WEDNESDAY 06.10.2026

6:30–7:30 PM MUSIC An Evening of Music With the Lion of Babylon at Asia Society Texas – free admission with registration

7:15–9 PM FILM SCREENING Stephen King's Pet Sematary at River Oaks Theatre

THURSDAY 06.11.2026

5:30–7:30 PM OPENING RECEPTION Kinetics of Urban Movement at Architecture Center Houston – curated by Rodrigo Gallardo, Bobby King and Shane Yee, this exhibition traces how skateboarding reorders architectural value, elevating overlooked forms and explaining how these discoveries gave rise to the field of skatepark design.

6–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Harris County Juried Exhibition at Silver Street Studios – curated by Hesse McGraw

6–8 PM ART SHOW For the Love of Art & Pets at Rozi Turnbull Gallery – works by member artists, including Kermit Eisenhut and his amazing pet portraiture

6–9 PM ART EVENT Moviemaker & Musician Mixer at The Gite Gallery

6–10 PM MUSIC Global Sounds: DJ Series with Ice House Radio at Hotel Augustine Lounge – El Turko Sonidero & Santo Sounds (Cumbia/Texas & Mexican Border Funk & Soul)

FRIDAY 06.12.2026

10 AM–2 PM ART EVENT Patrick Renner Open Studio at Mystic Lyon

5:30–8:30 PM OPENING RECEPTION Christian Le: Folding Screens at The Techne Gallery @ TXRX Labs

6–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Hope is a Discipline at Community Artists' Collective – works by Li(sa E.) Harris, Lovie Olivia, Josie Pickens, Tay Butler, Mich Stevenson and Zsavon Butler trace the realities of Black life shaped by surveillance, control and abandonment. 

6–10 PM ART SHOW Viva La Raza: Diaspora & Identity Beyond Borders at MATCH Gallery – works by David Maldonado, We Stay Lost, Sherilyn Guerrero, No Social, Ibram Nascimento, and others

7–9 PM PUBLIC OPENING The Big Show 2026 at Lawndale Art Center – juried by Valerie Cassel Oliver

7–11 PM TWO-DAY ART EVENT Insomnia presents its seventh Near Dark: A Black Light Art Show at Hardy & Nance Studios – also on Saturday 7–10 PM; guests encouraged to wear neon colors

7:30–9 PM PERFORMANCE ISHIDA Dance Company presents waiting / REX at Asia Society Texas – performances also on Thursday and Saturday at 7:30–9 PM and on Sunday at 3–4:30 PM; tickets $25–$120; use SPECIAL30 for 30% discount on tickets

SATURDAY 06.13.2026

1–4 PM ARTIST DEMONSTRATION Dave Clark: Sardonic Short Stories at Redbud Arts Center – drop in any time for a behind-the-scenes look at the artist's creative process behind his imaginative works

2–6 PM OPENING RECEPTION Fresh Arts presents AMARA at 2101 Winter Studios, Ste. C105 – a week-long collaboration between multimedia journalist Briana Blueitt and interdisciplinary artist Corey Sherrard Jr. leading up to Make Music Day.

3–5 PM OPENING RECEPTION PrintHouston presents Pulled X: 2 at Houston Public Library, Central Library, 1st Floor Lobby – eight papermakers paired with 15 printmakers

5–7 PM OPENING RECEPTION Through Her Eyes at Sabine Street Studios (Bay 200 Gallery) – curated by Heidi Vaughan

6–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION David Hardaker: Fifteen by Four and Peter Healy: Modal at Reeves Art & Design – special performance by Axiom String Quartet at 6 PM

7–9 PM BOOK LAUNCH & READING Cat Love: Tomás Q Morín at Basket Books & Art

7–9 PM OPENING RECEPTION A Beautiful Game: Every Match Leaves a Mark at Mitochondria Gallery

7–9 PM FILM SCREENING Jazz on Film: Short Documentaries at MFAH Brown Auditorium Theater – rarely seen short documentaries from the early 1970s curated by Peter Lucas

SUNDAY 06.14.2026

2–6 PM PERFORMANCE Stages Houston presents Sin Muros: A Latinx Theater Experience at The Gordy – A Plausible History of Xicotencatl II, a poetry reading by Tintero Projects at 2 PM followed by Reposo & Salsa Congress at 4:30–6 PM: don't miss other theatrical works on June 11–13.

6–8 PM CONCERT Aurora presents Music, She Wrote at Archway Gallery – a flute, cello, and harp trio performs works by Florence Price, Stella Sung, Henriette Renié, and other women composers