we had a “truck” wash at school last week // anyone else go to the houston ballet thing at miller last weekend, just got back (i’m writing this sunday night) and am so inspired to do dance-everything // going to HUG meeting today, FNB on wednesday, and maybe beetle on thursday. email me if theres any other events i left out.

monday may 12, 2014:

• houston urban gardner’s meeting: what to plant now . houston multi service center 1475 w gray . 6:30pm . FREE
• food not bombs . 8pm . downtown public library plaza . FREE to eat and/or volunteer
• free radicals are back! . avant garden . 10pm . FREE

tuesday may 13, 2014:

• houston equal rights ordinance: second meeting with city council . houston city hall . 2-5pm . FREE
• yoga . discovery green . 6:30pm . FREE
• poetry reading . alabama song 2521 oakdale st . 7pm . FREE
• poetry reading: poetry for peace . rothko chapel . 7pm . $10 (suggested) donation

wednesday may 14, 2014:

• farm to cafeteria: getting local foods into schools and institutions . upper kirby district 3015 richmond . 11:30am – 1pm . FREE
• food not bombs . 8pm . downtown public library plaza . FREE to eat and/or volunteer

thursday may 15, 2014:

• my houston 2040: happy hour + speakers . rudyards . 5:30 – 7:30pm . FREE
• art opening + reception . silver street studio . 6pm . FREE
• blanket BINGO benefiting buffalo bayou partnership . market square park . 6pm . $10 for a whole night of bingo (one time makenzie and i went with a guy who won the grand prize! remember all about it HERE)
• beetle . continental club . 7-10pm . FREE
• thursday concert series: chuck mead . discovery green . 6:30 – 9:30pm . FREE
• urban green young professionals host: birthday en blank: still white hot at 100 years old . herman park . 7pm . $40+ (i know it’s not free – and it’ll probably be the young profesh midtown crowd – but it still looks fun)

friday may 16, 2014:

• 2014 galveston island beach revue . beach central 2102 seawall blvd . 6pm . FREE (this isn’t even in houston – but it’s that thing where everyone dresses up in vintage inspired pin-up bathingsuits and theres music + girl happy movie showing + bathing suit contest)
• art opening + reception . east end studio gallery 708 telephone rd . 6pm . FREE
• jason moran’s fats waller dance party . discovery green . 7:30 – 11:15pm . FREE
• food not bombs . 8pm . downtown public library plaza . FREE to eat and/or volunteer
• the transferable image (1 of 2) (visual art + performance art) . el rincon social . 8-11pm . FREE

saturday may 17, 2014:

• bayou city outdoors’ farmers market ride . meet at onion creek . 8am . FREE (just incase you were wondering, i’ve never done this but ALWAYS wanted to go)
• yoga . discovery green . 9am . FREE
• architecture center houston tour: houston heights bicycle tour . meet at heights library . 10am . $10
• 2014 galveston island beach revue . beach central 2102 seawall blvd . 6pm . FREE (this isn’t even in houston – but it’s that thing where everyone dresses up in vintage inspired pin-up bathingsuits and theres music + girl happy movie showing + bathing suit contest)
• ride the nabuma derby (create custom rubber band race cars instore + race them!) . cactus music . 2pm . FREE
• flea by night . discovery green . 6-10pm . FREE
• art opening + reception . box 13 6700 harrisburg blvd . 7pm . FREE
• heights contemporary warehouse exhibition (to unite, expose, and support houston artists through the community) . 1503 common st . 7-11pm . FREE
• spoonboy with adam & the acient gods, marissa, and sonia button . donkey paw screen co 2010 commerce st unit b . 8-11pm . $5

sunday may 18, 2014:

• bayou city outdoors hosts “a walk in the woods” . memorial park (meet in teh rugby parking lot on the north picnic lane) . 8:45am . FREE
• hoop dancing . discovery green . 10:30 – 11:30am . FREE
• dance the dream: dance tribute to martin luther king’s i have a dream . discovery green . 1-3pm . FREE
• food not bombs . 7pm . downtown public library plaza . FREE to eat and/or volunteer

on going events this week:

• houston grand opera: die fledermaus . miller outdoor theatre . friday // saturday . 8pm . FREE
• environmental justice encuentro . texas southern university . may 16 – 17 . $