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Jan
19
Sat
AIA’s ArCH Walking Tour: Buffalo Bayou @ Architecture Center future home
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Jan 19 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
 Explore the city from a vantage point most people don’t see: the waterway that gave Houston life and has been its backbone for 175 years. Architecture Center Houston (ArCH), with the cooperation of Buffalo Bayou Partnership, invite you to a stroll along Buffalo Bayou Parkway for an overview of downtown Houston’s history and architecture from its beginnings in 1836 to the efforts to revitalize the central city today. The tour showcases the innovative bayou reclamation efforts of the City of Houston, Harris County, and Buffalo Bayou Partnership, while topically discussing history and preservation, contemporary architecture, the bayou, and adjacent parkland.

Meets outside the future home of the Architecture Center Houston at 902 Commerce Street; lot parking is available in the area.
 Parking fees are not included in registration.

$5 for Bayou Buddies members too!

Reservations are recommended.

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Categories: Walk/Run
Jan
26
Sat
AIA’s ArCH Walking Tour: Urban Art @ Market Square Park
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Jan 26 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
This series of tours will look at public art, architecture, place making and urban planning in Houston. Each new tour will focus on a small walkable section of Houston.

Downtown Part 1 includes Market Square Park, Buffalo Bayou and areas West of Main St. Artists featured on this tour include Mel Chin, Paul Kittleson, Louise Nevelson, Claes Oldenburg and Dean Ruck.

Meets in the NE Corner of Market Square Park. Street, lot and garage parking are available in the area.

Reservations are recommended.

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Categories: Walk/Run
Feb
2
Sat
AIA’s ArCH Tour: 3rd Ward Bicycle Tour @ HCC Central Campus Sign
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Feb 2 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
This bicycle tour explores the Historic Third Ward and surrounding areas including Houston Community College, Emancipation Park, Project Row Houses, Dowling Street, the Negro Hospital, later Riverside General Hospital, the Buffalo Soldiers Museum, and Texas Southern University. The tour is a dynamic discussion of the neighborhood’s character, history and future in the center of Houston featuring notable local architects such as John Chase and Caudill Rowlett Scott (CRS).Reservations are required for this tour as attendance is limited.

Attendees need to bring their own bicycle. We encourage everyone to wear a helmet. If you do not have your own bicycle, you can rent a bike from Houston B-Cycle.

Tour meets in front of the HCC “Central Campus” sign at 1300 Holman St. Metered street parking available in the area.

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Reservations are recommended.

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Categories: Walk/Run
Feb
9
Sat
AIA’s ArCH Walking Tour: Texas Medical Center @ John P McGovern Commons Building
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Feb 9 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
The Texas Medical Center is the largest medical center in the world. Equivalent to the 12th largest business district in the United States, TMC has over 33.8 million square feet of patient care, education, and research space. 160,000+ individuals visit the Texas Medical Center each day with more than 6 million patients treated annually. The 1000+ acres is approximately the size of Chicago inside the “Loop” with over 160 buildings on the main campus alone. Join our ArCH docents on this introductory architectural tour of Houston’s own modern marvel of medicine. Sites on our tour will include Baylor College of Medicine, the new Texas Children’s Hospital Maternity Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Methodist Research Center, and a short ride on Houston’s Metro Rail.

Meet in the ground floor lobby of the John P McGovern Commons Building, 6550 Bertner Ave, 77030. Texas Medical Center Entrance 4.
 Paid parking available in the TMC Commons parking garage.

Reservations are recommended.

Reservations are recommended.

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Categories: Walk/Run
Feb
16
Sat
AIA’s ArCH Walking Tour: Houston Museum District @ MFAH Cullen Sculpture Garden
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Feb 16 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
The Houston Museum District is one of the few areas in the country with such a dense population of museums, public art, contemporary architecture, and landscape design. On this 2-hour walking tour you will experience the quintessential Modernism of Mies van der Rohe, the structuralist view point of Gunnar Birkerts, the simplicity and craft of Isamu Noguchi, and the first free standing American structure designed by Yoshio Taniguchi. Come explore these and other world class examples of design with ArCH tour guides and trace the chronology of significant cultural shifts from the early twentieth century through today.Tour meets at the entrance of the Cullen Sculpture Garden, which faces Bissonnet St. and is directly across from the MFAH.

Reservations are recommended.

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Feb
23
Sat
AIA’s ArCH Walking Tour: Montrose @ Menil Collection Bookstore
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Feb 23 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Montrose is one of the most diverse and interesting neighborhoods in Houston with some of the city’s best architecture including spectacular mansions, charming bungalows, the campus of the University of St. Thomas, Rothko Chapel, and the Menil Collection. ArCH tour guides will present an overview of the architectural and social history of the area and offer guests a look inside of the Fondren Mansion (now La Colombe d’Or), Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Chapel of St. Basil, Rothko Chapel, Cy Twombly Gallery, and the Menil Collection. On this 2-hour walking tour you will get a flavor of this special district and be encouraged to widen your path after the tour is over.

Meet outside the Menil Collection Bookstore across from Bistro Menil, 1520 Sul Ross, 77006. 
Street and lot parking available.

After the tour, stop by Bistro Menil! The chef is offering the happy hour small bites menu and $7 cocktails to tour participants.

Reservations are recommended.

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Mar
24
Sun
Hermann Park Conservancy Kite Festival @ Hermann Park
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Mar 24 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Mark your calendars for the sixth annual Hermann Park Conservancy Kite Festival on Sunday, March 24!

Join thousands of your fellow Houstonians from all over the city as they gather on Miller Hill to fly kites of all shapes and colors.

This free festival is a day full of live entertainment, interactive activities and crafts, face painting, food trucks, and–of course—kite flying!

Hermann Park Conservancy Kite Festival
Sunday, March 24, 2019
10 am – 5 pm
Miller Hill and Jones Reflection Pool

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Categories: Animal Friendly Dog-Friendly Family Friendly Festival
Mar
30
Sat
Walk for The Woods Project @ BakerRipley Ripley House
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Mar 30 @ 8:00 am

Make plans to join The Woods Project (TWP) and their students at the 8th annual Walk for The Woods Project, presented by ENGIE on Saturday, March 30th at BakerRipley Ripley House.  This event is a scenic walking tour through Houston’s historic East End neighborhood and along the beautiful Buffalo Bayou.  Along the route, don’t miss the Student Stops – TWP alumni will be sharing stories about their transformative summer trip experiences in nationally recognized parks and forests.  Get there early to enjoy complimentary breakfast tacos from El Tiempo Cantina and coffee from Katz Coffee.  Cross the Finish Line to enjoy family friendly activities: bounce house, live entertainment, rock wall, food trucks, raffle, HFD fire truck, games with the Dynamo Street Team, and more! To sign up, visit www.walkforthewoodsproject.org

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Categories: Walk/Run
Apr
6
Sat
Bayou Greenway Day 2019 @ Mason Park
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Apr 6 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Houston Parks Board invites you to its fifth annual Bayou Greenway Day, a free outdoor festival at Mason Park for a day of fun with family and friends. Experience the beauty of Brays Bayou Greenway while enjoying free activities in Mason Park – the site of the recently completed Mason Park Pedestrian Bridge. Bayou Greenway Day is a celebration of Houston’s parks, trails, and your Bayou Greenways. The annual event provides families with an opportunity to enjoy greenspace as they walk, bike, run, stroll, play and picnic along Brays Bayou.

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Categories: Bike Ride Earth Day Family Friendly Festival Get Outdoors! Walk/Run
Jun
29
Sat
Houston Sunrise Movement: Green New Deal Town Hall @ Impact Hub Houston
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Jun 29 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

On June 29, 2019, starting at 1:30 p.m., the Houston hub of the Sunrise Movement will host a Green New Deal Town Hall at Impact Hub Houston. The event will examine who stands to benefit from the Green New Deal and what’s at stake. For more information and to register, visit actionnetwork.org or the Facebook event.

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Categories: Public Meeting Town Hall
January – June 2019 Jan – Jun 2019