Did you know the Whole Foods in Montrose shows free movies on Fridays? Now you do.
This weekend Asia Society Texas Center will open it’s doors in a grand fashion. Musical performances, acrobatics, art exhibitions, storytelling and tours of the 39,000 square foot building will be taking place Saturday and Sunday noon-6pm. The center is located at 1370 Southmore. Visit www.asiasociety.org/texas for more information.
Catch a free showing of The Wizard of Oz tomorrow night at Whole Foods in Montrose, 701 Waugh. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets, the movie begins at dusk. Here’s to hoping we see a few good Judy Garland drag queens there.
Menil Community Arts Festival is happening this Saturday. The Houston Indie Book Festival will take place this Saturday as well at the Menil.
Watch the Muppets Take Manhattan this Friday at Market Square Park. The movie, a part of Alamo Drafthouse’s Rolling Sideshow series, starts at 8pm and is free.
Beast out at the Houston Zoo, it’s free today after 2pm.
The Art Car museum, or “Garage Mahal”, displays a variety of art cars and other contemporary art. Houston is considered the “art car capital” of the nation, and this museum displays many cars that have driven in past Art Car parades. Open Wednesday-Sunday, 11am-6pm, always free. Visit www.artcarmuseum.com for more information.
It’s almost too cute to handle. Watch some adorable penguins sing and dance at a free showing of Happy Feet, part of IKEA Houston’s Silver Screen series, at Discovery Green downtown. Go ice skating on the lake and stay for the movie. Thursday January 19 6:30pm.
HoustonPress Artopia preview party. Free event 7pm-10pm. Get a glimpse at some of the artwork and food that will be present at the upcoming Artopia Saturday January 28.
BooTown Presents: Grown-Up Storytime tonight at Rudyard’s Pub (2010 Waugh Dr. 77006) in the Montrose area. Starts at 8ish, free.
Stories sent in by random folk throughout the city are read by a crack-squad of story readers with hilarious results. Who knew so many ordinary people had such comical stories? Takes place every third Tuesday of the month at Rudyard’s Pub.
Support the marathon runners and hand them a nice refreshing bottle of water. The 40th annual Chevron Houston Marathon takes place tomorrow in Downtown Houston at 7AM. Free to watch.
Take a trip down the yellow brick road. Rice Cinema presents the 1939 Technicolor classic The Wizard of Oz. Put on your ruby red slippers and dance with the munchkins. Saturday January 14 at 7pm, free admission. Visit www.ricecinema.rice.edu for more info.
Get ready for cute and gross. 80’s cult comedy “Gremlins” is being shown free on the lawn at Discovery Green, part of Ikea’s “Silver Screen on the Green” series. Go ice skating on the lake and then stay for the movie.
The Rothko Chapel, Houston, TX.
add to: places I must visit before I die.
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