<TABLE style="MARGIN: 6px 6px 0px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <DIV style="MARGIN: 6px 4px 4px 6px"> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; COLOR: #ef4d15; FONT-FAMILY: arial,verdana,sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><FONT face="times new roman" color=#000000 size=2>Looking for something cool and interesting to do this weekend in the Houston area?? </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; COLOR: #ef4d15; FONT-FAMILY: arial,verdana,sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><FONT face="times new roman" color=#000000 size=2>Check out Museum District Day, these 14 area Houston museums open their doors for free. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; COLOR: #ef4d15; FONT-FAMILY: arial,verdana,sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=2>Take a peek at museums you don't normally visit or return to an old
favorite. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; COLOR: #ef4d15; FONT-FAMILY: arial,verdana,sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=2>Special exhibits will probably still have a fee, but the general museum areas should be free. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; COLOR: #ef4d15; FONT-FAMILY: arial,verdana,sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=2>Wear your walking shoes!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; COLOR: #ef4d15; FONT-FAMILY: arial,verdana,sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#000000 size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; COLOR: #ef4d15; FONT-FAMILY: arial,verdana,sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#000000 size=2>My personal favorite:
</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; COLOR: #ef4d15; FONT-FAMILY: arial,verdana,sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#000000 size=2>Houston Center for Contemporary Crafts (great basket exhibit right now).</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; COLOR: #ef4d15; FONT-FAMILY: arial,verdana,sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#000000 size=2>Cheers, Hillary </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; COLOR: #ef4d15; FONT-FAMILY: arial,verdana,sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#000000 size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; COLOR: #ef4d15; FONT-FAMILY: arial,verdana,sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Houston Museum District Day </SPAN><BR>Fourteen of the city's art institutions open their doors. The artwork is complemented by music,
refreshments, performances, special activities and workshops. </DIV> <DIV>Participating venues:<BR>-<A href="http://www.camh.org/" target=new s_oc="null">Contemporary Arts Museum Houston</A><BR>-<A href="http://www.cmhouston.org/" target=new s_oc="null">The Children's Museum of Houston</A><BR>-<A href="http://www.hmns.org/" target=new s_oc="null">Houston Museum of Natural Science </A><BR>-<A href="http://www.mhms.org/" target=new s_oc="null">The Health Museum</A><BR>-<A href="http://www.hmh.org/" target=new s_oc="null">Holocaust Museum Houston </A><BR>-<A href="http://www.crafthouston.org/" target=new s_oc="null">Houston Center for Contemporary Craft</A> <BR>-<A href="http://www.mfah.org/" target=new s_oc="null">The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston</A> <BR>-<A href="http://www.menil.org/" target=new s_oc="null">The Menil Collection </A><BR>-<A href="http://www.menil.org/byzantine.html" target=new s_oc="null">The Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum</A><BR>-<A
href="http://www.wxresearch.org/" target=new s_oc="null">John C. Freeman Weather Museum</A><BR>-<A href="http://www.rothkochapel.org/" target=new s_oc="null">The Rothko Chapel</A> <BR>-<A href="http://www.hcponline.org/" target=new s_oc="null">Houston Center for Photography</A> <BR>-<A href="http://www.buffalosoldiermuseum.com/" target=new s_oc="null">The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum </A><BR>-<A href="http://www.lawndaleartcenter.org/" target=new s_oc="null">Lawndale Art Center </A><BR><BR><A href="http://www.houstonmuseumdistrict.org/" target=new s_oc="null">www.houstonmuseumdistrict.org </A> <DIV><STRONG><!-- mtl cal.event.date_time date_format="Month dd" time_format="hh:mi p.m." separator="<br>"> -->Aug. 18, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. </STRONG></DIV><B>Price:</B> Free <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; COLOR: #ef4d15; FONT-FAMILY: arial,verdana,sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Museum District</SPAN> <BR>Binz
& Main<BR>Houston, TX 77004<BR><!-- a class="" href="http://www.MapsOnUs.com/bin/maps-map/usr=~new/refsrc=houston?AddMarker=Marker=1%09AddrStreetLine=Binz%20%26%20Main%20%09AddrCityLine=Houston%20TX%2077004%09Name=Museum%20District%09OnMap=icon:star" target="_blank">Maps & directions</a><br --><A class=eventlist href="http://www.chron.com/common/maps/map.mpl?AddMarker=Marker=1%09AddrStreetLine=Binz%20%26%20Main%20%09AddrCityLine=Houston%20TX%2077004%09Name=Museum%20District%09OnMap=icon:star" target=_blank s_oc="null">Maps & directions</A><BR><A class=eventlist href="http://www.houstonmuseumdistrict.org/" target=new s_oc="null">www.houstonmuseumdistrict.org</A><BR><!-- Query feature: Hours, Prices --> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- end content -->