It's On Fire.

Explosions and beer: Watch the gunpowder artist ignite his masterpiece fromSaint Arnold

Saint Arnold Brewing Co.
Courtesy Photo
Cai Guo-Qiang
Photo by Seiji Toyonaga, Courtesy Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art

A sold-out show may have never had a better backup plan.

Tickets to the live Houston warehouse lighting and explosive creation of world-renowned gunpowder artist Cai Guo-Qiang's massive project for the new Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's Arts of China Gallery have long been sold out. But if you want to watch the ignition while it happens — from a safe distance — head to Saint Arnold Brewing Company Wednesday evening for a viewing party of the event, which will also be livestreamed on CultureMap.

The party starts at 6 p.m. and the first 100 people to show up get in free courtesy of the MFAH. The rest pay $7 for Saint Arnold's beer, Soma Sushi and Sprinkles cupcakes.

Beer and a big bang. What more could you want on a Wednesday night?

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It's On Fire.

Explosions and beer: Watch the gunpowder artist ignite his masterpiece fromSaint Arnold

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