datebook. 30TH ANNUAL TOTAL JINGLE BELL RUN & WALK Dec 15 Get in shape and support a great cause during the 2013 TOTAL Jingle Bell Run and Walk. The event, which includes more than 5,000 participants of all ages, benefits the Tellepsen Family Downtown YMCA Partners Campaign. Participants in the event are encouraged to wear holiday costumes as they make their way through the city streets. A kids’ fun run for children 13 and under, a 3-mile family walk, a 5-mile adult run will be offered. The Tellepsen Family YMCA, 808 Pease. 11 am. ymcahouston.org NEW YEAR’S EVE HOUSTON Dec 31 The City of Houston is transforming Discovery Green on New Year’s Eve with a free family-friendly, community celebration complete with an illuminated art car parade, kids confetti countdown, bubble garden, music entertainment and a fireworks finale. Free. Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney. 7 pm-midnight. newyearsevelive.com
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FREE PRESS HOUSTON NYE Dec 31 Free Press Houston and Pegstar.net Presents brings you FPH NYE 2013. A Mega Super Deluxe Mega ringing in of NYE with veteran FPSF headliner Girl Talk, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, along with Big Freedia, Quintron and Miss Pussycat, Lance Herbstrong, Drrrty Poonjabi, Grandfather Child, The Beans, Depressed Mode, Josiah Gabriel, DJ Fredster, and G. Wizz. Enjoy local food and an interactive light and projection show. Tickets start at $40. 18+ only. 4 pm-midnight. Sam Houston Park, 1100 Bagby. fpnye.com
HERITAGE FAMILY DAY Feb 23 Find out how Houstonians lived after they began to build a city and create homes of their own. Enjoy demonstrations of candle making, butter churning, flint knapping and much more. Co-sponsored by Houston Society of Archaeological Institute of America. 1-4 pm. Free. 1100 Bagby Street. 713.655.1912. heritagesociety.org
SPEAKER SERIES INPRINT GEORGE SAUNDERS READING Jan 27 George Saunders, named among Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World,” will read from his New York Times bestselling story collection Tenth of December as part of the 2013-14 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series. The reading will be followed by an on-stage interview, book sale and signing. Tickets $5. Hubbard Stage, Alley Theatre, 615 Texas. Mon 7:30 pm. 713.521.2026. inprinthouston.org CECILE RICHARDS Jan 27 A frequent commentator on women’s rights, reproductive health, and sex education, Richards is the president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, a contributor to The Huffington Post and on the board of the Ford Foundation. Tickets $19 - $79. Wortham Center, 501 Texas Ave, 832.251.0706. progressiveforumhouston.org. BARBARA COOMBS LEE Feb 12 The president of the oldest and largest organization dedicated to aid in dying, Compassion and Choices, comes to the Wortham. Tickets $19 - $79. Wortham Center, 501 Texas Ave, 832.251.0706. progressiveforumhouston.org. INPRINT ELIZABETH STROUT READING Feb 24 Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction writer Elizabeth Strout, author of Olive Kitteridge, will read from her novel The Burgess Boys as part of the 2013-2014 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series. The reading will be followed by an on-stage interview, book sale and signing. Tickets $5. Wortham Center, 501 Texas. Mon 7:30 pm. 713.521.2026. inprinthouston.org
2013 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON & ARAMCO HALF MARATHON Jan 19 Watch the excitement at Discovery Green, where the races begin and end, or stake out a place along the route to cheer on the participants. chevronhoustonmarathon.com
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EXHIBITS & VISUAL ARTS WOMEN AT WORK FOR YOUR COMMUNITY: THE HOUSTON JUNIOR FORUM Through Jan 18 This exhibit features a historic profile of HJF service and assembles 30 of the former HJF presidents’ skirts created over the past six decades. Admission to the gallery is free. 1100 Bagby Street. 713.655.1912. heritagesociety.org
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5TH ANNUAL GINGERBREAD BUILD-OFF EXHIBITION Dec 16-20 Creations from the Gingerbread Build-Off will be on display for all to see. Free, AIA Houston, 315 Capitol, Suite 120. Mon-Thu 9 am-5 pm, Fri 9 am-3pm. 713.520.0155. aiahouston.org LOBBY URBANISM EXHIBITION Jan 15-Feb 28 An exhibit featuring drawings and models of the overall network of tunnels and lobbies of One Allen Center, Reliant Energy Plaza, Wells Fargo Plaza and the Hyatt Regency Hotel, as well as drawings of proposed design interventions by Los Angeles designer Byrony Roberts. Opening reception Jan. 15 from 5:30-7:30 pm. Free, AIA Houston, 315 Capitol, Suite 120. Mon-Thu 9 am-5 pm, Fri 9 am-3 pm. 713.520.0155. aiahouston.org FIT NATION EXHIBITION Jan 15-Feb 28 FitNation is an exhibition that presents projects, located nationwide, that demonstrate architectural means, policy-driven and grassroots action, conceptual frameworks, and simple improvements which contribute to a healthier lifestyle for individuals and communities. FitNation is organized by AIA New York in collaboration with the Center for Architecture Foundation. Curator Abruzzo Bodziak Architects. Opening reception Jan. 15, from 5:30- 7:30 pm. Free. AIA Houston, 315 Capitol, Suite 120. Mon-Thu 9 am-5 pm, Fri 9 am-3 pm. 713.520.0155. aiahouston.org JERRY & MARVY FINGER LECTURE SERIESTEXAS OILFIELD PHOTOGRAPHERS Jan 16 Enjoy Jeff Spencer’s many photographs documenting the rapid growth of the Texas petroleum industry from Corsicana in the 1890s through the next several decades of oil booms around the state. Noon-1 pm. Members are free, non-members $5. 1100 Bagby. 713.655.1912. heritagesociety.org.
CONCERTS BAYOU MUSIC CENTER Dec 8 A Very Awesome Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! Holiday Show Dec 12 Megadeth Dec 18 Backstreet Boys Feb 27 Pixies Bayou Music Center concert calendar is regularly updated. Check online for more info and to purchase tickets. Bayou Music Center, 520 Texas. 713.230.1600. bayoumusiccenter.com TOYOTA CENTER Dec 5 Justin Timberlake Dec 7 Kanye West Dec 10 Beyonce Dec 19 Jay-Z Dec 27 Trans-Siberian Orchestra Dec 19 Demi Lovato Toyota Center’s concert calendar is regularly updated. Check online for more info and to purchase tickets. Toyota Center, 1510 Polk. 713.4HOUTIX. toyotacentertix.com