ART Opening This Week JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER. 3800 E. River Road. 299-3000. Tucson artists Teck Hai George Goh and Linda Goh present Chinese brush painting and watercolors through December 23. Opening reception is on Sunday, November 24 from 2 to 4 p.m. MEDICINE MAN GALLERY. 7000 E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-7798. Ed Mell presents Desert Flora, new works through the end of December. Opening reception takes place on Saturday, November 23 from 2 to 5 p.m. RAICES TALLER 222 GALLERY. 222 E. Sixth St. 881-5335. Portals: Sacred Vehicles features new work by Jeff Litvak and opens with a reception on Saturday, November 23 from 7 to 9 p.m. and continues through January 4. Gallery hours are Friday and Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. ROSEQUIST GALLERIES. 3001 E. Skyline Dr., #109. 577-7551. Group show features work by David Schwindt, Beth Ray, Michael Ewing and others through January, 31. On Friday, November 22, Saturday, December 14 and January 25, from 1 to 4 p.m., Schwindt and Ray offer oil painting demonstrations. Opening reception is on Friday, November 22 from 4 to 8 p.m. Call for hours. TEMPLE GALLERY. Temple of Music and Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. 624-7370. Painted Prose features allegorical paintings by Paula Wittner through January 15. Artist reception is on Friday, November 29 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Hours are Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and prior to ATC performances. THE DRAWING STUDIO. 214 N. Fourth Ave. 620-0947. Small Wonders features mixed media work by members opening with a reception on Saturday, November 23 from 6 to 9 p.m. and closing with a reception on Saturday, January 4 from 6 to 9 p.m. Gallery hours are Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Continuing BEAR'S PATH GALLERY. 8806 E. Tanque Verde Road. 760-1416. Human Beans features oil paintings by Patricia Murray and the You CAN Paint artists through January 4. Gallery hours are Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6 to 9 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to noon. BERGER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. 1200 W. Speedway Blvd. Faces and Places features black and white photos by area artists through November 28. CAMPUS CHRISTIAN CENTER ART GALLERY. 715 N. Park Ave. 623-7575. Forgotten Faces features portraits in acrylic on clayboard by Lee Beach through December 20. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. COLONIAL FRONTIERS DESIGN GALLERY. 244 S. Park Ave. 622-7400. Continues through February, 2003: 19th Century Spanish Colonial Style furniture and ceramics are featured. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. 154 E. Sixth St. 629-9759. Joanne Kerrihard shows allegorical paintings and Tim Murphy shows new paintings and silverpoints through December 14. Gallery hours are Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. DEGRAZIA GALLERY IN THE SUN. 6300 N. Swan Road. 299-9191. Southwest Inspirations features mixed media paintings by Ruth Canada and clay and bronze sculpture by Gail Leiken closing with a reception on Friday, November 29 from noon to 4 p.m. Hours are daily, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. DESERT ARTISANS' GALLERY. Visual Delights is a group show featuring work in clay, wood, metal, glass, painting and jewelry through January 12. Gallery hours are Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. DETAILS AND GREEN SHOELACES GALLERY. Plaza Palomino, 2990 N. Swan. Handmade ornaments by local, regional and national artists continue through December 31. Gallery hours are Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. DINNERWARE CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY. 135 E. Congress St. 792-4503. Through November 30: Anne Franklin, Lorin Labardee and Daniela Pulido show prints, installation and sculpture; Day of the Dead show features work by members in back gallery plus a shrine dedicated to painter, Frida Kahlo. Closing reception takes place on Friday, November 22 at 7 p.m. Gallery hours are Tuesday to Saturday, noon-5 p.m. ETHERTON GALLERY DOWNTOWN. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. The Scenery of Distillation is a show of photographs by Rocky Schenk, Debbie Fleming Caffery and Sant Khalsa with works on paper by Annie Waters. The show continues through January 4. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday. G.A.S.P. GALLERY. Utterback Middle School 3233 S. Pinal Vista. 225-3500. Solutions features work by faculty and students of the Drawing Studio through December 11. GALLERY 299. 299 South Park Ave. 884-0932. The Collectors' Odyssey features work by Lawrence Lee through December 31. Gallery hours are daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. GALLERY FOUR TEN. 410 E. Ft. Lowell Road. 740-1947. Invitational Photography Exhibition features Mike Keller, Joe Rebholz and Rosanna Salonia continuing through December 28. La Trastienda (The Back Room) features holdiay art by David Gilmore, Lydia D'Amico, Jorge Vergeli, Richard Zelens and others. Hours are Wednesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. HAUSMAN GALLERY. Tucson Audubon Society. 300 E. University Blvd. Landscapes, wildlife and botanicals in a variety of media by 14 artists including Stephen Bell, Charles Van Meter, Lisa Walraven, Sylvia Garland and others through February 22. Gallery hours are Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. HAZMAT GALLERY. 191 E. Toole Ave. 624-5019. Video projection exhibits feature Miltos Manetas' Jesus Swimming, Vikki Dempsey's Somewhere in Between and Daniel Peltz' Texxture continuing through December 7. Gallery hours are Tuesday to Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. HOTEL CONGRESS GALLERY. 311 E. Congress St. 624-5019. Retro-Angst features collages by Dorothy Nevitt through December 14. Gallery hours are ongoing. INVISIBLE THEATER. 1400 N. First Ave. 882-9721. Richard Zelens' floral oil paintings are featured in the theater lobby throughout the run of Over the River and Through the Woods continuing through December 8. IRONWOOD GALLERY. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-2702. Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild presents a juried exhibition of paintings of the Sonoran Desert through January 12. ITL COFFEE SHOP. 415 N. Fourth Ave. 624-4411. Dia De Los Muertos continues through November 30. Call for gallery hours. JOSEPH GROSS GALLERY. UA campus. 626-4215. School of Art Annual Faculty Exhibition features work by Harmony Hammond, Jim Cook, Moira Geoffrion, Josh Goldberg, Paulus Musters, Charles Hitner and James Schaub through December 6. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. KALEIDOSCOPE GALLERY. Unitarian Universalist Church of Northwest Tucson, 3601 W. Cromwell Dr. 579-7094. Tucson artist Kitty Schwartz features Arizona Accents through December 5. Gallery hours are Sundays, noon to 1 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to noon, Thursdays, 1 to 3 p.m. and Fridays, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. L'ART POUR L'ART GALLERIA. 7029 N. Oracle Road. 544-8535. Specializing in European and American Neoclassical and Realist masterpieces. Original paintings from European masters are combined with American sculptures. Gallery hours are Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. A grand opening takes place on Friday, November 15, from 4 to 8 p.m. Call 544-8535 to rsvp. LIONEL ROMBACH GALLERY. UA campus, southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard. 626-4215. Grade "A" Select features BFA student art through December 6. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. LYNN RAE LOWE STUDIO AND GALLERY. 4201 N. Campbell Ave. 299-7900. Metal artists are featured at the gallery and production studio outlet including jewelry, judaica, furniture and more. Hours are Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Show is ongoing. METROFORM LIMITED. 27 N. Stone Ave. 882-6606. Northern Light features Alaska photographs by J. Keith Schreiber through December 28. Artist reception is on Saturday, December 7 from 6 to 9 p.m. Hours are Tuesday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. MURPHEY GALLERY. St. Phillips Church 4440 N. Campbell Ave. Impressionistic landscapes and still lifes in oil by Jane Barton and acrylic abstracts on clay board by Lee Beach are featured through December 5. Gallery hours are 2 to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. MUSE. 516 N. Fifth Ave. 903-0918. Drawings, watercolors and paintings of Tucson artist Susan French continues through January 10. Gallery hours are weekdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. PCC ART GALLERY. PCC West Campus. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6942. Louis Carlos Bernal: Barrios, curated by Ann Simmons-Myers, continues through December 20. PHILABAUM GLASS GALLERY. St. Philip's Plaza, 4280 N. Campbell. 884-7404. Inspirations: 37 Years features the work of founding member of the studio glass movement, Fritz Dreisbach. Continues through January 4. Demonstrations by Dreisbach take place on Friday, November 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Philabaum Studio Gallery, 711 S. Sixth Ave.); Saturday, November 23, 10 a.m., slide lecture at the Tucson Museum of Art (140 N. Main Ave.), and opening reception on Saturday, November 23, 6 to 9 p.m., at the St. Philip's Plaza gallery. Hours are Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. PINK ADOBE GALLERY. La Plaza Shoppes. 6538 E. Tanque Verde. 298-5995. Mosaics by Sherrie Posternak features mirrors, tables, reverse decoupage plates and more through November 30. Gallery hours are Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. PRIMITIVE ARTS GALLERY. 3026 E. Broadway Blvd. 326-4852. Ongoing show features Buddhist marble sculpture from Southeast Asia featuring Huichol bead art. Hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. RAINBOW PLANET COFFEE HOUSE GALLERY. 606 N. Fourth Ave. Man, Oh Man is a collection of photographs by Robert Williams continuing through November 30. Hours are daily. SAGUARO ARTISANS GALLERY. 215 N. Court Ave. 792-3466. Southwest Christmas tree ornaments and holiday home decor are featured through December 31. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. TOHONO CHUL EXHIBIT HALL. Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Textiles Speak! Tales of Color and Design from Mexico and Guatemala features huipiles, bags, belts, shawls and accessories from the Castaneda Museum of Ethnic Costume of Tucson continuing through January 12. Nuestra Comida (Our Food): Maya Photographers from Chiaps opens December 11 and continues through February 3. Gallery hours are weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. TUCSON BOTANICAL GARDENS. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 326-9686. Black and white photographs by Thayer Keller feature landscapes of Arizona and Nevada continues through December 1. Gallery hours are daily, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH. 4831 E. 22nd St. 885-5179. Machu Picchu: Lost city of the Inca features photographs by Nile Root through December 3. Hours are weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 1 p.m. VANIER GALLERIES. 7131 N. Oracle Road. 797-4224. An Art Rich and Strange features the paintings of Hunt Slonem through December 2. VICTORIA BOYCE GALLERIES. 3001 East Skyline Drive. 615-2236. Ralph Peters displays wood furniture and David McPherson shows abstract paintings through December 5. WOMANKRAFT. 388 S. Stone Ave. 629-9976. Paintings, photography and sculpture by Tucson artists are featured through December 21. The Holiday Bazaar takes place on December 7, 7 to 10 p.m. Gallery hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. Out of Town CENTRAL SCHOOL PROJECT. Bisbee. Oil paintings by Rose Johnson and Mary Martin opens with a reception on Saturday, November 9, 7 to 10 p.m., and closes on December 1. Hours are Fridays to Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. OTERO GALLERY. 5 Hesslebarth Lane. Tubac. (520) 398-8014. Invitational 2002 Fall Show features mixed media work by a variety of gallery members through January 26. Opening party takes place on Saturday, November 23 from 4 to 6 p.m. with live music. Gallery hours are daily, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. RANCHO LINDA VISTA GALLERY. American Ave. and Linda Vista Rd. Oracle. Norma Kwestel shows recent paintings through November 30. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week. WESTERN NATIONAL PARK ASSOCIATION STORE. 12880 N. Vistoso Village Drive. Oro Valley. 622-6014. Gourd masks and crafts by Cindy Magda continues through November 30. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Announcements ART & SALVAGE. Bicas. 44 W. Sixth St. 628-7950. Workshops are offered Saturday mornings, 10 a.m. to noon, to explore the art of recycled materials. Jewelry-making with bike parts, making lamps, sculptures and stamps from bike parts, and open studio. Classes are $7 for kids, $15 for adults, includes all materials. Work trade and sliding scale rates available. ART SUBMISSIONS. Student Union Memorial Center. UA Campus. Seeking cultural artifacts for the February, 2003 exhibit, The Art of Celebration. Proposals due by Sunday, December 1. Call 621-8046 for details. CALL TO ARTISTS. The Tucson Airport Authority is seeking artwork that expresses the power, inspiration, human creativity and innovation of flight. Artwork will be displayed in The Gallery and in other locations at the airport. Send an artist's statement and resume, SASE and no more than 10 slides of work (no originals) to the Tucson Airport Authority Information Department, 7005 S. Plumer Ave., Tucson, AZ 85706 by December 31. Call 573-8100 for more information. CHRISTMAS GIFT SHOW AND SALE. Tucson Junior Chamber of Commerce. 1115 E. Ft. Lowell Road. Tucson Arts and Crafts Association annual event tkaes place on Saturday, November 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. Call 296-4038. DADA ART AND HAIR STUDIO. La Placita Village, 110 S. Church Ave. The Rituals of Going Out features oil paintings by Peggy Hansen through November 29. EXCLUSIVE TOUCH SALON. 6009 E. 22nd St. 745-0932. Ongoing show: The Reingold Collection features acrylic paintings by feminist artist Estelle Reingold, a native of South Africa living in Jerusalem. Show continues indefinitely with new pieces arriving periodically. Salon hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 9 to 5. GLASS WORKSHOPS. Sonoran Glass Institute. 884-7814. Fused Glass Mosaics takes place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 15-17 and Hot Bitz with Fritz takes place on Thursday and Friday, November 21-22. Call for full schedule or to register for workshops. HOLIDAY FOR THE PARK. Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Ornament exhibit runs through December 9 and culminates in a fundraiser auction celebrating the park's tenth anniversary. Four wood/clay artists (Mary Bohan, Judy Todd Dewitt, Dewey Dewitt, Marcy Wrenn) have donated their work. Phone bidding can be done Mondays through Fridays from 1 to 5 p.m. MEMBERSHIP AND CONSIGNMENT ARTISTS. Desert Artisans' Gallery. Applications are being accepted at the gallery. Call for details. NEW GALLERY OPENS. Visions Gallery. Sixth Avenue between Congress and Broadway. 360-5543. Two exhibits open the gallery in November: Private collection of Israeli prints created by the Israel Museum in Jerusalem; Photographs from 1927 taken by an avant-garde German photographer who traveled through Palestine. Open daily. PHANTOM GALLERY EXHIBIT. Zoe Hale presents colorful oil paintings at the Tucson Arts District offices (in the Bank One building at Stone and Congress) through the end of December. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call 624-9977 for details. RURAL ARTISTS. Tucson/Pima Arts Council. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-9977. The Rural Arts Program is accepting artwork from those living and working in Pima County for the 2003 Traveling Exhibit. Deadline for submissions is December 2. Call 624-0595, ext. 19 for details. SOUTHWESTERN LEAGUE OF FINE ARTS. Streams in the Desert Lutheran Church. 5360 E. Pima St. Meetings take place the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. to discuss art or to give demonstrations. Call 881-4091 for information. THURSDAY NIGHT ARTWALKS. Tucson Arts District Partnership. P.O. Box 3009. 624-9977. Lost Barrio Route tours galleries and antique/interior design shops on Thursday, November 14. Meet at Gallery 299 at 299 S. Park Ave. for a reception at 5 p.m. Tour follows at 5:30 p.m. On Thursday, November 21, meet at 3Falk Gallery at 801 N. Main Ave. at 5 p.m. for a reception; tour of the new gallery begins at 5:30 p.m. Free.