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THIS WEEK IN HOUSTON: April 8–13, 2025


🎉 Tuesday Bonus! I've added an extra day to this week's MUSED HOUSTON to spotlight two can't-miss events: a poetry reading by my longtime friend Chiwan Choi and a dynamic community event with puppetry, printmaking and storytelling in the historic Sixth Ward. 


🚗 PLUS — scroll to the end of this newsletter for a special section highlighting this week's official events of the 2025 Houston Art Car Parade, a beloved Houston tradition that celebrates imagination on wheels!


🎨 Looking Ahead: I’m hosting an art salon in May to thank those who’ve supported my work on this newsletter over the past year. Want an invite? Show your support by giving what you can HERE.


Now, read on and plan your art-filled week!


Melissa Richardson Banks

Founder, Publisher & Editor

MUSED HOUSTON

www.musedhouston.com

TUESDAY 04.08.2025


5–10 PM ART EVENT Kitchen Table Puppets + Press presents Recipes of Resistance: Recetas de Resistencia at MECA Dow School in Sixth Ward (1900 Kane St., Houston 77007): Giant puppetry, storytelling, live screen printing, and a night market with local artists, vendors, and food. Free


7–9 PM ART EVENT Reading Poetry: Chiwan Choi with Stalina Villarreal at Basket Books & Art: Don't miss this event featuring Chiwan, my longtime friend and cultural partner from Los Angeles!


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WEDNESDAY 04.09.2025


7–8:30 PM ART EVENT The Space City Medievalism Poetry Reading at The Menil Collection


7–11 PM MUSIC EVENT Ice House Radio: A Texas Tradition at The Car Wash


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THURSDAY 04.10.2025


12–2 PM ARTIST RECEPTION Tlachinolli: Ella, Fuego y Tierra: Jatziri Barrón at Consulate General of Mexico in Houston


4–6:30 PM OPENING RECEPTION UHD Student Exhibition 2025 at UHD O’Kane Gallery


5–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Color Songs: Donald Martiny at Dimmitt Contemporary Art


5:30–6:15 PM ARTIST TALK + 6:15–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Pandemic Made at Houston Center for Photography


6–8 PM CONVERSATION Camille Gallogly Bacon of Jupiter Magazine for The Architecture of Culture: Works from the Guess Lawson Collection exhibition at Gensler Houston (909 Fannin St., Unit 200, Houston 77010)


6–8 PM ARTIST RECEPTION Anthony Suber: As Vast As We Need It To Be at Nicole Longnecker Gallery: Also visit with the artist on Saturday, April 12 at 12–2 PM


7–9 PM PUBLIC OPENING Out of Stock at Contemporary Arts Museum (CAMH)


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FRIDAY 04.11.2025


6–8 PM OPENING RECEPTIONS Sonya Clark: We Are Each Other at Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC) AND at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft: Hustle to the first reception, so you can attend the second one. Go to the artist talk at HMAAC on Saturday, April 12 at 3–4 PM.


6–9 PM OPENING PARTY Ariana Gomez: My Mother Speaks of Land as Memory at FLATS (new location at 2402 Montrose Blvd., Houston 77006)


7–9 PM PERFORMANCE Houston Premiere of SPILL Documentary Play at Moody Center for the Arts: Don't miss the events on Saturday, April 12: 1–2 PM Dialogue with SPILL playwright Leigh Fondakowski followed by additional performances at 2–4 PM and 7–9 PM


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SATURDAY 04.12.2025


12–5 PM OPENING Barbara Jordan: From the 5th at MASA (Mobile Art Space for the Artists at 3717 Lyons Ave., Houston 77020)


12–5 PM ART EVENT Lyons Avenue Renaissance Festival in 5th Ward Cultural Arts District (3800-4000 blocks of Lyons Avenue between Gregg and Benson streets)


2–5 PM OPENING RECEPTION Lisa Lapinski: Bonjour Fuel at F Gallery


5–7:30 PM FILM SCREENING & ARTIST TALK Out of the Blue at Community Artists' Collective


6–8 PM EXHIBIT He Said, She Said: Benito Huerta & Janet Chaffee at Andrew Durham Gallery


6–10 PM OPENING RECEPTION London Ham: The Hand of God, with a Paring Knife at Pablo Cardoza Gallery


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SUNDAY 04.13.2025



11 AM–4 PM ART EVENT Burning Bones Press presents It Came from the Bayou! Art & Print Fair at Saint Arnold Brewing Co.


2–5 PM OPENING RECEPTION Houston Visual Arts Network presents The Power of Art at Blue Prolific Studios


3–4:30 PM MUSIC EVENT Bach Society Houston presents Palm Sunday Vespers (cantata “Himmelskönig, sei willkommen” BWV 182) at Christ the King Lutheran Church: Free ($35 suggested donation)


5–7 PM MUSIC EVENT Jazzy Sundays: Kendrick Scott and Monterey Jazz at TSU at Discovery Green

All events are subject to change without notice. Please check with the venue or the organizer to ensure that their event is taking place as promoted and scheduled. And, if you miss an opening, plan to visit during a venue's regular operating hours.

VISIT MY ONLINE EVENTS CALENDAR

The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art presents the 38th annual Houston Art Car Parade with free and ticketed events, April 10–13, 2025!


THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2025 at 6–10 PM

Art Car Sneak Peek - FREE at Discovery Green (1500 McKinney St., Houston 77010)


FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2025 at 6–11 PM

The Legendary Art Car Ball - Tickets $50–$200

The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art (2334 Gulf Terminal Dr., Houston 77023)


SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2025 at 11 AM–4 PM

Houston Art Car Parade - FREE or $50 Grandstand Reserved Seating | Downtown Houston from Allen Parkway to City Hall


SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2025 at 12–4 PM

VIPit Party & Benefit - Tickets $250 adults / $100 kids plus Reserved Grandstands, Private Tables, Private Luxury Suites | Hermann Square at City Hall


SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2025 at 5–9 PM

Art Car After Party at Market Square Park - FREE (301 Milam St., Houston 77002)


SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2025 at 11 AM–2 PM

Art Car Awards Ceremony - FREE at The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art (2334 Gulf Terminal Dr., Houston 77023)

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