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MARKET SQUARE PARK
Fall Calendar
Market Square Park is open daily from 6 am–11 pm. Blankets, lawn chairs, and picnics are welcome; food, beer and wine are available for purchase at Niko Niko’s. No glass containers or outside alcoholic beverages are allowed. Metered on-street parking is available and free after 6 pm. $5 parking is available nightly across the street at Market Square Garage. 301 Milam. marketsquarepark.com Be sure to visit Market Square Park on Facebook and Twitter for special event announcements, weather-related updates and other happenings in the neighborhood’s eclectic dining and bar scene.
SPECIAL EVENTS BLANKET BINGO Sep 10 The stakes are high for Blanket Bingo! Bring your blanket, lawn chairs or snag one of the tables at the park for a night of music and great prizes. $10 admission includes one bingo packet. Additional games and daubers can be purchased for $1 each. 6–9 pm. Bingo begins at 7 pm. READY HOUSTON PREPAREDNESS KIT CHEF’S CHALLENGE Sep 26 Houston-area top-chefs compete against one another to find out who can render the best possible cooking under less than favorable conditions. Stipulations include using pre-selected ingredients and non-perishable food items typically found in a survival preparedness kit and camp stoves to simulate food preparation conditions during a disaster. Local celebrity judges will help choose a favorite dish and the winner will receive a commemorative trophy to display in his or her restaurant. The Chef ’s Challenge is part of the ongoing regional Ready Houston campaign to inform residents about the need to prepare for emergencies before they happen. Saturday, 11 am–1 pm.
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A NIGHT AT MARKET SQUARE Oct 17 Market Square Park is celebrating its 5th anniversary! Join us for a historic night out by exploring the neighborhood’s eclectic bars and restaurants. Enjoy tasty bites and special offerings all night long plus lots of surprises along the way, like The HOU Show with Mills and Antoine, an interactive live show sprinkled with celebrity interviews, skits, videos and very special musical guests, Moji. Saturday, 7 pm to closing. HTX BIKEFEST Nov 7 Hosted by Black Gold Cycling, this festival brings cyclists and bike enthusiasts from all over the city to celebrate their favorite mode of transportation, bikes! The event kicks off with an all-day swap meet boasting more than 50 vendors focused on the bike-friendly lifestyle and will feature a variety of demos from various bike sports such as bike polo, bmx/fixed gear freestyle, various cycling contests, a huge obstacle race course and sprint contests presented by Texas Gold Sprint’em. Saturday, 10 am–6 pm.
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SAVE THE DATE DESIGN CRAFT HOLIDAY MARKET Dec 5 DesignCraft is AIGA Houston’s 5th annual outdoor market featuring the work of local artists, crafters, creatives and more. The one-day event allows Houstonians to discover local, well-designed and crafted goods in their city, and gives vendors an opportunity to sell their work. Featuring demonstrations by local artisans and live music. Saturday, 10 am–5 pm.
MOVIES ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMAS ROLLING ROADSHOW PRESENTS THE QUIRKY & THE CLASSICS Forget about trekking to the ‘burbs for your Alamo Drafthouse fix and come Downtown instead! Join the Rolling Roadshow for these fantastic films under the stars: Sep 4 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (PG) 1975, 91 min. Friday, 8 pm. Sep 19 Final Four Presents, Hoosiers (PG) 1986, 114 min. Saturday, 8 pm. Oct 28 The Shining (R) 1980, 146 min. Wednesday, 7:30 pm.
Nov 20 West Side Story (not rated) 1961, 152 min. Friday, 7 pm.
CONCERTS PINE LEAF BOYS Sep 18 Louisiana’s finest, four-time Grammy-Nominated, world-renown Pine Leaf Boys are making their way to Downtown Houston. These guys have made a name for themselves by presenting their own inimitable brand of Cajun music with youthful exuberance. Friday, 7:30 pm. MUSIQA Oct 24 Six percussionists from Houston and Corpus Christi will gather to strike six slats of wood in Musiqa’s presentation of Michael Gordon’s Timber, an hour-long work performed on instruments rounded up at the local lumber store. The percussionists produce waves of poly-rhythmic complexity that will wash over Market Square Park and entrance listeners. While the tonal palette of the work may appear simple at first, the rhythms produce a kaleidoscopic sound world that is constantly mutating. Saturday, 8 pm.