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April 12, 2008 Last Updated: April 12, 2008 10:35 AM Weekend Entertainment

Associated Artists of Butler County's "Graphica: Power of Words & Images" runs through April 25 at the Art Center, 344 S. Main St. A call for artists for the 74th annual Spring Show runs through April 25. The show will be held from May 9 to 30. The opening reception for the Spring Show will be from 7 to 9 p.m. May 9. A call for artists for a "Futuristic Art" exhibit runs through May 30. The show will be held from June 13 to July 11, with the opening reception from 7 to 9 p.m. June 13. The Art Center is open noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, noon to 9 p.m. Fridays and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is free. Call 724-283-6922 or visit the Web site, www.butlerartcenter.net.

Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., presents "Canis Major: Warhol's Dogs and Cats (and other party animals)" through May 4; "Contemporary Prints from The Bank of New York Mellon Collection" through June 1; and "Ceramic Explosion: The Work of Martin Klimas," also through June 1.Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; closed Mondays. Admission is $15 for adults, $9 for senior citizens, $8 for children and students. Admission is half-price from 5 to 10 p.m. Fridays. Call 412-237-8300 or visit the Web site, www.warhol.org.Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area is exhibiting "Monongahela Valley: A Time of Change, 1980-2000" featuring paintings, prints, photos and posters by Robert Qualters through June 14 in the Bost Building, 623 E. Eighth Ave., Homestead. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and by appointment Saturdays. Call 412-464-4020.Society for Contemporary Craft, 2100 Smallman St., presents "Voices," marking the 42nd year of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts' annual conference, at the Society for Contemporary Craft through June 7. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Call 412-261-7003.Frick Art and Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St. in the Point Breeze section of Pittsburgh, is showing "Craig McPherson: Pittsburgh Drawings" through June 8. The Frick Art Museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays; closed Mondays and holidays. Admission is free; docent-led tours are $5 each. Call 412-371-0600.Silver Eye Center for Photography, 1015 E. Carson St., concludes "In Search of America: Photographs by David Graham" on Saturday. An artist talk with Graham and closing reception will take place at 3 p.m. Saturday. Members and students will be admitted free; non-members pay $5. Refreshments will be served. Gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, noon to 8 p.m. Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays or by appointment. Admission is free. Call 412-431-1810.Pittsburgh Glass Center, 5472 Penn Ave., hosts a make-your-own glass flower for Mother's Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 10 and 11 for a $25 fee. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays; and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Call 412-365-2145.Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., continues "Ecology.Design.Synergy," an exhibition that presents recent collaborative work by an architectural firm and an environmental engineering company, through May 25."Great British Art: 200 Years of Watercolors, Drawings, and Prints from The Bank of New York Mellon Collection," continues through May 18 featuring a nearly comprehensive survey of major trends and genres of the period from the mid-1700s through the 1950s.Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays; closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission, which includes the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, is $15 for adults, $12 for senior citizens, and $11 for students and children age 3 and older. Call 412-622-3131 or visit the Web site, www.cmoa.org.

Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, presents an exhibit of oil paintings by Boston School painter Jason Berger through today.Simultaneously showing in the Blair Sculpture Walkway Gallery is Long Island City artist Charles Birnbaum and his collectively titled porcelains, "Sculpting the Self: Myths and Archetypes."Admission is free. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Admission is free. Call 724-652-2882, or visit the Web site, www.hoytartcenter.