this week’s calendar is a little late because i was staffing work events all weekend. but i’m super looking forward to so much great stuff this week. do we think i can make both the hilton als lecture and camh opening? i can’t believe how many dena-themed things she is gonna miss on saturday when she’s in california again.

monday november 1 2021:

• dia de los muertos . discovery green . 4-9pm . FREE . bring your own photos to place on the alter
• fancy chef steak night . johnny’s gold brick . 6pm. $25

tuesday november 2, 2021:

• ELECTION DAY !! GO VOTE !! (need a guide?)
• hilton als lecture (1 of 2) . menil collection . 6-7pm . FREE . go to this !! it’ll be simulcast on the lawn
• bi-weekly bingo . grand prize bar . 9pm . FREE

wednesday november 2, 2021:

• dena and i are having breakfast at the mfah !!
• urban harvest fall festival . project row houses . 11am – 1pm . FREE

thursday november 4, 2021:

• evening for educators . blaffer museum . 4:30 – 6:30pm . FREE for K-12 teachers
• hilton als lecture (2 of 2) . menil collection . 6-7pm . FREE
• first thursdays . mid main . 6-11pm . $5 donation
• artist talk: john yau . university of houston . 6-8pm . FREE
• opening reception: the dirty south . camh . 7-9pm . FREE

friday november 5, 2021:

• dimensions variable series . moody center . 6:30 – 8:30pm
• movie: the rescue . 14 pews . 7pm . $11

saturday november 6, 2021:

• yoga . discovery green . 9-10am . FREE
• 48th annual herb fair . herb society . 9am – 3pm . FREE
• gallery talk: glassell figurative students . glassell . 11am – 12noon . FREE
• zine making demo !! . hccc . 11am – 3pm . FREE . led by houston zine icon, stacy !!
• sculpture month: artist talk and tour . the silos at sawyer yards . 2pm // 3:15pm live music . FREE
• opening reception: what place is this . g spot gallery . 6pm . FREE
• performance: ghost orchid . aurora picture show . 7pm // 9pm . $10 . gonna be weird and cool
• vanessa zamora . axelrad . 8pm . FREE . i’m so excited for this !!
• the accordion king & queens . miller outdoor theatre . 7-10pm . FREE
• sam turner and the cactus cats . neon boots . 8pm doors . $15

sunday november 7, 2021:

• musicfest . hspva . 12:30pm – 6pm . $15
• the casualties . trip six . 7pm . $15 . the hilariously punk-as-heck band in a true diy space with my buddy jenna serving topos? dreamy