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  • Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park
    Waterwall Park
    2800 Post Oak Boulevard
    Houston, TX
    Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park

    In the heart of the city, the Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park is one of Houston’s most beloved, iconic landmarks and community centerpiece for visitors of all ages. To stand in the Waterwall’s mist and be enveloped by the gentle roar of cascading water is one of the city’s most memorable experiences. Walking along the lush canopy of towering live oak trees while in the core of one of the largest business districts in the nation, is inspiring. As one of the most visited attractions in Houston, the Waterwall Park is a popular backdrop for unforgettable moments.

  • Tai Chi in the Park
    Various City Parks
    Houston, TX
    Tai Chi in the Park

    Tai Chi is a free program provided by Four Dragons Institute – Tai Chi for Health & Longevity in agreement with local Houston Parks and Conservancies. These classes are open to the public and are excellent for beginners and all levels of sincere Tai Chi practitioners. Classes are geared towards health and well-being and are gentle enough for Seniors and those who are recovering from illness or injury. Please join us at any of our locations. Check the website for specific times and locations. Classes available on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

  • Houston Space Center
    Houston Space Center
    1601 NASA Parkway
    Houston, TX 77058
    Houston Space Center

    Space Center Houston is one of Houston’s top attractions, the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston’s first Smithsonian Affiliate and a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence awardee. Designed to engage adults and children alike, the center features more than 400 space artifacts, permanent and traveling exhibits, attractions and theaters related to the exciting future and remarkable past of America’s human space-flight program

  • NASA Space Center VIP Tour
    Space Center Houston
    1601 E NASA Parkway
    Houston, TX 77058
    NASA Space Center VIP Tour

    Get unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to astronaut training facilities with the NASA VIP tours! Expert guides share their knowledge and answer your questions while you get an up-close look at the real facilities where astronauts are currently training for space. Tours are divided into two, three-hour trips; the first departing at 9 a.m. and the second at 1 p.m. The morning and afternoon tours visit different locations. The NASA VIP Tour reservation includes general admission to Space Center Houston. Before or after the tour, take time to explore the center which is home to more than 400 spaceflight artifacts and exhibits!

  • Self Guided Tours of the 1877 Tall Ship Elissa
    Galveston Historic Seaport
    2002 Strand
    Galveston, TX 77550
    Self Guided Tours of the 1877 Tall Ship Elissa

    Galveston Historical Foundation brought ELISSA, an 1877 square-rigged iron barque, from a scrapyard in Piraeus Harbor, Greece. By 1982, GHF staff and volunteers completed restoration and transformed this rare, historic vessel into a floating museum that would actively sail. Today, the 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA is one of only three ships of her kind in the world to still actively sail. The 1877 ELISSA welcomes visitors at the Galveston Historic Seaport. Experience Galveston’s maritime history daily.

  • Moody Center for the Arts
    Moody Center for the Arts
    6100 Main Street, MS-480
    Houston, TX 77005
    Moody Center for the Arts

    The Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University was designed by renowned Los Angeles-based architect Michael Maltzan.The $30 million, 50,000 square-foot building serves as an experimental platform for creating and presenting works in all disciplines, a flexible teaching space to encourage new modes of learning, and a forum for creative partnerships with visiting national and international artists. The mission of the Moody Center for the Arts is to encourage creative thinking and original expression, enrich curricular innovation, and promote cross-campus and community collaboration through transformative encounters with the arts. Admission is free.

  • Visit Sugar Land Permanent Exhibits
    Houston Museum of Natural Science
    13016 University Blvd
    Sugar Land, TX 77479
    Visit Sugar Land Permanent Exhibits

    From a terrifying Tyrannosaurus rex to colorful, living frogs, HMNS at Sugar Land has something for everyone. This satellite facility of the Houston Museum of Natural Science has permanent galleries reflecting the most popular exhibit areas of the main Museum campus, each of which present required science topics for Texas schools as fun and engaging activities for the whole family.

  • Discover Discovery Green
    Discovery Green Park
    1500 McKinney
    Houston, TX 77010
    Discover Discovery Green

    Nestled in the heart of Downton is Discovery Green, a 12-acre, multi-use park that always has something exciting happening. In the spring and fall, spend happy hour listening to local musicians perform live on stage, browse and buy from local craftsmen at monthly markets and, in the winter, enjoy ice skating on Kinder Lake (for a small fee). There is also an array of ever-changing art installations scattered around this luscious oasis.

  • Art Car Museum
    Art Car Museum
    Address: 140 Heights Blvd.
    Houston, TX 77007
    Art Car Museum

    The Art Car Museum is a private institution dedicated to contemporary art. It is an exhibition forum for local, national and international artists with an emphasis on art cars, other fine arts and artists that are rarely, if ever, acknowledged by other cultural institutions. The museum’s goal is to encourage the public’s awareness of the cultural, political, economic and personal dimensions of art.

  • Visit Glenwood Cemetary - Steeped in History
    Glenwood Cemetery
    2525 Washington Ave
    Houston, TX 77007
    Visit Glenwood Cemetary - Steeped in History

    Discover Houston's history at Glenwood Cemetery. Situated on 84 acres along the Washington Corridor, Glenwood Cemetery serves as a serene resting place for some of Houston's most iconic residents. Among the ornate headstones and sculptures are those of more than 20 mayors, past governors, oil tycoons and Howard Hughes, the famous aviator, engineer and movie director.

  • Weekend Walking Tour of Downtown Houston with Tunnel Access
    Magnolia Hotel
    1100 Texas Ave
    Houston, TX 77002
    Weekend Walking Tour of Downtown Houston with Tunnel Access

    Our Downtown Tour is perfect for guests & families of all ages looking to discover what makes Houston the center of business, culture, history & sports in Texas. Enjoy up-close perspectives of Downtown Houston’s hidden gems including the tallest Skyscraper in Texas, the most expansive Tunnel System in the United States, and two professional sporting venues as well as its world-class, outdoor dog-friendly Entertainment Mall & Park. Our tour guests will surely enjoy some jaw-dropping views and photo-ops while learning about all that Downtown Houston has to offer for its twenty Fortune 500 companies and over 50,000 residents.

  • Houston Mural Map: Take a Virtual or DIY tour of Street Art
    Around Houston
    Houston, TX

    A DIY tour of Houston’s street art is a perfect summer fun activity with #SocialDistancing. The awesome new HOUSTON MURAL MAP is your guide to enjoying 750+ street installations. Use the website – with a digital map of locations, photos, and artist information – to visit murals and Mini Murals anywhere in Houston. Visit HoustonMuralMap.com.You can take your own couch-surfing tour online, by clicking on sites of interest or near you and discover hidden gems and cool murals to visit later in person.Or, grab the family (or your roommates) and travel around to see and discover the murals in person. Before you leave home, you can use the website to create a “My Map” of sites to visit. Got murals? We’re looking for more! Send recent photos we can use, with the exact location and artist credits, to houstonmuralmap@upartstudio.org.

Virtual Events Today

  • Birding 101 Virtual Workshop
    Virtual
    Phoenix, AZ
    Birding 101 Virtual Workshop

    Let an internationally celebrated birding expert and National Geographic introduce you to the joys of birding across the North American continent.

  • Zazen Meditation
    Virtual
    Santa Fe, NM
    Zazen Meditation

    The zazen schedule is 7:00 a.m., and 5:30 p.m. MT and Wednesday Dharma Talks (5:30 p.m. MT). Join us online for the 7am and 5:30pm meditation on Upaya Zen Center’s YouTube page.

  • Adult and Teen Ballet, Beginning or Intermediate Class with Natalia
    Virtual
    Scottsdale, AZ 85260
    Adult and Teen Ballet, Beginning or Intermediate Class with Natalia

    Reserve your Spot & Preregister for a Virtual Class Today!

     

  • Artistic women inspiring artistic women: Share our art and feel inspired
    Virtual
    Pasadena, CA
    Artistic women inspiring artistic women: Share our art and feel inspired

    Come share your art and your wisdom with the Artistic Women Inspiring Artistic Women and experience:

    • Creative inspiration

    • Meaningful support

    • Evocative discussion

    • Illuminating insights

    • Answers to artistic technique questions

    • Creative Community

    You are encouraged to bring a finished piece of art (painting, poem, mixed-media, jewelry, song, dance, ... whatever) or a work in progress, though this is not required! Come simply to share where you are in your creative process, and at the very least, come to take inspiration from the supportive, creative atmosphere, and to support others on their creative journey!

  • Readings of Shakespeare: The Show Must Go Online
    Virtual
    London, England
    Readings of Shakespeare: The Show Must Go Online

    The Show Must Go Online is the first, best and most prolific creator of made-for-digital Shakespeare in response to the pandemic. First featured on BBC Newsnight, in The Guardian, Playbill and more, the show has become a global movement and a cultural export, committed to making Shakespeare for everyone, for free, forever.

  • ETHEL and Friends: Balcony Bar from Home
    Virtual
    New York City, NY
    ETHEL and Friends: Balcony Bar from Home

    Fix yourself a drink and experience The Met's Balcony Bar from home with ETHEL, one of the most acclaimed string quartets in the contemporary classical field. With an eye on tradition and an ear to the future, ETHEL is a leading force in concert music's reengagement with musical vernaculars, fusing diverse traditions into a vibrant sound. Expect familiar classical tunes mixed with a fair share of the group's signature cutting-edge repertoire. Guest artists and collaborators also make periodic appearances. ETHEL is Ralph Farris (viola), Kip Jones (violin), Dorothy Lawson (cello), and Corin Lee (violin). No login required.

  • Friday Night Bingo with Kids Need More
    Virtual
    New York City, NY
    Friday Night Bingo with Kids Need More

    Have a blast playing BiNGO from the safety & comfort of your home while supporting children & families coping with the trauma of cancer, COVID- 19 and other life-threatening illnesses. Play your BiNGO Card for 5 Fabulous Rounds in the Zoom Party Room. Your card is good to play every round.

  • Chef Bill's Free Cooking Class
    Online
    New York City, NY
    Chef Bill's Free Cooking Class

    Please join us for our FREE, live, fully interactive cooking class. There's always a new topic, from soups and appetizers, to entrees and side dishes, to desserts. Sometimes it's meat or fish based, sometimes it's vegan. Your comments and ideas help create future classes. These classes are unique because they're fully interactive: if you have questions and comments, we'll talk about them. And with two cameras, you see everything that's happening. And these classes really are free. This isn't a thing to get you to sign up for paid classes. Chef Bill, a professional chef, has been doing these free classes since November 2020. Why? Because they're fun. Join us to learn about recipes, techniques, and fun cooking things!

  • The Metropolitan Opera - Nightly Opera Streams
    Virtual
    New York City, NY
    The Metropolitan Opera - Nightly Opera Streams

    Seize this unique opportunity to watch opera every night of the week! Each day, a different encore presentation from the company’s Live in HD series is being made available for free streaming on the Met website, with each performance available for a period of 23 hours, from 7:30 p.m. EDT until 6:30 p.m. the following day. The schedule will include outstanding complete performances from the past 14 years of cinema transmissions, starring all of opera’s greatest singers.

  • The Living Room Comedy Show VIRTUAL
    Online
    New York City, NY
    The Living Room Comedy Show VIRTUAL

    The longest running stand-up comedy show in Brooklyn is back. It's still totally clean, it's still free and it's still hilarious. The only difference is this time it is streaming live on Zoom (so actually in your living room). Friday at 8pm (ET)/ 5pm (PT) join us from wherever you are to see some of TV's funniest comedians. You may be quarantined but everyone is invited. No restrictions on audience as we ask the comics to keep their acts clean.

  • The Living Room Comedy Show
    Virtual
    Brooklyn, NY
    The Living Room Comedy Show

    The longest running stand-up comedy show in Brooklyn is continuing virtually! Hosted by Carrie Gravenson and Aaron Kominos Smith, it's still totally clean, it's still free, and it's still hilarious. The only difference is it is streaming live on Zoom (so actually in your living room). Fridays at 8pm (ET)/ 5pm (PT) join us from wherever you are to see some of TV's funniest comedians. You may be quarantined but everyone is invited. No restrictions on audience as we ask the comics to keep their acts clean.

  • Online Dance Party
    Online
    New York City, NY
    Online Dance Party

    This is an inclusive party, and it is FREE. Everyone is welcome and made to feel so. Do you want to party, but don't really feel like going out? Unlimited drinks are on the house, there's no cover charge and you don't have to pay for parking, cabs, or baby sitters. Mostly top hits of the last 20 years and club/dance music, as well as some 90s, 80s, Disco, Rap, Latin, and International tunes. Requests are welcome.