Calendar

Nov
14
Thu
Craft Asylum – Second Thursdays @ Texas Art Asylum
Nov 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Leave your troubles at the door, and join us for a chill craft event, second Thursdays from 6-8pm. Bring what you’re making, and hang out with us while we’re making what we’re making. Knit, crochet, embroider, slow stitch, paint, draw, collage, quill, whittle — whatever. BYOB — light snacks provided. Must be over 18.

Dec
12
Thu
Craft Asylum – Second Thursdays @ Texas Art Asylum
Dec 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Leave your troubles at the door, and join us for a chill craft event, second Thursdays from 6-8pm. Bring what you’re making, and hang out with us while we’re making what we’re making. Knit, crochet, embroider, slow stitch, paint, draw, collage, quill, whittle — whatever. BYOB — light snacks provided. Must be over 18.

Dec
21
Sat
DIY Candles @ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Dec 21 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Light up the darkest day of the year by making your own beautiful candles! In this fun class, we’ll melt soy wax and mix in essential oils to make scented glass jar candles. We’ll also make hand-rolled beeswax candles with sculpted decorations. This is a great class for couples, families, friends, or anyone who needs to make some beautiful last-minute gifts.

Jan
9
Thu
Craft Asylum – Second Thursdays @ Texas Art Asylum
Jan 9 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Leave your troubles at the door, and join us for a chill craft event, second Thursdays from 6-8pm. Bring what you’re making, and hang out with us while we’re making what we’re making. Knit, crochet, embroider, slow stitch, paint, draw, collage, quill, whittle — whatever. BYOB — light snacks provided. Must be over 18.

Jan
12
Sun
Going Green in Houses of Worship @ 1st Congregational Church
Jan 12 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Going Green in Houses of Worship – Learn from Others!

The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston invites you to learn how houses of worship in Houston are going green and consider what you could do in your own house of worship. Join speakers of a variety of faith backgrounds who will discuss work in their houses of worship to go green in their building, grounds, worship services, community service projects, advocacy, educational programs, and more. After each speaker presents on their work, we will have break-out sessions where you can discuss your challenges in going green in your house of worship and get tips from others. People of all faiths are encouraged to attend, as are representatives of local environmental non-profits that would like to work with people of faith on environmental issues. Please join us! The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston acts to empower the faith community in the greater Houston area to act and advocate on behalf of the environment. For more information about this event, or the Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston, please contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com.

Jan
26
Sun
EAT Lancet Commission on Food, Planet & Health @ Christ the King Lutheran Lurch
Jan 26 @ 9:45 am – 11:00 am

On Jan. 26, from 9:45-11 a.m., Christ the King Lutheran Church will host a presentation by Dr. Stephen Long, a public health physician, on the EAT Lancet Commission on Food, Planet & Health: Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems report. This study, compiled by 37 scientists and other experts from 16 countries, aims to establish a global food economy that could combat chronic diseases in wealthy nations like ours and provide better nutrition for poor ones, all without destroying the planet. For more information, see the Facebook event.

Feb
13
Thu
Craft Asylum – Second Thursdays @ Texas Art Asylum
Feb 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Leave your troubles at the door, and join us for a chill craft event, second Thursdays from 6-8pm. Bring what you’re making, and hang out with us while we’re making what we’re making. Knit, crochet, embroider, slow stitch, paint, draw, collage, quill, whittle — whatever. BYOB — light snacks provided. Must be over 18.

Mar
9
Mon
Spring Breakout @ Jesse H. Jones Nature Center
Mar 9 – Mar 13 all-day

Get outdoors this Spring Break! Different activities every day for the kids. Call the park for registration information; priority for Harris County residents.

Artist Boat Spring Break Eco-Camps @ Hatmaker Plaza
Mar 9 @ 9:00 am – Mar 13 @ 4:00 pm

Artist Boat is a regional leader in eco-art to inspire people to conserve our Gulf Coast. Art meets science in Artist Boat’s Eco-Art Camp sessions. Campers will experience true science and art enrichment with the creation of Eco-Art. Each camper will create high quality art projects which illustrate all that they have learned throughout the camp.

Camp Highlights:

  • Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) enrichment
  • High quality art projects
  • Sessions limited to 12 campers
  • Half Day and Full Day sessions offered

Eco-Art Camps are open to students age 5-12 years. Camps are held from 9am-noon and 1pm-4pm.

Price: $175 for a single week’s session (morning OR afternoon) or $300 for both sessions (5 full days)

Registration required. Campers must bring lunch and snacks.

Camp Themes

Shark Mania 

Learn all about the many sharks that inhabit the Gulf of Mexico, inside and out, their incredible senses, what they eat, and how they maneuver in their environment. Includes clay sculpting, shark dissection, acrylic painting, and a diet-rama creation!.

Off The Deep End 

Learn about the deepest depths of our mysterious ocean. Includes watercolors and glow in the dark paint, model making, puppet making, and a deep-sea exploration activity!

Mar
12
Thu
Wildflowers and Wild Women @ Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve
Mar 12 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Celebrate women’s history month with hands-on activities and crafts in honor of the women who make a difference in parks, wildlife and science.