Hi! Are you subscribed to my newsletter? Here’s my curated list of Houston events for the entire month of September! 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!

Author Event: Ibtihaj Muhammad – PROUD
September 1, 2018
https://www.brazosbookstore.com/event/ibtihaj-muhammad-proud

Vivaldi vs. Paganini
September 1, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/215930539054624/

Define Love with Jack Freeman
September 1, 2018
http://www.houseofblues.com/houston/EventDetail?tmeventid=3A0054DBB6303765

Night Ride at The Dive w/ Guest Dj Charles Mxxn
September 1, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/2186254564955535/

SUNDAY BRUNCH | THE V-MIX – Vol. III
September 2, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunday-brunch-the-v-mix-vol-iii-tickets-49530991529?aff=eand

Pickle & Pints @ Eureka Heights Brew Co.
September 2, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pickle-pints-eureka-heights-brew-co-tickets-48465419374?aff=eand

Free Screening: To Sir, With Love
September 2, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/846958309025515/

The 2nd Annual Black And Educated (BAE) Party Presented By Emerging 100
September 2, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-2nd-annual-black-and-educated-bae-party-presented-by-emerging-100-tickets-47712698967?aff=eand

The Wine Down Insecure Mid-Season Watch Party
September 2, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-wine-down-insecure-mid-season-watch-party-tickets-49103839907

UBE Holy Grill BBQ and Family Fun Day
September 3, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ube-holy-grill-bbq-and-family-fun-day-tickets-48791825664?aff=eand

Intro to JavaScript: Build a Virtual Pet
September 4, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-javascript-build-a-virtual-pet-tickets-49002367400?aff=eand

International Literature Festival Houston 2018 – Day 1
September 5, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/international-literature-festival-houston-2018-day-1-tickets-48478879634?aff=eand

30 Rock Trivia
September 5, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/234389340604871/

House Music All Night Long
September 5, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/house-music-all-night-long-tickets-48509336732

Social Justice Solutions: A Conversation on Race and Privilege with Angela Davis and Jane Elliott
September 6, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/social-justice-solutions-a-conversation-on-race-and-privilege-with-angela-davis-and-jane-elliott-tickets-49218385516?aff=eand

Sales KPIs: How do entrepreneurs measure the success of their sales engine?
September 6, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/108001589982854/

Toward an Aesthetic Philosophy of Religion of Underground Hip-Hip Culture
September 6, 2018
https://events.rice.edu/#!view/event/event_id/12807

Alina Baraz
September 6, 2018
https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1706924

Introduction to the Enneagram Lecture & Workshop
September 7, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-the-enneagram-lecture-workshop-tickets-47136207666?aff=eand

Open Pitch Practice
September 7, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-pitch-practice-tickets-48348564859

Project Curate’s Fall Preview & Kick-off
September 7, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/902548519934381/

Jodeci | Night Light Vibe
September 7, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jodeci-night-light-vibe-tickets-48377215554?aff=eand

George Smith: Journey to the Brightest Star
September 7, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/233811390616861/

Social Practice.Social Justice Symposium
September 7 – 8, 2018
https://projectrowhouses.org/calendar/symposium-social-practicesocial-justice

2 Year Anniversary Party at Under the Radar Brewery
September 8, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/2177575909120616/

Open Source Volume 8
September 8, 2018
https://www.seetickets.us/event/Open-Source-Volume-8/369403

Solo Exhibition Archetype: Unknown featuring Vincent Fink
September 8, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/solo-exhibition-archetype-unknown-featuring-vincent-fink-tickets-48301507108?aff=eand

POSiBLE HTX Entrepreneur Summit 2018
September 9, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/posible-htx-entrepreneur-summit-2018-tickets-45035507415

Dear Summer: Beats + BBQ
September 9, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dear-summer-beats-bbq-tickets-48824738106?aff=eand

Ebony & Ivory Piano Recital: Gerard Aimontche
September 9, 2018
https://www.colourofmusic.org/event/ebony-ivory-piano-recital-gerard-aimontche-tx/

Live ‘N Learn Dinner Series
September 10, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/live-n-learn-dinner-series-tickets-49532421807?aff=eand

Fundraising with Angel Investors: AMA with Wilson Pulling, Aatonomy
September 11, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fundraising-with-angel-investors-ama-with-wilson-pulling-aatonomy-tickets-49217650317

How to Start a Startup | Roberto Moctezuma (Founder, Fractal River)
September 11, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-start-a-startup-roberto-moctezuma-founder-fractal-river-tickets-49405833177

Free Frontend Crash Course: HTML/CSS
September 11, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-frontend-crash-course-htmlcss-tickets-49003219950?aff=eand

TUTS Presents “Oklahoma” Opens
September 11, 2018
https://www.tuts.com/shows/oklahoma

The Moth “Education”
September 11, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/itphff?aff=eand

Doja Cat
September 11, 2018
https://concerts1.livenation.com/event/3A005517E2747A53

Vocal Recital Series: An Ode to Leontyne Price
September 12, 2018
https://www.colourofmusic.org/event/vocal-recital-leontyne-price-laquita-mitchell-tx/

Literary Presentation – Roland Hayes: The Legacy of an American Tenor
September 12, 2018
https://www.colourofmusic.org/event/legacy-of-american-tenor-hayes-tx/

Intro to Python: Build a Predictive Model
September 12, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-python-build-a-predictive-model-tickets-49003636195?aff=eand

Author Event: Sarah Bird – DAUGHTER OF A DAUGHTER OF A QUEEN
September 12, 2018
https://www.brazosbookstore.com/event/sarah-bird-daughter-daughter-queen

Symposia Series: The Legacy of Black Composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Revisited
September 13, 2018
https://www.colourofmusic.org/event/symposia-series-legacy-samuel-coleridge-taylor-tx/

Intro to Digital Marking | Alley Lyles (Direct Energy)
September 13, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-digital-marking-alley-lyles-direct-energy-tickets-49064125119

Blacks at Rice: An Evolving Legacy
September 13, 2018
https://events.rice.edu/#!view/event/event_id/11883

Art Museums in the Age of Black Power, a lecture by Susan Cahan
September 13, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/311283686087976/

Documentary Screening: Jesse Lott: Art and Activism
September 13, 2018
https://libraries.uh.edu/about/news/uh-libraries-to-host-viewing-of-artist-documentary/

Maker’s Mark Dinner at Boheme
September 13, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/makers-mark-dinner-at-boheme-tickets-49189616467?aff=eand

Chamber Music Series: All-Female Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
September 13, 2018
https://www.colourofmusic.org/event/chamber-music-famle-virtuosi-chamber-orchestra-tx/

30 Pilot Screening- Houston #2
September 13, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/30-pilot-screening-houston-2-tickets-48429709565?aff=eand

TMCx Curriculum: Health Policy and Misconceptions
September 14, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tmcx-curriculum-health-policy-and-misconceptions-tickets-47968806993?aff=eand

Chloe x Halle
September 14, 2018
https://concerts1.livenation.com/event/3A00550EA1613F00

Graduate Colloquium Lecture: Mary Helen Washington
September 14, 2018
https://events.rice.edu/#!view/event/event_id/390

Tech to Wealth Tour: Houston Edition
September 14, 2018
http://go.flatironschool.com/tech-wealth-tour-houston-edition-ohub

MARTINI MADNESS! A SPACE-AGE SOIREE
September 14, 2018
https://www.crafthouston.org/events/martini-madness-2018/

Name That 80’s Song!
September 14, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/346868265854858/

DeRay Mckesson: On the Other Side of Freedom Book Tour
September 14, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/1763293890421326/

JAZZ | Night Light Vibe
September 14, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jazz-night-light-vibe-tickets-48557254054?aff=eand

YOGA. BODY. ART.
September 15, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yoga-body-art-tickets-48357365181?aff=eand

Workshop | Visualizing Redlined Neighborhoods in Houston with Evan O’Neil of AIGA Houston
September 15, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-visualizing-redlined-neighborhoods-in-houston-with-evan-oneil-of-aiga-houston-tickets-48248709188?aff=eand

Kombucha & Ginger Beer
September 15, 2018
https://apps.txrxlabs.org/classes/262/kombucha-ginger-beer/

Pickle & Pints @ Spindletap Brewery
September 15, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pickle-pints-spindletap-brewery-tickets-48991344430?aff=eand

Hasan Minhaj: Before The Storm at Cullen Performance Hall
September 15, 2018
bit.ly/HasanMWH

The Big Show at Lawndale
September 15, 2018
http://glasstire.com/events/2018/08/21/the-big-show-9/

Bad Boy Records | Greatest Hits Night Light Vibe
September 15, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bad-boy-records-greatest-hits-night-light-vibe-tickets-48895756524?aff=eand

JAY-Z and Beyoncé – OTR II Tour
September 15 – 16, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/2077905625820057/

Colour of Music Opening Night Performance
September 15, 2018
https://www.colourofmusic.org

Skeleton Crew: Alley in Context Pre-Show Discussion
September 15, 2018
https://www.alleytheatre.org/plays/production-detail/skeleton-crew

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Movie Party
September 15, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/2090566564594630/

Comedian Hannibal Buress
September 15, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/198096190818863

Houston BBQ Throwdown 2018!
September 16, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/houston-bbq-throwdown-2018-tickets-47148074159?aff=eand

Crazy Rich Asians: Film & Discussion
September 16, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/2215768421988785/

Inprint Reading: Sylvia Acevedo
September 16, 2018
https://inprinthouston.org/event/inprint-cool-brains-series-presents-sylvia-acevedo/

Matinee Memorial Honoring Black Composers of Our Past and Hurricane Harvey Survivors and Families
September 16, 2018
https://www.colourofmusic.org

Writers of Color Workshop
September 17, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/978532965660660/

Houston Theater Critics Panel
September 17, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/houston-theater-critics-panel-tickets-48223845821

Games of Thrones Live Concert Experience
September 17, 2018
www.houstontoyotacenter.com

Skeleton Crew: Alley in Context Pre-Show Cast Discussion
September 18, 2018
https://www.alleytheatre.org/plays/production-detail/skeleton-crew

Code + Queso | Flatiron School Houston
September 18, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/code-queso-flatiron-school-houston-tickets-49102022471

5th Annual Banh Mi Cook-Off 2018
September 18, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/1916521571693395/

Fuckup Nights Houston – Special Edition | Momtrepreneurs!
September 19, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/229140964613725/

Houston Unfiltered: Candid Conversations Over Coffee ft. Dwight Silverman, Houston Chronicle
September 20, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/houston-unfiltered-candid-conversations-over-coffee-ft-dwight-silverman-houston-chronicle-tickets-48350094434

Houston Social Entrepreneurship Meetup
September 20, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/houston-social-entrepreneurship-meetup-tickets-49865188120

HX CRAWL’18 – Liu Idea Lab
September 20, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hx-crawl18-liu-idea-lab-tickets-49341022326

Reclaiming The Village: A School Choice Talk
September 20, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reclaiming-the-village-a-school-choice-talk-tickets-48740661631

South Asian Youth of Houston Unite (SAYHU) First Southern Regional Summit 2018
September 21, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sayhu-first-southern-regional-summit-2018-tickets-49157824376

Jill Scott | Night Light Vibe
September 21, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jill-scott-night-light-vibe-tickets-48648320436?aff=eand

Glow Up: Music Yoga Party
September 21, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/glow-up-music-yoga-party-tickets-48972520126?aff=eand

Frequencies Curriculum and Cohort
September 22, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/1685894188131710/

Story and Plot: Houston Screenwriting Workshop
September 22, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/story-and-plot-houston-screenwriting-workshop-tickets-47820167408?aff=eand

Houston Community Accountability and Transformative Justice Workshop
September 22, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/2133774173572407/

freshDark Music Festival 4
September 22, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/freshdark-music-festival-4-tickets-48718071062?aff=eand

Whiskies of the World® Houston 2018
September 22, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whiskies-of-the-world-houston-2018-tickets-41438018228?aff=eand

4 the People IV
September 23, 2018
4thepeople.splashthat.com/

America’s Unholy Ghosts: Uprooting Racism from America’s Faith and Politics
September 23, 2018
https://boniuk.rice.edu/Page.aspx?pageid=4294969345&LangType=1033

Houston AnitaB Highlights Women Technologists
September 24, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/278908789531078/

Women in Tech Showcase: An evening with AnitaB.org and Bunker Labs Houston, September 2018
September 24, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-in-tech-showcase-an-evening-with-anitaborg-and-bunker-labs-houston-september-2018-tickets-48415043699

Inprint Reading: Esi Edugyan and Meg Wolitzer
September 24, 2018
https://inprinthouston.org/calendar/

Author Event: Jose Antonio Vargas – DEAR AMERICA
September 24, 2018
https://www.brazosbookstore.com/event/jose-antonio-vargas-dear-america

Station Startup Gigs
September 25, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/station-startup-gigs-tickets-48165894487

Impact Hub Houston and Sketch City – Open Project Night 6th Edition
September 25, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/257871808193773/

Houston Startup Demo Day: Women Founders Edition
September 26, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/houston-startup-demo-day-women-founders-edition-tickets-48350418403

Women in Tech Panel – Coming from Nontraditional Backgrounds!!!
September 26, 2018
https://www.meetup.com/Houston-Energy-Data-Science-Meetup/events/254248429

Kinder Institute Forum: Dr. Elizabeth Currid-Halkett
September 26, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kinder-institute-forum-dr-elizabeth-currid-halkett-tickets-46193203114

Street Safety Summit
September 27, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/street-safety-summit-tickets-48645498997

“Creative Arts, Tech, and Music” by Houston Tech Talks
September 27, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creative-arts-tech-and-music-by-houston-tech-talks-tickets-48820758202

Jonestown 40 Year Anniversary
September 27, 2018
https://events.rice.edu/#!view/event/event_id/12491

Mindfulness 101 Workshop
September 28, 2018
https://glasscock-info.rice.edu/cle-f18-mindfulness-101

Exhibition Opening: The Fifth Element
September 28, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/1965158790219453/

Kali Uchis – In Your Dreams Tour
September 28, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/316831682187550/

Zo! + Carmen Rodgers “Piano & A Microphone” Intimate Performance in Houston
September 28, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/zo-carmen-rodgers-piano-a-microphone-intimate-performance-in-houston-tickets-48707478379?aff=eand

Play Opens: Curse of the Starving Class by Sam Shepard
September 28, 2018
https://catastrophictheatre.com/production/curse-of-the-starving-class/

TacoWorld Houston
September 29, 2018
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tacoworld-houston-tickets-46956271472

Ms. Lauryn Hill Celebrating the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill w/ Patoranking and Shabazz Palaces
September 29, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/1920445798265946/

Drake With Special Guest Migos
September 29, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/590651691302862/

John Kerry, Every Day is Extra
September 29, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/2133122790236953/

Charli XCX & Dorian Electra’s Femmebot Fantasy – Houston
September 29, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/321464768395269/

Florence and the Machine: The High As Hope Tour 2018
September 30, 2018
https://www1.ticketmaster.com/event/3A0054A9BF777A6E