houston events calendar: june 9 – 15, 2014
2014 June 9
monday june 9, 2014:
- houston urban gardners meeting: new happenings at agrilife . multi-service center 1475 west gray . 6:30pm . FREE (i’d be there … except that it’s modern dance class night!)
- the pastry war hosts “texas 35 -10 tour” . the pastry war 310 main st . 6pm . FREE
- the big machine – artists’ hurly-burly . the houston foundry 1712 burnett st . 8pm . FREE (this is a “find out more” session”
- houston food not bombs . downtown public library . 8pm . FREE
tuesday june 10, 2014:
- yoga . discovery green . 6:30pm . FREE
- the moth . stereo live . 7:30pm . $8
wednesday june 11, 2014:
- instore: the hard pans . cactus music . 5:30pm . FREE
- diverse discourse lecture: astria suparak, independent curator . diverse works 4102 fannin . 6:30pm . FREE
- film screening: unbreakable threads “film focues on the uphill battle that same-sex couples face when raising children in a not-so-accepting society” . montrose counseling center 401 branard . 7pm . FREE
- film screening: a year ago in winter . 14 pews 800 aurora st . 7:30pm . pay-what-you-can
- write about now poetry slam . avant garden . 7:30 – 10:30pm . $5 cover
- houston food not bombs . downtown public library . 8pm . FREE
- film screening: ghostbusters . market square park . 8:30pm . FREE
thursday june 12, 2014:
- bayou city outdoors hosts “a walk in the woods, aka hiking memorial park trails” . meet in the rugby parking lot . 8:45am (1 1/2 hour quick paced hike) (group gathers at black walnut cafe after) . FREE
- instore: the whigs . cactus music . 5:30pm . FREE
- concert on the green: corey ledet and his zydeco band + the zydeco dots . discovery green . 6:30pm . FREE
- artist talk: jim seigler my life with the circus . hyde park gallery 115 hyde park blvd . 7-8:30pm . FREE
friday june 13, 2014:
- mister man II . the odd fellows building 115 e 14th st . 5-10pm . FREE + donations appreciated
- houston food not bombs . downtown public library . 8pm . FREE
- film screening: paper moon shiners (a film about an austin couple) . 14 pews 800 aurora st . 8-10pm . $11
saturday june 14, 2014:
- bayou city outdoors’ farmers market ride (12-15mile ride) . meet at onion creek . 8am . FREE (i have always always always wanted to do this!)
- rice village flea . 5504 morningside dr . 11am . FREE (girl, the picture reminds me of portabello road!)
- hello lucky craftacular . hello-lucky 1025 studewood st . 12noon – 4pm . FREE
- world naked bike ride: houston 2014: ride of the living dead . super happy fun land 3801 polk st . 6pm . FREE (i might have done this one year … just sayin …)
- art opening + reception: suga . blueorange gallery 1208 w gray st . 6pm . FREE
- film screening: ghostbusters . discovery green . 9pm . FREE (did market square park + discovery green not talk or did they choose to both show the same movie in the same week …?)
sunday june 15, 2014:
- houston food not bombs . downtown public library . 7pm . FREE
on going houston events this week:
- houston public library summer BOOK SALE . resurrection metropolitan community church . 2025 w 11th st . friday june 13 12noon – 8pm // saturday june 14 9am – 4pm . FREE to shop: paperbacks $1 // hardbacks $2 (i got a really cool houston photo coffee table book here last year)
- bootown presents the puppet play: platahontas . rudyards 2012 waugh dr . tuesday june 10th at 8pm // wednesday june 11th at 8pm // saturday june 14th at 10pm + 11:59pm . pay-what-you-can (chris + paula + makenzie when are we going to this …?)
- TUTS presents: BIG . miller outdoor theatre . wednesday // thursday // friday 11am + friday // saturday 8:15pm . FREE (i’ve been to at least one thing each weekend at miller the past month! yay for a new musical!)
- mildred’s umbrella theatre company presents: five women wearing the same dress . studio 101 spring street 1824 spring st . thursday // friday // saturday at 8pm . pay-what-you-can (makenzie + rachel rubin lest go !!! )
- catastrophic theatre presents: middletown . catastrophic theatre 1119 east freeway . thursday // friday // saturday at 8pm . pay-what-you-can (or we can go to this one …?)
- southwest shootout regional poetry slam tournament & showcase . thursday // friday // saturday . various locations . $
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