The Aurora Picture Show pays weekend homage to those hazy nights of long ago with an audiovisual tribute to light shows during the Media Archeology Festival: Liquid Light to the Laptop, the Evolution of Live Visuals. The psychedelic, retina-burning fun begins on Friday with the totally trippy Joshua Light Show ย— of New York Cityย’s Fillmore East fame ย— which features video artists Bec Stupak, Brock Monroe and Seth Kirby. The festival continues Saturday with a presentation from Robin Oppenheimer about the light shows from the West Coast. (Silly you, you thought East and West Coast light shows were the same.) And the head trip ends with a screening of Ronald Namethย’s Andy Warholย’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable. (Oh, the colors, man, the colors!) 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet. For information, call 713-868-2101 or visit www.aurorapictureshow.org. $10 to $12.

April 17-18, 2009

This article appears in Apr 16-22, 2009.

D.L. Groover has contributed to countless reputable publications including the Houston Press since 2003. His theater criticism has earned him a national award from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia...