Friday, April 24 through Sunday, April 26

Friday & Saturday, 8 pm; Sunday, 2 pm | Dance: Univ. of Houston School of Theatre and Dance Spring Dance Concert: Impulse.  Impulse, the annual faculty concert of the University of Houston School of Theatre & Dance,  will showcase new works by faculty choreographers Karen Stokes, Teresa Chapman, Jackie Nalett, jhon r. stronks, Becky Valls, and guest choreographers Amy Ell, Lori Amare, Lauren Garsen, and Jocelyn Thomas. The work will be danced by the University of Houston pre-professional dance company, UH Ensemble, and guest company The Houston Met TOO! The program includes a taste for everyone from comedy to contemporary African dance.  Tickets:  $10-20.  www.theatredance.uh.edu.

Friday, April 24

6 - 8 pm | Gallery Opening: CTRL: Heimir Björgúlfsson - Stories of Events or Arctic Tropic Trash Soundtracks.  During the course of the past year Heimir Björgúlfsson rediscovered a ‘lost’ compilation recording he’d made in 2003, originally meant for release on a Japanese label. As he listened to the album he looked through piles of photographs from his past travels. The resulting work is a series of 33 photo collages (perhaps alluding to an LP’s rotational speed) whose title, Arctic Tropic Trash Soundtracks, is also the album title and the surname of the current exhibition. Through May 30.  3907 Main Street.  http://www.ctrlgallery.com/.

6-9 pm | Lawndale 20th Century Modern Market Preview Party.  Lawndale’s 20th Century Modern Market is the only show of its kind in Texas, exclusively featuring design of the mid-twentieth century. This year’s Market will feature specialist dealers from around the country, offering a variety of media including furniture, glass, ceramics, metalwork, textiles, objets d’art and fashion.  Wear your best vintage duds to the preview party.  Admission: $40 and includes admission throughout the weekend.  You can also check out the market on Saturday and Sunday, April 25 & 26 for only $5.  Lawndale Art Center, 4912 Main Street.  www.lawndaleartcenter.org.

Friday, April 24, 8-11 pm | Steel Lounge Underground @ CAMH.  DJ Pooks and Josh Zulu host this monthly residency at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston.  This month’s musical line up features Suraj K. aka SDF3 (www.myspace.com/sdf3), The Mathletes (www.myspace.com/themathletes) and DJ Witnes (www.myspace.com/witnes).  Exhibitions on display include Perspectives 165: Contents Under Pressure and Exploring the Dual Theme of Containers & Containment - Work by Houston-area Teens and juried by artist Dario Robleto.  www.camh.org. FREE.

8 pm | Greetings from a Queer Seňorita - As part of the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Festival, MECA presents Greetings from a Queer Seňorita,  a one-woman monologue show that fills your soul with laughter. You will experience Monica Palacios’ enriching stories of coming out to her family, the whole media circus that surrounds the rights of gays to marry legally and educates on the merging of nationality and sexuality. She brings to reality the things she usually deals with most: culture, food, chicks and revolution.  Los Angeles based writer/performer Monica Palacios; former member of Culture Clash is one of the most respected queer Chicana soloists working today. She is the creator of several one-woman shows and is recognized though many awards such as, El Premio Mujer Award 2003 and Indie Award for Excellence in Play Writing.  Tickets: $6 (pre-sale), $10 at the door.  MECA, 1900 Kane.  www.meca-houston.org.

9 pm | Grand Opening Party and “Zomberina! The Movie” | Zomberina! The Movie is a comedy of necrotic oddities. A ballet company infected with a virus that transforms them into zombies finds themselves at a dance competition. Hilarity ensues as the zomberinas crash the stage, consume the performers and compete for the gold. Including sophisticated special effects, aerial bungee dance and site-specific film.  Performed by Rebekah French, Robert Sam, Shanon Adams, Ashley Horn, Roxy Temple, Keith Reynolds, Marisol Sarabia, Reyie Delgado, Brittany Wallis, Tiffany Couser, Bobbie-Jo Bassett, Mike Switzer, and Elizabeth Seabolt.  Original concept, film and music by Robert Thoth.  Choreography by Rebekah French with Ashley Horn. Cost: $12 gets you a Mexican meal provided by La Silla Taqueria and a ticket to “Zomberina! The Movie”.  Z! also shows Friday, April 24th at 10 pm and Saturday, April 25 at 10 pm and 12 midnight.  FrenetiCore Theater, 5102 Navigation.  www.freneticore.net.

Saturday, April 25

8 am - 6 pm | Fashion: The FIND - Fabulous up-and-coming fashion collections by Emerging Designers.  THE FIND is a carefully selected assemblage of talented, emerging designers who will be showing their jewelry, handbag, shoe and ready-to-wear collections for public viewing and purchase on Saturday, April 25th from 8 am through 6 pm in Downtown Houston’s Trendy Warehouse District.  1310 Nance Street.  Advance tickets on-line: $5  www.findhouston.com or $10 cash on day of event. 

Starting at 10 am to 9 pm | The Menil Arts Community Open House | Showcasing the arts groups that reside in and around the Menil properties including The Rothko Chapel, Inprint, Aurora Picture Show, Da Camera of Houston and many others.  http://www.menil.org/.  Free.

10 am & 2 pm | 2009 Houston Mod House Tour.  In the early 1950s, William R. Jenkins established himself as one of Houston’s best young modern residential architects. Discover and appreciate his legacy with Houston Mod as we embark on a three hour bus tour to exteriors and interiors of 10 of his important early designs.  A total of 10 houses will be on the tour, with 4 of the houses opened for interior viewing. Tours depart the Lawndale Art Center on Saturday, April 25th at 10AM and again at 2PM. Each bus tour will last approximately 3 hours. An fully-illustrated guidebook, HIGH STYLE IN THE SUBURBS, The Early Modern Houses of William R. Jenkins will be available and its author, Jason Smith, will be available to answer questions.  Tickets: $20.  www.houstonmod.org.

6:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Art with Heart - The San Jose Clinic’s 3rd Art with Heart event will feature a silent auction showcasing the works of local professional artists and area high school students.  The evening will include music by the Harry Sheppard Jazz Group, food and wine and more than 250 pieces of original art.  All proceeds support the San Jose Clinic and its mission to provide quality healthcare and education to those with limited access to such services.  Tickets: $50, http://www.sanjoseclinic.org/.