Fun, Family Events To Try This Friday! #TGIF
BLCK Market at Friday October 2, 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM (FREE)
Location: Buffalo Soldier National Museum
Shop from more than 50 Black small businesses, entrepreneurs, artisans, and vendors at the BLCK Market taking place at the Buffalo Soldier National Museum in the Museum District.
Source: https://365thingsinhouston.com/calendar/blck-market-at-buffalo-soldier-national-museum/
Beetlejuice Movie Screening October 2, 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Location: City Acre Brewing Co.
Enjoy a free outdoor movie screening of the 1988 Tim Burton classic, Beetlejuice, at City Acre’s Brewing Co. huge, socially distanced acre.
There will be a special movie night menu including hot dogs, burgers, ice cream cones, trick ‘r treat bags, and a Sandworm Frozen cocktail, with black cherry and lemonade swirl.
Source:
https://365thingsinhouston.com/calendar/beetlejuice-movie-screening-city-acre-brewing-co/
Boo on the boardwalk October 2, 2020 – October 31, 2020
Location: Kemah Boardwalk
Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Sunday, Friday, Saturday
Address: 215 Kipp Avenue
Price: Varies
Admission: Varies
Area of Town: Clear Lake/Bay Area Houston
Source:
https://www.visithoustontexas.com/event/boo-on-the-boardwalk/82939/
Zoo Boo! October 2, 2020 – November 1, 2020
Location: Houston Zoo
Recurrence: Recurring daily
Address: 6200 Hermann Park Drive
Area of Town: Museum District
There is more to explore at the Zoo! Take a ride on the Wildlife Carousel, explore the extended Wortham World of Primates and bears pathways, and cool off in one of our indoor, air-conditioned buildings –including Natural Encounters, Reptile & Amphibian House, Bug House, and the Gorilla Arrival Building.
You’ll also be able to enjoy the Giraffe Feeding Platform and see all your favorite animals with safety as top priority. Online reservations are required for ALL guests and members during this time. Tickets will NOT be sold on-site at the Zoo. We do not offer refunds and exchanges.
Tickets available now through October 31.
Source:
https://www.visithoustontexas.com/event/zoo-boo/81899/
https://www.houstonzoo.org/were-ready-to-welcome-you-back-to-the-zoo/
House of Cards. Until October 11, 2020 (FREE)
Location: Discovery Green
Recurrence: Recurring daily
Address: 1500 McKinney Street
House of Cards presented by Bracewell LLP is a public-art piece by Israel-based design studio OGE Group consisting of 126 oversized playing cards, each of which features a unique piece of artwork.
Public Viewing
Daytime viewing gives perhaps the best opportunity to view the individual cards made by 20 Houston artists and other artists from around the world, accompanied by the music score.
Nighttime viewing is a dramatic show: where the lighting and animation comes alive. Over a ten-minute cycle the installation animates in sync with the music, demonstrating the House of Cards building up and crashing down.
Source:
https://www.visithoustontexas.com/event/house-of-cards-presented-by-bracewell/81581/
https://www.discoverygreen.com/houseofcards
Mars by Luke Jerram at The Houston Museum of Science,
October 2-7, 9:00 AM to 5:00PM
Location: Houston Museum of Natural Science
Recurrence: Recurring daily
Address: 5555 Hermann Park Drive
Area of Town: Museum District
Admission:
Adult Ticket: $25 (ages 12 and up)
Child Ticket: $16 (ages 3–11)
Children ages 2 and under: FREE
College Students with ID: $16
Seniors (62+): $16
Military (with ID): $10 & Groups (10+): $10
Our Solar System neighbor has never been closer! Usually a small twinkle in the sky, Mars comes to HMNS in another high-resolution sculpture by Luke Jerram, the artist behind guest-favorites Moon by Luke Jerram and Gaia — Earth by Luke Jerram. This sculpture features 120 dpi detailed NASA imagery compiled from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter data – Visible Earth series, NASA.
Distinctive features, like craters, canyons and Rover landing sites, are displayed in stunning resolution on this unique installation. At a 23 feet in diameter and an approximate scale of 1:1 million, each centimeter of the internally lit spherical sculpture represents ten kilometers of Mars’ surface.
Included with regular admission to the permanent exhibit halls and located in the Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Hall!
Source:
https://www.visithoustontexas.com/event/mars-by-luke-jerram-at-the-houston-museum-of-science/81374/
https://www.hmns.org/exhibits/special-exhibitions/mars-by-luke-jerram/
Social Distancing & COVID-19 Precautions
Businesses around Greater Houston and the State of Texas are opening up and individual social distancing practices vary from location to location. Masks are still strongly encouraged and recommended to help reduce the spread of the virus and help protect our community.
Leave a Reply