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Rachel Jameton's miniatures will be on display at Lucidity Photography Gallery & Gift starting Friday, with a reception from 5-8 p.m.
What’s going on in the coming week? Check out our calendar. Here are a few examples:
Businesses will offer specials, entertainment and extended hours as part of Beautiful Downtown Lewiston’s First Fridays event, including:
A reception from 5-8 p.m. Friday at Lucidity Photography Gallery & Gift recognizes the work of artist Rachel Jameton in an exhibit titled “A Few Suggestions for Creative Problem Solving.”
Jameton, a Lewis-Clark State College chemistry professor, creates miniatures of various scales using found objects. You can read more about her craft in this Inland 360 story from January 2022: bit.ly/jametonminis.
The gallery is in Newberry Square, 800 Main St.
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LCSC’s Center for Art & History reopens Thursday after a summer hiatus with a new exhibition, “Primal Forces: Earth,” from the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Ky.
A reception from 4-6 p.m. Friday celebrates the show that is part of the national museum’s three-part series featuring “Earth,” “Wind” — which was displayed at the center earlier this year — and “Fire.”
The quilts defy stereotypical expectations of the medium, showcasing artistry by 40 different creators as they interpret the exhibits’ themes.
The center’s hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
Elsewhere around the region:
Grangeville’s free Summer Concert Series wraps at 6 tonight with the Cliff Miller Band playing Pioneer Park along East Main Street.
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You can do some heavy lifting in the learning department while hoisting a beer or two at Science on Tap, from 6-7 tonight at Hunga Dunga Brewing Company, 333 N. Jackson St., Moscow.
University of Idaho professor Lee Fortunato will discuss research that could solve the mysteries of certain birth defects caused by human cytomegalovirus.
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Texas-based comedian William Lee Martin brings his “King of Cowtown” tour to Moscow’s Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre from 7:30-9 p.m. Friday.
The show “transcends the boundaries of clean and edgy humor,” according to the Kenworthy.
Tickets, $30-$45, are at bit.ly/cowtownmoscow.
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The culmination of a program bringing together Washington and Idaho vocalists, a free concert titled “Washington Sings!” is set for 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Washington State University’s Bryan Hall Theatre, 605 Veterans Way, Pullman.
The performance includes works by Washington composers commissioned specifically for the project.
