i’m back from my 2 month hiatus (vacation) and am ready to start regularly posting the houston event calendars again. check back each monday for a new list of FREE (well, mostly free) things happening inside the 610 loop (or, at least near by). if you have anything you think i should add – send me an email at panchoandleftey@gmail.com. thanks and ENJOY!

 

monday february 17, 2014

• free radicals (only february show) . avant garden . 10-11pm . FREE

tuesday february 18, 2014

• sketching in the gardens . bayou bend 1 westcott st . 1:30pm . FREE
• the tontons listening party + hang with the band . cactus music . 5-6pm . FREE
• artist town hall 2: facilitated by artists, for artists . eldorado ballroom 2310 elgin st . 6:30-8:30pm . FREE (thought this was last week, typo in the houston zest, hope to see everyone i know there!)
• aurora picture show screening series . aurora picture show 2442 bartlett st . 7pm . $10
• bootown presents: grown up story time . rudyards british pub 2010 waugh dr . 9pm . $5

wednesday february 19, 2014

• Neighborhood Centers Annual FOR GOOD Celebration + this seasons urban harvest farmers market grand opening . houston city hall 901 bagby st . 11am – 1pm . FREE . #2014FORGOOD
• sketching in the galleries . rienzi 1406 kirby dr . 1:30pm . FREE
• rice school of architecture / RDA spring 2014 lecture series ” on immediacy” . MFAH . 6 pre-lecture reception, lecture 7pm . $7-15
• houston GREEN film series: the story of stuff project . rice media center . 6:30pm . $5 donation + FREE dinner
• houston zoo call of the wild speaker series: “the magic of cranes – engaging a global community” .  houston zoo . 6:30, event at 7pm . FREE + rsvp
• lone star explosion 2014 kick off party . avant garden . 8-11pm . FREE

thursday february 20, 2014

• mandell park renovation groundbreaking . mandell park 1501 richmond . 11am . FREE
• roberto sifuentes artist talk . HCC eastside . 11am . FREE
• my houston 2040: cedric douglas & jay blazek crossley . rudyards 2010 waugh dr . 5:30, speakers begin at 6pm . FREE
• outside the lines lecture: david reed and stanley whitney . CAMH . 6:30pm . FREE
• february maker meet up . houston makerspace 100 hutcheson st . 7-9pm . FREE
• lone star explosion:  box 13 artspace . 6700 harrisburg . 7-11pm
• film screening: vincent grenier . blaffer art museum UH . 7pm . FREE
• rothko chapel lecture: “soul repair from moral injury after way” . rothko chapel . 7pm . $10 suggested donation
• bikehouston monthly social . the black labrador 4100 montrose . 6-8pm . FREE
• art opening + reception . the museum of printing history 1324 w clay . “ranch gates of the southwest” . 6pm . FREE

friday february 21, 2014

• film screening + discussion: the black power mixtape . 4202 canal st. 5:45 . FREE
• lyft houston launch party . huges hanger . 6-10pm . FREE (but need to register for tickets)
• art opening + reception . east end studio 708 telephone rd . 6pm . FREE
• lone star explosion: the art league . 1953 montrose . 7-11pm . $12
• “the passion party” benefiting project row houses . khon’s bar 2808 milam st . 7pm . FREE + family friendly
• oscar nominees screening: documentary short subject . MFAH . 7pm . $9

saturday february 22, 2-14

• seed swap . 5400 griggs at palm center . 10am – 2pm . FREE + bring seeds to share
• february farmer brunch . last organic outpost 711 n emile st . 12noon . FREE “come help and we’ll feed you”
• get covered! free drinks & insurance! (join them for artist healthcare enrollment) . the starving artist gallery 2037 w. alabama . 12noon – 4pm . FREE + click link for more details and what to bring
• lone star explosion: end of the world pot luck . (bring your bike and your last meal) hosted by countercollective… . 12noon – 1:30pm . FREE
• lone star explosion: locating the globe: performance art after the act . CAMH . 2-4pm . FREE
• el rincon social: open studios . 3210 preston . 4- 8pm . FREE
• for the community 7 . houston . 4pm – 2am . FREE
• lone star explosion: “food mandala for native immigrants” (alex tu)  . herman park . 4:30pm . FREE
• lone star explosion: notsuoH . 8-12midnight + midnight- sunrise

sunday february 23, 2-14

• free yoga classes . montrose proper art gallery 1505 westheimer . 10-11:15pm . FREE (saw a little postcard about this at buffalo exchange – don’t know anything more)
• handmade wedding extravaganza . the tinderbox craft collective 3622 main st suit b . 12noon – 4pm . FREE
• imaginary values presents: more music . khon’s wines.darts.coffee.art 2808 milam . 8-11pm . $5 donation

on going events this week:

• lone star explosion
• movie screening: muscle shoals . 14 pews 800 aurora st . wed // thurs . 7pm . $10
• catastrophic theatre presents: clean/ through by miki johnson . thurs // fri // sat . 8pm . pay what you can