This weekend is all about coming out – Both figuratively and literally – to play.
Two PRIDE MONTH SCREENININGS PRACTICLY Open and Close This Weekend. (As a comic icon who’ll be presenting on saturday would say, Not that there’s anything Wrong with that.) Sandwiched in-BetWeen, We’ll also have the recurn of a very big art show, and Anniversary Celebration/Prince Tribute Going on A Montrose Spot, A Taco Fest Thrown by A Legendary Texas Magazine, and the Houston Symphony Saluting The Classic Works of a Legendary Hollywood Composer.
Thursday, June 5
The Woodlands Arts Council Presents Jim N. Hill: “Essence: People & Places” Opening Reception
The Woodlands Arts Council Will Present Its Summer Exibition,Featureing The Work of Artist Jim N. Hill. The colorful and Expressive Collection Invites Viewers INTO A World of Serene Landscapes, Cheerful Moments, and Reflections on the Joy of Everyday Life. Hill’s Career Spans Severral Decades and Continents. His technique combines acrylic, watercolor, collage, and Pencil to Create Texture Compositions that are Both Emotional and Imaginative. Through Thursday, August 7. 6 pm.
Discovery Green Prests Park after Dark
As the Sun Goes Download, The Park Lights Up, Becuse the Park Will Be Keeping the Fountains and Lights on Late every thursday this month. Discovery Green’s Rockting Dog Art Cart Will Be Onsite with Games and Toys for Rent. Freshly Painted Picnic Tables Double As Game Boards for Guests to Bring Chess or Checkors and Challenge A Friend. Food Trucks and Local Vendors Will Be Serving Up Sweet Treats and Tasty Eats All Evening. 7 PM.
Rooftop Cinema Club Uptown Presents PRIDE MONH: Challengers
Rooftop Cinema Club Houston is Rolling out the Rainbow Carpet for Pride Month with A Lineup of Films and Events. Expecting Matchmaking, SkyLine Views, and Special SCREENININGS when 15 PerCent of Ticket Processes Will Be Donated to Tony’s Place, A Local Nonprofit Supporting LGBTQ+ YouTH Experienceing Homelessness and Housing Instality. The First Screening Will Be ChallengersThat Hot-AND-Heavy SPORTS DRAMA Staring Zendaya As a Tennis Prodigy Torn Between Two Competitive BFS (Josh O’connor and Mike Faist). 10 PM.
FRIDAY, June 6
Lawndale Art Center PRESENTS The Big Show 2025 Opening Reception
The Big Show is An Exh force of New Work by Artists Practicing With a 100-Mile Radius of Lawndale Art Center. The 2025 Edition Will Be Juried by Dr. Phillip A. Townsand, Curator of Art & Art Galleries at Black Studies and Lecturer in the DePartment of African and African DiasPora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Artists Include Mathieu Jn BAPTISTE, Marcus John Guillory, Renata Lucia, Randy Wrosiv and Others. Admosition is free. Through Saturday, August 2. 7 pm.
Houston Symphony Presents “John Williams & Steven Spielberg: Movie Magic”
Spanning 50 Years and 29 Films, John Williams’ and Steven Spielberg’s Legendary Partnership Has Created UnparalleED Movie Magic. This Concept Will Relive The Unforgettable Music from Jaws,, Jurassic Park,, Raides of the Lost Ark,, Et the Extra-TERRESTRIAL,, Schindler’s List,, Close Encouns of the Third KindAnd more in this symphonic center of Hollywood’s Dynamic Duo. This Concept Will Be Conduted by Steven Rineke. 7:30 PM (2:30 PM Saturday; 2 PM Sunday).
Marriott Marquis Houston and Hulu Present Summer Poolside Cinema
This Summer, Movie Night Gets A Rooftop Twist At Marriott Marquis Houston.Alttude –t Hotel’s Open-Air Rooftop Terrace –will Transform INTO A Lively Outdoor Cinema Each Friday Night, Thanks to A New Partnership with Hulu. The First Movie Will Be the 2020 Sci-Fi Romcom Palm SpringsStaring andy Samberg. Themed Popcorn Boxes and Other Fun Touches Will Round Out the Experience, Making this A CANT-MASS SERIS For Locals and Visits Alike. Guests Can Also Purchase Seasonal Cocktails and Summer Bites. Thraw up, September 5. 7:30 PM.
Stageworks Theatre Presents Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play
In Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio PlaySpies, Murder, Love, and Other Trademarks of Alfred Hitchcock Come to Life in the Style of a 1940s Radio Broadcast of the Master of Suspeense’s Earlier Films. Featureing The Lodger,, Sabotageand The 39 steps,, Vintage Hitchcock Is a Triple Feature, Complete with Vintage Commercies, that Recreates a Daring Train Chase, a Serial Killer’s Omnous Prestnce, and a Devasting Explosion Through The Magic of Live Sound Effects. Through Sunday, June 22. 7:30 PM (3 PM Sunday).
Saturday, June 7
Texas Monthly Presents Taco Fest
At the Inaugural Texas Monthly Taco Fest South, Visits Will Enjoy An Evening of Live Entertainment and Some of the Best Tacos Texas Has to Offer. Taco Fest is a center of the “New Tejano” Culinary Movement Popping of FF in Texas. Tickets Will Give Folks Access to Bites from 15 Taco Joints Feature on Texas MonthlyS 50 Best Tacos in Texas List and the Acompanying List of Honorable Monsings, Including No. 1 Ranked Ana Liz Taqueria from Mission, Texas. 5 PM.
Echoes 3 year Anniversary Celebration
Expecting a Lot of Purple Stuff Over At Echoes This Weekend. The Montrose Hangout Marks Its Third Anniversary With a Celebration Honoring the Legacy of Prince on What Wold Have Been His Birthday. The Night Will Feature Prince-THEMED Music All Evening-From Deep Cuts to Danceflooor Anthems-Along with Specialty Cocktails, and a nod to the funk and soul that define brand Artist and the Venue. 4 PM.
Alejandro Escovedo with Special Guest Aaron Lee Tajsan
Alejandro Escovedo is Known for Being An Acclaimed America Singer/Songwriter, Born and Bred Right Here in Texas. But we was to apply years Old when we find out he opened for the sex pistols. Back when He Dips Back in His Past for His Latest Album, 2024’s Echo DancingIncluding New and Repurposed Versions of Songs from his catalog. He’ll be protuborming those this weekend at the heights theater. 8 PM.
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Presents Jerry Seinfeld
Sometimes, We Wonder if Jerry Seinfeld Gets Flanked by Fans, Ready to Give Him the Myriad Junk Food that he and Larry David Mady Famous on Their Classic Sitcom Seinfeld. From Drake’s Coffee Cakes to Junior Mints to Chuckles to Snapple to Just Plain OL ‘CEREAL, Seinfeld Has to Be the Most Junk Food-Crazy Show in Television History. Seinfeld Continues to Give PROPS to Junk Food-He Starred and Directed in Netflix’s Quasi-POP TARTS History UNFROSCED Last Year. Let’s see any POP -Tarts show up on Stage when he did a show in the Woodlands This Weekend. 7:30 PM.
Sunday, June 8
Houston Cinema Arts Society Presents Pride MOTHDLE FEATURE
Houston Cinema Arts Society Will Have a Special Pride Month Double Feature at the Historic Deluxe Theatre. First up is the iconic 1991 Documentary Paris is burningWho is the Provides a Vibrant Snapshot of the 1980s Through the Eyes of New York City’s African American and Latinx Harlem Drag-Ball Scene. After that, it’s the 2024 doc I’m your veneusWhiche Follows the Unsolved Murder of Paris Star Venus Xtravaganza. These two films Speak to the Beauty, Power, and Resilience of the Trans Communities, as well as the Violence and Oppression They Face. 4 PM.
Theatre Under the Stars Presents Brews & Broadway
Theatre und The Stars PRESENTS BRWS & Broadway, a festive, Casual Event that Gives Houston’s Theater Lovers a Place to Gather, Cheer on Their Favorite Shows, and Celebrate the 78th Annual Tony Awards, All While Supporting Tuts’ Artistic and Edussational Programs. AttenDEES Will Enjoy A Live Screening of the Awards, Along with Theatre-THEEMED GAMES, Live Performances, TherED BITES, and Giveakes. The Event is only for Those 21 and Older. 6 PM.
Black Magic Social Club Presents The Freak Show
You know, we don’t regularly show-out shows feathering Local Bands getting their hard-rock/metal/Grunge/Goth on around these parts. But let’s change that by sharing news about the freak show, Going Download this Weekend at Black Magic Social Club. This show is packed with Rockers – The Shroons, Vengaza, The Sickens, Damien, and Kings, Queens and Jack – Getting hard and heavy with it (the music, that is). This one is definitely for the heartbangers. 8 PM.
