These 222 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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November 10 at 5pm +20
Blue Willow Bookshop · Memorial • Free
Read the books they tried to silence. This monthly club at Blue Willow Bookshop dives into banned titles with lively, unfiltered discussion. Come ready to have your perspective stretched.
November 10 at 6:30pm
Murder By The Book · University Place
USA Today bestselling author Carter Wilson appears in conversation with Abby Dunn at Murder By The Book.
November 12 at 6pm
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · University Place • Free
Hear how museums get made, from the architect behind some of America's most striking cultural spaces. Brad Cloepfil of Allied Works shares his approach to building for art in this free talk.
November 12 at 7pm
The Menil Collection · Montrose
Ann Hamilton, the artist behind some of the most quietly mesmerizing installations of our time, reads aloud at the Menil. An evening of language, texture, and hushed attention.
November 12 at 6pm
Moody Center for the Arts, Rice University · University Place • $0
Astral charts and Andean sky-watching traditions inform the geometric abstractions of artist Eamon Ore-Giron, who discusses his work with art historian Lori Boornazian Diel and cultural astronomer Steven Gullberg in this panel conversation.
November 13 at 6:30pm
Murder By The Book · University Place
Hailed by the Washington Post as the definition of perfection in the genre, bestselling novelist Sara Paretsky appears at Murder By The Book for an author event.
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Mon, Nov 9 · 6:00 PM
North Channel Branch Library · Houston
Mon, Nov 9 · 5:00 PM
Jacinto City Branch Library · Northeast Houston
Mon, Nov 9 · 6:30 PM
Houston Heights City Hall & Fire Station · Northside
Mon, Nov 9 · 6:00 PM
Mission Bend Branch Library · Mission Glen
Free
Tue, Nov 10 · 11:00 AM
Blue Willow Bookshop · Memorial
Free
Tue, Nov 10 · 10:00 AM
Space Center Houston · Clear Lake
$24.95
Tue, Nov 10 · 5:30 PM
Ion District · South Central Houston
Tue, Nov 10 · 6:00 PM
Menil Collection · Montrose
Tue, Nov 10 · 10:15 AM
West University Branch Library · Houston
Free
Tue, Nov 10 · 11:00 AM
Blue Willow Bookshop · Memorial
Free
Tue, Nov 10 · 2:30 PM
Partnership Tower · Central Business District
Tue, Nov 10 · 6:00 PM
One Main Building · Downtown Houston
Tue, Nov 10 · 7:00 PM
The Gathering Place · Westbury
Tue, Nov 10 · 6:00 PM
The Menil Collection · Montrose
Tue, Nov 10 · 6:00 PM
Houston Center for Photography · Montrose
Tue, Nov 10 · 6:00 PM
Garza Studios · South Central Houston
Free
Tue, Nov 10 · 8:00 AM
The Ion · South Central Houston
Free
Wed, Nov 11 · 7:00 PM
Fort Bend County Libraries - Mission Bend Branch · Mission Glen
Wed, Nov 11 · 2:00 PM
Fort Bend County Libraries - Mission Bend Branch · Mission Glen
Wed, Nov 11 · 4:30 PM
High Meadows Branch Library · Houston
Free
Wed, Nov 11 · 6:00 PM
Architecture Center Houston · Downtown Houston
Wed, Nov 11 · 2:30 PM
Partnership Tower · Central Business District
Wed, Nov 11 · 8:30 AM
Levit Green Boulevard · South Side
Wed, Nov 11 · 1:00 PM
Northwest Branch Library · Cypress
Free
Wed, Nov 11 · 12:00 PM
Alice Pratt Brown Hall · University Place
Free
Wed, Nov 11 · 5:30 PM
The Ion · South Central Houston
Thu, Nov 12 · 11:15 AM
Harris County Public Library - Spring Branch Memorial Library · Westside
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:30 PM
Congregation Emanu El · University Place
$30
Thu, Nov 12 · 5:30 PM
Second Draught · South Central Houston
$
Thu, Nov 12 · 9:30 AM
Blue Willow Bookshop · Memorial
Thu, Nov 12 · 4:30 PM
Asia Society Texas · Houston Museum District
Thu, Nov 12 · 10:30 AM
James A. Baker III Hall · University Place
Free
Thu, Nov 12 · 4:30 PM
Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library · Clear Lake
Free
Thu, Nov 12 · 5:00 PM
Children's Museum Houston · Houston Museum District
Free
Thu, Nov 12 · 5:00 PM
North Channel Library · Houston
Free
Thu, Nov 12 · 5:30 PM
Ion · South Central Houston
$0
Thu, Nov 12 · 3:00 PM
Mission Bend Branch Library · Mission Glen
Thu, Nov 12 · 9:30 AM
Central Business District
Free
Thu, Nov 12 · 11:00 AM
West University Branch Library · Houston
Free
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
Blue Willow Bookshop · Memorial
Thu, Nov 12 · 3:00 PM
The Health Museum · Houston Museum District
$3
Thu, Nov 12 · 6:30 PM
Amegy Bank Tower · Afton Oaks / River Oaks Area
International Delegate $0, Member $25, Non Member $45
Fri, Nov 13 · 10:30 AM
Montrose Collective · Montrose
Free
Fri, Nov 13 · 1:00 PM
Parker Williams Library · Houston
Fri, Nov 13 · 12:00 PM
The Menil Collection · Montrose
Fri, Nov 13 · 9:30 AM
The Ion · South Central Houston
Fri, Nov 13 · 1:00 PM
Aldine Branch Library · North Houston
Free
Fri, Nov 13 · 10:30 AM
Montrose Collective · Montrose
Fri, Nov 13 · 8:00 AM
Space Center Houston · Clear Lake
$14.95
Fri, Nov 13 · 10:00 AM
The Ion · South Central Houston
Free
Fri, Nov 13 · 9:00 AM
Houston Maritime Center and Museum · Northside
Free
Fri, Nov 13 · 8:30 AM
The Ion · South Central Houston
Fri, Nov 13 · 7:00 PM
Good on Paper · Northside
Fri, Nov 13 · 7:30 PM
Inprint House · Montrose
Free
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