Things To Do In Houston

To see details on "10 Things To Do In Houston This Weekend" that are anything but boring check the sidebar. It's enough family friendly fun and free stuff to do in Houston, to keep you so busy all weekend, that

"you'll forget the words I can't find anything to do".

Most of the things I recommend for this Memorial Day weekends' to do list, are easy to get to and fro. If you want to really be cool, reduce your carbon footprint and take the bus or train from Midtown Houston to one of these weekend events. The weekend action starts Friday night at Hermann Park, and last until Sunday afternoon's laid back jam in Downtown Houston.

Free On Friday

Screen on the Green
DANCING IN THE STREETS
Free Film Screenings


Screen on the Green, Discovery Green will be hosting free films screenings outdoors under the summer stars and lights. This weeks film is
School of Rock, directed by Austin filmmaker Richard Linklater (Friday, 8:30 pm.)


DANCING IN THE STREETS, the annual show opens at the Miller Outdoor Theater, during Memorial Day Weekend. You'll hear some soulful renditions by local performers of some of Motowns famous acts from the 60's 70's.


Free Films Screenings at Domy's of Ninja the final duel" a Shaolin temple finds protection in the form of a good monk, two Hare Krishna's and a monk from Harlem

More Free Things To Do In Houston

What good is a weekend if you can't get in some bargain shopping? Saturday, Ikeawill help fuel your shopping trip with free breakfast for everyone who come out to the Un-garage Sale.

If you live in the South here some things you can do that are close to your home?

Hiram Clarke residents will be treated to free "Gospel Music in the Park" the neighborhood event is brought to you by The Crossing Community Church, it'll be at Townwood Park from 9-2 p.m.

World Music with an Afrocentric flavor will brighten the air around Midtown Houston. The S.H.A.P.E Center is holding a Pan African Market in the park next door to its building on Live Oak. Things get started early around 11 a.m. and stay jumping until 11 p.m.

The Shrine Of the Black Madonna Bookstore, has a free educational and enriching seminar on tap that examines African Americans from a historical and sociological perspective.

Free Sunday Concert Series

Discovery Green has launched the Sunday's In The Park Concert Series. Each week you from 3-5 pm the greenspace is the scene of some of the best free music in Houston.

Free Events In and Around Houston Tx

Pier Fishing with a Ranger — Every Sunday it's free for Texas residents to bring their rod and reel learn the tackle and techniques of fishing in the Texas bay. This month Goose Island State Park near Aransas is hosting the event


Last but not least you can visit Houston art. It all belongs to the enormous Municipal Art Collection of the city of Houston. These fabulous sculptors and paintings are located all over town from McGregor Park and Buffalo Bayou to inside of Hobby airport.


If you plan to attend any of the "Free events in Houston" and you're unsure about directions, parking, or whether you can you bring your recliner with you? You can find the answer to lots of your questions by checking the archive for these related post.

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Houston Art

(image courtesy Black Art Depot)
Houston Art has earned a place on center stage. It's no coincidence that many of the finest galleries and museums in the Southwest just happen to be in our area. There is a phenomenal group of art collectors, museum directors and collections of paintings and sculptures located in and around Houston.

The art and the institutions are not just places for the elite. They are resources available to you and I, to enrich, enhance and inspire every member of the community. It's amazing to watch the embers ignite in the eyes of children when they begin to see, really see, art as more than a superficial form of expression.

Some of the best place to find great art exhibits in Houston are in some of the smaller museums and art Galleries in Houston. These museums often specialize in a specific type of art. Here's a few of them you may want to check out for yourself:

Pearl Fincher Museum
The Art Car Museum
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Art League of Houston
Lawndale Art Center
Orange Show
Rice Gallery
The Gite Gallery
Project Row Houses
Texas Southern University
the Black Heritage Gallery
Shirley Ann's Black Art & Kollectibiles

What really contributes most to the success of Houston art programs is involvement. You can participate in programs here whether you're an art enthusiast, novice or someone who likes looking at pretty pictures.

Take the time to visit some of the many homes of art in Houston. The depth and variety found in Houston art museums, galleries and exhibits make it easy to find something that will suit your individual taste in art.
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Houston Art Exhibit-Cool Globes

Here's where you can view the latest information on Houston Art exhibits, galleries and museums.

I have 5 good reason why you should take the time to carefully check out the current art installation in Discovery Green.


There are 50 super-sized globes scattered around the downtown park? The exhibit is officially known as Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet.


Here's a 5 good reasons that you need to check-out this unique exhibit.

• They carry a timely message about what ordinary citizens like you and I can do to combat global warming.

• They can inspire individuals and community leaders with ideas on how to create a cooler planet.

• Houston is one of only a handful of cities where these unique pieces of art will be displayed.

• They are nearing the end of their Houston appearance.

• They also hold clues on them that could win you a trip to Switzerland.

The Houston art exhibit will end in a few more days. The Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet will then head to Geneva, Switzerland.

Visit the Cool Globes official website to find out more details on how to participate in the contest and win that trip to see them in Switzerland!

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Houston Art

Here's where you can view the latest information on Houston Art exhibits, galleries and museums.

Houston art will engage your senses whether you prefer abstract, modern or fantasy art. A trip to any of the dozens of art galleries is one of the cool things to do in Houston that will stimulate your mind, body and spirit.
We herald the big exhibits in the museum district, but there are literally hundreds of other art spaces where world-class art installations can be discovered in Houston.

These small cozy Houston galleries are the ideal places to take art classes in Houston, purchase art and view unique one of a kind exhibits. Project Row House and Gite Gallery are just some of the better known places in Midtown Houston to buy, exhibit and become entranced with Houston art.

Incredible Micro-sculptures

A recent art exhibition in Houston featured micro-sculptures by Willard Wigans. A skilled and gifted artist that hails from Birmingham, England. Willard creates art small enough to sit in the eye of a needle.

Wigans' works requires precision sculpting,painting and creativity just to find tools and mediums. He said in a recent appearance at Emancipation Park in Houston that he's sculpted a grain of sand and used a single hair from his eyebrow to paint a micro-sculpture.

Unique Exhibits In Houston

Houston exhibits represent far more than just artistic talent. You can see an exhibit of rarely viewed African American photographs from pictures taken during segregation in Houston or the imaginative exhibits containing art cars.

I recently enjoyed an exhibit about the 2006 strike in Houston by janitorial workers. It helped to established a new pay scale for workers that for most of the 20th century were amongst the lowest paid in America.

The exhibit contains photo archives and actual newspaper accounts of the struggle under taken by thousands of mothers, daughters and aunts that banded together to weather the long hard fought battle for livable wages. The brightly colored flags, pots, and other tools used by the protesters are part of the exhibit that chronicles the 2006 event.

Isn't it ironic that janitors and not the Federal government are the only ones who can claim success at cleaning up corporate America. They tackle a job that few people want, but never will they see mega-million dollar salaries that corporate execs take home unless they hit the Texas Lottery.

Project Row House The Intersection Of Life And Art

If you have never visited Project Row House, October is an ideal month to add some face time with the artist, exhibits and what's happening at this forward thinking Houston organization on your schedule. They are more than just an art space.They apply art to life and add life to art.

Supporters of Houston art are invited to Third Ward by PRH. Every October they celebrate the anniversary of their after school and young mothers programs with a gala and other events that bring artist, residents and the community together. They introduce world-class art to the masses using non-traditional avenues, oral history, interactive pot-luck dinners, and abstract art.

The organization is one of the city's change agent. PRH sponsors a variety of programs that combine arts and cultural education mixed in with a little community development and historic preservation. Project Row House has taken old buildings and given them new life, young mothers and prepared them a better life and enhanced an old community with a fresh, new look.

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Houston Art and Events

Here's where you can view the latest information on Houston Art exhibits, galleries and museums.

This weekend in Houston there's' plenty of art events on tap regardless to what style may float your boat. You can see an eclectic exhibit at Rice University's Gallery, micro-sculptures at Gremillion and Co and lest I forget the annual Bayou City Fest that's happening in the Downtown District. (Check the Events Lister for other local events in and around Houston)

Rice University: Wayne White Exhibit

Rice University may be recognized around the nation as a school for advanced degrees, but they have a awesome art program as well.
Best known as the Emmy-winning creator and performer of many of the puppet characters in Pee-wee’s Playhouse, his work combines painting, sculpture, and puppetry together to create his first site-specific installation for the university's exhibit.

White uses the techniques of a master painter to create surreal illusions of words and phrases disappearing or jutting out from placid settings. His work as a sculptor is on display at Rice.

Williard Wigan: Miniature Art

The Britt has the astounding ability to miniaturize entire works of art so minute that they are only visible through a microscope.

Each piece commonly sits within the eye of a needle, or on a pin head. Wigan endures a personal sacrifice to create such small wondrous, yet scarcely believable, pieces. Willard enters a meditative state in which his heartbeat is slowed, allowing him to reduce hand tremors and sculpt between pulse beats.
Now through the November 8 you can see these tiny treasure for yourself at Gremillion's Houston location 2501 Sunset Blvd.

Bayou City Art Fest



Saturday and Sunday downtown Houston will get decked out in colorful arrays of artwork for the Oct. 10-11:Bayou City Art Festival. There entertainment line up will showcase 15 multicultural musical and dance groups, plus the first-ever culinary arts presentations at the art fest.

To get to this event in the annual Houston event in the Downtown District, head on over to City Hall’s Hermann Square. The area surrounding the Reflection Pool, Sam Houston Park and Houston Downtown Public Library Plaza, is where all the action is taking place.

Your weekend in Houston could use a culchua boost and Rice University, Gremillion and Bayou City or great places to bring out the art connoisseur in you. I'm so sure you'll be able to find something that suits your taste in one of these three astounding Houston events.

It will be a great way to get a jump on Christmas shopping, support our local artist and add a dazzling one of a kind accessory to your personal collection, office or home.

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Houston Weekend

Your Houston weekend could benefit froma a visit to Waldo's Coffee House, in the Heights. They will host a free Houston art event this weekend. "Retro" works by Houston artist John Linden. On exhibit will be 22 pieces from the artist's 33 year career.

You'll enjoy the cozy atmosphere, friendly folks from the Heights and get a chance to view this inimitable collection of art from his political/social series. Don't forget to get in on the raffle of an original Linden abstract oil painting, that is up for grabs during this event.

Outdoors In Houston

The Houston Arboretum's Trail Trekkers group, invites you to join them outdoors in Houston this weekend, walking the beautiful trails at the Arboretum. This is your opportunity to clear your head from the hustle and bustle of the city while you take a casual walk run or stroll in the serenity of the Houston Arboretums urban nature sanctuary.

They have made it easy for you to track your progress, with personal log sheets, in the Trail Trekkers Log Book, conveniently kept at the front desk. As a member you'll can walk anytime the trails are open, and every member will receive a Trail Trekkers t-shirt to celebrate the completion of 50 miles.

It's a short list for a Houston weekend, but one that's filled with personal enriching experiences.

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What's Happening This Week In and Around Midtown Houston

The second Tuesday of December is almost here and the Midtown Civic Club invites everyone who resides in the hood to a "meet and greet" style Holiday Pot Luck.

It's a great way to stay abreast of who's who and what's what, in and around Midtown Houston. So, mark your calendar, because you're welcome to bring a covered dish to share or just drop by to share the dish, on whats happening in your corner of the world.


Visit Midtowncivicclub.org for more info.

Houston Artist and Entertainers

By the way... if you or anyone you know is handy with a camcorder and game for a little competition, check out the Houston Arts Alliance art contest heART of Houston.

All you need is a video show and tell capturing your favorite well-known, barely-known or unknown Houston artist or performer doing their thang.

They're offering prizes for the best works. Why not call your not ready for prime time videographer buddy and prove to the whole city, how well, he/she can hold a camera steady. First, you may want to check out memelab.org for the complete rules.

Houston Events This Week

The short film "Love Wouldn't Count Me Out" makes it's local premiere at Texas Southern University this week. This tale of two hearts carries you through the love, hate, revenge and betrayal of a young couple. This dramatic film written and directed by Eboni Knight is a project of yellow Wood Productions.
The viewing is set for Thursday, December 11, 2008, 7:00PM, Mickey Leland - Barbara Jordan Public Affairs Building.

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