Lectures and Events
BENEFIT CONCERT Grammy Award-winning local musician Nancy Rumbel joins storyteller Kathi Lightstone in a benefit for Pomegranate Center, a nonprofit that funds public meeting places and arts programs in low-income communities. 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Wed. Oct. 22, Tibbets Creek Manor, 750 Renton-Issaquah Rd. SE, Issaquah, $25, 425-557-6412.
POTTERS' SALE Works in clay for sale by 80 regional potters. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs. Oct. 23 & Fri. Oct. 24, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat. Oct. 25. Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. NW (across from Costco) Issaquah, free, 425-868-3989.
GALLERY TALK: FELLINI Ricardo de Mambro Santos, curator of the Henry's current show of Fellini drawings, discusses the man and his obsession with women. 7:00 p.m. Thurs. Oct. 23, Henry Art Gallery, UW campus, 206-543-2280.
LECTURE: NORTHWEST WOMEN ARTISTS David F. Martin, co-owner of Martin-Zambito, gives an historical talk and slide show covering the period from 1880 to 1995. 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Oct. 23, Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner, free, 360-4664446.
PHOTOGRAPHY: HIMALAYAN VISIONS Canadian photographer Brian Harris has spent the past 15 years capturing lush, glossy, insistently cheerful images of Buddhist Himalayan culture, and used these, in turn, to raise money and awareness for the efforts of a nonprofit called Seva Canada, which works to prevent blindness and restore sight in developing countries such as Nepal. Tonight he'll give a multimedia showing of over 250 of his photographs on the big Cinerama screen, as well as photos of Seva's work in Asia. 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Oct. 23, Cinerama, 2100 Fourth Ave., $10, www.seva.ca/tour.
BOOK SIGNING: JOE COLEMAN The comic art hero and Juxtapoz cover darling signs copies of his new volume, The Book of Joe, which features essays by high-falutin types like Anthony Haden-Guest. 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Fri. Oct. 24. Roq la Rue, 316 Second Ave., 206-374-8977.
CONSERVATOR'S TALK Seattle-based Chiara Carcano discusses the recent restoration of the Frye's painting "At the Inn" by Franz Defregger. 2 p.m. Sat. Oct. 25, Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave., free, 206-622-9250
HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA Seattle Art Museum's annual autumn celebration, Sunday in the Park, takes on a Halloween theme this year with pumpkin carving demonstrations, live music, Halloween treats, pony rides for the kids, and "artist-in-action" events. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun. Oct. 26. Site of future Olympic Sculpture Park (Broad & Elliott Streets), $5, 206-654-3200.
BRYANT ART WALK Is there any two-block stretch of Seattle that does not have its own Art Walk at this point? Three artists participate here. 3:30 p.m.-6 p.m. Sun. Oct. 26, intersection of 62nd St. NE and 37th Ave. NE.
SAVING URBAN CULTURE Ned Kaufman, instructor at New York's Pratt Institute, gives a talk on "A Progressive Platform for Historic Preservation in Three (not-so-easy) Lessons." Developers and city council members, you listening? 6:30 p.m., Mon. Oct. 27, University of Washington Architecture Hall, Room 147, free, 206-543-4180.
Last Chance
SOIL "The Farm Where My Mother Lives," documents four years on an overgrown sheep farm by Seattle photographer Kelly Kempe. 1317 E. Pine St., 206-264-8061. Noon-5 p.m. Thurs.-Sun.
Openings
CRAIG-APODACA A new gallery opens with "Sexy Promise," paintings by
Shango Los.
Reception: 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Thurs. Oct. 24. 111 So. Lander, Suite 301. Open by appointment.
FRYE ART MUSEUM MFA types can have a field day theorizing over this one; the rest of us can just look and learn, as the Frye examines the history of the picture frame, displaying some of the most important frames in its own collection, as well as other designs not found there. Opens Wed. Oct. 22. 704 Terry Ave., 206-622-9250. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun.; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thurs.
HOWARD HOUSE L.A. artist Tony de los Reyes continues his series of blue-and-white faux-rococo paintings that resemble Delft porcelainthis time turning his attention from figures to imaginary landscapes and fanciful architecture. Also on display will be Ken Fandell's show "3 Skies." After taking a series of photographs of the sky from the same location, Fandell arranges the resulting photos in abstract montages. Reception: 6 p.m. Sat. Oct. 25. 2017 Second Ave., 206-256-6399. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat.
SECLUDED ALLEY WORKS In the fourth and final of Secluded Alley Works' "Human Super Structure" series of brief installations, Diana Falchuk's "Urban Excavations" imagines the archeological record below an urban sidewalk, complete with poured concrete, trash, and other traces of civilization. Reception: 7 p.m.-11 p.m. Fri. Oct. 24. Show runs Fri Oct. 17-Sun. Oct. 19. 113 12th Ave. (at Yesler), 206-839-0880. Noon-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun.
VICTROLA COFFEE Readers of the Earshot Jazz newsletter have long admired Daniel Sheehan's images of local and national jazz players. He'll be showing some of this black and white photos this month. Reception: 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Mon. Oct. 28. 411 15th Ave. E.
Washington State Convention & Trade Center Galleria Works in all media from over 50 Cornish art alumni, including Dan Webb, Jennifer McNeely, Shawn Nordfors, and, needless to say, more. Opens Thurs. Oct. 24. 800 Convention Pl. (level 2), 206-726-5011. 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Daily.
Galleries
ACE STUDIOS Seattle artist Su Job's "Soft Porn" transforms ubiquitous Internet porn images into carefully stitched, almost abstract wool needlepoint, drawing attention to issues of sex work and disposable images. 619 Western Ave., 206-623-1288, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sat.
