i was hoping to finish posting this solo-texas-road-trip before sharing pictures of the NOLA//MISSISSIPPI one and the ARIOZONA//UTAH//COLORAO one after that but what the heck – i’m going to okalhoma this weekend so. guess you’ll have to wait a few more days. basically all the trips.
carthage, tx : visited the texas country music hall of fame in north-east tx before heading to the hill country.
bastrop, tx: stopped for a latte and a photo-op
san antonio, tx : such a cool cool city. visited the old pearl + lone star brewery buildings and went to a country dance in the old pearl “stables” – i was the youngest by 45+ years HA.
middle of no where central texas river . i swam in more lakes in rivers during this trip than like EVER .
snake farm (basically just so i could sing the song in my head) // luckenbach (also another excuse to sing the song) // fredericksburg (so i could eat the peaches)
not pictures : more lakes and more rivers // went to a show at gruene hall // visited friends in austin // a boy i really liked waiting at home for me.
probably no events calendar until next monday night or tuesday . wish me luck camping in oklahoma this labor day !!!
monday august 29, 2016:
- film screening: for the sake of the song : the story of anderson fair (you know, that cool old venue in montrose next to texas art supply) cafe brasil . 8-10pm . FREE
- comedy open mic . rudyards . doors at 7:30 show at 8pm . FREE
- my so called mondays: ep. 7 . rec room . 8pm . $ // ?
- movie night: no country for old men . axelrad . 8:30pm . FREE
tuesday august 30, 2016:
- instore: emily clibourn . cactus music . 5:30pm . FREE
- CAMH young patrons: fall lunch preview party . CAMH . 6-8pm . FREE
- yoga . discovery green . 6:30 – 7:30pm . FREE
- neo benshi 24 . pjs sports bar . 8-9:30pm . $5
- karaoke & dreams . arlos . (every tuesday) . late . FREE
wednesday august 31, 2016:
- wednesday wax with dad’s records . arlos . 10pm – 3am . FREE
- dollar punk night . barbarellas . late . $1
thursday september 1, 2016:
- show: kelly doyle * deep cuts . rudyards . 8pm . $ // ?
- hey boo! a special night with dayta and jay . arlos . 10pm – 3am . FREE (if you’re someone who likes me and sometimes wants to call me this phrase, know that it was hard for me to even type it out !!!)
friday september 2, 2016:
- los skarnales labor day kick off . market square park . 7 – 10pm . FREE (go mom go !!!)
- something about a rode: music inspired by shakespeare . miller outdoor theatre . 8pm . FREE
saturday september 3, 2016:
- yoga . discovery green . 9-10am . FREE
- instore: giant kitty . cactus music . 3pm . FREE
- young girls and dj chido machine . axelrad . 7-10pm . FREE
- extreme baroque! . miller outdoor theatre . 8pm . FREE
- pachanga con bombon + brukout . fox hollow . 9pm – 2am . FREE if you RSVP on fb 24+ hours before // $5
sunday september 4, 2016:
- poison girl’s 12th anniversary party and family talent show . poison girl . 3 – 10pm . FREE
- comedy: randy liedtke w. andy huggins and bob morrissey . the secret group . 8pm . $ // ?
- bollywood blast – kaleidoscope . miller outdoor theatre . 8pm . FREE
- dancehall daze w/ dj dngr and asli omar . arlos . 9pm – 12midnight . FREE
- show: the phantom royals . under the volcano . 9pm – 1am . $ // ?
on going events this week:
camp creek, tx: middle school bff’s lake house north east of college station. spent the first few days journaling in the shade and floating in the lake.
bremond, tx : family farm house. had an alone day/ night. highlight was going to the walmart in marlin for my “outing” and then a $3 breakfast taco that you know i made stretch for 2 meals.
waco, tx: had an alone day exploring. the checker-outer at CVS recommended it and what the heck – i don’t know what tv is so obviously had no clue what to expect. ate lunch at taco bell. did internet things at a cool coffee shop // bar called dichotomy. but, not like THAT cool, don’t worry double trouble.
west, tx: relived a childhood memory of going to this stop n’ go kolache store AND went to one other weird place, but i’ll share on a separate post.
kennard, tx // davy crockett nation forest : met up with a boy i like and his cousins for some camping in davy crockett national forest (north east texas). did camping things like drink cheap beers and read while the boys mess with fire, swim in a lake, and go on night hikes. also explored the caddo mounds and cute little downtown nacogdoches. 
broaddus, tx : visited aunt sandy on lake sam rayburn (a little more north east). fed the chickens, did crafts, make pizza dough.
this was basically the first half of my trip. i’ll do another one about my time in the hill country. BUT, i’m leaving tomorrow morning before sunrise for a arizona // colorado road trip so don’t make me do a calendar. (sorry all y’all who read and care about those …) but i will be back in 10 days and will do one then. okay. BYE.
i am oh so impressed with this week’s line up. hopefully all y’all enjoy it too because ekkkk – i’m going on an arizona/ colorado roadtrip this sunday for 10 days and miiiiiiiight not post another calendar until i get back. we’ll see. in the mean time my gosh, there are so many cool free things this week. see you out and about.
monday august 8, 2016:
- houston urban gardeners: tossed salads: edible weeds you’ve been throwing out by merriwether of foragingtexas.com + SEED SWAP . west gray multiservice center . 6:30pm . FREE so glad i’m in town for this !!!
- my so-called life mondays: ep. 4 . rec room . 8-9pm . $ // ?
- movie night w/ green flash: anchorman 1 and 2 . axelrad . 8:30pm . FREE
tuesday august 9, 2016:
- yoga . discovery green . 6:30 – 7:30pm . FREE . have been wanting a little more yoga in my life – if i say i’m going to make myself go to this maybe people in my real life will hold me accountable ehh ehh?
- the moth “heat” in the ballroom . warehouse life . 6:30 – 10pm . $10 (oh adventure boy, you KNOW who the host is !!!)
- live music: the paul ramirez band w/ satin hook . the nightingale room . 7pm – 12midnight . FREE
- microWAVE with zack on washington . arlos . 10pm . FREE
wednesday august 10, 2016:
- instore: trapt . cactus music . 5:30pm . FREE
- live music: rosewood thievz w/ blaze-x-black . the nightingale room . 7pm . FREE
- movie screening: E.T. . market square park . 8pm . FREE .
thursday august 11, 2016:
- ballast point 20th anniveresary tap takeover . azelrad . 6pm . FREE
- fading (a sound & dance collaboration by lynn lane & jennifer mabus) . houston center for contemporary craft . 6 – 7:30pm . FREE (wish i was free for this – sounds way way cool)
- lecture: thinking inside the box with curator josh fischer . CAMH . 6:30 – 8pm . FREE
- summer sounds on the plaza: wayanay inka . rothko chapel plaza . 7 – 8pm . FREE
- live music: muddy belle w/ rex hudson . the nightingale room . 7pm . FREE
- fat tony dj set . arlos . 10pm – 2am . FREE
- ( *note to self: take someone i like on a special date tonight. insert heart eyes here)
friday august 12, 2016:
- hacking gentrification: a community conversation convened by new leaders council – houston . 401 branard st . 1:30 -5 pm . FREE + RSVP (this sounds so so interesting – and i have the day off so maybe)
- instore: charlie faye and the fayettes . cactus music . 5pm . FREE (they look so so cute !!!)
- umbrellas over the esplanade feat. nick gaitan & the umbrella man . 2800 navigation blvd . 6-10pm . $ // ? (mom, your favorite !!!)
- live music: mind shrine w/ kelly doyle . the nightingale room . 7pm . FREE
- ARTS social mixer . sharespace 2201 preston . 8pm . $20 in advance / $25 at the door
- stargazing at raven tower . raven tower . 9-11pm . FREE (good idea guys)
- good evening with (not conner and billy BUT) cass & tessa . midtown bar & grill . doors at 9 show at 9:30pm . $5
saturday august 13, 2016:
- yoga . discovery green . 9-10am . FREE
- instore: craig kinsey . cactus music . 3pm . FREE
- annual aztec dance ceremony . eastwood park 5000 harrisburg blvd . 3-8pm . FREE (WHAAAAAT COOL !!!)
- BUXTON . market square park . 8pm . FREE . NICK LETS GO and we can give that give that special something i bought a few weeks ago to that special someone !!! oh shoot nick, are you already out of town?!?!?
- comedy: paul oddo album and book release show: houston . rec room 100 jackson . 8-11pm . $10
- show: incredible india . miller outdoor theatre . 8:30pm . FREE
sunday august 14, 2016:
- TACOCAT RACE (part taco eating contest // part alley cat race) . lamacro 5111 washington ave . 1-7pm . $ // ?
- el gato coffeehouse pop-up party (houston’s first cat cafe !!!) . sharespace 2201 preston . 7:30 – 10pm . FREE
on going events this week:
- little women the musical (not sure how i feel about this …) . miller outdoor theatre . thursday // friday . 8:30pm . FREE
i typed out a whole long thing about how sorry i was to have not posted anything non-calendar in so long and blah blah blah, but then deleted it because – that’s dumb. no need to enter more guilt into the world. so anyway, here are some pictures from last (heck, not even last – i’ve been on one since then EKKK) texas road trip. anyway, i did one of these “places i stayed” posts from my kentucky + tenessee trip last year and loved the format. so here’s another:
1 . middle school bff’s lake house “camp creek” near madisonville, tx // 2 . family house in my dad’s home town bremond, tx // 3 . camping at davy crockett nation forrest with some new and newer friends // 4 . woodward lumber hostel in san antonio, tx // 5 . aunt sandy’s house on lake sam rayburn in east texas // also, i didn’t take pictures but i stayed at my second cousin dena’s house in gruene, tx + rachel currier’s new place in austin . so yep .
i can’t believe it’s already august. luckily it’s houston, so we don’t have to say goodbye to biking or swimming or sweating anytime soon. there’s not all that much going on this week – although looks like art league is hosting some cool things. side note: anyone have any good korean food recipes?
monday august 1, 2016:
- my so-called mondays: ep. 3 (non traditional staged reading of the 90’s tv show “my so called life”) . rec room 100 jackson st . 8pm . $10
tuesday august 2, 2016:
- yoga . discovery green . 6:30 – 7:30pm . FREE
- neo benshi 23 . pjs sports bar . 8pm . $5
- saves the tuesday one year anniversary !!! barbarellas . 9pm . $5 cover after 10pm
- friends and neighbors at arlos . arlos ballroom . 10pm – 2am . FREE
wednesday august 3, 2016:
- anyone want to invite me over to their gym and have a workout date? ehh ehh?
thursday august 4, 2016:
- art opening: serving size: 1 medium banana . wedge space 6815 rustic st . 6-9pm . FREE ( NICK!!! lets go!!!)
friday august 5, 2016:
- art opening: with/in: blurring the line between art and education . art league houston . 6-9pm . FREE
- art opening: aesthetic][equity by michael mcfadden . art league houston . 6-9pm . FREE
- art opening: a collection of babysitters . art league houston . 6-9pm . FREE
saturday august 6, 2016:
- yoga . discovery green . 9-10am . FREE
- workshop: tall-tale postcards . art league . 11am – 12:30 . FREE (this looks so weird cool !!! if only i had someone i liked to mail the postcard too …)
- queer zine workshop . art league houston . 1-3pm . FREE
- instore: the valery trails . cactus music . 1pm . FREE
- instore: mutant rock got soul: a celebration of randy “biscuit” turner . cactus music . 3-5pm . FREE
- WHITE LINEN NIGHT IN THE HEIGHTS – makenzie // nick remember last year’s WLN ?
- date night w/ sad cats presents . rec room . 7-9pm . $8-12
sunday august 7, 2016:
- call your mom
on going this week:
- Shakespeare at miller: much ado about nothing tuesday // thursday // saturday // henry V wednesday // friday // sunday . miller outdoor theatre . 8:15pm . FREE
I’M BACK IN HOUSTON. sorry it’s a little bit late, but here’s this week’s events calendar AND get ready for texas road trip + NOLA road trip (surprise i went there + mississippi too) posts this week !!!
monday july 25, 2016:
- comedy open mic . rudyards . 7:30pm . FREE
- movie night: elf (christmas in july) . axelrad . 8:30 – 1am . FREE
tuesday july 26, 2016:
- summerfest at the rice farmersmarket . 3:30 – 6pm . FREE
- yoga . discovery green . 6:30 – 7:30pm . FREE
wednesday july 27, 2016:
- lice music: roologic presents . the nightingale room . 7pm . FREE
- dollar punk night . barbarella . 8pm . $1 (nick … you wanna go after the baseball game?)
thursday july 28, 2016:
- fermentation series – fermented vegetables . ben’s beans 1302 dallas st . 6-7pm . $15
- 20HERTZ: a world of our ouw: mydolls and the houston punk scene . CAMH . 6:30 – 8pm . FREE
friday july 29, 2016:
- critical mass . market square park . 7pm . FREE
- movie night: (space-themed movie … click on the link to vote) . discovery green . 8pm . FREE
- come hell or high water – surf documentary . cafe brasil . 8:30 – 10pm . FREE
- show: the donkeys // deep cuts // rose ette . continental club . 9pm – 12midnight . $ // ?
saturday july 30, 2016:
- hatha yoga . discovery green . 9-10am . FREE
- museum experience day . CAMH . 11am – 3pm . FREE
- instore: henry darragh trio . cactus music . 1-2pm . FREE
- blink 182: a retrospective listening party & charity event . cactus music . 4-6pm . FREE
- summer of illusions drag brunch . lowbrow . 2-5pm . FREE
- dream machine: a gala for the wild . the safehouse 912 st charles . 6pm – 2am . $8 presale + OPEN BAR !!! (looks cool, makenzie you’re really going? nick – want to go?)
sunday july 31, 2016:
- 2016 girls rock houston end of camp showcase . fitzgeralds . 4-8pm . $10
- a special talk by zen master thich dieu thien . mindfullness practice community of houston 1712 fairview . 6-8pm . FREE + donations appreciated
on going events:
- film screening: weedeater . bafe brasil . monday // tuesday . 8:30 -10pm . $8+
hi hi. just a little btw to all y’all who haven’t talked to me in real life in a while. i’m headed on a texas road trip, like in 4 minutes (i was supposed to leave an hour ago GAHHH). anyway. you kids will have you fin for yourselves for the next few weeks in regards to houston events. don’t make me post all the fun stuff i’ll be missing while on my vacation!!!
as for my road trip, i’ll be listening to nothing by song with “texas” in the title + podcasts . using only a paper map BYE SMART PHONE . dancing at dance halls . touring texas breweries . swimming in lakes and swimming holes . visiting few friends and family . camping . going antiquing + festival-ing . probably sleeping in walmart parkinglots . and YAY so excited !!!
what the heck – there are almost TOO many good cheap/free things going on this week. real real exciting. and wouldn’t you know i’m leaving tuesday morning for a 2 week texas road trip. oh well, y’all go to all the good things and tell me about them when i get home. speaking of – i’m NOT going to be post a calendar from the road so y’all will be on your own for the next 21 days. eeeeeee!!!
monday july 4, 2016:
- raven tower’s 4th of july BBQ bash . the raven tower . 4pm – 12midnight . FREE
- july 4th picnic + symphony + fireworks . miller outdoor theatre . 6pm . FREE
- movie night: independence day . axelrad . 8:30 – 1am . FREE
- if you’re going on a firework date with me … YES YES YES !!!!
tuesday july 5, 2016:
- BYE dena. i’m spending 2 weeks driving around texas solo visiting the places old country songs are made of
- class: sterling silver stacking rings: jewelry basics class . houston makerspace . 6pm . $45 + $15 (can’t recommend this class enough !!!)
- yoga . discovery green . 6:30pm . FREE
- film screening: mariachi high . cafe brasil . 8:30 – 9:30pm . FREE (amy, need a new film venue?)
- the manifesto form’s grand finale . the jenner house 1619 chapman st . 9 – 12midnight . FREE (bye forever LITERALLY jenner house
- saves the tuesday . barbarella . 9pm . $5 after 10pm
wednesday july 6, 2016:
- live music: the skatastrophics . the nightingale room . 7 – 12midnight . FREE
- rolling roadshow (movie screening): rushmore . market square park . 7:30 – 10pm . FREE
- WCW with les femmes DJs . arlos . 10pm – 3am . FREE
- live music: jeremy carswell . barbarella . 10:30pm . $ // ?
thursday july 7, 2016:
- live music: ROBERT ELLIS . DISCOVERY GREEN . 7PM . FREE (so so so so so bummed i’m missing this show)
- live music: giant kitty w/ only beast . the nightingale room . 7pm . FREE
- first thursday short films . cafe brasil . 8-10pm . FREE
- FYHA meet up + promo video shoot . poison girl – grand prize . 8pm – 2am . FREE
- 1st thursday manifesto showcase . solidarity houston 6733 harrisburg . 8-10:30pm . $ // ?
- comedy: secret group satellite annex inaugural show! avant garden . 9pm . FREE
- surf rock party . voodoo queen . 10pm – 1am . FREE (michael, it’s the zoro masks i was telling you about)
- booty tripp . arlos ballroom . 10pm – 3am . FREE
friday july 8, 2016:
- cheap date: a $20 art show & market . east end studio gallery . 7-11pm . FREE (nick bb – go and buy me something as a present !!!)
- comedy (conner + billy y’all) good evening: live from supermax prison! . midtown bar & grill . 9pm – 2am . $ // ?
saturday july 9, 2016:
- yoga . discovery green . 9-10am . FREE
- 4th annual free day of music . houston symphony . 12noon – 9:30pm . FREE (this is for you amy + dave !!!)
- second saturday at the silos . the silos on sawyer 1502 sawyer st . 2 – 5pm . FREE (this sounds like such a cool thing – GO!!!) (also winter street is having an open house down the street)
- festivals of india . discovery green . 6-10pm . FREE
- future U (art installations + live music + creative energy) . 3318 pease st . 7pm . FREE
- pistolero’s 3 year anniversary + $5 margaritas . pistoleros 1517 westheimer . 8pm – 12 . FREE
- the doomsday wrestling murder mystery show . numbers night club . 8 – 11pm . $ // ?
sunday july 10, 2016:
- so you’re an independent artist … now what? a Q&A for singers and bands . warehouse live . 2-4pm . $ // ?
on going this week:
- play: tamarie for president (greatest hits, vol. 2) . MATCH . july 8 – 20 . $ // ?