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Event Details: Houston Weekend Preview: Art On A Budget Edition - :

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With so many art events going on this weekend I can’t help but single out the freebies. Not so much because they’re sans cost, but because they happen to be some of the more interesting exhibits. There is one event that will cost some green this weekend though: The very important and always fun Bringin’ in the Green benefiting the Montrose Counseling Center. The Center, which mostly operates on government grant money, benefits greatly from private donations. Tonight’s event promises to be lots of fun all for a great cause.

Friday

• Bringin’ in the Green is a favorite of MCC’s supporters, a long-held tradition in Houston’s GLBT communities, and one of our most enjoyable fundraisers. The annual St. Patrick’s Day event will take place from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the beautiful home of the party’s host, John Danielson. Due to his generous underwriting, along with the hors d’oeuvres courtesy of Dwane Todd, Attorney, 100 percent of the funds raised will go directly to client services. Tickets are just $30 and included with admission are open bar and snacks. For more information go to www.montrosecounselingcenter.org. 1618 Burlington | 5:30pm | $30 | 713.800.0872
• FotoFest 2010 opens tonight with a free admission exhibition including food and drink. Check out the start of the biennial photography event at FotoFest Headquarters which will feature Whatever was Splendid: New American Photographs. Live music provided by The Gourds. 1113 Vine | 713.223.5522 | 8pm | Free

Saturday

• Eileen Maxon presents: Orphans of Failure – “Last summer, there was an ad on Craigslist offering a free, taxidermy wolverine. The catch was that the current owner considered it haunted, and stipulated “No questions asked.” I started thinking, maybe there was some thing I could get rid of — some bitter toy stewing with bad vibes in the attic. Maybe this thing was the problem, and maybe I could pass on that thing to someone stronger.
  So, buyer beware. I’ve scoured the closets, hard drives, pre-teen poetry, firefox history, and my best guess — is 1993.”  See Eileen’s exhibit of items from 1993 at Domy Books. 1709 Westheimer | 7pm | Free
• Winter Street Studios is having their monthly artist meet & greet on Saturday afternoon. This is usually the largest gathering of local area artists. 2101 Winter | 713.862.0082 | 2pm | Free

Have a Houston event you’d like featured on TNG? E-mail me!  josh@thenewgay.net

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