A + refreshments

thursday october 10, 2013

• fall pop up shop opening reception . atrium ready-t0-wear 2040 west gray suite 120 . 6-8pm . FREE + refreshments
• thursday concerts: del castillo . discovery green . 6:30pm . FREE

friday october 11, 2013

• performance and installation . CAMH . 7pm . FREE
• dia de la hispanidad (salsa music) . miller outdoor theatre . 8pm .FREE

saturday october 12, 2013

• yoga . discovery green . 9am . FREE
• yoga on the plaza . rothko chapel . 9am . $10 suggested donation
• zine fest houston 2013 . museum of printing history 1324 w clay . 3-8pm . FREE
• light up the night walk . discovery green . 5:30pm . FREE
• art opening . winter street studios . 6pm . FREE
• a night at market square . market square park . 6pm .FREE
• lunada . miller outdoor theatre . 7:30pm . FREE
• zine fest 2013 after party . the doctors office 1301 nance st . 9pm . FREE
• the band of heathens . market square park . 9pm .FREE

sunday october 13, 2013

• bayou city outdoors event: hiking memorial park trails . memorial park 1001 E. memorial park loop (meet in the rugby parking on north picnic lane) . 8am . FREE
• hoop dance . discovery green . 10:30am . FREE
• pop up shop houston’s “mini pops” market . pavement clothing (taxitaxi) 1657 westheimer . 12noon . FREE
• houston premieres film screening” the missing piece: mona lisa, her thief, the true story” . MFAH . 3 + 5pm . $9

on going events this week:

• bootown presents: hug the world . various locations . wednesday + friday . $pay what you can$ . (btw i went to this last week and it was SO funny, i def recommend it)
• texas contemporary art fair . george r brown . oct 10 – 13 . $tickets$ . (anyone have a link to FREE tickets? leave it as a comment on this post)
• for the community VI . houston free thinkers compound 2305 wheeler . friday 6pm – 1am + saturday 3pm – 1 am . FREE
• houston italian festival . university of st thomas campus . thursday – sunday . $8
• blueprint modern opening reception and fall pop-up shop . atrium ready – to -wear 2040 west gray suite 120 . thursday 6pm + friday/ saturday 10am . FREE
• bayou city art festival . downtown houston . saturday + sunday 10am . $15
• haute wheels food truck festival 2013 . HCC southwest campus . friday – sunday . $16
• texas renaissance festival !!!