this week looks like art opening overload! also the contemporary art fair, always a fun excuse to dress up and why not stop by discovery green while you’re downtown. not to mention a few chances to do some free yoga outside.

monday september 1, 2014:

• free day of yoga . rothko chapel . 8am . FREE
• last day of houston restaurant week

tuesday september 2, 2014:

• art unveiling : sharon engelstein: whatever floats. in front of city hall . 11am . FREE
• yoga . discovery green . 6:30pm . FREE
• art opening: darcy rosenberger . art gallery at HCC 3517 austin st . 5:30 – 7:30pm . FREE

wednesday september 3, 2014:

• MAKENZIE’S BIRTHDAY! YAY!
• sketching in the galleries . rienzi . 1:30pm . FREE (rachel currier – this is for you!)
• lecture . museum of african american culture . 4807 caroline st . 6pm . FREE
• art opening: children’s prison art: art by juvenile offenders . ben’s beans 1302 dallas st . 6:30 – 9pm . FREE

thursday september 4, 2014:

• mid main first thursday benefiting maker education . 3400 – 3700 main st . 5pm . FREE (who wants to go with me to this and then stay for beetle!)
• film screening hosted by devin the dude: beat street . alamo draft house 114 vintage park blvd . 8pm . $10

friday september 5, 2014:

• first friday potluck . 8316 concord 77017 . 5pm – 2am . FREE + bring something to share
• eado pub crawl benefiting air alliance houston . 8th wonder brewery . 5pm . $15
• art opening: fool’s gold . art palace 3913 main st . 6-8pm . FREE
• art opening . post-studio projects 2315 commerce st . 6pm . FREE
• art opening/ performance: GYN by autumn knight . fresh arts 2101 winter st studio B-11 . 6pm opening // 7pm performance . FREE
• art opening . community artists’ collective – bermac arts building 4101 san jacinto . 6pm . FREE
• art opening: seth alverson . hello project gallery 3508 lake st . 7-10pm . FREE
• art opening . diverse works 4102 fannin . 7pm . FREE
• guild coast reading series: a journal of literature and fine arts . rudyards . 7pm . FREE
• discovery green art celebration: wings of the city . discovery green . 7pm . FREE (art opening + music reception)
• heritage blues orchestra . miller outdoor theatre . 8pm . FREE

saturday september 6, 2014:

• yoga . discovery green . 9am . FREE
• houston: no limits city fest . discovery green . 10am . FREE (music // food // art // vendors)
• houston brazilian festival . jones plaza 610 louisiana . 2pm . $10
• art opening: schwarzenbach’s art . bad news bar . 5-9pm . FREE
• mary wilson + freda payne sing the legends . miller outdoor theatre . 8pm . FREE

sunday september 7, 2014:

• houston arts alliance’s transported and renewed: osvaldo ayala with transistmico project . tony marron park 808 north york . 3pm . FREE (mom, you might like this)
• deep shadows: sweet soul and oldies (it’s a music thing) . little dipper . 8pm – 12midnight . FREE

ongoing events in houston this week:

• texas contemporary art fair . george r brown . friday – sunday . find FREE tickets online
• play: the god game . stark naked theatre: studio 101 spring st studios 1824 spring st .thursday – sunday . $12 – $25