WEDNESDAY 06.24.2026

6–9 PM OPENING RECEPTION Liberation in Bloom, A Soft Reset Art Exhibition at The DeLuxe Theater

6:30–10 PM FILM SCREENING Black is... Black Ain't at The DeLuxe Theater – free; award-winning final film by Texas native, director, scholar, poet and activist Marlon Riggs (1957-1994)

7–9 PM MUSIC Houston Music Classifieds presents Song Swap: Anne Renee | Sorry, Sarah | Lia Graham | Britney Doyal at Bad Astronaut Brewing – free; open mic follows performances

THURSDAY 06.25.2026

2–4 PM ARTIST TALK lo-fi Tea with Erika Blumenfeld, Artist-in-Research at the Blaffer Art Museum

6–10 PM Global Sounds: DJ Series with Ice House Radio at Hotel Saint Augustine Lounge & Listening Room – Kako & Alex La Rotta (Salsa/Mexican soul)

6:15–7:15 PM ART EVENT Tour & Toast: Picasso–Klee–Matisse: Masterpieces from the Museum Berggruen at MFAH – $24 per person | $20 for MFAH members (includes complimentary drink)

6:30–7:30 PM ART EVENT Writers Remix: Material Presence featuring Joshua Burton, Hayan Charara, Gracie Pressley & Karen Zheng at MFAH – included with museum admission

6:30–8 PM ART EVENT Juneteenth Nights: Art, History & Community at POST Houston | Z Atrium – Buffalo Soldiers National Museum presents this free guided tour of the"Terms & Conditions: The Promise of vs. Reality" exhibition on view through August 2.

7–9 PM FILM SCREENING The Gas Station Attendant at MFAH – $9 general admission; $7 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)

FRIDAY 06.26.2026

5–8 PM RECEPTION Objects from Gary T. Mercer & Other Important Private Collections at Heidi Vaughan Fine Art – an exhibition of secondary market works of art primarily from the personal collection of the late Gary T. Mercer, co-founder of City Kitchen

6–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION 42 Group Show at David Shelton Gallery – artists Natasha Bowdoin, Graham Collins, Mike Cloud, Chie Fueki, Harriet Korman, Cameron Martin, Marc Schepens, Jane Swavely, Richard Tinkler

6–8:30 PM RECEPTION The Caroline Gray Show at Vivianne Falco Gallery – featuring new works

6–9 PM RECEPTION Mark Flood: Props at Cat Spring Collection – stop by and see the show if you missed its May 22 opening

6:30–8:30 PM OPENING RECEPTION Invisible Terrain: Yizhak Elyashiv, Ruth Shouval, and Steven Steinman at Barbara Davis Gallery

6:30–8:30 PM OPENING RECEPTION SAP | Corey Sherrard, Jr. at The LAR Gallery

6–9 PM OPENING RECEPTION Play: Venessa Monokian and JR Roykovich at Throughline Collective

7–8:45 PM FILM SCREENING Hairy Who & The Chicago Imagists at Menil Drawing Institute – free

7–9 PM FILM SCREENING Cactus Pears at MFAH – $9 general admission; $7 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)

7–10 PM ART + MUSIC The Happening: Performance Art Variety Show at Orange Show Center for Visionary Art

SATURDAY 06.27.2026

1–2 PM ARTIST TALK Critical Dialogue: Sustainable Practice & Material Innovation: Jana La Brasca, June Canedo de Souza, and MJ Daines at CORE Studios | Glassell School of Art

2–3 PM ARTIST TALKS Erik Ordaz Lozano: Loco Planetarium: Coincidencia(s) + Full Circle at Monterroso Gallery

2–4 PM ARTIST TALK Houston Center for Photography presents Wrapped in Memory with Job García at Julia Ideson Building Reading Room | Houston Public Library – includes free pop-up portrait session

4–6 PM ARTIST TALK (Spanish) + RECEPTION La Cortina de Humo by XZZX at Dreamers Books + Culture

5–7 PM OPENING RECEPTION Thirty Years: The Legacy of John Cleary Gallery at Catherine Couturier Gallery

5–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Golden Hour: Angel Oloshove | Liv Johnson | Gaby Hurtado-Ramos at Hooks-Epstein Galleries

7:30–9:30 PM UNVEILING RECEPTION Street Seen Vol.III Installation | Kate Mulholland: La Mer at Foltz Fine Art

SUNDAY 06.28.2026

1–4 PM ART EVENT Block Party at the Beer Can House

2–4 PM ART EVENT The Masterson Legacy: Behind-the-Scenes Tours at Rienzi | MFAH – $15 public | $10 members; two one-hour tours (2 PM & 3 PM)

5–7 PM LIVE MUSIC Sunday Concert Series featuring Charlie y La Tribu Cubana and Bombazo Houston at Anheuser-Busch Stage in Discovery Green

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