The answers to life’s questions are as close as your laundry basket, at least according to Karen Maezen Miller’s book Hand Wash Cold: Care Instructions for an Ordinary Life. A Buddhist priest, today Maezen presents “A Life of Zen: Making Peace with the Commonplace.” The session includes a talk and a seated meditation followed by a reception and book signing. 2 p.m. Rothko Chapel, 1409 Sul Ross. For information, call 713-524-9839 or visit www.rothkochapel.org. Free.

Sat., May 8, 2 p.m., 2010