Face it, dude: Your kicks are sooo 2008. So freshen up that mess at the H-Town Sneaker Summit Winter 09. The biannual shoe show features all the latest in wearable and collectable foot apparel from Nike to Adidas to Puma to Converse. Its all there for your gawking and/or shopping pleasure as sneaker heads from around the world stop by this expo to display, sell, trade and discuss footwear. And what would a Sneaker Summit be without some live entertainment? DJs Cipher and RockBoxs Squincy Jones (named Best DJ in our Best of Houston® 2007 issue) and Dayta will be kickin out hip-hop, rock and house jams to keep all the toes a tappin as you decide on the dopest way to keep your feet covered. 3 to 8 p.m. Meridian, 1503 Chartres. For information, call 713-225-1717 or visit or www.myspace.com/htownsneakersummit. $10 to $60.
Sun., Dec. 28, 3-8 p.m., 2008