This is one of the few weekends this year where the weather will be spectacular. Get out of your house and go have fun.

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🥖🍻 My friends over at Cobble & Spoke are doing a Dry Aged Cheesesteak popup with Bayou Butchers on Saturday all day🍻🥖 It's a ticketed event with cheesesteak that will blow your mind and an absolute massive tap list of craft beer.

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THURSDAY- MARCH 2

Iconoclast Artists: Poetry @ MFAH @ 6:30PM Enjoy a night of community, poetry, and inspiration.

Ongoing – Happy Hour @ MFAH @ 5PM eet 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.

Artist Talk: Hervé Youmbi @ Menil @ 7PM Douala-based artist Hervé Youmbi joins Menil's artist talk series for a conversation about his artistic practice and the visual traditions in Cameroon.

Alingon Mitra Stand Up @ The Secret Group @ 7:30PM

Muse w/ Evanescene @ Toyota Center @ 6:30PM

Kimbra @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM

Pup & Joyce Manor @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM

🤠Lauren Daigle @ NRG Stadium @ 6:45PM

FRIDAY – MARCH 3

Playdate @ MFAH @ 11:30AM This program invites children 4 and younger, with their adult caregivers, to join a Museum educator for a multi-sensory experience in the galleries.

Moonlight Madness @ George Observatory @ 7PM Don't miss a chance to examine the moon up close. Limited capacity, tickets to be purchased online.

Wizkid @ Toyota Center @ 7:30PM

Rodney Carrington Stand Up @ Smart Financial Centre @ 7PM

Electric Feels Indie Rock + Indie Dance Party @ White Oak Music Hall @ 9PM

Adam Melchor @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM

Lost Kings @ Stereo Live @ 10PM

🤠Bun B @ NRG Stadium @ 6:45PM

Nick Cannon – Future Superstar Tour @ House of Blues @ 5:30PM

SATURDAY- MARCH 4

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.

'Lenor Will Never Die Screening @ MFAH @ 7PM Innovative, fresh, and touching, this film won Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.

'Brooks Brothers: A Stain on an All-American Brand' Lecture @ MFAH @ 1:30PM Professor Jonathan Michael Square presents this talk about the history of the Brooks Brothers company.

Calligraphy Workshop @ MFAH @ 1PM Join artist and calligrapher Aiko Hayashi for a special workshop on calligraphy art in relation to the museum's newest exhibition on Zen paintings. All materials are provided, included with GA.

Interactive Performance @ Menil @ 12PM Artists and musicians will perform scores and experimental actions inspired by the work of Walter De Maria.

Centennial Saturdays @ Houston Zoo Centennial Saturdays celebrate the Zoo’s 100-year anniversary with special events and fun experiences.

Ongoing – Saturday Stargazing @ George Observatory in Needville

Katie Boyle Stand Up @ The Secret Group @ 8PM

Bob Schneider @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM

NAV @ Bayou Music Center @ 8PM

Melendi @ Smart Financial Centre @ 8PM

DVSN @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM

YOTTO @ Stereo Live @ 10PM

Betty Who @ House of Blues @ 7PM

🤠Walker Hayes @ NRG Stadium @ 3:45PM

Marisela @ Arena Theatre @ 7PM

SUNDAY – MARCH 5

Rockets vs Spurs @ Toyota Center @ 6PM

SaberCats vs San Diego Legion @ Aveva Stadium @ 2PM

New Beginnings Spring Festival @ MFAH @ 1PM This free, family-friendly festival welcomes spring with celebratory traditions from across the Middle East and Asia.

Magic City Hippies @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM

Buddy Guy @ 713 Music Hall @ 8PM

🤠Zac Brown Band @ NRG Stadium @ 3:45PM

All Weekend

All weekend – Stavros Halkias @ Improv Comedy Club ALL SHOWS SOLD OUT

All weekend – Dvořák Violin Concerto & Sibelius 1 @ Houston Symphony Renowned Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä joins the Houston Symphony to celebrate Jean Sibelius and Antonín Dvořák’s genius.

All weekend – Moulin Rouge! The Musical @ The Hobby Center Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur, and glory! Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the winner of 10 Tony Awards® — including Best Musical!

All weekend – Romeo & Juliet Ballet @ Wortham Center Set to Prokofiev’s breathtaking score, Stanton Welch’s production weaves the poignant tale of the star-crossed lovers exquisitely.

All weekend – Cirque du Soleil @ Sam Houston Race Park Last chance to see Cirque du Soleil's KOOZA performance in Houston.

All weekend – 2023 Oscar-Nominated Short Films Showcase @ MFAH The MFAH presents the Oscar-nominated short films on the big screen, in three categories: documentary(THU & SUN), live action(FRI), and animation(SAT).

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.

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 – Robert Motherwell Exhibition @ Menil Drawing Institute Renowned for his contributions to Abstract Expressionism, Robert Motherwell is a multifaceted and innovative artist, whose decades-long career has made him one of America's greatest artists.