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It's gonna be May
A mini guide to May events, things to do this weekend, a giveaway & more!
Kathrina Maribao
April 30, 2026
ON THE HOUSE is your weekly dose of Houston arts and culture, things worth leaving the house for, and more. If you enjoy OTH and would like to support, you can buy readers coffee (aka sponsor an issue), sponsor your event, or simply keep reading. We appreciate you! Scroll down for your curated list of weekend events.
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LATELY IN HOUSTON
Homegrown Houston film. Black Cinema Club HTX just wrapped its inaugural film festival with three days of masterclasses, a film grants ceremony, and a sold-out Michael screening with Missouri City native Kendrick Sampson. In under a year, they've built Houston's only filmmaker grants program. Forward Times
While it’s hot! Live Nation's "Summer of Live" deal means $30 tickets to Houston-area shows. Think Demi Lovato, Jack Harlow, Ari Lennox, Cody Jinks, and more. Deal runs through May 5. Houston Chronicle
“The Gift of Drawing.” See 121 Cy Twombly drawings gifted to the Drawing Institute (only 27 on view now), and John Akomfrah's immersive six-channel film honoring the young, unsung heroes of the Civil Rights Movement. Houston Chronicle
More Houston art, please? Three Houston art shows worth your weekend: Clutch City Craft at HCCC celebrates Houston-made objects from swangas to NASA boots. Artist Breakfast The Exhibit on Ruth Street spotlights a tight-knit Montrose artist community bridging generations. Jaylen Pigford's surrealist oil paintings at Ruby Projects feel urgent, uneasy, and very much of this moment. Substack
This week’s coffee is on us! That means 3 readers will receive a $10 gift card to Segundo Coffee Lab. All you have to do to enter is open today’s issue. (If you’re reading this you just did—nice!!)
Winners will be randomly selected and emailed tomorrow morning.
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MAY LOOKING AHEAD
Arts & Culture
May 9: Second Saturday Open Art Studios at Sawyer Yards
May 15-17: The Planets + Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto at Houston Symphony
May 16: Macabre Market at The Orange Show
May 17: Jazz & Journaling at The Health Museum
May 22-24: Comicpalooza
May 29-31: Lights! Camera! Music! 100 Years of Epic Film Scores at Houston Symphony
WEEKEND EVENTS
All weekend:
The Wiz at The Hobby Center
Vibe Artisan Market at Silver Street Studio
Toy Story in Concert at Houston Symphony
Gem Mint Cardshow at POST
Thursday, 4/30
7:30pm, Film | Mamma Mia! at Rooftop Cinema Club.
8pm, Concert | ABBA Under the Stars at Marriott Marquis Houston. $22 and up.
9pm-2am, Nightlife | For the Yearners One Year Anniversary. $10.
Friday, 5/1
5pm-7pm, Art | Houston Associated Experimental Press release party at Basket Books. “The Houston Associated Experimental Press is a free Houston arts newspaper published by Basket Books and F Magazine, in editorial partnership with FLATS, Ice House Radio, Open MFA, Picnic Surf Shapes, and The Reading Room HTX.”
6:30pm-8:30pm, Art | Print Club First Fridays at Red Bird Press.
7pm, Concert | RAYE: This Tour May Contain New Music at 713 Music Hall. $85 and up
7pm, Art | HUES exhibition opening night at Superb Studios.
8pm and 10pm, Live Show | The Short and Sweet Speakeasy Burlesque and Jazz Cabaret at Avant Garden Houston. $35.
Saturday, 5/2
8am-11am, Community | Spring Plant Sale with Houston Audubon at Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary.
11am-3pm, Community | Wire Garden Critters workshop at HCCC.
2pm-5pm, Art | MUD + CORN + STONE + BLUE closing celebration at Lawndale Art Center.
2pm-Late, Social | The Derby Day Affair at The Kennedy.
6pm-8pm, Community | 36th Annual Montrose Art Party: Flower Power.
8:30pm-10:30pm, Film | BYOB (Bring Your Own Beamer) with Aurora Picture Show at Menil Lawn.
Sunday, 5/3
2pm-3pm, Film | “Past, Present, Premiere” an AAPI Celebration with Trio Menil at Asia Society. “This family-friendly classical performance will feature works written especially for Trio Menil, beloved classical favorites, and recent hits from Studio Ghibli and K-Pop Demon Hunters.” Free.
7pm, Live Show | Cinco de Mayo: Mexico, Leyendas, y Herencia at The Hobby Center. $38 and up.
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