houston events calendar: september 14 – 20, 2015
i know i say “wow, there are so many good things happening this week” a lot. but umm, this week there are LITERALLY so many FREAKIN good things happening. i am so pumped for the houston vintage fair this weekend – and all the tiki things leading up to it. you KNOW i’m so into surf rock right now, so this is like whoa for me. click on the link to see all the pre-party events they’re doing. and umm, so much comedy and so many plays. i’m way into “performing” arts right now – if you’re wanting a good date night, go see stark naked’s show “small mouth noises”. (they like my blog so much they’re giving me free tickets to go see the show!) if you’re someone in houston who is reading this + putting on a show, please reach out to me. if i’m into your event and you give me FREE tickets i’ll do a little shout out to ya no problem!
also want to say an extra thank you for the folks this weekend who came to shows i recommended on the blog and even came up and talked to me in person + to the guy who emailed me after hearing me on the radio. that was SO exciting for me! if you see me around and don’t know me in real life please oh PLEASE come introduce yourself. (and then i’ll give YOU a shout out on the internet). also if you’re my friend and i hung out with you this weekend! YAY i probably like you a lot thanks for being in my life!
monday september 14, 2015:
- HoustonUrbanGardeners meeting: growing coffee in ecuador . mood park community center . 6:30pm . FREE (i’ll be there!)
- RDA presents: seriously cute (architecture lecture) . MFAH . 7pm . $7+ (thanks really REALLY good friend who sent me an email about this event!) (if anyone else has an event you want me to post – let me know!)
- lecture: apparitions + curatorial adventures . the menil collection . 7:30pm . FREE
- houston vintage week: free wine . joybird furniture 1735 westheimer . 7pm . FREE (anyone follow me on snapchat and see those tiny dogs in the window – it’s that place) (nick – i have to go to garden club – so you’ll have to enjoy the mini-husky dogs without me!)
tuesday september 15, 2015:
- UST alumni social hour . st. arnolds brewery . 6-8pm . FREE (whoop whoop st. thomas alumni!)
- yoga . discovery green . 6:30pm . FREE
- ballet folklorico . miller outdoor theatre . 7:30pm . FREE
- grown up storytime 82 . rudyards . 8 + 10pm . $5 (i’ll be at the 8pm show!)
wednesday september 16, 2015:
- bike houston mini-courses (bike maintenance class) + ride . tour de hood 2305 wheeler . 5-11pm . FREE
- houston green film series: the human scale . rice media center . 6:30 – 9pm . $5 donation + doors // dinner at 6:30 movie at 7pm (hey there chris – remember when we used to always go to this …)
- houston vintage week: film screening: blue hawaii . double trouble . 8pm . FREE (get your outfit inspiration for the houston vintage fair this weekend!)
- western swing wednesday . rudyards . 8pm (but actually i usually come at like 10…) . FREE + its going to be the LAST one! i’ll be there. come dance with me!
thursday september 17, 2015:
- my houston 2040: idle threat (happy hour + lecture + film screening) . rudyards . 5-7pm . FREE
- AIA houston urban design committee presents: i get around: houston transportation panel . architecture center houston 315 capital . 5:30pm . FREE
- third thursday hullabaloo: bike houston + free snacks // socializing . whole foods voss . 6-8pm . FREE
- art opening . project row houses 2521 holman st . 6:30pm . FREE
- sounds like houston: carolyn wonderland with the bluebonnets . discovery green . 6:30pm . FREE
- houston maker meet-up . houston makerspace . 7-9pm . FREE + FREE beer
- yes, indeed! 2015 music festival kickoff party . 8th wonder brewery . 7-10pm . FREE (brewery opens at 3, dy music 7-10pm)
- houston mayoral candidate forum: growth and climate change . trini mendedhall sosa community center . 7pm . FREE
- live music: say girl say + kose . the nightingale room . 7-9pm . FREE
- comedy: the stacks . heights vinyl . 8pm . FREE (there is this real funny guy i know who’s in this … so …)
- comedy: tasteless: mills mccoin + brian zeolla + guests (like everyone’s fave conner clifton! not being sarcastic, i really like him.) . ladybirds . 8:30pm . FREE (1/2 glasses of wine!)
friday september 18, 2015:
- art opening . houston center for contemporary craft . 5:30pm . FREE
- music + film: folk family revival (houston band) // more than honey (movie) . discovery green . 7pm . FREE (i just saw // met FFR at a cactus in-store and they were so good and cool – go see them!)
- contemporary dance + music: life interrupted . miller outdoor theatre . 8pm . FREE
- film screening: the hunger games . greenstreet . 8pm . FREE
- a fistful of soul . continental club . 10pm . FREE
- comedy: beta bracket redemption round 2 . mkt bar . 10pm . FREE
saturday september 19, 2015:
- yoga . discovery green . 9am . FREE
- yellow rose distilling 1st year anniversary . 1224 n post oak suite 100 . 11am . FREE (“yellow rose of texas” is one of my favorite songs – so this might just be a good event)
- maker market and open house . houston makerspace 3605 texas . 12noon – 6pm . FREE
- family day + local music . CAMH . 12noon – 4pm . FREE
- yes, indeed! 2015 music festival . the continental club . 5pm . $12 (so SO many good local bands!)
- mini murals: beyond the box (art show) . silver street . 7:30pm . FREE
- OKRA charity bar benefits: HAUS (houston access to sustainability co-op // where i used to live!) . OKRA . 9pm . FREE
sunday september 20, 2015:
- (if you went to all the good things this week, you’re probably pretty tired. so jus like hang out or do laundry or something today)
on going events this week:
- houston vintage market & festival: blue hawaii . friday 7pm + saturday 11am . 1940 air terminal museum 8325 travelair blvd . $5 (this sounds so SO cool. i am DEF going. and what the what! the theme is “blue hawaii”, if you know me in real life you know i’m really into “surf rock” right now. super stoked) (real life friend – go with me!)
- play: stark naked theatre company presents: small mouth noises . studio 101 spring st. studios 1824 spring st . thursday 7:30pm // friday 8pm // saturday 8pm // sunday 3pm . $15-29 (this play is about six strangers that meet on a silent retreat, and you know how i just got back from my own silent retreat. so yay. i’m going to check it out this week – who wants to be my date?)
- play: honky tonk angels . stages . lots of days // times . $21+ (i saw it last week and still have all the songs stuck in my head!)
- play: RENT (put on my highschoolers) . hobby center . friday // satuday . $$ (rent is one of my top three musicals. so just sayin. ask me and i’ll sing you a song from it)
- dock dogs . discovery green . friday – sunday . FREE
I remember! I’ll be there this week, maybe you will be too?