Events
BY ASIA ARMOUR
showing of the iconic teen movie “American Pie.” Tickets to this 18 years and older event grant access to the movie screening and after party. • Aug. 15, 7:15-10:30 p.m. • $25 • 1700 Post Oak Blvd., 5th Level, Houston • www.rooftopcinemaclub.com Butterfly Walks Buffalo Bayou Partnership hosts a discovery tour of local butterfly species. Former director of the Cockrell Butterfly Center, Nancy Grieg, will lead participants on a 3-mile nature walk to explore butterflies’ life cycles and habitats starting from Buffalo Bayou’s Jackson Hill Bridge. • Aug. 17, 9-10:30 a.m. • Free • 3422 Allen Parkway, Houston • www.buffalobayou.org Mess Makers The Nature Discovery Center invites children ages 3-7 years old to explore messes of mud, flowers, paint and shaving cream to create works of art. Prior registration
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Houston Shakespeare Festival The Miller Outdoor Theatre hosts the 50th annual Shakespeare Festival. Performers from the University of Houston School of Theatre & Dance and Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts will alternate performances of “Romeo & Juliet” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” A pre-show panel will be held before every show. • Aug. 1-10, 8:15-10:30 p.m. • Free with registration • 6000 Hermann Park Drive, Houston • www.milleroutdoortheatre.com Mixers and Elixirs The Houston Museum of Natural Science hosts this 21 years and older event with a cash bar, food trucks and a dance floor. Music will be provided by DJ Troy Parker & Karaoke. • Aug. 9, 7-10 p.m.
Opening reception for Do Ho Suh: In Process This artist installation will be on display at Rice University’s Moody Center for the Arts from Sept. 6-Dec. 21. The exhibit of sculptures, drawings and artwork explores Do Ho Suh’s methodologies and practice through studio materials, collaborative projects and finished works.
• $20 (members); $25 (nonmembers) • 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston • www.hmns.org
is required to attend. • Aug. 25, 10-11:15 a.m. • $22 (members); $27 (nonmembers) • 7112 Newcastle St., Bellaire • www.naturediscoverycenter.org
• Sept. 6, 6-8 p.m. • Free (admission) • 6100 Main St., Ste. MS-480, Houston • https://moody.rice.edu
Class of ‘99 Reunion The Rooftop Cinema Club in Uptown Houston honors the class of 1999 with a 25-year reunion party and a
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