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Art Upstairs “Restless Colors,” ceramics, drawings and paintings by Liliana Italiano, 6-9pm.

BozArt Gallery “Associate Member Art Show,” works by various artists, 6-9pm.

Café Cubano “The Sea,” oil paintings on canvas and board by Glen Baugley, 6-8pm.

Cassis “Suggested Routes,” prints by Jessie Katz, 5-7pm.

Fellini’s #9 “Birds and Landscapes,” photographs by Jack Wilson, 5:30-7pm.

Gallery at Fifth & Water “Wanderings,” oil paintings by Randy Sights Baskerville, 5:30-8pm.

Kiki paintings by Joy Meyer, 5:30pm-close.

La Galeria “Light and Shadows to Produce Realism,” watercolor paintings by Richard Gross, 5-8pm.

Les Yeux du Monde “Emerging and Established,” featuring a selection of artists, 5:30-7:30pm.

McGuffey Art Center “My Mother Won’t Let Me Use the Good Title,” new paintings and drawings by Lavely Miller; “Conglomerate,” sculptures by Cyndi Gusler; Summer group show, 5:30-7:30pm.

Migration: A Gallery “Women in Printmaking: A Variety Show,” prints by Betty MacDonald, Foust and Margie Crisp, 5:30-8pm.

Mudhouse Oil paintings on canvas by Gidey Gezahey, 6-8pm.

Paramount Theater Acrylics and watercolors by Joanne K. Coleman, 5-7:30pm.

Sage Moon Gallery “Naturescapes,” paintings by Gwyn Kohr, 5:30-8pm.

Transient Crafters “In Motion,” drawings and paintings by Milenko Katic, 6-9pm.

Art Upstairs “All Things Bright and Beautiful,” paintings by Sue Sencer, 6-9pm.

Ben Around Tattoos and Offbeat Gallery “Interiors,” a group show, 6-10pm.

BozArt Gallery “Recent Works” by Bob Klonoski, 6-9pm.

The Bridge/Progressive Arts Initiative High school photography exhibit, 6-9pm.

C&O Gallery “Concrete World,” photography by Bill Emory, 5-7pm.

Café Cubano “Kids,” portraits by Sarah Cramer, 6-8pm.

Cassis “Crows,” photography by Kevin Blythe, 5-7pm.

Club 216 “Leather Family,” documentary portraits by Mary Motley Kalergis, 9-11pm.

Fellini’s #9 Reportage photography by Jason Lappa, 5:30-7pm.

The Gallery at Fifth & Water “The Mountains and the Old Towns,” pastels and woodcuts by John Carruthers, 5:30-8pm.

The Ix Building Entries and winners from the global warming contest; “On Thin Ice,” an ice sculpture; “One Man’s Vision,” environmental illustrations by Christophe Vorlet, 5-9pm.

Jane’s Attic Used Books and Art Original art by Romney Brand and Chris Wharam, 4:30- 7:30pm.

Kenneth Coles Salon “Reflections on the African Diaspora,” images by Frank Stallings, 5-9pm.

Kronos “Sunfirewatersky: Abstract Photography Plus a Case of Slinkies,” by multiple artists, 6-9pm.

La Galeria “Scenes from France and Italy,” watercolors by Peter Almonte, 5-8pm.

Les Yeux du Monde “Five Decades,” photography by William Albert Allard, 5:30-7:30pm. Part of the Festival of the Photograph.

McGuffey Art Center “13 Books,” mixed media by Eugene Richards, 5:30-7:30pm. Part of the Festival of the Photograph.

Migration: A Gallery Printmaking by Maggie Crisp, Foust and Betty MacDonald; works by Jan Aronson, 5:30-8pm.

New Dominion Bookshop Works by Kelly Wilkinson and Henry Wingate, 5:30-7pm.

Sage Moon Gallery “Celebrate Virginia,” a collection of oil, watercolor and photograph landscapes by multiple artists, 5:30-8pm.

Second Street Gallery “The Given: Studio Work by Sally Mann,” 6-8pm. Part of the Festival of the Photograph.

Sidetracks Recent paintings by Darrell Rose, 5:30-7pm.

Three Esthetics and Hair Care “An Intimate Study,” photographs by Alexis Day, 5-8pm.

Transient Crafters Photography by multiple artists, 6-9pm.

Abundant Life 201 E. Main St., Suite Q (Above Zocalo). Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9-11am; Monday and Thursday, 1-5pm; Tuesday and Wednesday, 1-6pm. 979-5433. Through July 31: Paintings and sculpture by Jason Roberson.

Albemarle County Courthouse 501 E. Jefferson Court Sq. Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. 804-362-3792. Through July 31: Central Virginia Watercolor Guild Members Awards Show.

Anderson and Strudwick 414 E. Market St., second floor. Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. 293-8181. Through July 31: “Wanderings,” photography by Scott Keith.

Angelo 220 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. Monday-Saturday, 11am-6pm. 971-9256. Through August 31: “Lightness and Weight,” paintings and works on paper by Laura J. Snyder.

Art Upstairs 316 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. Wednesday-Saturday, noon-5pm. 923-3900. Through July 31: “Contrast by Design: Highlights and Shadows in Watercolor to Create Realism,” by Richard Gross.

Blue Ridge Beads and Glass 1724 Allied St. Monday-Saturday, 10:30am-5:30pm. 293-2876. Through July 31: New glass pieces, paintings and stained glass instruments by Jerry O’Dell.

Boutique Boutique 411 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. Monday-Saturday, 10am-5pm. 293-8400. Through July 31: “Married Life,” paintings by Baldwin North and Mindy North.

BozArt Gallery 211 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. Wednesday-Thursday, noon-6pm; Friday-Saturday, noon-9pm; Sunday 1-4pm. 296-3919.  Through July 30: “Ame-Technique,” a show in oils, spray paint, latex, trash and treasures by Kris Bowmaster.

Café Cubano 112 W. Main St., York Place, Downtown Mall. Monday-Tuesday, 6:30am-5pm; Wednesday-Saturday, 6:30am-10pm; Sunday 8am-5pm. 971-8743. Through July 31: Photography exhibition on Cuba by Tori Abrazo.

C & O 515 E. Water St. Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm by chance or appointment. Through July 26: “Figures,” a new show by John Hetzel.

Charles L. Brown Science and Engineering Library Clark Hall, McCormick Road. Monday-Thursday, 8am-2am; Friday, 8am-9pm; Saturday 10am-6pm; Sunday 10am-2am. 924-7200. Through January 2007: “Exquisite History: The Land of Wandering,” prints by the Printmakers Left, artists and poets from UVA’s printmaking programs.

Charlottesville Community Design Center 101 E. Main St. Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm. 984-2232. Through August 25: “Working to Rebuild Pearlington, Mississippi after Katrina,” an exhibit from the Building Goodness Foundation.

County Office Building Second Floor Lobby 401 McIntire Rd. Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm. 295-2486. Through August 31: Charlottesville-Albemarle Art Association presents photographs by Charles Battig and paintings by Coy Roy.

Eppie’s Restaurant 412 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. Monday-Saturday, 11am-9pm. Through July 31: Mixed-media works by Julie Garcia.

Fifth Floor Gallery at Keller Williams 300 Preston Ave., Suite 500, Commonwealth Building. Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:30pm. 220-2200. Through July: Oil paintings by Heliardo Aragao.

Fellini’s # 9 200 W. Market St. Tuesday-Sunday, 5-10pm. 979-4279. Through July 31: “Summertime Watercolors,” by Sunny Leng.

The Gallery at Fifth and Water Henderson & Everett, P.C. and Stoneking/von Storch Architects, 107 Fifth St. SE. Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. 979-9825. Through July 31: “Diving Into Color,” oil paintings by Randy Sights Baskerville and “Xcalacoco,” photographs by Sarah Hormel Everett.

Glo 225 E. Main St. Monday-Saturday, 10am-6pm; Sunday 1-5pm. 295-7432. Through July 31: New oil paintings on canvas by Christian Peri.

Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection 400 Worrell Dr., Peter Jefferson Place. Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. 244-0234. Through August 19: “Mysterious Beauty: Edward L. Ruhe’s Vision of Australian Aboriginal Art;” through August 23: “Manta Wiru (Beautiful Land): Paintings from Amata.”

La Galeria 218 W. Market St. Monday-Friday, 11am-5:30pm; Saturday 11am-3pm. 293-7003. Through July 31: “Night Lights,” by Sue Sencer.

Lee Alter Studios 109 E. Jefferson St. 760-9658. Call for viewing.

Les Yeux du Monde 115 S. First St. Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-5pm. 973-5566. Through August 25: Gloria and David Lee.

McGuffey Art Center 201 Second St. NW. Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday 1-5pm. 295-7973. Through August 13: “Jean’s Gutsy Abstract Art Show,” oil paintings by Jean Sampson and “Summer Group Show” of members’ works.

Migration: A Gallery 119 Fifth St. SE. Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-6pm; First Fridays, 11am-8:30pm; Sunday and Monday by appointment. 293-2200. Through August 31: “Elemental Harmonies,” paintings by Suzanne

Howes-Stevens and metal work by Jim Martin and “Inside/Out,” paintings by Lynn Boggess and clay vessels and plates by Tom Clarkson.

Mono Loco 200 W. Water St. Monday-Friday, 11:30am-10pm; Saturday 5:30-10pm; Sunday 11:30am-9pm. 979-0688. Through July 31: “Sand in the Eyes,” by George Andrews.

Mudhouse 213 W. Main St. Tuesday-Saturday, 7am-11pm; Sunday 8am-8pm; Monday 7am-8pm. 984-6833. Through July 31: New work by Sean Samoheyl.

New Dominion Bookshop 404 E. Main St. Monday-Wednesday and Saturday, 9:30am-5:30pm; Thursday-Friday, 9:30am-8pm; Sunday noon-5pm. 295-2552. Through July 31: “Chimeras and Dreamers,” recent oil paintings by Lisi Stoessel.

Sage Moon Gallery 420 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. Tuesday-Thursday, 12-8pm; Friday-Saturday, 10am-10pm; Sunday, 11am-7pm. 977-9997. Through July 31: A new exhibition by oil painter Raymond Chow.

Second Street Gallery City Center for Contemporary Arts, Second Street SE and Water Street. Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-6pm. 977-7284. Through August 12: “Love Letter Invitational,” a multimedia installation with works on the theme of love by local writers and artists in the May Dove Gallery. Includes contributions from Gregory Orr, John Casey, Paul Curreri, Rita Dove and the Printmakers Left.

Sidetracks 218 W. Water St. Monday-Saturday, 10am-6pm; Sunday, 1-5pm. 295-3080. Through July 31: “Drawn from Music,” music-inspired drawings by Laura Lee Gulledge.

Spruce Creek Gallery 1368 Rockfish Valley Hwy., Nellysford. 361-1859. Through August 7: “Party Animals,” paintings by Cynthia Burke.

Starr Hill Restaurant and Brewery 709 W. Main St., Tuesday–Sunday from 5pm.

977-0017. Through July: Photography by Sean Thomas.

Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church 717 Rugby Rd. Sunday-Friday, 9am-2pm. 293-8179. Through July: “Pants, Puppets and Web Comics,” by Skyler Breeden.

Transient Crafters 118 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. Monday-Thursday and Saturday, 10am-6pm; Friday 10am-9pm; Sunday noon-6pm. 972-9500. Through July 31: “Body of Work,” stained glass panels by Lynn Windsor.

UVA Art Museum 155 Rugby Rd. Tuesday-Sunday, 1-5pm. 924-3592. Through August 20: “Humanism and Enigma,” oil paintings by Honoré Sharrer in the main gallery. Through August 6: “Art/Not Art,” oceanic art and artifacts. Free to students and museum members, all others $3.

UVA Small Special Collections Library, McCormick Road. adjacent to Alderman Library. Main exhibit gallery hours: Monday-Saturday, 9am-1pm. Check library hours

at www.lib.virginia.edu/hours. Through Sep-

tember: “The Style of Power: Building a New Nation,” with works drawn from the Library’s Special Collections, the UVA Art Museum, Monticello and Mount Vernon. Free.

White Orchid 420 W. Main St. Monday-Sunday, 11:30am-2pm, 5-10pm. 297-4400. Through August 31: “Photographs of Vietnam” by Georgia Barbour.

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Try This Now is a rotating listing of classes, workshops and ongoing events to help you broaden your horizons—take a hike, learn how to blow glass, or sign up your kid to act in a play. The schedule of topics goes as follows: First Tuesday of the month: Wellness; Second Tuesday: Kids; Third Tuesday: Arts and Fine Arts; Fourth Tuesday: Outdoors; Fifth Tuesday: Grab Bag. To get your event or organization listed, contact Susan Rosen at trythisnow@c-ville.com.

Acting for Film classes 1144 E. Market St. 977-1371. Offers weekly workshops on acting for film with Emmy-winning director. Call for days and times. $150 per month.

Actors’ Lab 123 E. Water St. 977-4177. www.livearts.org. Live Arts holds weekly intense acting workshop. Meets Saturdays through August 26, 10-11am. $15 drop-in fee.

Biscuit Run Studios potluck 981 Old Lynchburg Rd. 977-5411. www.biscuitrun.com. Hosts an open house and potluck supper every Wednesday, 6pm. Free.

Blue Ridge Beads & Glass 1724 Allied St. 293-2876. www.blueridgebeads-glass.com. Stained Glass Seminar is back. Every Saturday, 3-4:30pm. Free.

Charlottesville Camera Club 250 Pantops Mountain Rd. 973-4856. www.avenue.org/ccc. Visitors welcome, meets at Westminster Canterbury the second Tuesday of the month, 6:30pm. Free.

Charlottesville Salsa Club at Outback Lodge, 917 Preston Plaza. 979-7211. sunday

salsa@cvillesalsaclub.com. Sponsors Salsa and a beginning dance lesson every Sunday, 8pm. $5.

Charlottesville Writing Center offers several evening writing workshops for adults, including a poetry workshop July 24-27 and creative non-fiction workshops July 24-27 and August 14-17. All workshops: 6:30-8:30pm, $185. For more info: call 293-3702 or visit http://cvillewrites.org.

DanceFit Movement Center 609 E. Market St., Studio 110. 295-4774. www.njira.com/dancefit. Holds “DanceFit” every Tuesday and Thursday, 6:30pm. $10-13.

Film Series at Greene County Library 222 Main St., Stanardsville. 985-5227. Shows award-winning independent and foreign films (not rated, so assume mature content). Next meeting on July 19 reviews Familia, a Canadian film directed by Louise Archambault. Every third Wednesday. Free, 7pm.

Glass Palette classes 110 Fifth St. NE. 977-9009. Offers classes beginning the first week of every month. Classes run on four weeknights or two Saturdays. $200-250. Pre-registration required. Call or visit website for schedule. www.theglasspalette.net.

Kluge-Ruhe Collection tours 400 Worrell Dr. 244-0234. Offers 45-minute guided tours every Saturday, 10:30am. Free, no reservations necessary.

La Tertulia: Spanish Conversation Group at Central Library, 201 E. Market St. 979-7151. All levels welcome. Brush up on your Spanish the first Thursday of each month, 7pm.

Live Arts Summer Theater Institute 123 E. Water St. 977-4177. www.livearts.org. Session III: Laugh Out Loud: Comedy. July 24-August. 4. Sessions run Monday-Friday 9:30-3:30pm. $400-425.

Live glassblowing demonstrations at Sunspots-Charlottesville, 2039 Barracks Rd, Meadowbrook Shopping Center, corner of Emmet Street and Barracks Road. 977-5531. www.sunspots.com. Watch red-hot molten glass being formed into beautiful art objects.  Demonstrations offered Monday-Saturday, 10am-6pm.

The Live Poets Society at Gordon Avenue Library, 1500 Gordon Ave. 296-5544. Share original poetry or listen, the first Wednesday of the month, 7pm. Free.

Children’s Summer Writing Sessions Ruffner Hall, 405 Emmet St. The Charlottes-ville Writing Center offers two more July sessions: “Focus on Journal-Making/Family Scrapbooking,” July 24-28, and “Focus on the Writer,” July 31 through August 8. Classes held 10am-12pm for rising seventh, eigth and ninth graders and 1-3pm for rising fourth, fifth and sixth graders. $200. To register call: 293-3702.

Main Street Art Space Summer Art Program 328 Main St., Stanardsville. 985-6500. Offered by Noon Whistle Pottery. Classes on drawing, beading, clayworks and more for children and adults. Call or visit website for schedule. www.noonwhistlepottery.com.

McGuffey Art Center Summer Classes and Art Camps 201 Second St. NW. 295-7973. Offers numerous adult and teen workshops in the visual arts, theater and dance and art camps for kids. Call or visit website for schedule and registration information. www.mcguffeyartcenter.com.

Play Reading Series at Live Arts 123 E. Water St. 977-4177. www.livearts.org. Meets the second Sunday of the month, 3-6pm. Free.

Poem Site: Songs in the Landscape 2331 Highland Ave., Fry’s Spring. 295-5057. Features poetry by Laurance Wieder painted on a salvaged window, painting by Andrea Wieder and a take-it-with-you poem. New poem through September 15: “The Last Century” and new take-it-with you poem:

Shergold Dance Studio 652 W. Rio Rd. 975-4611. www.berkmarballroom.com. Offers a variety of evening dance classes, from tango to hip-hop. $32 for four lessons or $10 drop-in. See website for current schedule.

Smocking Arts Guild of America meeting 420 Shoppers World Ct. 295-1481. The Monticello Chapter meets the third Thursday of the month at Les Fabriques to discuss service projects, 7pm. $10 per year.

Studio Baboo workshops 321 E. Main St. 244-2905. www.studiobaboo.com. Holds several summer workshops, including: “Dew Drops Bracelet,” July 20, 5:30-7pm, $25; “Sumptuous Swirl Brooch or Pendant,” July 26, 10am-2pm, $35; and “Peyote Bracelet from a Charted Pattern,” July 29, 10am-4pm, $40. See website for full schedule.

Terry Dean’s Dance Studio 1309A Seminole Trail. 977-3327. www.terrydeansdancestudio.com. Terry offers weekly classes in partner styles from two-step to cha-cha. Partners are provided for singles. See website for current schedule. $10.

West African Drum Classes 1104 Forest St. 977-1499. Kevin Munro holds lessons at the Charlottesville Quaker Meeting House every Wednesday, 6-7pm. $70.

Zabor Dance 609 E. Market St. 804-303-2614. Offers half-hour classes in Argentine tango and nightclub salsa for beginners and intermediates, every Saturday. $6. For more info: call or email zabordance@yahoo.com.