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Lectures and Events

Artist Lecture: Ben Butler The New York artist discusses his latest sculptural installation at Belltown's Suyama Space. Noon. Sat. Sept. 16. 2324 Second Ave., 206-256-0809, www.suyamapetersondeguchi.com/art. Free.

Artist Lecture: Rebecca Norris Webb & Alex Webb The Brooklyn photographer and her husband discuss her new book of pix reflecting on animals and people, The Glass Between Us. 7 p.m. Fri. Sept. 15. (Reception and book signing follows.) 900 12th Ave., 206-720-7222, www.pcnw.org. $5.

Artist Lecture: S. Lyn Goeringer The sound artist discusses her latest work. 11 a.m. Sat. Sept. 16. Jack Straw New Media Gallery, 4261 Roosevelt Way N.E., 206-634-0919, www.jackstraw.org. Free.

"Lot's Tribe" Salt Sculptures Sculptor and Gage art instructor Michael Magrath placed his three life-size sculptures of Iraqi war victims made of ordinary table salt in Occidental Park on Sept. 11. A captive boy, a weeping man, and a mourning father will remain on view, exposed to the public and to the elements, until they dissolve like so many fleeting news headlines. Occidental Park, Occidental Avenue South and South Main Street. Sept. 11-first big rain.

West Edge Sculpture Invitational Gala & Silent Auction Wine and dine and bid on sculptures by the likes of Gerard Tsutakawa, Phillip Levine, and Merilee Moore. Event features music, appetizers and no-host bar. 6-9 p.m. Fri. Sept. 15. Alexis Hotel, 1007 First Ave., 206-334-5040, www.westedgesculpture.com. $50 person, $85 couple. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5761.

Just Art: Annual Auction & Cocktail Party An auction of paintings, sculptures, glass, and other work (viewable online) by over 160 artists will benefit the Seattle Men's and Women's choruses. 6-10 p.m. Fri. Sept. 15. Jonas Jensen Fremont Studios, 155 N. 35th St., RSVP 206-388-1400 or www.flyinghouse.org. $75.

Openings

BLVD Gallery Work by prolific street artist David Choe in "COME ME!" Reception: 6-10 p.m. Fri. Sept. 15. 2312 Second Ave., www.blvdart.com. 1-6 p.m. Wed., Thurs., & Sat., 1-7 p.m. Fri. Ends Oct. 6.

Columbia City Six Jewish artists interpret their heritage in "Drawing in the New Year: Work about Memory and Ancestry." Curated by Karen Kosoglad. Opens: Wed. Sept. 13. 4864 Rainier Ave. S., 206-760-9843, www.columbiacitygallery.com. Noon-8 p.m. Wed.-Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun. Ends Nov. 5.

Crawl Space "Landscapes for Phantom Limbs: RG Region CS2" features video and drawing installation by Seattle-based artist Wyndel Hunt. Reception: 6-9 p.m. Sat. Sept. 16. 504 E. Denny Way #1, 206-322-5752, www.crawlspacegallery.com. Noon-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Ends Oct. 15.

Howard House Large-scale sculpture by New Yorker Will Ryman in "Private Moments." Also: Matthew Offenbacher's finely detailed owl paintings in "God, Sex, the Great Outdoors." Artists' reception: 6-8 p.m. Thurs. Sept. 14. 604 Second Ave., 206-256-6399, www.howardhouse.net. 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Oct. 14.

Jack Straw New Media Gallery "HULDRE" is an interactive sound installation by artist S. Lyn Goeringer. Reception: 7 p.m. Fri. Sept. 15. 4261 Roosevelt Way N.E., 206-634-0919, www.jackstraw.org. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Ends. Oct. 27.

Kirkland Arts Center "The Other Side of the Grassy Knoll" features mixed-media sculptures that explore nature from an urbanite angle, by Jessica Balsam, Jessyca Burke, Carmen Lozar, and Tammie Rubin, who also curates. Reception: 6-9 p.m. Thurs. Sept. 14. Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St., Kirkland, 425-822-7161, www.kirklandartscenter.org. 11 a.m-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 11 a.m.-9 p.m. second Thursdays. Ends Oct. 7.

Museum of Glass Various artists explore the properties of glass through site-specific installations in "Transparently Built." Opens: Sat. Sept. 16. Also: "Kickin' It with Joyce J. Scott" is a 30-year retrospective of the multifaceted artist's lively work in sculpture, textiles, and performance. Also: "Fresh! Contemporary Takes on Nature and Allegory" juxtaposes contemporary glass art with other media. Museum of Glass, 1801 E. Dock St., Tacoma, 253-284-4750, www.museumofglass.org. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat. (until 8 p.m. every third Thurs.), noon-5 p.m. Sun. "Kickin' It" ends Oct. 22. "Fresh!" ends Dec. 31. "Transparently" ends May 27, 2007.

Roq la Rue "Tiki Art Now! Vol. 3" features art with a pseudo-Polynesian theme by over a dozen artists from the U.S., Canada, Japan, and Germany. Curated by Otto Von Stroheim of Tiki News magazine (who knew?). Reception with live music: 6-9 p.m. Fri. Sept. 15. 2312 Second Ave., 206-374-8977, www.roqlarue.com. 1-6 p.m. Wed., Thurs., & Sat., 1-7 p.m. Sun. Ends Oct. 9.

SAM Gallery: Art Sales and Rental Interesting contemporary work exploring patterns by artists like Tram Bui, Etsuko Ichikawa, Christopher Martin Hoff, and Blake Haygood in "Structures." Also: the local gallery "In Focus" this month is Catherine Person. Reception: 5-7 p.m. Thurs. Sept. 14. Seattle Tower, 1220 Third Ave., 206-343-1101, www.seattleartmuseum.org/artrentals. 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat. "Person" ends Sept. 30. "Structures" ends Oct. 14.

Suyama Space A spiraling geometric web of precisely joined hemlock by New York artist Ben Butler fills the space in"All Things Long to Persist in Their Being." Reception: 5-7 p.m. Fri. Sept. 15. 2324 Second Ave., 206-256-0809, www.suyamapetersondeguchi.com/art. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Ends Dec. 8.

Tacoma Art Museum In "Symphonic Poem: Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson," the African-American artist uses an array of mediums to recount narratives in a folk art style. Opens: Sat. Sept. 16. "The Essence of Line: French Drawings from Ingres to Degas" offers Daumier's wry caricatures, Ingres' delicate pencil portraits, and Degas' pastel dancers, among other 19th-century French drawings and watercolors from the vast collections of the Baltimore and Walters art museums. This is the only West Coast stop. Ends Sept. 17. Also: "Between Clouds of Memory: The Ceramic Art of Akio Takamori." 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253-272-4258, www.tacomaartmuseum.org. $6.50-$7.50. Every third Thursday free and open until 8 p.m. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun. "Between Clouds" ends Oct. 8. "Symphonic" ends Jan. 28.