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Berliner on Berliner Aurora Video Library	Sun., November 8, 1:00pm	Montrose	Film - Repertory & Special Screenings Lectures
How in the hell do you categorize Alan Berliner? Experimental filmmaker? Sure, that's easy (The Family Album, Wide Awake).Unparalleled audio/videographer? Yeah, simple (Critical Mass, The Art of War). Essayist, aesthetician? Of course ("The Wisdom of the Ancients," "Chasing Time"). Internet... More >>

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 >>

"600 sq mi: Hidden" Xnihilo Art Center	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Thu., October 15 until Mon., November 23	Montrose	Art Free Events Photo
"600 sq mi: Hidden" is a photography exhibit that invites you to stop and ponder what you've missed. "Houston is such a sprawling and complex place that interesting or beautiful things can be easy to overlook," says Houstonist.com Editor Jim Parsons. The local blog's annual, reader-submitted... 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 >>

Shonen Knife, Dead Roses, Born Liars Numbers	Sun., November 8, 8:00pm	Montrose	Music
A little math to put things in perspective: Shonen Knife played its first Osaka, Japan, gigs in 1981, the same year the Go-Go’s released Beauty and the Beat. This means that by the time the trio reduced the usually taciturn Kurt Cobain to a self-described “nine-year-old girl at a... More >>

HEALTH, Lovvers, Somosuno, Ghost Mountain Mango's	Sun., November 8, 8:00pm	Montrose	Music
California noise quartet HEALTH pull into Mangos tonight following their appearance at Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest. The band is currently touring behind September's Get Color disc. Too bad the band is coming a week before the Westheimer Block Party. They played the spring edition just this past... More >>

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Art Museum of Southeast Texas Art Museum of Southeast Texas	Daily	Outside Houston	Museum Exhibits & Events

Bering Support Network Bering Memorial United Methodist Church	Daily	Montrose	Support Groups & Hotlines Volunteer Opportunities

Big Brothers/Big Sisters Big Brothers Big Sisters	Daily	Outer Loop - SW	Children's Events Volunteer Opportunities

Fantasy Worlds: Exploring the Limits of Life Burke Baker Planetarium	Daily	Kirby-West U	Museum Exhibits & Events

Central Market Central Market	Daily	Greenway Plaza	Food & Drink

Children's Museum of Houston Children's Museum of Houston	Daily	Third Ward	Children's Events Museum Exhibits & Events

Play and Learn Activity Children's Museum of Houston	Daily	Third Ward	Children's Events Museum Exhibits & Events

EcoStation: Animals with Shells Children's Museum of Houston	Daily	Third Ward	Children's Events

Science Station: Transportation Engineers Wanted Children's Museum of Houston	Daily	Third Ward	Children's Events

Meet a Think Tank Kid: Children's Museum of Houston	Daily	Third Ward	Children's Events

Pack Your Bags! WonderWeekend Children's Museum of Houston	Daily	Third Ward	Children's Events

Exxon Mobil Magnificent Math Moments Children's Museum of Houston	Daily	Third Ward	Children's Events

The Children's Museum of Houston Children's Museum of Houston	Daily	Third Ward	Volunteer Opportunities

Citizens for Animal Protection Thrift Store CAP Shelter	Daily	Outer Loop - SW	Volunteer Opportunities

The Council on Alcohol and Drugs Houston Council on Alcohol and Drugs Houston	Daily	Heights	Volunteer Opportunities

Fort Bend County Libraries George Memorial Library	Daily	Outside Houston	Children's Events Reading & Storytelling

Free Texas Hold 'Em Poker My Bar	Every week Sunday	Outer Loop - NW	Poker Nights

Golden Nugget Bingo Golden Nugget Bingo	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday	Outer Loop - SW	Groups - Social