Houston's social calendar for the week of July 7

📚 Meet authors Linda Castillo and Bruce Borgos at Murder by the Book tonight.

• Free. 6:30pm.

🤝 Forge friendships and practice speaking other languages with BlaBla at Axelrad tonight.

• Free, but ordering a drink is required. Mingling starts at 7:30pm.

🎥 Watch Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo" with Brazos Bookstore curators at River Oaks Theatre on tomorrow.

• Tickets are $12 for the 3:15pm showing.

🏀 Snag last-minute tickets to the Dude Perfect Hero Tour at Toyota Center on Thursday.

• Tickets start at $37. 7pm.