Hi! Are you subscribed to my newsletter? Here’s my curated list of Houston events for the entire month of July! As always, I hope to see you out in the city!

I’ll be updating it as the month goes on but for now you’ll find plenty to get into. including happy hours! Check out the embedded calendar from Merlex Picks for details on each event.

Did you see my latest post on creative date ideas? How about the one on upcoming concerts for the quarter? Get your tickets now before they sell out!

Axelrad Movie Night: Independence Day
Monday, July 2
https://www.facebook.com/events/2087917328152421/

Batter Cluck Tomorrow
Tuesday, July 3
https://www.facebook.com/events/390908318084147/

Falkor + Tupac, The Neverending Story with Hip-Hop beats
Tuesday, July 3
https://www.facebook.com/events/457646861346761/

Freedom Over Texas
Wednesday, July 4
https://www.facebook.com/events/210343932885721/

Tailored Wednesdays: Erykah Badu vs Jill Scott
Wednesday, July 4
https://www.instagram.com/p/BktRGxfnd-7/

Burna Boy Live in Houston
Wednesday, July 4
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burna-boy-live-in-houston-tickets-47080938354

Free ExxonMobil Summer Symphony Nights
Wednesday, July 4
bit.ly/2Hkl7dW

Independence Day Fireworks Spectacular at City Centre
Wednesday, July 4
https://www.facebook.com/events/174539046557687/

First Thursdays 7/5 – Short Films!
Thursday, July 5
https://www.facebook.com/events/1024491287721929/

Independence Day Ice Cream Social at Station Houston
Thursday, July 5
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/independence-day-ice-cream-social-tickets-47448372359

Lucille’s Presents National Fried Chicken Day Family-Style Dinner
Friday, July 6
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lucilles-presents-national-fried-chicken-day-family-style-dinner-tickets-47267895548?aff=eand

BLCK Market Houston – This is America
Friday, July 6
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/blck-market-houston-this-is-america-tickets-46594043037

Welcome To HOUSTON Kickoff with DJ Jazzy Jeff
Friday, July 6
https://www.facebook.com/events/396046594231671/

The 2nd Annual Greater Houston Food Truck Festival
Saturday, July 7
https://www.facebook.com/events/427482067669803/

Free Workshop: Open Studio | Admiration Station
Saturday, July 7
https://www.facebook.com/events/2072458102994773/

National Black Film Fest: The Directors Roundtable
Saturday, July 7
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-directors-roundtable-tickets-47111624136?aff=eand

Little White Oak NIGHT Market
Saturday, July 7
https://www.facebook.com/events/964647537024944/?event_time_id=966860633470301

Majic 102.1 Summer Block Party Featuring Miguel, Fantasia, Ne-Yo and Tank
Saturday, July 7
https://concerts1.livenation.com/event/3A00548E7E3A1A71

Hands-On Houston: Paper Weaving With Daniel Garver
Saturday, July 7
https://www.facebook.com/events/617564875284300/

Saint Arnold Downtown Pub Crawl
Saturday, July 7
https://www.facebook.com/events/837370446451646/

Mobley at Market Square Park
Saturday, July 7
https://www.facebook.com/events/837370446451646/

Electro Bounce
Saturday, July 7
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/electro-bounce-tickets-47316694507

Spec’s – An Evening With Alexandre Gabriel (and Rum and Cognac)
Monday, July 9
https://www.facebook.com/events/259166818173371/

Axelrad Movie Night: Frida
Monday, July 9
https://www.facebook.com/events/459405337845454/

How to Start a Startup
Tuesday, July 10
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-start-a-startup-tickets-46737350674

HCC Manufacturing Club: Intro to Fabrication Lab (Free Class but in Stafford)
Tuesday, July 10
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hcc-manufacturing-club-intro-to-3d-fab-lab-tickets-46951699798

Brasil Film Night: The Big Lebowski
Tuesday, July 10
https://www.facebook.com/events/1714715998636422/

NextSeed Member Happy Hour & World Cup Party!
Wednesday, July 11
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nextseed-member-happy-hour-world-cup-party-tickets-47229433507

No Charge Tinkerman’s Gin Tasting
Wednesday, July 11
https://www.facebook.com/events/522410754822275/

Alamo Drafthouse Film Club: Bad Lucky Goat
Wednesday, July 11
https://www.facebook.com/events/1755607771191726/

[Normally The Suffers would be here but their shows are already sold out so hope you saw my concert list!]

Dialogues on Blackness and Contemporary Art
Thursday, July 12
https://www.mfah.org/calendar/dialogues-on-blackness-and-contemporary-art/201807120700PM

The Summer Union Opening Reception
Thursday, July 12
https://www.paperlesspost.com/flyer/go/BkX27gAu924yeqFARBw3

Unknown Mortal Orchestra (lo-fi rock band) and Shamir (disco singer) at White Oak Music Hall
Thursday, July 12
https://wl.seetickets.us/event/Unknown-Mortal-Orchestra-Shamir/359802

CAMH Performance | Comedy Show
Thursday, July 12
https://www.facebook.com/events/2533341706891370/

Dia de la Frida at Karbach!
Friday, July 13
https://www.facebook.com/events/2089272914728670/

Project Row Houses Anniversary Film Screenings at MFAH (includes Crooklyn on Saturday!)
Friday, July 13 – Sunday, July 15
https://projectrowhouses.org/calendar?view=calendar&month=July-2018&tag=Screenings%20at%20MFAH%202018

Friday the 13th Horror Art Show and Midnight Movie!
Friday, July 13
https://www.facebook.com/events/1714992245285987/

One Seed, One Block: Community Potting / Painting
Saturday, July 14
https://projectrowhouses.org/calendar/one-seed-one-block-community-potting-painting-cs6k6

Real Life, Real Talk: A Planned Parenthood presentation on Anatomy & Physiology for Parents/Caregivers
Saturday, July 14
ppgulfcoast.org/rlrt

Texas Art for Justice Forum: A Critical Reform Discussion
Saturday, July 14
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/texas-art-for-justice-forum-a-critical-reform-discussion-tickets-47081305452

The Colony Writers of Color Summit
Saturday, July 14
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-colony-writers-of-color-summit-tickets-46676993143

HCC Manufacturing Club: Intro to 3D Printing (Free Class but in Stafford)
Saturday, July 14
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hcc-manufacturing-club-intro-to-3d-fab-lab-tickets-46951700801

LetsDoThisHouston Presents | Super Soaker Water Battle 2018
Saturday, July 14
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/letsdothishouston-presents-super-soaker-water-battle-2018-tickets-46299966446

HBO Mixtapes and Rollerskates
Saturday, July 14
https://mixtapesandrollerskateshouston.splashthat.com/

Akira – Subtitled (30th Anniversary Screening)
Saturday, July 14
https://drafthouse.com/houston/show/akira-subtitled

Poetry Reading + Conversation w/ Elaine Bradford and Sara Cress
Sunday, July 15
https://www.facebook.com/events/428648237548956/

Axelrad Movie Night: 500 Days of Summer
Monday, July 16
https://www.facebook.com/events/245102192703950/

Women Founders Roundtable
Tuesday, July 17
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-founders-roundtable-tickets-47470094330

Summerfest at the Rice Farmers Market
Tuesday, July 17
https://www.facebook.com/events/2038853339723705/

Immigration & Family Separation Crisis: Understand, Connect, Act
Tuesday, July 17
http://www.rothkochapel.org/experience/events/register/1541

Concert: Lake Street Dive
Tuesday, July 17
https://concerts1.livenation.com/event/3A00547DF7C483D8

Station Startup Gigs
Wednesday, July 18
https://www.facebook.com/events/220717312068373/

Flatland Gallery Montrose: Dino Planters + Boozy Snowcones
Wednesday, July 18
https://www.facebook.com/events/227273081401124/

Hurricane Season: Author Talk & Book Signing
Wednesday, July 18
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=mftf66vab&oeidk=a07effjvbu5e9a0d37a

Houston Unfiltered: Candid Conversations Over Coffee
Thursday, July 19
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/houston-unfiltered-candid-conversations-over-coffee-ft-eric-danzinger-tickets-46769273155

Houston Exponential CRAWL’18 at Fannin Innovation Studios
Thursday, July 19
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hx-crawl18-at-fannin-innovation-studios-tickets-46891068448

Craft Social: Baskets
Thursday, July 19
https://www.facebook.com/events/2070170623307406/

Up In Smoke: Rethinking Cannabis
Thursday, July 19
https://www.facebook.com/events/207733836695409/

Blanket Bingo at Market Square Park
Thursday, July 19
https://www.facebook.com/events/498065617257790/

Colombia Independence Party
Friday, July 20
https://www.facebook.com/events/2129036743999982/

Dam-Funk at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Friday, July 20
https://www.mfah.org/calendar/mfah-mixed-media/201807200800PM

NSBE Houston RLSP Community Service at the Houston Food Bank
Saturday, July 21
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nsbe-houston-rlsp-community-service-tickets-47200143901

Free Market Square
Saturday, July 21
www.freemarketsquare.com

Comic Book Artist Rob Guillory Signing
Saturday, July 21
https://www.facebook.com/events/252450731999785/

VegFest Houston Vegan Festival of TX (in Stafford)
Saturday, July 21
https://www.facebook.com/events/1724667984230512/

Falling to Find | LaTonia Allen – Artist Talk and Reception at HMAAC
Saturday, July 21
https://www.facebook.com/events/478594139248008/

Breathe Easy
Saturday, July 21
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/breathe-easy-tickets-46947243469

Coding Bootcamp Success Panel + Happy Hour
Wednesday, July 25
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coding-bootcamp-success-panel-happy-hour-tickets-47686950954

Houston Startup Demo Day
Wednesday, July 25
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/houston-startup-demo-day-tickets-46770157801

QFest Opening Night Party
Thursday, July 26
https://www.facebook.com/events/2056987977890505/

Screening | Chisholm ’72 Unbought & Unbossed
Thursday, July 26
https://www.facebook.com/events/159786084844169/

Galaxy Gazing: Mars Attacks!
Friday, July 27
https://www.facebook.com/events/214367369185327/

The Houston Pancakes & Booze Art Show
Friday, July 27
https://www.facebook.com/events/2138010716432612/

Soul Flower Music Fest feat. Raheem DeVaughn, Latasha Lee, and more
Saturday, July 28
http://2018soulflowermusicfest.eventbrite.com/

Beer Fest HTX
Saturday, July 28
https://beerfesthouston.eventbrite.com

3rd Annual Fajita Festival
Saturday, July 28
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3rd-annual-fajita-festival-tickets-45221913962

Everything is Love | Night Light Vibe & Ride
Saturday, July 28
https://www.facebook.com/events/209572663098802/

Somewhere South: Major Works by Najee Dorsey
Monday, July 30
https://www.facebook.com/events/2168280656776597/