Marc’s Picks for Final Friday – November 2009

This month, making the rounds for Final Friday will be a good way to work off that extra Thanksgiving dessert. To help you plan your evening, I offer this list of must-see shows for November (and another art event right around the corner).

Red Girl by Jo Quillin Tomson Jo Quillin Tomson at Watermark Books and Cafe The title “The Traveling Mystical Gal and Moon Show” pretty much sums it up. Prepare to be thoroughly enchanted by Jo’s latest playful and intricate collage paintings. Watermark Books and Cafe 4701 E. Douglas 6–8 p.m.

Horse Shoe Canyon, Photography by Randy Bradbury 2 ¼” at Center Gallery This group exhibition by local and national photographers will celebrate the medium format camera, with photos by artists from Oregon to Maine, as well as work from our very own Randy Bradbury. Center Gallery 111 Ellis 7–10 p.m.

Next Friday, December 4: Kelly Moody Benefit at Tangent Lab
As owner of Firehouse Gallery and frame shop, Kelly Moody has been a good friend to the local art scene. Kelly recently underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor and is currently receiving expensive follow-up treatment for cancer. Please come out and be generous as you bid in the silent auction on work donated by more than two dozen of Kelly’s talented friends.

Tangent Lab
143 N. Rock Island, Third Floor
7-10 p.m., Friday, December 4

Any shows you’d like to add to the must-see list?