His exhibit "Black and White and (Infra)red All Over" opens at the Community Center's Foyer Gallery on Oct. 9.
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Sally Martin finds that making time for creativity adds richness and meaning to her life. Some of her paintings are on display at Eunice Cafe through December.
Find out how you can (still) participate in the city's second annual film festival. Get updates when we write about the FilmFest by clicking the "Keep me posted" button below this story.
San Francisco Renaissance poet Richard O. Moore read from his recent work at the Albany Library.
Photographer James G. Leventhal shared this photograph of a recent view of Albany Hill in the Albany Patch flickr group. You can add photos and join the group at flickr.com/groups/albanypatch.
Drop-in knitting takes place at the Albany Library each Monday. Learn more at http://patch.com/E-cHTB.
See the poets read Tuesday night at this monthly library event as Poetry at the Albany Library begins its fall season.
Win a Solano Avenue Association gift certificate by posting the most interesting, well-composed Stroll photograph here. Other winners will be featured on Albany Patch.
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A Louisiana blues man and a funk sax player from Japan create some Sweet Sounds. Click the green "Keep me posted!" button below for an alert when we post this feature.
Music in the Park is a free Albany event, sponsored by Target, that takes place Wednesdays in September.
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Two former neighbors found friendship and harmony through the music of the Hawaiian Islands. Learn more at www.pulamamusic.com.
Music is meant to be played and heard, and these talented young musicians make sure that happens.
Meet a classically trained blues bassist who exchanged her cello for an electric bass. Find out where the band will be playing next at www.myspace.com/kickinthemule.
She was a professional potter for 23 years. Now she finds artistic expression in the colors and textures of fabric.
Sponsors, musicians and the Solano Avenue Association board met at Mechanics Bank to kick off the popular event earlier this month.
If you think you know the answer, post it here for a chance to win a prize. Come back every Tuesday at noon to play.
"Behind the Cart" promises a fine meal with a range of local food cart vendors, as well as the creation stories behind their endeavors. Buy tickets at http://americatheboldandtasty.eventbrite.com.
With patience and skill, this woodturner coaxes beauty from fallen logs.
Charles Fleming offers a guide — with historical and cultural sidelights — to little-known public paths with stairs in El Cerrito, Kensington, Albany, Berkeley and Oakland. Catch a book reading Friday on Solano.
These musicians have a passion for sharing the recorder with other people. Whether teaching or performing, the experience is "heartwarming, life-giving and very gratifying." You can contact them at tishberlin@sbcglobal.net.
Albany artist Lise Liepman returns carousel animals to their past ornate glory.
Every week we’ll feature a brief chat with someone who lives, works or plays in Albany. Scroll through the photo gallery to see some of Quynh Gallagher's other designs.
In her Albany Adult School calligraphy class, Carla Tenret teaches the joy of the beautifully written word.
A group of 17 met at the Albany Bulb earlier this month to explore the landscape's intersection of art and nature.
With a cast of teenagers and 20-somethings, this classic rock musical comes to life in Berkeley. Scroll to the bottom to find out why July 20 is a special night for young theatergoers.
The Ohlone greenway has several new additions as of this week.
A lifelong Albany resident has re-opened the Artshack, at Gilman Street and Santa Fe Avenue.
A local painter was surprised recently by a request to use one of her paintings as set dressing on NBC's "Parenthood." The show has since requested six more pieces of her art.
For an audience or just for the fun of it, these Albany dads get together to play jazz. Hear them at http://www.myspace.com/earlybirdspecialsinberkeley.
Knitting: a calming art that produces practical beauty. This Knitting Kninja knows. Learn more at www.knittingkninja.com.
Hands Across the Sand took place Saturday, June 25.
Albany hosts engaging art in lots of places, some of which you may not expect.
Have a neat view from your window? Email it to emilier@patch.com to be featured on Patch.
Curiosity, activism, and the need to create all come together in Seckinger's multi-media art. www.carolineseckinger.com