yikes – i’m feeling kind of sick – sorry if i you drank after me at arlo’s or the BETA under the sea prom this weekend (my gosh that prom night was fun!!!) umm, if i saw you at am art opening and you complimented my blog THANKS so much, it seriously feels like it’s just me posting notes to my bffs and figuring out our plans for the week – so, fun to be reminded we’re not the only ones who use and appreciate this curated list. as always please PLEASE email or leave a comment about more events i have left off that you think i should add!!!

monday february 1, 2016:

• comedy: open mic . rudyards . 7:30pm show at 8pm. FREE

tuesday february 2, 2015:

• transition houston february meeting: tiny homes . 1805 w alabama . 6:30pm . FREE
• loteria night!!! (aka mexican bingo) . el big bad . 7pm . FREE + sounds like maybe it’s a big deal/ crowded thing so …
• neo benshi 17 . pjs sports bar . 8pm . $5 (always the most exciting thing about the first tuesday of the month, especially if it’s combined with tuesday $2 margaritas at el real. it’s a real thing y’all !!!)
• saves the tuesday: anti-valentines edition . barbarella . 9:30pm . $ // ?

wednesday february 3, 2016:

• show: libby koch & mystery loves company (oh hey guy who complimented my rag rug and is friends with this band!!!) the nightingale room . doors at 7 // LK 9-10 // MLC 10-11pm . FREE
• vintage vinyl night: love songs . lei low bar . 8pm . FREE + bring your own love songs vinyl to spin
• tv dinner night: urban cowboy w/ town in city brewing . lowbrow . 8pm . FREE

thursday february 4, 2016:

• art opening . rice gallery . 5-7pm . FREE (the picture + description looks WAY cool)
• 20HERTZ: lisa e. harris presents: power equals work over time . CAMH . 6:30pm . $ // ?
• fighting for $15/hr and fair housing in houston . the montrose center . 7-9pm . FREE
• show: space villians w/ brew . the nightingale room . doors at 7 . FREE
• movie screening: thunder soul (it’s a houston thing !!!) . discovery green . 7-8:30pm . FREE
• show: faux ferocious // get a life // united waves . walters . 8pm . $ (y’all know stephen from UW? here’s you shout out boy!!!)
• comedy: (live podcast) the stacks: lindsay rae is the coolest . heights vinyl . 8pm . FREE

friday february 5, 2016:

• drop off donations to the annual poe co garage sale . poe elementary . 8:30 – 10:30am . FREE (spring cleaning y’all!!!)
• winter/spring 2016 opening reception . houston center for contemporary craft . 5:30 – 8pm . FREE (YESSSSS)
• interactive discussion: HERstory: no justice, no peace (of mind) . station museum . 6:30 – 8pm . FREE
• show: blah blah blah and midwives (john baldwin’s band!!!) . satellite bar . 8pm . $5 (girl? are you going? i’ll go to see humhum if you want a friend)
• garden medium album release w/ carl . khon’s . 8:30 – 11pm . $5 suggested donation

saturday february 6, 2016:

• show // new album: giant kitty . heights vinyl 3122 white oak . 5-7pm . FREE + karbach beer
• art opening: dreaming of you . 610 gallery 205 e 28th st . 6-9pm . FREE
• art show: loving the alien: a david bowie art show . insomnia 724 w 19th st . 7-11pm . FREE
• mardi gras . market square park . 7:30pm . FREE
• show: mega bog //ak’chamel // bastard mysticism // sour grapes + performance art . bruja mansion 2275 des jardines st . 8pm . $3-5
• comedy: stalk show w/ iO west’s dummy! . BETA theatre . 9pm . $ //  ? (probably pay what you can or $5)

sunday february 7, 2016:

• sunday funday communal work day . (it’s an andrew cobb thing) . 2413 witichita 77004 . 8-9am breakfast + tea // 9am – 12noon dig a big pond + plant fruit trees with pond dirt //noon – 2pm lunch + siesta // 2-5pm plant lots of fruit trees // 5pm live music + local food + the game . FREE + come see me and makenzie there!!!
• wonder bowl . 8th wonder brewery . 12noon . FREE (i guess this means it’s superbowl weekend..?)
• valentine’s letter writing party (to folks in immigrant detention centers) . solidarity houston 6733 harrisburg blvd . 1pm . FREE
• art work: a reading and discussion series 2. art and labor . art league studio 3 . 2-4pm . FREE
• lunar new year festival . discovery green . 6-10pm . FREE