Hi Houston, this is a pretty calm weekend leading up to 4th of July. Have a safe weekend!

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THURSDAY – JUNE 29

'RRR' Screening @ MFAH @ 6PM 'RRR' RRR is an exhilarating, action-packed spectacular mythologizing two real-life freedom fighters who helped lead India’s fight for independence from the British Raj.

Kevin James Thornton Stand Up @ Houston Improv @ 7:30PM

Houston Jazz Collective @ CAMH @ 6:30PM Visit the Museum for a specially curated jazz concert.

VOID/ Kill the Lizard @ The Secret Group @ 8PM

Hobo Johnson @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM

Sauce Walka Celebration @ White Oak Music Hall @ 9PM

Cirque Cabaret Show @ RISE Rooftop

FRIDAY – JUNE 30

Lecture: Impact Cratering on Earth @ HMNS @ 6:30PM Learn about the process of impact cratering on the moon and its effects on Earth

Wellness Class @ Moody Center @ 12PM Visit Moody for a relaxing and reflective session of Vinyasa yoga.

'Moonlight' Screening @ Market Square Park @ 8PM Grab takeout from a surrounding restaurant, pull out your lawn blanket and enjoy a free movie screening of Moonlight, starring Mahershala Ali.

Matchbox Twenty @ Woodlands Pavilion @ 7:30PM *With Matt Nathanson

Willy Chirino @ House of Blues @ 7PM

Pickle @ Stereo Live @ 10PM

Phix @ The Secret group @ 7PM

Spiritus @ Warehouse Live @ 7:30PM

Anime DJ Night @ The Secret Group @ 9PM

SATURDAY – JULY 1

Family Overnight @ Space Center Houston @ 5PM This special camping trip allows families to spend a night building rockets, learning engineering and robotics, touring unique aircrafts, and much more!

Ongoing – Saturday Stargazing @ George Observatory in Needville

Coffee and Cars @ POST @ 9AM Come out and enjoy an amazing display of machines at POST!

Dave Chappelle @ Toyota Center @ 7:30PM

Abby Govindan Stand Up @ The Secret Group @ 8PM

TLC & Shaggy: Hot Summer Nights @ Woodlands Pavilion @ 7PM *With En Vogue and Sean Kingston

Rebirth Brass Band @ House of Blues @ 7PM

Chase and Status @ Stereo Live @ 10PM

The Haulers @ Warehouse Live @ 7:30PM

SUNDAY – JULY 2

Family Zone @ MFAH @ 1PM On selected Sundays, families are invited to visit the MFAH for exciting activities in the galleries.

Outlaw Music Festival: Willie Nelson & Family @ Woodlands Pavilion @ 3PM *Featuring Whiskey Myers, Brittney Spencer, Particle Kid and More

RuPaul's Drag Race @ Smart Financial Centre @ 8PM Free your mind at the world’s largest drag production.

Illenium Live @ 713 Music Hall @ 8PM

Morgan Page @ Cle Day Club @ 2PM

All weekend

FRIDAY & SATURDAY – Summer Symphony Nights @ Miller Outdoor Theatre @ 8:30PM Experience the music of Beethoven, Ravel, Clyne, and other compositions performed by the Houston Symphony.

FRIDAY & SATURDAY – 'Lone Star / Laundry and Bourbon' Play @ Theatre Suburbia @ 8PM Set in the Vietnam War era America, locals navigate the life in a small Texas town filled with secrets, gossip, and drama.

All weekend – Marlon Wayans Stand Up @ Houston Improv

All weekend – 'Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman' Screening @ MFAH This award-winning animated feature is based on stories by acclaimed Japanese author Haruki Murakami.

All weekend – 'Smoke on the Mountain' Play @ The George Theater A.D. Players' latest production is a charming, funny, toe-tapping, good time for the whole family.

All weekend – 'HAIR' Musical @ Art Factory Art Factory lets the sun shine in with a glorious new production of one of history’s most groundbreaking and infamous musicals, 'HAIR!'

All weekend – 'The Legend of Georgia McBride' Play @ Stages Repertory Theatre With snappy zingers and dance-worthy numbers, this wildly entertaining story challenges our perceptions of identity and classic gender roles with extraordinary humor and depth.

All weekend – 'Wicked' Musical @ The Hobby Center LAST CHANCE – A Broadway sensation, this musical looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle.

All weekend – ‘Servant of Two Masters’ Play @ Hubbard Theatre LAST CHANCE – Presented by Alley Theatre, this new adaptation of the classic Carlo Goldoni comedic masterpiece will have you laughing like nothing else!

Ongoing

Ongoing – 'William Kentridge: In Praise of Shadows' Exhibition @ MFAH The acclaimed exhibition surveys 35 years in the career of celebrated South African artist William Kentridge.

Ongoing – 'Indian Textiles from the Parpia Collection' Exhibition @ MFAH The Parpia Collection—one of the most significant private collections of Indian textiles outside of India—is also one of the most important in the United States.

Ongoing – Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masterpieces Exhibition @ MFAH See outstanding works by art stars including Cezanne, Degas, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Manet, and Modigliani presented within the context of their experiences.

Ongoing – 'Where Do We Go From here' Exhibition @ CAMH Contemporary Arts Museum Houston’s(CAMH) Teen Council presents their 13th biennial exhibition featuring work from Houston-area teen artists.

Ongoing – 'Ming Smith: Feeling the Future' Exhibition @ CAMH The exhibition explores artist Ming Smith’s unique, multi-layered work in various formats.

Ongoing – Si Lewen ‘The Parade’ Exhibition @ MenilMenil’s latest exhibition features 63 drawings by Polish-American artist Si Lewen, which compromise a graphic novel depicting WWII and the liberation of Poland.

Ongoing – ‘Hyperreal: Gray Foy’ Exhibition @ Menil The exhibition features American artists Gray Foy’s most important and celebrated works.

Ongoing – ‘The Curatorial Imagination of Walter Hopps’ Exhibition @ Menil The exhibition explores the influential vision of one of the most distinguished curators – Walter Hopps, and features artwork by Warhol, Kienholz, Gilliam, and many others.

Ongoing – 'Art of the Cameroon Grassfields' Exhibition @ Menil This exhibition celebrates the enduring artistic traditions from Cameroon and its global diaspora.

Ongoing – Wall Drawing Series: Mel Bochner @ Menil Drawing Institute The Menil Drawing Institute is proud to work with artist Mel Bochner on the fourth installment of the museum’s ephemeral wall drawing series.