Par for Pets
The Houston Humane Society hosts this 34th annual golf tournament at the Hermann Park Golf Course and raises funds for the organization’s initiatives, which impact more than 60,000 animals annually. It features a putting contest, raffles and door prizes, lunch, refreshments, and awards for holes in one and the longest drive.
- Nov. 8, 8 a.m.
- $200-$8,000 (sponsorships); $10-$100 (raffle tickets)
- 2155 N. MacGregor Way, Houston
- www.houstonhumane.org/golf
Enjoy a festival featuring over 75 vendors, food, kids activities and live music. The festival is known for its mix of quirky artwork and local patronage.
- Nov. 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
- Free
- Paseo Park, 5000 Bellaire Blvd., Bellaire
- www.bellairetx.gov
DAR Presents An Agreeable Tyrant featuring a discussion about men's and women's clothing that shaped America's national identity.
- Nov. 9, 10-11 a.m.
- Free
- DAR Museum, 6104 Auden St., West University Place
- www.westutx.gov
The Nature Discovery Center is holding a session aimed to give an in depth introduction of the center's animals.
- Nov. 9, 2 p.m.
- $10 (nonmember), $5 (member)
- 7112 Newcastle St., Bellaire
- www.naturediscoverycenter.org
West University Branch Library is holding an outdoor story time for families and children.
- Nov. 9, 2:15 p.m.
- Free
- 6108 Auden St., Houston
- www.hcpl.bibliocommons.com
Main Street Theater in Rice Village kicks off its 2024-25 season with a performance of the Joan Didion play adapted from her memoir. The one-woman play tells the story of the sudden and unexpected loss of Didion's husband and the prolonged illness of her only daughter.
- Nov. 8-9, 7:30 p.m.
- $15-$59
- Main Street Theater-Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd., Houston
- www.mainstreettheater.com