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), pay it forward for a $1, or simply keep reading. We appreciate you! Scroll down for your curated list of weekend events.
Got a tip, event, or something we should be paying attention to? Hit reply.
LATELY IN HOUSTON
Dorsey’s Houston exhibition. Artist Auudi Dorsey skips jazz’s famous names and paints the working musicians, patrons, and cramped juke joints where the music actually lived. Tight, claustrophobic compositions and a recurring red Solo cup link segregation-era bars to today’s New Orleans. His point: “joy within these histories is not a softening of the past but a more complete account of it.” Refusés Journal Substack
Texas leads the nation in book bans. Banned Books Week just closed out last week, and one of the main targets is LGBTQ+ themes. Kit O’Connell asks why non-binary identity spooks some people so much. Their Halloween advice: embrace the monster label and rampage in the streets. The Barbed Wire
So, anyone wanna rent ISS? NASA is putting the International Space Station’s “For Rent” sign up for the 2030’s. Proposals for commercial space stations are due December 8th, with contracts (about eight years, extendable to 15) awarded around April 2027. The goal is to hand low Earth orbit to private companies while NASA chases the Moon and Mars. Houston Public Media
“Hot people everywhere.” Courtney Chelese, “The Socialite,” ranks 35 Houston apartments she’d actually be seen in, tagged for walkability, “hot people everywhere,” and budget (under $1.6K). The full piece is paywalled but hey, if you’re apartment hunting right now, we say go for it. The Socialite Substack
This week’s coffee is on us and Jo’s Coffee! That means 6 readers will receive a $10 gift card to Jo’s Coffee. All you have to do is open this edition. (If you’re reading this, you just did. Nice!)
Winners will be randomly selected and emailed tomorrow morning.
Jo’s Coffee’s fall drink specials return!
Want to collab on a future issue and treat readers to coffee on you? Hit reply.
WEEKEND EVENTS
Affordable Art Fair is all weekend!
All weekend:
Affordable Art Fair Houston at George R. Brown Convention Center
PlantCon Houston at NRG Center
Mrs. Doubtfire The Musical Comedy at Theatre Under the Stars (Hobby Center)
Teeny Tattoo Studio’s 2 Year Anniversary in Memorial
Thursday, 10/15
6pm, Books | Revisiting the Rothko Chapel at 55: Book Talk & Signing inside the Rothko Chapel.
6pm-8pm, Art | Sip & Stroll at The Silos at Sawyer Yards. Exhibitions, open studios and drinks.
6pm-9pm, Crafts | Make a Ceramic Lamp at Four Circle Studio. Three-part handbuilding series, hardware included. $295.
7pm, Food | 5th Annual Oysters & Champagne Social at La Colombe d’Or. Sold Out.
7pm-10pm, Nightlife | Tarot Card Readings at Jethro’s Cocktail Lounge. Tarot readings with Trill Tarot, plus a spooky fall cocktail menu.
7:30pm-9:30pm, Plants | Plants After Dark: Propagation Bar at HiFi's Spookeasy in Finn Hall. Take home 2–3 new plants. $60.
8pm-12am, Nightlife | Nite Owl featuring Santos Sounds and Joe Espinoza at Trash Panda Drinking Club. Chicano and bayou sounds on vinyl.
Friday, 10/16
6pm-9pm, Drinks | Bourbon Night: The Speakeasy Edition at HMNS. 21+. Sold Out.
6pm-7pm, Crafts | Origami Night at Tadaima. Free, reserve a spot.
7pm, Film | Neighborhood Nights: Coco at Memorial Park. Free.
7:30pm, Nightlife | Drunk Spelling Bee at Boozers. Free shots for contestants.
8:30pm-1am, Art | The Gallery After Hours at Studioco. $23, coffee and wine included.
Saturday, 10/17
10am-4pm, Family | ArBOOretum at Houston Arboretum. Trick-or-treat nature trail. $25 and up, free for members.
3pm-10pm, Culture | Houston Filipino Street Festival at Constellation Field, Sugar Land. $19 and up.
4pm-6pm, Books | Dreamers Books + Culture Grand Re-Opening with Mac Arthur Genius Award recipient, Vincent Valdez, at Ironworks.
5pm, Film | Cinema & Agave (Houston Latino Film Festival) with tequila & mezcal tasting at Aurora Chapel. $50 and up.
6:30pm, Jazz | DACAMERA Fall Jazz Kickoff feat. Joshua Redman Quartet. Party at Lynn Wyatt Square, concert at 8pm at the Wortham.
7pm-9pm, Film | Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice (2024) at Discovery Green.
Sunday, 10/18
2pm-6pm, Culture | Diwali Lights! at Asia Society Texas. Free with RSVP.
4:15pm, Film | Nightmare Fuel: Godzilla (1954) at River Oaks Theatre. $16.
5pm, Film | Spooky Sunday Cinema: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) at Bar Daphne. Free, but seating is limited.
5pm-9pm, Market | Ghouls Night Out: A Spooky Houston Night Market. Free.
ICYMI
What we’re reading…
ON THE HOU(S)E Concierge
ON THE HOU(S)E wants to connect with you whether you’re a creator, writer, small business, or brand. We’d love to hear from you! Email [email protected].
