The performing arts series presents The DePue Brothers Band, which combines bluegrass, classical and rock music, at 8 p.m. Friday in the Succop Theater. Tickets are $18 in advance or $22 at the door; students pay $10. Call 724-284-8505 or visit www.bc3.edu/theater.

GCC will host “Shades of the Soul,” an art exhibition featuring the works of 2010 Paint America Top 100 Artist Shari Finney from March 9 to 23 in the Pew Fine Arts Center Gallery. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. March 9.

SRU will present an adaptation of Shakespeare's “The Merchant of Venice” set against the backdrop of prejudice against Jews during Mussolini's rise to power in Italy before World War II, at 7:30 p.m. today, Friday, Sunday and Monday through Wednesday and at 2 p.m. Sunday in Miller Auditorium. There is no Saturday show.Tickets are $7 for students and $12 for general admission. Call 724-738-2645.

“Intimate Science,” pieces from artists working at the intersection of art, science and technology, is on display through Sunday at CMU’s Miller Gallery in the Purnell Center for the Arts, 5000 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh.Gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Admission is free. Call 412-268-3618.</B>