A 5 to 9 p.m. reception Friday, with appetizers and music, will feature the artists and teachers of INPROCESS, which provides space for a variety of classes and for artists to sell their wares. INPROCESS is in the Great Eastern Shopping Center, 2662 Woodville Rd. Information: 419-721-9467.
A series of outdoor installations and performances with the theme of "shelter" will open with a reception and performances, 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, in the Stranahan Arboretum, 4131 Tantara Rd. Temporary works made for specific sites in this outdoor show examine the ways in which "shelter" can be interpreted. It's a project of 11 University of Toledo students. The show continues through Oct. 14.
When Hollywood Had Glamour will be discussed by Karen Sinsheimer of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art at 3 p.m. Oct. 7 in the Little Theater of the Toledo Museum of Art. She organized Made in Hollywood, a ticketed exhibit of 90 studio photos of film stars shot between the 1920s to 1950s, that will open in the museum Oct. 7 through Jan. 20.
Oil Portrait
An open house celebrating the 10th anniversary of Firenation Glass Studio and Gallery will be 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 5. Refreshments will be served and glass will be blown. The gallery is at 7166 Front St., Holland. Information: 419-866-6288 and firenation.com.
Portrait Oil Painting
Rick Valicenti, winner of the 2011 National Design Award in Communication Design, will speak at 5 p.m. Oct. 8 about his exhibit, Curiosities: Rick Valicenti and the 21st Century Thirst, showing Oct. 8 through Nov. 11 in the Willard Wankelman Gallery. Valicenti, a designer and founder of Thirst/Chicago, will speak about the previous decade of his work that emphasizes collaboration and balance, in the Donnell Theatre in the new Wolfe Center. It will be followed at 6:30 p.m. by a reception in the nearby Wankelman Gallery. Information: 419-372-8525.
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