• MUSIC
• Free Neighborhood Concert Series, Houston Symphony:
1. July 12, 11 am @ The Ripley House Neighborhood Center
2. July 12, 7:30 pm @ Alief Taylor High School
3. July 13, 7:30 pm @ Cypress Springs High School
4.( Instrument petting zoo begins 45 minutes before each concert.)
5. Movie Themes with Houston Symphony: Pre-concert activities begin at 6:30 pm. Free mezzanine and lawn seating at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.
6. Dreamworks Animation in Concert, July 21, 8 pm
7. Free Summer Symphony Nights, Houston Symphony: Enjoy classical music outdoors! Miller Outdoor— July 4 @ 8:30 pm
8. 3rd Annual Day of Music: July 9, noon – 10 pm. Free day-long musical celebration of Houston’ s musical diversity( jazz, rock, classical, blues, ethnic genre and more). Located at Jones Hall.
9. Summer Concert Series with American Festival for the Arts( AFA): Students in the AFA Summer Music Conservatory perform throughout the summer in their free family-friendly Summer Concert Series. These include the String Orchestra Community Concert( June 24), Choral Celebration( June 25), Symphony Orchestra Concert( July 6), and more. Find the complete calendar here.
• BOOKS
• Summer Storytime Tours at Rienzi:
10. Wednesdays June 1 – July 27, 10 am. Introduce kids to magic of art and literature through fun and interactive activities for ages 3 +. Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy in the garden after the event. Rienzi is the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston home, 1406 Kirby; free
11. Summer Reading Program at The Fish Gallery: July 7 – August 18, Each Thursday 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm with story time, fish feeding, touch tanks,
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crafts, games, and prizes. August 18 is a Summer Reading Party( 2909 Fountain View).
12. Summer Middle Grade Book Club at Katy Budget Books: June 9 – August 11. 10 am. Kids will read the book before the Thursday book club, discuss the book, do an activity and have a snack. Located at 2450 Fry Road.
13. Wig Wag Learning series at Rosenberg Railroad: Wednesdays in July, 10:30 am. Enjoy a one-hour program with story, craft and fun activities for pre-schoolers. Also includes an age-appropriate museum tour. Bring a bagged lunch and play on the wooden train play structure. $ 8 / participating child and adult. Limited to 16 each session. Call for your spot. Located at 1921 Avenue F in Rosenberg.
14. Nature Story Time at Nature Discovery Center: Wednesdays, 4 pm. Free story time for preschoolers with variety of fun: live animals, puppets, short nature walks, crafts or songs and nature stories. Located at 7112 Newcastle.
15. Story time at Pottery Barn Kids: Tuesdays, 11 am. Free story time. Located at The Woodlands Mall and Highland Village.
16. Story time and activities at Houston Public Library locations throughout the city this summer. Full calendar online.
17. Free Summer Reading Programs: Houston Public Library, Harris County Public Library, Montgomery County Library, Fort Bend County Libraries, Brazoria County Library …
18. Young Writers Workshop: Saturdays, 10:30 am, at Discovery Green through July 9. Houston Arts Alliance, HPL Express, and Writers in the Schools help kids learn to write at this weekly session, funded in part by a grant from the City of Houston.
19. Gamemeisters at Blue Willow Bookshop: Head to this independent bookshop Thursdays this summer to play and learn new games. This free event is geared to kids ages 5-10. Thursdays, June 9 – July 28. Parents are welcome to stay. Located at 14532 Memorial.
• THEATER 20. Free Children’ s Hilltop Festival:
21. Kid’ s daytime theater. July 19, The Emperor’ s New Clothes; July 20, My BFF, the Dragon; July 21, The Great Zoo Switcheroo; July 22, Santa’ s Rockin’ Reindeer Christmas in July. Located at Miller Outdoor Theatre, 11 am.
22. Free TUTS’ Summer Musical: July 12-17, Million Dollar Quartet, 8:15 pm. Located at Miller Outdoor Theater.
23. Houston Shakespeare Festival: Free Shakespeare in the park! July 29, 31, August 2, 4, 6, Much Ado About Nothing; July 30, August 3, 5, 7, Henry V. Performance begin at 8:15 pm at Miller Outdoor Theatre.
24. Summer Kid’ s Musical @ Lone Star College-Cy Fair: July 5-7. Lone Star College Cy-Fair presents Freckleface Strawberry: the Musical. Located at 9191 Barker Cypress Road. Purchase tickets online for $ 7 each.
25. A. D. Players @ Miller Outdoor Theatre: Little Women, the Musical. Free. August 11, 12, 8:30 pm. Located at Miller Outdoor Theatre, 6000 Hermann Park Dr.
• MOVIES 26. Free & Cheap Summer Movie
Series:
27. Cinemark: Movies are just $ 1 weekday mornings. Or get 10 movies for only $ 5 paid in advance. Show days are usually Tuesday, Wednesday or both beginning week of June 6.
28. Studio Movie Grill: Tickets are just $ 1 at Studio Movie Grill’ s Children’ s Summer Series. Catch the 11 am show Monday through Friday at Copperfield, CityCentre and Pearland locations.
29. Santikos: Free movie for 8 weeks on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 am beginning June 7. Located