i’m going out of town next month, of which i’m very excited about but let me just say i am so SO glad i’ll be in town this week because there is at least one event everyday that i’m totally stoked about. so, there’s vegfest and a party at the rice farmers market and grownup story time and blanket bingo and roller derby and fist full of soul and whatever the yee-saw carnival is and THE BEST LITTLE WHORE HOUSE IN TEXAS! (i’m already planning my outfits and learning the musical lyrics so i can go and sign along every night!) this is going to be the best week ever. get ready friends, we’re going out every single night! ilovehouston!

monday july 14, 2014:

• latte art throwdown with cabell tice . katz coffee 1003 w 34th st . 6-11pm . FREE
• bumba . discovery green . 6:30pm . FREE

tuesday july 15, 2014:

• rice university farmer’s market summerfest 2014 . south of the stadium . 3:30pm . FREE (kyle, depending on our schedules – want to bike over to this?)
• yoga . discovery green . 6:30pm . FREE (i went last week and it was so SO nice)
• yoga connection . resurrection metropolitan community church 2025 w 11th st . 7-8pm . FREE
• gown-up story time 68 . rudyards . 8pm . $5 (i’ll be there!)

wednesday july 16, 2014:

• film screening: victor lundy: sculpture of space . architecture center . 5:30pm . FREE
• zumba . discovery green . 6:30pm . FREE
• poetry . avant garden . 7:30 – 10:30pm . $5
• movie screening: hungry for a change . lonestar fitness studio 6218 s rice ave . 7:30pm . FREE

thursday july 17, 2014:

• instore: robyn ludwick . cactus music . 5:30pm . FREE
• summer nights salsa . discovery green . 6:30pm . FREE
• blanket bingo . market square park . 6pm + bingo starts at 7pm . $10 to play (i want to go to this but it’s at the best little whore house in texas musical at miller, so that might trump this)
• lecture: behind the scenes of print maker research collection at the museum of texas tech . museum of printing history . 6:30pm . FREE

friday july 18, 2014:

• instore: meet and greet dj session gary floyd . cactus music . 5:30pm . FREE
• art opening + open studios #summerseries . winter street studios . 6pm . FREE + free snacks and drinks!
• prairie walking tour along buffalo bayou . jamail skatepark . 6pm . FREE + rsvp (click on the link and see me – i’m the head on the left in the blue and white striped sunhat!) (also, btw, chris and i are certified to do this. ya, we’re cool)
• art opening: summer party . hello project gallery 3508 lake st . 6:30 – 9:30 . FREE + free beer
• a fistful of soul . 3715 main st . 9:30pm – 2am . FREE (makenzie, want to hit this up? maybe after TBLWH musical, if we go again friday night)

saturday july 19, 2014:

• beginner modern dance . suchu dance 3480 ella blvd . 9- 10:30am . $1 (makenzie and i went last week, it was so GOOD we’ll be at this class too)
• yoga . discovery green . 9am . FREE
• 4th annual veg fest . pershing middle school . 10am – 5pm . FREE
• rosalie HAUS house party . rosalie co-op 1505 rosalie st . 12noon – 8pm . $5 donation
• instore: quinn deveaux . cactus music . 1pm . FREE
• the prison show backyard party benefiting KPFT . KPFT 90.1 419 lovett blvd . 3pm . FREE
• houston roller derby game 6 . bayou city music center . 6-10pm . $15 (went to the last one and it was so fun – lesson learned: next time, bring a pillow or folding chair to sit on)
• community market & talent showcase . project row houses 2521 holman st . 6pm . FREE
• juludoscope (dance + film screening: twenty feet from stardom) . discovery green . 7pm . FREE
• bizarro blockbuster: lady terminator . alabama song . 8:30- 10:30pm . FREE

sunday july 20, 2014:

• family day YEESAW carnival . independence art studios 419 janisch rd . 12:15pm – 6pm . FREE . (this looks like the weirdest and coolest thing ever. can’t wrap my head around it. i’ll be there!)

on going events this week in houston:

• THE BEST LITTLE WHORE HOUSE IN TEXAS musical . miller outdoor theatre . tuesday / wednesday / thursday / friday / saturday / sunday . 8:15pm . FREE (I AM SO FREAKIN’ EXCITED ABOUT THIS – will be at as many shows as i can! listening to the album on spodify right now so i can know all the words!)
• the YEE – SAW carnival . independence art studios 419 janisch rd . july 18 – 20 . FREE (check out the link. how cool does that sound! i will for sure be there!)
• play: a very tamarie christmas . catastrophic theatre 1119 east fwy . friday / saturday at 8pm . $pay-what-you-can$ BUT ITS ALMOST SOLD OUT FOR THIS WEEK – so go fast. also, rachel rubin is in this play y’all !
• play: all in the timing . the alley kat bar & lounge . thursday / friday / saturday / sunday at 7pm . $15