It’s time to get revved up this weekend.
Whereas numerous people shall be decked out of their best threads for White Linen Evening (search for an article with particulars on Thursday), this weekend options not one, however two occasions dedicated to souped-up vehicles: the Scorching Wheels Legends Tour and the All-Stars Automotive Present. We even have stay music from Counting Crows, Jesse Murph, and “Bizarre Al” Yankovic, a particular Star Trek look from William Shatner; and – for fogeys of children who love to do loopy stuff in roomy autos — The Enjoyable Bus over at Metropolis Place.
Thursday, July 31
William Shatner Stay On Stage with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Bouncing again from the disastrous Star Trek: The Movement Image in 1979, the crew of the usEnterprise returned on the massive display in 1982 for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, which many contemplate to be the most effective installment within the franchise. Following the screening, William Shatner — Captain James T. Kirk/Sergeant T.J. Hooker himself — takes the stage to share fascinating and humorous behind-the-scenes tales from his life and illustrious profession, together with answering viewers questions. 6 pm.
Counting Crows in live performance
It was 32 years in the past when Bay Space alt-rock band Counting Crows bopped their manner into top-40/MTV heavy rotation with their 1993 seven-times-platinum debut August and All the things After, which featured their breakout single “Mr. Jones.” The Crows are nonetheless on the market crowing. They’ll be at Sensible Monetary Centre, in assist of their eighth, recently-released studio album, Butter Miracle, The Full Sweets!, a follow-up to their 2021 EP Butter Miracle, Suite One. 7:30 pm.
Houston Shakespeare Pageant: Henry V
A younger king dares to say the French throne, setting out on a journey that can outline his legacy and take his place in historical past. King Henry faces inconceivable odds on his unwavering quest to unify his folks, lead his troops to victory, and develop into a real chief. Shakespeare’s masterpiece of the turbulence of warfare, Henry V delivers a gripping night of theatre crammed with battles, betrayal, comedy, and love. The manufacturing will run in repertory with As You Like It. Although Friday, August 8. 8:15 pm.
Friday, August 1
Brick Fest Stay
Brick Fest Stay is all-in on creativeness with stations and points of interest designed to encourage creativity and play. Households can get hands-on with completely different brick challenges all through the occasion in addition to discover group collab builds and grasp creations from all around the world. The three-day occasion will function a Guinness World File Problem the place guests may also help create an enormous ground mosaic. There will even be a Large Brick Pit, the place everybody can discover a play space crammed with over 200,000 colourful bricks. 9 am.
Jurassic Quest
The three-day Jurassic Quest is again in Houston, as soon as once more taking guests by means of 165 million years of the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous intervals. Households can go on “The Quest,” a self-guided scavenger hunt-style exercise the place budding paleontologists can develop into Jr. Park Rangers, and be taught all concerning the dinosaurs and time intervals with the assistance of a enjoyable and fact-filled video tour, together with the towering fan-favorite Spinosaurus. 9 am.
Talents Expo Houston
Talents Expo is a celebration designed to extend independence and accessibility for folks with disabilities. The three-day occasion will embrace interactive displays, adaptive actions, informative workshops, and appearances by YouTube stars Hannah and Shane Burcaw in addition to transformational speaker Dominika Staniewicz. They’ll be sharing their tales, answering questions, and providing views on life, love, accessibility, and every little thing in between. 11 am.
“Bizarre Al” Yankovic in live performance
In relation to pop stars who clearly appear to be they’re having enjoyable at any time when they carry out, “Bizarre Al” Yankovic is a veteran celebration animal. For over 4 many years, the accordion-wielding pop parodist has dropped such traditional track spoofs as “Eat It,” “My Bologna,” and “I Love Rocky Street.” Yankovic involves Houston as a part of his Larger and Weirder tour, returning to the massive stage for the primary time in six years. He’ll play his iconic hits in addition to some fan favorites which have by no means been carried out stay. 8 pm.
Saturday, August 2
Mattel presents Scorching Wheels Legends Tour
The Scorching Wheels Legends Tour, the world’s largest touring automobile present and international contest providing customized automobile builders the chance to have their ardour initiatives was the following Scorching Wheels die-cast toy automobile, rolls into the Houston space. Scorching Wheels designers and native movie star judges will look at every car based mostly on three key classes: authenticity, creativity, and storage spirit. The winner of the occasion will transfer on to the nationwide semi-final later this yr for an opportunity to symbolize the U.S. within the international finale. 8 am.
All-Stars Automotive Present
The inaugural All-Stars Automotive Present at Daikin Park is about to make historical past because the first-ever automobile present inside a Main League Baseball stadium. The Astros’ house ballpark shall be reworked right into a full-scale automobile present, that includes greater than 380 autos in displays from the out of doors tons to the stadium concourses to the sector warning observe. Headliners embrace a number of U.S. first unveilings, legendary classics, and a number of the rarest hypercars ever produced — equivalent to a Pagani Huayra, Ferrari F40, Porsche 918 Spyder, and extra. There will even be movie star appearances and a show-stopping Diamond Membership show, curated by Daniel & Co. 10 am.
Undertaking Row Homes presents Summer time Studios Opening & Neighborhood Market
Undertaking Row Homes will current the opening of the Floyd Newsum Summer time Studios culminating showcase for this yr’s cohort of artists from native universities who’ve spent the summer season in studios on the row. The artists will talk about their works throughout porch talks. Ten numerous undergraduate and just lately graduated artists will present work talking on to the urgency, complexity, and fragility of our instances. By means of Sunday, September 21. 4 pm.
The Museum of Tremendous Arts, Houston presents The Insufferable Lightness of Being
On this 1988 adaptation of Milan Kundera’s “unfilmable” novel, Philip Kaufman (The Proper Stuff) achieves a fragile, erotic stability by specializing in three central characters. A womanizing surgeon (Daniel Day-Lewis) struggles along with his free-spirited mistress (Lena Olin) and his childlike spouse (Juliette Binoche) as they navigate the political and social upheavals of life in Sixties Europe. Tracy Stephenson, MFAH Movies assistant programmer and coordinator, will introduce the movie. 5 pm.
Sunday, August 3
Metropolis Place presents The Enjoyable Bus
The Enjoyable Bus makes a cease at Metropolis Place this weekend, for a complimentary cellular fitness center expertise designed for youths, starting from 18 months to seven years outdated. With enthusiastic instructors main video games, impediment programs and themed actions, kids can swing, bounce and climb in a colourful, 35-foot refurbished faculty bus. The bus by no means strikes with kids on board and is local weather managed (warmth and a/c) to make sure a cushty setting. 9 am.
River Oaks Theatre presents The Seventh Seal
This weekend, River Oaks Theatre kicks off a month-long movie sequence saluting Swedish filmmaking nice Ingmar Bergman. Movie/TV critic Chris Vognar will introduce all 5 movies, which incorporates Wild Strawberries, The Magician, Persona, and Hour of the Wolf. All of it begins along with his 1957 groundbreaker, starring Max von Sydow as a medieval knight enjoying a life-or-death sport of chess with one very grim reaper (Bengt Ekerot). 2:45 pm.
Jessie Murph in live performance
Now that Texas’ personal Kacey Musgraves made it cool for nation chanteuses to get old-school dolled up, right here comes Jessie Murph taking it to an entire different degree. Born in Tennessee and raised in Alabama, the 20-year-old singer can go from nation to pop to even rap – and at all times rocking a big bouffant whereas doing it. Murph shall be making a cease at 713 Music Corridor, as she excursions the nation selling Intercourse Hysteria, her just-released second album. 8 pm.
