Associated Artists of Butler County concludes the 18th annual Nature and Wildlife Show on Friday. Also showing is Elouise Woodward's "Expressions in Light" in the Member's Gallery and Ken Daugherty's "Mature Content, Viewer Discretion Is Advised" in the Mezzanine Gallery, both of which conclude Friday as well. The Art Center is open noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, noon to 9 p.m. Fridays and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is free. Call 724-283-6922 or visit www.theartcenterbutlerpa.net.

Maridon Museum, 322 N. McKean St., features a display of 19 Japanese samurai dolls through 2008, plus its permanent exhibits of hundreds of pieces of ancient and contemporary Asian art, as well as Meissen porcelain. 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 younger than age 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 gifts and decorative art objects relating to China and Japan. Call 724-282-0123.

<B>"In the Making: 250 Years/250 Artists"</B> is showing through Jan. 10 at Fe Arts Gallery, 4102 Butler St. in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh. Admission is free. This salon-style exhibition celebrates Pittsburgh's 250th birthday by featuring the work of 250 Southwestern Pennsylvania artists from 14 counties. Representing Butler County are Debbie Kuminkoski, Akiko Kotani and Rhoda Taylor. Painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, glass, jewelry and fiber arts will be showcased, as well as work in less conventional mediums. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, and some hours on holidays. Call 412-860-6028.<B>Frick Art and Historical Center</B>, 7227 Reynolds St. in the Point Breeze section of Pittsburgh, is presenting "A Panorama of Pittsburgh: Nineteenth-Century Printed Views" through Oct. 5. The exhibit provides an in-depth consideration of the history of printed views of Pittsburgh and printmaking in the city. The Frick Art Museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays; closed Mondays and holidays. Admission is free; docent-led tours are $5 each. Call 412-371-0600.