What: Book signing by acclaimed artist John Alexander to celebrate his new exhibition at the Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and its accompanying catalog.

Where: McClain Gallery.

Who: Host Robert McClain; collector guests Susie Criner, Bill Wheless, Jessica Younger, Kelly and Nicholas Silvers, and Leigh and Reggie Smith.

PC Moment: Alexander was spotted in conversation with former UH students/artists Sharon Kopriva and Michael Collins, and also in a confidential chat with Museum of Fine Arts, Houston curator Alison Greene.