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

I was on vacation and having a great time! As an apology and show of appreciation for the late post, I’m giving away two tickets to see Lion Babe on June 13 to newsletter subscribers!

I may update this post 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!

Investigative Reporters and Editors Annual Conference
Thursday, June 13 – 16
ire.org/events-and-training/conferences/ire-2019/

Why Design Thinking Matters | Rocksauce
Thursday, June 13
eventbrite.com/e/why-design-thinking-matters-rocksauce-tickets-62202910580?aff=eand

Houston Social Entrepreneurship Meetup (Vol 10)
Thursday, June 13
junesemeetup.eventbrite.com

An Evening with Deborah D.E.E.P Mouton (Houston’s 3rd Poet Laureate)
Thursday, June 13
eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-deborah-deep-mouton-houstons-3rd-poet-laureate-tickets-61829314143?aff=eand

Pride Forum – Houston City Council District C
Thursday, June 13
facebook.com/events/305076153749905/

Exploring Gin Cocktails with Seersucker Gin
Thursday, June 13
eventbrite.com/e/exploring-gin-cocktails-with-seersucker-gin-tickets-60556592398

Loving You with Jillian “JJ” Simmons
Thursday, June 13
hinescenter.org/program/the-gathering/

The Cosmic Wind Tour – Lion Babe
Thursday, June 13
ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1846891

STAY FIGHT BUILD Decade of Fire
Friday, June 14
eventbrite.com/e/stay-fight-build-decade-of-fire-tickets-63017209169?aff=eand

Beats & Eats at Midtown Park
Friday, June 14
beats-n-eats.eventbrite.com

There Is Enough For Everyone
Friday, June 14
eventbrite.com/e/there-is-enough-for-everyone-tickets-61957055220?aff=eand

Not Gay as in Happy, but Queer as in “Fuck You”
Friday, June 14
glasstire.com/events/2019/06/08/not-gay-as-in-happy-but-queer-as-in-fuck-you/

Concert: J.I.D. with Saba
Friday, June 14
concerts1.livenation.com/event/3A00564BAEC449CD

Reading – Tembi Locke – FROM SCRATCH
Friday, June 14
brazosbookstore.com/event/tembi-locke-scratch

Movies at Miller: Crazy Rich Asians
Friday, June 14
facebook.com/events/757583681289438/

Open Source 13.0 ft. Kronika
Friday, June 14
seetickets.us/event/Open-Source-130-ft-Kronika/386997

Trap Bingo @ 2nd Fridays
Friday, June 14
eventbrite.com/e/trap-bingo-2nd-fridays-tickets-55526846292

EPC Juneteenth Celebration at Emancipation Park
Saturday, June 15
facebook.com/events/807676049613066/

Meet & Discuss America is Not the Heart
Saturday, June 15
facebook.com/events/2419099194807955/

The Green Book Shoebox Lunch Lecture
Saturday, June 15
eventbrite.com/e/the-green-book-shoebox-lunch-lecture-tickets-61822670271

Black Love Fest HTX
Saturday, June 15
eventbrite.com/e/black-love-fest-htx-tickets-60958607837

Intro to Urban Sketching with Siver Black
Saturday, June 15
facebook.com/events/422022735045705/

Baewatch x Salvation 2019 | Official Pride Pool Party
Saturday, June 15
baewatchxsalvation.eventbrite.com

Vox Storytellers IV
Saturday, June 15
eventbrite.com/e/vox-storytellers-iv-tickets-62014489006

Hennything HTX- Event Tickets
Saturday, June 15
hennythinghtx.eventbrite.com

Houston Food Fest
Saturday, June 15
www.houstonfoodfest.com

Lights! Camera! Action! In the Tre
Saturday, June 15
facebook.com/umusetsu

MOVIE NIGHT @ DISTRICT ART GALLERY
Saturday, June 15
moviesatdistrict.eventbrite.com

Wild Moccasins present Lavender Hour
Saturday, June 15
facebook.com/events/2499449306966817/

Eve x Baewatch ft Adina Howard
Saturday, June 15
baewatchafterparty.eventbrite.com

Grande HTX: A Monthly Hip Hop Party
Saturday, June 15
eventbrite.com/e/grande-htx-a-monthly-hip-hop-party-tickets-63003786020

The 2019 Legislative Session: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Tuesday, June 18
facebook.com/events/328577111368075/

Neal Stephenson Presents Fall; Or Dodge In Hell
Tuesday, June 18
facebook.com/events/2262806427290130/

Aya Symposium
Wednesday, June 19
ayasymposium.org/

Houston and the 86th Legislature
Wednesday, June 19
eventbrite.com/e/houston-and-the-86th-legislature-registration-61426878447

Juneteenth Annual Celebration
Wednesday, June 19
eventbrite.com/e/juneteenth-annual-celebration-tickets-50679369358

Fuckup Nights Houston – Vol. XV
Wednesday, June 19
funhoustonjune2019.eventbrite.com

A Gulf Coast Juneteenth
Wednesday, June 19
facebook.com/events/612464362510598/

Houston Zoo After Dark Lone Star Soirée
Thursday, June 20
houstonzoo.org/events/lonestar-soiree/

Black LGBTQ+ PRIDE Events at The Gregory School: In the Life
Thursday, June 20
eventbrite.com/e/black-lgbtq-pride-events-at-the-gregory-school-in-the-life-tickets-62648782194?aff=eand

2019 HAAPIFEST Opening Night feat. Jay Chern’s “Omotenashi”
Thursday, June 20
https://haapifeston2019.eventbrite.com

Comedian Donnell Rawlings
Friday, June 21 – 23
improvhouston.com/ShowDetails/f8344ab5-74d5-4686-ac65-97a54a4a3690/60406d25-ab2d-4d39-aa1b-50dccdb8ae37/Donnell_Rawlings/Houston_Improv

Lawndale Art Center Opening Reception
Friday, June 21
lawndaleartcenter.org/event/opening-reception-4/

Emancipation Park Movie in the Tre
Friday, June 21
emancipationparkconservancy.org/event/emancipation-park-conservancy-present-movie-in-the-tre/

HMNS Mixers and Elixirs: Gone Country
Friday, June 21
hmns.org/visit/events/mixers-elixirs/

Emancipation Park Conservancy presents: Movie in the Tre
Friday, June 21
facebook.com/events/525747324623021/

Song + Story: Discovering the Soul of Good Music Free Summer Concert Series Featuring Eimaral Sol
Friday, June 21
eventbrite.com/e/song-story-discovering-the-soul-of-good-music-free-summer-concert-series-featuring-eimaral-sol-tickets-62224380798

CAMH Community Celebration
Saturday, June 22
facebook.com/events/1218794924962531/

Fro Con TX: Black Animation & Cosplay Convention
Saturday, June 22
eventbrite.com/e/fro-con-tickets-60229092838?aff=eand

Houston LGBT+ Pride Celebration 2019 | Festival & Parade (Official)
Saturday, June 22
houstonpride2019.eventbrite.com

Womanist Talk Back
Saturday, June 22
womanisttalkback62219.eventbrite.com

Trevor Noah: Loud & Clear Tour
Saturday, June 22
facebook.com/events/476373706204974/

Youth Advocacy Summit 2019
Monday, June 24 – 28
yas2019.eventbrite.com

Comedian Jess Hilarious
Monday, June 24 – 26
improvhouston.com/ShowDetails/ac961ce6-169f-45fc-953d-2e1e669621c1/60406d25-ab2d-4d39-aa1b-50dccdb8ae37/Jess_Hilarious/Houston_Improv

She Started It: Film Screening & Women Entrepreneurs Panel
Monday, June 24
https://shestartedithtx.eventbrite.com

Open Project Night – 13th Edition (Impact Hub Houston & Sketch City)
Tuesday, June 25
opnvol13.eventbrite.com

Greater Houston Business Procurement Forum
Tuesday, June 25
houstonbiz.org

HMNS Catalysts: Yoga with the Dinosaurs
Tuesday, June 25
store.hmns.org/default.aspx?tagid=37

Curating “Prospect New Orleans”
Tuesday, June 25
projectrowhouses.org/calendar/curating-prospect-new-orleans

Urban Reads: Alexander Garvin
Tuesday, June 25
eventbrite.com/e/urban-reads-alexander-garvin-tickets-62005015671?aff=eand

Houston Startup Demo Day
Wednesday, June 26
eventbrite.com/e/houston-startup-demo-day-tickets-60754663835?aff=eand

Disney’s Aladdin (Musical) Opens at the Hobby Center
Wednesday, June 26
thehobbycenter.org/?q=node/2230/

Pride & Joy – The Marvin Gaye Musical
Wednesday, June 26
visithoustontexas.com/event/pride-%26-joy-the-marvin-gaye-musical/61385/

Play Opening: Josephine Tonight through July 28
Thursday, June 27
ensemblehouston.com/season/seasonlineup.html

Fade To Black Play Festival 2019
Thursday, June 27
matchouston.org/events/2019/fade-black-play-festival-2019

OCA National Convention: Building Strong Advocates
Thursday, June 27 – 30
ocanationalconvention.org/registration

Let’s Talk About Yellow!: Miller Solo Show
Friday, June 28
facebook.com/events/2309788352622954/

Rise and Shine Morning Rooftop Yoga
Saturday, June 29
clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/mainclass?studioid=623952&tg=&vt=&lvl=&stype=-7&view=day&trn=100000040&page=&catid=&prodid=&date=06%2f29%2f19&classid=0

State of Black Houston
Saturday, June 29
sobh2019.eventbrite.com

Black Lunch Table Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at The African American Library at the Gregory School
Saturday, June 29
aalwiki.eventbrite.com

Black LGBTQ+ PRIDE Events at The Gregory School: In the Lord
Saturday, June 29
eventbrite.com/e/black-lgbtq-pride-events-at-the-gregory-school-in-the-lord-tickets-62649843368?aff=eand

Houston Local Experimental Music Fest [HExFest] I
Saturday, June 29
facebook.com/events/456531691819444/

Beethoven 5: ExxonMobil Summer Symphony Nights
Saturday, June 29
bit.ly/2Ygk2cb

Houston Afrofuturism Book Club – Sunday, June 30
Sunday, June 30
afrohou3.eventbrite.com

Guild Of Griots: A Kultured Salon Dinner Party
Sunday, June 30
eventbrite.com/e/guild-of-griots-a-kultured-salon-dinner-party-tickets-62997701822?aff=eand

Anita Baker Farewell Concert Series
Sunday, June 30
www1.ticketmaster.com/anita-baker-sugar-land-texas-06-30-2019/event/3A00567723C18351