Things to do in Houston this weekend – August 4th – 7th
It's start of Houston Restaurant Week. Go eat at some of Houston's greatest local restaurants for both a good cause and at a great discount. White Linen Night in the Heights is also this weekend. Be safe, have fun!
ALL WEEKEND:
All Weekend – Lost Illusions screening @ MFAH @ 7PM Check out this new film adaptation of Balzac's epic novel that has earned seven César Awards (French Oscars). In French with English subtitles.
All weekend – Houston Shakespear Festival @ Miller Outdoor Theater King Lear and Cymbeline! Come out and support the arts.
All weekend – Joseph E. Yoakum: What I Saw @ Menil Drawing Institute The exhibition is the first major museum retrospective in more than twenty-five years to focus on the dream-like landscape drawings of Joseph Elmer Yoakum (1891–1972), a self-taught, visionary American artist.
All weekend – Kevin Hart @ Toyota Center @ 7PM ONLY AUG 4 and 5
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 – Beauty and Ritual: Judaica from the Jewish Museum, New York @ MFAH The new, ongoing partnership between the MFAH and the Jewish Museum brings exceptional objects to Houston over a period of years. Beauty and Ritual explores the artistic, ritualistic, and cultural significance of more than 140 works.
Ongoing – The Sound of Music @ The George Theater The A.D. Players presents the iconic musical written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, The Sound of Music, at the George Theater in Uptown.
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.
THURSDAY – AUGUST 4
Cosmic Vibes @ HMNS @ 6PM Modern vibes bring the dome alive in a cosmic light show of edgy three-dimensional full-dome computer-generated experiences. Computer artists create a variety of immersive canvases and movements, from mood-provoking abstract art to theme-based space scenes and transportive tunnels of light.
Rock On! @ HMNS @ 6:30PM Classic rock music set to dazzling full-dome immersive animations in this cosmic light show, featuring RUSH, Led Zepplin, Aerosmith, Hendrix, and Pink Floyd. Let the music and animation surround you. Arrive at least 15 minutes before showtime.
American Aquarium with special guest H.C. McEntire @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM
Metalachi @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM
FRIDAY – AUGUST 5
Movies Under the Stars: The Breakfast Club @ Market Square Park @ 8PM Forget about trekking to the theater for your movie fix and head to Market Square Park for a free outdoor screening of The Breakfast Club (R).Lawn chairs and blankets are highly recommended. Food and non-alcoholic beverages are welcome.
BTS – Cockrell Butterfly Center @ HMNS @ 6:30PM On this special behind-the-scenes tour led by Butterfly Center staff, you will visit the containment room and rooftop greenhouses–areas not open to the public.
Frans Ferdinand Hits to the Head Tour @ White Oak Music Hall @ 8PM
Big Time Rush with Spencer Sutherland @ Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
Three 6 Mafia @ House of Blues @ 8PM
Annika Chambers and Sue Foley @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM
Mid Summer Bash @ Warehouse Live @ 6PM
SATURDAY – AUGUST 6
Coffee and Cars @ POST @ 9AM Come out and enjoy an amazing display of machines at POST! Every first Saturday of the month from 9am – 11am Coffee and Cars will be posted up in the East Parking Lot with 100’s of luxury and exotic vehicles.
White Linen Night in the Heights There are a ton of different ticketed White Linen Night events, this honestly could be broken out into its own post. Get schwasted and watch out for the yuppies.
Ongoing – Stargazing @ George Observatory in Needville
Centennial Saturdays @ Houston Zoo @ 9AM For its special 100-year anniversary, Houston Zoo hosts Centennial Saturdays where you can dive into the weekend with a Zoo visit and experience a variety of fun activities.
Celebrating 75 Years of India's Independence @ the Hobby Center @ 7:30PM Join the Houston Symphony at The Hobby Center for a special performance celebrating 75 years of Indian independence, featuring violin icon Dr. L. Subramaniam and vocalist Kavita Krishnamurti.
Electric Feels: Indie Rock + Indie Dance Party @ White Oak Music Hall @ 9PM
Wiz Khalifa and Logic @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion @ 6PM
COIN: Uncanny Valley Tour with Blackstarkids @ Bayou Music Center @ 8PM
The Dan Band @ House of Blues @ 8PM
Black Pistol Fire @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM
SUNDAY – AUGUST 7
Tobe Nwigwe Album Release Party @ MFAH @ 11AM An exclusive album release and visual screening experience with Tobe, Fat, and special guests.
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