Events for Friday, February 15, 2019
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10:00 am
Big Red Valentine’s Party at The Woodlands Children’s Museum
Don your brightest red and enjoy a surprise visit from everyone's favorite Big Red Dog, Clifford at The Woodlands Children's Museum. Kids will play Big Red Bingo and make a special art project that will be delivered to local hospitals. Ages 1 and up. Admission Tickets are $7.
Find out more »Children’s Story Hour at Hermann Park
Gather around with your book-loving little ones at The Family Garden in McGovern Centennial Gardens. After the story, children will enjoy a themed craft activity. Admission Free to attend. Click here for more information.
Find out more »11:00 am
Love, Liberty & Happiness at Liberty Kitchen & Oyster Bar
Enjoy a romantic 3-course dinner filled with oysters, caviar, and truffles at Liberty Kitchen in the Heights. Admission Menu items prices vary. Click here for more information.
Find out more »5:00 pm
Valentine’s Day at The Grove Houston
Sweep your S.O. off their feet with a romantic dinner for two, offered Valentine’s Day through Saturday at The Grove. While overlooking views of Discovery Green, you can enjoy a three-course dinner of arugula salad with toasted pecans, seasonal fruit, and mustard vinaigrette; live oak-grilled NY strip and lobster tail with roasted garlic-herb butter; local grits
Find out more »5:30 pm
Saint Valentine’s Day at Le Bistro Houston
The Culinary Institute Lenotre and LeBistro invite couples to enjoy a 3-course dinner paired with wine for Valentine's Day. There will be a seating at 5:30pm and 8pm. Admission Tickets start at $35 per person. Click here for more information.
Find out more »6:00 pm
VOX Beer Summit at Eureka Heights Brew Co.
Raise awareness of mental health at the third annual VOX Beer Summit, this year featuring the theme, “Rise Above.” You can join a discussion with local groups, network with individuals, and sign up for future volunteering opportunities. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Admission No cover. Click here for more information.
Find out more »6:30 pm
Rice University Owls vs. Rhode Island at Reckling Park
Take your seat to watch the Owls when they play Rhode Island on their home field. Admission Tickets start at $15, but you may find better seats on TicketNetwork’s resale site.
Find out more »University of Houston Cougars vs. Northwestern State at Schroeder Park
Watch as the Cougars baseball team take the field to play Northwestern State at Schroeder Park. Admission Tickets start at $24, but you may find better seats on TicketNetwork’s resale site.
Find out more »Wax & Wine: A Valentine’s Workshop at Love & Make in Rice Village
Love & Make hosts a special Wax and Wine Valentine's edition of their signature candle-making workshop—perfect for a date night for couples, best friends, and more. This special evening event will be plussed with a wine-tasting experience by Vinology Houston. Guests will receive three wine tastings selected from vineyards around the world. One of Vinology's trained and
Find out more »7:00 pm
Coheed and Cambria in Concert at House of Blues
The prog rock group fronted by Claudio Sanchez continues touring into their 24th year as a band. With albums that are conceptual and story-driven, the group has gathered a faithful following over the years. Foxing opens the show. Admission Tickets range from $39.50 to $65, but you may find better or cheaper seats on the
Find out more »Uncharted at 1520 Rutland Street
Landing Theatre Company presents the newly commissioned work, Uncharted, as part of its micro theatre project. It’s the story of Alyssa, who discovers after her father’s death that he was a sperm donor – and what happens when her newly discovered half-sister turns up, wanting to know more about her father. Guests should note these
Find out more »7:30 pm
Too Heavy for Your Pocket at the Ensemble Theatre
In rural Tennessee at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, two young couples struggle to understand justice, love, and their own responsibilities. When Bowzie gets a scholarship to attend Fisk University, he has the opportunity to improve his family’s life. His education goes beyond the classroom, as he becomes a Freedom Rider and joins
Find out more »4th Wall Theatre Co. presents Rapture, Blister, Burn at Studio 101
4th Wall Theatre Co. presents the fiery comedy play, Rapture, Blister, Burn by Gina Gionfriddo. It tells the story of two women, Catherine and Gwen. After grad school, each chose opposite paths. Catherine built a career as a rock star academic, while Gwen built a home with her husband and children. Decades later, unfulfilled in polar opposite
Find out more »Harlem Globetrotters at Fertitta Center
The basketball wizards known as the Globetrotters visit the University of Houston campus for a weekend featuring one-of-a-kind hooping entertainment. Admission Tickets range from $20 to over $100, but you may find better or cheaper seats using the TicketNetwork resale market.
Find out more »G. Love & Special Sauce in Concert at White Oak Music Hall
Get down to funky tunes by G. Love & Special Sauce during a concert upstairs at White Oak Music Hall in The Heights. Arrive early to see openers Ron Artis II & The Truth. Admission Tickets start at $35, but you may find better or cheaper seats on the TicketNetwork online marketplace.
Find out more »8:00 pm
Quack at Alley Theatre
Presented by Alley Theatre, Eliza Clark’s new comedy Quack exposes the shaky foundations of the wellness industry, the fleeting nature of 21st Century fame, and the relationship between the powerful men who dole out advice and the women who are supposed to receive it with a smile. Millions of women across America rely on Dr.
Find out more »Fair Maid of the West at Queensbury Theatre
Classical Theatre Company sets up shop in Memorial City to present Fair Maid of the West, an Elizabethan drama on the high seas. Philip Lehl directs this local premiere that tells the story of tavern maid Bess Bridges, who loses her lover in the Anglo-Spanish War, inherits his fortune, and buys a ship and sets sail
Find out more »For Tonight at Queensbury Theatre
A finalist at the 2015 New Horizons Music Festival, the For Tonight musical is the story of siblings Thomas, Hayden, and Nettie, forced to fend for themselves after the death of their parents. Hayden heads off to Liverpool, guitar in hand, to make his way, where he meets a Romani woman who speaks to his soul.
Find out more »Julio Iglesias in Concert at Smart Financial Centre
Move your hips to the Latin beats of record-breaking artist Julio Iglesias during his live show at Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land. Admission Tickets start at $54.50, but you may find cheaper or better seats on TicketNetwork’s resale market.
Find out more »Asleep at the Wheel in Concert at The Heights Theater
See the 10-time Grammy Award-winning group, Asleep at the Wheel, perform an intimate show in the historic Heights Theatre. The eight-piece band now features newcomers Katie Shore, Dennis Ludiker, Connor Forsyth, and Josh Hoag. Admission Tickets are $32. Click here for more information.
Find out more »I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change at Art Factory
The longest running off-Broadway revue in history has been revised for the 21st century, and now—with its new script and score—I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change makes its Houston premiere. This celebration of the mating game takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum known as "the relationship,” told through fast-paced vignettes
Find out more »ComedySportz Match Family-Friendly Improv Show at CSz Arena
If you like the TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway? then you'll enjoy ComedySportz Houston, a fast-paced comedy show that's suitable for the whole family, now running at the CSz Arena in EaDo. Two teams battle for laughs and points as they make up scenes, games, and songs on the spot with audience participation and suggestions
Find out more »The Catastrophic Theatre presents Bootycandy at MATCH
The Catastrophic Theatre presents Robert O'Hara's play Bootycandy. It tells the story of Sutter, a young gay black man on an outrageous odyssey through his childhood home, his church, dive bars, motel rooms, and his grandmother's nursing home. O'Hara uses bold social satire to explore the space between pain and pleasure and to take an unflinching look
Find out more »9:00 pm
Dwight Yoakam in Concert at Arena Theatre
The legendary country artist (and occasional actor), Dwight Yoakam, arrives in Houston with his catalog of country-and-western favorites from his award-winning studio albums. Admission Tickets range from $55 to over $150, but you may find better or cheaper seats using the TicketNetwork online marketplace.
Find out more »9:30 pm
Bembe Salsa y Bachata Social at Dauntless Dance
Bembe Salsa y Bachata Social returns for February at the Dauntless Dance & Movement studio on Houston Avenue in the Woodland Heights. Latin dances (including salsa and bachata) are some of the most entertaining and practiced dances all over the world. “Bembe” is a slang word in Spanish which means “party” or “good times.” Dance socials
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