Glass artist from Murano to demonstrate technique

3/15/2012

Davide Salvadore, a glass artist from the island of Murano in Florence, will demonstrate his technique at 2 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the Glass Pavilion of the Toledo Museum of Art. He'll also be shooting a 3-D stereoscopic film of fellow glass artists at work.

Also at the museum, a six-course Roman feast, accompanied by fine art, will be the draw at the museum's EpiCuratorial Art Dinner at 6 p.m. March 22 in the Peristyle lobby. Speaking on Roman culture and antiquities will be Carolyn Putney, the museum's director of collections, and Andrea Mall, associate registrar. Tickets are $115. Information: 419-255-8000 ext. 7432.

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Call for artists: Bowling Green's Art Walk will be 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 28 in shops and galleries throughout downtown. Deadline is March 26. Applications are at downtownbgohio.org. Information: 419-354-4332.

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Firenation's spring open house, featuring glass-blowing demos, will be 7 to 10 p.m. March 23. The studio/gallery is at 7166 Front St. in Holland. Information: 419-866-6288.

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Video and animation by graduating art majors at Bowling Green State University will be screened from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday in 204 Fine Arts Building. In addition, 2-D and 3-D senior theses projects will be exhibited beginning Sunday in the Bryan and Wankleman galleries through April 3.

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Entre Amigos, a fund-raiser for the Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural Center, will be 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the Lighthouse Banquet Hall, 2605 Broadway St. Art and jewelry by Veronica Englert, Leandra Leroux, and Delfina Zapata will be sold. Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 at the door. Information: 419-241-1655.

Send items at least two weeks before the event to tlane@theblade.com.