Event Roundup: What to Look Forward to This Weekend

Happy Friday! There are tons of fun happenings around town this weekend, including: 

The TUNNEL by Big Art is a large-scale, interactive art installation that takes visitors through a cosmic adventure. The TUNNEL will be on view at Discovery Green Sept. 5-Oct. 5, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Capital Content)

The TUNNEL by Big Art at Discovery Green 
Open daily 
Discovery Green
Free
The TUNNEL by Big Art is a large-scale, interactive art installation that takes visitors through a cosmic adventure. The art installation was unveiled yesterday, Sept. 5. THE TUNNEL will be on view to visitors through Oct. 5.

Jamie McCulloch, pictured in 2014 at Brookwood, working in the horticulture department. Read more about Brookwood in this feature story by Cheryl Ursin. (Photo: hartphoto.com)

Brookwood’s Annual Fall Fest
Sept. 6-7, 9 a.m.-4 30 p.m.
The Brookwood Cafe and Gift & Garden Center (Brookshire, TX)
Free
Shop fall plants, flowers, and home décor at the Brookwood Gift & Garden Center. Brookwood will host over 40 local vendors showcasing food, clothes, jewelry, home decor, garden items, and more. Support local artists and Brookwood’s adults with disabilities by visiting the retail store, featuring the Citizens’ handcrafted products and fall flowers.  

Enjoy a game of Bingo benefiting Levy Park.

Sunset Bingo at Levy Park 
Fri., Sept. 6, 5-8 p.m.
Levy Park
$10 cash only purchases one bingo packet with 8 games.
Enjoy tunes from DJ Del Sur while playing Bingo benefiting Levy Park. Hearsay at Levy Park will be offering 10 percent off at their patio bar during all Bingo games; Gaspachos Mexican Bites will have food and beverage offerings, including alcohol; Kind Ice Cream will be offering a 10 percent discount, show your bingo card to redeem offer; Mobile Cat (a new pop-up experience from Money Cat) will offer a limited food and drink menu. 

Concert: “Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan” 
Fri., Sept. 6, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Cullinan Hall
Free with museum admission 
This musical performance, inspired by the exhibition Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan, features Sumie Kaneko, who plays the koto; and Musiqa, a contemporary music ensemble.

Party at the Pavilion featuring Walking the Line (Johnny Cash Tribute)  
Fri., Sept. 6, 7-9 p.m.
Bellaire Town Square
Free 
PATRONS for Bellaire Parks and the City of Bellaire hosts this free outdoor concert at Bellaire Town Square featuring Walking the Line, a Johnny Cash tribute. A food truck will be onsite for purchase. Personal coolers are allowed. 

Houston Astros vs. Arizona Diamondbacks   
Sept. 6, 7:10 p.m., Sept. 7, 3:10 p.m., Sept. 8, 6:10 p.m.
Minute Maid Park
Tickets start at $17
Cheer on the 'Stros as they take on the Arizona Diamondbacks at Minute Maid Park.

DACAMERA presents bass player Endea Owens and The Cookout at Miller Outdoor Theatre. 

Endea Owens and The Cookout Produced by DACAMERA 
Fri., Sept. 6, 8 p.m.
Miller Outdoor Theatre
Free
Detroit native bass player Endea Owens is one of jazz’s most vibrant emerging artists. After graduating from Juilliard, she joined the Late Show with Stephen Colbert as a member of the house band, Stay Human. Since then, Endea has won an Emmy, a Grammy and the George Foster Peabody Award. Her work has appeared on Jon Batiste’s Grammy Award-winning album We Are, the soundtrack for the Oscar-nominated film Judas and the Black Messiah, and her own debut recording Feel Good Music.

9/11 Heroes Run 5K  
Sat., Sept. 7, 8 a.m.
Houston City Hall
$30
The 9/11 Heroes Run 5K welcomes runners, ruckers, and walkers of all ages and fitness levels to honor the heroes of September 11th and those who've served our nation since.  

Japan Festival Houston 
Sept. 7-8, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Hermann Park
Free to attend; vendors will charge for their food items and merchandise. Participation in select activities will require a fee. 
The Japan-America Society of Houston presents the 2024 Japanese Festival of Houston in Hermann Park on Sept. 7-8. The 2024 festival is timed to coincide with Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan, which will be on view at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston through Sept. 15. Japan Festival Houston is an annual celebration of Japanese culture. Enjoy the rich cultural heritage of Japan with traditional and contemporary performances of Japanese music, dance and martial arts, Japanese/Japanese-inspired food, as well as demonstrations and displays of Ikebana flower arrangement, tea ceremony, origami, bonsai and more.

Sprinkler Day
Nature Discovery Center
Sat., Sept. 7, 2-4 p.m.
Free
Cool off at Nature Discovery Center with a favorite summer activity: running through sprinklers. The Center's front lawn will be set up with sprinklers, kiddie pools, and water toys. Kids should wear bathing suits and bring a towel and a change of clothes. Kids can also bring water toys of their own.

Japan-America Society of Houston presents wagakki trio Rin’ at Miller Outdoor Theatre.

Rin’ History and Story – ’24 Waggaki Sessions Produced by Japan America Society of Houston 
Sat., Sept. 7, 8 p.m.
Miller Outdoor Theatre
Free 
Explore and engage with Japan’s musical past, present, and future as Japan-America Society of Houston presents wagakki trio Rin’. United by boundless creative energy and rigorous training under Living National Treasures, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music alumni Chie Arai, Mana Yoshinaga, and Tomoca Nagasu have created a new sound that combines the koto (zither), biwa (lute), sangen (shamisen), and shakuhachi (bamboo flute) with mainstream music.

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