This is a crazy stacked weekend for concerts as there are multiple headliner worthy concerts basically every night this weekend. Also there are lots of great activities for families and date nights, go get outside and join this final fleeting taste of spring weather before it's hotter than Satan outside.

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THURSDAY – MAY 18

Discussion: Books and Art @ MFAH @ 6PM Artist Dario Robleto and writer Mimi Swartz discuss how books, research, and libraries are protagonists in the art world today.

'Seeking Human Spirit' Opera @ Menil @ 5:30PM Organized by Houston Grand Opera for six years, this initiative includes premieres of special chamber works, art installations, and walking tours of museum grounds.

Blanket Bingo @ Market Square Park @ 6PM Bring your blanket, lawn chairs or snag one of the tables at the park for a night of fun, music and great prizes!

Emma Willmann Stand Up @ Houston Improv @ 7:30PM

Rodrigo Y Gabriela @ Smart Financial Centre @ 8PM

Coheed and Cambria @ House of Blues @ 7PM

D Savage @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM

BABYFACE RAY @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM

Bright Eyes @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM

MORA @ Clé @ 10PM

FRIDAY – MAY 19

Zach Bryan @ Toyota Center @ 8PM *With Trampled by Turtles

Dave Mathews Band @ Woodlands Pavilion @ 7:30PM

Ricardo Arjona @ Smart Financial Centre @ 8PM

Ruston Kelly @ House of Blues @ 7PM

The Backseat Lovers @ Bayou Music Center @ 8PM

The Mars Volta @ 713 Music Hall @ 8PM

Mahmoud Esseily @ Warehouse Live @ 8:30PM

Homixide Gang @ Warehouse Live @ 10PM

The Bouncing Souls @ White Oak Music Hall @ 6PM

Danielle Ponder @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM

SATURDAY – MAY 20

Dash vs SD Wave FC @ Shell Energy Stadium @ 7:30PM

Flea by Night @ Discovery Green @ 6PM Enjoy a night out while supporting local vendors!

Ongoing – Arte en el Parque / Art in the Park @ Discovery Green @ 12PM Students, ages 3 to 12 will create a unique art piece while improving their speaking and listening skills en español!

Ongoing – Saturday Stargazing @ George Observatory in Needville

Road to Revival Prep Series @ Market Square Park @ 6:30PM Count down to one of Texas’s hottest music festival with a free monthly concert series featuring live music from regional heavy hitters.

Chad Alexander Comedy Special Recording @ The Secret Group @ 6PM

They Might Be Giants @ House of Blues @ 6:30PM

Michael W. Smith @ Bayou Music Center @ 8PM

Voivod @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM

Ari the Don @ Clé Pool @ 2PM

SUNDAY – MAY 21

Ongoing – Jazz Sundays @ Discovery Green @ 5PMJazzy Sundays in the Park is a free concert series that celebrates Houston jazz.

The Impractical Jokers @ Smart Financial Centre @ 5PM Q, Murr, and Sal bring personalized and intimate comedic experience to all Impractical Jokers fans.

Gospel Evening: It's Time @ 713 Music Hall @ 7PM *Featuring Naomi Raine, Natalie Grant, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, and Taya

Panchiko @ House of Blues @ 7PM

Taking Meds @ Warehouse Live @ 7PM

Sy Ari Da Kid @ Warehouse Live @ 9PM

Carolyn Wonderland @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM

Hugel @ Clé Pool @ 2PM

All weekend

FRIDAY & SATURDAY – Led Zeppelin Experience @ HMNS @ 5PM The music and lyrics of the classic rock group Led Zeppelin have been visually interpreted using three-dimensional fulldome technology.

FRIDAY & SATURDAY- La Traviata Opera @ Miller Outdoor Theatre @ 8PM Perfect for first-time opera goers and family audiences, Verdi's ‘La Traviata’ is one of the world's most performed operas.

FRIDAY & SATURDAY – Stravinsky's 'Oedipus Rex' @ Houston Symphony @ 8PM See the Jones Hall stage transform through immersive installations and projections as you watch the mother of all Greek tragedies unfold. Featuring all-star cast of singers, actor Kyle MacLachlan, and the Houston Symphony orchestra.

[FRIDAY & SATURDAY – Luis J. Gomez Stand Up @ The Secret Group @ 8PM]

All weekend – Astros vs Athletics @ Minute Maid Park *each game features several special promos

All weekend – 'Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV' Screening @ MFAH This fascinating documentary chronicles the life and career of Nam June Paik(1932–2006), “the father of video art.”

All weekend – 'Rent' Musical @ The Hobby Center Theater Under the Stars is bringing this Tony-award winning, sensational musical to audiences in Houston!

All weekend – Tommy Davidson Stand Up @ Houston Improv

All weekend – 'Torera' Play @ Alley Theatre A world premiere play written by a stunning new voice in the American theatre, 'Torera' tells a poignant story about becoming your truest self by proudly stepping into the ring.

All weekend – The Play That Goes Wrong @ The George Theater LAST CHANCE – Part Monty Python, part Sherlock Holmes, this global phenomenon plays in Houston for two weeks.

Ongoing Events

Ongoing – Si Lewen ‘The Parade’ Exhibition @ Menil Menil’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.