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  6 Best Bets This Weekend: Bluebeard, Bikes, and Going Topless at the Beach

  May 16 at 4 a.m.

  After umpteen straight days of rain, we could sure use a break, and it looks like the sun is finally peeking out from behind those clouds. Which is awesome for the hard-partying Jeep enthusiasts heading to Crystal Beach for Go Topless, the 1920s costume contest at Discovery Green, and BikeHouston's...

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  Mother's Day Brings A Break In The Weather and the Last Day of Comicpalooza

  May 13 at 6:16 a.m.

  Comicpalooza closed out its third and final day at the George R. Brown Convention Center Sunday capping off a weekend filled with Game of Thrones actresses, video game championships, panels for all things creative, cosplayers and sword fighting. On Mother’s Day, fans were rewarded with a break in the weather...

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  10 Best Bets This Weekend in Houston: Mother of Dragons, Fringe and AsiaFest

  May 9 at 4 a.m.

  It's time to get your cosplay on because Emilia Clarke, Mother of Dragons, is headlining at Comicpalooza this weekend. There's tons more fun to be had outside GRB so our advice is for some strategic planning with your datebook: Brett Cullen is returning to UH, the 'Stros are trying to...

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  Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Houston With Lupillo Rivera y Flor de Toloache

  April 29 at 4 a.m.

  On Cinco de Mayo we remember the Battle of Puebla when General Ignacio Zaragoza and a small but brave group defeated the French, allowing Mexico to come together with a renewed sense of national pride. Though the victory was short-lived, that date in history — May 5, 1862 — allows Mexican-Americans...

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  Composer Ellen Fullman Has String, Will Travel for CounterCurrent19

  March 20 at 4 a.m.

  Musician and performer Ellen Fullman was experimenting with wire when she found a new sound, a discovery that led her to invent the Long String Instrument. She's been fine-tuning and developing that musical instrument for 30 years now, but imagine Fullman walking forwards and backwards between 90 foot lengths of...

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  6 Best Bets This Weekend in Houston: Azaleas, Dancing Dogs and Skating Fun

  March 1 at 4 a.m.

  We've got a few clues to tell us that spring has finally sprung: the azaleas are in full bloom in manicured gardens around town, Discovery Green has let the ice melt to make way for its outdoor roller rink, and we're all making excuses to get out of the house...