{"id":2312,"date":"2023-08-14T04:10:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T04:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merlexpicks.com\/?page_id=2312"},"modified":"2025-11-22T17:12:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T22:12:02","slug":"calender-of-events-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.merlexpicks.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Calendar of Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2312\" class=\"elementor elementor-2312\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f21b8cb elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"7f21b8cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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tabindex=\"-1\">About<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0dacc04 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"0dacc04\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-728132c\" data-id=\"728132c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7396e01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7396e01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Event Calender<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f33c55e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f33c55e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A curated list of the latest cultural happenings in Houston<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e32f56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e32f56\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccec73e\" data-id=\"ccec73e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e1a753 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"6e1a753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"simcal-calendar simcal-default-calendar simcal-default-calendar-list simcal-default-calendar-light\" data-calendar-id=\"2353\" data-timezone=\"America\/Chicago\" data-offset=\"-18000\" data-week-start=\"1\" data-calendar-start=\"1789534800\" data-calendar-end=\"1791943200\" data-events-first=\"1789432200\" data-events-last=\"1791943200\"><div class=\"simcal-calendar-list \"><nav class=\"simcal-calendar-head\">\n\t<div class=\"simcal-nav\">\n\t\t<button class=\"simcal-nav-button simcal-prev\" title=\"Previous\" aria-label=\"Previous\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"simcal-icon-left\"><\/i>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"simcal-nav simcal-current \" data-calendar-current=\"1789534800\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"simcal-current-label\"> <\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"simcal-nav\">\t\t<button class=\"simcal-nav-button simcal-next\" title=\"Next\" aria-label=\"Next\">\t\t\t<i class=\"simcal-icon-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<dl class=\"simcal-events-list-container\" data-prev=\"1786856400\" data-next=\"1792126800\" data-heading-small=\"Sep - Oct 2026\" data-heading-large=\"September - October, 2026\">\t<dt class=\"simcal-day-label\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #4f4a9d;\" ><span style=\"background-color: #4f4a9d; color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"simcal-date-format\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\">September 17, 2026<\/span> <\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"simcal-weekday-4 simcal-past simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-1-events simcal-events-calendar-2353 simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-2-events simcal-events-calendar-2353 simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-3-events simcal-events-calendar-2353\" data-events-count=\"3\">\n\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1789689600\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">AUTHOR TALK: Ashes at the Altar with LaDarrion Williams<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1789689600\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-17T19:00:00-05:00\">September 17, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1789689600\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-17T19:00:00-05:00\">7:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1789693200\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-09-17T20:00:00-05:00\">8:00 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Kindred Stories, 2310 Elgin St #2, Houston, TX 77004, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Kindred Stories, 2310 Elgin St #2, Houston, TX 77004, USA\" \/>Kindred Stories, 2310 Elgin St #2, Houston, TX 77004, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p><span>Celebrate the release of <em>Ashes at the Altar<\/em> with LaDarrion Williams!<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>EVENT DEETS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>When: Thursday, September 17 @ 7PM CST<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Where: Kindred Stories (2310 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>What:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Bookclub Discussion for Books 1 &amp; 2 in the series<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Q&amp;A with the author about <\/span><em><span>Ashes at the Altar<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><span>Activities and Games\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Author Signing<\/span> <\/li>\n<li><span>Giveaways<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>How: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span>RSVP Only<\/span><\/strong><span> \u2013 Reserve your spot at the event.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>RSVP with Book<\/span><\/strong><span> \u2013 Reserve your spot and a copy of Ashes At The Altar<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>RSVP with the <em>Blood At The<\/em> <\/span><\/strong><em><strong><span>Root Trilogy<\/span><\/strong><\/em><strong><span> Hardcover Bundle<\/span><\/strong><span> \u2013 Reserve your spot and receive a hardcover bundle of all three books in the <\/span><em><span>Root Trilogy<\/span><\/em><span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><span>Please Note:<\/span><\/strong><span> Copies of <\/span><em><span>Ashes at the Altar<\/span><\/em><span> purchased from other retailers are not permitted inside the bookstore and are not eligible for the signing or photo line. To participate in the signing and photo opportunity, you must purchase the event book from Kindred Stories. If you have already purchased your copy from Kindred Stories, you may select the <\/span><strong><span>RSVP Only<\/span><\/strong><span> ticket option and bring your Kindred Stories copy to the event. You are also welcome to bring additional books by the author to be signed, but a Kindred Stories event book purchase is required to join the signing line.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span> <b>At a hidden magical HBCU a teen boy must confront evil spirits, family secrets and tested loyalties. In this haunting finale to the\u00a0<i>New York Times<\/i>\u00a0bestselling\u00a0<i>Blood at the Root<\/i>\u00a0trilogy, bloodlines, betrayal, and legacy collide in a battle that may cost everything.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Malik Baron has learned a lot since he first came to Caiman University: History is power. Family is more than just blood. You can't escape your past. And magic always comes with a price.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But nothing he's been taught could have prepared him for what this semester will bring. Even after he risked it all to trap the evil spirit Marinette that has been possessing his mother, her power continues to grow. And with her and the Bokors still at large, the cracks in the magical community have reached a breaking point. Just as Malik begins to get to know his father's family, the Bonclairs' power is challenged, leaving him to decide where his loyalties lie. And it's not just the future of Caiman at stake, but the very magic that runs in his veins.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the propulsive and emotional conclusion to this powerful trilogy, the future and the family Malik has fought so hard to build and protect is in greater danger than ever. But with the power of ancestors and the strength of his loved ones behind him, can he fight for what the world has always said is impossible for a Black boy like him\u2014a happy ending?<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Hailing from the small town of Helena, Alabama, LaDarrion Williams is a self-taught playwright, filmmaker, author, and screenwriter committed to shaping a new era of Black fantasy. His theatrical work has garnered attention at notable venues, including the Echo Theatre Playwrights Lab, the Great Plains Theatre Conference in Omaha, TSU\u2019s Black and Latino Playwrights Festival, and the Boise Contemporary Theater BIPOC Playwrights Festival.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond theater, LaDarrion has directed three short films featured on YouTube and made his mark as a debut author with Blood at the Root, a New York Times and USA Today Bestseller. Through storytelling across multiple mediums, he continues to craft narratives that amplify Black voices, history, and imagination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/author-talk-ashes-at-the-altar-with-ladarrion-williams-september-17-7-pm\">https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/author-talk-ashes-at-the-altar-with-ladarrion-williams-september-17-7-pm<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=MGNjbTllOTA4aGlpZ2I3YXFpOWthcDluczcgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1789689600\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Minnijean Brown Trickey: Activism Is a Way of Life<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1789689600\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-17T19:00:00-05:00\">September 17, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1789689600\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-17T19:00:00-05:00\">7:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1789693200\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-09-17T20:00:00-05:00\">8:00 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"The Menil Collection, 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"The Menil Collection, 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006, USA\" \/>The Menil Collection, 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p>Join us for a special lecture by Minnijean Brown Trickey, a Civil Rights activist and peacemaker. A member of the Little Rock Nine, she reflects on her experiences during the Little Rock desegregation Crisis at Little Rock Central High School in 1957 and the ongoing legacy of the Movement. This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition J<i>ohn Akomfrah: The Hour of the Dog<\/i>.<\/p>\n<h2>Attend<\/h2>\n<p>This program takes place in the main building, located at 1533 Sul Ross Street.<\/p>\n<p>As always, Menil programs are free and open to all.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>About the Speaker<\/h2>\n<p>Minnijean Brown Trickey has lifelong experience and commitment to peacemaking; environmental issues; developing youth leadership; diversity education and training; cross-cultural communication; gender and social justice advocacy. Minnijean Brown Trickey is one of the nine African American students who collectively resisted opposition to desegregate Little Rock Central High School in 1957, with protection from federal troops.<\/p>\n<p>Minnijean\u2019s teaching experience in social work includes Carleton University, and community colleges in Canada. She served in the Clinton Administration as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Workforce Diversity at the Department of Interior. She was the Shipley Visiting Writer for Heritage Studies at Arkansas State University. For the past 22 years she has been a nonviolence and antiracism facilitator for Sojourn to the Past, a ten-day interactive history experience for high school students. She continues as a teacher, writer and motivational speaker. She is the mother of three sons and three daughters.<\/p>\n<p>Brown Trickey is the recipient of numerous awards for her community work for social justice, including Lifetime Achievement Tribute by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, the International Wolf Award for contributions to racial harmony. With the Little Rock Nine, she received the NAACP Spingarn Medal and the Congressional Gold Medal. She is a member of the Little Rock Nine Foundation that awards nine scholarships bi-annually.<\/p>\n<p>She holds a Bachelor of Social Work in Native Human Services from Laurentian University and Master of Social Work from Carleton University, in Ontario Canada. She is the recipient of four Honorary Doctorates.<\/p>\n<p>She is the subject of a documentary,<span>\u00a0<\/span><i>Journey to Little Rock: the Untold Story of Minnijean Brown Trickey<\/i>, which has received critical acclaim in international film festivals in Africa, England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, the U.S., South America and Canada. She was featured in People Magazine, Newsweek, the Ottawa Citizen, the BBC, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp, Donahue, CNN, the History Channel Turning Points in History, the HBO documentary, Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later, and a variety television, radio and print media. She appeared with the Little Rock Nine on Oprah, Today and numerous other media.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Minnijean donated more than 20 personal objects to the Smithsonian\u2019s National Museum of American History. The collection includes a Little Rock Central High School yearbook, a graduation dress, a personal letter from President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a notice of suspension and photographs. She is a proud mother and grandmother who still travels globally spreading a message of antiracism, nonviolence, peace and reconciliation.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.menil.org\/events\/minnijean-brown-trickey-activism-is-a-way-of-life\">https:\/\/www.menil.org\/events\/minnijean-brown-trickey-activism-is-a-way-of-life<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NHVlcWtlOThuM2NydW83cDFmOWE0OTJjbzMgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1789691400\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Kelela - new avatar live<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1789691400\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-17T19:30:00-05:00\">September 17, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1789691400\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-17T19:30:00-05:00\">7:30 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1789698600\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-09-17T21:30:00-05:00\">9:30 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"House of Blues, 1204 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77002, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"House of Blues, 1204 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77002, USA\" \/>House of Blues, 1204 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77002, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/kelela-new-avatar-live-houston-texas-09-17-2026\/event\/3A0064BACB6FBEED\">https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/kelela-new-avatar-live-houston-texas-09-17-2026\/event\/3A0064BACB6FBEED<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=MG44aTNxYmJnOXFlYzZ1ZnRrdDBhOGppM2sgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/dd>\n\t<dt class=\"simcal-day-label\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;\" ><span style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"simcal-date-format\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\">September 18, 2026<\/span> <\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"simcal-weekday-5 simcal-past simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-1-events simcal-events-calendar-2353 simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-2-events simcal-events-calendar-2353 simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-3-events simcal-events-calendar-2353\" data-events-count=\"3\">\n\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1789776000\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">AUTHOR TALK: The Period and Puberty Parenting Revolution with Dr. Charis Chambers<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1789776000\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-18T19:00:00-05:00\">September 18, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1789776000\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-18T19:00:00-05:00\">7:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1789779600\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-09-18T20:00:00-05:00\">8:00 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Kindred Stories, 2310 Elgin St #2, Houston, TX 77004, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Kindred Stories, 2310 Elgin St #2, Houston, TX 77004, USA\" \/>Kindred Stories, 2310 Elgin St #2, Houston, TX 77004, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Celebrate the release of <em>The Period and Puberty Parenting Revolution<\/em> with Dr. Charis Chambers!<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>EVENT DEETS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>When: Friday, September 18 @ 7PM CST<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Where: Kindred Stories (2310 Elgin St, HTX 77004)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>RSVP ONLY<\/strong> to reserve your seat.<\/li>\n<li><strong>RSVP WITH BOOK<\/strong> to reserve your seat and purchase a copy <em>The Period and Puberty Parenting Revolution<\/em>, supporting both the author and our store programming. <strong>The book will be available for pickup at the event.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em>The Period and Puberty Parenting Revolution<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>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.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Charis Chambers is a board-certified OB\/GYN and fellowship-trained Pediatric &amp; 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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 \u201cThe Period &amp; Puberty Parenting Revolution,\u201d 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/author-talk-the-period-and-puberty-parenting-revolution-with-dr-charis-chambers-september-18-7-pm&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw0z1iluOhZ0EvTr1qiasYXP\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/author-talk-the-period-and-puberty-parenting-revolution-with-dr-charis-chambers-september-18-7-pm<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=MGltMHJncTVpZHI2bHR2OWtrbHM4NTk2cTYgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1789777800\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Ensemble Theatre Opening Night: Purpose<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1789777800\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-18T19:30:00-05:00\">September 18, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1789777800\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-18T19:30:00-05:00\">7:30 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1789785000\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-09-18T21:30:00-05:00\">9:30 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"The Ensemble Theatre, 3535 Main St, Houston, TX 77002, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"The Ensemble Theatre, 3535 Main St, Houston, TX 77002, USA\" \/>The Ensemble Theatre, 3535 Main St, Houston, TX 77002, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p>Written by\u00a0BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS<\/p>\n<p>Directed by\u00a0EILEEN J. MORRIS<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>SEP 18 - OCT 11, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Regional Premiere | Previews September 12, 13, 16 &amp; 17 |\u00a0<strong>PG-13<\/strong>\u00a0DRAMA<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/ensemblehouston.com\/2026-2027-season\/purpose\">Tickets &amp; More Info Here<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NGt1ZmpnZDNhc3FmMmYwdGk0Z2E2OWs0cW0gZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1789779600\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">ISAIAH RASHAD: Lil Sunny&#039;s Awful Road Trip<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1789779600\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-18T20:00:00-05:00\">September 18, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1789779600\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-18T20:00:00-05:00\">8:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1789786800\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-09-18T22:00:00-05:00\">10:00 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Bayou Music Center, 520 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Bayou Music Center, 520 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002, USA\" \/>Bayou Music Center, 520 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p>https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/isaiah-rashad-lil-sunnys-awful-road-houston-texas-09-18-2026\/event\/3A0064CB9C7D8F70<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NjlkbWRoZjlqZHAwcGZjdXVyZ3FranVxb24gZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/dd>\n\t<dt class=\"simcal-day-label\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;\" ><span style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"simcal-date-format\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\">September 19, 2026<\/span> <\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"simcal-weekday-6 simcal-past simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-1-events simcal-events-calendar-2353\" data-events-count=\"1\">\n\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1789866000\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">CHIEF KEEF<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1789866000\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-19T20:00:00-05:00\">September 19, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1789866000\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-19T20:00:00-05:00\">8:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1789873200\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-09-19T22:00:00-05:00\">10:00 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Bayou Music Center, 520 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Bayou Music Center, 520 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002, USA\" \/>Bayou Music Center, 520 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/chief-keef-houston-texas-09-19-2026\/event\/3A0064E1D2C6E34E\">https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/chief-keef-houston-texas-09-19-2026\/event\/3A0064E1D2C6E34E<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=M2lkdGFoZWh2aGJ2czNjOXZna20wNWlmMXAgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/dd>\n\t<dt class=\"simcal-day-label\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;\" ><span style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"simcal-date-format\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\">September 21, 2026<\/span> <\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"simcal-weekday-1 simcal-past simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-1-events simcal-events-calendar-2353\" data-events-count=\"1\">\n\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1790033400\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK: The Black Madonna with Christena Cleveland<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1790033400\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-21T18:30:00-05:00\">September 21, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1790033400\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-21T18:30:00-05:00\">6:30 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1790038800\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-09-21T20:00:00-05:00\">8:00 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK: The Black Madonna with Christena Cleveland\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK: The Black Madonna with Christena Cleveland\" \/><\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p dir=\"ltr\">Celebrate the release of T<em>he Black Madonna\u00a0<\/em>with\u00a0Christena Cleveland!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><b>EVENT DEETS<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Where:\u00a0Virtual via Zoom. (We'll send you the Zoom link!)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">How:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><b>RSVP ONLY<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0to reserve your spot.<\/li>\n<li><strong><b>RSVP WITH BOOK<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0to reserve your spot and purchase a copy of\u00a0<em>The Black Madonna<\/em>, supporting both the author and our store programming.\u00a0<strong><b>The book will be available for pickup or shipped on the day of the event.<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><b>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.\u00a0If you do not retrieve your event book , it will be returned to the publisher and you are not eligible for a refund.\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Registration and More Info Here<\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><b><u>ABOUT THE BOOK<\/u><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Meet Black Madonna\u2014Mother of Abundance, Holy Insurrectionist, Our Lady of F Around and Find Out<\/p>\n<p>This bold reclamation of the divine feminine offers a new vision of Black Madonna as a unifying figure of refuge, resistance, and renewal. When we are exhausted and burned out, Black Madonna invites us to surrender to her protective embrace and be revitalized by her subversive life force. When disillusionment takes hold, Black Madonna offers radical belonging\u2014urging us to reclaim our own sacred power.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=MTFjdHZsM2RvaHRwdTZyODgxMnI1NXJjYWMgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/dd>\n\t<dt class=\"simcal-day-label\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;\" ><span style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"simcal-date-format\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\">September 23, 2026<\/span> <\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"simcal-weekday-3 simcal-past simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-1-events simcal-events-calendar-2353\" data-events-count=\"1\">\n\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1790211600\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">JUNGLE - World Tour 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1790211600\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-23T20:00:00-05:00\">September 23, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1790211600\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-23T20:00:00-05:00\">8:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1790218800\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-09-23T22:00:00-05:00\">10:00 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"713 Music Hall, 401 Franklin St Ste 1600, Houston, TX 77201, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"713 Music Hall, 401 Franklin St Ste 1600, Houston, TX 77201, USA\" \/>713 Music Hall, 401 Franklin St Ste 1600, Houston, TX 77201, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/jungle-world-tour-2026-houston-texas-09-23-2026\/event\/3A006473BB3BDAB3\">https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/jungle-world-tour-2026-houston-texas-09-23-2026\/event\/3A006473BB3BDAB3<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NTNxZ292aXV2NzFuMWIzMDBjajl2Y3NpdWwgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/dd>\n\t<dt class=\"simcal-day-label\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;\" ><span style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"simcal-date-format\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\">September 25, 2026<\/span> <\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"simcal-weekday-5 simcal-past simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-1-events simcal-events-calendar-2353 simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-2-events simcal-events-calendar-2353 simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-3-events simcal-events-calendar-2353\" data-events-count=\"3\">\n\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1790312459\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Houston Hackathon 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1790312459\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-25T00:00:59-05:00\">September 25, 2026<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-end-date\" data-event-start=\"1790571541\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-09-27T23:59:01-05:00\">September 27, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Impact Hub Houston, 4201 Main St Ste L055-C, Houston, TX 77002, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Impact Hub Houston, 4201 Main St Ste L055-C, Houston, TX 77002, USA\" \/>Impact Hub Houston, 4201 Main St Ste L055-C, Houston, TX 77002, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p>We're gearing up for Houston Hackathon 2026!! We'd love to have you with us!<\/p>\n<h3><b><b>The Houston Hackathon is an opportunity for people with different skills to collaborate on projects to improve life in Houston.<\/b><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>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 \u2013 solutions that are rooted in local communities so that they are as diverse as Houston, and work for ALL of Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Why Join a Hackathon?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To make a difference in their community<\/li>\n<li>To learn new skills or work on real problems<\/li>\n<li>To meet other cool people who care about the same things<\/li>\n<li>To turn ideas into action in just a weekend<\/li>\n<li>To collaborate with local government, nonprofits, and startups<\/li>\n<li>To challenge themselves and think creatively<\/li>\n<li>And for a lot of people, it\u2019s just fun! Like summer camp for ideas and action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We invite all people who want to make a difference in our region to join us at the annual Houston Hackathon! This is a \u201ccivic\u201d hackathon, focused on ideating, designing, and developing both policy-based and tech solutions to some of Houston\u2019s greatest challenges. Project stakeholders will be there from the city, county, local organizations, and Houston's impact community!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/save-the-date-houston-hackathon-2026-registration-1995113747927\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/save-the-date-houston-hackathon-2026-registration-1995113747927<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NTY4dGh0aWNxYWo1djBmbHM0c3BpcjJpM3AgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1790373600\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Opening Reception for Off the Wall: Steffani Jemison<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1790373600\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-25T17:00:00-05:00\">September 25, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1790373600\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-25T17:00:00-05:00\">5:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1790380800\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-09-25T19:00:00-05:00\">7:00 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Raymond and Susan Brochstein Pavilion, 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Raymond and Susan Brochstein Pavilion, 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005, USA\" \/>Raymond and Susan Brochstein Pavilion, 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/opening-reception-for-off-the-wall-steffani-jemison-tickets-1999695844100?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\">Free Registration Here<\/a><\/b><br \/><b><a href=\"https:\/\/moody.rice.edu\/exhibitions\/wall-steffani-jemison\" target=\"_blank\">More Info Here<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Celebrate the opening of a new mural commission made possible through a Moody x MFA Houston's Core Residency program collaboration<\/p>\n<p>Be the first to see Steffani Jemison's multi-media commission for the Moody's\u00a0<em><em>Off the Wall\u00a0<\/em><\/em>series,<em><em>\u00a0Untitled (Same Time \/ black bird).\u00a0<\/em><\/em>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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NnF1cGk3dHFwdjE2cHVwNTZsc21mM2F0bjIgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1790375400\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Love, Me with Tiffany D. Cross<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1790375400\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-25T17:30:00-05:00\">September 25, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1790375400\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-25T17:30:00-05:00\">5:30 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1790382600\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-09-25T19:30:00-05:00\">7:30 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Holy Family HTX Episcopal Church, 3719 Navigation Blvd, Houston, TX 77003, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Holy Family HTX Episcopal Church, 3719 Navigation Blvd, Houston, TX 77003, USA\" \/>Holy Family HTX Episcopal Church, 3719 Navigation Blvd, Houston, TX 77003, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p>Join us to celebrate Tiffany D. Cross' latest release Love, Me: A Letter to Black Women in a Toxic Country, Career, and Relationship!<\/p>\n<p><b><b>Presented by Kindred Stories - a Black-own<\/b><\/b><b><b>ed, women-owned bookstore in Third Ward, Houston, TX.<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><b>Doors open at 5:15 PM CST. This event includes two ticket options:<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><b>General Admission - <\/b><\/b><b><b>This ticket option includes admission to the author talk and allows you to bring in your previously purchased copy of Love, Me.<\/b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><b>General Admission With Book - This ticket option includes admission to the author talk and a copy of Love, Me.<\/b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><b>All books<\/b><\/b><b><b> will be available for pickup at the event.<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><b>In searing dispatches,<\/b><\/b><b><b> <\/b><\/b><i><b><b>Love, Me<\/b><\/b><\/i><b><b> <\/b><\/b><b><b>is a timely affirmation for Black women in a world that has undervalued them for centuries.<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><b>\"Thee Black woman\u2019s story for this era. It is both political and personal. It is both timely and, quite frankly, overdue.\" \u2014Sunny Hostin, Emmy Award-winning journalist<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Will we ever get back the love we give? That\u2019s what millions of Black women are asking. Whether it\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>In<i><i> <\/i><\/i><i><i>Love, Me<\/i><\/i>, 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><b><b>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. <\/b><\/b><b><b>Failure to retrieve your book within this two-week period will result in forfeiture of your copy.<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/love-me-with-tiffany-d-cross-tickets-1994596910051\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/love-me-with-tiffany-d-cross-tickets-1994596910051<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NjdyZTExaWpnajRnaGlkZ2Yxa3Fyc3Y0MXQgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/dd>\n\t<dt class=\"simcal-day-label\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;\" ><span style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"simcal-date-format\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\">September 26, 2026<\/span> <\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"simcal-weekday-6 simcal-past simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-1-events simcal-events-calendar-2353\" data-events-count=\"1\">\n\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1790312459\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Houston Hackathon 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1790312459\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-25T00:00:59-05:00\">September 25, 2026<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-end-date\" data-event-start=\"1790571541\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-09-27T23:59:01-05:00\">September 27, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Impact Hub Houston, 4201 Main St Ste L055-C, Houston, TX 77002, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Impact Hub Houston, 4201 Main St Ste L055-C, Houston, TX 77002, USA\" \/>Impact Hub Houston, 4201 Main St Ste L055-C, Houston, TX 77002, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p>We're gearing up for Houston Hackathon 2026!! We'd love to have you with us!<\/p>\n<h3><b><b>The Houston Hackathon is an opportunity for people with different skills to collaborate on projects to improve life in Houston.<\/b><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>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 \u2013 solutions that are rooted in local communities so that they are as diverse as Houston, and work for ALL of Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Why Join a Hackathon?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To make a difference in their community<\/li>\n<li>To learn new skills or work on real problems<\/li>\n<li>To meet other cool people who care about the same things<\/li>\n<li>To turn ideas into action in just a weekend<\/li>\n<li>To collaborate with local government, nonprofits, and startups<\/li>\n<li>To challenge themselves and think creatively<\/li>\n<li>And for a lot of people, it\u2019s just fun! Like summer camp for ideas and action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We invite all people who want to make a difference in our region to join us at the annual Houston Hackathon! This is a \u201ccivic\u201d hackathon, focused on ideating, designing, and developing both policy-based and tech solutions to some of Houston\u2019s greatest challenges. Project stakeholders will be there from the city, county, local organizations, and Houston's impact community!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/save-the-date-houston-hackathon-2026-registration-1995113747927\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/save-the-date-houston-hackathon-2026-registration-1995113747927<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NTY4dGh0aWNxYWo1djBmbHM0c3BpcjJpM3AgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/dd>\n\t<dt class=\"simcal-day-label\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;\" ><span style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"simcal-date-format\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\">September 27, 2026<\/span> <\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"simcal-weekday-0 simcal-past simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-1-events simcal-events-calendar-2353 simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-2-events simcal-events-calendar-2353\" data-events-count=\"2\">\n\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1790312459\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Houston Hackathon 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1790312459\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-25T00:00:59-05:00\">September 25, 2026<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-end-date\" data-event-start=\"1790571541\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-09-27T23:59:01-05:00\">September 27, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Impact Hub Houston, 4201 Main St Ste L055-C, Houston, TX 77002, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Impact Hub Houston, 4201 Main St Ste L055-C, Houston, TX 77002, USA\" \/>Impact Hub Houston, 4201 Main St Ste L055-C, Houston, TX 77002, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p>We're gearing up for Houston Hackathon 2026!! We'd love to have you with us!<\/p>\n<h3><b><b>The Houston Hackathon is an opportunity for people with different skills to collaborate on projects to improve life in Houston.<\/b><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>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 \u2013 solutions that are rooted in local communities so that they are as diverse as Houston, and work for ALL of Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Why Join a Hackathon?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To make a difference in their community<\/li>\n<li>To learn new skills or work on real problems<\/li>\n<li>To meet other cool people who care about the same things<\/li>\n<li>To turn ideas into action in just a weekend<\/li>\n<li>To collaborate with local government, nonprofits, and startups<\/li>\n<li>To challenge themselves and think creatively<\/li>\n<li>And for a lot of people, it\u2019s just fun! Like summer camp for ideas and action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We invite all people who want to make a difference in our region to join us at the annual Houston Hackathon! This is a \u201ccivic\u201d hackathon, focused on ideating, designing, and developing both policy-based and tech solutions to some of Houston\u2019s greatest challenges. Project stakeholders will be there from the city, county, local organizations, and Houston's impact community!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/save-the-date-houston-hackathon-2026-registration-1995113747927\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/save-the-date-houston-hackathon-2026-registration-1995113747927<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NTY4dGh0aWNxYWo1djBmbHM0c3BpcjJpM3AgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1790550000\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">AUTHOR TALK: This Is How You Love Her with Traci Saulsberry<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1790550000\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-27T18:00:00-05:00\">September 27, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1790550000\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-27T18:00:00-05:00\">6:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1790557200\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-09-27T20:00:00-05:00\">8:00 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Kindred Stories, 2310 Elgin St #2, Houston, TX 77004, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Kindred Stories, 2310 Elgin St #2, Houston, TX 77004, USA\" \/>Kindred Stories, 2310 Elgin St #2, Houston, TX 77004, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p dir=\"ltr\">Celebrate the release of\u00a0<em>This Is How You Love Her<\/em>\u00a0with Traci Saulsberry!<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/author-talk-this-is-how-you-love-her-with-traci-saulsberry-september-27-6-pm?_pos=3&amp;_sid=50358f6eb&amp;_ss=r\">Registration &amp; More Info Here<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">How:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><b>RSVP ONLY<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0to reserve your seat.<\/li>\n<li><strong><b>RSVP WITH BOOK<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0to reserve your seat and purchase a copy T<em>his Is How You Love Her<\/em>, supporting both the author and our store programming.\u00a0<strong><b>The book will be available for pickup at the event.<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><b>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.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><b>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.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><b>ABOUT THE BOOK<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>A fiercely candid, funny, and sometimes heartbreaking blend of memoir and self-help on vulnerability, identity, and reclaiming your life<\/b><\/p>\n<p>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\u2014the house, her son, the high-powered job.<\/p>\n<p>But when her carefully constructed life collapsed, Saulsberry was confronted with a question she'd been avoiding for years: Who was she, really?<\/p>\n<p><i>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.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>This Is How You Love Her\u00a0<\/i>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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=N2YyM205dmRhZzZuZmsyb25mNWZsYzkxZmEgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/dd>\n\t<dt class=\"simcal-day-label\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;\" ><span style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"simcal-date-format\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\">September 28, 2026<\/span> <\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"simcal-weekday-1 simcal-past simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-1-events simcal-events-calendar-2353\" data-events-count=\"1\">\n\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1790638200\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK: Writer In Residence with Rhonda McKnight<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1790638200\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-28T18:30:00-05:00\">September 28, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1790638200\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-28T18:30:00-05:00\">6:30 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1790645400\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-09-28T20:30:00-05:00\">8:30 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK: Writer In Residence with Rhonda McKnight\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK: Writer In Residence with Rhonda McKnight\" \/><\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p dir=\"ltr\">Celebrate the release of\u00a0<em>Writer In Residence<\/em>\u00a0with Rhonda McKnight!<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/author-talk-this-is-how-you-love-her-with-traci-saulsberry-september-27-6-pm?_pos=3&amp;_sid=50358f6eb&amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\">Registration &amp; More Info Here<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">How:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><b>RSVP ONLY<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0to reserve your spot.<\/li>\n<li><strong><b>RSVP WITH BOOK<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0to reserve your spot and purchase a copy of\u00a0<em>Writer In Residence<\/em>, supporting both the author and our store programming.\u00a0<strong><b>The book will be available for pickup or shipped on the day of the event.<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><b>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.\u00a0If you do not retrieve your event book , it will be returned to the publisher and you are not eligible for a refund.\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><b>ABOUT THE BOOK<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>From award-winning author Rhonda McKnight comes a new story of faith, history, and the power of legacy that merges the romance of\u00a0<em>The Bookshop Sisterhood<\/em>\u00a0with the rich Lowcountry setting of Mary Alice Monroe.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alexandra Chambers is a writer who has run out of words. Struggling with writer's block and the pressure to secure a new book deal, she wins a week in a writer-friendly cabin through a drawing held at a Lowcountry literacy center.<\/p>\n<p>What she finds is far more than she expected--a vibrant community brimming with inspiration, a past steeped in history and culture, and a man who both intrigues and unsettles her.<\/p>\n<p>Gabe Scott, a bestselling author and the former writer-in-residence, is everything Alex feels she's not--acclaimed, award-winning, and unshakably confident. When their paths cross at the center, his literary brilliance and dedication to helping struggling Gullah students stir feelings Alex isn't ready to confront. Though undeniably attracted to him, Alex wrestles with the fear that her books pale beside his celebrated work.<\/p>\n<p>When a surprising family connection unearths long-hidden truths about her past, Alex is forced to confront a lie that has shaped her life. Guided by the quiet wisdom of Ms. Kate, an elderly Gullah cleaning woman with losses of her own, Alex finds the strength to forgive truths long withheld, embrace her voice, and write the story only she can tell.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NWNiYjBlNjc5MzNhM3Bta3I4NTVqbzM0ZXQgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/dd>\n\t<dt class=\"simcal-day-label\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;\" ><span style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"simcal-date-format\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\">September 30, 2026<\/span> <\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"simcal-weekday-3 simcal-past simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-1-events simcal-events-calendar-2353 simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-2-events simcal-events-calendar-2353\" data-events-count=\"2\">\n\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1790811000\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">\u201cThe New Americans\u201d: Our Shared Struggle for Democracy<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1790811000\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-30T18:30:00-05:00\">September 30, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1790811000\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-30T18:30:00-05:00\">6:30 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1790818200\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-09-30T20:30:00-05:00\">8:30 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Rothko Chapel, 3900 Yupon St, Houston, TX 77006, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Rothko Chapel, 3900 Yupon St, Houston, TX 77006, USA\" \/>Rothko Chapel, 3900 Yupon St, Houston, TX 77006, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/the-new-americans-our-shared-struggle-for-democracy-panel-tickets-1995731110475?aff=erelpanelorg\">Suggested Donation Tickets &amp; More Info Here<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Explore \"The New Americans\" with Vincent Valdez and Lonnie Ali in a conversation on identity, resistance, and hope.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u201cThe New Americans\u201d: Our Shared Struggle for Democracy<\/strong><\/strong><br \/><strong><strong>Panel with ACLU-TX artist-in-residence Vincent Valdez<\/strong><\/strong><br \/><strong><strong>In conversation with Lonnie Ali, CEO, Muhammad Ali Center<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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 \u2014 identity, solidarity, resistance, and hope \u2014 revealing an inspiring reminder: to remain like a stubborn pulse in a struggling heart.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclutx.org\/campaigns-initiatives\/new-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\"><u>These are\u00a0<em><em>The New Americans<\/em><\/em>.<br \/><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NDU5amVzN2hsNzR0bnNibTBkaTkyMGJpMm4gZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1790812800\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">The Siren with Tomi Adeyemi<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1790812800\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-30T19:00:00-05:00\">September 30, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1790812800\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-09-30T19:00:00-05:00\">7:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1790820000\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-09-30T21:00:00-05:00\">9:00 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Holy Family HTX Episcopal Church, 3719 Navigation Blvd, Houston, TX 77003, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Holy Family HTX Episcopal Church, 3719 Navigation Blvd, Houston, TX 77003, USA\" \/>Holy Family HTX Episcopal Church, 3719 Navigation Blvd, Houston, TX 77003, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p>Join us to celebrate Tomi Adeyemi's latest release The Siren.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/the-siren-with-tomi-adeyemi-tickets-1991730667041\" target=\"_blank\">Registration &amp; More Info Here<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>Presented by Kindred Stories - a Black-own<\/strong><\/strong><strong><strong>ed, women-owned bookstore in Third Ward, Houston, TX.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>Doors open at 6:00 PM CST. Each paid ticket includes one signed copy o<\/strong><\/strong><strong><strong>f\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><strong><strong>Tomi Adeyemi'<\/strong><\/strong><strong><strong>s latest release,\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><em><strong><strong>The Siren<\/strong><\/strong><\/em><strong><strong>. The book will be available for pickup at the event.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>The new novel from acclaimed, three-time instant #1<\/strong><\/strong><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><em><strong><strong>New York Times<\/strong><\/strong><\/em><strong><strong>\u2013bestselling author Tomi Adeyemi blends shocking contemporary storytelling with a sinister dark academic flare to create a blockbuster about rage, longing, and a woman\u2019s darkness that will leave readers breathless.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><em>Nothing is more intoxicating than power. . .<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>When Emery steps foot onto Dartmouth\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>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 \u201cThe Sirens.\u201d 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.<\/p>\n<p>Even if it costs Emery her life.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>Each paid ticket includes one signed copy o<\/strong><\/strong><strong><strong>f\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><strong><strong>Tomi Adeyemi'<\/strong><\/strong><strong><strong>s latest release,\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><em><strong><strong>The Siren<\/strong><\/strong><\/em><strong><strong>. The book will be available for pickup at the event.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>Please note:<\/strong><\/strong><strong><strong>\u00a0Tomi 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.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>NO REFUNDS and NO TRANSFERS<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=M3U4dWxqYTBiNjU4MG81MjMzZzdwajZwa2UgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/dd>\n\t<dt class=\"simcal-day-label\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;\" ><span style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"simcal-date-format\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\">October 1, 2026<\/span> <\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"simcal-weekday-4 simcal-past simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-1-events simcal-events-calendar-2353 simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-2-events simcal-events-calendar-2353\" data-events-count=\"2\">\n\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1790830859\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Untitled Art, Houston VIP Preview<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1790830859\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-01T00:00:59-05:00\">October 1, 2026<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Untitled Art, Houston VIP Preview\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Untitled Art, Houston VIP Preview\" \/><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NTlwbXVucnU1dmdkY2RuYnNwa3VuaTFkcGcgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1790899200\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">AUTHOR TALK: The Unhaunting with Micaiah Johnson<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1790899200\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-01T19:00:00-05:00\">October 1, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1790899200\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-01T19:00:00-05:00\">7:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1790906400\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-10-01T21:00:00-05:00\">9:00 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Kindred Stories, 2310 Elgin St #2, Houston, TX 77004, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Kindred Stories, 2310 Elgin St #2, Houston, TX 77004, USA\" \/>Kindred Stories, 2310 Elgin St #2, Houston, TX 77004, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p dir=\"ltr\">Celebrate the release of The Unhaunting with Micaiah Johnson!<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/author-talk-the-unhaunting-with-micaiah-johnson-october-1-7-pm?_pos=1&amp;_sid=d3d2a1328&amp;_ss=r\">Registration and More Info Here<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><b>EVENT DEETS<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">How:\u00a0RSVP ONLY to reserve your seat or RSVP WITH BOOK to grab your copy of the book, support the author and our store programming.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><b>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.<\/b><\/strong><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><b>ABOUT THE BOOK<\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><i>A house, itself, is nothing. It\u2019s 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.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>When Shantell\u2019s best friend, Avery, tells her he has inherited a house big enough to make their dreams of a sanctuary come true, she\u2019s too cautious to be optimistic. A lifetime of loss \u2014 her father to the Iraq war, her brother to police violence, and her mother to suicide \u2014 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.<\/p>\n<p>But not only is the house in better shape than they\u2019d expected, it makes them better too: Shantell\u2019s anxiety stops flaring up; terminally shallow Avery is suddenly capable of deeper emotions; and Tobias, Avery\u2019s older brother and the contractor for the job, even quits chain smoking.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s an eeriness to the calm, and it\u2019s 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\u2019s history, Shantell, Avery, and Tobias discover that there\u2019s only one thing worse than a house that\u2019s haunted: a house that desperately wants to be.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=MHBxajZ2dmt2NGplY2lvc3NoN2MyaXZxM2EgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/dd>\n\t<dt class=\"simcal-day-label\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;\" ><span style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"simcal-date-format\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\">October 2, 2026<\/span> <\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"simcal-weekday-5 simcal-past simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-1-events simcal-events-calendar-2353 simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-2-events simcal-events-calendar-2353\" data-events-count=\"2\">\n\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1790917259\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Untitled Art, Houston<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1790917259\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-02T00:00:59-05:00\">October 2, 2026<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-end-date\" data-event-start=\"1791176341\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-10-04T23:59:01-05:00\">October 4, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Untitled Art, Houston\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Untitled Art, Houston\" \/><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NDYxMmt1ZjMzMjl1dTJrcW12b2FjNTJwdWEgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1790982000\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">In Conversation with Hew Locke<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1790982000\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-02T18:00:00-05:00\">October 2, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1790982000\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-02T18:00:00-05:00\">6:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1790985600\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-10-02T19:00:00-05:00\">7:00 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Caroline Wiess Law Building at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Caroline Wiess Law Building at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005, USA\" \/>Caroline Wiess Law Building at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p>Over more than three decades, Hew Locke has used photography, drawing, sculpture, and assemblages to explore the histories of colonialism across five continents\u2014filtered 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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfah.org\/passages\"><em>Hew Locke: Passages<\/em><\/a>. Topics span his research in major museums to his travels between the United Kingdom, Guyana, and beyond. \u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfah.org\/events\/lecture-in-conversation-with-hew-locke?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=Houston%2C%20Meet%20Hew%20Locke%20%7C%20A%20Conversation%20with%20the%20Artist&amp;utm_campaign=FRI%20%7C%20AUG%2007%20%7C%20General%20Audience%20%28Copy%29\">Tickets &amp; More Info Here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$10 | General Admission<\/li>\n<li>$5 | MFAH Members<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Plan Your Visit<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This lecture takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater in the Law Building.<\/li>\n<li>The exhibition is located on the Lower Level of the Beck Building.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfah.org\/visit#parkinginfo\">Parking Information<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfah.org\/visit#aboutmuseum\">Museum Hours<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfah.org\/map\" target=\"_blank\">MFAH Campus Map<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><small><strong>About the Artist<\/strong><br \/>Hew Locke (born 1959) is a London-based sculptor. His work has been shown in exhibitions across Britain and the United States, including\u00a0<em>Gilt<\/em>\u00a0for the facade of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York;\u00a0<em>The Procession<\/em>, a large-scale installation for Tate Britain; and\u00a0<em>What have we here?<\/em>\u00a0at the British Museum.<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=M2w1YmM1Ym8xYjk1bTF0Z3FyNGUwcGlycmcgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/dd>\n\t<dt class=\"simcal-day-label\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;\" ><span style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"simcal-date-format\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\">October 3, 2026<\/span> <\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"simcal-weekday-6 simcal-past simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-1-events simcal-events-calendar-2353 simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-2-events simcal-events-calendar-2353 simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-3-events simcal-events-calendar-2353 simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-4-events simcal-events-calendar-2353 simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-5-events simcal-events-calendar-2353\" data-events-count=\"5\">\n\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1790917259\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Untitled Art, Houston<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1790917259\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-02T00:00:59-05:00\">October 2, 2026<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-end-date\" data-event-start=\"1791176341\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-10-04T23:59:01-05:00\">October 4, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Untitled Art, Houston\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Untitled Art, Houston\" \/><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NDYxMmt1ZjMzMjl1dTJrcW12b2FjNTJwdWEgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1791043200\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Papermaking Workshop with Yvette Grutter<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1791043200\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-03T11:00:00-05:00\">October 3, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1791043200\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-03T11:00:00-05:00\">11:00 am<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1791050400\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-10-03T13:00:00-05:00\">1:00 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"1509 Branard St, Houston, TX 77006, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"1509 Branard St, Houston, TX 77006, USA\" \/>1509 Branard St, Houston, TX 77006, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p>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<span>\u00a0<\/span><i>Fragility<\/i>. Participants create their own paper while exploring texture, layering, and experimentation. No prior experience is needed.<\/p>\n<h2>Attend<\/h2>\n<p>This program has limited capacity. Registration information is coming soon.<\/p>\n<p>This program takes place at the garage at 1509 Branard Street.<\/p>\n<p>As always, Menil programs are free and open to all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.menil.org\/events\/papermaking-workshop-with-yvette-grutter\">https:\/\/www.menil.org\/events\/papermaking-workshop-with-yvette-grutter<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NzNkMTVxZ21udHA2dmQ2bTgzcXY5YmNmY3QgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1791046800\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Houston Futures Festival<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1791046800\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-03T12:00:00-05:00\">October 3, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1791046800\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-03T12:00:00-05:00\">12:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1791075600\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-10-03T20:00:00-05:00\">8:00 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Emancipation Park, 3018 Emancipation Ave, Houston, TX 77004, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Emancipation Park, 3018 Emancipation Ave, Houston, TX 77004, USA\" \/>Emancipation Park, 3018 Emancipation Ave, Houston, TX 77004, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p>A celebration of community, creativity and civic engagement.<\/p>\n<p>Houston\u2019s Futures Festival is a daylong celebration of community, creativity and civic engagement that explores the issues shaping the city\u2019s future. On <strong><strong>Saturday<\/strong><\/strong>, <strong><strong>Oct. 3<\/strong><\/strong>, from <strong><strong>noon to 8 p.m.<\/strong><\/strong>, the inaugural festival will transform Emancipation Park, One Emancipation Center and the Eldorado Ballroom in <strong><strong>Third Ward<\/strong><\/strong> into vibrant spaces for learning, dialogue and entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s Center for Africana Futures and School of Communication, the University of Houston\u2019s Women\u2019s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and the Center for Health and Thriving.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/houston-futures-festival-tickets-1998252562205&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw2GgdnOMMhsFZpg2d94Chz0\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/houston-futures-festival-tickets-1998252562205<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=Nmp0aWN1dnA0YWRudHU1aWN1aWlzY2VpajAgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1791061200\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Artist Round 61: Southern Survey Biennial III Opening and Community Market<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1791061200\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-03T16:00:00-05:00\">October 3, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1791061200\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-03T16:00:00-05:00\">4:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1791072000\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-10-03T19:00:00-05:00\">7:00 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Project Row Houses, 2521 Holman St, Houston, TX 77004, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Project Row Houses, 2521 Holman St, Houston, TX 77004, USA\" \/>Project Row Houses, 2521 Holman St, Houston, TX 77004, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p>On October 3rd, 2026, Project Row Houses Opens Artist Round 61: Southern Survey Biennial III with Porch Talks and Community Market!<\/p>\n<p><b><b>Southern Survey Biennial III<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><b>Opening and Community Market<\/b><\/b><b><b><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/b><b><b>on October 3<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><b>FREE<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Selected artists will present installations throughout PRH\u2019s seven art houses on Holman Street, transforming the historic campus into a vibrant survey of contemporary Southern visual art.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrate the opening with artists, curators, and community members for an evening of art, conversation, and connection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/artist-round-61-southern-survey-biennial-iii-opening-and-community-market-tickets-1989109308487&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw30ZkCjT5fSwaFPwWqE9pTe\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/artist-round-61-southern-survey-biennial-iii-opening-and-community-market-tickets-1989109308487<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NnFrNGI3ZG92ZGttZGszNWs2MzQwZTBscHAgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1791061200\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Southern Smoke Festival 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1791061200\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-03T16:00:00-05:00\">October 3, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1791061200\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-03T16:00:00-05:00\">4:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1791075600\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-10-03T20:00:00-05:00\">8:00 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Discovery Green 1500 McKinney St, Houston, TX 77010, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Discovery Green 1500 McKinney St, Houston, TX 77010, USA\" \/>Discovery Green 1500 McKinney St, Houston, TX 77010, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p>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\u2019s most talented chefs and personalities and throw a party to support F+B in crisis nationwide. You\u2019ll 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.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.southernsmoke.org\/festival\/ssf-2026-2\/<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NWdiODU1ZGx0Y3Q3czdiOTQ4c2p0NHMwb28gZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/dd>\n\t<dt class=\"simcal-day-label\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;\" ><span style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"simcal-date-format\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\">October 4, 2026<\/span> <\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"simcal-weekday-0 simcal-past simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-1-events simcal-events-calendar-2353 simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-2-events simcal-events-calendar-2353 simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-3-events simcal-events-calendar-2353 simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-4-events simcal-events-calendar-2353\" data-events-count=\"4\">\n\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1790917259\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Untitled Art, Houston<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1790917259\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-02T00:00:59-05:00\">October 2, 2026<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-end-date\" data-event-start=\"1791176341\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-10-04T23:59:01-05:00\">October 4, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Untitled Art, Houston\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Untitled Art, Houston\" \/><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NDYxMmt1ZjMzMjl1dTJrcW12b2FjNTJwdWEgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1791122400\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Music &amp; Poetry for Peace &amp; Democracy<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1791122400\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-04T09:00:00-05:00\">October 4, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1791122400\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-04T09:00:00-05:00\">9:00 am<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1791127800\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-10-04T10:30:00-05:00\">10:30 am<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Rothko Chapel, 3900 Yupon St, Houston, TX 77006, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Rothko Chapel, 3900 Yupon St, Houston, TX 77006, USA\" \/>Rothko Chapel, 3900 Yupon St, Houston, TX 77006, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/music-poetry-for-peace-democracy-presented-with-jlf-houston-tickets-1994230846144?aff=erellivmlt\" target=\"_blank\">Pay-What-You-Can Tickets &amp; More Info Here<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Celebrate Jaipur Literature Festival Houston Finale with music, poetry, and community. Honoring storytelling, dialogue, and connection.<\/p>\n<p>Come together in community as we celebrate the Jaipur Literature Festival Houston with a morning of music, poetry, and reflection.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Join us for a memorable finale to the 19th edition of what is hailed as The Greatest Literary Show on Earth \u2013 a celebration of storytelling, dialogue, music, and the power of community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=MzVhdDc3MnA3Zzcyb2M1aHBqa2dnZTZhaDkgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1791133200\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">PIL\u00d3N: Houston&#039;s Celebration of Afro-Latino Food<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1791133200\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-04T12:00:00-05:00\">October 4, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1791133200\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-04T12:00:00-05:00\">12:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1791151200\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-10-04T17:00:00-05:00\">5:00 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Sawyer Yards, 2101 Winter St Suite A100, Houston, TX 77007, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Sawyer Yards, 2101 Winter St Suite A100, Houston, TX 77007, USA\" \/>Sawyer Yards, 2101 Winter St Suite A100, Houston, TX 77007, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p>Family-friendly cultural festival celebrating Afro-Latino food, art, and community in Houston.<\/p>\n<p>PIL\u00d3N: HOUSTON\u2019s CELEBRATION of AFRO-LATINO Food<\/p>\n<p>Family-friendly cultural festival celebrating Afro-Latino food, art, and community in Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Join us for PIL\u00d3N: Houston\u2019s Celebration of Afro-Latino Food, a vibrant gathering honoring the flavors, creativity, and cultural influence of the Afro-Latino diaspora.<\/p>\n<p>This is more than a food festival \u2014 it\u2019s a cultural experience.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the food, explore:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Retail vendors featuring curated products and cultural goods<br \/>\n\u2022 Artists exhibiting and selling original artwork<br \/>\n\u2022 A welcoming, high-energy community atmosphere<\/p>\n<p>Come hungry. Come inspired. Come ready to celebrate culture through food and creativity.<\/p>\n<p>Official After Party from 4PM \u2013 7PM<br \/>\nContinue the celebration into the evening with music, drinks, and community vibes.<\/p>\n<p>Reserve your spot today. Space is limited.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, follow us on Instagram at @LatinCity and on Facebook at @OurLatinCity or visit OurLatinCity.com<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/pilon-houstons-celebration-of-afro-latino-food-tickets-1984164121299<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=MWN2aTA4YzM5aWc0cWhsaGltNHBmZ29hYzMgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1791162000\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Insecure: The 10th Anniversary Tour<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1791162000\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-04T20:00:00-05:00\">October 4, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1791162000\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-04T20:00:00-05:00\">8:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1791169200\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-10-04T22:00:00-05:00\">10:00 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Bayou Music Center, 520 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Bayou Music Center, 520 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002, USA\" \/>Bayou Music Center, 520 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/insecure-the-10th-anniversary-tour-houston-texas-10-04-2026\/event\/3A0064E8C492C620\">https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/insecure-the-10th-anniversary-tour-houston-texas-10-04-2026\/event\/3A0064E8C492C620<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=MWx1ZzNvYXVwaWN1dXRpZnJkNzVrOGJiajAgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/dd>\n\t<dt class=\"simcal-day-label\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;\" ><span style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"simcal-date-format\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\">October 7, 2026<\/span> <\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"simcal-weekday-3 simcal-past simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-1-events simcal-events-calendar-2353\" data-events-count=\"1\">\n\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1791421200\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Suki Waterhouse: The Loveland Tour<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1791421200\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-07T20:00:00-05:00\">October 7, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1791421200\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-07T20:00:00-05:00\">8:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1791428400\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-10-07T22:00:00-05:00\">10:00 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"713 Music Hall, 401 Franklin St Ste 1600, Houston, TX 77201, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"713 Music Hall, 401 Franklin St Ste 1600, Houston, TX 77201, USA\" \/>713 Music Hall, 401 Franklin St Ste 1600, Houston, TX 77201, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p>Openers:\u00a0<br \/>Rochelle Jordan<br \/>EMMMA\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/suki-waterhouse-the-loveland-tour-houston-texas-10-07-2026\/event\/3A0064E8C8B7CE38\">https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/suki-waterhouse-the-loveland-tour-houston-texas-10-07-2026\/event\/3A0064E8C8B7CE38<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=MjhobGZlMTZlaHNiZDBicnFrNDFkM3Z1NmsgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/dd>\n\t<dt class=\"simcal-day-label\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;\" ><span style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"simcal-date-format\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\">October 8, 2026<\/span> <\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"simcal-weekday-4 simcal-past simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-1-events simcal-events-calendar-2353 simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-2-events simcal-events-calendar-2353\" data-events-count=\"2\">\n\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1791504000\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">AUTHOR TALK: The Real Domestic Product with Elizabeth Gregory<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1791504000\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-08T19:00:00-05:00\">October 8, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1791504000\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-08T19:00:00-05:00\">7:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1791511200\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-10-08T21:00:00-05:00\">9:00 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Kindred Stories, 2310 Elgin St #2, Houston, TX 77004, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Kindred Stories, 2310 Elgin St #2, Houston, TX 77004, USA\" \/>Kindred Stories, 2310 Elgin St #2, Houston, TX 77004, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p dir=\"ltr\">Celebrate the release of\u00a0<em>The Real Domestic Product\u00a0<\/em>with Elizabeth Gregory!<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/author-talk-the-unhaunting-with-micaiah-johnson-october-1-7-pm?_pos=1&amp;_sid=d3d2a1328&amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\">Registration and More Info Here<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><b>EVENT DEETS<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">How:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><b>RSVP ONLY<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0to reserve your seat.<\/li>\n<li><strong><b>RSVP WITH BOOK<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0to reserve your seat and purchase a copy\u00a0<em>The Real Domestic<\/em>, supporting both the author and our store programming.\u00a0<strong><b>The book will be available for pickup at the event.<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><b>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.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><b>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.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><b>ABOUT THE BOOK<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">An urgent and clear-eyed look at the battles over reproductive control and women\u2019s work in\u00a0our tipping-point moment\u2014and how to forge a path forward.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">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.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">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\u2014that 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 \u201cfree\u201d) and a steady supply of low-wage workers (desperate parents who must take any job to feed the baby).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">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.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Never more urgently needed, The Real Domestic Product envisions the way forward to an economy of care for our planet and its people.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=Mms4OTNsMnRxc2xkMW1kczVuMGwyYWRqYmUgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1791504000\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Cultural Sites &amp; Museum Collections: A Conversation with the World Monuments Fund<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1791504000\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-08T19:00:00-05:00\">October 8, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1791504000\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-08T19:00:00-05:00\">7:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1791507600\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-10-08T20:00:00-05:00\">8:00 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"The Menil Collection, 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"The Menil Collection, 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006, USA\" \/>The Menil Collection, 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p>B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte 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.<\/p>\n<h2>Attend<\/h2>\n<p>This program takes place in the main building, located at 1533 Sul Ross Street.<\/p>\n<p>As always, Menil programs are free and open to all.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>About the Speakers<\/h2>\n<h2>B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte de Montlaur<\/h2>\n<p>B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte 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\u2019s team across over 50 active projects around the globe, harnessing preservation to tackle the most pressing issues of our time.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Paul R. Davis<\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.menil.org\/events\/cultural-sites-and-museum-collections-a-conversation-with-world-monuments-fund\">https:\/\/www.menil.org\/events\/cultural-sites-and-museum-collections-a-conversation-with-world-monuments-fund<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NTQ1OTAyZDRsajVhbzgyZXUxc21kYzIyMW0gZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/dd>\n\t<dt class=\"simcal-day-label\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;\" ><span style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"simcal-date-format\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\">October 10, 2026<\/span> <\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"simcal-weekday-6 simcal-past simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-1-events simcal-events-calendar-2353\" data-events-count=\"1\">\n\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1791662400\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Dimensions Variable: Danza Azteca Macuilxochitl + Nameless Sound<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1791662400\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-10T15:00:00-05:00\">October 10, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1791662400\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-10T15:00:00-05:00\">3:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1791669600\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-10-10T17:00:00-05:00\">5:00 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Rice University Moody Center For The Arts, 6100 Main Street, 1827, 6100 Main MS-550 MS-480, Houston, TX 77005, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Rice University Moody Center For The Arts, 6100 Main Street, 1827, 6100 Main MS-550 MS-480, Houston, TX 77005, USA\" \/>Rice University Moody Center For The Arts, 6100 Main Street, 1827, 6100 Main MS-550 MS-480, Houston, TX 77005, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/dance-and-music-inspired-by-radiant-geometries-tickets-1999697313495?aff=email\" target=\"_blank\">Free Registration Here<\/a><\/b><br \/><b><a href=\"https:\/\/moody.rice.edu\/events\/dimensions-variable-danza-azteca-macuilxochitl-nameless-sound\" target=\"_blank\">More Info Here<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Inspired by the exhibition Radiant Geometries, this free event features Danza Azteca Macuilxochitl and Nameless Sound<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by\u00a0<em><em>Radiant Geometries<\/em><\/em>, 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<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=MGVoODFnZGMzaXA5ZmVnbGl1amVwNmZpZmEgZGQwbzJ2a3Y1aG42MDI5ajE0MTFmb3MxZmdAZw&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/dd>\n\t<dt class=\"simcal-day-label\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;\" ><span style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"simcal-date-format\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\">October 13, 2026<\/span> <\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"simcal-weekday-2 simcal-past simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-1-events simcal-events-calendar-2353\" data-events-count=\"1\">\n\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-2353\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1791936000\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><h3><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Joyce DiDonato and Time for Three: Emily \u2014 No Prisoner Be<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1791936000\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-13T19:00:00-05:00\">October 13, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1791936000\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-10-13T19:00:00-05:00\">7:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1791943200\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-10-13T21:00:00-05:00\">9:00 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Cullen Theater, 559-575 Prairie St, Houston, TX 77002, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Cullen Theater, 559-575 Prairie St, Houston, TX 77002, USA\" \/>Cullen Theater, 559-575 Prairie St, Houston, TX 77002, USA<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p>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.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.dacamera.com\/chamber-music\/joyce-didonato-and-time-for-three-emily-no-prisoner-be\/<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NmtvamNlMzY2MG9tNGJiMWNrcG02YjlrNmRoamFiYjFjaGhqNmJiNGM4cWoyZGIxNmtvamdvajNjOCBkZDBvMnZrdjVobjYwMjlqMTQxMWZvczFmZ0Bn&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl><div class=\"simcal-ajax-loader simcal-spinner-top\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"simcal-icon-spinner simcal-icon-spin\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a7f2fc elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"2a7f2fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6747ee7\" data-id=\"6747ee7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-929447b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"929447b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merlexpicks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/white_logo.svg\" title=\"white_logo\" alt=\"white_logo\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49758b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49758b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span class=\"nounderlines\">\u00a9 <\/span><\/b>MERLEX PICKS 2023. 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