Deep breath in. Hold it for four seconds.

Deep breath out.

You made it to the weekend. I’m proud of you. 🫶 

Now, what kind of weekend person are you? If you prefer something a little more intimate, enter to win two player tickets to the room of your choice + two drink tickets at Escapology Cypress. Go lock yourself in a room on purpose and see if you can puzzle your way out.*

If you need the complete opposite and want to get out, dance, and disappear into a crowd, JUNGLE is taking over 713 Music Hall on September 23. We’re giving away a pair of tickets, so enter to win and go dance it allllll out.*

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Cake might be flying when Steve Aoki takes over Ductwork on November 14 with JOYRYDE, RayRay, and Bella Renee. It’s 18+, loud, and stacked. Get close enough to join the madness.

• If beautiful harmonies and acoustic folk are your thing, The Milk Carton Kids belong on your calendar. They’re headed to The Heights Theater on December 6 with Rosi Golan. Give your ears a little treat.

• The Secret Sisters are bringing their Southern folk sound and deeply personal songwriting to The Heights Theater on December 13. If you love music that actually makes you feel something, let this one ruin you a little.

• Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet turns 30 with a full film screening and live band performing the soundtrack at Smart Financial Centre on February 26. Relive the ’90s drama exactly as dramatically as it deserves.

• Plus other just announced shows in Houston!

FREE THINGS TO DO IN HOUSTON

Free Stuff Friday means I am once again begging you to GET OUT. If you ignored me last weekend and missed some of those festivals, I hope you learned your lesson because Houston is giving you another chance. There’s plenty of free stuff happening around the city, and I refuse to let you tell me Monday that you stayed home again. Go enjoy Houston without spending your entire paycheck for once. I said leaveeee!

• FRI-SUN - KARBACHTOBERFEST at KARBACH BREWING* (EVERY WEEKEND TIL 10.4)

• SAT - PUPPIES & PIRATES at ZOOMIES DOG PARK*

• SUN - HOUSTON DYNAMO VS SPORTING KC at SABERCATS STADIUM

• SUN - JAZZ FEST WITH TIM RUIZ at AXELRAD

• WED - GARDEN & NATURE SERIES at HERMANN PARK CONSERVANCY

THIS WEEKEND

LOCAL’S LIST WITH WALE: BOOKSTORES IN HOUSTON

Need a new bookstore to disappear into for a few hours? We asked Wale Okerayi, licensed mental health therapist and the book lover behind @theehottgirlbooks, to share five of her favorite bookstores around Houston and beyond. Her picks are all about good books, community, and shelves you can happily get lost in. Consider your next bookstore trip planned.

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