Go Astos! It's the opening weekend for the Astros so downtown is going to be an unholy mess. Enjoy the weather.

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🥪 🍻 My friends at Cobble & Spoke are doing another popup with Bayou Butchers this weekend. This time they're doing a 60 day dry aged beef served as a "the Liz Lemon" a pastrami on rye sandwich. Tickets will likely sell out again. Go enjoy a huge tap list and a mind blowing sandwich.. 🍻. 🥪

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THURSDAY – MARCH 30

Traditional Japanese Instruments Concert @ MFAH @ 6:30PM Musician Sumie Kaneko plays the koto and shamisen.

David Cross @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM

Jer + Bad Operation @ Warehouse Live @ 9PM

Morgan Wade @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM

Astros vs Whitesox @ Minutemaid Park @ 6PM

FRIDAY – MARCH 31

Astros vs Whitesox @ Minutemaid Park @ 7PM

Rockets vs Pistons @ Toyota Center @ 7PM

Traveling Teahouse Experience @ MFAH @ 3PM Don’t miss a unique chance to see an authentic Japanese tea ceremony at the MFA.

India Independence Day Celebration Performance @ Miller Outdoor Theater @ 8PM In honor of India’s Independence Day, Silambam Houston is putting on a dynamic and inspiring dance performance that takes the viewer on a journey through the country’s freedom struggle.

Revelation Nights @ Smart Financial Centre @ 6PM

Drowning Pool @ Warehouse Live @ 7PM

Kevin Kaarl @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM

Anime Night @ The Secret Group @ 9PM

SHOUSE @ Stereo Live @ 10PM

Asleep at the Wheel @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM

SATURDAY – APRIL 1

Astros vs Whitesox @ Minutemaid Park @ 1PM

Centennial Saturdays @ Houston Zoo @ 9AM Centennial Saturdays celebrate the Zoo’s 100-year anniversary with special events and fun experiences.

Mozart Lecture @ Houston Symphony @ 5PM This is a special pre-concert lecture on Mozart’s genius mind and prolific career.

Ongoing – Saturday Stargazing @ George Observatory in Needville

Neighborhood Community Day @ Menil @ 12PM Enjoy an afternoon of free art, music, poetry, and family activities in celebration of the museum’s vibrant neighborhood.

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

Game: Urban Trivia Live @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM

DRUMLine LIVE @ Miller Outdoor Theater @ 8PM With its riveting rhythms and bold beats, DRUMLine Live promises to take the listeners on a musical roller coaster ride.

New Edition – The Legacy Tour @ Toyota Center @ 7:30PM

The Dan Band @ House of Blues @ 7PM

Danielle Bradbery @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM

Kayzo @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM

Ship Wreck @ Stereo Live @ 10PM

Tab Benoit @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM

Adult Swim Party @ Cle @ 2PM

SUNDAY – APRIL 2

Astros vs Whitesox @ Minutemaid Park @ 1PM

Rockets vs Lakers @ Toyota Center @ 6PM

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

PITCH BLACK FOREVER TOUR @ House of Blues @ 6:30PM

G. Love & Special Sauce @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM

James Hype @ Cle @ 2PM

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All Weekend

SATURDAY & SUNDAY – U.S Men’s Clay Court Championship @ River Oaks Country Club

SATURDAY & SUNDAY – Mozart’s ‘Requiem’ Concert @ Houston Symphony @ 8PM / 2PM Mozart’s legendary, instantly-recognizable ‘Requiem’ performed by the Houston Symphony orchestra and soloists, conducted by Itzhak Perlman.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY – ‘Children of the Mist’ Screening @ MFAH @ 7PM Winner of multiple international awards, Hà Lệ Diễm’s documentary is a tender portrait of a community on the cusp between tradition and modernity.

All weekend – Astros vs White Sox @ Minute Maid Park

All weekend – Rob Schneider @ Houston Improv

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. 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.