what the heck – there are almost TOO many good cheap/free things going on this week. real real exciting. and wouldn’t you know i’m leaving tuesday morning for a 2 week texas road trip. oh well, y’all go to all the good things and tell me about them when i get home. speaking of – i’m NOT going to be post a calendar from the road so y’all will be on your own for the next 21 days. eeeeeee!!!

monday july 4, 2016:

• raven tower’s 4th of july BBQ bash . the raven tower . 4pm – 12midnight . FREE
• july 4th picnic + symphony + fireworks . miller outdoor theatre . 6pm . FREE
• movie night: independence day . axelrad . 8:30 – 1am . FREE
• if you’re going on a firework date with me … YES YES YES !!!!

tuesday july 5, 2016:

• BYE dena. i’m spending 2 weeks driving around texas solo visiting the places old country songs are made of
• class: sterling silver stacking rings: jewelry basics class . houston makerspace . 6pm . $45 + $15 (can’t recommend this class enough !!!)
• yoga . discovery green . 6:30pm . FREE
• film screening: mariachi high . cafe brasil . 8:30 – 9:30pm . FREE (amy, need a new film venue?)
• the manifesto form’s grand finale . the jenner house 1619 chapman st . 9 – 12midnight . FREE (bye forever LITERALLY jenner house
• saves the tuesday . barbarella . 9pm . $5 after 10pm

wednesday july 6, 2016:

• live music: the skatastrophics . the nightingale room . 7 – 12midnight . FREE
• rolling roadshow (movie screening): rushmore . market square park . 7:30 – 10pm . FREE
• WCW with les femmes DJs . arlos . 10pm – 3am  . FREE
• live music: jeremy carswell . barbarella . 10:30pm . $ // ?

thursday july 7, 2016:

• live music: ROBERT ELLIS . DISCOVERY GREEN . 7PM . FREE (so so so so so bummed i’m missing this show)
• live music: giant kitty w/ only beast . the nightingale room . 7pm . FREE
• first thursday short films . cafe brasil . 8-10pm . FREE
• FYHA meet up + promo video shoot . poison girl – grand prize . 8pm – 2am . FREE
• 1st thursday manifesto showcase . solidarity houston 6733 harrisburg . 8-10:30pm . $ // ?
• comedy: secret group satellite annex inaugural show! avant garden . 9pm . FREE
• surf rock party . voodoo queen . 10pm – 1am . FREE (michael, it’s the zoro masks i was telling you about)
• booty tripp . arlos ballroom . 10pm – 3am . FREE

friday july 8, 2016:

• cheap date: a $20 art show & market . east end studio gallery . 7-11pm . FREE (nick bb – go and buy me something as a present !!!)
• comedy (conner + billy y’all) good evening: live from supermax prison! . midtown bar & grill . 9pm – 2am . $ // ?

saturday july 9, 2016:

• yoga . discovery green . 9-10am . FREE
• 4th annual free day of music . houston symphony . 12noon – 9:30pm . FREE (this is for you amy + dave !!!)
• second saturday at the silos . the silos on sawyer 1502 sawyer st . 2 – 5pm . FREE (this sounds like such a cool thing – GO!!!) (also winter street is having an open house down the street)
• festivals of india . discovery green . 6-10pm . FREE
• future U (art installations + live music + creative energy) . 3318 pease st . 7pm . FREE
• pistolero’s 3 year anniversary + $5 margaritas . pistoleros 1517 westheimer . 8pm – 12 . FREE
• the doomsday wrestling murder mystery show . numbers night club . 8 – 11pm . $ // ?

sunday july 10, 2016:

• so you’re an independent artist … now what? a Q&A for singers and bands . warehouse live . 2-4pm . $ // ?

on going this week:

• play: tamarie for president (greatest hits, vol. 2) . MATCH . july 8 – 20 . $ // ?