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There are so many freaking cool things happening this weekend -- here's just a list of what Houstonist has on hand. Please send us the rest. Thursday November 29th HOUSTON. IT'S WORTH IT. Book Launch Party At the Lawndale Parking Lot, 4912 Main Street 6:30PM-9PM Images from the book will be projected on North wall of Lawndale art center. DJ Pooks spins the tunes and there will be refreshments. Proceeds from sales of the...

No, it's not a new adult film premiering at Aurora, its White Linen Night in the Heights, and it's back for it's 2nd coming. "Small town cool, in the center of the big city." This Saturday, Heights residents, and curious visitors from all across the city, descend upon one of Houston's fastest-growing art scenes for a celebration of culture and community. The annual event, now in its second year, focuses on art, galleries, retail, outdoor...

First Saturday in the Heights & Yale Street Arts Market Heights First Saturday is a day full of shopping, activities, and food designed to bring people from all over the city to the Heights area. This month, in addition to their usual self-proclaimed "small-town cool," will be featuring sign-up for spring classes at HITS Theater, a Heights area food pantry drive, and Buchanan's Blood Drive. Their website features more information about drop-off places for the...

Gathering inspiration from New Orleans and those hot summer nights we've been having, the Heights will be hosting its first White Linen Night tomorrow from 6 to 10 p.m. Art lovers, shoppers and food connoisseurs alike will be roaming the streets to celebrate art, culture and community. By "roaming," of course, we mean the Heights version of roaming: Trolleys will be running and pedi-cab stations are at galleries on 11th and 19th streets. Hey, the Heights is a big place.

If it's in season, Houstonist will find a culinary use for it — even mundane mint comes in handy for mojitos and juleps, and it adds a lot to fresh vegetables, free-range chicken and lamb. But where can you go to find organic produce in Houston? We have some ideas: In addition to the tried, true and terribly fabulous Whole Foods Market and Central Market, there are several area farmer's markets to explore. We particularly...