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Week's not over yet! Here's your chance to catch some ongoing events standing on their last leg today. Out the door, now. Or you'll miss 'em. Events Closing Today: Black Light /White Noise: Sound and Light in Contemporary Art [Contemporary Arts Museum Houston | 'til 5pm] Lunch Films [Aurora Picture Show | 3pm] Houston International Jazz Festival [Jones Plaza | 5pm] Gallery Talk The Artist's Eye: On Robert Rauschenberg [Menil today @ 3pm] --- Photo:... more ›

The 17th Annual Houston International Jazz Festival is set to take place this weekend (August 3th, 4th, and 5th) in Downtown. This jazz festival is unique in that it is the only festival in the country to focus on international Jazz musicians. Friday – August 3rd The Australian jazz quartet, Void will play at the Red Cat Jazz Cafe at 9 p.m. Winners of the 2005 Perth Jazz Society Award for Most Outstanding Group, Void... more ›

Good morning, Houston. 'Stros win! 'Stros win! Whooooooo! Ahem. Yes, well, as you probably know by now, the Astros beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-2 last night to end their 10-game losing streak. The game marked the highest run total for the 'Stros in three weeks, and the team's 16 hits matched their season high — not bad. "It was a fun night for everybody," Woody Williams told the AP. "I know it's one win,... more ›

The Athena Art Project is bringing back the 12th Annual Houston Women’s Festival. It all goes down at Jones Plaza this Saturday, October 21st. The festival is a celebration of music, art, culture and community. It is the largest annual event for the women's community in Texas, drawing people from throughout the state and beyond. The festival is open to all and includes a full day of excellent music and a marketplace of vendors.... more ›

Another detail on the planned 11.8-acre park planned to be the front yard of the George R. Brown Convention Center (or, as planners call it, downtown's back yard): It'll have a parking garage under it, much like the Civic Center on the other side of downtown. The garage will serve the convention center, the park and other parking needs in the area -- offsetting the combined capacity of two existing lots slated for demolition at... more ›