MUSED HOUSTON ART EVENTS | July 23

THIS WEEK IN HOUSTON

July 23–27, 2025

This week, sound is the thread weaving together art, performance, and community across Houston. From vinyl sessions and DJ sets to vocal harmonies and poetic movement, music becomes the heartbeat of the city’s creative pulse. Scroll down for this week's picks and explore more on my website!

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MUSED HOUSTON TURNS TWO!

Since launching on July 20, 2023, I’ve published 100 weekly issues, two holiday editions, covered 2,500+ events, and garnered 1.5 million+ impressions. All curated by me—powered by you. Check out past issues on my online archive.

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GREAT NEWS! Our short documentary Razón de Ser: Luis C. Garza is an award nominee at the San Antonio Film Festival, July 23–27! Take a drive and support Texas filmmakers—our film screens as part of the shorts program on Wednesday, July 23.

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HOUSTON SEEN/SCENE IS HERE! Follow @musedhouston on Instagram for my weekend wrap-up with photos of the art happenings I've attended.

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Melissa Richardson Banks

Founder, Publisher & Editor

MUSED HOUSTON

www.musedhouston.com

WEDNESDAY 07.23.2025

6–8 PM WEEKLY MUSIC SERIES Drop the Needle at Hotel Saint Augustine – a curated vinyl listening experience

6:30–8 PM COMMUNITY EVENT Buffalo Bayou Park Wellness Walk with Urban Paths near The Cistern (Sabine St)

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THURSDAY 07.24.2025

6–8 PM ART EVENT Music at the Museum with DJ Brother Jackson of Ice House Radio at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)

6–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Unveiled from the Vault at the Holocaust Museum Houston

7–9 PM SOUND & MOVEMENT PERFORMANCE Bárbara Lázara & Alina Maldonado at Basket Books & Art

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FRIDAY 07.25.2025

5–6 PM OPENING + LECTURE Tempus Fugit II: Dano and Jana Veselsky (Photographs of Baroque Churches of Broumov) at Czech Center Museum Houston

5:30–7:30 PM ARTIST RECEPTION Gary T. Murphy: The American Dream Still Exists at The Houston Club

6–9 PM OPENING RECEPTION A Natural History (Built to be Seen): Austin Cullen and Sarah Jentsch at the FLATS

6:30–10 PM ART EVENT The (30th) Happening: XXX at the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art

7–9:30 PM MUSIC EVENT Madison Arts presents Savor at Paper Co. ($25 includes drink) – soulful jazz, lush harmonies, acoustic storytelling

7:30–9:30 PM OPENING RECEPTION My Texas: Anatoliy Kosterey at Our Texas Cultural Center

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SATURDAY 07.26.2025

1–2 PM ART TALK Artist to Curator–Narrow Gate: Demi Kahn at LAR Gallery

3–4 PM CONCERT Contemporary Spirituals Inspired by Sonya Clark: We Are Each Other at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

4:30–8 PM ARTIST TALK Meet the Artists: Manuel Miranda & Callie Luhrman at Koelsch Gallery

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SUNDAY, 07.27.2025

1–3 PM ART EVENT Ramona Residency presents Open Studio with Molly Burke and Byproduct Studios at Decatur Street Studio

5–7 PM FILM SCREENING Georgia O’Keeffe: The Brightness of Light at MFAH (Caroline Wiess Law Building) $9 general / $7 members | also on Friday, July 25, 7–9 PM – O’Keeffe’s art, observations by curators and scholars, and excerpts from 20,000 pages of letters

NOTE: Event details may change without notice. Confirm with the venue or event organizer before attending. Missed an opening reception? Many exhibitions remain on view–visit during public hours.

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OUR FILM IS AN AWARD NOMINEE!

Razón de Ser: Luis C. Garza

The short documentary chronicles the story of this rare Chicano photographer who uniquely documented activist movements on both coasts, and internationally in the 1960s and 1970s.

SHORTS PROGRAM

The Creative Mind | Personal Reflections

Wednesday, July 23

12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

TICKETS

Tobin Center for the Performing Arts

Feik Rotunda, 100 Auditorium Circle

San Antonio, TX 78205

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