there are so many exciting things happening this week. and what the heck new friends in my life! if i danced with you + introduced you to tout suite lets go dancing again // if you’re an old middle school friend – so glad we ran into each other twice in two days // if you’re my black hole sunday night buddy yay for all the hanging out we did this past weekend // if i saw your comedy show the other night. it laughed so hard and am so glad i went // if you go to barbs with me on the reg please oh please lets go again soon // if you were out of town last weekend and are leaving again in a few days – lets have blue bell at your place this week // if i met you on the blue sofa facing south, submit another story to grown up storytime so i can hear it // if you’re the dreamboat i met while traveling thanks for the out of the blue text, really made me day! // if you mean so SO much to me let me stay in your life!

blah blah. labor day weekend EVENTS TIME:

monday august 31, 2015:

• WELCOME BACK BLUE BELL!

tuesday september 1, 2015:

• in-store performance: miracles of modern science . cactus music . 3pm . FREE
• free scoops of vanilla ice cream at gallery furniture locations . 6.9pm . FREE
• metal working basics + welding steel class level I . houston makerspace . 6-9pm . $$
• yoga . discovery green . 6:30 – 7:30pm . FREE
• madewell highland village grand opening event . 4050 westheimer madewell highland village . 7-9pm . FREE
• neo benshi . pj’s sports bar . 8pm . $5
• save the tuesday . barbarella . later – later . FREE

wednesday september 2, 2015:

• visual arts alliance presents: the power of three: new arts districts in houston . museum of printing history . 5:45pm . FREE
• wood shop certification test . houston makerspace . 6-8pm
• usually western swing music + dancing upstairs at rudyards, but not this week whamp whamp

thursday september 3, 2015:

• YAY makenzie’s birthday !!!
• leather jewelry basics class . houston makerspace . 6-9pm . $$
• artist talk + Q&A: art, cinema, and the culture of 24/7 . blaffer art museum . 6:30pm . FREE
• dancin’ in the street … motown & more revue . miller outdoor theatre . 8pm . FREE

friday september 4, 2015

• in-store performance: the nightowls . cactus music . 5:30pm . FREE
• dancin’ in the street … motown & more revue . miller outdoor theatre . 8pm . FREE
• movie screening: monty python and the holy grail . market square park . 8pm . FREE

saturday september 5, 2015:

• yoga . discovery green . 9-10am . FREE
• houston tiny houses community potluck . 4466 billy st . 10:30am . FREE
• bohemeo’s print sale . bohemeos . 12noon – 8pm . FREE
• first saturdays montrose: parking lot party . royal oaks + docs . 12noon – 6pm . FREE
• artist talk: zoo at the edge of the world… art league . 1pm . FREE
• instore performance: pecos hank (aka hank schyma from houston’s southern backtones) . cactus music . 1pm . FREE
• art opening + reception . redbud gallery 303 e 11th st . 6pm . FREE
• movie screening: listen to me marlon . 14 pews . 7pm . $10
• dancin’ in the street … motown & more revue . miller outdoor theatre . 8pm . FREE

sunday september 6, 2015:

• poison girl 11 year anniversary party . 4 – 10pm . FREE
• a fistful of soul presents deep shadows . little dipper . 8pm – 12midnight . FREE
• dancin’ in the street … motown & more revue . miller outdoor theatre . 8pm . FREE
• barbarella 2 year anniversary party . barbs . late – later . FREE

monday september 7, 2015:

• free day of yoga . rothko chapel . 8 -10am . FREE
• mindfulness meditation . discovery green . 12noon – 1pm . FREE
• labor day green party watermellon chill . hermann park reflection pool . 2-5pm . FREE
• labor day bravado bbq . royal oak . 2 – 10pm . FREE + buy BBQ
• labor day bonanza spectacular (cake ranger! shane’s band is playing yall!) . the white swan  8pm . FREE

on going events this week:

• bootown puppet theatre: white raven (shadow puppet show) . rudyards + some other places around town . august 29 – september 12 . $pay-what-you-can$

as always, please email me // leave a comment if you have another event you want me to post. i’d love to hear about anything i may have missed!