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March 26, 2011 Last Updated: March 26, 2011 01:15 PM Weekend Entertainment

The Associated Artists of Butler County offers art classes at The Art Center, 344 S. Main St. The gallery is open from noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Closed Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays. Admission is free. Call 724-283-6922.

Maridon Museum, 322 N. McKean St., is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and by appointment Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students, and free for children younger than 8; children must be accompanied by an adult. Tours are led by trained docents and are available with advance notice. The museum also has a gift shop specializing in objects relating to China and Japan. Call 724-282-0123 or visit www.maridon.org.

Saxonburg Area Artists Co-Op, 215 Main St., Rear, Saxonburg, hosts the Pittsburgh Polymer Clay Guild show through Monday. Works exhibited include jewelry, small sculptures and other objects made from the colorful, malleable polymer with claylike properties. Hours are 1 to 9 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays, plus other times by appointment. Admission is free. Call 412-260-5779 or 412-849-4648.

Bottlebrush Gallery, 539 Main St., Harmony, hosts a display of artwork by watercolorist Bill Perry of Harmony through April 3. 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 visit www.bottlebrushgallery.com.

Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, is showing “Will Barnet: Aquatints, Etchings, Lithograhs and Serigraphs” through April 22. Admission is free. 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 www.hoytartcenter.

John Fox of Harmony, a member of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, has a painting on display in the AAP show “Love & Loss” through April 22 at the Fein Art Gallery, 519 E. Ohio St. Call 412-321-6816.Silver Eye Center for Photography, 1015 E. Carson St., has opened the first Members’ Exhibition which features the work of six national photographers. Admission is free. “Future Forward” continues through May 7. Hours are noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Call 412-431-1810 or visit www.silvereye.org.