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October Features


Oct. 2021

Diverse Works, Houston, 3400 Main Street, Suite 292 | Houston, 77002

$20

Lawndale Art Center Reopening

Lawndale Art Center reopens with their fall season featuring Emily Peacock: die laughing, Bria Lauren: Gold Was Made Fa’ Her, The Sankofa Project featuring David McGee, and Cindee Travis Klement: Symbiosis.

October, Wednesdays – Saturdays from 11 am – 5 pm

4912 Main St, Houston, TX 77002

Free

SPA Houston Presents: Nella

October 1, 7:30 PM

Miller Outdoor Theater, 6000 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, 77030

Free

John Slaby: Solipsism

Oct. 2, Opening Reception, Meet the artist, 2pm, Reception, 5-8pm

Archway Gallery, 2305-A Dunlavy

Houston, 77006

49th Annual BBP Regatta

October 2, 8am - 2:30 pm

Starting Line: 7700 San Felipe

Finish Line: Allen’s Landing (1019 Commerce Street at Main Street)

Free to watch | $50 to participate

Pets Alive: Barktoberfest

Oct. 2, 2 - 6 pm

Benefitting Pets Alive, at Powder Keg, 1300 Brittmore Road, 77043

FREE to attend * $15 beer *$20 costume contest *$30 combo

Totally 80s

Oct 2, 7:30 PM

The Music Box Theater, 2623 Colquitt St, Houston, TX 77098

$35-$53

James McMurtry

Oct 9, 7 – 11 PM

The Heights Theater, 339 W 19th St, Houston, TX

$24

Elements of Tibetan Meditation Series

Oct. 9, 10 -11:30 am.

Houston Botanic Garden, One Botanic Lane, (at 8210 Park Place Blvd.), Houston, TX 77017

$10

Rice Media Presents: The Kids of Santa Fe - with Special Guest, Director Charlie Minn

October 13, 7pm

Rice Cinema, Sewall Hall #301, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77005

Free

Dan Deacon: Mystic Familiar Tour

Oct 14, 8-11

White Oak Music Hall - Upstairs, 2915 N Main St, Houston, TX, 77009

$15

Jazzy Sundays: Mavis Staples

Oct. 15, 7:30

Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney, Houston, TX 77010

Free

37th annual Day of the Hispanic World featuring Jorge Luis Chacin

Oct. 16, 7:30 - 9:00 pm

Miller Outdoor Theatre, 6000 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX 77030

Free

Songs on the Water

October 17 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Meet at Allen’s Landing, 1001 Commerce Street, Houston, TX 77002

$75

Pumpkin Planters


October 17, 1-4:30 p.m.
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center, 4501 Woodway Drive, Houston, TX 77024

$65

KBR Kids Day

Oct. 23, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Tony Marron Park, 808 N. York Street, Houston, Texas 77003

Free

Inprint Jonathan Franzen Reading

Oct. 25, 7:00 pm

Livestream from the Inprint website

$30 (includes copy of book)

Halloween Sip & Stroll

Oct. 30, -7-9pm

Houston Arboretum & Nature Center, 4501 Woodway Drive, Houston, TX 77024

$55

Black Midi

Oct 30, 7 – 11 PM

The Secret Group, 2101 Polk St, Houston, TX 77003

$22

 

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