wow, hello. it’s literally been years, but it’s late on a sunday night and i’m here typing into a wordpress draft with a million tabs open and i must say, it feels real good to be back. nick was really feeling the need for a tool – like this here events calendar – to help him get reintegrated into society post COVID and i was happy to share this platform with him. he’s out of town for thanksgiving, doing california things with his bff marli and her family so here i am, right back where it all started back in may of 2012. that was nine years ago, the future really DOES have an ancient heart! anyway. enjoy the days off this week, and possibly the time with family – or better yet, chosen houston family. if you find yourself free and wanting to be social, you’re welcome in advance:

monday november 22, 2021

• Jazz on the patio: bob henschen trio . avant garden .

tuesday november 23, 2021

• core focused yoga . discovery green . 6:30pm – 7:30pm . FREE – incase you want to get some YOU time in before the holiday week gets going
• killin’ time country vinyl night presents two step lessons !!!!!! followed by a dj set . two headed dog . 8pm . send then a DM on instagram to reserve your spot
• harry styles + jenny lewis (i honestly know nothing about him, but i know lots of other people love him. so if you’re going to this – i bet you’re so excited!) (but i will say, one time in high school i saw jenny lewis play at numbers and i had read in a houston press article that her favorite breakfast cereal was Pops and threw a little box of it on stage and she loved it. so that was fun) . toyota center . 8pm . $$$

wednesday november 24, 2021

• wellness walk . meet at 105 sabine st. at buffalo bayou park . 6:30pm . FREE

thursday november 25, 2012

• hope you’re able to enjoy at least something about today, i know holidays can be hard for so many people
• VIRTUAL thanks giving flow . yogalina w/ carolina vennie . 9:30am . FREE

friday november 26, 2021

• honeychild’s grand opening . honey child sweet creams . MKT 600 n shepherd #450 . 12noon – 3pm . FREE
• thing a ma jingle: on main street . main street market 901 main st. . 5pm . FREE
• BLCK market . buffalo soldiers museum . 6pm . FREE
• femme talent . avant garden . $

saturday november 27, 2021

• sound healing meditation in the cistern . buffalo bayou cistern . 10am . $15
• east end flea: vendors, beer, food, music . 1318 telephone rd . 12noon – 5pm . FREE
• BLCK market . buffalo soldiers museum . 1pm . FREE
• flea by night . discovery green . 6pm . FREE
• art opening receptions: rebeca drolen // sean johnston // justin parr . galvston arts center . 6-9pm . FREE
• the fab four in concert . bayou city music center . 8pm . $$ . since there will be no Beetle at the continental club this thursday, here’s a substitute
• benefit show: art in support of alex sterling . cardoza gallery . 803 William #2 77002 . FREE

sunday november 28, 2021

• jazzy sundays in the park: crystal thomas . the water works at buffalo bayou park . 4-6pm . FREE

on going events this week:

• holiday market: jardin . 2608 dunlavy (next to brasil) . friday – sunday . 11am – 7pm, and festivities saturday 4-7pm . FREE
• play: 4.48 phychosis . match . november 19 – december 12 . $ what you can
• 15th annual deck the trees celebration . avenida de las americas at george r brown . november 22-24 . FREE – look at these next time you go ice skating
• lightscape . houston botanic gardens . Nov 24/25/26 . $
• asher gallery holiday pop-up . houston center for contemporary craft . 11/28-30 10am . FREE
• moonstruck drive in cinema . it’s nice outside, go enjoy a drive in movie!
• ice skating . discovery green . november 12 – january 30 . $ . i LOVE ice skating so so much

nick – if you’re reading this, you made it. you win, HA! thanks for letting me fill in this week, i forgot how fulfilling it is – i love this city so much. AND i finally reread all of last week’s shout outs and the czech opera, surprise – my parents were there!

it was so great to see SO many zine friends this weekend. stacy, maria, and their co-organizers are such gifts to this city. looking to the week again, be sure to check the ‘on going events’ section. it seems like almost every art or cultural space has been showing a film as part of the houston cinema arts festival. i didn’t post the individual films in the calendar, so be sure to check the festival website for listings. also, t lavois theibaud is in a play by sarah kane that is gonna be extraordinary. opens this week !!

monday november 15, 2021:

• nanowrimo social . hpl central library . 2-3pm . FREE
• movie night: hackers . axelrad . 6pm . FREE
• they, who sound . lawndale art center . 7:30 – 9:30pm . FREE
• drag competition: game of kings . pearl bar . 9:30pm . FREE

tuesday, november 16, 2021:

• artist talk: kapwani kiwanga . moody center . 6-7pm . FREE
• bi-weekly bingo night . grand prize bar . 9pm – ?? . FREE . this is always so fun !!
• smokebreak . barabarella . 9:30pm – 2am (first show at 11pm) . FREE // $5 after 10pm

wednesday november 17, 2021:

• herb society: create your own herbal smoke bundle . 7pm . FREE . look for dena or for my friend in the overalls
• artist talk: mel chin !! . menil collection . 7-8pm . FREE
• houston cinema arts festival closing party . brasil . 8pm – 12midnight . FREE

thursday november 18, 2021:

• the LAST blanket bingo of the year . market square park . 6-9pm . $10
• lecture: designer hervé descottes . mfah . 6:30pm . FREE
• live recording: donnie houston podcast . camh . 6:30 – 7:30pm . FREE

friday november 19, 2021:

• art opening: black alchemy . houston center for photography . 5:30 – 8pm . FREE
• kennimer 2-year anniversary party . 3622 main street . 6-9pm . FREE . our custom-hat-making buds are celebrating two years AND the after party is the garett t. capps show !!
• gulf coast reading series . lawndale art center . 6:30 – 9pm . FREE
• opera: the bartered bride . czech center musuem . 7-8:30pm . FREE . i always drive past this place and wonder what it’s like… so i’m going !! dena, what are you and michael doing friday?
• croy & the boys // garett t. capps . continental club . 9pm . $15 . maybe this instead of czech opera? haha

saturday november 20, 2021:

• nature walking tour . the water works . 9-10:30am . $5
• journey through the secret life of plants . project row houses . 10-11am . FREE
• houston pride marching band . discovery green . 12:30 – 1:30pm . FREE
• 29th annual art crawl . artists’ warehouse district . 10am – 9pm . FREE
• cinema crawl III . houston media source // canal street studios . 10am – 11pm . FREE . local films screened all day in two locations and cult classics screened in the evening
• drink and draw . coral sword . 5-9pm . FREE . looks so cute and fun !!

sunday november 21, 2021:

• jazzy sundays in the park . the water works . 4-6pm . FREE
• seymore’s sunday shootout . shady acres saloon . 6pm . FREE . country music jam hosted by two of our favorite boys in the city… go to kiss and hug on chris and patrick !!

on going events this week:

• play: 4.48 psychosis . match . november 19 – december 12 . $ what you can
• houston cinema arts festival . various locations . november 11-17 . FREE // $

lots of great events are happening this week, including the start of the houston cinema arts fest (their full schedule is linked in the “ongoing events” section). BUT… don’t you need to stay home and finish your zine for zine fest on saturday? yikes, that’s what i’ve got to do. come visit me at the daddy issues table at zine fest and say hello !! the details for the after party are still in the works, so just ask around for those.

monday november 8, 2021:

• movie night: drive . axelrad . after sunset . FREE
• live music: lukas nelson . house of blues . 7pm . $ // ? . only putting this on here for you, dena. haha
• houston urban gardeners . west gray multiservice center . 7pm . FREE . the topic is edible native plants !!
• they, who sound . lawndale art center . 7:30pm – 9:30pm . FREE

tuesday november 9, 2021:

• art talk: frankfort on zuckerman-hartung . blaffer art museum . 12noon – 1pm . FREE
• public art walk . rice university’s anderson hall . 5-7pm . FREE . three artists leading a tour of their recently installed work
• bewitched burlesque . avant garden . 8:30pm – 10:30pm . $20

wednesday november 10, 2021:

• film screening: three francois de menil films . menil collection . 7-8:30pm . FREE

thursday november 11, 2021:

• conversations with artists . mfah . 6:30pm – 8:30pm . FREE
• the gay agenda: a queer variety show . rudyards . 9:30pm . $7 . space kiddettees will play a set !! thanks for the tip, tiffany

friday november 12, 2021:

• annual night market . asia society . 6-10pm . FREE
• art opening: as yeast, bodies in space . sleepy cyborg . 7-8:30pm . FREE
• live music: b l a c k i e and tee vee . 6601 sherman st . 9pm . $10 presale

saturday november 13, 2021:

• ZINE FEST HOUSTON !!!! . orange show center for visionary art . 12noon – 6pm . FREE . umm… one of the most exciting events of the year PLUS i’m releasing daddy issues #5 !!
• vibe n write . houston public library . 11am – 12:30pm . FREE . storytelling workshop led by houston’s poet laureate
• post htx grand opening . post htx . 11am – 12midnight . FREE
• opening reception: a broad and narrow point . blaffer art museum . 12noon – 5pm . FREE
• second saturday open studios . sawyer yards . 12noon – 5pm . FREE
• opening reception: buffalo bayou themed show . flatland gallery . 5-7pm. FREE
• gentle hour . rice holistic garden . 6pm . FREE . i’ve always wanted to go to this !!
• opening reception: season of the self . hardy & nance studios . 6-9pm . FREE . seems cool… an art show of selfies
• gallery night ft. troy montes . tradesmen barber . 6-10pm . FREE . free drinks and my buddy eric is djing
• movie night: coco . miller outdoor theatre . 6:30pm . FREE

sunday november 14, 2021:

• plant market sunday . wooster’s garden parking lot . 12noon – 4pm . FREE
• punk rock garage sale . brash brewing . 1-5pm . FREE
• artist talk: after altamira . msk project space . 5-8pm . FREE . lots of houston sculpture artists, including my fave, ronald
• gallery concert: bach chamber works . mfah . 7-8pm . $ // ?

on going events this week:

• houston cinema arts festival . various locations . november 11-17 . FREE // $ . congrats to michael and hcas for this truly stellar lineup… many, many films to check out

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

welcome back, friends !! i can’t wait for dena to fill you in on all the big, amazing life changes that have occurred since 2017. some of the absolute best things that have ever happened to either of us have happened in these past five years. mixed in with that were some pretty awful things, like a pandemic. but i won’t spoil the suprises. so let’s get down to it… here’s what’s happening in our still-favorite city this week !!

monday october 25, 2021:

• they, who sound . lawndale art center . 7:30pm – 9:30pm . FREE

tuesday october 26, 2021:

• yoga . discovery green . 6:30pm – 7:30pm . FREE
• race and social justice book club . online via houston public library . 7-8pm . FREE
• aloha from hell (party + live music) . two headed dog . 7pm – 2am // 10pm live music . FREE

wednesday october 27, 2021:

• rda lecture: power and participation in public art . online via zoom . 12noon – 1pm . FREE . this looks super cool
• vocal performance: dimensions variable . moody center for the arts . 6:30pm . FREE . dang, i’m gonna miss this, but you should go !!
• drag show: the dollhouse . grand prize bar . 9pm – 12midnight . FREE

thursday october 28, 2021:

• art opening: hspva 50th anniversary alumni exhibition !! diverse works . 6pm . FREE . dena, wanna go?? you will literally know everyone. haha

friday october 29, 2021:

• howling on dowling . eldorado ballroom parking lot . 6:30pm – 9:30pm . FREE with rsvp . project row houses party to celebrate the revitalization of this historic spot
• film screening: juliet of the spirits . mfah . 7pm . $9

saturday october 30, 2021:

• artist talk: whit forrester . project row houses . 10:30am . FREE . includes astrology reading for attendees
• hike, bike + freight fest . mkt heights . 4-9pm . FREE . our friend dom’s genius podcast, sick sad film club, is hosting the 7pm screening of hocus pocus here
• fourth annual fetish art show . insomnia gallery . 7-11pm . FREE
• doomsday wrestling’s halloween special . market square park . 7pm doors // 8pm show . FREE
• movie: bettlejuice . discovery green . 8pm . FREE

sunday, october 31, 2021

• BOO! HALLOWEEN !!
• fall market . revival market . 10am – 2pm . FREE . friends like jessica ninci will be selling cute things
• art opening: molly zuckerman-hartung . blaffer museum . 2-5pm . FREE . san antonio-based chicana punk band, fea, will be performing

on going events this week:

• houston vs. atlanta in the world series !!

hi hi. you’ve probably noticed i haven’t posted in a while. sorry, not sorry. i was so passionate and into this blog for so many years (started in with makenzie back in 2012. wowie zowie). anyway i’m just not feelin it right now, so i’m taking a little break, but hopefully i’ll come back someday and when i do i’ll be sure to let you know.

on a side note, what i AM into right now is Fall. this is the first time in my whole entire life i’m kind of ready for summer to be over and Fall vibes to kick in. it’s weird and also so inspiring. i’m also into dark green velvet and thrifting cigar boxes. i’m in a weird (semi-trashy) texas country on the radio phase and have been brewing lots of random tea, keeping it in the fridge and mixing it with fake milk and ice every morning. it feels so fancy to make and drink my own milky iced tea everyday. speaking of fancy, i’m also into lighting candles and white christmas lights (nick don’t get mad at me getting ahead of my seasons and all). lastly sewing a lot in anticipation for the holiday craft market season and fake eyelashes. yeah, seriously.

see you when i see you internet world.

dena

sorry i didn’t do the calendar last week, i was doing a little vacation thing in nashville. one last fun thing before school starts back up . BUT here’s this week calendar – and for the that cool couple i met at the farmers market this past saturday, ALL the yoga i could find !!

monday august 21, 2017:

• eclipse . levy park . 12noon . FREE
• eclipse . dan electros . 11am . FREE
• eclipse . houston museum of natural science . 12noon . $4
• comedy open mic . rudyards . 7:30pm . FREE
• movie night: blade runner . axelrad . 9-11pm . FREE

tuesday august 22, 2017:

• frida & diego’s wedding anniversary loteria game night . cucharas . 6-9pm . $$
• yoga . discovery green . 6:30pm . FREE
• yoga on the pitch 3.0 . bbva compass stadium . 7-9pm . $20
• movie screening: coffee and cigarettes . cafe brasil . 8-11pm . FREE

wednesday august 23, 2017:

• 8th wonder yoga + hops . 8th wonder . 8-10pm . $ // ?

thursday august 24, 2017:

• words & art: reading . CAMH . 6:30 – 7:30pm . FREE

friday august 25, 2017:

• the illustration show . insomnia gallery . 7-11pm . FREE
• critical mass . marke square park . 7pm . FREE
• godpsell . miller outdoor theatre . 8pm . FREE

saturday august 26, 2017:

• presidio market . presidio htx 911 w 11th st . 8am – 2pm . FREE
• yoga . discovery green . 9am . FREE
• instore: andrew karnavas . cactus music . 1pm . FREE
• dream machine 2017 . 215 grove st . 6pm – 2am . $20
• godspell . miller outdoor theatre . 8pm . FREE

sunday august 27, 2017:

• uhhh . anything? anyone?

on going events:

• yoga . levy park . weeknights 6pm // weekends 10am . FREE

 

 

monday august 7, 2017:

• yoga for meditation . houston zen center . 6:30 – 8pm . $ // ?
• HTXO full moon hike . memorial park . 7:30 – 8:45pm . FREE + rsvp
• movie night: they live with firestone walker . axelrad . 9-11pm . FREE . nick and i went last week for “paris,tx” and besides sitting on a wood bench for literally 2 1/2 hours it was so good and fun. it also might have been a reason for my LITERAL pizza for 8 meals in a row.
• comedy open mic . rudyards . 8pm – 2am . FREE

tuesday august 8, 2017:

• troubadour tuesday . cottonwood . 6-9pm . FREE . nick, this is our NEW neighborhood and we are into country music now so. not this tuesday but maybe someday? also, THIS link probably gives better information
• movies at miller: harry potter and the SS . miller outdoor theatre . 8:30 – 11pm . FREE

wednesday august 9, 2017:

• the office trivia night . under the radar brewery . 7-10pm . FREE . aww, i LOVE this !!
• movies at miller: fantastic beasts and where to find them . miller outdoor theatre . 8:30 – 11pm . FREE

thursday august 10, 2017:

• los chicos del 512 a tribute to selena . miller outdoor theatre . 8:30pm . FREE

friday august 11, 2017:

• women in punk: vol. 1 book release party . cactus music . 6-8pm . FREE
• bee about it benefit show . walters downtown . 6pm . $ // ?
• movie night: that thing you do . market square park . 8-10pm . FREE
• dan electros summer picnic . 8-11pm . $ // ? most important thing to note is FREE HOT DOGS !!
• ozomatli . miller outdoor theatre . 8:30 – 10pm . FREE
• pecos hank and craig kinsey . continental club . 9:30pm – 12midnight  $10
• mini murals (you know, all those painted metal boxes around town) open call deadline
• hot mess: 1 yr. anniversary party . grand prize . 10pm – 2am . FREE

saturday august 12, 2017:

• second saturdays at sawyer yards . 12noon – 5pm . FREE
• the market at sawyer yards AT NIGHT . 6-10pm . FREE
• second saturday at spring street . 2-7pm . FREE
• in-store: a sundae drive-in . cactus music . 3-4pm . FREE
• 50th anniversary tribute to the beatles’ sgt. peppers lonely hearts club band . miller outdoor theatre . 8:30pm . FREE
• dad’s records . notsuoh . 10pm – 2am . FREE // ?

sunday august 13, 2017:

• urban harvest farmers market . saint arnolds brewery . 11am – 4pm . FREE
• EQTX special session sunday funday . eureka heights brew co . 12noon – 3pm . $ // ? (mayor parker is speaking !!)
• concert series: jazz cubano . axelrad . 6-9pm . FREE
• ham cycles alleycat / six year anniversary . HAM cycles . 3-6pm . FREE . dang us nick, we’re missing this !!

on going events this week:

• play: Church by young jean lee . the heritage society . august 4-11 . $ // ?

monday july 24, 2017:

• comedy open mic . rudyards . 8pm – 2am . FREE
• movie-night: high fidelity . axelrad . 9-11pm . FREE

tuesday july 25, 2017:

• body by broadway . market square park . 6-8pm . FREE
• yoga . discovery green . 6:30 – 7:30pm . FREE
• poly wanna podcase LIVE . rec room . 8-9pm . $5 suggested donation

wednesday july 26, 2017:

• the broken spokes . the armadillo palace . 6-9pm . FREE . i’m DEF going to this !!
• green building: education panel & seminar . green building resource center . 6-8pm . FREE
• bees for beginners: a hands off class . mcgovern centennial gardens (hermann park) . 7-8:30pm . FREE + rsvp
• 90s trivia . under the radar brewery . 7-10pm . FREE
• space city performing arts presents: liminal space . rec room . 7:30 – 9pm . $15
• immersive sound bath . bayou bliss yoga 808 w main st . 7:30 – 8:30pm . $20 suggested donation

thursday july 27, 2017:

• vicarious trauma: healing from within . rothko chapel . 6-8:30pm . FREE
• skrla steel trio . under the big top . 9pm – 1am . $donations welcomed at the door$

friday july 28, 2017:

• summer series art stroll & sale . sawyer yards . 5-9pm . FREE
• film selection viewing party for 2018 WSFF . citizens environmental coalition . 5:30 – 7:30pm . FREE + rsvp
• critical mass . market square park . 7pm . FREE
• black girl magic art show & market . insomnia gallery 708 telephone rd . 7-11pm . FREE
• meteor shower party . brazos bookstore . 8-9:30pm . FREE

saturday july 29, 2017:

• presidio market: local farmers, artists, live music, food . presidio HTX 911 w 11th st . 9am – 1pm . FREE . halie, we could go to this !!
• yoga . discovery green . 9am . FREE
• top vintage wholesale – open to the public day . 4450 wayside dr suite 102 . 12noon – 6pm . FREE
• el bambi one year par-tay . el bambi . 6-9pm . FREE
• night market: an immersive theatre pop-up . bohemeos . 7:30 – 10pm . FREE

sunday july 30, 2017:

• dan’s disco drag show . dan electros . 3-6pm . $5 donation

on going events this week:

• yoga by joy yoga center . levy park . every week day 6pm // weekends 10am . FREE
• houston shakespeare festival . miller outdoor theatre . friday / saturday / sunday . 8:15pm . FREE

sorry i skipped out on the calendar last week, sometimes i’m just busy on sunday night and maybe this doesn’t seem like it’d take that long but it actually really does take a few hours so. anyway. i spent the weekend in san antonio and had such a great time – mucho bueno city. excited that my favorite bb boy nick is headed back from cambodia this week. get ready to do all the things with me this week nick !!

monday july 17, 2017:

• open mic comedy . rudyards . 8pm – 2am . FREE
• movie night: empire records . axelrad . 9-11pm . FREE
• tiny concert series presents: luz . poison girl . 10pm – 2am . FREE

tuesday july 18, 2017:

• yoga . discovery green . 6:30 . FREE
• grown-up story time 104 . rudyards . 8 and 10pm . $5

wednesday july 19, 2017:

• houston green film series: racing to zero . rice media center . doors 6:30 film: 7- 9pm . FREE / donations accepted

thursday july 20, 2017:

• in-store: suzanna choffel . cactus music . 5-6pm . FREE
• the ultimate parks and rec tribute night . d&T drive inn . 6-10pm . FREE
• blanket bingo . market square park . 6-9pm . $10+
• craft social: so, what’s your sign? . houston center for contemporary craft . 6-8pm . FREE . who wants to go to this with me ?!?!
• 8 track sessions – whiskey shivers . 8th wonder brewery . 7-10pm . FREE . so nick, does you being back in town mean i get to drag you to all the things?!?!

friday july 21, 2017:

• buxton + cave singers . rockefellers . 8-12midnight . $ / ?
• a fistful of soul . continental club . 10pm – 2am . FREE

saturday july 22, 2017:

• yoga . discovery green . 9-10am . FREE
• milk + honey vintage grand opening . 3708 main st (above tacos a go go) . 7-11pm . FREE
• downtown summer movie series . main street square . 8-11pm . FREE
• monthly dance party: love tempo . grand prize . 9pm – 2am . FREE

sunday july 23, 2017:

• cactus in-store: matthew sweet . cactus music . 5-6pm . FREE

on going event this week: