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Art Lies is a contemporary arts quarterly journal based out of Houston. Every year, the journal pairs with The Menil to present a lecture from a notable art critic.

• 5 p.m. — Coffee Groundz Two-Year Anniversary. Live local music and drink specials all evening, with some proceeds going towards Friday Habour, a local charity. Free admission.
• 7 p.m. — Leave Your Genre at the Door, a menage Houston artists of varying music styles. MC'd by (You)Genius. Fitzgerald's, 2706 White Oak Drive. $10 bucks, all ages.
• 8 p.m. — High Noon presented by Aurora Picture Show at the Menil. The 1952 film tells the story of a town marshal who is forced to face a gang of killers by himself. Starring Grace Kelly and Gary Cooper — double meow! Free! 1515 Sul Ross.

. Tuttle is a three-dimensional artist who has exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. In 2005 the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art organized a retrospective of his work. Tuttle will speak about human creativity as it relates to trauma (physical and emotional) and healing. Menil/Rice Lecture series presents Richard Tuttle
Admission: Free
Date and Time: 7:30 p.m. tonight
Location: Menil Collection, 1515 Sul Ross, 77006

Here is what Houstonist is doing this weekend:

Illustrated Conversation at the Menil

We know it seems like Houstonist talks about the Menil an awful lot, but the plain truth is that we're damn proud to have a jewel like this in our city and you should be, too.

Houston's very own, world renowned Menil Collection has announced its exhibition schedule for Fall 2008 through Fall 2009. The exhibition schedule will be varied and broad providing an enjoyable museum experience for everyone.

If love isn't your thing, how about sexy? Specifically, a SexyAttack.

Here we have an interesting video architecture tour through Houston with an emphasis on two Renzo Piano-designed galleries: the Menil Museum and the Cy Twombly Gallery. One interesting aspect of this video are the inside shots of the aforementioned museums. Sneaky!...