What's on - Week of Sep 14

My Picks

Beneath the Bluebonnets: Tales of Terror by Texas Women, Thursday at 6:30 PM, Free - books for purchase. Meet some of the authors included in Beneath the Bluebonnets: Tales of Terror by Texas Women at Brazos on Thursday, September 17 at 6:30 p.m. Carmen Gray, R. J. Joseph, Lauren Oertel, Jess Hagemann, and Jae Mazer, will be signing. Learn more at BrazosBookstore.com

Library Sale + Author Meet & Greet, Saturday from 10 AM - 2 PM, West Pearland Library 1st Floor, No cover - books for purchase, Learn more on Instagram @friendsofwestpearlandlibrary

REELpoetry International Film Festival, MATCH (Midtown Arts & Theatre Center Houston), Saturday & Sunday, Tickets start at $15. Learn more at matchhouston.org

Smither Park 10th Anniversary Celebration, Free entry, Saturday & Sunday. Some events require pre-registration. Learn more at orangeshow.org 

Monday, Sep 14

Author Claudia Rankine Reading, 7:30 PM, Brockman Hall for Opera at Rice University, GA tickets are sold out but season tickets are still available. Learn more at inprinthouston.org

Tuesday, Sep 15

Grown Up Story Night 197, $10, 8 PM, The Continental Club. See the lineup on Instagram @grownupstorytime

Author Event: Cristina Rivera Garza - TERRESTRIAL, Free - books for purchase, 6:30 PM, Brazos Bookstore. Learn more at brazosbookstore.com

Author Event: Hank Schwaeble, Free - books for purchase, 6 PM, Murder by the Book, Learn more at murderbooks.com

Cross Stitch 101, 5 - 8 PM, Scout & Skein, $30 - all materials provided, 14+. Learn more and get tickets at scoutandskein.com

National Voter Registration Day! Check your registration status, or register to vote, at one of these great Houston hot spots with happy hour specials: 

  • Frost Town Brewing, 4-6 PM
  • Pearl Bar, 6-8 PM
  • Axelrad, 6-8 PM
  • Play Nightlife, 7-9 PM
  • Gristworkz, 7-9 PM

Grand Reopening: James Turrell’s Twilight Epiphany, Rice University, free, Sunset. Learn more at rice.edu

Wednesday, Sep 16

Fall Equinox Yoga at Art Club, 8:30 PM, $25 - all levels. Learn more on Instagram @notyouraveragenetwork

Hip Hop Yoga, Free, Discovery Green, 6:30 PM, open to all ages and levels. Learn more at discoverygreen.com

Coloring & Jazz Meetup, 7 - 9 PM, Donation Based, Hosted by Peachie the Stress Free Unicorn at Axelrad. Learn more & RSVP at Eventbrite

Thursday, Sep 17

BIPOC Book Fest Open Mic, 6 - 10 PM, No cover, Chopnblok on Westheimer, Learn more on Instagram @bipocbookfest

Author Event: Ashes at the Altar with LaDarrion Williams, 7 PM, tickets start at $5, Kindred Stories (77004). Learn more at kindredstorieshtx.com

Emma C. Wells in conversation with Lindy Ryan, 6:30 PM, Free, Murder by the Book, Learn more at murderbooks.com

Beneath the Bluebonnets: Tales of Terror by Texas Women, 6:30 PM, Free - books for purchase. Meet some of the authors included in Beneath the Bluebonnets: Tales of Terror by Texas Women at Brazos on Thursday, September 17 at 6:30 p.m. Carmen Gray, R. J. Joseph, Lauren Oertel, Jess Hagemann, and Jae Mazer, will be signing. Learn more at BrazosBookstore.com

Victoria Aveyard in conversation with Nia Davenport, 7 PM, Books A Million in Cypress, $40 (includes book). Get tickets on Eventbrite.

Author Event: Stephanie Wittels Wachs | Last Day, 7 PM, Blue Willow Bookshop (West Houston), Free - books for purchase. Learn more at bluewillowbookshop.com

Movies After Dark: 13 Going on 30, Free, 8:30 PM, Autry Park. Learn more on Instagram @autrypark

Lego Letterpress Workshop, $50 - kid friendly, Red Bird Press, 6 - 8 PM, Learn more on Instagram @redbirdpress.htx

Friday, Sep 18

Brew at the Zoo, 6 - 10 PM, Tickets start at $39.95, 21+ Only, Houston Zoo in Hermann Park. Get tickets at houstonzoo.org

Poetry Open Mic Night, 6:30 - 8 PM, Free, Hosted by Houston Writing Central at Brazos Bookstore. Learn more at brazosbookstore.com

Author Event: Annie F. Downs | Don't Let That Hold You Back, Tickets start at $35, Hosted by Blue Willow Bookshop at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church - Wesley Hall (77079). Learn more and buy tickets on Eventbrite.

Author Event: Emma C. Wells in conversation with Leisa Stokes, Books by the Bay, 7 PM, Learn more on Instagram @booksbythebaytx

Analog Swap, 7 - 11 PM, Ice House Radio (900 Richmond). Swap stickers, books, tapes, records, CDs, comics, zines, and more. Learn more on Instagram @zinefesthouston

Houston Jazz Festival, The NOLA Resistance Quintet, 7:30 PM, Free, Miller Outdoor Theater in Hermann Park. Learn more at milleroutdoortheatre.com

Movie Night on the Lawn: Nacho Libre, Free, 8 PM, Post HTX. Learn more at posthtx.com

Saturday, Sep 19

BIPOC Book Fest Celebration, 3 PM, $5, Sawyer Yards. Learn more and get tickets at Eventbrite

Ink & Realms Fantasy Market, Fuqua Event Center (77045), 11 - 5 PM, Free. Learn more at linktr.ee/inkandrealms

Book Signing: Author Hallie Katherine, 12 - 2 PM, Books by the Bay. Learn more on Instagram @booksbythebaytx

Puzzle Race, 1:30 - 4 PM, $60 per 4 person team, The Bookend (Richmond). Learn more at thebookendtx.com

Book Swap, 5 - 8 PM, Free, Monarch Pastries and Coffee House (Friendswood), Learn more on Instagram @monarchpastriesandcoffeehouse

Library Sale + Author Meet & Greet, 10 AM - 2 PM, West Pearland Library 1st Floor, No cover - books for purchase, Learn more on Instagram @friendsofwestpearlandlibrary

Sunday, Sep 20

Sunday Sips Silent Reading Party, 11 AM - 1 PM, hosted by Silent Book Club NW Houston at The Empty Glass in Tomball. No cover but RSVP requested. Learn more and RSVP on ticketleap.com

Art in the Dark, 6:30 PM, No Cover, Hosted by Houston Drink and Draw at Tejas Brewery. Learn more on Instagram @houstondrinkanddraw

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