my new sunday tradition is updating the blog while watching yellowjackets. is anyone else watching? anyway, the best art event of the year is coming up this weekend… the glassell student art sale!! i find at least one incredible piece every year. (helena and andrew, let’s go after work on friday?) if you’re still in the market for gorgeous work after that, go pick up one of anastasia kirages’ collages or ahra cho’s pieces at the holiday markets this week !!

monday december 6, 2021:

• artist talk: 2021 artists-in-residence . virtual . 12noon – 1pm . FREE
• grand prize takes over the watch co . houston watch co . 6pm – 1am . FREE
• they, who sound . lawndale art center . 7:30 – 9:30pm . FREE

tuesday december 7, 2021:

• opening: “the paradox of water on the gulf coast” . third space gallery . 6-8pm . FREE
• yoga . discovery green . 6:30 – 7:30pm . FREE
• live recording: desert oracle radio . galveston artist residency . 7pm . FREE
• live music: houston’s a.s.s. . two headed dog . 8pm . FREE . three accordions in one band playing lou reed covers !!

wednesday december 8, 2021:

• not much happening tonight, so go see my dear friend jerry atwood play piano at michael’s outpost, one of the last queer piano bars in the world . 9:30pm . FREE

thursday december 9, 2021:

• pop-up nail salon + artist talk with jennifer ling datchuk . hccc . 4-8pm . FREE . the manicure spots are all filled up, but the artist talk at 6pm promises to be extraordinary… be there !!
• art talk: data-driven art . mfah . 6:30 – 8pm . FREE
• opening: “bruce davidson’s photos” . menil collection . 7-9pm . FREE
• showgirl bingo . warehouse live . 7pm . FREE

friday december 10, 2021:

• opening: “sculpture block senior show” . elgin street studios . 6-8pm . FREE
• cat video fest . 14 pews . 7pm . $11
• fast friday bike ride . eado bike co . 7pm . FREE
• live music: overo . 1810 ojeman road . 9pm . $ // ?
• rave with sauscha + nudo !! . 421 schweikhardt st . 11pm . $20 . dance party that all the cute art queers will be at… what else do you need to know?

saturday december 11, 2021:

• friends of houston public library book sale . 6510 west little york road . 10am – 2pm . FREE
• 12th annual gingerbread build-off . levy park . 10am – 4pm . FREE
• holiday market . heights ironworks . 10am – 4pm . FREE
• camh drop-in experience: text collage . camh . 1-4pm . FREE
• “art, music, and a monster movie” . menil collection . 4-6pm music // 6pm film screening . FREE
• flea by night . discovery green . 6-10pm . FREE
• film premiere: jooyoung choi film . aurora picture show . 7pm . $10 . this is gonna be so fantastic !!
• film screening: benedetta . 14 pews . 7pm . $11
• christmas lights bike ride . d&w lounge . 7:30pm . FREE

sunday december 12, 2021:

• bazaar on the bayou . white oak music hall . 10am – 5pm . FREE
• winter market . genera . 11am – 4pm . FREE . the hippest holiday market of the weekend… lots of sweet friends are tabling.

on going events this week:

• glassell student art sale !! . glassell school . december 10-12 . FREE
• 8th annual islamic arts festival . masjid al-salam in spring, tx . december 11-12 . FREE