Celebrate the release of The Period and Puberty Parenting Revolution with Dr. Charis Chambers!

EVENT DEETS

When: Friday, September 18 @ 7PM CST

Where: Kindred Stories (2310 Elgin St, HTX 77004)

• RSVP ONLY to reserve your seat.
• RSVP WITH BOOK to reserve your seat and purchase a copy The Period and Puberty Parenting Revolution, supporting both the author and our store programming. The book will be available for pickup at the event.

Please Note: Books purchased from other retailers are not permitted in the bookstore and are not eligible for the signing or photo line. To participate in the signing and photo opportunity, you must purchase a copy from Kindred Stories. If you already purchased your book from Kindred Stories, you may select the RSVP Only ticket option and bring your Kindred Stories copy to the event.

If you purchase a ticket and are unable to attend the event, your ticket is non-refundable. If your ticket includes a book, an email will be sent to all attendees before and after the event with instructions on how to receive your book. Books must be claimed within 14 days following the event. If your book is not retrieved it will be returned to the publisher and will not be available for pick up in the future.

ABOUT THE BOOK

From board certified OB/GYN Dr. Charis Chambers, known as @theperioddoctor on social media, a revolutionary approach to parenting children as they get move through puberty, helping parents create an atmosphere free of judgment, coercion, and marginalization for their kids.

The Period and Puberty Parenting Revolution will equip parents and caregivers to help their child understand their bodies, protect their bodies, plan or manage their periods or pregnancies, and do all this free of judgment, coercion, and marginalization. Dr. Chambers helps readers learn the facts and shed feelings of shame, embarrassment, and inadequacy. This book is for the mom whose puberty experience was riddled with confusion and fear. This book is for the dad who is determined to be more present and supportive than his father was. This book is for the parent who sees reproductive education as a cornerstone to true liberation. This is for the caregiver who wants their child to be safe, well, empowered, and free.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Charis Chambers is a board-certified OB/GYN and fellowship-trained Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecologist. She is the founder of The Period Doctor, an award winning and internationally recognized social media platform dedicated to reproductive health education and equity. She is also the Chief Medical Officer at the #1 women founded and women led menstrual tracking app, Clue. She currently practices part-time in Greenville, SC but will soon be opening her private practice in Atlanta, GA.

Dr. Chambers is a proud Spelman College alumna where she served on the Miss Spelman Court as 1st Attendant and was initiated into Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Mu Pi Chapter in the Spring of 2008. She graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2010 with a degree in Biology. She is a 2024 Distinguished Young Alumni Award recipient from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she earned her medical degree. She completed OB/GYN residency at Greenville Memorial Hospital and fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine.

Beyond clinical care and digital education, Dr. Chambers serves on the governing board of Movement Charter Schools Atlanta and the Medical Review Committee for PERIOD. She is the author of the upcoming book “The Period & Puberty Parenting Revolution,” a compassionate and medically accurate guide that transforms how we parent kids through puberty. She is also a wife and new mom who is passionate about raising the next generation with a foundation in health equity and reproductive justice.

 https://kindredstorieshtx.com/products/author-talk-the-period-and-puberty-parenting-revolution-with-dr-charis-chambers-september-18-7-pm

Written by BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS

Directed by EILEEN J. MORRIS

When their son arrives home with an unexpected guest in tow, the influential Jasper family of Chicago finds itself at the center of a gathering unlike any other. As old assumptions are challenged and long-held secrets begin to surface, each family member is drawn into a journey of self-discovery, examining their beliefs, relationships, and the legacy they hope to leave behind. Rich with humor, heart, and insight, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Purpose is a compelling exploration of family, identity, and the ties that bind us. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this acclaimed drama offers an unforgettable theatrical experience.

SEP 18 - OCT 11, 2026

Regional Premiere | Previews September 12, 13, 16 & 17 | PG-13 DRAMA

Tickets & More Info Here

https://www.ticketmaster.com/isaiah-rashad-lil-sunnys-awful-road-houston-texas-09-18-2026/event/3A0064CB9C7D8F70

https://www.ticketmaster.com/chief-keef-houston-texas-09-19-2026/event/3A0064E1D2C6E34E

https://www.ticketmaster.com/jungle-world-tour-2026-houston-texas-09-23-2026/event/3A006473BB3BDAB3

We're gearing up for Houston Hackathon 2026!! We'd love to have you with us!

The Houston Hackathon is an opportunity for people with different skills to collaborate on projects to improve life in Houston.

Impact Hub Houston envisions a more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable economy, where people are empowered with the skills, capacity, and resources they need to take action. We invite you to be a part of this vision by participating in this annual opportunity to develop systemic and transformative solutions for Houston – solutions that are rooted in local communities so that they are as diverse as Houston, and work for ALL of Houston.

Why Join a Hackathon?

• To make a difference in their community
• To learn new skills or work on real problems
• To meet other cool people who care about the same things
• To turn ideas into action in just a weekend
• To collaborate with local government, nonprofits, and startups
• To challenge themselves and think creatively
• And for a lot of people, it’s just fun! Like summer camp for ideas and action.

We invite all people who want to make a difference in our region to join us at the annual Houston Hackathon! This is a “civic” hackathon, focused on ideating, designing, and developing both policy-based and tech solutions to some of Houston’s greatest challenges. Project stakeholders will be there from the city, county, local organizations, and Houston's impact community!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/save-the-date-houston-hackathon-2026-registration-1995113747927

Free Registration Here
More Info Here

Celebrate the opening of a new mural commission made possible through a Moody x MFA Houston's Core Residency program collaboration

Be the first to see Steffani Jemison's multi-media commission for the Moody's Off the Wall series, Untitled (Same Time / black bird). Sited inside the Brochstein Pavilion, the wall-length installation addresses how shared spaces are imagined and who or what belongs within them. Jemison incorporates lenticular prints of avian imagery, references to "bird scare" tape, and a reclaimed theatrical backdrop of a generic main street to convey a relationship between visual illusions and the social constructs of belonging and trespassing. Enjoy remarks from the artist and refreshments at our free reception.

Join us to celebrate Tiffany D. Cross' latest release Love, Me: A Letter to Black Women in a Toxic Country, Career, and Relationship!

Presented by Kindred Stories - a Black-owned, women-owned bookstore in Third Ward, Houston, TX.

Doors open at 5:15 PM CST. This event includes two ticket options:

• General Admission - This ticket option includes admission to the author talk and allows you to bring in your previously purchased copy of Love, Me.
• General Admission With Book - This ticket option includes admission to the author talk and a copy of Love, Me.

All books will be available for pickup at the event.

In searing dispatches, Love, Me is a timely affirmation for Black women in a world that has undervalued them for centuries.

"Thee Black woman’s story for this era. It is both political and personal. It is both timely and, quite frankly, overdue." —Sunny Hostin, Emmy Award-winning journalist

Will we ever get back the love we give? That’s what millions of Black women are asking. Whether it’s the men in our lives, our experiences in our workplaces, or America itself, the country we built, we are fighting for the consideration, kindness, and respect we are due.

Black women are being silenced. Our history is being whitewashed and our contribution downplayed. Efforts persist to reduce our existence entirely. We are fighting for love, our lives, and livelihoods while a burning America continues to stand on our shoulders as it has throughout time.

In Love, Me, Cross brings to life the souls of Black women today. In the face of a failing democracy, dwindling opportunity, and elusive love, she tells the story of how we, women of accomplishment and endurance, relentlessly use our humanity to preserve ourselves, our culture, and civilization.

Bold and provocative, Cross invites Black women to go from hopeless to hopeful as we fight to achieve our dreams, secure the love we deserve, and preserve the home we built. She argues that we must repair our personhood and society, and that starts with giving ourselves something to believe in. Cross takes us on an intimate journey through the internal and external battles we face, illuminating community and critiquing the politics of being a Black woman today.

With a blend of humor, pathos, and hard-hitting cultural analysis, Cross tackles issues like race, relationships, sex, family, economics, health, labor, and love. By bringing Black women to the forefront, she honors not just her story, but our story.

All sales are final; refunds and transfers are not permitted. If you are unable to attend the event, you will have two (2) weeks to retrieve your book (if applicable). Please refer to your email for forthcoming instructions on how to claim your book. Failure to retrieve your book within this two-week period will result in forfeiture of your copy.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/love-me-with-tiffany-d-cross-tickets-1994596910051

We're gearing up for Houston Hackathon 2026!! We'd love to have you with us!

The Houston Hackathon is an opportunity for people with different skills to collaborate on projects to improve life in Houston.

Impact Hub Houston envisions a more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable economy, where people are empowered with the skills, capacity, and resources they need to take action. We invite you to be a part of this vision by participating in this annual opportunity to develop systemic and transformative solutions for Houston – solutions that are rooted in local communities so that they are as diverse as Houston, and work for ALL of Houston.

Why Join a Hackathon?

• To make a difference in their community
• To learn new skills or work on real problems
• To meet other cool people who care about the same things
• To turn ideas into action in just a weekend
• To collaborate with local government, nonprofits, and startups
• To challenge themselves and think creatively
• And for a lot of people, it’s just fun! Like summer camp for ideas and action.

We invite all people who want to make a difference in our region to join us at the annual Houston Hackathon! This is a “civic” hackathon, focused on ideating, designing, and developing both policy-based and tech solutions to some of Houston’s greatest challenges. Project stakeholders will be there from the city, county, local organizations, and Houston's impact community!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/save-the-date-houston-hackathon-2026-registration-1995113747927

We're gearing up for Houston Hackathon 2026!! We'd love to have you with us!

The Houston Hackathon is an opportunity for people with different skills to collaborate on projects to improve life in Houston.

Impact Hub Houston envisions a more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable economy, where people are empowered with the skills, capacity, and resources they need to take action. We invite you to be a part of this vision by participating in this annual opportunity to develop systemic and transformative solutions for Houston – solutions that are rooted in local communities so that they are as diverse as Houston, and work for ALL of Houston.

Why Join a Hackathon?

• To make a difference in their community
• To learn new skills or work on real problems
• To meet other cool people who care about the same things
• To turn ideas into action in just a weekend
• To collaborate with local government, nonprofits, and startups
• To challenge themselves and think creatively
• And for a lot of people, it’s just fun! Like summer camp for ideas and action.

We invite all people who want to make a difference in our region to join us at the annual Houston Hackathon! This is a “civic” hackathon, focused on ideating, designing, and developing both policy-based and tech solutions to some of Houston’s greatest challenges. Project stakeholders will be there from the city, county, local organizations, and Houston's impact community!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/save-the-date-houston-hackathon-2026-registration-1995113747927

Celebrate the release of This Is How You Love Her with Traci Saulsberry!

Registration & More Info Here

How:

• RSVP ONLY to reserve your seat.
• RSVP WITH BOOK to reserve your seat and purchase a copy This Is How You Love Her, supporting both the author and our store programming. The book will be available for pickup at the event.

Please Note: Books purchased from other retailers are not permitted in the bookstore and are not eligible for the signing or photo line. To participate in the signing and photo opportunity, you must purchase a copy from Kindred Stories. If you already purchased your book from Kindred Stories, you may select the RSVP Only ticket option and bring your Kindred Stories copy to the event.

If you purchase a ticket and are unable to attend the event, your ticket is non-refundable. If your ticket includes a book, an email will be sent to all attendees before and after the event with instructions on how to receive your book. Books must be claimed within 14 days following the event. If your book is not retrieved it will be returned to the publisher and will not be available for pick up in the future.

ABOUT THE BOOK

A fiercely candid, funny, and sometimes heartbreaking blend of memoir and self-help on vulnerability, identity, and reclaiming your life

What if you didn't need Bali to find yourself? For 14 years, Traci Saulsberry led communications at NBC, becoming one of the youngest Black executives at the company. She had everything a modern woman is told to want—the house, her son, the high-powered job.

But when her carefully constructed life collapsed, Saulsberry was confronted with a question she'd been avoiding for years: Who was she, really?

Here I was, caught on my heels, with no backup lover to pick up the slack. Naturally, because I am a product of an adolescence spent binging rom-coms filled with sweeping tales, I wanted to run away and leave it all behind. I romanticized that there must be a flight to the farthest island on the edge of the world where I could just start over again. My archnemesis, reality, quickly snapped me out of that daydream. I wasn't going anywhere. I felt trapped.

This Is How You Love Her is a vulnerable narrative guide to uncovering your identity in life's small moments, right where you are. With wit and insight, heart and cinematic prose, Saulsberry weaves together pages from her journal, conversational guides, poetry, and reflection prompts in this memoir-meets-guide that gives readers permission to get to know themselves at their own pace.

Suggested Donation Tickets & More Info Here

Explore "The New Americans" with Vincent Valdez and Lonnie Ali in a conversation on identity, resistance, and hope.

“The New Americans”: Our Shared Struggle for Democracy
Panel with ACLU-TX artist-in-residence Vincent Valdez
In conversation with Lonnie Ali, CEO, Muhammad Ali Center

Join us for a conversation exploring "The New Americans," a new series of pencil-and-ink drawings that depict the faces and places that artist Vincent Valdez encounters in his search for those working toward a better tomorrow, today. Through intimate portraits and evocative scenes, the series reflects the shared struggles, resilience, and collective spirit that define contemporary America. Valdez will be joined by Lonnie Ali of the Muhammad Ali Center for a thought-provoking discussion on the themes that run throughout the series — identity, solidarity, resistance, and hope — revealing an inspiring reminder: to remain like a stubborn pulse in a struggling heart. These are The New Americans.

Join us to celebrate Tomi Adeyemi's latest release The Siren.

Registration & More Info Here

Presented by Kindred Stories - a Black-owned, women-owned bookstore in Third Ward, Houston, TX.

Doors open at 6:00 PM CST. Each paid ticket includes one signed copy of Tomi Adeyemi's latest release, The Siren. The book will be available for pickup at the event.

The new novel from acclaimed, three-time instant #1 New York Times–bestselling author Tomi Adeyemi blends shocking contemporary storytelling with a sinister dark academic flare to create a blockbuster about rage, longing, and a woman’s darkness that will leave readers breathless.

Nothing is more intoxicating than power. . .

When Emery steps foot onto Dartmouth’s campus, she knows what she has to do: keep her scholarship, take her meds, and pray no one ever finds out about the past she left behind.

But that all changes when Emery meets an intoxicating girl named Roux, her disarming stepbrother named Eli, and the mystical band of girls Roux calls “The Sirens.” Each Siren is as beautiful as the last, and their lives on campus are shrouded in extravagance and secret parties. Before the girls became Sirens, they were outcasts, yet under Roux, their wildest dreams come true. When Roux offers Emery the chance to join them, Emery will do whatever it takes to make it in.

Even if it costs Emery her life.

Each paid ticket includes one signed copy of Tomi Adeyemi's latest release, The Siren. The book will be available for pickup at the event.

Please note: Tomi will not be doing a signing at this event, including signing additional memorabilia or non-book items. She also will not be posing for photos.

NO REFUNDS and NO TRANSFERS

Celebrate the release of The Unhaunting with Micaiah Johnson!

Registration and More Info Here

EVENT DEETS

How: RSVP ONLY to reserve your seat or RSVP WITH BOOK to grab your copy of the book, support the author and our store programming.

Please note outside copies of the book will not be allowed in the bookstore and you will not be eligible for the signing/photo line. You must buy a book from Kindred Stories.

ABOUT THE BOOK

A house, itself, is nothing. It’s not a shelter until it is sheltering someone. A house is a housefire, waiting for its match. A house is a ghost story, waiting for its death.

At the end of the Civil War, a daughter of the Confederacy made what she thought was an innocent wish: to build a house where nothing bad could happen. But peace came at a price, and one hundred and seventy years later Shantell and her friends are about to discover where all that darkness ended up.

When Shantell’s best friend, Avery, tells her he has inherited a house big enough to make their dreams of a sanctuary come true, she’s too cautious to be optimistic. A lifetime of loss — her father to the Iraq war, her brother to police violence, and her mother to suicide — has taught her cynicism, and even though Avery swears the house has never experienced a tragedy, she goes along expecting everything from black mold to evil spirits.

But not only is the house in better shape than they’d expected, it makes them better too: Shantell’s anxiety stops flaring up; terminally shallow Avery is suddenly capable of deeper emotions; and Tobias, Avery’s older brother and the contractor for the job, even quits chain smoking.

There’s an eeriness to the calm, and it’s almost a relief when they realize they do not walk alone in Abernathy House. If nothing bad has ever happened here, where are all these ghosts coming from? As they dig into the house’s history, Shantell, Avery, and Tobias discover that there’s only one thing worse than a house that’s haunted: a house that desperately wants to be.

Over more than three decades, Hew Locke has used photography, drawing, sculpture, and assemblages to explore the histories of colonialism across five continents—filtered through present-day realities of global trade, migration, and diaspora. In this conversation with Brittany Webb, curator of modern and contemporary art, Locke discusses the material, art historical, and geographic influences on view in the exhibition Hew Locke: Passages. Topics span his research in major museums to his travels between the United Kingdom, Guyana, and beyond.  

Tickets & More Info Here

• $10 | General Admission
• $5 | MFAH Members

Plan Your Visit

• This lecture takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater in the Law Building.
• The exhibition is located on the Lower Level of the Beck Building.
• Parking Information | Museum Hours | MFAH Campus Map

About the Artist
Hew Locke (born 1959) is a London-based sculptor. His work has been shown in exhibitions across Britain and the United States, including Gilt for the facade of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; The Procession, a large-scale installation for Tate Britain; and What have we here? at the British Museum.

Artist Yvette Grutter leads a hands-on papermaking workshop introducing the fundamentals of pulp preparation, sheet forming, and pressing presented in conjunction with the exhibition Fragility. Participants create their own paper while exploring texture, layering, and experimentation. No prior experience is needed.

Attend

This program has limited capacity. Registration information is coming soon.

This program takes place at the garage at 1509 Branard Street.

As always, Menil programs are free and open to all.

https://www.menil.org/events/papermaking-workshop-with-yvette-grutter

A celebration of community, creativity and civic engagement.

Houston’s Futures Festival is a daylong celebration of community, creativity and civic engagement that explores the issues shaping the city’s future. On Saturday, Oct. 3, from noon to 8 p.m., the inaugural festival will transform Emancipation Park, One Emancipation Center and the Eldorado Ballroom in Third Ward into vibrant spaces for learning, dialogue and entertainment.

The free event is hosted by the Elizabeth D. Rockwell Center on Ethics and Leadership in partnership with the Third Ward Cultural District, Texas Southern University’s Center for Africana Futures and School of Communication, the University of Houston’s Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and the Center for Health and Thriving.

The festival will feature concurrent programming, including performances from noon to 5:30 p.m., workshops from 1 to 5:30 p.m., short films, local vendors and community resources. Workshops and discussions will explore public education, food insecurity, affordable housing and other pressing challenges facing Houston. The festival will culminate with a live headlining artist performance at 7 p.m. Additional programming details and the full festival schedule will be announced soon.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/houston-futures-festival-tickets-1998252562205

On October 3rd, 2026, Project Row Houses Opens Artist Round 61: Southern Survey Biennial III with Porch Talks and Community Market!

Southern Survey Biennial III

Opening and Community Market on October 3

FREE

Join us for the opening of the third iteration of the Southern Survey Biennial, a dynamic exhibition celebrating recent works by contemporary visual artists living and working across the American South. Hosted by Project Row Houses, this biennial highlights the collective creativity, cultural perspectives, and artistic innovation emerging from the Southern region.

Selected artists will present installations throughout PRH’s seven art houses on Holman Street, transforming the historic campus into a vibrant survey of contemporary Southern visual art.

The Southern Survey Biennial was created to expand opportunities for artists rooted in the South and to strengthen regional visibility and support for creative communities across Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

Celebrate the opening with artists, curators, and community members for an evening of art, conversation, and connection.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artist-round-61-southern-survey-biennial-iii-opening-and-community-market-tickets-1989109308487

Southern Smoke Festival, presented by Sysco, returns in 2026. Join us on Saturday, October 3, 2026 as we host some of the F+B industry’s most talented chefs and personalities and throw a party to support F+B in crisis nationwide. You’ll eat your share in big and bold bites; have your choice of superb wine, beer, and spirits; and enjoy outstanding live music to enhance the experience.

https://www.southernsmoke.org/festival/ssf-2026-2/

Pay-What-You-Can Tickets & More Info Here

Celebrate Jaipur Literature Festival Houston Finale with music, poetry, and community. Honoring storytelling, dialogue, and connection.

Come together in community as we celebrate the Jaipur Literature Festival Houston with a morning of music, poetry, and reflection.

Experience vibrant performances by musicians trained in classical Indian traditions. Hear inspiring poetry on peacebuilding and democracy from students of The Fay School and Houston Youth Poet Laureate Kaviya Dhir.

Join us for a memorable finale to the 19th edition of what is hailed as The Greatest Literary Show on Earth – a celebration of storytelling, dialogue, music, and the power of community.

Family-friendly cultural festival celebrating Afro-Latino food, art, and community in Houston.

PILÓN: HOUSTON’s CELEBRATION of AFRO-LATINO Food

Family-friendly cultural festival celebrating Afro-Latino food, art, and community in Houston.

Join us for PILÓN: Houston’s Celebration of Afro-Latino Food, a vibrant gathering honoring the flavors, creativity, and cultural influence of the Afro-Latino diaspora.

This is more than a food festival — it’s a cultural experience.

Enjoy a curated selection of Afro-Latino food vendors showcasing bold, soulful dishes influenced by the Caribbean, Central America, South America, and African culinary traditions. From savory plates to sweet favorites, every bite reflects history, heritage, and sabor.

Beyond the food, explore:

• Retail vendors featuring curated products and cultural goods
• Artists exhibiting and selling original artwork
• A welcoming, high-energy community atmosphere

Come hungry. Come inspired. Come ready to celebrate culture through food and creativity.

Official After Party from 4PM – 7PM
Continue the celebration into the evening with music, drinks, and community vibes.

Reserve your spot today. Space is limited.

For more information, follow us on Instagram at @LatinCity and on Facebook at @OurLatinCity or visit OurLatinCity.com
 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pilon-houstons-celebration-of-afro-latino-food-tickets-1984164121299

https://www.ticketmaster.com/insecure-the-10th-anniversary-tour-houston-texas-10-04-2026/event/3A0064E8C492C620

Openers: 
Rochelle Jordan
EMMMA 
 
https://www.ticketmaster.com/suki-waterhouse-the-loveland-tour-houston-texas-10-07-2026/event/3A0064E8C8B7CE38

Celebrate the release of The Real Domestic Product with Elizabeth Gregory!

Registration and More Info Here

EVENT DEETS

How: 

• RSVP ONLY to reserve your seat.
• RSVP WITH BOOK to reserve your seat and purchase a copy The Real Domestic, supporting both the author and our store programming. The book will be available for pickup at the event.

Please Note: Books purchased from other retailers are not permitted in the bookstore and are not eligible for the signing or photo line. To participate in the signing and photo opportunity, you must purchase a copy from Kindred Stories. If you already purchased your book from Kindred Stories, you may select the RSVP Only ticket option and bring your Kindred Stories copy to the event.

If you purchase a ticket and are unable to attend the event, your ticket is non-refundable. If your ticket includes a book, an email will be sent to all attendees before and after the event with instructions on how to receive your book. Books must be claimed within 14 days following the event. If your book is not retrieved it will be returned to the publisher and will not be available for pick up in the future.

ABOUT THE BOOK

An urgent and clear-eyed look at the battles over reproductive control and women’s work in our tipping-point moment—and how to forge a path forward.

Reliable birth control has enabled the rising percentage of planned births over the past 35 years,allowing women to enter the paid workforce and civic life in significant numbers for the first time in recorded history. While many Americans embrace these changes, those who see themselves as benefiting from the old hierarchies resist this progress with divisive rhetoric.

In The Real Domestic Product, fertility researcher Elizabeth Gregory argues that our battles over abortion and LGBTQ bans, pronatalism, and DEI are economic at base—that conservatives seek to push women out of civic life through forced childbearing. Their goal? To maintain their discount on domestic labor (getting the work of childrearing done for “free”) and a steady supply of low-wage workers (desperate parents who must take any job to feed the baby).

By connecting the dots among shifting fertility patterns, economics, climate change, equitable work, expanding longevity, and the rising status of formerly excluded groups, Gregory counters reactionary narratives. She demonstrates that a caring democracy and an end to systemic poverty can engender critical advantages for our economy and for our fragile planet.

Never more urgently needed, The Real Domestic Product envisions the way forward to an economy of care for our planet and its people.

Bénédicte de Montlaur, President and CEO of the World Monuments Fund (WMF), joins Paul R. Davis, Curator of Collections, The Menil Collection, for a conversation about cultural heritage sites, museums, and stewardship. They explore WMF case studies in Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Benin, and Togo, and reflect on the important role museums play in fostering a deeper understanding of how cultural heritage from around the world can be conserved for and shared with future generations.

Attend

This program takes place in the main building, located at 1533 Sul Ross Street.

As always, Menil programs are free and open to all.

About the Speakers

Bénédicte de Montlaur

Bénédicte de Montlaur is President and CEO of World Monuments Fund (WMF), the leading organization dedicated to safeguarding irreplaceable heritage. With a background that spans diplomacy and culture, she leads WMF’s team across over 50 active projects around the globe, harnessing preservation to tackle the most pressing issues of our time.

Paul R. Davis

Paul R. Davis is Curator of Collections at the Menil Collection. His work focuses on responsible stewardship and curation, collections management, and fostering access to art across cultural contexts. His projects include exhibitions, publications, and institutional initiatives that emphasize collaboration, ethical practice, and the long-term preservation of cultural heritage.

 
https://www.menil.org/events/cultural-sites-and-museum-collections-a-conversation-with-world-monuments-fund

Free Registration Here
More Info Here

Inspired by the exhibition Radiant Geometries, this free event features Danza Azteca Macuilxochitl and Nameless Sound

Inspired by Radiant Geometries, this signature Moody program will feature live dance from Danza Azteca Macuilxochitl in our central gallery and a musical performance by Nameless Sound musicians Laura Dykes (double bass) and Aryn Ward (winds), activating Nanibah Chacon's interactive work. The event will conclude with complimentary sweet treats from Morelia Gourmet Paletas

Reigning opera diva Joyce DiDonato makes her eagerly awaited return to Houston with her latest creative project, collaborating with the genre-defying ensemble Time for Three in a thrilling new work by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts.

https://www.dacamera.com/chamber-music/joyce-didonato-and-time-for-three-emily-no-prisoner-be/

Celebrate the release of Don't Fall with B.B. Reid!

Registration and More Info Here

How: 

• RSVP ONLY to reserve your seat.
• RSVP WITH BOOK to reserve your seat and purchase a copy Don't Fall, supporting both the author and our store programming. The book will be available for pickup at the event.

Please Note: Books purchased from other retailers are not permitted in the bookstore and are not eligible for the signing or photo line. To participate in the signing and photo opportunity, you must purchase a copy from Kindred Stories. If you already purchased your book from Kindred Stories, you may select the RSVP Only ticket option and bring your Kindred Stories copy to the event.

If you purchase a ticket and are unable to attend the event, your ticket is non-refundable. If your ticket includes a book, an email will be sent to all attendees before and after the event with instructions on how to receive your book. Books must be claimed within 14 days following the event. If your book is not retrieved it will be returned to the publisher and will not be available for pick up in the future.

ABOUT THE BOOK

The first in a brand-new frontlist duet by bestselling author B.B. Reid - a dark romance Red Riding Hood retelling, perfect for fans of Rina Kent, Emily McIntire, and Elizabeth Helen.

While caring for her grandmother, a young woman is caught between a sly wolf hellbent on seducing her and an enigmatic stranger with a heart of tarnished gold.

ABOUT THE BOOK

From bestselling author B.B. Reid comes the first in a dark and steamy retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.

The first book in a brand-new series from TikTok sensation B.B. Reid, a dark romantic retelling of Red Riding Hood.

"Guard your heart, foolish girl. The wolves will come to steal it."

In a quiet French town steeped in old folklore, Nyx has always believed in logic—not legends. So discovering she’s descended from a line of Red Hood witches feels more like a mistake than destiny. But some stories refuse to stay buried. 

The Volkovs have been cursed for generations, and time is running out. The only way to break it? A Red Hood witch must fall in love with one of them. Mikhail Volkov is desperate to save someone he loves—and ending the curse is his last hope. Getting close to Nyx was supposed to be a means to an end… until it becomes something far more dangerous. 

Gray, the watchful hunter who seems to linger on the edges of every secret, is thrust into Nyx's life next. Protective, intense, and impossible to ignore, he draws Nyx deeper into a world she doesn’t understand—and can’t escape. 

Caught between wolf and hunter, instinct and reason, Nyx must decide who to trust—and what she’s willing to risk. 

We are very excited to welcome Erin French to celebrate her new book, The Lost Kitchen Volume 3: Seize the Supper.

Event Guidelines:

• Each ticket includes entry to the event ONE person plus ONE pre-signed copy of The Lost Kitchen Volume 3: Seize the Supper. Each attendee will require a ticket — think of it as one ticket, one chair.
• You will pick up your pre-signed of The Lost Kitchen Volume 3: Seize the Supper at the event. There will be no personalization.
• If you are not feeling well and cannot attend, we will get your book signed for you.
• Your book will be available for you to pick up following the event. If you would like your book shipped, please email orders@bluewillowbookshop.com to coordinate shipping. As a reminder, refunds are available up to 48 hours before the event; you can return your ticket through Eventbrite.
• If you have a disability and require accommodation for this event, please let us know no later than 48 hours before the event by phoning (281) 497-8675 or emailing cathy@bluewillowbookshop.com.

When:

Friday, October 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM Central Time

Where:

Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, 11612 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77024

Blue Willow Bookshop expects all participants to maintain an atmosphere of respect and fairness. Anyone who violates this standard of behavior including any form of harassment, may, at the discretion of the organizers, be immediately removed.

About the Author:

Erin French, a born-and-raised Mainer, is the owner and chef of the Lost Kitchen, a fifty-seat restaurant in Freedom, Maine, listed among Time’s World’s Greatest Places to visit and Bloomberg’s "12 Restaurants Worth Traveling Across the World to Experience.” With two New York Times bestsellers to her name, Finding Freedom and Big Heart Little Stove, Erin is featured in three seasons of the Magnolia Network series The Lost Kitchen and Getting Lost with Erin French, where she travels the country searching for new experiences and culinary inspiration, streaming on HBO Max.

Erin knows the importance of simple pleasures found in gathering for thoughtfully prepared meals. Her love of Maine and sharing its delicious heritage with dinner guests has garnered several James Beard nominations and the attention of The New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, and Food & Wine, as well as NPR’s All Things Considered, CBS News Sunday Morning, and Today.

After more than a decade in business, the Lost Kitchen has become so much more than a restaurant, now boasting a farmer’s market, overnight cabins, a retail shop, and a café called the Little Lost Kitchen.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/erin-french-the-lost-kitchen-volume-3-seize-the-supper-tickets-1991789891182 

Joy Oladokun: The Heavy Things Tour with special guest Madeline Edwards

https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2852527949100453216

Joy Oladokun is one of today’s most compelling genre-defying voices. A queer Black musician and daughter of Nigerian immigrants, Oladokun has become a vital cultural voice, writing songs that explore identity, faith, mental health, and social justice with honesty and restraint. Those themes remain at the heart of Hope Is A Heavy Thing, Oladokun's new 12-track album, due September 25. Produced by Oladokun with additional contributions from Nigerian producer Spellz and a feature from Nigerian artist Adekunle Gold, the album marks a bold new creative chapter, broadening her sound while continuing to explore questions of identity, resilience, and belonging with the emotional depth that has become her signature. The project further reflects Oladokun’s ability to draw from diverse influences while creating music that transcends genre and geography.