Hopefully Reddit doesn't nuke this one! The Bayou City Art Festival is this weekend in Memorial Park Picnic Loop. Check it out and see work from local artists, be sure to get a parking and shuttle pass if you're driving in.

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THURSDAY – MARCH 23

Ongoing – Happy Hour @ MFAH @ 5PM Meet your friends at the MFAH for the best night of the week. Explore the campus, visit the galleries, and get a drink at the bar. General admission is free.

Yeat @ 713 Music Hall @ 8PM

Colony House @ House of Blues @ 7:15PM

Late Night Drive Home @ The Secret Group @ 9PM *With Samrayclub

Unwritten Law w/ Authority Zero @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM

Brent Cobb @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM

FRIDAY – MARCH 24

Flea Market @ POST @ 11AM

Fate of the Maya @ HMNS @ 11:30AM Explore some of the greatest cities and rituals of the great Maya civilization that still fascinate scientists thousands years later.

The Michael Jackson Experience @ Miller Outdoor Theater @ 8PM I AM KING – The Michael Jackson Experience is as close as you will get to seeing the King of Pop live in concert!

Therapy Gecko @ The Secret Group @ 8PM

Soul II Soul Tour @ Toyota Center @ 8PM Featuring KEM, Ledisi And Musiq Soulchild

Sounds of Scotland @ Smart Financial Centre @ 7:30PM Presented by: Saint Thomas Episcopal School, this year’s concert showcases music from France, Spain, Ireland, the Americas, and of course, Scotland!

Flatland Cavalry @ 713 Music Hall @ 8PM

One Direction Night @ House of Blues @ 9PM

Emo | Indie | Punk Dance Party @ The Secret Group @ 9PM

Warehouse Wired @ Warehouse Live @ 5PM *Includes performances from Nonpoint, Adelita's Way, Blacktop Mojo & more!

The Magnetic Fields @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM

Wuki @ Stereo Live @ 10PM

SATURDAY – MARCH 25

Dynamo vs New York City FC @ Shell Energy Stadium @ 7:30PM

SaberCats vs Rugby ATL @ SaberCats Stadium @ 7PM

Ongoing – Saturday Stargazing @ George Observatory in Needville

DACAMERA Concert @ Menil @ 3PM Join the Menil and DACAMERA artists for a concert inspired by the museum’s latest exhibition ‘The Curatorial Imagination of Walter Hopps.’

The Houston Latin American Philharmonic Orchestra @ Miller Outdoor Theater @ 8PM Led by maestro Glenn Garrido, the Houston Latin American Philharmonic Orchestra will perform a concert full of romantic Latin American music and dance.

The Killers @ Toyota Center @ 7:30PM *With Special Guests The Lemon Twigs

Bad Flower @ House of Blues @ 6:30PM Piper Rockelle @ Warehouse Live @ 12PM

Shinyribs @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM

Barely Alive + Hi I’m Ghost @ Stereo Live @ 10PM

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SUNDAY – MARCH 26

Dash vs Racing Louisville FC @ Shell Energy Stadium @ 6PM

K. Michelle @ House of Blues @ 7PM

The Acacia Strain | Fit for an Autopsy @ Warehouse Live @ 7PM

‘Brothers in Blues: Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan’ Screening @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM

KREAM @ Clé @ 2PM

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ALL WEEKEND:

All Weekend – Bayou City Art Festival @ Memorial Park

FRIDAY & SATURDAY – Hell’s Heroes V Festival @ White Oak Music Hall

FRIDAY & SATURDAY – ‘Naked Gardens’ Screening @ MFAH @ 7PM A visually stunning and insightful documentary, ‘Naked Gardens’ immerses audiences in the complex, unseen world of a family nudist resort in the Florida Everglades.

All weekend – Michael Blackson Stand Up @ Houston Improv Genuine and original, Michael Blackson has been entertaing crowds around the globe for more than a decade!

Ongoing – ‘The Curatorial Imagination of Walter Hopps’ Exhibition @ Menil NEW – 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. Continuously succeeding to blend traditional compositional devices with Abstract Expressionism, Bochner stands out as a one-of-a-kind artist whose art strives to make us more attentive to the unspoken codes that underpin our engagement with the world.

Ongoing – Walter De Maria: Boxes for Meaningless Work Exhibition @ Menil Highlighting De Maria’s varied and innovative approaches to media and scale, the exhibition includes a large group of conceptual drawings and photography, sculpture related to the development of the artist’s innovative land art projects of the 1970s, as well as examples of his sound and film work.

Ongoing – 2023 Core Exhibition @ MFAH Every year, the Core Residency Program at the Glassell School of Art awards residencies to artists and critical writers, culminating in the spring with an exhibition and yearbook.

Ongoing – Zen Paintings Exhibition @ MFAH Often playful, sometimes comical, and always profound, Zen paintings represent one of the world’s most fascinating religious and artistic traditions.

Ongoing – Golden Worlds Exhibition @ MFAH Showcasing the diversity and brilliance of ancient Colombian cultures, through figurative ceramics, ceremonial and ritual items, feather works, textiles, metal works, and historical documents, Golden Worlds invites visitors into a cultural dialogue that spans both space and time.

Ongoing – 'Gentileschi and Wiley: Portrait of Courage' Exhibition @ MFAH See the classic 'Judith and Holofernes' motif come alive in painting through the work of Kehinde Wiley and Artemisia Gentileschi. Their two masterpieces, although created 400 years apart, are brought together to explore the common narratives across time and culture.