The Obama Portraits Tour exhibition is on view in the Law Building, and “Sunday Best” activities take place throughout the MFAH campus. The Museum is open from 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Highlights
LISTEN & JOIN | 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Event MC | Carmen Contreras from 93.7 The Beat
Music on the Plaza | DJ DOUBLEDUTCH
• Opening remarks from Necole Irvin, Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs
• Welcoming remarks from U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee
• 1:30 p.m. Ocean of Soul marching band from Texas Southern University
• 2:30 p.m. Spoken-word performance by poet Joy Priest
• 3 p.m. “Strut Your Sunday Best” fashion parade
• 4:30 p.m. Writers in the Schools youth poets with Outspoken Bean, Houston poet laureate
DISCOVER | 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• Discussion with Free Black Women’s Library about White Teeth, a book recommended by Michelle Obama (begins at 12:30 p.m.)
• Art Encounters about portraits with artists Mark Francis and Bria Lauren
• The Plant Project for community, plants, and self-care
• Family archives for joy and resistance with artist Irene Antonia Diane Reece
• Kindred Stories, a bookstore celebrating Black authors and artisans
• “I ♥ 3rd Ward” with artist Marc Newsome, aka Marc Furi
• Family Zone with books and activities for young learners
CREATE | 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• A paper fan with artist Melissa Aytenfisu
• Wearable art to adorn your Sunday Best
• Selfies in front of floral backdrops from Bree Blooms
• Portraits taken by Jack Yates High School students featured in Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography
TASTE | 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• Grab and Go snack bar by H-E-B
• Vegetarian and vegan treats for purchase from Doshi House
• 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Cafe Leonelli at MFAH: Happy Hour with $5 wine and $5 focaccias Only ages 21+ may purchase and consume alcoholic beverages
