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April 24, 2008 Last Updated: April 24, 2008 11:06 AM Weekend Entertainment

Associated Artists of Butler County concludes "Graphica: Power of Words & Images" on Friday at the Art Center, 344 S. Main St. A call for artists for the 74th Annual Spring Show runs through Friday; the show will be held from May 9 to 30. A call for artists for a "Futuristic Art" exhibit runs through May 30. The show will be held from June 13 to July 11. 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.

Maridon Museum, 322 N. McKean St., hosts an exhibit of Japanese dolls through Sunday. Japanese Brush Painting Classes are scheduled for Friday and May 2 and 9, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Non-members cost is $15 per class; members pay $13 per class. Space is limited so reservations are recommended. Regular museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays; closed Mondays and holidays. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students, and free for children younger than age 8; children must be accompanied by an adult. Call 724-282-0123.

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.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.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. in 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.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.