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Maridon Museum, 322 N. McKean St., presents Oshoogatsu (Japanese New Year's program for children) from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday. Children will learn about the holiday through story telling, songs and a card game, among other activities. Children in kindergarten through fourth grade may participate. The cost is $5 per child, and an adult must accompany all children. Reservations are required, as space is limited. Call 724-282-0123 for reservations or more information. Upcoming events include the annual Chinese New Year celebration for grownups on Feb. 20.
<B>Blue Heron Gallery</B>, 600 Main St., Volant, is featuring Nancy Connelly"s "Pastels and Paintings" through Sunday. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, except holidays. Call 724-652-0752.
<B>Silver Eye Center for Photography,</B> 1015 E. Carson St., presents the 2009 Fellowship Award Exhibition "Si Dios Quiere (If God Wants): Photographs by Katrina M. d'Autremont" through March 20. New gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Admission is free. Call 412-431-1810 or visit www.silvereye.org.<B>Society for Contemporary Crafts</B>, 2100 Smallman St., presents "Eden Revisited: The Ceramic Art of Kurt Weiser" through March 20. The opening reception will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 12, and will be accompanied by an artist talk at 5:30 p.m. with reception to follow. In conjunction, SCC presents "Nailed and Riveted: New works by Robert Villamagna" in the satellite gallery at One Mellon Center in the T Station lobby. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and by appointment Mondays; closed holidays. Call 412-261-7003.<B>Carnegie Museum of Art</B>, 4400 Forbes Ave., continues "Gods, Love, and War: Tapestries and Prints from the Collection" through June 3. "H_edge," an installation by designer Cecil Balmond, who has transformed the role of structure and mathematics in contemporary art, continues through May 30. "Palm Springs Modern: Photographs by Julius Shulman" continues through Jan. 31. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, with additional hours until 8 p.m. Thursdays, and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Closed 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, and free for members and children younger than 3. Call 412-622-3131 or visit the Web site, www.cmoa.org.<B>Frick Art and Historical Center</B>, 7227 Reynolds St. in Point Breeze, is showing the painting "The Last Gleanings" by Jules-Adolphe Breton through March 28 in Clayton. The Frick is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays; closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission is free, however there are charges for docent-led tours of Clayton, the former home of Henry Clay Frick, and some educational programs. Call 412-371-0600.<B>North Hills Art Center</B>, 3432 Babcock Blvd. in Ross Township, has new gallery hours: noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; closed Sundays, Mondays and holidays. Admission and parking are free. Call 412-364-3622 or visit the Web site, www.northhillsartcenter.com.
