Joe Wheelwright's Tree Figures (Mon, Oct 20)
Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard, MA
Wheelwrights Tree Figures look even more fantastical against the fall backdrop a must see this season. Featuring eight larger than life sculptures crafted from real trees, check them out as you make your way down the path to the Fruitlands Farmhouse to visit Wheelwrights expansive retrospective Branching Out. Covering 30 years of his sculptural works using trees as his canvas, the retrospective takes you on an evolution of his tree sculptures first hand. Cost: Free with Museum Admission Through Thursday, Jan 1.

Night at the Museum
Look at those curves! Who wouldn’t want a one-night stand with the Guggenheim?

Mixed Media Jewelry: Ceramic and Metal (Mon, Oct 20)
6:30 PM-9:30 PM, Worcester Center for Crafts, Handbuilding Studio, 25 Sagamore Road, Worcester, MA
This new class gives beginners the experience of working in two different studios at the Worcester Center for Crafts. The first 4 weeks will take place in the clay studio where students will learn techniques such as carving and stamping to create texture as well as slip and glaze application. The remaining 6 weeks will take place in the metals studio where students will embellish their ceramic pieces with metal. Metalsmithing skills such as sawing, soldering bezel setting and finishing will be presented to complete a ring and/or pendant. Material Fee covers cost of metal. WOO Benefits at the Craft Center! 10% off all craft classes and workshops (which you can take for credit)! 10% discount off purchases over $15 in the Gallery Store! FREE entrance to Annual Festival of Crafts, Thanksgiving weekend! FREE entrance to all major events! Cost: Tuition and Fees: Non-Member Fee $339.00 / Member Fee $299.00 / Studio Fee $10.00 / Materials Fee $35.00 Mondays, through Dec 22.

Ken Bailey
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Chicago-Area Teenager Wins National Art Contest Sponsored by National Geographic Kids and Xeko
Winfield, Illinois, resident Ulises Lopez is the Grand Prize winner of a national drawing contest sponsored by National Geographic Kids magazine and Xeko for an eco-expedition for four to Costa Rica. Ulises and three of his family members will set sail on the National Geographic Expeditions ship Sea Voyager this month.

029 The Philippe de Montebello Years: Duccio di Buoninsegna’s Madonna and Child
Philippe de Montebello discusses Duccio di Buoninsegna’s Madonna and Child—one of the masterworks in the Museum's collection—with curator Keith Christiansen. Recorded on the occasion of "The Philippe de Montebello Years: Curators Celebrate Three Decades of Acquisitions", on view from October 24, 2008–February 1, 2009.

Imagining Cathay: 18th- and Early 19th-Century Chinoiserie Textiles and Embroideries from the Collection
December 8, 2007 - December 2008: For Europeans during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, China—or Cathay as it was sometimes called—was a magical place. This exhibition includes nine Chinoiserie textiles and embroideries from the Museum's outstanding collection.