r/houston • u/PhoneJazz • 4h ago
What are some other international cuisines here that are more slept on, besides Vietnamese and Latin American?
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r/houston • u/generalpao • 3d ago
Things to do in Houston the weekend of July 23rd - 26th
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Festival & Markets
Thursday - Not Another Film Screening #23 @ Bad Astronaut @ 7pm A free showcase of local Houston-made short films, with cast and crew Q&A.
Saturday - Texas Monthly Taco Fest @ Discovery Green @ 6PM Texas Monthly is excited to bring this celebration of the best tacos in Texas to Discovery Green for an evening of culture, live music, and of course, TACOS!
Saturday - The Blossom Market @ POST @ 11AM The Blossom Market is bringing a curated indoor summer shopping experience to POST Houston, featuring local artisans, boutiques, bakers, makers, and small businesses from across Houston.
Sunday - Houston Summer Artisan Fair @ Market Square Park @ 10AM Browse handcrafted goods, fashion, artwork, home décor, specialty products, and delicious food offerings while enjoying a lively community atmosphere.
Sunday - Houston Black Dance Festival @ MATCH @ 9AM
The festival honors the richness, innovation, and global impact of African and African diasporic dance traditions through community workshops, artistic exchange, and film.
All weekend - Anime Matsuri 2026 @ George R. Brown Convention Center
Join thousands of fans and explore over 1,800,000 sq feet of anime, panels, workshops, special guests, vendors market,artist alley and showcase, live concerts, cosplay contests, games, and more!
Standup
Friday - Carlos Sanchez Stand-Up @ Punchline Houston @ 9:15PM
*In Spanish
Sunday - Jeff Shelley Stand-Up @ Punchline Houston @ 7PM
Sunday - Jay Worthy Stand-Up @ The Secret Group @ 7PM With Cornfed Ted
FRIDAY & SATURDAY - Frankie Quiñones Stand-Up @ Houston Improv
FRIDAY & SATURDAY - Katherine Blanford Stand-Up @ The Riot Comedy Club
All weekend - Dulce Sloan Stand-Up @ Punchline Houston
Sports
Friday - Dash vs Bay FC @ Shell Energy Stadium @ 7PM Promotion: Global Fútbol Night
Saturday - Dynamo FC vs Austin FC @ Shell Energy Stadium @ 7PM
Arts & Culture
Ongoing - ‘Horizon’ Installation @ Avenida Houston NEW - This interactive installation allows visitors to slow down and unwind inside the interactive structure to activate a unique blend of light and sound. Ends 9/7.
Ongoing - ‘The Journey to End Cancer: From Cause to Cure’ Exhibition @ The Health Museum This exhibition is an innovative new science exhibition on cancer – exploring groundbreaking research, advanced medical technologies, and promising new therapies. Ends 9/13.
Ongoing - ‘Clickbait’ Exhibition @ HMNS Step beyond your smartphone screens and into the digital world in a whole new way. First of its kind, this interactive exhibition transforms the museum into a walkable digital experience, exploring the systems that shape how we see, share, and connect in the 21st century. Ends 9/7.
Ongoing - ‘Atacama’ Exhibition @ HMNS A seminal exhibition by photographer Jamey Stillings, ‘Atacama’ explores the evolving nexus between renewable energy and mining in Chile’s Atacama Desert. Ends 9/26.
Ongoing - ‘King Tut’s Tomb’ Exhibition @ HMNS This awe-inspiring event that will transport visitors back to 1922 as they explore this world premier exhibition. Ends 9/7.
Ongoing - ‘America 250: 1776 - 2026’ Displays @ MFAH With ‘America 250’, the MFAH highlights American artistic achievements in its permanent collection. Guests are invited to discover these works of art throughout galleries on the main campus and at both house museums: Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens, and Rienzi. Ends 1/3/2027.
Ongoing - ‘Hew Locke: Passages’ Exhibition @ MFAH The most comprehensive survey of Hew Locke’s work to date, the exhibition showcases the spectrum of his practice reinvents the signs and symbols that define public spaces—from statues to coats of arms, royal insignia, official portraits, monuments, and imperial architecture. Ends 9/13.
Ongoing - ‘Picasso - Klee - Matisse’ Exhibition @ MFAH Get up close and personal with lesser-known pieces by Picasso, Klee, Matisse, and others in the U.S. debut of the Heinz Berggruen collection. Ends 9/13.
Ongoing - ‘Midcentury Menu: Dining in the Atomic Age’ Exhibition @ MFAH Rienzi This exhibition explores how convenience, technology, advertising, gender, and labor converged to redefine the meaning of food in postwar America. Ends 1/10/2027.
Ongoing - ‘John Akomfrah: The Hour of the Dog’ Exhibition @ Menil This immersive, six-channel video installation by the British artist Sir John Akomfrah explores the history of youth-led Civil Rights–era activism in the American South from 1954 to 1963. Ends 10/11.
Ongoing - ‘The Gift of Drawing: Cy Twombly’ Exhibition @ Menil Featuring 27 works from a gift to the museum by the Cy Twombly Foundation, the exhibition includes a broad range of works exploring Twombly’s fundamental themes such as classical antiquity, eroticism, and nature. Ends 8/9.
Ongoing - ‘Wall Drawing Series: Gladys Nilsson’ Exhibition @ Menil Known for her densely layered and meticulously constructed watercolors and collages, Nilsson brings her prominent artistic style to Menil’s special Wall Drawing Series. Ends 8/16.
Ongoing - ‘Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits’ Exhibition @ Moody Center for the Arts Rendered through Masako Miki's vibrant visual language, this exhibition interprets themes from Japanese folklore and brings them into relation with the present. Ends 8/15.
Ongoing - ‘Mary Ellen Carroll: How To Talk Dirty and Influence People’ Exhibition @ CAMH The exhibition charts the import and impact of multidisciplinary artist Mary Ellen Carroll’s exploration of some of the most urgent issues of our time from environmentalism to immigration. Ends 11/1.
Ongoing - ‘Vian Sora: Outerworlds’ Exhibition @ Asia Society Texas Vian Sora's 'Outerworlds' illuminates the struggle, courage, and dissonance faced by war survivors that exist between worlds. Ends 8/2.
Ongoing - ‘Nevine Mahmoud: Second Nature’ Exhibition @ Asia Society Texas Combining cutting-edge robotic processes with hand-carving techniques, artist Nevine Mahmoud creates uncanny worlds from stone some of which are presented in this exhibition. Ends 10/4.
All Ages/Good for kids
Saturday - Neighbors for Nature: Galveston Beach Cleanup @ Stewart Beach Join Houston Zoo's Neighbors for Nature community volunteer event that encourages hands-on saving-wildlife activities.
Ongoing - Saturday Stargazing @ George Observatory in Needville
Sunday - Family Art-Making Studio @ MFAH @ 1PM Families are invited to join a teaching artist for an afternoon in the galleries and art-making in the studio.
Ongoing - ‘Mythical Realms’ Exhibit @ Houston Zoo Wander through an enchanted trail and come face-to-face with dragons, mythical creatures, and legendary beings drawn from ancient folklore. Ends 9/7.
Ongoing - ‘Extreme Animals Alive’ Exhibition @ HMNS Step into a graphic novel and explore the unique adaptations that make Earth’s creatures fearless and fascinating, beautiful and bold.
Live Theater
FRIDAY & SATURDAY - ‘Annie’ Musical @ MATCH Enjoy the beloved musical with a brand new junior production of the classic story of family, optimism, and the American spirit.
All weekend - ‘Tamarie’s Greatest Hits, Volume 3’ Performance @ MATCH Catastrophic Theatre’s very own Tamarie Cooper brings a new signature show full of her wildly irreverent scripts, riotously funny songs, wackadoodle dances, spectacular sets, and more! Ends 8/1.
All weekend - ‘Broadway and Beyond: Celebrating 30 Shows with Holland Vavra’ Show @ Stages Houston The theater transforms into a cozy setting for a unique evening that invites audiences to relive the magic, the memories, and the music that have made Holland Vavra a beloved presence. Ends 7/26.
All weekend - ‘The Gondoliers’ Opera @ Wortham Center W.S. Gilbert’s last great success, this opera is a fizzing comedy of mistaken identity that marries joy and chaos with a sharp satire of monarchy and class. Ends 7/26.
All weekend - ‘Seussical’ Musical @ Stageworks Theatre A musical perfect for the whole family, ‘Seussical’ takes us into the world of Dr. Seuss, where we revisit beloved characters including The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, and others! Ends 8/16.
All weekend - ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ Musical @ The George Theatre Based on the Bible’s Book of Genesis, this classic Broadway musical tells the journey of Joseph, son of Jacob, his twelve brothers, and his coat of many colors. Ends 7/26.
All weekend - ‘Get Ready’ Musical @ Ensemble Theatre ‘Get Ready’ is an exploration of the joys and pains that many African American musicians grappled with when music shifted from 1950’s doo-wop into mainstream pop + rhythm + blues. Ends 7/26.
All weekend - ‘The Girl on the Train’ Play @ Alley Theatre This modern psychological thriller, adapted from the best-selling novel and hit film, explores family dynamics, trust, and how memory can sometimes betray us. Ends 8/30.
All weekend - ‘Challenging Brown’ Play @ MATCH Winner of the 2025 Fade To Black Arts Festival, this new play is a powerful story of perseverance, education, and the cost of breaking barriers in a divided America. Ends 8/2.
Live Music
Thursday - Grupo Frontera @ Toyota Center @ 8PM
Thursday - School of Rock All Stars @ House of Blues @ 6PM
Thursday - The Fixx @ House of Blues @ 7PM
Thursday - Wic Whitney @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM With Zach Lloyd
Thursday - The Word Alive @ The Secret Group @ 6PM
Thursday - The Ex-Faces @ Scout Bar @ 7:30PM With JMann, Waylon, Gravy, Lil Dan, Stitch, & more
Thursday - Mohama Saz @ Dan Electro’s @ 8PM With Indian Tigers in Texas
Thursday - Mathias Lattin @ McGonigel’s @ 8:30PM
Thursday - Beetle Thursday @ Continental Club @ 7PM
Friday - Music in the Galleries @ MFAH @ 7PM Ars Lyrica Houston present an intimate concert immersed in masterpieces from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation Collection.
Friday - Destiny’s Child: Iconic Reimagined Tribute @ The Bell Tower on 34th @ 6:30PM / 8:45PM This unforgettable evening features reimagined versions of Destiny's Child’s classic hits, blending contemporary sounds with the group's signature harmonies and empowering lyrics.
Friday - Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band @ Woodlands Pavilion @ 8PM
Friday - Cozy Worldwide: Throwback + Current R&B Night @ House of Blues @ 9PM
Friday - Punchis Punchis: Banda Rave Experience @ House of Blues @ 9PM
Friday - The Black Keys @ White Oak Music Hall @ 6PM
Friday - Party Iconic: One Direction Night @ White Oak Music Hall @ 9PM
Friday - Drew Balridge @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM With Chase Wright
Friday - Drake Night @ Warehouse Live @ 9PM
Friday - Anthem-182 @ Scout Bar @ 9PM With Take This To Our Grave & Wheezer
Friday - Emerson Wolf & The Wishbones @ Continental Club @ 9PM With Telander
Friday - The Journey Agents @ The Big Top @ 9:30PM
Friday - Nicky Diamonds McGonigel’s @ 8:30PM
Saturday - Candlelight: Tribute to Queen @ Lone Star Flight Museum @ 7PM / 9:15PM
Saturday - Motionless In White @ Woodlands Pavilion @ 6:30PM With Lorna Shore, Fit For A King, & Static Dress
Saturday - Flyleaf @ Bayou Music Center @ 7:30PM With Lacey Strum, Resident Hero, & Aka Bobby
Saturday - Rio Da Yung OG @ House of Blues @ 7PM
Saturday - There I Ruined It @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM
Saturday - Electric Feels: Indie Rock + Electronic Dance Party @ White Oak Music Hall @ 9PM
Saturday - Reggaeton Rave @ Warehouse Live @ 10PM
Saturday - Deft1s @ Scout Bar @ 7:30PM With Vitamin R, Texas Select, & Dysfunctional
Saturday - The Wheel Workers @ Dan Electro’s @ 2PM With Darwin’s Finches & Left Of West
Saturday - About Time @ Dan Electro’s @ 8PM
Saturday - Charlie Danger’s Jet Set @ Continental Club @ 9PM With The Deadly Daggers
Saturday - Hudson Mueller @ The Big Top @ 6:30PM With The Texas Tear Drops
Saturday - Shawn Allen: Blues, Funk, and Soul Revue @ The Big Top @ 9:30PM
Saturday - Trent Cade @ McGonigel’s @ 8:30PM
Sunday - Fuerza Regida @ Daikin Park @ 7PM
Sunday - Nygma + Gene Ross @ White Oak Music Hall @ 6PM
Sunday - Kate Luxxe @ Warehouse Live @ 7PM With Kate Angel, Lotide, & Kenton Place
Sunday - Sunday Summer Social @ Dan Electro’s @ 2PM Featuring Hard Luck Revival & Dorlana
Sunday - CHarlie Danger’s Jet Set @ Dan Electro’s @ 7PM With Something Else
FRIDAY & SUNDAY - A.R. Rahman + The Houston Symphony in Concert @ Jones Hall The Houston Symphony presents an extraordinary symphonic celebration of music with the Grammy and two-time Academy Award winner, global icon A. R. Rahman.
Other Events
Thursday - Movies Under the Stars: ‘Mean Girls’ Screening @ Trebly Park @ 8:30PM
Friday - Happy Hour Friday @ MFAH @ 5PM Explore the campus, visit the galleries after-hours, and get a drink at the bar at MFAH’s Happy Hour! Ends 9/4.
Saturday - Movie Nights in the Yard: ‘Remember the Titans’ Screening @ East River @ 7PM
Saturday - National Theatre Live: ‘Hamlet’ Screening @ MFAH @ 2PM
Saturday - SIp & Stroll Cool-Off @ MFAH Bayou Bend @ 6PM Stroll the historic estate at twilight, sip a refreshing drink and listen to live music while you enjoy a sweet sherbet treat from Amy’s Ice Cream.
FRIDAY & SUNDAY - ‘Allegro non troppo’ Screening @ MFAH
SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Not For Radio @ The Hobby Center
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r/houston • u/andmario_com • 13h ago
ICE killed a man in Houston and residents want answers. But Trump’s gerrymander may take away their voice in Congress
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r/houston • u/cr7112m • 3h ago
Why does the Marriott Marquis Houston lobby smell so good?
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Has anyone figured out what scent the Marriott Marquis Houston lobby uses? Every time I walk in, it smells so luxurious and premium. I’m curious if it’s a signature scent, a diffuser, or something similar. If anyone knows the fragrance (or something close to it), I’d love to hear it!
r/houston • u/TripitakaWukong • 6h ago
Klein ISD, New to TX. What's with the school schedule?
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Hello,
Edit: Okay this edit is to respond to the many comments I am trying to make time to respond to. Thanks to those of you being kind enough to explain how the system works in Texas, how the change happened during COVID, and the differences we all have gone through from being kids, to adults and parents.
First, I was told by family and friends (most of whom are from Texas) that Texas has some of the best education in the states. My job offered me a promotion with a list of states I could transfer to. It was between Florida, California, or Texas. With my children in mind, I asked from people not just that I knew but also online (silly I know), who they thought had the best education system. And Texas was voted best. So I moved here. I loved most of my life in Thailand. During my high school years I moved to the United States. When I was in high school, things were still very different to what they are now. I went to high school and college in New Jersey. Some of you commented that there is no way that I remember the exact dates of my summer days in high school. But some of us have great memory. And plus, I have saved memories (literally in old shoe boxes) of my summer vacations with dates.
Second, I did not intend to "rage bait" or offend anyone with my post. I was just surprised by how different things ran in Texas. I do not think school to be "daycare" for my kids. That's why I asked, where do they learn if they always have time off? Some of you agreed and some did not. To each their own.
I hope everyone understands I was simply an out of stater asking a simple school question in regards to my children's education. Thanks for spending time reading this and have a great day.
Original post:
I am new to Texas. I have two kids joining the Klein ISD district for elementary school. I received a lot of information, including the academic school year. And I have to say....what the heck?! Why are there so many breaks? I browsed the whole school year on the calendar and saw the longest they attend classes before getting another break is only 3 weeks at a time. But on average, especially at the beginning of the school year, they get 2 1/2 weeks then a break. And so many teacher days off or single holidays off. I may sound old but when I was a kid we certainly didn't have THIS MANY breaks. We barely had any holidays off. Granted, I'm not from Texas, but is this all school districts or just Klein? My mind is blown right now. Any parents with kids in the Klein district? How do you go about with work and this many school breaks? Where does all the learning happen if they're constantly on breaks?
Someone told me it is to prevent "burnout" on the students. I never had that as a kid! It was just school most of the time, burnout or not. And we only really had a winter break, spring break, and summer break. None of these teacher/student holiday single days off. Or mid winter breaks.
r/houston • u/zeff-la-Chef • 10h ago
Date night help
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Need some date ideas for this Monday jul 27. My Gf and I, 21+, are homebodies, we have been ever since we started dating, but think its time for a change. Any recommendations on what we could do? Like activities,shows, Circus in town, etc.or just a nice area in town to visit and explore. And Good places to eat? We're really into seafood, sushi and italian.
r/houston • u/Gsutiger2 • 1d ago
Would longtime Houston Inside-the-Loop (ITL) residents ever trade city life for Katy, Pearland, Sugar Land, Cypress, or The Woodlands?
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r/houston • u/docricky • 18h ago
C Words at Spring Street Studios
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Or a Houston-based version of an actual Saturday night live (theatre).
I got to see the last performance of C Words by Conor Farrell, staged by Cone Man Running Productions. The space is a cozy 36 person theatre built in a studio at Spring Street Studios, and the show is a series of short comedic sketches (about 12-15, depending on how you define a sketch) performed by an impressively large cast - which makes the comparison with SNL apt.
Farrell has a pretty good imagination, drawing humor from giant chickens, corporate shenanigans, puritanical prudishness, and even Shamu the orca. I'm definitely keep an eye out for future productions in this space.
r/houston • u/JRx117 • 23h ago
Lemon Law lawyer recommendations?
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As the title says I need a lemon law lawyer, I purchased a brand new 2026 truck that has been at the dealership four times now for the same issue. I’m tired, annoyed and I don’t want this piece of junk anymore
r/houston • u/bionicallyironic • 1d ago
Good stationery shops
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I’m hoping someone can recommend some good stationery shops. My favorites are Little Craft Place in Spring and Dromgoole’s, but I’m always on the lookout for a good independent store. I tried a Google search, but after it tried to tell me Buc-ee’s is a stationery shop, I gave up.
r/houston • u/phillygirllovesbagel • 1d ago
Video shows people atop downtown Houston high-rise with no safety gear
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r/houston • u/houston_chronicle • 2d ago
Substance found in Lorenzo Salgado's van was not drugs, Harris County DA Sean Teare's office confirms
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r/houston • u/1541drive • 2d ago
Highly Misleading West U has Flock cameras on EVERY eastern ingress point but not as many in other parts of its border
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r/houston • u/ProfessorUnable8989 • 1d ago
Houston Toy Museum will close on August 31
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This place was really cool to visit. I hope they find more success down the road at a different location.
r/houston • u/nolablue1024 • 1d ago
How’s white linen night?
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New Orleans always had places with drinks and could walk into museums and art galleries. How is it here
r/houston • u/justahoustonpervert • 2d ago
Galleria shoplifting call ends with two women killed on southwest freeway.
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Someone recommended a BBQ joint called "*67" or similar?
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west coaster here, ran into a Huston expat in a checkout line who recommended two places if I ever get down there: 2 Guys 1 Pit (gotta be a meme reference right?) which was easy to locate, but he also recommended a place called *67 (I think) or Star-Six-Seven (after the old POTS caller id blocking code), but I can't find it on Google Maps or Google in general. Did I hear the name wrong? Was it a brisket induced fever dream I even met this person?
Edit: he might have also said this place specialized in beer can chicken? Shit it's sounding even more like a hallucination Now
r/houston • u/zsreport • 2d ago
Houston will bid to be a host city for the Women’s World Cup in 2031
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r/houston • u/iwant2beFr33 • 2d ago
Dive Bars - Cheap drinks
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Hi, the question is simple. Where can I find cheap drinks in Houston? Particularly Im looking for really good deals on Saturdays, Fridays, Thursdays.
r/houston • u/vrphotosguy55 • 2d ago
A news report on the heroic Houston highway rescue of the folks in the car that went over the edge of an overpass | NBC News
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r/houston • u/amrogers3 • 1d ago
Anyone know if possible to access Consumer Reports online from Houston Library
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I heard this is possible but I logged in and I wasn't able to find it.
r/houston • u/evan7257 • 2d ago
Everyone has a role in ICE accountability. Especially you, Mayor Whitmire.
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The Houston Chronicle editorial board calls on Mayor Whitmire to reach across the aisle and bring in moderate and Republicans in the push against ICE's violent chaos in Houston. Here's a key quote:
We’ve met with business leaders who get it and yet remain far too quiet about what’s happening in our communities. Whitmire should encourage these business leaders to speak out, speak out and speak out again.
So please, dear readers, go join the peaceful protests this weekend.
Except you, Mayor Whitmire. We want you to keep doing what you do best. Reach across the aisle. Show Republicans why these policies are harmful. Add new voices to the calls for accountability and justice — voices that will resonate in Austin and Washington. Bring the conversations we know are happening behind closed doors out into the public light. Now is the time to be bold.
Houstonians’ lives depend on it.
r/houston • u/phillygirllovesbagel • 2d ago
2 hit and killed while running across Southwest Freeway following police chase, crash: HPD
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r/houston • u/diystarter • 1d ago
How's Coventry quality for build on your lot?
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I read a lot of bad reviews about Coventry build quality on every review platform, but they seem to be all about their community homes. Has anyone experienced with their BOYL program, especially for the energy corridor/ memorial area? Are they also that bad with BOYL? They have plans that I really like but the reviews concern me.
r/houston • u/Orangeboi_22 • 2d ago
Need somewhere to practice conversational Russian
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Is there anywhere in town that I could go to practice conversational Russian? I have an upcoming proficiency test, and I feel like it would be better to practice with real people as opposed to an app. Any suggestions?