Re:FAB

Head to Salvage One, 840 W. Hubbard, tonight at 7:30pm for Re:FAB, a benefit for Architecture For Humanity. A silent auction will be held and The Rebirth Brass Band, from New Orleans, will perform. Tickets are $78 in advance, $88 at the door.

Disability Culture and the Arts @ Cultural Center

As part of Bodies of Work: The Chicago Festival of Disability Arts and Culture, which runs from 20 through 30 April, this forum centers on the findings of a three-year study on conditions faced by artists with disabilities. The event starts at 6 PM in the First Floor Garland Room. 78 E Washington Street. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.

Carnaval 2006

Collaboraction presents Carnaval 2006, their third annual interactive theatrical dance party opera at Crobar. "Long Live Flesh!" is their motto and, if you've ever been to Crobar, a pretty fitting one at that. The performance will use a team of 75 performers, musicians, designers, break-dancers, body painters and more. 7-11pm at 1543 N. Kingsbury; 21+. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Call 312-226-9633 for more information.

Logan Square Attic Show

See site specific work in an attic of a house in Logan Square (1732 N Humboldt Blvd), including Synch, a Busby Berkeley inspired synchronized swimming duo and Laura's Room, a video installation based on Twin Peaks. Dancer/choreographer Janet Schmid does The Solo Siamese Twin Act using prosthetic attachments and soundscapes and moving within a confined space. This evening at 7:30 and 9pm; suggested donation is $7. For more information call 773-531-2518.

Version >06: The Group Group Show

Version is an annual festival focusing on emerging art, technology and social activism, running through May 7. Admission to events is accepted at the door, but you can also purchase a $25 event pass that covers entry fees to all screening and events or a $50 Version pass that allows you entrances to all events and programs, as well as food and various goodies. Call 773-837-0145 for more information.

Tonight opens The Group Group Show: Experiments in Collaboration. The show features nearly two dozen artist teams who form "temporary collaborative initiatives" in Version kunsthalle at Iron Studios. 7am-2pm at 3636 S. Iron St. 1st floor; the show will be on exhibit every Saturday and Sunday through May 7. Tickets are $10.

WEIGHTS @ MCA

After being shot and blinded in a bar in Hollywood at the age of twenty-three, Lynn Manning became an award winning playwright and actor, Paralympic Silver Medalist, and Blind Judo World Champion. He tells his story this evening through words and music. See WEIGHTS at 7:30pm at the MCA (220 E Michigan). Tickets are $22. For more information, call 312-397-4010 or visit the website. Presented as part of the Chicago Festival of Disability Arts and Culture.

Antiques and Garden Fair @ Chicago Botanic Garden

Need a decorative trellis for your garden? Planning a pergola or a gazebo? Looking for a birdbath? You may want to check out this fair, which features more than a hundred vendors offering a wide range of both antique and new objects for decorating your yard. The fair runs through Sunday, opening at 10 AM daily, and the cost is $15 for a 3-day pass, which you can purchase online. For more information, call 847-835-8326 or visit the website.

NU/ACM Creative Writers Reading

The Northwestern University Masters in Creative Writing Program and Another Chicago Magazine team up to present student readings at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia, from 6pm to 8pm tonight. $5 suggested donation.