Fun For A Hamilton: September 1-7

Houstonist got all artsy last week, with opera and art exhibits, so this week let's have some low-key fun in honor of Labor Day.

Friday, September 1
At Downtown Aquarium, have some spicy fun. Live Latin music, salsa performances, free lessons, and Latin cuisine. They're also doing Reggae-theme stuff (Saturday) and Hawaiian Luau (Sunday). Here's the website. Tonight's is 7-11pm. Free! (410 Bagby St)

Saturday, September 2
Check out the Yale Street Arts and Flower Market, a free street fair in the Heights. Tasty food, fun music and art, pretty flowers, a happening part of town..and if you ride your bike there you can get a free waterbottle at the info station! 6-10 pm. Bring the family! (Start over by Wind Water Gallary, 548 W. 19th Street)

Sunday, September 3
Join Texans players and cheerleaders down on the Kemah Boardwalk for a spirit-filled kickoff party! Autographs, games, prizes, food, and much more. And the Boardwalk, by the way, is fun on its own. 12-3 pm. But to get an autograph, you'll have to come early: wristbands for autographs will be distributed @ 10:30 am. (Kemah Boardwalk)

Monday, September 4
Vendors? Hot food? Cold beer? Blues and jazz? $10? Say no more, Houstonist is there. At the Hawg Stop Blues Festival, that is. $10 gets you a pass for today. noon to 6 pm. (11335 Sheldon Road)

Tuesday, September 5
Graphic Noise: ok, it's an art exhibit....celebrating rock posters!! Elvis Costello, The Cure, Dillinger Escape Plan....and you can tell your mom you went to a museum! At the Museum of Printing History (1324 W. Clay) , open 10-5. Free.

Wednesday, September 6
The soon-to-close Helios rocks Houston's longest running poetry open mic (since 1996!), so come experience it before it's too late. It starts at 8, and you have to sing up before 9 if you want to read. Free, and Helios makes great drinks. (Try the white russians. Even if you don't normally drink white russians.)

Thursday, September 7
There's a kitty cat exhibit at the MFAH. And admission's free today. Come see the works, culled from the Museum's collection, that celebrate our feline friends. It's a small exhibit, so bring the kids even if their attention span isn't the best. It's a great intro to a fantastic Houston institution.