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| FastRunnerz Performance Workout |
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October 23, 2008 - October 22, 2009
This event occurs every
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www.eugenerunningcompany.com
Location: Varies, check store for each week's location116 Oakway Center; Eugene
Phone: (541) 344-6399
Admission: Free
A quality running workout for performance-minded runners of all paces and abilities. Intervals, hills and tempo runs catered to your speed. Coached by International Class Athletes.
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| Festival of New Spanish Cinema |
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| November 17, 2008 - November 23, 2008
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http://www.pragda.com/university-oregon-eugene-2008-festival.php
Location: Lawrence Hall 115University of Oregon campus; Eugene
Admission: Free
Eight award-winning films will be shown. The festival will include two events with special guest and Goya award-winning film director Félix Viscarret on Tuesday, November 18.
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| Chang-Ae Song, Mass Landscape Opening Reception |
| November 20, 2008
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Times: Thursday, 5 - 7 p.m.
http://culturalforum.uoregon.edu
Location: Adell McMillian GalleryEMU, University of Oregon campus; Eugene
Phone: (541) 346-0007
Admission: Free
A reception for the abstract expressionist work of Song, M.F.A. Graduate from the University of Oregon.
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| Cheech & Chong: Light Up America |
| November 20, 2008
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Times: Thursday, 7:30 pm
www.hultcenter.org
Location: Silva Concert HallHult Center; Eugene
Phone: (541) 682-5000
Admission: $55, $45
Successful beyond their wildest dreams, pop culture icons and comedy visionaries Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong defined an era with their hilariously irreverent satirical, counter-culture, no-holds-barred comedy routines. Their first tour in over 25 years includes Chong's wife and comedy partner, Shelby Chong, opening.
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| Introduction to Snow Camping |
| November 20, 2008
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Times: Thursday, 7 p.m.
www.rei.com
Location: REI306 Lawrence St; Eugene
Phone: (541) 465-1800
Admission: Free
An exciting look at backcountry snowcamping this winter. Learn how to stay warm and comfortable, whether you ski or snowshoe into a backcountry shelter, or build your own. Please register in person at Customer Service or call.
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| Jazz Jam w/Barbara Dzuro |
| November 20, 2008
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Times: Thursday, 9 p.m.
www.jofederigos.com
Location: Jo Federigo's Hour House259 E 5th Ave; Eugene
Phone: (541) 554-9352
Admission: Free
Join the Jam with friends.
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| Leave No Child Inside |
| November 20, 2008
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Times: Thursday, 7 p.m.
www.theshedd.org
Location: Jaqua Hall at The Shedd868 High St; Eugene
Phone: (541) 687-6526
Admission: Free
Learn how to get America's youth off the couch and into nature. Martin LeBlanc, national youth education director for the Sierra Club and a founding board member of the Children and Nature Network, will discuss the importance of our communities working together to leave no child inside.
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| Lydia Van Dreel, Horn |
| November 20, 2008
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Times: Thursday, 8 p.m.
http://music.uoregon.edu
Location: Beall Hall961 E 18th Ave, University of Oregon campus; Eugene
Phone: (541) 346-5678
Admission: $10, $8 students/seniors
"The Classical Horn" features music for modern and period instruments. Part of the Faculty Artist Series.
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| Mythology, Ethology & Biology of Animals |
| November 20, 2008
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Times: Thursday, 9 a.m.
Location: Campbell Senior Center155 High St; Eugene
Phone: (541) 741-1176
Admission: Donation
Birds of Oregon and General Science will feature a talk by Rick Ahrens.
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| Walk a Mile In These Shoes - The Stories They Tell |
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| August 23, 2008 - December 21, 2008
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Times: Wednesday - Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
http://natural-history.uoregon.edu
Location: UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History1680 E 15th Ave, University of Oregon campus; Eugene
Phone: (541) 346-3042
Admission: $3; $2 children & seniors; MNCH members, UO faculty & students, free
Marvel at Oregon's 10,000 year old sandals. View shoes worn by Oregon athletes, coaches, politicians, even the rock band KISS and the Broadway hit musical, Wicked. Explore decades of changing shoe fashions, try on traditional footwear from around the world and explore 'shoe-perstitions.'
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| University of Oregon Campus Tours |
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| September 10, 2008 - December 20, 2008
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Times: Monday - Friday, 9:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
http://admissions.uoregon.edu/visit/cvisit.htm
Location: Oregon Hall1585 E 13th Ave, University of Oregon campus; Eugene
Phone: (541) 346-3201
Admission: Free
Student Ambassadors offer 90 minute walking tours of the main campus. Available year-round except holidays.
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| Designed by Architects: Metalwork from the Margo Grant Walsh Collection |
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| September 23, 2008 - January 25, 2009
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Times: Tues. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Wed. 11 a.m. - 8 p.m., Thurs - Sun 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
http://jsma.uoregon.edu/
Location: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art1430 Johnson Lane, University of Oregon campus; Eugene
Phone: (541) 346-3027
Admission: $5, $3 srs/hs students; free: JSMA members, UO students, staff
Showcases metalwork from around the world that was designed by prominent architects between the late-nineteenth and twenty-first centuries.
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| Wild Weather |
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| September 24, 2008 - January 4, 2009
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Times: Wednesday - Sunday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
www.sciencefactory.org
Location: Science Factory Children's Museum2300 Leo Harris Pkwy; Eugene
Phone: (541) 682-7888
Admission: $4, free for members
Hold on to your hats! This exhibit teaches science in a hands-on, three-dimensional way and covers the physics of weather, severe weather phenomena and the use of weather observation instruments and technology.
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| Oregon Bounty |
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| October 1, 2008 - November 30, 2008
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www.traveloregon.com/bounty
Location: Various locations throughout Lane CountyWillamette Valley & Coast
Phone: (541) 484-5307
Two months worth of opportunities to meet local chefs, vintners, brewers and to savor the flavor of Oregon's bountiful harvest -- from Oregon's famous wines and cheeses to its hazelnuts and pears. Stay a night or two, see what the chefs can do, dine with a winemaker. While experiencing all of the tastes Oregon has to offer, be sure to visit all of the participating Lane County businesses.
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| Ryan Beard Metal Sculpture |
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| October 1, 2008 - November 21, 2008
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www.bringrecycling.org
Location: BRING Gallery4446 Franklin Blvd; Glenwood
Phone: (541) 746-3023
Admission: Free
Welding small, steel pieces left over from his fabrication business, Beard creates graceful, large-scale works. His sculptures reflect a deep respect for nature, while demonstrating an artful solution to waste. Hours: Monday - Thursday and Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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| Iconicity |
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| October 3, 2008 - October 3, 2009
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Times: Tuesday, Thursday - Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Wednesday, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
jsma.uoregon.edu
Location: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art1430 Johnson Lane, University of Oregon campus; Eugene
Phone: (541) 346-3027
Admission: $5; $3 seniors & high school students; free UO staff, faculty, students, museum members
All of the works included in Iconicity depend upon the premise of easy recognition, though in most cases that is merely a starting point for exploring a variety of other issues.
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| Innovators & Inventors of Lane County |
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| October 3, 2008 - January 31, 2009
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Times: Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
www.lanecountyhistoricalsociety.org
Location: Lane County Historical Society Museum740 W 13th Ave; Eugene
Phone: (541) 682-4242
Admission: $3, $2 seniors, $.75 children 15-17, 14 & under free
The exhibit highlights the contributions of former residents and businesses: J.M Nighswander (Kinetoscope), Smith Mountjoy (photographer), Elizabeth Romane (photographer), Roy Scroggs (experimental aircraft), Morris "Brownie" Brown (custom-made wheelchair), Maude Kerns (artist), and Chet's Famous Foods (frozen foods).
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| John Piper: Through the Lens |
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| October 3, 2008 - October 3, 2009
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Times: Tuesday, Thursday - Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Wednesday, 11a.m. - 8 p.m.
jsma.uoregon.edu
Location: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art1430 Johnson Lane, University of Oregon campus; Eugene
Phone: (541) 346-3027
Admission: $5, $3 seniors, high school students; free UO faculty, staff, students, museum members
Examines the artist's use of the camera as a mediating device and his placement of the viewer in the position of voyeur.
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| Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Art From The Farber Collection |
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| October 4, 2008 - January 4, 2009
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http://uoma.uoregon.edu/
Location: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art1430 Johnson Lane, University of Oregon campus; Eugene
Phone: (541) 346-3027
Admission: $5, $3 seniors/high school students, free to Museum members, UO students, staff, faculty
An innovative collection of 58 paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculptures and mixed media highlighting the cultural mixing, aesthetic diversity and critical voice reflective of Cuban art. Tuesday, Thursday - Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Wednesday, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
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| Charles “Teenie” Harris: Rhapsody in Black & White |
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| October 14, 2008 - November 22, 2008
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http://diva.proscenia.net
Location: Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA)110 W Broadway; Eugene
Admission: Free
An exhibition of 31 photographs by Charles "Teenie" Harris, selected from the Archives of Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, PA. Photos that inspired Ronald K. Brown's dance "One Shot," is owned and organized by the August Wilson Center for African American Culture. Harris' photographs reflect African American urban life in the mid-20th century from the Depression to the Civil Rights Movement.
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| Ink - Paper - Clay |
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| October 24, 2008 - November 29, 2008
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Times: Tuesday - Friday, noon - 4 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
www.jacobsgallery.org
Location: Jacobs GalleryHult Center for the Performing Arts; Eugene
Phone: (541) 684-5635
The artwork of Tallmadge Doyle, Margaret Prentice and Grace Sheese.
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| Dancing Hands Fiber Arts Exhibit |
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| November 1, 2008 - January 7, 2009
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Times: Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Saturday, noon - 4 p.m.
www.springfieldmuseum.com
Location: Springfield Museum590 Main St; Springfield
Phone: (541) 726-2300
Admission: $2; members & under 18 free
A juried exhibit of fiber arts. Dedicated to promoting the innovation and workmanship of fiber artists living in Oregon and Washington, this exhibition will showcase the excellence and possibilities of contemporary fiber art.
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| Backstreet's Karen Nichols - Artist of the Month |
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| November 3, 2008 - November 27, 2008
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Times: Wednesday - Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
www.florenceartists.com
Location: Backstreet Gallery327 Laurel St; Florence
Phone: (541) 997-8980
Admission: Free
On display will be Karen's paper painting which are three-dimensional torn paper and watercolor collages, photography, jewelry, as well as paintings in watercolor and acrylic. Enjoy her work along with other Florence artists.
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| The Art of Cartooning... My Life in Stone Soup |
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| November 4, 2008 - November 29, 2008
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Times: Tuesday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
www.emeraldartcenter.org
Location: Emerald Art Center500 Main St; Springfield
Phone: (541) 726-8595
Local cartoonist Jan Eliot will be showing large cartoon panels and premiering her new seventh book, "This Might Not Be Pretty.”
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| 3rd Annual Grrrlz Rock! Concert Series |
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| November 6, 2008 - November 29, 2008
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www.grrrlzrock.com
Phone: (541) 579-5888
Admission: Free - $6
Nearly 50 female-led bands, speakers, dancers, filmmakers and comedians dominate the stage and inspire audiences. The Emerald City Roller Girls will host the grand finale show at the WOW Hall at 7 p.m. on Saturday, November 29th.
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| French Film Festival |
| November 6, 2008 - November 20, 2008
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Times: Tuesday & Thursday, 7 p.m.
http://culturalforum.uoregon.edu
Location: Willamette Hall, Room 100University of Oregon; Eugene
Phone: (541) 346-4363
Admission: Free
The French Film Festival (The Tournées Festival) will include five screenings of award-winning French Films. With supertitles in English, the festival is made possible with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French Ministry of Culture (CNC).
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| Oregon's Beautiful Bounty |
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| November 6, 2008 - January 12, 2009
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www.lanecc.edu/cml
Location: David Joyce GalleryLane Community College, Building 19; Eugene
Phone: (541) 463-3518
Admission: Free
A show featuring the work of artists from Oregon Crafted and local communities.
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| Celebrate Arts! Juried Art Show |
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| November 7, 2008 - November 30, 2008
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www.eventcenter.org
Location: Florence Events Center715 Quince St; Florence
Phone: (541) 997-1994
Admission: Free
As part of Florence Fall Festival of the Arts, 135 juried pieces of two- and three-dimensional and photographic art will be on display during the 7th annual show.
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| Inkscapes |
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| November 7, 2008 - November 28, 2008
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Times: Monday - Friday, noon - 6 p.m.
www.wowhall.org
Location: WOW Hall Art Gallery8th & Lincoln; Eugene
Phone: (541) 687-2746
Admission: Free
Abstract Drawings on Paper by Rebecca J. Lubas. Her artwork grows from an intuitive construction of abstract fragments of shape and color. She has an adoration for lines, and recently discovered that pinstriping brushes made for auto body work make fantastically long fluid ink lines on paper.
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| Rock, Water, Fire, Earth and Sky |
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| November 7, 2008 - February 27, 2009
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Times: Wednesday - Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
http://natural-history.uoregon.edu
Location: UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History1680 E 15th Ave, University of Oregon campus; Eugene
Phone: (541) 346-3024
Admission: $3, $8 families, MNCH & UO faculty, staff, students free
Oregon and the West are blessed with rugged rocky coastlines, massive slow moving dunes, coastal lakes, rivers, long curved valleys, unique waterfalls, diverse and unique mountain ranges, rich volcanic mountains, deserts, plains, impressive gorges and canyons. With black and white photographic imagery David N Jones attempts to portray the mood, soul and spirit of the natural environment.
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| Chang-Ae Song, Mass Landscape |
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| November 10, 2008 - December 13, 2008
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Times: open during EMU hours
http://culturalforum.uoregon.edu
Location: Adell McMillian GalleryEMU, University of Oregon campus; Eugene
Phone: (541) 346-0007
Admission: Free
Abstract expressionist work that explores human nature and the human condition in relation to our current cultural, social, ethical and political situations, and uses multiple images of human figures to form landscapes.
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| West Moon Street |
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| November 14, 2008 - December 6, 2008
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Times: Thursday - Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.
www.lordleebrick.com
Location: Lord Leebrick Theatre540 Charnelton St; Eugene
Phone: (541) 465-1506
Admission: $14 - $19
Rob Urbinati's light, satirical comedy is based on Oscar Wilde's short story "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime." Arthur is deliriously happy before a mysterious stranger predicts that he will commit a murder. He believes it is his duty to get this killing business over with before he marries. But his education has not provided him with the required skills.
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| Thoughts on Direction Exhibit |
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| November 17, 2008 - December 4, 2008
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Times: Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
www.lanecc.edu
Location: Lane Community College Art Gallery, building 114000 E 30th Ave; Eugene
Phone: (541) 463-5409
Admission: Free
A collective body of work by local sculptor Eric Schultz. There will be an artist's talk on Thursday, November 20 at 2:30 p.m. and a reception from 5 - 7 p.m. the same day, both in the gallery.
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