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What's On - Week of June 29th
Hi Friends! I'm still on the road driving the bookmobile back to Houston, but I found time to put together this list of booktrovert-friendly events going on in and around Houston this week. It's a quieter week, probably because of the louder event this weekend (July 4th), but here's the best of what I found:
Monday, June 29
Full Moon Kemetic Yoga, 7 PM, $25, Third Ward Blooms (77004). Learn more & get tickets on Eventbrite
Clase de Yoga y Meditación de Sonido en Español, 6:30 PM, Free, Hosted by Union Is Creation at Discovery Green. Learn more & RSVP on Eventbrite
Tuesday, June 30
Study Hall (Communal Reading Party), 5 - 9 PM, No Cover, Join for tequila, tacos, quiet reading, and trivia! Hosted by CLASS Bookstore at The Alley Kat. Learn more on Instagram @classbookstore
Deaf Social, 6 - 7 PM, No Cover. LIT Bookbar (Richmond). Special cocktails, great conversation, and a bartender who signs! Learn more & RSVP at litbookbar.com
The Grounding Hour: Yoga for Mind & Body, 6:30 PM, Free, Hosted by Union Is Creation at Discovery Green. Learn more & RSVP on Eventbrite
Author Talk: Christina Dodd in conversation with Angelina M. Lopez, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, Free, books for purchase. Murder by the Book (77005). Learn more and Preorder books at murderbooks.com
Author Talk: Victoria Christopher Murray & Marie Benedict, 7 PM, Ticketed. Hosted by Kindred Stories at Eldorado Ballroom. SOLD OUT: Join the waitlist on Eventbrite
Origami Night, 7 - 8 PM, Free. Beginner friendly! Tadaima (Woodland Heights), learn more at tadaima.us
R&B and Poetry Open Mic Night ft. Rarity hosted by Richelle Gemini, 7:30 - 10:30 PM, Ticketed, Hosted by Write About Now (WAN) Poetry at Rudyard's. Learn more and get tickets on Eventbrite
Wednesday, July 1
Author Talk & Book Signing: David Ellis, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, Free entry, books available for purchase. Learn more & preorder books at murderbooks.com
Trivia Night, 6 - 8 PM, No cover. LIT Bookbar (Richmond). General trivia night. Learn more & RSVP at litbookbar.com
Writer's Club, 6 PM, No Cover. Drop of the Creator (77096). Learn more on Instagram @dropofthecreator
Write About Now Poetry Open Mic Night ft. Sunny Alicia, Ticketed, Hosted by WAN Poetry at AvantGarden. Learn more and get tickets on Eventbrite
Trap Wednesday Beginner Yoga Flow, 7:30 PM, Ticketed $12, Hosted by Inga (@yoga.goddess420) at Raven Tower. Learn more and get tickets at tinyurl.com/ravenhtx
Thursday, July 2
Book Signing & Author Talk: The Missed Connection with Tia Williams, 7 PM, Ticketed. Hosted by Kindred Stories at Holy Family HTX (77003). Get tickets on Eventbrite
Ladies' Night, 6 - 9 PM, Free, The Gilded Page (Friendswood), RSVP at thegildedpagelitloungetx.com
Stand Up: Kevin James Thornton Doors at 6, Show at 7:30 PM, Ticketed, Starting at $37.58. Houston Improv (77024). Good on Paper Bookshop will be on site selling copies of his book "Big Baby." Buy tickets at improvtx.com
Friday, July 3
Junk Journaling: Girls Gone Wild, 7 - 10 PM, Ticketed: $5 for GNO Junk PacksHosted by HTX Junk Club at Kirby Ice House (The Woodlands). Tickets on sale starting Mon Jun 29 at 7 PM, find out more on Instagram @htxjunkclub
Pancake Friday, 8 AM, Free (Volunteer Opportunity). Onward with Novelty will be handing out water and nutritious breakfasts to the unhoused community near Crosstimbers/Northline. They are looking for water and fruit donations and volunteers. Learn more on Instagram @ownhtx
Saturday, July 4
Star-Spangled Salute with the Houston Symphony, 8:30 PM, Free (Tickets for Seats available, on sale July 3), Miller Outdoor Theatre at Hermann Park. Learn more at milleroutdoortheatre.com
Sunday, July 5
Book Signing: Greg West, 1 - 3 PM, Free entry, books for purchase, LIT Java (Pearland) Learn more on Instagram @litjava
Poetry Night, 5 - 7 PM, free entry, Class Bookstore (77004). Learn more on Instagram @classbookstore
Silent Book Club, 4:30 PM, Free. LIT Java (Pearland). Learn more and RSVP at litjava.net
Sewing Class: Make Your Own Book Sleeve, 2 - 5 PM, $50 includes all materials, pattern, and three hour class. Woven Stitchery & Crafts (Bellaire). Learn more and book class at wovenhtx.com
Poetry Lounge Sunday, Doors at 6, Show at 7, Ticketed, Henke & Pillot (77002). Learn more and get tickets at poetryloungelive.com
Save the Date
- July 11th: Hot Girls Read Books hosted by @mgsmarkets at 2800 Navigation. Vendor & Author applications open Mon Jun 8 at 6 PM. Learn more on Instagram @mgsmarkets.
- July 13th: Project Hail Mary Book Club Movie Night, hosted by Beyond the Covers at Social Beer Garden HTX (Midtown). Learn more
- July 18th: A Bookish Market, River Oaks Mercantile, vendor applications open now, more info on Instagram @romercantile
- July 24: Summerween (Thriller Queen Author Panel) hosted by Books by the Bay, $23.99, Tickets on Sale now, Friday July 24 at Pasadena Memorial Baptist Church (Pasadena).
- Aug 1: Houston LGBTQ+ Independent Author Fair, Montrose Center. Learn more on Instagram @brimmerverse
- Aug 2: Booked & Boarded Bookish Market (Forbidden Pages). Sanman Studios (77002). Learn more on Instagram @forbiddenpages.
- Sept 19: Ink & Realms Fantasy Market, The Media Block (77033), vendor and author applications open, learn more at linktr.ee/inkandrealms
- Oct 17: Tex-indie Author Book Fair at 10510 Westview Dr, Houston, TX. More details here.
- Oct 22 - 24: National Black Book Festival at Fallbrook Church. Details at nationalblackbookfestival.com
- Oct 31: Read for the Record Literacy Festival. More details on Eventbrite.
- Nov 1: Jewish Books & Arts Fest, more details at https://www.erjcchouston.org/jewish-life-learning/jewish-book-arts-festival/
- Nov 6-7: Books on the Ground. Vendor applications open, see https://www.instagram.com/p/DXXbpJjiR2o/
- Nov 14th: Tropicon Book Expo at Katy Mills, details at https://www.tropiconbookexpo.com/
- March 5-6, 2027: Plots & Pours, Tickets on sale Aug 7th. Learn more on Instagram @plotsnpours
- July 23-24, 2027: Slabs & Stories - A Black Author Expo. Learn more on Instagram @blackgirlsreadtoohtx