THIS WEEK IN HOUSTON: March 26–30, 2025


Spring is in full swing, and so is Houston’s art scene! From downtown festivals and gallery openings to storytelling, jazz, and visionary happenings, this week offers a vibrant mix of experiences for every kind of art lover. Read on for this week’s standout events—starting today, Wednesday, March 26!


🎧 New this spring: I’m rolling out a monthly episode on my MUSED: LA 2 HOU podcast to spotlight some of Houston’s upcoming art events. Want your event considered? Make sure it’s listed on my online calendar before we go into production. The deadline for consideration in April's episode is Sunday, March 30—don’t miss it!


🎨 Also on the horizon: I’m hosting an art salon in May to thank those who’ve supported my work on this newsletter over the past year. Want an invite? Show your support by giving what you can HERE.


Scroll down for details and plan your art-filled week!


Melissa Richardson Banks

Founder, Publisher & Editor

MUSED HOUSTON

www.musedhouston.com

WEDNESDAY 03.26.2025


12–1 PM RADIO SHOW The Houston Hour with Mister McKinney and Heidi Vaughan on 90.1 KPFT - tune in every Wednesday at noon for this hour-long program all about the Bayou City -- this week's guests are Laurie Maloney, certified meditation instructor, modern mystic, spiritual teacher and healer, and founder/owner of Unwind Meditation Studio plus Kathryn Lott, President & Park Director, Discovery Green.


7–8:30 PM STORYTELLING EVENT Greg Audel is Calling ... Again! at River Oaks Theatre featuring this award-winning Houston storyteller and one of the winningest The Moth storytellers in Texas. Tickets $46 (plus $2.30 surcharge).


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THURSDAY 03.27.2025


6–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Platform: Julia Gartrell at Moody Center for the Arts


6–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Divergent Threads at Sabine Street Studios-East Corridor Gallery


6–9 PM OPENING RECEPTION Heavy Burden of Love: Chris Pinon at Sabine Street Studios-North Gallery


6–9 PM ART SHOW Black Design Houston presents Into the Blackscape at Hogan Brown Gallery


7–9 PM ARTIST RECEPTION Gallery Nights in River Oaks: Valentina Atkinson and Anne-Joëlle Galley at Monterroso at Crimson (2220 Westcreek Ln in the Penthouse, Houston)


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FRIDAY 03.28.2025


5–7 PM ARTIST RECEPTION Bernie Taupin: Reflections and The Sixties at Off The Wall Gallery The Galleria (repeats on Saturday at the same time)


6–9 PM OPENING RECEPTION Triage: Heather L. Johnson and Ellen H. Ray at Throughline Collective


7–10 PM ART EVENT The Happening: XXVI at The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art


8 PM–1 AM ART EVENT A Farewell to 3536 at Casa Luz featuring art, sounds by MLE, SlickVic and Trezmo and food by Dibi Rapide


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SATURDAY 03.29.2025


10 AM–6 PM ART EVENT Bayou City Art Festival Downtown 2025 at Sam Houston Park (tickets $20-$120)


2–4 PM OPENING RECEPTION Watershed: Peter Healy, Matt Messinger, Kate Mulholland at Foltz Fine Art


3–6 PM ARTIST RECEPTION experience in•ter•stel•lar - I dreamed of a planet and called it LOVE... featuring artists Tiago Magro and Jesse de Leon at Chandler Art Gallery


5–7 PM OPENING RECEPTION Crossing Water: Lindsey Creel Cherry, Ima Montoya, Aileen Harvey, and Anna Franke at Monterroso Gallery


5–9 PM ART EVENT Le Collectif at Interchange Houston (1815 Cleburne St., Houston)


8–10 PM ART EVENT Night Light 2025 at Buffalo Bayou East (park at 333 S. Jensen Dr., Houston)


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SUNDAY 03.30.2025


10 AM–6 PM ART EVENT Bayou City Art Festival Downtown 2025 at Sam Houston Park (tickets $20-$120)


3–5 PM FILM SCREENING award-winning PBS documentary La Raza at MECA at TBH Center (East End) - free admission ($5 suggested donation). Arrive on time to also see my exhibition The Other Side of Memory: Photographs by Luis C. Garza.


6:30–8:30 PM MUSIC EVENT Texas Jazz Orchestra at Tunes on 10th (Houston Heights) - bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating

All events are subject to change without notice. Please check with the venue or the organizer to ensure that their event is taking place as promoted and scheduled. And, if you miss an opening, plan to visit during a venue's regular operating hours.

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PICK UP YOUR FREE COPY! The Spring 2025 issue of ArtHouston Magazine is now available throughout Houston at select art institutions, galleries, bookstores, and other cultural locations. Now celebrating its 10th year, the publication was founded by John Bernhard.

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