Free Press Houston

Westheimer Block Party, fall 2006

November 4, 2006

The stage map assigns Guerilla Arts and the Houston Comic and Zine Festival to Helios; Boys and Girls Club DJs to La Strada; indoor and outdoor stages and arts and crafts to Mango’s; and the main stage, Bike Ride Art Show, food and drink to Numbers. Sacred Heart appears on the drawing but is not a numbered programmed stage. Additional programming includes the Lollipauperz bike ride exhibit at 4 p.m., live painting by The Mexican Arsenal, the Guerilla Art Show, the Houston Comic and Zine Fest and film projections at 8:30 p.m. The printed Barbara Kruger wording states inspiration only and is not an artist credit. Date and noon–9 p.m. hours are printed in Free Press Houston Issue 72. Issue 73’s post-event account confirms that the event took place.

Dates
November 4, 2006
Site
Helios, La Strada, Mango’s and Numbers, Westheimer at Taft
Supporting issues
2006.10 · 2006.11b
City
Houston
Recovered lineup
33 names
Held visual records
4
Record confidence
confirmed · in-review

Held visual record

Band Times artwork for the November 4, 2006 Westheimer Block Party, printing the schedule for Numbers, La Strada and the inside and outside Mango’s stages. · Artwork by Jody Worthington · Object record
Post-event account, printed page 4 of Free Press Houston Issue 73, November 2006, confirming completion and acknowledging event workers and volunteers. · Object record
Band schedule, printed page 11 of Free Press Houston Issue 72, November 2006, with set times at Numbers and inside and outside Mango’s, plus the Boys & Girls Club DJs at La Strada. · Artwork by Jody Worthington · Object record
Stage map, printed page 10 of Free Press Houston Issue 72, November 2006, numbering Helios, La Strada, Mango’s and Numbers. Sacred Heart appears on the drawing but is not a numbered programmed stage. · Artwork by Jody Worthington · Object record

Lineup — 33 names, with stage and set time

Credited contributors

In the collection

Westheimer Block Party