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Maridon Museum, 322 N. McKean St., in June is displaying samurai dolls. A Kusudama Ornament Origami Class will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 7. The cost is $30 for nonmembers and $25 for members. All materials and lunch are included. Space is limited, and reservations are required. The museum will host a Lucky Dragon Casino Night from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Butler Country Club. Cost is $35 which includes hors d'oeuvres, a signature beverage, music, casino games and a "horse race." Tickets are available through July 30 or at the door. Call 724-282-0123.
Saxonburg Area Artists Cooperative, 215 Main St. rear, Saxonburg, features work by the 15 artists currently members of the cooperative, including paintings, photography, fiber arts, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, drawings, stained glass and digital arts. Hours are 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sundays. Call 412-260-5779 or 412-849-4648.
Bottlebrush Gallery, 539 Main St., Harmony, presents "Working Above and Below the Line" by Giuseppe Ragozzino through July 11. The exhibit shows large scale works dealing with Giuseppe's self-exploration in the current climate created by politics, environmental issues and relationships. Regular gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Call 724-452-0539 or see: www.bottlebrushgallery.com.
<B>Blue Heron Gallery</B>, 600 Main St., Volant, is showing fine art photography by Joseph Conti in "Autumn Road Portfolio" through Sunday. "Collections," a selection of photographs by Kathy Chridon, also concludes Sunday. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Call 724-652-0752.
<B>Silver Eye Center for Photography,</B> 1015 E. Carson St., presents exhibitions by Maggie Taylor and Abelardo Morell, each highlighting a singular reinterpretation of the 150-year-old story of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" through Aug. 21. Gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Admission is free. Call 412-431-1810 or visit www.silvereye.org.<B>Frick Art and Historical Center</B>, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, is showing "Small But Sublime: Intimate 19th Century American Landscapes" through Sept. 5. American artists spanning the Hudson River School to American Impressionism are represented in these small-scale paintings. Admission is free; however there are charges for docent-led tours of Clayton, the former home of Henry Clay Frick. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays; closed Mondays. Call 412-371-0600.<B>Society for Contemporary Crafts</B>, 2100 Smallman St., and <B>Pittsburgh Center for the Arts</B>, 6300 Fifth Ave., are hosting the 2010 Fiberart International, an exhibition of contemporary fiber art, through Aug. 22, as presented by the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh. For more information, visit www.fiberartinternational.org.<B>Carnegie Museum of Art</B>, 4400 Forbes Ave., announces a "Design Competition: New Cottages at Fallingwater" through Aug. 22. On display will be design proposals from six architectural firms for green, energy-efficient cottages to be built near Fallingwater at Mill Run, Fayette County. Also continuing is "Caricature, Satire, and Comedy of Manners: Works on Paper from the 18th through 20th Centuries" through Aug. 15. 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. Admission, which includes the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, is $15 for adults, $12 for senior citizens age 65 and older, and $11 for students with ID and children age 3 to 18, and free for members and children younger than 3. Call 412-622-3131 or visit www.cmoa.org.
