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Lectures and Events

Playdate at the Henry A day of live music, art, and activities geared toward kids. Henry Art Gallery, 15th Avenue N.E. and N.E. 41st Street, 206-543-2280, www.henryart.org. 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. Sat. July 29. Free. ($10 for Maya Lin-inspired activities for ages 8-12; reservations required: 206-616-9894).

Robert Yoder The local tartist discusses "Sluice Gate," his latest abstract landscape, which is rendered in wool and resembles a textured rug. Frye Art Gallery, 704 Terry Ave., 206-622-9250, www.fryemuseum.org. 7 p.m. Thurs. July 27. Free.

Openings

Ballard Fetherston "Summer Roadtrip 2006" features work by emerging artists Emily Leonard, Chris McMullen, Vanessa Briggs, and Francois Aleta. Reception: 5-8 p.m. Fri. July 28. 818 E. Pike St., 206-322-9440, www.ballardfetherstongallery.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Aug. 12.

Columbia City Five artists interpret the human figure in "Human Animal." Also: Carletta Carrington Wilson's mixed-media collages in "Constellation of Shadows & Leaves." 4864 Rainier Ave. S., 206-760-9843, www.columbiacitygallery.com. Noon-8 p.m. Wed.-Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun. Ends Sept. 10.

Joe Bar New cloud-inspired oil paintings by Aaron Bagley in "Scapes II." Also: French transplant Béatrice Billard's cute and creepy "Beasts and Super-Beasts" are acrylic and charcoal paintings and drawings that evoke Hello Kitty and Tim Burton, with a dash of Paul Klee. 810 E. Roy St., 206-324-0407, www.joebar.org. 7:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun. "Beasts" ends July 31. "Scapes" ends Aug. 31.

Last Chance

Artists' Gallery of Seattle "The Second Annual NW African-American Fine Art Exhibit" features sculpture and painting by over a dozen artists. Cleveland Smith borrows African textiles to create brightly colored quilts; Jacqueline Scott's fabric dolls extol the beauty of black women; and Samuel E. Blackwell's paintings draw attention to cultural disparity: His Masai of Kenya depicts nomads striding majestically across the plains, an image in sharp contrast to the grieving figures in his American funereal portrait, Judgement Day (Family of Sniper Victim). 902 First Ave. S., 206-340-0830, www.agofs.com. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tues.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends July 31.

Bluebottle Eight artists tackle "The Great Outdoors," curated by Ryan Sanchez. Highlights include Jordin Isip's mixed-media on panel collage figures and Adela Liebowitz's crisply dreamy oil on linen animals in winter. 415 E. Pine St., 206-325-1592. 1-7 p.m. Tues.-Fri. Ends July 29.

BLVD Gallery Work by Iosefatu Sua, Sam Sneke, and Angry Woebots. 2312 Second Ave., www.blvdart.com. 1-6 p.m. Wed., Thurs., & Sat., 1-7 p.m. Fri. Through July.

Corridor Gallery Ironic color photography by Mark Sullo. Tashiro-Kaplan building, 306 S. Washington St., 206-856-7037, www.schirmerstudio.com/corridor. Noon-5 p.m. Sat. Through July.

D'Adamo/Woltz Abstract acrylic on stainless steel paintings by Simona Foggitt. 307 Occidental Ave. S., 206-652-4414, www.dadamowoltzgallery.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends July 31.

Davidson Galleries Dark humor and fine detail characterize the "Contemporary Prints from Eastern Europe & Russia," while original French etchings, lithographs, and woodcuts from 1850-1910, including work by Fantin-Latour, Toulouse-Lautrec, Renoir, and Mucha, are featured in the Antique Print Dept. in "The Published State, Part 1." 313 Occidental Ave. S., 206-624-1324, www.davidsongalleries.com. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Both end July 29.

Floating Leaves Tea Understated images by Japanese-born photographer Kiyoshi Toda. 2213 N.W. Market St. #100, 206-529-4268, www.floatingleavestea.com. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-8 p.m. Sun. Through July.

Foster/White Sculpture by Will Robinson in "Spaces Within" and impressionistic oil paintings by Sheri Bakes in "Vacancy." 220 Third Ave. S., 206-622-2833, www.fosterwhite.com. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Both end July 26.

Fountainhead In "Natural Origins: Contemporary Baskets," seven artists take a traditional craft and twist, embellish, and imagine it in new directions. Jan Hopkins creates a kelp bustier in By the Sea; Marilyn Moore painstakingly weaves polynylon-coated copper wire into glistening bowls, a teapot, and other forms; Jill Nordfors Clark binds her baskets with pig gut; while Mary Merkel-Hess's colorful vessels sprout a head of reeds from the top. 625 W. McGraw St., 206-285-4467, www.fountainheadgallery.com. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Fri., noon-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Ends July 30.

Francine Seders Gallery Work by the gallery's stable of artists are on display, along with "Indigo Babies" by creative "junk artist" Marita Dingus in the upstairs space. 6701 Greenwood Ave. N., 206-782-0355, www.sedersgallery.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon. and Wed.-Sat., 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Tues., 1-5 p.m. Sun. Ends July 29.

Frye Art Museum Robyn O'Neil's epic, often ominous, drawings explore death and man's relationship to nature. This is the first major museum presentation of this Houston-based artist's work. Also: the colorful botanical collages and tapestries of Amy Helfand's "Modern Nature." Both shows end July 30. Also: "Klompen" is the latest kinetic sculptural installation from sound artist Trimpin featuring 120 wooden clogs hanging from the ceiling connected to a computer. Oh, why not? Also: Local artist Robert Yoder has created an abstract seascape rug out of hand-tufted wool in "Sluice Gate." In "Ginnungagap," Sigrid Sandström explores the land between ice and fire in Norse mythology in dramatic abstract paintings and video. 704 Terry Ave., 206-622-9250, www.fryemuseum.org. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thurs., noon-5 p.m. Sun. "Ginnungagap" and "Sluice" end Sept. 10. "Klompen" ends Jan. 21, 2007.