Weekend-ist Aug. 28-30

Works by Omar Angel Perez

ALL WEEKEND

• James Surls, founder of the Lawndale Art Center, wraps up his exhibition From 2009 Friday and Saturday at the Barbara Davis Gallery, 4411 Montrose.
• Houston's hottest (and funniest) redhead Tamarie Cooper takes you to the center of her brain in musical style at Stages Repertory Theatre. Suggested cost for the show is $25 but tickets are actually pay-what-you-can.

FRIDAY

• 8 p.m. — Steel Lounge Underground at the Contemporary Art Museum, a monthly party featuring artists and musicians in the environs of Houston's modern art. Tonight features music by DJ Drew, Tax the Wolf and Eddie Spettro. Free, cash bar. 5216 Montrose.

SATURDAY

• 10 a.m. — Stilet"O"s premiers at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Artist and woodworker Omar Angel Perez objets du désir for show fetishists, sky-high platform shoes from turned wood and accents such as band saw blades, snakeskin, leather, feathers and Swarovski crystals. The opening reception for this exhibit is Sept. 3 but you can beat the crowds by seeing it this weekend. Free, 4848 Main Street
• 5 p.m. — Twitter St. Arnold Pub Crawl starting at the Mucky Duck. If you aren't on Twitter and you don't follow St. Arnolds, then you ain't cool (unless you pee your pants). Four subsequent crawl stops to be announced only on Twitter. Make it to all five and get a free St. A's coozie. Pay as you go.
• 8 p.m. — AV Swap, an annual event bringing together the creative minds of artists, musicians, and filmmakers in an experimental collaborative event. Free. Rice Media Center
• 8 p.m. — AV Geeks: Naughty Girls presented by Aurora Picture Show. Ephemeral films collected by Skip Elsheimer featuring bad little girls. $7 for non-members, free for Aurora members. Houston Skyline Studio, 1111 Hutchins Street.

Photo: courtesy Houston Center for Contemporary Craft