remember like forever ago when i teased y’all with my SO EASY homemade refrigerator pickle recipe. well like one million days later here it is. (I’ve just been all about the felt crafts + getting ready for my first year teaching kindergarten in the fall and have not wanted to sit down even for the 9 minutes it’ll take to write this post. so that’s what the hold up was all about)
anyway, pickle time !!
- first you’ll need baby “pickling” cucumbers. not the big daddy ones from the reg grocery store. I got these at canino’s farmer market on airline. I forgot how much they were, but remember at the time being like, wow they’re are so cheap. first i scrubbed and washed them. then i gave them an ice bath before they got cut up and crammed into jars.
2. this might be more like step one and can be done before the ice bath, anyway cut the butts off. the stems make for a non-ideal pickling situation.
3. here are the hodgepodge of jars i scrounged from my kitchen. since they’re “refrigerator” pickles and not going through the real canning process it doesn’t really matter what kind of glass jars you use.
4. the only other important/main things you’ll need – besides the cucumbers themselves are “canning/ pickling” salt and not-houston-tap water. that box of morton salt was SUPER cheap at HEB. regular table salt has anti-caking agents that can make the water/salt brine cloudy, so you need this special kind. ALSO i used regular tap water (you don’t really love houston unless you drink tap water) that had been left out for 24+ hours. this is the same thing i do for kombucha and it’s worked fine for me for years – otherwise feel free to buy i don’t know – fancy water from the store.
okay so to make the brine, I used 1 Tablespoon of fancy salt to 1 cup of fancy water. supposedly if you’re doing bigger batches you can ease up on the salt a little BUT it was just easier for me to make this ratio again and again. so yep.
5. i got a little fancy and used a potato peeler to peel stripes of cucumber skin off before cutting them into 1/2 inch disks / coins / heck, pickle shaped rounds. please say you know what i’m talking about.
6. last thing to do before stuffing in the cucumber pieces, i placed some peeled whole garlic cloves and fresh dill in the bottom of the jar. this will add flavor to the cucumbers + salt + water.
7. super last step is to stuff those babies into the jars. it’s best, i’ve found, to do this is a semi ordered fashion otherwise you’ll get huge gaps which isn’t the end of the world but you know, why have less pickles in a jar when you could have more.
do the good ole “turn it upside down and see if they all stay crammed in there”test. if they don’t, rearrange. then fill the jars up with the salt/water brine. you want to make sure ALL the cucumbers are covered – any part of them above the surface is likely to mold.
Then screw the lids on and leave them on your counter (out of direct sunlight) to start the fermentation process. you’ll want to burp them (open the jars to relieve the pressure) at least twice a day. after a day or two, depending on how warm your house is, give them a taste and if you’re happy with them you can place the jars in your refrigerator where the fermentation process will slow down drastically. If not, leave them out another day or two, continuing to burp them often.
how easy is that ? they’ll last in your (or your friend’s refrigerator if you decide to give them as a gift) for quite a while. so what are you waiting for, although actually now that i think about it, maybe cucumber season it already over for texas. yikes. anyway this method is literally the easiest thing EVER and heck, no cucumbers – why not use something you do have like green beans or radishes.
let me know if you end up making any of these or if you’re my friend in real life i still have a bunch of jars in my fridge i’d love to share with ya !!
sorry i didn’t do a calendar last week. i was living it up in colorado // wyoming and then have a one day turn around before the polish pickle festival in bremond, tx – which was just named the polish capital of texas. like WHOA. anyway hope this week’s calendar which goes through 4th of july makes up for it !! also, nick and penny GET READY for all the adventures !!
monday june 26, 2017:
- DIY animation feat. don hertzfeldt’s the world of tomorrow . rec room . 7-9pm . $8.50 / $10
- student teacher confrence – an improv show . beta theatre (new location) . 7-8pm . $ // pay what you can
- comedy open mic . rudyards . doors at 7:30pm . FREE
- movie night: paris, tx . axelrad . 8-10pm . FREE
tuesday june 27, 2017:
- “body by broadway” (it’s a workout to broadways songs thing !!) . market square park . 6pm . FREE (it’s a once a month until november event btw)
- totoro terrarium tuesday . honey art cafe shepherd at richmond . 5-8pm . $20 . i drive past this place all the time and never knew what it was about. guess it’s about totoro terrarium building. huh.
- launch of “the story of buffalo bayou park” . brazos bookstore . 7-8pm . FREE
- yoga . discovery green . 7:30pm . FREE
wednesday june 28, 2017:
- party on the plaza: FAT TONY w/ young mammals . avenida (btwn discovery green and GRB) . 5-9pm . FREE . nick !! bike with me to see fat tony our fave, he’s playing 8-9pm
- the broken spokes . armadillo palace . 6-9pm . FREE
thursday june 29, 2017:
- concert series: ian moore / tony vega and the fest of texas rock & blues . discovery green . 7-9:30pm . FREE
- show: deep cuts tour kickoff with roky moon and bolt / young girls . white oak music hall . $ // ? i usually don’t post big shows like this BUT i’m super excited roky moon and bolt are back – they blew my mind back in college and then promptly disappeared so yeah and yay
- show: missing pages, winter, tee vee, cleen teens . rudyards . 8pm – 1am . $ // ?
friday june 30, 2017:
- summer series art stroll & sale . sawyer yards 2101 winter st . 5-9pm . FREE
- critical mass . market square park . 7pm . FREE
- summer symphony . miller outdoor theatre . 8:30pm . FREE
- birthday club tour kick off w/ holly halls / el lago / ether wave . 215 grove st . 9pm . $ pay what you can $
saturday july 1, 2017:
- yoga . discovery green . 9-10am . FREE
- instore: sam turner and the cactus cats . cactus music . 1pm . FREE . LOVE THEM . and, if any girls saw there poster in the LDSGFAKL bathroom and missed that show, now’s your chance
- instore: ghost wolves . cactus music . 3pm . FREE
- FREE intro to improv class . BETA theatre new location 6701 capital . 6-7pm . FREE …nick? penny?
- first saturday arts market at night . w 19th st .6-10pm . FREE
- 14 pews film academy presents: mydolls . 14 pews . 7-9:30pm . $ //?
- summer symphony . miller outdoor theatre . 8:30pm . FREE
- wachale bombon . fox hollow . 10pm – midnight . $ // ?
sunday july 2, 2017:
- FREE black swan yoga . raven tower . 10 – 11am . FREE
- summer street arts festival 2017 . 2500 summer st . 12noon – 10pm . FREE
- deep shadows sould dj night . little dipper . 6-10pm . FREE
- bingo night with 8th wonder brewing . d & t drive inn . 7-10pm . $ // ? . nick? penny?
- summer symphony . miller outdoor theatre . 8:30pm . FREE
monday july 3, 2017:
- FREE intro to improv class . BETA theatre . 6-7pm . FREE (at their new location 6701 capitol st) … nick? … penny? … have an excuse for us not to go to this one?
- movie night: the sandlot . axelrad . 8-10pm . FREE
- the village people !! . miller outdoor theatre . 8:30pm . FREE
tuesday july 4, 2017:
- yoga . discovery green . 6:30 – 7:30pm . FREE . i’m a little skeptical of this happening on 4th of july BUT it says it’s happening on their website
- summer symphony + fireworks . miller outdoor theatre . 8:30pm . FREE
- freedom over texas: hunter hayes . eleanor tinsley park . 4-10pm . $5 or just go around 9:30pm-ish and watch the fireworks for free on allen parkway
i’m leaving saturday morning for a trip to CO // WY so it’s about to be bye y’all. i’ll be gone for five days and then am back for one, before leaving again for the polish pickle festival. yikes, bye forever for real. i’ll leave y’all with my own “polish pickle” recipe blog post though. so it won’t be the worst thing ever. anyway, here’s this week for ya.
monday june 12, 2017:
- houston urban gardeners . west alabama multi-service center . 6:30pm . FREE . i’ll be there !!
- houston benefit week: poster show . insomnia gallery . 7-11pm . FREE
- vigil for orlando: one year later . the montrose center . 7-9pm . FREE
- movie night: the royal tenenbaums . axelrad . 8-10pm . FREE
tuesday june 13, 2017:
- yoga . discovery green . 6:30 – 7:30pm . FREE
- the moth . warehouse live . 6:30 . $10 . forgot this is a thing
- houston benefit week: night two . continental club . 8pm . $15
- where are you carol … ?
wednesday june 14, 2017:
- party on the plaza: say girl say w/ el lago . little park between discovery green + GRB . 5-9pm . FREE
- filmmaker mixer + short film screening . brasil . 7-10pm . FREE
- movie + potluck: architecture of family . aurora picture show . 8pm . $10
- night three of christian kidd benefit week: dollie barns // chase hamblin // adam bricks + more . rudyards . 8pm . $ // ?
- the return of the tyrant of tx funk . under the volcano . 8-11pm . $ // ?
thursday june 15, 2017:
- instore: carolyn wonderland . cactus music . 5:30pm . FREE
- blanket bingo . market square park . 6pm . $10
- craft social: hanging out, hanging art . houston center for contemporary craft . 6-8pm . FREE
- screening: an evening of new films from israel . CAMH . 6:30pm . FREE
- thursday concert series: jesse dayton + octanes hot tejas rockabilly . discovery green . 7-9pm . FREE . NICK !! go with me as one last thing before i go out of town !!
- night four of benefit week . walters . 7:30pm . $ // ?
friday june 16, 2017:
- a musical performance – gig, draft . houston center for photography . 6-8pm . $ // ?
- heart by heart . miller outdoor theatre . 8:30pm . FREE
- classic numbers blue friday . number nightclub . 9-2:30am . $ // ?
saturday june 17, 2017:
- food truck festival . 411 w 20th st . 11am – 5pm . $ // ?
- instore: ruiners . cactus music . 3pm . FREE
- nohate art show . the hardy&nance studios . 5-9pm . FREE
- h-town get down . miller outdoor theatre . 8:30pm . FREE
sunday june 18, 2017:
- shop local – pop-up market . axelrad . 2-8pm . $ // ?
i created this sunday night instead of playing dominoes with my fave bar staff. so if you’re reading this, you might owe me a mexican train or chicken foot game !!
monday june 5, 2017:
- twilight meditation for world evnironment day . rothko chapel . 6-8pm . $ // ?
- movie screening: GET OUT . neil’s bahr . 8-11pm . FREE . going after abs class
- comedy open mic . rudyards . 8pm . FREE
tuesday june 6, 2017:
- yoga . 6:30 – 7:30pm . discovery green . FREE
- neo benshi . the secret group . 8-10pm . $5
wednesday june 7, 2017:
- party on the plaza: ishi w/ romina von mohr . little park btwn GRB and discovery green . 5-9pm . FREE
- a tilted guide to being a defendant . solidarity houston . 7-9pm . FREE
- the stacks 4.12 with grief bacon . rec room . 7:30 – 9pm . FREE
thursday june 8, 2017:
- temporary havens gallery talk . lawndale art center . 6:30 – 7:30pm . FREE
- thursday concerts: leyla mccalla and chubby knubkle choir . discovery green . 7-10pm . FREE
friday june 9, 2017:
- art opening: thingness by benjamin terry . art league . 6-9pm . FREE
- sam turner & the cactus cats record release party (friends of friends in a GOOD band !!) . rudyards . 8-12midnight . $8
- transfigurations . the waughford . 8-12midnight . $10
- play: once on this island . miller outdoor theatre . 8:15pm . FREE
- hot mess: a montrose social & dance party . grand prize bar . 10pm – 2am . FREE
saturday june 10, 2017:
- urban harvest eastside farmers market: free fermentation demos . 3000 richmond at eastside st . 8-12noon . FREE . i’ll be working the booth with andrew cobb !!
- second saturday . sawyer yards . 12 – 5pm . FREE
- instore: the broken spoke . cactus music . 1-2pm . FREE
- pick your own bouquet . plant it forward farms . 3-5pm . $1 a stem
- play: once on this island . miller outdoor theatre . 8:15pm . FREE
sunday june 11, 2017:
- farm n culture market 2 . dan electros . 12noon – 5pm . FREE
- instore: ancient cat society . cactus music . 3-4pm . FREE
- water balloons 2017 . eastwood park . 4-8pm . FREE
- “if a tree falls” film screening and vegan tamale sale . saolidarity houston . 4-7pm . FREE
- psychedelic psundaze . continental club . 4-10pm . $ // ? dress rehearsal for Fab 40 performing “sgt peppers” album at discovery green later this month
on going this week:
- yoga . levy park . every week day at 6pm // weekends at 10am
- pop shop houston summer festival . silver street . june 10 – 11 . $ // ?
tuesday may 30, 2017:
- yoga . discovery green . 6:30pm . FREE
wednesday May 31, 2-17:
- party on the plaza: nick gaitan w/ nico diaz . park btwn discovery green + GRB . 5-9pm . FREE
thursday june 1, 2017:
- cultured cocktails: dance source houston . bar boheme . 5-8pm . FREE
- live music: making movies . axelrad . 6-10:30pm . FREE
- first thursday benefiting urban harvest . mid main . 6-10pm . $ // ?
- thursday concert: luke winslow-king // kris lager band . 7-9:30pm . FREE
- first thursday short films . cafe brasil . 8-10pm . FREE
friday june 2, 2017:
- circo avenida . discovery green . 7-9pm . FREE
- art opening: the propeller group . blaffer gallery . 7-9pm . FREE . nick, this would be a good on to bike to
- compagnie XY on friday . discovery green . 8-9pm . FREE (22 fierce and daredevil flying acrobats)
- sizzling summer dance . miller outdoor theatre . 8:30pm . FREE
saturday june 3, 2017:
- empty bowls . houston center for contemporary craft . 11am – 3pm . FREE + $
- menil 30th birthday party !! . menil collection . 2-5pm . FREE
- open studio: soft sculptures . CAMH . 2-4pm . FREE . DIY your own “soft sculpture” of a family member inspired by the current downstairs show
- instore: phoebe hunt . cactus music . 6pm . FREE
- flea by night . discovery green . 6pm . FREE
- rally and candlelight vigil for TRUTH . eliabeth baldwin park . 6-9pm . FREE
- ACCORDION KINGS . MILLER OUTDOOR THEATRE . 7PM . FREE . YAY YAY YAY !! they open up the orchestra pit for dancing !! all the polka-ing !!
- compagnie XY . discovery green . 8-9pm . FREE
- movie: secret life of pets . discovery green . 8:45 – 10pm . FREE
- bombon quince 2017 . fox hollow . 10pm – 2am . ? // $
sunday june 4, 2017:
- black swan sunday yoga . raven tower . 10 – 11pm . $ // ?
- happy birthday prince sidewalk chalk art tribute . cactus music . 12noon – 6pm . FREE
- sundays in the park: vodi . discovery green . 2-4pm . FREE
on going:
- yoga . levy park . weekdays at 6pm + weekends 10am . FREE (i’ve been, it’s good)
ooo la la, i added an extra day into this week’s calendar, a little bit as a birthday treat for my #1 FAN BOY nick and a little bit because it’s memorial day weekend. if you want to be happy for me, this is the week !! it’s the last week of school, i’m taking a little solo trip to the national polka festival in ennis, tx AND going camping with nick for his birthday !! all the things !!
monday may 22, 2017:
- super open mic mondays . rec room . 7-10pm . FREE
- comedy open mic . rudyards . 8pm – 2am . FEE
tuesday may 23, 2017:
- yoga . discovery green . 6:30 – 7:30pm . FREE . go andrew go !!
- avenida living art . discovery green (the “avenida” btwn DG and the GRB) . 7-9pm . FREE
- tuesday night trivia (geeks who drink) . conservatory . 8-11pm . FREE . this would be a good reason to wish for more friends …
wednesday may 24, 2017:
- party on the plaza: souldig w/ sherita perez . discovery green . 5-9pm . FREE
- kitchen witchery workshop . project row houses . 6:30 – 8:30pm . FREE . nick, need to start out wednesday night date night early?
- the butterfly project action rally: help hope rise up . the black sheep agency . 6:30 – 9pm . $ // ? can’t tell what this is, but maybe you can !!
- the stacks w/ bob morrissey . rec room . 7-10pm . FREE
- finding the grid: agnes martin and abstraction . the menil collection . 7-8pm . FREE
- life drawing with lawndale . lawndale . 7-9pm . $5 + RSVP . i could maybe be persuaded to hit this up …
- whiskey wednesday w/ andrew karnavas . barringer 108 main st . 8 – 12midnight . FREE . like IS this a cool thing … ?
thursday may 25, 2017:
- bikehouston: bike month finisher’s & mary’s party . axelrad . 6-8pm . FREE . oh nick, we’re back into biking again …
- dancing in the streets dance lessons . discovery green . 7-9pm . FREE
- feminist perspectives of the divine in lslam . rothko chapel . 7-9pm . $ // ?
- maker meetup . box 13 . 7-9pm . FREE
- thursday concerts: thunder soul // grady gains . discovery green . 7:30 – 10pm . FREE
- tears for beers: an 80s new wave party . satellite bar . 8pm – 2am . FREE . nick? this?
- dancin’ in the street: motown & more . miller outdoor theatre . 8:15pm . FREE . NICK !! lets bike over !!
friday may 26, 2017:
- instore: max flinn . cactus music . 5:30pm . FREE
- circo avenida . discovery green . 7-9pm . FREE
- critical mass . market square park . 7pm . FREE
- dancin’ in the street: motown & more (night 2) . miller outdoor theatre . 8:15pm . FREE .
saturday may 27, 2017:
- ice cream making with chocolate wasted . finca tres robles . 11am – 12:30 . $ // ?
- instore: drugstore gypsies . cactus music . 1pm . FREE
- instore: the mammoths . cactus music . 3pm . FREE
- ancient cat society houston album release party . heights theatre . 7-11pm . $ // ? . so happy for them !!
- dancin’ in the street: motown & more (night 3) . miller outdoor theatre . 8:15pm . FREE
- the “probably a show” show . rec room . 10pm . $ // ? AWW this looks so cute!!
sunday may 28, 2017:
- peace camp houston 2017 fundraiser . east end street market . 10am – 2pm . $ // ?
- instore: londale . cactus music . 3pm . FREE
- madness on main: 4th annual music fest . white oak music hall . 4pm – 1am . $ // ?
memorial day weekend in general:
- lavender festival . lavender ridge farms . gainesville, tx
- NATIONAL POLKA FESTVAL . ennis, tx . I’M GOING !!
bad news y’all. i decided to make pickles over doing this blog post. EKKK. can i make it up to you by posting pictures of the pickle process? maybe in time for the polish pickle festival my family going to every summer. i’ll tell you more about that too. anyway, i’ll work on this post tomorrow after work !! and by after work i mean after zumba. BYE !!
monday may 15, 2017:
tuesday may 16, 2017:
- yoga . discovery green . 6:30 – 7:30pm . FREE
- bullet journaling 101 . brazos books . 6:30 – 8pm . FREE
- avenida living art . discovery green . 7-9pm . FREE
- freaks, geeks, beats and feet or feats . rec room . 7:30 – 8:30pm . $ // ?
- grown up story time 102 . rudyards . 8 + 10pm . $5
wednesday may 17, 2017:
- party on the plaza: mango punch! + gio chamba . discovery green . 5-9pm . FREE
- instore: the bluebonnets . cactus music . 5:30pm . FREE
- small space vegetables with skip richter . mcgovern centennial gardens . 6 -7:30pm . $ // ?
- ride (bike ride) of silence . houston city hall . 6-8pm . FREE
thursday may 18, 2017:
- cultured cocktails with miller outdoor theatre . boheme cafe . 5-8pm . FREE
- 19th st third thursdays – sip & summer . 19th street . 5-9pm . FREE
- blanket bingo . market square park . 6pm . $10 +
- craft social on third thursdays: make your own planter . hosuton center for contemporary craft . 6-8pm . $ // ?
- dancing in the streets (free dance lessons) dance fitness + tango this week . discovery green . 7-9pm . FREE
- thursday concert series: del castillo . discovery green . 7:30 – 10pm . FREE
friday may 19, 2017:
- ride your bike to work day houston !!
- instore: all them witches . cactus music . 5pm . FREE
- the martini, a montrose art party . art league . 6-9pm . FREE !!
- opening reception: a better yesterday . CAMH . 6:30 – 9pm . FREE
- extremly shorts film festival 2017 . aurora picture show . 7-10:30pm . $10
- circo + eVenti Verticali (circus stuff, actually looks way cool on their website) . dicovery green . 7:30 – 8:15 // 9-10pm . FREE
- the elixir of love (opera) . miller outdoor theatre . 8pm . FREE
- classic numbers friday – celebrates 26 yeats this friday !! number nightclub . $ // ?
- a fistful of soul . the continental club . 10pm – 2am . FREE
saturday may 20, 2017:
- countercrawl: living doors . HOUSTON . all day !! aww, warm feelings for all the past countercrawls i was a part of !!
- instore: jon stork . cactus music . 1pm . FREE
- in conversation: jooyoung choi and jack early with bill arning . CAMH . 2 – 3:30pm . $ // ?
- instore: hayden jones . cactus music . 3pm . FREE
- bayou jamboree & crawfish boil . market square park . 3-7pm . FREE
- resident artist talks by j andersen, r hewitt and e stearns . houston center for contemporary craft . 3-4pm . $ // ?
- discovery green flea (market) . discovery green . 6pm . FREE
- art opening . box 13 6700 harrisburg . 7-9pm . FREE
- andrew cobb + jess’s house warming party (mostly posted this so i myself can remember it’s on my calendar)
- the elixir of love (opera) . miller outdoor theatre . 8pm . FREE
sunday may 21, 2017:
- peace camp houston 2017 fundraiser . east end street market . 10am – 2pm . $ // ?
- eastendbikeride: paletas & ice cream social #3 . D&W lounge . 12noon – 3:30pm . FREE
- cigna sunday streets – bray oaks – fondren – s. brasewood blvd to w bellfort ave . 12noon – 4pm . FREE
- love street music fest . karbach brewing . 1-9pm . $ // ? (saint motel is playing, wow that’s cool)
- instore: the mastersons . cactus music . 3pm . FREE
- benefit for christian kidd . rudyards . 6-10pm . $ // ? . anyone else grow up seeing christian and his mohawk riding around on a scooter ?
- trajectory of a curve, site-specific sound and light . turrell skyspace . 9pm . FREE
our apples are getting so big at school !! YAY spring.
also, i went to austin last weekend for a 24 hour solo trip and oh man, i love houston most don’t worry, but austin has got the country dance scene down. if anyone knows good places to hear live country music AND DANCE let me know. maybe there are places right under my nose i’m not even aware of.
monday may 8, 2017:
- last honkytonk music series” dallas moore . texas national outfitters . 4-7pm . FREE . way WAY outside the loop, but it’s live country music so i had to post it
- houston urban gardeners: author talk on “foodscaping” . west gray multi-service center . 6:30 – 8pm . FREE . i’ll be there !!
- super open mic . rec room . 7:30 – 11:30pm . FREE
- comedy open mic . rudyards . 8pm – 2am . FREE
tuesday may 9, 2017:
- thanking democratic foremothers & political sheroes happy hour . liberty station . 6-9pm . FREE
- yoga . discovery green . 6:30 – 7:30pm . FREE
- avenida living art . in between discovery green + GRB . 7-9pm . FREE
wednesday may 10, 2017:
- RDA hard hat tour: midtown superblockpark . 2811 travis st . 4-5pm . $25 // $35 (expensive, but might be really cool !! )
- instore: brian whelan . cactus music . 5:30pm . FREE
- houston b cycle’s lost lake luau . the villas at river oaks . 6:30 – 8:30pm . FREE
- party on the plaza: allen oldies w/ ruby and the reckless . avenida / disocvery green . 7-9pm . FREE
- DIY story night: a storytelling open mic . midtown bar and grill . 7-10pm . $ // pay what you can
- movie: office space . market square park . 8pm . FREE
thursday may 11, 2017:
- club never (looks like a hip men’s store) official opening . 2016 dunlavy . 6-9pm . FREE
- performance: texas noise and ambience . CAMH . 6:30 – 9pm . FREE
- thursday concerts: joe ely . discovery green . 7-9pm . FREE (come for the sake of his awesome picture on the website if nothing else !!)
- tee vee . axelrad . 7-11pm . FREE
- space villains + thrill . nightingale room . 8 – 12midnight . FREE
friday may 12, 2017:
- handmaid’s tale screening party . brazos bookstore . 7-8pm . FREE
- spring fling: 50’s / 60’s dance party . continental club . 9pm – 1am . FREE
saturday may 13, 2017:
- come see me + sample some “sipping sister” fermented food/ drinks . urbanharvest farmers market at eastside / richmond . 8:30 – 12noon . FREE
- yoag . discovery green . 9 – 10am . FREE
- puppies for breakfast . market square park . 10am . FREE + $5 donation
- vintage SHOP pop up . hardy & nance studios . 12noon – 6pm . FREE
- ice battle . discovery green . 12noon – 3pm . FREE (like ice carving with chainsaws i think …)
- weaving demonstration by melissa cody . houston center for contemporary craft . 12:30 – 3pm . $ // ?
- instore: tee vee . cactus music . 1pm . FREE
- houston grown: a celebration of tres anos . finca tres robles . 5:30 – 10pm . $ // ?
- B L A C K I record release show . civic tv laborities . 9-12midnight . FREE
sunday may 14, 2017:
- cyclofemme ride . houston bicycle museum . 8am – 12noon . FREE
- sunday sessions: handsomebeast . discovery green . 11 – 1pm . FREE
- sundays in the park: birthday club + dj catch damouse . discovery green . 2-4pm . FREE
- farm n’culture market . dan electros . 12noon – 5pm . FREE + andrew and his fermentaion will be there
- free show: trillblazers // pitter patter // tee vee . insomnia video game culture . 9-11:30pm . FREE
on going events this week:
- madame butterfly . miller outdoor theatre . friday // saturday // sunday . 8pm . FREE
- yellow rose comedy festival . warehouse live . 12- 13 . $ // ?
sorry to let y’all down last week. i think i made up for it though, this week has like SO many things going on. also, if you sent me a private FB message thanking me for this here calendar thank you for dropping a line, it really made my day and made the hours i spent creating this week’s calendar go a little bit smoother. HA!
monday may 1, 2017:
- may day march & rally for immigrant & workers’ rights . united we dream 1900 kane st . 11am – 2pm . FREE
- international workers day rally . guadalupe plaza 2311 runnels st . 5:30 – 8pm . FREE
- the koan of everyday life . houston zen center . 6:30 -8pm . $ // ?
- super open mic monday . rec room 8-10pm . FREE
- dinolion: red house talk back + open house . dinolion 4501 caroline . 7pm . FREE
tuesday may 2, 2017:
- pre-pride parade planning party . axelrad . 6-9pm . FREE
- yoga . discovery green . 6:30 – 7:30pm . FREE
- first tuesday night monthly meditation meet . rothko . 7-9pm . $ // ?
- neo benshi 31 . the secret group . 8-10pm . $5
wednesday may 3, 2017:
- houston bcycle’s lost lake luau . the villas at river oaks 777 dunlavy (the new lost lake bike rental station at dunlavy and allen parkway) . 6:30 – 8:30pm . FREE + FREE food and stuff for the early ones
- screening + fundraiser: on coal river . rice media center . 7-9pm . $ // ?
thursday may 4, 2017:
- artist meet and greet: robert hodge . CAMH . 7:30 – 9pm . FREE
- first thursdays short films . cafe brasil . 8-10pm . FREE
friday may 5, 2017:
- east end street market presents: cinco de mayo on the esplande . east end street market . 10am – 8pm . FREE
- cinco de mayo . the nightingale room . 5 -12midnight . FREE
- cinco de mayo: bombon + gio chamba and more . market square park . 6pm . FREE
- exhibitions opening . lawndale art center . 6-8pm . FREE
- 25th anniverdary party for cafe Brasil !! 7-12midnight
- cid’s citrus shakedown at the pachinko hut . outside behind the continental club . 7 – 11:30pm . FREE
- cinco de mayo . miller outdoor theatre . 7:30 – 10pm . FREE
- show: matt mejia // moses nesh // mccullough ferguson // frank freeman . the waughford . 8-12midnight . $10
saturday may 6, 2017:
- pilates day in the park . market square park . 10am . FREE
- first saturday arts market – final day show until fall . w 19th st . 11am – 6pm . FREE
- pearl crush in-store performance . cactus music . 1-2pm . FREE
- houston friends of shane patrick boyle – remembrance . live oak meeting . 4-6pm . FREE
- #superswansaturdays mini weekly workshops . black swan yoga . 5:30 – 6:30pm . $ // ?
- found me – issue one release party . wired up 2608 dunlavy . 6-9pm . $ // ?
- the empty BOX: cloud 9! box 13 artspace 6700 harrisburg . 7-10pm . $ // ?
- ginkgoa . miller outdoor theatre . 8pm . FREE
- BYOBeamer (basically where nick and i met a few years ago YEAH !!) menil . 8:30 – 11pm . FREE – such a SUCH A cool event !!
- brave combo (my fave polka band from childhood) is playing the houston polish festival !!
sunday may 7, 2017:
- polish festival or hobbit cafe i guess it is …
on going events this week:
- 2017 houston polish festival . our lady or czestochowa 1731 blalock rd . friday // saturday // sunday
- 45th anniversary of the hobbit cafe . satuday // sunday
sorry y’all. i spent sunday in austin, or “our state’s capital” as i’m rebranding it. (that way i don’t have to feel so guilty for liking it). anyway, i drove up sunday at 6:30am with a co-teacher and spent the day doing “deep cut” austin things with a friend who lives in nashville now but called austin home for a while. and what the heck, the weather was perfect – the company was beyond perfect and it was over all a great 8ish hours there. we got sunburned at deep eddy springs/pool and drove with the windows down singing along to a george strait greatest hits album. we ate multiple tacos from multiple establishments and drank some lone stars at chicken shit bingo. danced cheek to cheek to a country band and drank some more beers at live oak’s newish tap room. a not so bad 3 hour drive and we were back inside the loop for bedtime. HA.
anyway. sorry to let you down, i’ll post a calendar for next week FOR SURE.