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Gallery Function Art: "A Glass
Act: A Celebration of Diversity."
Through April. Gallery Hours: 11
a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday through
Thursday; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday;
21 N. Saginaw, Pontiac, (810)
333-0333.
Habatat Galleries: This year
we are celebrating our 25th an-
niversary of Habatat Galleries
and the 24th anniversary of the
International Glass Invitational
Exhibition. Through April.
Gallery Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday; 11
a.m.-8 p.m. Friday. 7 N. Saginaw,
Pontiac, (810) 333-2060.
Lawrence St. Gallery: "Kalei-
doscopia," a myriad of paintings
in content, style and media by the
Birmingham Society of Women
Painters, a group of diverse
women artists. Through April 27.
Gallery Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday;
11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday. 6 N. Sag-
inaw, Pontiac, (810) 334-6716.
Mesa Arts: Sue and Ellen Rontal
continue to represent favorite
artists from the Southwest and
have embarked on a new mission
to find similarly outstanding
artists to represent across the
country. Gallery Hours: 10 a.m.-
5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 11 a.m.-
5 p.m. Saturday. 32800 Franklin
Road, Franklin, (810) 851-9949.
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Metro Frame Inc.: A large se-
lection of picture frames, prints
and fine art, specializing in mu-
seum conservation, needlework,
memorabilia, shadow boxes. Lo-
cal artists from the Oak Park
area, including photography, ce-
ramics, oil and acrylics. Gallery
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-
Friday; 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sat-
urday. 26045 Coolidge, Oak Park,
(810) 398-4351.
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Modernage: Specializing in
20th-century decorative arts,
Modernage, in collaboration with
private dealer and collector Ken-
neth Lesko, will showcase Ital-
ian glass of the 1930s-1950s
during Michigan Glass Month.
Through April. Gallery Hours: 11
a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
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25 North Saginaw Street, Ponti-
ac, (810) 745-0999.
Private Collection Gallery:
will be participating in our sixth
year celebrating "April Glass
Month." Rick Dodson will be at
the gallery demonstrating the
making of his sculptural goblets
12-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,
April 20-21. Gallery Hours: 11
a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday;
12-3 p.m. Sunday. 6736A Or-
chard Lake Road, West Bloom-
field, (810) 737-4050.
Riki Schaffer Gallery: Fea-
turing Miranda Sada, Mexican
glass artist. Through April.
Gallery Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Tuesday through Thursday; 11
a.m.-8 p.m. Friday. 7 N. Saginaw,
Pontiac, (810) 745-9494.
ShawGuido Gallery: An exhi-
bition featuring the work of John
Woodward and an exhibition ti-
tled Contemporary Jewelers:
Modern Masters. through April
27. Gallery Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Tuesday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-8
p.m. Friday. 7 N. Saginaw, Pon-
tiac, (810) 333-1070.
The Print Gallery: The largest
collection of original prints, posters
and reproductions in the United
States. Expert custom framing
and a wide selection of artful gifts
from renowned museum collec-
tions. Abstract backgrounds with
whimsical people, pets and zoo an-
imals make up the serigraphs of
English painter Annora Spence.
Through April 20. Gallery Hours:
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday;
10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday. 29203
Northwestern Highway, Franklin
Plaza, Southfield. (810) 356-5454.
Urban Architecture: Glass ob-
jects by renowned designers in-
cluding Ettore Sottsass Jr. (Italy),
Borek Sipek (Czechoslovakia),
Andrea Anastasia (Italy),
Philippe Starck (France) and
David Palterer (Israel/UK).
Through April. Gallery Hours:
12-9 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 12-
6 p.m. Sunday. 4 North Saginaw
Street, Pontiac, (810) 745-8900.
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Sotheby's Holds
Tel Aviv Auction
A
n oil painting by the cele-
brated 18th-century French
illustrator Bernard Picart is
one of the focal points of a
Sotheby's sale to be held April 12
in Tel Aviv. The painting, Curiel
Family at Passover, depicts a
family of Portuguese Jews cele-
brating the Passover seder in
their home in Amsterdam.
The Curiels had been Marra-
nos in Portugal and maintained
certain customs adopted during
their years of practicing their
faith in secret, despite their move
to countries not burdened by the
shadow of the Inquisition. It is
thought that the omission of chil-
dren, normally a part of the
Passover seder ceremony, reflects
this continued practice of the
Curiel family.
The painting incorporates a