Weekend-ist [Aug 14-16]

As it seems most of the city's indie kids are still debating hipsters vs. hippies from last weekend's Summer Fest, we prepare to guide you into another weekend full of heat, music, art, and of course, f-f-f-fun.

FRIDAY

• 6-11pm | Black Swan Screen Printing Studio Grand Opening | A fully equipped screen printing art studio that will provide excellent quality reproductions in an environmentally friendly fashion on various mediums. Artshow featuring work from Adrian Landon Brooks, J. Paul Jackson, Mary Keene, Marc-Antony Pinon, Matt Messinger, Shelby Hohl, Eric Pearce, David Wang, Anville. With Djs: Ceeplus Bad Knives + Dan Castillo and Friends. [Black Swan Screenprinting Studio 2500 Summer Street #7A]
• 9pm-2am | Bad is the new Good presents: Me, You and Oui...Fashion Show | Houston's favorite little firecracker rapper slash fashion designer, Miss Shina Rae is back with another installment of her Bad is the new Good fashion show slash parties slash debauchery ensues. Performing are Benjamin Wesley (are there 4,000 of him?!) and We are Half Nelson [Dean's Credit Clothing, 316 Main]

• 10pm-2am | Don't Fight It @ Boondock's | One of Boondock's best monthlies is back tonight. Join turntable terros Piss Heavy, Young Squaddy and DJ Good Grief. Hosted by Shina Rae + 25 Cruz.No genre is discriminated against. Think: House Party. [Boondocks, 1417 Westheimer on the curve]

SATURDAY

• Noon-Midnight — Block 7 Wine Co. Grand Opening Weekend. Block 7's got a bevy of events going on this weekend. Check out their events schedule for all the activities. Saturday night is the big par-tay, however, so stop by to see what everyone's been w(h)ining about. :-) [Block 7 Wine Co., 720 Shepherd @ Washington]
• 7-midnight | INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY: The Down South Edition
  A Gathering Of Houston Tech @ the Caroline Collective | INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY is the new monthly party for Houston gathering hackers, activists, artists, designers, nonprofits, startups, academics and general geekery to hang out and connect with one another. *No agenda, no "networking," no presentations. Just beverages, food, ideas and cool people. Best of all the price is free. more info. [Caroline Collective, 4820 Caroline St.]
  

SUNDAY

• 7-9:30pmThey Who Sound | Houston's weekly series for experimental sound, improvised music, free jazz, underground noise, electro-acoustic performance, and "musique brut". Every sunday at Avant Garden. This Sunday will feature: Sandy Ewen - guitar, Y. E. Torres (ms. YET) - belly dance, Lucas Gorham -, guitar, lap steel guitar and Erin Joyce - modern dance. Doors open at 7pm, music starts at 7:45pm. $5 cover goes to the performers. [Avant Garden, 411 Westheimer]