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OBSESSIONS. DECORATION. SALIENT FACTS. 14 T he Houston Art Car Parade, presented by the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art, enters its 31st iteration as the world's oldest and largest parade of four-wheeled sculptured art. This year, the Orange Show tapped former NASA astronaut, Air Force Colonel, photographer, and author Terry Virts as grand marshal. About 250 cars, including 129 new creations plus returning favorites (we're hoping to see Fruitmobile and Rex the Rabbit), comprise this spring's parade. The art-car makers come from 23 states, including entries from Canada and Mexico. The parade rolls Saturday, April 14, at noon; Bevin and Dan Dubrowski chair the weekend's festivities, including Friday night's Art Car Ball. As usual, the best vantage point is the VIPit Experience, which includes tented seating, bites, adult beverages, and a kid-friendly scene. General admission to the parade is free to the public. VIPit Experience $150 adults, $25 children 10 and under; thehoustonartcarparade. com. Matthew Ramirez Hit PARADE H ere's a night that achieves the perfect balance between formal and edgy: Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Gala and Art Auction, where black tie meets contemporary collector. This year's gala co-chairs, Blakely Griggs, Melissa Mithoff, and Katherine Phelps, are joined by After Party co-chairs Matt Johns and Margaret Naeve Parker. CAMH director Bill Arning has called in his art chips to present an auction of national and international talents and some very notable Texans. Once again, Christie's Steven Zick will hammer down the live lots (three to five works, alongside approximately 20 silent auction items confirmed at press time). Excitement swirls around the live auction's grand finale lot: a Jenny Holzer sculpture. Friday, April 13, 7 pm, at the museum; tickets from $1,000, tables from $15,000; After Party $75 per person, $125 couple; 713.284.8260, gala@camh.org; preview lots camh.org. Catherine D. Anspon GET YOUR ART ON at the CAMH GALA COURTESY THE ARTIST AND MCCLAIN GALLERY Peter Sullivan's Untitled (#610), 2017, on the block at CAMH Gala J amie Graney was in the interior architectural design field in Houston for 16 years when she created Olivia + Poppy wall coverings. She joined forces with another Houstonian, Tina Silvestri, who also spent 15 years in the design world before taking on the creative mantle at Olivia + Poppy. Silvestri loves the patterns Let's Face It for its Roman references, and Hexagon Pattern Wall Mural for its marble play. The patterns Torn and Bubble Stroke were recently selected for the Cosmopolitan offices. At oliviaandpoppy.com. OLIVIA + POPPY POPS UP Geo Triangle wallpaper, from Olivia + Poppy Olivia + Poppy Eleven wallcovering PHOTOGRAPHY MORRIS MALAKOFF The Saint Arnold car M E M O R I A L