hey y’all! dena is in italy for two weeks, and who even KNOWS what she is doing over there because i have received zero snaps. (dena, are you seeing this spooky hunter la luna tonight from italy?) hmm. i bet a certain muscular and adventurous boy has received some news, and maybe he can update us in the comments? (please oh please!) anyway, here’s what is happening this week!

monday october 17, 2016:

• my so called mondays : ep. 12 . rec room . $ // ?

tuesday october 18, 2016:

• HUE at the waughford . the waughford . 5:30pm – 9pm . $ // ?
• grown-up storytime 95 . rudyards . 8pm // 10pm . $5
• i’m gonna do the crossword at double trouble and be wishing dena was there. come buy our favorite bar boys danny and edward a shot.

wednesday october 19, 2016:

• gayest & greatest awards : 20th annual (a gay houston who’s who. you’ll meet fran watson and ray hill) . rich’s . 5-9pm . FREE
• final debate watch party . axlerad . 8-9:30pm . FREE

thursday october 20, 2016:

• movie screening: suffragette . u of h college of architecture . 6pm . FREE
• eastext (cool art thing that’s complicated to explain) . galleryHOMELAND . 6:30pm – 8:30pm . FREE
• halloween craft night & flashlight tour . lawndale. 6:30pm – 8:30pm . $13 members // $18 non-members (kinda expensive tbh. what do you think, dena?)

friday october 21, 2016:

• art lecture: liberate tate (about the successful campaign to remove oil sponsor bp from tate galleries) . art league . 7-9pm . FREE
• show: shellshag // the ancient gods // kemo for emo . notsuoh . 9pm. $5
• comedy: haywire with zac brooks . midtown bar & grill . 10pm . $10 (get there early to get a seat by patricia!)
• a fistful of soul : 7th anniversary . continental club . 10pm – 2am . FREE

saturday october 22, 2016:

• gulf coast toy show . ripley center . 10:30am – 3:30pm . FREE
• sonic bikes (dang, so cool! interactive musical bikes) . historic firestation #2 . 12-6pm . FREE
• art show: free beer, free pizza, free stickers (that’s really the name?) . midtown bar & grill. 1-6pm . FREE + free beer and pizza
• art opening: round 45 opening + market . project row houses . 2pm artist talks // 4-7pm art opening . FREE
• wicked music showcase . five east end venues . 2-11pm . $20 + open bar (wow, dumb name but so, so many bands + dollie barnes // gio chamba!)
• mutant tailgate (parking garage party) . 1366 preston . 7pm – all night . $ // ?
• east end bike ride : 2nd annual cemetery gates ride . d&w lounge . 7pm . FREE
• rainbow music cabaret . the pilot on navigation . 11pm – 2am . $10 (queer-based performance art. ok REALLY.)

sunday october 23, 2016:

• pumpkin carving contest . axelrad . 2-4pm . FREE  (mak, they’re doing a puppy costume contest too! what is cloud gonna be for halloween?)
• who R U? menil children’s costume party . menil collection . 3-5pm . FREE

on going events this week:

• splendid china XI . miller outdoor theatre . saturday // sunday . 7:30pm . FREE
• HUE mural festival . all over . all week . FREE
• trill comedy festival . station theater . thursday // friday // saturday . $ // ?
• mr. texas eagle competition + houston leather pride festival . the eagle . friday // saturday // sunday . FREE (hello, daddy!)