Things to do in Houston this weekend August 18th – 21st

We will be getting a good rain this weekend and things will start to cool off as we enter the end of summer. Have fun, be safe!

All weekend

All Weekend – In Front of Your Face Screening @ MFAH @ 7PM / 5PM(SUNDAY) Film screening of the new Korean drama directed by the acclaimed Hong Sangsoo. In Korean with English subtitles.

Ongoing – Leandro Erlich @ MFAH Seeing Is Not Believing features two of Erlich’s most iconic installations: Bâtiment (Façade) and Le cabinet du psy (The Psychoanalyst’s Office). These immersive, room-size environments and a selection of additional works span the career of the acclaimed Argentinean artist, whose psychological subversion of the everyday seems to defy the basic laws of physics while challenging your sense of balance, space, and the absolute.

Ongoing – MC Escher Virtual Realities exhibit @ MFAH – The MFAH hosts the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of works by M.C. Escher ever presented. Virtual Realities features more than 400 prints, drawings, watercolors, printed fabrics, constructed objects, wood and linoleum blocks, lithographic stones, sketchbooks, and the artist’s working tools.

Ongoing – Meret Oppenheim: My Exhibition @ Menil Meret Oppenheim: My Exhibition is the Swiss artist’s first major transatlantic retrospective, and the first in the U.S. in more than twenty-five years.

Ongoing – Samuel Fosso: African Spirits Exhibition @ Menil Samuel Fosso: African Spirits features the artist’s fourteen, large-scale gelatin silver photographs from African Spirits.

Ongoing – Marcia Kure Exhibition @ Menil Drawing Institute The Menil Drawing Institute’s Wall Drawing Series presents a new monumental work by artist Marcia Kure, the third of an ongoing series of ephemeral, site-specific wall drawings.

THURSDAY – AUGUST 18th – 95/77°F⛈️

Yoga Night @ HMNS @ 6:30 Attendees must provide their own yoga mat. Members and Non-Members welcome.

DIY Fossil Prep Class @ HMNS @ 6:30 prep out your own Green River fossil fish and bring home a piece of the Eocene

All Weekend – Mean Girls Musical @ the Hobby Center @ 7:30PM Produced by an award-winning creative team, Mean Girls is a musical adaptation of the classic 90s tale about what it means to be a true friend, a worthy nemesis, and above all, a human being.

Blanket Bingo @ Market Square Park @ 6PM Bring your blanket, lawn chairs or snag one of the tables at the park for a night of fun, music and great prizes! Packets will go on sale at 6 PM and Bingo will begin at 7 PM.

Alex Isley Marigold Tour @ House of Blues @ 7PM

FRIDAY – AUGUST 19th – 88/77°F ⛈️

STARRY NIGHT: A VIP Experience at the George Observatory @ 8PM Join the Natural Sciences Museum's Director of Astronomy for an exclusive viewing of the night sky through the 36" Gueymard Research telescope. Event sold out

All Weekend – Mean Girls Musical @ the Hobby Center @ 8PM Produced by an award-winning creative team, Mean Girls is a musical adaptation of the classic 90s tale about what it means to be a true friend, a worthy nemesis, and above all, a human being.

The Purple Experience ft Marshall Charloff @ Miller Outdoor Theater @ 8:15PM The Purple Xperience is a five-piece group that brings the greatest and most authentic production of Prince and The Revolution in the world to audiences of all generations.

Incubus @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion @ 7PM

Kevin Gates – Big Life Tour @ 713 Music Hall @ 8PM 2nd show Saturday

David Lucas (Kill Tony Podcast) Stand-Up @ The Secret Group @ 8PM 2nd show on Saturday

SATURDAY – AUGUST 20th – 90/79F° ⛈️

Saturday Sketching @ MFAH @ 11:30AM On selected Saturdays, families with children ages 12 and older are invited to explore and practice sketching techniques in the galleries. All the art materials and supplies are provided.

Aurora Summer Filmmaking Camps | World Premieres @ MFAH @ 1PM Pay a visit to Aurora Picture Show’s annual celebration of young filmmakers. The presentation showcases films made by students (ages 7 to 15) in Aurora’s summer filmmaking boot camps.

Ongoing – Stargazing @ George Observatory in Needville

The Beatles by Classic Albums Live @ Miller Outdoor Theater @ 8:15 CAL returns to the Miller stage to recreate one of the best-selling album of all time, The Beatles Let It Be, note for note, cut for cut! Tickets available on August 19 at 10AM.

All Weekend – Mean Girls Musical @ the Hobby Center @ 2PM AND @ 8PM Produced by an award-winning creative team, Mean Girls is a musical adaptation of the classic 90s tale about what it means to be a true friend, a worthy nemesis, and above all, a human being.

Saint Arnold North Heights Pub Crawl @ 5PM

SEVENTEEN World Tour @ Toyota Center

Robert Earl Keen @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion @ 2PM

All Bad Bunny Everything Party @ Warehouse Live @ 9PM

Kevin Gates – Big Life Tour @ 713 Music Hall @ 8PM

Rema: Rave & Roses Tour @ House of Blues @ 7PM

David Lucas (Kill Tony Podcast) Stand-Up @ The Secret Group @ 8PM

SUNDAY – AUGUST 21st – 90/79F° ⛈️

All Weekend – Mean Girls Musical @ the Hobby Center @ 2PM AND @ 7:30PM Produced by an award-winning creative team, Mean Girls is a musical adaptation of the classic 90s tale about what it means to be a true friend, a worthy nemesis, and above all, a human being.

Rob Zombie and Mudvayne @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion @ 6PM]

James Bay @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM

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