WEDNESDAY 02.11.2026

6–7 PM PERFORMANCE Kinetic Ensemble presents Convergence Research: Sonic Landscapes at Blaffer Art Museum – new string quartets by UH Moores School composers performed in dialogue with Soledad Salamé’s visual art.

6–7 PM PERFORMANCE LECTURE Nick Vaughan and Jake Margolin: Around the Corner and Two Blocks Down at McClain Gallery

6–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Serrano Gallery presents Símbolos del Infinito by Ermilio Espinosa at the Consulado General de México en Houston (3200 Rogerdale Rd., Houston, TX 77042) – RSVP required; paintings explore the connection between symbols, memory, and emotion.

9:45–11:45 PM FILM SCREENING Blue Velvet at River Oaks Theatre – $16 general admission; $14 seniors & students; free for Cinema Savant subscribers ($2.30 fee charged for all)

THURSDAY 02.12.2026

6–8 PM ART EVENT Art Appreciation Night at Rozi Turnbull Gallery – new works by 10 gallery artists, live music by Jorge Rivas, and light refreshments

6:30–7:30 PM The Artist and the Book | Roberto Tejada and Lisa Olstein in Conversation at Museum of Fine Arts Houston – an exploration of word and image

6:30–8:30 PM WINE & ART Dana & Taft McWhorter present Private Ticketed Wine Tasting at Winter Street Studios (#B140) – $20 includes tastings of Quigley Fine Wines and a pairing menu

7–8 PM ART TALK Panel Discussion: Unfolding Rauschenberg at The Menil

FRIDAY 02.13.2026

6–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Nurturing the Feminine: Veils at Community Artists’ Collective

7–9 PM ART EVENT Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts presents Artist Interface: Verónica Gaona and Jakayla Monay at BOX 13 Art Space

SATURDAY 02.14.2026

2–3 PM ART TALK Frida Chicana at Museum of Fine Arts Houston – curator Adriana Zavala joins artists Santa Barraza, Yreina Cervántez, and Joey Terrill to examine Frida Kahlo’s significance within the Chicano/a art movement and her enduring role as an icon of resistance and self-representation.

2–4 PM ART EVENT Craft Swap and Junk Journal at Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston

4–6 PM OPENING RECEPTION Hecho Para Ti (Made for You) at Nicole Longnecker Gallery – curated by Carlos Donjuan

4–8 PM LITERARY EVENT Gertrude Stein Birthday Tribute at Basket Books & Art – cake, champagne, and a communal reading of Stein’s groundbreaking prose poem Tender Buttons from start to finish.

5–8 PM ART EVENT Howard Sherman Sculpture Debut at Toby Rosser's Studio (2000 Nance St. #123B, Houston, TX 77020)

6–8 PM CLOSING RECEPTION Vessels: Chris Alexander and Deborah Ellington at Silver Street Studios (West Gallery)

6–9 PM ART EVENT Night at the MFAH: Love, Louvre at Museum of Fine Arts Houston – free for museum members; $35 for member guests and $40 public (includes a complimentary drink)

SUNDAY 02.15.2026

5–6:45 PM FILM SCREENING Annie Hall at Museum of Fine Arts (Brown Auditorium Theater) – $7 museum members, $9 general admission