monday december 8, 2014:

• right beyond the site: white gentrifying bodies and black art (its a talk based on gentrification in the 3rd ward) . project row houses 2521 holman . 7-9pm . FREE
• free radicals free show . avant garden . 10 – 11pm . FREE

tuesday december 9, 2014:

• ulysses reading group (the david hayes thing, ya know) . tout suite . 7pm . FREE
• the jenner open mic poetry night . the jenner house 1619 chapman st . 8:30pm . FREE

wednesday december 10, 2014:

• jewelry truck show with artist claire webb . menil bookstore . 6pm . FREE
• black sheep agency presents: care-all 2014 . spring street . 7pm . bring a toy or book donation

thursday december 11, 2014:

• my houston 2040: amanda timm + andrew pompei . rudyards british pub . 5:30 – 7:30pm . FREE
• unsilent night (its a weird cool smartphone app performance art kind of thing) . sabine street promenade . 6-9pm . FREE
• damon choice presents tone science: the musical philosophy of sun ra . camh . 7-8pm . FREE (mom + dad you guys should go to this)

friday december 12, 2014:

• rusty riders christmas lights bike ride . meet at market square park . 7pm . FREE (this is a super family friendly low key ride through rive oaks)

saturday december 13, 2014:

• bayou city farmers market bike tour . meet at onion creek . 8:30am . FREE (12-15 mile bike ride)
• the montrose print market . the printing museum . 10am – 3pm . FREE
• mass rally for eric garner + michael brown . waterwall at the galleria mall . 12noon – 3pm . FREE
• the box bizarre: holiday sale + party . box 13 gallery . 1pm – 7pm . FREE
• art opening + reception + artist talk . lawndale art center . 2pm . FREE
• dormalou project pop up art show + party . independence art studios 419 janisch rd . 4 – 10 pm . FREE
• free press houston holiday party . 1505 westheimer . 8-10pm . FREE
• lights in the heights parties ( in general )

sunday december 14, 2014:

• mini pops + etsy houston holiday bash . pavement parkinglot 1657 westheimer . 11am – 5pm . FREE
• a front line holiday benefit concert (space villains is playing btw) . 6733 harrisburg . 5pm . $10 donation or wrapped gift

on going events this week:

• revels houston presents: an appalachian christmas celebration of the winter solstice . heinen theatre . friday at 7:30 // saturday at 2:30 + 7:30pm // sunday at 2:30pm . $14+ (mom – i really want to go to this!)
• two star symphony and 14 pews presents : seven deadly sins . 14 pews . friday // saturday at 8pm . $15
• winter plant sale . houston arboretum . satuday + sunday . 9am . FREE
• discovery green ice skating rink is open!
• menil collection presents: a buddhist sand mandala of compassion . this is an ongoing installation . munday – saturday 11am . FREE