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Maridon Museum, 322 N. McKean St., will host a Chinese New Year celebration on Feb. 21. Call for reservations. "Jade: Stone of Heaven" continues plus a separate exhibit of white elephants and other ivory pieces in addition to the permanent collection. 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 under 8; children must be accompanied by an adult. Tours are led by trained docents and available with advance notice. The museum also has a gift shop specializing in art objects relating to China and Japan. Call 724-282-0123.
<B>Andy Warhol Museum</B>, 117 Sandusky St., has opened "The End: Analyzing Art in Troubled Times" and "Breaking News: Brigid Berlin, A Retrospective." These will continue through June 1. The two exhibitions feature more than 34 contemporary artists from around the world who work in a wide variety of media.Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays and Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays; closed Mondays. Admission is $15 for adults, $9 for senior citizens, and $8 for students and children. Call 412-237-8300 or visit the Web site, www.warhol.org.<B>Silver Eye Center for Photography</B>, 1015 E. Carson St., presents "A Map of Latin American Dreams," featuring 18 black-and-white portraits by Fellowship 2008 award recipient Martin Weber, through March 7. Weber's social documentary photographs use the words and handwriting on blackboards to portray individuals as anchored to their own narratives. Also, 10 honorable mention photographers are exhibiting one piece each. Regular gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Call 412-431-1810. Admission is free. Call 412-431-1810.
<B>The National Transit Art Center</B>, 206-210 Seneca St., Oil City, will hold open studios from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The public can view painters, photographers, jewelers, metalsmiths, porcelain painters and stained glass artists at work. Admission is free. Call 814-671-8973 or 814-676-5303.<B>Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts</B>, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, is featuring the work of James R. Stewart of Fredonia, a 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship recipient in painting, through Feb. 28. Admission is free. New gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Call 724-652-2882, or visit the Web site, www.hoytartcenter.
