Tuesday, March 03
Book Reading: Katherine Center’s Everyone Is Beautiful
Get some bookwormy goodness in today by sitting in on author Katherine Center’s reading of her fiction work, Everyone Is Beautiful. I feel like I’m obligated to make some kind of “well Katherine must’ve never seen Tom Waits” type of joke. 7 p.m. Free.
Brazos Bookstore
2421 Bissonnet
713-523-0701
Wednesday, March 04
Photo Exhibit: Unite and Untie
My wife is a bit of a photobug, so I “get” to accompany her to this photography exhibit or that photography exhibit; Unite and Untie is one that I’m actually looking forward to. Basically, it’s an exhibit that tackles the daily lives of soldiers from the war in the Middle East. If nothing else, it has to be better than the time we went to look at pictures of other pictures. Yeah, that’s right. Pictures. Of other pictures. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Free.
Houston Center for Photography
1441 W. Alabama
713-529-4755
Thursday, March 05
Play/Dance: Caution: Women At Work
Did you know that there’s actually an official International Women’s Day soiree? The folks at the Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex did, as they’ve scheduled to host the premiere of Caution: Women At Work, a collaborative show between poet Donna Garrett and choreographer Sara Draper. 7 p.m. $45 per ticket.
Barnvelder
2201 Preston
713-529-1819
Friday, March 06
Comedy: Bruce Bruce
Yuck it up with comedian (BET, Comedy Central) Bruce Bruce tonight at the Houston Improv. He’s gotta be funny, right? I mean, he has the same name twice. That’s pretty wacky. 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. $25 per ticket.
Improv Houston
7620 Katy Freeway
713-333-8800
Saturday, March 07
Boat Race: Buffalo Bayou Regatta
How else to explain it: The Buffalo Bayou Regatta is a 15-mile kayak race down the Buffalo Bayou. It’s not exactly Cannonball Run, but it’s something. 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Starts at 7700 San Felipe, ends at Sesquicentennial Park at 400 Texas.
Buffalo Bayou Regatta
7700 San Felipe
713-752-0314
Sunday, March 08
Houston Icon’s Birthday Party: Little Joe Washington
For the unaware, LJW is an unquestioned icon around these parts. Rumor has it that Little Joe Washington, blues musician extraordinaire and local legend, was already riding around town when the Allen brothers founded Houston. You should definitely help him ring in his eighth decade at his party at the Continental Club tonight. 4 p.m.
Continental Club
3700 Main
713-529-9899
Monday, March 09
The Birth of Christianity: A Jewish Story
The press release bills this as a display of ancient scrolls, objects, and artifacts that allows “the story of two of the world’s most influential religions [to] unfold,” but the real entertainment will probably come from counting how many tools make really edgy and clever Mel Gibson jokes. The over/under is set at 14 1/2, by the way.
Houston Museum of Natural Science
1 Hermann Circle Dr
(713) 639-4629
Tuesday, March 10
Sports: U of H vs. Sam Houston State
Sorry. I went to The SHSU. Eat ‘em up, Kats.
Houston Cougars
Cullen Blvd. @ Elgin
713-743-9444
