WEDNESDAY 07.29.2026

6–8 PM MUSIC Drop the Needle: Vinyl Series at Hotel Saint Augustine Lounge in the Listening Room

6–8 PM ART TALK Texas Salsa Congress presents Beyond the Goal: Houston Artists, Global Stage, Local Impact at BakerRipley House Campus (4410 Navigation Blvd., 77011)

6:30–8 PM TALK DiverseWorks present Art + Climate CONVERSATIONS: Emily Johnson at MATCH – pay-what-you-can admission ($25 suggested)

THURSDAY 07.30.2026

5–7 PM ART EVENT Black Cinema Club HTX presents Vinyl Swap + Reception at Mo’ Brunch + Brews – free

7–8:45 PM SCREENING Car Wash at MFAH | Main Campus | Law Building – don't miss this 1976 comedy classic! Save $3 with promo code F27PAR

7–8:30 PM SCREENING The Strange Demise of Jim Crow at the Menil Main Building – talk follows film with civil rights scholars and activists about the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee influence in Houston and the city’s desegregation strategies

7:45–10:30 PM PERFORMANCE Houston Shakespeare Festival: The Tempest at Miller Outdoor Theatre

8–10 PM OPENING Ramona Residency presents Test to Resurrect a Butterfly: Mia Rollins at ARChouse (1008 Edwards St., 77007) – site-specific immersive installation; free ($10 suggested donation)

FRIDAY 07.31.2026

5:30–7 PM OPENING In Residence: 19th Edition at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft – resident artists Malene Djenaba Barnett, Roslyn Dupré, Candace Hicks, Katie Mongoven, Lorena Morales, Dominique Muñoz, Kendall Ross, and Grace Sachi Troxell

6–8 PM OPENING Memento: 2026 Summer Intensive for Teens (SIFT) Exhibition | 2026 ALH Student Exhibition | 2026 ALH Instructor Exhibition at Art League Houston

7–10 PM PERFORMANCE The Happening at the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art

7–10 PM ART EVENT Cistern After Hours at The Water Works in Buffalo Bayou Park – $25 ($15 for BBP Members)

7:30–9 PM OPENING Summer Mood: Flowers & Art at Our Texas Cultural Center

SATURDAY 08.01.2026

11:30 AM–6 PM FAREWELL GATHERING + LIVING ESTATE ART SALE The Threshold: Marlon F. Hall – sign up for various events during the day and night; RSVP required for address

2–3:30 PM ART TALK Participatory Environments with Alexis Sablone at Architecture Center Houston

2–4 PM ART TALK The Big Slide Show at Lawndale Art Center

2–4 PM SCREENING + ARTIST TALK The Mark of the Maker Documentary at Houston Public Library – Central Library 1st Floor Lobby – film about Twinrocker Paper Mill followed by a talk with Houston-based papermaker Kathy Gurwell of Fine Hand Made Paper

3–4 PM ART TALK In Residence: 19th Edition Curator + Artist Walkthrough at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

3–5 PM CLOSING + ART TALK Back to Basics: Adam Marnie and Edwin Smalling at Seven Sisters Gallery – moderated by Katrina Moorhead

4–6 PM OPENING White Linen Night: Audrey Tulimiero Welch, Kristina Rose Baker & Shanti Conlan at ELLIO Fine Art

5–7 PM OPENING The Nature of Things presents Slow Life: Jamie Sterling Pitt at Jardin (2608 Dunlavy St., 77098)

5–8 PM OPENING Road Trips: Lisette McClung at Archway Gallery

6–10 PM ART EVENT White Linen Night on 19th Street – 20th Anniversary in the Houston Heights – $22 (with fees)

7–9 PM OPENING Between Flame, Stone, and Tide at Mitochondra Gallery

7–9 PM MUSIC Creative Music at Community Artists’ Collective – beginning with Bob Selcoe on trumpet + flute, Nour on cello, David Dove on trombone, Ben Kamins on bassoon, Laura Dykes on upright bass and ending with Kodey Saldana on saxophone, Gio Suarez on drums, Marwan Ghonima on upright bass; $10 suggested

7–10:30 PM SCREENING A Journey Through Five Centuries: Los Tejanos at University of Houston-Downtown | Wilhelmina Cullen Robertson Auditorium – film at 8–10 PM

SUNDAY 08.02.2026

3–4:30 PM OPENING No Boundaries / The Space Between at Watercolor Art Society Houston

5–6:30 PM SCREENING Tower at MFAH | Brown Auditorium Theater – 10th anniversary of this documentary about the 1966 UT Austin sniper shooting with archival and rotoscopic animation of the event; includes a post-film discussion with Keith Maitland & Sarah Wilson. Tickets: $9 general admission; $7 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)

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