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Zappa Plays Zappa House of Blues	Sat., November 21, 7:30pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Music
Dweezil Zappa, the oldest son of late avant-garde rock composer Frank Zappa, has been performing songs from his father's career for the past three years on the "Zappa Plays Zappa" tour. The multi-media shows include a wide range of the elder Zappa's material, played by Dweezil and various... More >>

AFI, Gallows Verizon Wireless Theater	Sat., November 21, 8:00pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Music
Approaching two decades as a functioning band (with a few admittedly sketchy years in the beginning), AFI is effectively in punk rock for the long haul. The band ushered a million or so people into its cult through 2003's certified platinum Sing the Sorrow with the help of some catchy singles... More >>

Ian Moore, Hilary York Continental Club	Sat., November 21, 9:00pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Music
Former Ginger Man bartender Hilary York has been in Austin for over a decade now and, at least part time, pursuing a music career. She recently released her second album, In the Dark, a follow-up to 2006’s The Moon. The album features some of Austin’s most sophisticated session... More >>

Via Colori Houston 2009 Sam Houston Park	Sat., November 21 more dates/times	Downtown/ Midtown	Benefits Festivals
The art will hit the asphalt in Sam Houston Park when more than 200 artists create colossal masterworks on the ground for Via Colori¨ Houston 2009. Returning to the street-painting festival is artist Michael Ann-Belin. "I'm looking forward to creating my art," she says, "and also seeing the... More >>

Ben Tecumseh DeSoto: "Understanding Poverty" City Hall	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from Thu., November 5 until Mon., November 30	Downtown/ Midtown	Art - Ongoings Free Events Photography
Ben Tecumseh DeSoto won two Houston Press Best of Houston¨ awards earlier this year; he snagged Best Photographer, and his "Understanding Poverty" show at DiverseWorks was named Best Art Show (an honor he shared with collaborator Ann Walton Sieber). The exhibit has been retooled slightly... More >>

StoryCorps Historias Discovery Green Conservancy	Every week Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Thu., November 19 until Sat., December 19	Downtown/ Midtown	Family Events History
Here's your chance for your life story to become part of the permanent record at the Library of Congress. StoryCorps Historias, an independent oral history project based in New York, goes around the country inviting everyday people to record their stories via a mobile professional recording... More >>

60th Annual H-E-B Holiday Parade Minute Maid Park	Thu., November 26, 9:00am	Downtown/ Midtown	Holiday Parades Thanksgiving
It doesn't matter if you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa, get in the mood for the upcoming festivities at the 60th Annual H-E-B Holiday Parade. In addition to the usual balloon characters, marching bands and drill teams, this year's incarnation features the Budweiser Clydesdales,... More >>

Uptown Holiday Lighting Open Location	Thu., November 26, 4:00pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Christmas Family Events Holiday Holiday - Lights Seasonal Events
Department stores setting up wreaths and nutcrackers before freakin' Halloween aside, Houston has no official start to the Christmas season, but the annual Uptown Holiday Lighting is a good marker. Thousands of Houstonians will attend this year's event, which features half a million twinkling... More >>

The Ensemble Theatre: Christmas with Great Aunt Ensemble Theatre	Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., November 21 until Fri., December 18	Downtown/ Midtown	Christmas Family Events History Theater
Fresh from their other raise-the-roof, packed-house collaborations for Ensemble Theatre - The Wiz, The Twelve Ways of Christmas and Ain't Misbehavin' - director/choreographer Patdro Harris and musical director Carlton Leake join their considerable theatrical forces with Houston writer Thomas... More >>

The Misfits, Hell City Kings, Molotov Compromise House of Blues	Sat., November 28, 7:30pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Music
Yeah, we get that the Danzig-less "Misfits" are the real headliners here, but we could write 1,000 words about how that band isn't fit to wash the Evil Elvis' thinning hair. For us, the draw here Houston's own Hell City Kings and new lead singer Josh Wolf. Two weeks ago at the Westheimer Block... More >>

Chase Hamblin, Ragged Hearts Continental Club	Sat., November 28, 9:00pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Music
Chase Hamblin's A Fine Time EP somehow bridges the gap between the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and the late orchestral work of Elliott Smith, without all the suicidal tendencies. The five-song release really is a marvel to listen to, sounding like George Martin or Jon Brion... More >>

"Twist & Shout" With The Paisley Pilgrim & The Psychedelic Sex Panther The Mink	Sat., November 28, 9:00pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Music
This new outgrowth of the Reverberation garage DJ crew promises a bit o' soul in the works, in addition to the boys' usual smattering of Kinks and the Stones. Since it's the weekend after Thanksgiving, expect plenty of post-turkey debauchery after being cooped up with family for the past week. More >>

Mannheim Steamroller Verizon Wireless Theater	Sun., November 29, 7:30pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Music
It just wouldn’t be Christmas without the bombastic new age tones of Mannheim Steamroller blaring out of mall speakers and holiday parties, now would it? The long-running instrumental group hits Verizon Wireless tonight to ring in the yuletide season with cuts from new compilation... More >>

"rock, scissors, paper" Houston Center for Contemporary Craft	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Thu., October 29 until Sun., January 10	Downtown/ Midtown	Art Free Events
The new exhibit "rock, scissors, paper" features collages, installations, illustrations and even paper clothing created by a quintet of artists using commercially printed found paper. Lisa Qualls, Inca Pan, Renata Lucia, Claire Brewster and Wonil Suh fold, cut, layer, stitch and collage the... More >>

Taking Back Sunday, Anberlin House of Blues	Mon., November 30, 6:00pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Music
Amityville, N.Y., emo-rockers Taking Back Sunday have gone through more lineup changes than Destiny’s Child over the years, and the consistency of the band’s music has suffered because of it. It’s been quite some time since TBS created an album as memorable as vitriolic debut... More >>

A Christmas Carol Alley Theatre	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., November 20 until Sun., December 27	Downtown/ Midtown	Christmas Holiday Theater
No matter how many times we see Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, it always has a timely - and much needed - message. (Thanks, Black Friday.) Get your annual reminder about the true meaning of the holidays care of the Alley Theatre. "Dickens's classic virtually created, in Victorian times,... More >>

Jackson Browne Verizon Wireless Theater	Tue., December 1, 7:30pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Music
Jackson Browne has been one of the great songwriters of the modern era. With his amazing and varied hits – “Doctor My Eyes,” “The Pretender,” “Running On Empty,” “Somebody’s Baby,” “Rock Me On the Water,” “Lawyers In Love”... More >>

Texas Federation of Fiber Artists: Celebrating Our Creative Spirit Houston Center for Contemporary Craft	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., October 3 until Sun., December 27	Downtown/ Midtown	Art Museum Exhibits & Events
Textile artist Tim Harding served as juror for "Celebrating Our Creative Spirit: Texas Federation of Fiber Artists," a collection of collage, tapestry, sculpture and quilted works. (He whittled 225 submissions into a final presentation of 90 pieces.) Organized by the TFFA, the exhibit features... More >>

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Gilbert Sedeno Trio Four Seasons Hotel Houston	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 5:00pm-9:00pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Music

Steffany Johnston Magnolia Hotel	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, 6:00pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Music

T.E.A.S.E. The Vault - The Club	Every week Wednesday	Downtown/ Midtown	See & Be Seen

Paul English Trio with David Caceres Magnolia Hotel	Every week Wednesday, 6:00pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Music