Houston Events Downtown/ Midtown Events

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The Guy Expo George R. Brown Convention Center	Daily from Fri., November 6 until Sun., November 8	Downtown/ Midtown	Competitions Contests Expos Off The Wall
You have to admit, coming up with an idea for an expo for men, where they can walk around doing manly things, is marketing genius. "We wanted to work on something that we could enjoy doing every day," Shawna Suckow, one of The Guy Expo's organizers, tells us. "We knew it had to involve beer.... More >>

Alley Theater: Gruesome Playground Injuries Alley Theatre	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Wed., October 21 until Sun., November 15	Downtown/ Midtown	Performing Arts Theater
The Alley Theatre's latest coup is the world premiere of Gruesome Playground Injuries by Rajiv Joseph. A provocative dark comedy, Injury follows a couple who meet in the school nurse's office (she's throwing up, and he rode his bike off the roof). The encounter sets them on a path marked by the... More >>

AC/DC, The Answer Toyota Center	Sun., November 8, 6:30pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Music
AC/DC have been continuously melting faces around the world for four sweaty headbanging decades. The Australian boogie-rock band really has everything you would ever want from a rock 'n roll band and has stayed steadfastly devoted to making sure you either got laid or drunk, and hopefully both.... 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 Free Events Photo
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 >>

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 >>

Regina Spektor, Jupiter One Verizon Wireless Theater	Tue., November 10, 8:00pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Music
Regina Spektor combines a whimsical, Björk-like sensibility with singing chops and genuine compassion, and she’s usually able to effectively combine the silly and the sweet. While her previous album, Begin to Hope, featured some jaunty numbers and plenty of nonsensical musings, this... More >>

The Illuminations Project Hobby Center for the Performing Arts	Wed., November 11, 7:30pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Charity Events Performing Arts
The Illuminations Project is a fund-raiser that isn't concerned with money. "It's more about [HIV/AIDS] awareness than a big fund-raiser," says IP Executive Producer Falcon Fuhr. This year the annual music and dance showcase features performances by Regina Dane, Clay Hardy, Hope Stone, City... More >>

Rob Zombie, Nekromantix, Captain Clegg & The Night Creatures Verizon Wireless Theater	Wed., November 11, 7:30pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Music
Rob Zombie has been spending a lot more time behind the camera than behind the microphone lately – he’s directed both Halloween and Halloween II since his last album, Educated Horses, came out in 2006. But the roots of Zombie’s psychosexual cinematic creepshows lie in his music,... More >>

Dethklok, Mastodon, Converge, High On Fire Verizon Wireless Theater	Thu., November 12, 6:30pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Music
To the uninitiated, Massachusetts quartet Converge can be downright terrifying. And it's not because they appear clad in face paint or leather and chains - this underground punk-bred foursome would never waste time on costume-like trappings. They are so scary because they are so physically... More >>

Trey McIntyre Project Wortham Theater Center	Fri., November 13, 8:00pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Dance Performing Arts
Trey McIntyre, former choreographic associate with Houston Ballet, is returning to Houston with his own company, the Trey McIntyre Project, for one night. And what a night it will be. The evening features four ballets from the former Houstonian. On the ticket is Shape, for two women and a man.... More >>

Jewel, Holly Williams Verizon Wireless Theater	Fri., November 13, 8:00pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Music
Jewel has had a hell of a musical career for someone barely into her mid-30s. The folk singer-songwriter went from living in a van to MTV stardom in 1995, thanks to her hugely successful debut album, Pieces of You. She then penned a collection of poetry, A Night Without Armor, which became a... More >>

Quirky Works Texas Wortham Theater Center	Sat., November 14, 8:00pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Dance Performing Arts
Quirky Works Texas allows Houston Metropolitan Dance Company to brag about its friends list. Every year, fellow troupes from around the country come to strut their stuff with the folks at Houston Met, who lean back and say, "Yeah, we're friends." Headlining this year's event is choreographer... More >>

Chris Brown, New Boyz, Audio Push House of Blues	Sat., November 14, 7:00pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Music
It takes a special fella to go out on a "fan appreciation" tour just nine months after beating your ex-girlfriend Rhianna up in car for her complaining about you texting another woman. Such is the current state of Chris Brown, the man who had enough dance talent to make Justin Timberlake and... More >>

Orhan Pamuk Hobby Center for the Performing Arts	Mon., November 16, 7:00pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Book Events Multi-Cultural
It's not every day that Houston hosts a Nobel Prize winner, but the Bayou City will get a chance to see one in the flesh when Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk - who won for Literature in 2006 - reads from his new novel The Museum of Innocence. The book, like much of his work, is set in Istanbul,... More >>

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 >>

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Houston Heritage Society The Heritage Society	Daily	Downtown/ Midtown	Volunteer Opportunities

Houston Lawyer Referral Service Houston Lawyer Referral Services, Inc	Daily	Downtown/ Midtown	Free Events

Rich's Rich's Houston	Daily	Downtown/ Midtown	LGBT Events See & Be Seen

The Downtown Forum Chevron Tower	Second Tuesday of every month, 12:00pm-1:15pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Civic Events

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

Paul English Trio Magnolia Hotel	Every week Thursday	Downtown/ Midtown	Music

Healthcare for the Homeless Info Session Healthcare for the Homeless	Second Saturday of every month, 10:00am-11:00am	Downtown/ Midtown	Volunteer Opportunities