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ART & GALLERIES

Chepik Opening Reception Oct 07, 6:30pm, Gallery talk by UIS associate professor Rosina Neginsky, personal friend of the artist and author of Sergei Chepik: Between East and West. UIS Visual Arts Gallery, Health and Sciences Building, room 201.

Downtown Art Walks Oct 01, 5-8pm, Free self-guided tour of downtown art galleries plus unique dining and shopping. For info, call 544-1723. Downtown Springfield.

Hidden Truths Oct 01-02, 06-09, 13-14, 10am-2pm Tue-Fri, Through Oct 30 see the vivid and textured work of Sandra Perlow. Free. For more information, call 522- 8977 or e-mail [email protected]. Robert Morris Gallery, 607 E. Adams.

Oil and Acrylic Exhibit Oct 01-03, 05-10, 12-14, 7am- 3:30pm Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm Sat, Toni Wrightsman’s oil and acrylic’s on display through October. Trout Lily Cafe, 218 S. Sixth St.

Our Views Speak Volumes Oct 01-03, 06-10, 13-14, 10am-5pm Tue-Fri, 10am-3pm Sat, Lorraine Pilcher, acrylic; Kathy Lesle, mixed media; Morgan Elser, mixed media sculpture; Hugh Henderson, ceramics; Keith Rice, ceramics. For more info, contact Prairie Art Alliance at 544-2787, Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St.

Paint and Patchwork: Rod Buffington Retrospective Oct 01-14, Exhibition through Oct. 31 featuring watercolor quilts of Springfield artist Rod Buffington. For info, call 523-2631. Springfield Art Association, 700 N. Fourth St.

Paintings of Timmy Valentine Oct 01-02, 05-09, 12-14, 8am-4:30pm Mon-Fri, Free exhibit featuring Mr. Valentine, an artist and illustrator living and working in Sullivan, IL. His expressive, folk-art inspired paintings riot with color and a personal iconography. LLCC James S. Murray Gallery, Upper level, Menard Hall.

Pied Piper Architectural Tour Oct 07, 5:30pm, Free tour begins in front of the Lincoln-Herndon Law Office and lasts about 1/2 hours. Downtown Springfield, Inc. 3 W. Old State Capitol Plaza.

Sandra Perlow Exhibition Opening Reception Oct 01, 5-7pm, Free opening reception open to the public for the exhibition entitled “Hidden Truths.” Perlow’s work is layered with organic shapes of texture and vivid color. For more information, call 522-8977 or e-mail [email protected]. Robert Morris Gallery, 607 E. Adams.

Sangamon Watercolor Society Exhibit Oct 12-14, regular business hours, Public invited to annual Fall all-member exhibit. Dessert reception Friday, Oct. 9, 5:30-7:30pm. Watts Copy Systems, 2860 Stanton Ave.

White Guard Oct 01, 05-08, 12-14, 11am-6pm Mon- Thu, Parisian artist and painter Sergei Chepik’s first American exhibition. His work was featured in significant venues including a commissioned piece for St. Paul’s Cathedral. Also on exhibit at the BUS Becker Library Gallery through Nov. 5. For info call 206-6506. UIS Visual Arts Gallery, Health and Sciences Building, room 201.

BOOKS & AUTHORS

Lincoln Land Review Student Reading Oct 05, 6pm, LLCC free inaugural issue reading featuring student authors and artists. For more info, call 553-4332 or e-mail [email protected] or visit http://lincolnlandreview.org/. Trutter Center. Lincoln Land Community College, 5250 Shepherd Rd.

Robert Hartley Oct 01, 10am-12pm, He has written books on Illinois history and politics, including books on Illinois politicians Paul Powell and Paul Simon. Free. For more information, call 206-6245 or e-

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