elN Fine Arts Aesthetic Payo Another Opening ... Another Show Watch fir these upcoming exhibits. Thirty years after Norton Townsend Dodge started moving- works of dissident artists out of. Russia, Europa Gallery will be showing and selling select pieces completed by 10 dissidents durin the '80s and '90s. "The Ransom of Russian runs through Oct. 12 at the newly- expanded gallery, 6335 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, and features the talents of Sokov, Gor- bachev (grand-nephew of the for-.: mer Soviet president), Dulfan,-, Ashimova, Ivanov, Kedrin, Plotk- Ma, Zviagin, Budylin and Volkov. The mix includes landscapes, cityscapes, cubism, ab- Noi Volkov: stractions and more Flock of Policemen , from artists represent- ed in some of the world's o ilon - most prestigious muse- canvas. ums. (810) 855-2160. Double Vision Alexander Kanchik: ThiCiit us Fainily, oil on canvas, at the Danielle Peleg Gallery. Glass Duo Two distinct styles of glass artistry Will be featured at Ha- batat Galleries during October. Linda Ross, who works with three-dimensional glass and steel .. forms, will show large-scale in- stallations, some free-standing and others for the wall.: Lino Tagliapietra will display contem- porary glass in the Venetian tra- dition. The dual exhibition will run Oct 4-26 at 7 North Saginaw, Pon- tiac. (810) 333-2060. _ . • The jarring imagery of Alexis Roclunfahinakes two almost concurrent stops in Michigan — the Cranbrook Art Museum and the Detroit Zoological Institutes Wildlife Interpretive Gallery. Rockman's paintings, which allude to the unsettling interface of biology and technology, incorporate elements Oggientific illustration, natural history dioramas and popular sci-fi movie scenes, all featii4ntgteat detail. The Cranbrook exhibit, "Alexis 02ickinari: Second Nature," appears through Oct. 27 and shows colored visions of our rapidly changing biosphere. The Detroit Zoo show, "Zool- ogy A-Z," will be up until Jan. 5 and features 26 watercolors of imaginary animal hybrids. Cranbrook: (810) 645- 3314; The Detroit Zoo: (810) 398-0900. information, including photos or slides, three weeks prior to publication date, to Gail Zimmerman, Fine Arts Editor, c I o The Jewish News, 27676 Franklin Road, Southfield, MI 48034; information may be faxed to (810) 354-6069. - • • '-- " " -.• - . . • - - • ._ Tonal Imagination Robert A. Zeichner believes that black-and-white. photography elic- its the percePtion. of color in the viewer's Imagination, drawing eachonlooker intothe image and making that persollmore of a par- ticipant than a bystander. For -his exhibit "Black and White," at Gallery 222, Zeichner has-captured natural settings that seem to elude the passage of time The Finger Lakes region of New York and Death Valley in Califon nia dominate his pictures, which will be on display the entire month of October at 22266 Michigan Ave, Dearborn. An opening reception to meet the artist will be held from 7-10 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1. (313) 565- 9222. _ _ _ From Yesterday to Tomorrow Visitors to the 10th annual teapot show at Ariana Gallery can have their tea leaves read during an opening reception scheduled 2- 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at 119 S. Main, Royal Oak. "Stheped in Tradition," the ex- hibitio,n that continues through the end of the month, presents teapot forms crafted by 50 artists including Harris Deller, Val Cush- ing, Byron Temple, Matt Wilt, John Glick and Brad Schweiger. (810) 546-8810. Fantasy Theatrics Alexander Kanchik paints fan- tasy characters on an imaginary stage. His special people, senti- mental and elegant, have large heads and short legs and are dressed in old-fashioned outfits. There are musicians in concert halls, and there are fish in the backdrop skies. These illusions take the spot- light throughout October at the Danielle Peleg Gallery, 4301 Or- chard Lake Road, West Bloom- field. In the neo-romanticism of Kanchik's work, viewers find rich, clear and color-intense images. (810) 626-5810. Memories Dos Manos, a gallery featuring handicraft works from Latin America, is marking the Day of the Dead with an exhibit that runs from Oct. 21-Nov. 2. Comparable to Memorial Day in the United States, the Day of the Dead com- bines the Christian All Saints' Day and similar events observed by the Aztec, Mayan and other cultural groups. A video will be shown at the gallery, 210 W. Sixth St., Roy- al Oak, to explain the traditions. Items made from terra cotta and papier mache will be featured. Many of the pieces use skeletal fig- ures. (810) 542-5856.