5 THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND
This week’s highlight of weekend events is gas powered, roaring through two gatherings that celebrate our nation’s love affair with horsepower.
The first is the Houston Auto Show, which showcases some of the best of the automotive industry. The other is a monster truck rally, which is essentially a car show on steroids.
Enjoy the roar.
’90s Bar Crawl
Themed bar crawl, beginning at Fuego’s Saloon; other participating bars include Clutch Bar, Kung Fu Saloon and Revolver Houston. When: 2-10 p.m. Saturday Where: 817 Durham Tickets: $30-$40; facebook.com/ events/154840331701933
Houston Auto Show
Car show featuring over 700,000 square feet of the latest vehicles from automakers. When: 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday Where: NRG Center, 1 NRG Parkway Tickets: $5-$12; houstonautoshow. com
Monster Jam
Monster trucks congregate and roar with races and freestyle competitions. When: 7 p.m. Saturday Where: NRG Stadium, 1 NRG Parkway Tickets: $15-$150; nrgpark.com
Halal Food Festival
Food festival features a cook-off and plenty of food vendors. When: 1-8 p.m. Sunday Where: Masjid Bilal, 11815 Adel Tickets: facebook.com/ events/371236769982648
‘Fetch Clay, Make Man’
The Ensemble Theatre presents a production about one of the more remarkable, not to mention unlikely, friendships in history: the bond between boxer Muhammad Ali and actor Stepin’ Fetchit. When: 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday Where: 3535 Main Details: $30-$50; 713-520-0055, ensemblehouston.org