And. Here. We. GO!
It is another fresh and happening week here in the brand new 2026. Back to work and the grind stone we know. The mind is back to racing a hundred miles a minute and your stomach is in knots do to the uncrumbling of society. A little heavy handed, very likely. However, this is your time and our time to step up and speak up. Don’t put the blinders on anymore. You need to stay tuned in and plugged into your community. Thats right, the holidays are over and the cookies and chocolate santas have run their course. Lets. Make. Shit. Happen! There is a vast collection of events and programs happening this week that matter and YOU need to attend some of them. It's time to support and activate. So this is your time and your Hidden Agenda
Monday, 01/12
They Who Sound | 7:30PM - 9:30PM
Lawndale Art Center | 4912 Main st.
We got some experimental vibes for you today. Every Monday They Who Sound line up an outstanding group of musicians and creatives. This week looks like a banger!
William Gray (Houston) - keyboard synthesizer
Celli (Houston) - violin, electronics
Ivette Roman-Roberto (Houston) - voice
Angel Garcia (Houston) - drums, voice
Stefan Gonzalez (Houston) - vibraphone, drums
Jason Jackson (Houston) - saxophone
Tuesday, 01/13
Father Mother Sister Brother | 7:45PM
River Oaks Theater | 2009 W. Gray
The new Jim Jarmusch movie and winner of the Golden Line Best Film Prize at the Venice Film Festival. The famed director of the legendary Ghost Dog, Broken Flowers, and Dead Man comes back with this new hit with an all star cast. Featuring Tom Watts, Adam Driver, Cate Blanchett, Indya Moore among others to create yet another sure to be classic. There are plenty more screenings this Tuesday and all week. Don’t sleep on this one!
Wednesday, 01/14
End Cash Bail: A Poetry and Visual Art Exhibition | 5:30 PM
Lawndale Art Center | 4912 Main st.
More important than ever does a real time exhibit hit the mark. We are living in an unprecedented time and all eyes and ears are needed. Call to action and call to attention. Take a break and come support the ACLU of Texas.
“End Cash Bail welcomes visitors to see firsthand the impact of Texas jails on incarcerated folks and their loved ones through breathtaking poetry, paintings, collages, cyanotypes, photography, and more. Curated by ACLU of Texas artist-in-residence KB Brookins, the exhibition is intentionally wide-spanning in point of view and art type, to show the extensive impact and responses to the Texas jail crisis.”
History Book Club “The Painter’s Fire” | 1:30PM & 7:30PM
Bayou Bend | 6003 Memorial Drive
The History Book Club presents free discussions about books on life in Europe and America during the 18th and 19th centuries, inspired by the collections of the two MFAH house museums: Bayou Bend and Rienzi. The book selection for January is The Painter's Fire by Zara Anashanslin. Told through the lives of three remarkable artists devoted to the pursuit of liberty, this illuminating new work highlights the ideals that stoked the American Revolution.
Revolution? That doesn’t sound familiar does it?
You need to register so contact jmilillo@mfah.org to join!
Thursday, 01/15
Nick Vaughan & Jake Margolin
R and R Brass Rail (Wichita, Kansas), 2025
Nick Vaughan and Jake Margolin: Around the Corner and Two Blocks Down | 6PM - 8PM
Mclain Gallery | 2242 Richmond Ave.
Artist Reception: Thursday, January 15, 6–8 PM
Performance Lecture: Wednesday, February 11, 6–8 PM
January 15 – March 7, 2026
Nick Vaughan and Jake Margolin have been at the forefront of community and LGBTQIA+ activism for well over a decade and counting. From their thoughtful exploration and research driven projects they have developed a well respected and empowering set of exhibitions and programming. Well known for the the duos life long project The 50 States, an ongoing series of installations made in response to little-known LGBTQIA+ histories from each state predating the 1969 Stonewall riot that launched the modern queer rights movement, they continue to build and dig to lift up, educate, and celebrate. With the new exhibition Around the Corner and Two Blocks Down, Margolin and Vaughan feature a group of new drawings depicting fragments of architecture and details of sites throughout Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas that formerly housed queer spaces. Through a new “wind” drawing series the beauty and history continue to inspire momentum and progress. We truly hope you can make this special opening.
ISHIDA Dance Company: Rara Avis | 7:30PM
Asia Society | 1370 Southmore Blvd.
Asia Society presents along with ISHIDA Dance Company a new premiere Rara Avis starting this Thursday and running until Sunday. Asia Society doesn’t fall short on their programming and this is your chance to catch their latest collaboration.
“Rara avis by ISHIDA follows a singer who struggles with imposter syndrome as she returns to stage after taking a hiatus. The program also includes Mutual Comfort by world renowned Romanian choreographer Edward Clug and a world premiere by award-winning Finnish choreographer Kristian Lever. The evening promises to be a unique opportunity to see some of the best and most interesting choreography from Europe and the U.S.”
Friday, 01/16
Magic Mirrors, The River Entered My Home, & And I Feel Fine ( Y Me Siento Bien ) | 6PM - 8PM
Art League Houston | 1953 Montrose Blvd.
Ding Dang Doodle Kitten Kaboodle! Three openings one night and all at Art League Houston. The new exhibitions by Jamie Ho, Hammonds and West, and Mateo Gutierezz certainly provide an engaging experience and we hope you can make it. We will see you there! Read up and more info here.
https://www.artleaguehouston.org/upcoming-exhibitions
We Shall Not Be Moved ( No Nos Moveran ) | 7PM - 9PM
Museum of Fine Arts / Brown Auditorium | 1001 Bissonnet St.
In Mexico’s submission to the 2026 Academy Awards, viewers follow Socorro (Luisa Huertas), a retired lawyer consumed with finding the soldier who killed her brother during the 1968 student protests in Mexico City’s Tlatelolco Square. Nearly six decades later, her relentless pursuit has fractured her relationships with her sister and her son. When a new clue emerges, Socorro begins a perilous quest for vengeance, putting her family and her own life in jeopardy.
Snag your tickets! https://www.mfah.org/events/we-shall-not-be-moved/202601161900
Saturday, 01/17
norMAL and unreMARKable / Artist Talk | 1PM - 2PM
Throughline Collective | 3909 Main st.
Join Throughline Collective for Henry G Sanchez and Heather L Johnson for an artists talk about the new exhibition that opened up last Friday. Come check out the current powerhouse exhibition and hear more of the inner dialog of Johnson and Sanchez.
Aurora Thrift Shop | 10AM - 4PM
Aurora Picture Show | 5601a Navigation Blvd.
This Saturday swing by Aurora Picture Show's pop-up thrift sale ! This one-day event brings together a variety of physical media (records, books, magazines, VHS, dvds, blu-rays), collectibles, clothes, and marvelous miscellany! Come hang out at Aurora HQ with staff and volunteers and mingle with your fellow creatives and community. Music and beverages to wet the whistle and mind.
Sunday, 01/18
Sunday Funday! Just relax yall. Sleep in and then go on a walk :)
