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Let your inner Picasso loose at the Mad Potter, where you can paint your pottery in the studio. Start with choosing from the huge assortment of pottery pieces, including plates, mugs, banks, boxes, and more. Then design and paint by using special techniques and tools that make painting so easy anyone can create a masterpiece. Then take home your masterpiece and treasure it forever. Enjoy the creativity and fun of ceramic pottery painting at any of their retail locations.

Lace up your running shoes and prepare to join The Chevron Houston Marathon festival that supports many charities, including CanCare, Texas Children's Hospital, and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. As the largest single-day sporting event in the city, all runners get a chance to participate in the course map that runs together with a half marathon and a 5K race, where thousands of runners and spectators get to enjoy the fun signage, clocks, bottled water, Gatorade, aid stations, and exhilarating entertainment.

What began as a hobby has bloomed into one of Houston's most popular tourist attractions, The Beer Can House. Over 18 years, the house disappeared under 50,000 flattened beer cans of different varieties for practical and decorative reasons. The can motif was only one aspect of the now-iconic visionary art environment. The yard is filled with plants and flowers that hang from the trees, occupy ceramic vessels, and grow in raised beds. As the neighborhood has changed, the property remains a time capsule of Houston’s vernacular architecture from the early 20th century, with a surprise around every corner.

Catch live entertainment at STAGES, where the plays push the boundaries of everyday theater. A talented troupe, guest performers, and a penchant for putting a modern spin on classics define this popular playhouse. Known for presenting cutting-edge works that push the boundaries of traditional performances, STAGES produces original plays, puts a modern spin on classics, and nurtures new talent in writing and performing. The repertory troupe includes talented performers, artists, and stage professionals from the Houston area and presents guest artists from around the world.