THURSDAY, July 17
PERFORMANCE
Return to Forbidden Planet: Shakespeare plus Science Fiction plus Rock 'n Roll equals one of the wildest musicals ever to win London's prestigious Olivier Award. Loosely based on the Sci-Fi classic Forbidden Planet (which in turn was loosely based on Shakespeare's The Tempest), this interplanetary tale of love and adventure features 22 '50s and '60s favorites such as "Great Balls of Fire," "All Shook Up," "Shake Rattle and Roll," "Who's Sorry Now," "Only the Lonely," and "Monster Mash." Culbreth Theater. 8pm. $25 adults, $21 seniors 60+, $14 students. 109 Culbreth Road. 924-3376.

Raised in Captivity: Nicky Silver's absurd drama that explores how discomfiting the world is for all of us. Live Arts Main Stage, 609 E. Market St. $9 at the door. 977-4177.

Candy and Shelley Go to the Desert: Two friends take a car trip through the desert, and complications arise when a biker appears. Live Arts LAB, 609 E. Market St. 7pm. $7 at the door. 977-4177.

3 x 3: Three directors offer three plays by three playwrights: Diary of a New York Lady, Maya's Men, and French Fries. Live Arts LAB, 609 E. Market St. $7 at the door. 9pm. 977-4177.

Fully Committed: Dan Perez skillfully plays 41 different characters as all of New York's elite call him in an attempt to snag the best table at the prime time. Helms Theater, 109 Culbreth Road. 7:30pm. 924-3376.

WORDS
No foolin': Local author and Rousing Creativity Group President Floyd Hurt urges us to Live Like You Mean It. He reads and signs copies of his book about The Exhilaration of Being in Control. Barnes & Noble, Barracks Road Shopping Center. 7pm. 924-0461.

FAMILY
Summer writes: Young novelists entering grades 4-5 can hone their narrative skills at a creative writing class at Gordon Avenue Library. Instructors from the Charlottesville Writing Center make this one-session workshop fun. 2-3:30pm. Free. Registration required. 1500 Gordon Ave. 296-5544.

Drama from the earth: Kids experience their kinship with nature through interactive theater, music, dance, and stories from the Native American tradition with Earth Drama. Free. Today's presentations: Scottsville Library at 10am. 330 Bird St. 286-3541. Northside Library at 3pm. Albemarle Square. 973-7893.

Little literati: The five-and-under crowd can hear about mice and other furry critters at Barnes & Noble's preschool story time. Stickers and cookies are part of the fun, too. 10:30am. Free. Barracks Road Shopping Center. 984-6598.

WALKABOUT
Get to work: City Council holds a public work session on the new Zoning Ordinance. This is not a public hearing. 5pm. Michie Annex Conference Room, City Hall.

TUNES
Easy Star All-Stars Playing the Dub Side of the Moon: What we've all been waiting for: a exact reggae version of Pink Floyd's opus, Dark Side of the Moon. It even matches up to The Wizard of Oz, just like the original's rumored to do. Local music gone loco! $12/$10 advanced, 9pm. easystar.com/allstars.html

BS&M (acoustic folk) at Ash Lawn-Highland. $12 adults / $8 students, 8pm. 979-0122

Jan Smith Band at Gravity Lounge. $3, 8pm.

Jim Waive (country-folk) at the Blue Moon Diner. No cover, 8pm. (W)

Chicken Head Blues Band at Dürty Nelly's. $4, 9pm. (W)

The Jessup, Mills & Snider Trio (jazz) at Escafé, No cover, 10pm. (W)

John D'earth and friends (freeform jazz) at Miller's. $4, 10pm. (W)

Lyman, Junk Rod, and Black Ball (hard rock) at Outback Lodge. Free, 10pm.

Unnamed Jazz Band upstairs at Tokyo Rose. Free, 9pm. (W)

TeaHorse Spoken Word Project at Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar. No cover, 8pm.

FRIDAY, July 18
WORDS
Long-distance calls: Local author and ET contactor Lisette Larkins presents "11 Steps to Inviting Your Own UFO Encounters" at The Quest Bookshop. 619 Main St. 7pm. 295-3377. See Books feature.

PERFORMANCE
Lloyd's Prayer: A feral raccoon boy adopted by a con man is exploited as a sideshow freak, but he learns to love and heal. Live Arts Main Stage, 609 E. Market St. $9 at the door. 977-4177.

Candy and Shelley: See Thursday, July 17. Tonight's show is at 9pm.

Forbidden Planet: See Thursday, July 17.

Fully Committed: See Thursday, July 17.

This is Our Youth: Three post-adolescents lead lives of misguided rebellion on the Upper West Side in Manhattan. Live Arts LAB, 609 E. Market St. $7 at the door. 977-4177.

No Shame Theater: Join the weekly line-up of performers at this open mic for actors, if you dare. Live Arts LAB Space, 609 E. Market St. 11pm. $5 at the door. 977-4177.

FAMILY
Junior journalists wanted: Teens in grades 6-12 who like to write stories and poetry, draw, take pictures, review movies and CD's, or who just want to put it all together can bring their talents to Central Library to help create the first library magazine. "The Zine's the Scene" meets on various Fridays in the McIntire Room. 2-3pm. Free. Registration requested. 201 E. Market St. 979-7151, ext. 3.

Before five: In conjunction with their summer exhibit, "Good Vibrations," the Virginia Discovery Museum offers kids a musical prelude to the city's weekly weekend send-off. This week's Friday's Before Five features Dana Wassanaar and Kindermusic. 4pm. Free. East end of the Downtown Mall. 977-1025.

Showers of light: Dozens of white streaks light up the night sky when nature's fireworks, the Perseid meteor shower, returns. Stargazers can find out about this heavenly display-- which is expected to run from July 17 to August 24 and peak in the earliest hours of August 13-- at the Science Museum of Virginia's interactive planetarium show, LiveSky. Astronomer Jim Lehman answers questions and points out highlights of the August night sky. 6 pm. Afterward, members of the Richmond Astronomical Society set up telescopes on the museum lawn for a real view of the heavens. 9pm. Free. 2500 W. Broad St., Richmond. 800-659-1727. smv.org.

Star struck: The view is out of this world at Public Night at McCormick Observatory from 9-11pm (weather permitting). UVA's research telescopes on O-Hill will be pointed heavenward, and Astronomy Department staff and students will be on hand with a slide show and answers to starry questions. Free. McCormick Road. 924-7494.

WALKABOUT
Walking horses: The 19th annual Virginia Plantation Classic happens at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington today and tomorrow. This all-gaited-breed show was the first flat-shod Walking horse show in Virginia and has been held at the Center since 1987. Tennessee Walking horses, Rocky Mountain horses, Racking horses and Missouri Fox Trotters from 14 states will compete in three shows daily, beginning at 9am. horsecenter.org or 540-464-2969.

TUNES
Station Break II CD Release and Local Artist Showcase with Andy Waldeck, Nickeltown, Mando Mafia, Scuffletown, Faster Than Walking, Halfgrassd, Brady Earnhart, Heather Berry & the Berrypickers, Kathryn Caine, and Jan Smith at Starr Hill: The first of two nights celebrating the release of Station Break II tonight features performers from CD1 of the two-CD set-&endash; Roots. $10, 8pm. wnrn.rlc.net. See Tunes feature.

Bishop Allen and Ted Stryker's Drinking Problem at Tokyo Rose: Bishop Allen returns from their Big Apple home to rock the Rose again-&endash; great quirky pop, fun for everyone. But watch out for the local boys, Ted Stryker's; they just might steal the show. $5, 10:30pm.

The Greg Denn Band at Coupe DeVille's. No cover, 10pm.

Kathy Compton (folk) at Garden Café in Palmyra. No cover, 7pm.

Greg Allen with Grasping At Laws (eclectic folk) at Gravity Lounge. $5, 8pm.

Wheezer (Weezer tribute band) at Jabberwocky. No cover, 11pm.

Lori Derr, Catherine Carraway, George Turner, Peter Richardson, Dave Kannensohn, and friends (jazz and Latin) in the Live Arts Courtyard. No cover, 8pm.

Spacestation Integration at Outback Lodge. $6, 10pm.

SATURDAY, July 19
FAMILY AND WALKABOUT
Following footsteps: Kate and Hub Knott of the Living Earth School search for signs of wildlife at Ivy Creek Natural Area. Nature lovers are invited to join them as they learn to read the story of animal life in the landscape. 9am. Free. Meet in the parking lot of the IVNC, which is located on Earlysville Road just 1.2 miles past Albemarle High School. 973-7772.

PERFORMANCE
This is Our Youth: See Friday, July 18. Tonight's show is at 9pm.

Raised in Captivity: See Thursday, July 17.

Lloyd's Prayer: See Friday, July 18. Tonight's show is at 7:30pm.

Forbidden Planet: See Thursday, July 17. Shows today at 2pm and 8pm.

Candy and Shelley: See Thursday, July 17. Drink some coffee! Tonight's show is at 11pm.

3 x 3: See Thursday, July 17. Today's show is at 7pm.

Fully Committed: See Thursday, July 17. There's an extra show today at 2pm.

CSDS swing dance: Charlottesville Swing Dance Society offers an evening of swing dancing and a variety of other dances. Arrive at 8pm for a free East Coast Swing dance lesson with DJ "Gator." Municipal Arts Center, 1119 Fifth St. Ext. 9pm-midnight. $6-12. 980-2744.

WALKABOUT
Flower arranging: Florist Janet Miller presents a workshop on the process of floral decoration-- from species selection, growing, and harvesting to creative arranging. The program starts with a slide show of materials and techniques, then proceed to a demo. 9:30am at the Monticello Visitor's Center. $10. Registration required, call 984-9822.

Plantation weekend: The sights and sounds of the early 19th century come to Monticello's Mulberry Row this weekend, the plantation "street" along which slaves lived and labored. Costumed artisans interpret the trades and domestic skills practiced by Jefferson's enslaved and free workers. 10am-5pm. Included in admission price. 984-9822.

Walking horses: See Friday, July 18.

African-American festival: See Walkabout feature.

TUNES
Station Break II CD Release and Local Artist Showcase with All of 15, Beetnix, Navel, Small Town Workers, Bella Morte & after show party with Stroud and guest DJ at Plan 9's Outer Space (on the Corner): The second night of local music mayhem, this show features some of the groups from CD2 of the two CD set&endash; Rock. $10, 8pm. wnrn.rlc.net. See Tunes feature.

Signal to Noise: Danceable Hits of the '80s & '90s at Starr Hill: Female-fronted party band Signal to Noise plays the best dance tunes of the last 20 years-- Madonna, House of Pain, No Doubt, and many others. $2 ($2 drafts), 9pm.

Flores at Coupe DeVille's. No cover, 10pm.

Nickeltown at Gravity Lounge. $5, 8pm.

Shape of Shade at Jabberwocky. No cover, 10pm.

Josh Mayo with sax player Dain North (original jammy folk) at O'Neals Pub. No cover, 10pm. (W)

My Dog Lucy at Outback Lodge. $6, 10pm.

The Dawning: Terminal Ready with DJ Rite Bastard at Tokyo Rose. $5, 11pm.

SUNDAY, July 20
PERFORMANCE
Let's Get Lost/Beauty and Sadness: Leeyanne Moore and Kathryn Stolzenbach stage readings of their plays, crafted in the Live Arts Playwrights Lab. 609 E. Market St. $5 at the door. 7pm. 977-4177. See Performance feature.

Sunday salsa: The Charlottesville Salsa Club sponsors a weekly opportunity to learn and practice salsa and other dances in a smoke free nightclub atmosphere. A basic lesson (usually salsa) gets the evening started at 8pm. Complimentary water and sodas. The Outback Lodge, 917 Preston Ave. 8pm-midnight. $3-5. cvillesalsaclub.com or 979-7211.

WALKABOUT
Plantation weekend: See Saturday, July 19

Counting butterflies: Learn more about what's aflutter in Charlottesville at the National Butterfly Association's annual butterfly count at the Ivy Creek Natural Area today. Mike Scott leads a brief identification workshop in the Education Building before the walk. 1pm at the IVNA, which is located on Earlysville Road just 1.2 miles past Albemarle High School. 9am. 456-7339.

Mountain mornings: Join a Wintergreen Nature Foundation naturalist for an interpretive hike through the mountains of Wintergreen. Moderate difficulty. $3 members, $5 non-members. 10am. 325-7451.

FAMILY
Big view, small price: The Science Museum of Virginia turns back the clock by 20 years to celebrate the anniversary of their IMAX Dome and Planetarium. Today is Turn Back the Clock day when visitors can view the mega-size films for the 1983 price of $2. Call for times and reservations. 2500 W. Broad St., Richmond. 800-659-1727. smv.org.

TUNES
Movies on Tap: Monty Python and the Holy Grail(free flick) at Starr Hill: "It's just a flesh wound!" The castle of "Certain Temptation"! The Knight Who Say Ni! See the movie responsible for more high schoolers wearing chain mail than any other-&endash; Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Free, 8pm.

The Hogwaller Ramblers (bluegrass mayhem) at Escafé. No cover, 10pm. (W)

Dead Night (Grateful Dead live (on tape)!) at Michael's Bistro. No cover, 10pm. (W)

MONDAY, July 21
PERFORMANCE
Forbidden Planet: See Thursday, July 17.

Fully Committed: See Thursday, July 17.

TUNES
Open Mic Night with Charles Davis at Baja Bean: Become a star, or at least an unsung hero at Baja Bean's weekly open mic night. No cover, signup 8:30pm, 9pm.

Jackson Gibson at Coupe DeVille's. No cover, 10:30pm. (W)

Max Collins (experimental acoustic) at Michael's Bistro. No cover, 10:30pm. (W)

Open Mic Night at Miller's. Free, 9:30 sign up/10pm start. (W)

George Melvin (piano merriment) at South Street Brewery. No cover, 9:30pm. (W)

TUESDAY, July 22
FAMILY
Merry music: Sue Trainor, a two-time Washington Area Wammie award winning musician, delights kids of all ages with down-to-earth humor and playful songs and stories at Central Library. 10:30am. Free. 201 E. Market St. 979-7151, ext. 3.

PERFORMANCE
This is Our Youth: See Friday, July 18. Today's show is at 9pm.

3 x 3: See Thursday, July 17. Today's show is at 7pm.

Forbidden Planet: See Thursday, July 17.

Lloyd's Prayer: See Friday, July 18. Tonight's show is at 7:30pm.

Fully Committed: See Thursday, July 17.

WORDS
The Poet's voice: Poetry reading by the honors students of Sutherland Middle School. Barnes & Noble, 7pm. Barracks Road Shopping Center. 984-0461.

TUNES
B.C. with Marzaks upstairs at Tokyo Rose: Prepare to have your mind turned into bread pudding, as two of the smartest acts in town throw out intelligence rays (and some great acoustic pop/rock) this Tuesday at TR. 9:30, No cover. (W)

Jamie and Rolland (partial bluegrass mayhem) at the Blue Moon Diner. No cover, 8pm. (W)

Glenn Mack at Coupe DeVille's. No cover, 10:30pm. (W)

Steve and Timi Ryalls (acoustic duo) at Dürty Nelly's. $3, 8pm. (W)

The George Turner Trio (jazz guitar) at Orbit. No cover, 10:30pm.

WEDNESDAY, July 23
PERFORMANCE
Spinning into Butter: When someone leaves threatening racist notes on the door of an African-American student, faculty members squabble, students boycott, and the dean of students at a small liberal college does some soul searching. Live Arts Main Stage, 609 E. Market St. 7:30pm. $9 at the door. 977-4177.

Crimes of the Heart: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, this play follows a day with the three McGrath sisters: Lenny's sisters have forgotten her 30th birthday, Meg is home after a failed attempt at a music career, and Babe just shot her husband in the stomach. With tears and laughter, together they find a way to get through those "real bad days." Culbreth Theater, 109 Culbreth Road. 8pm. $14-25. 924-3376.

Take Your Pick: Country or Latin, Two-step or Samba--you've got a choice when you join Dance Night at Fry's Spring Beach Club. 2512 Jefferson Park Ave. 8-11pm. $7. 296-4181.

3 x 3: See Thursday, July 17. Today's show is at 9pm.

Fully Committed: See Thursday, July 17.

FAMILY
Timeless tales: Professional storyteller, actress, and author Donna L. Washington celebrates the cultures of the world with kids of all ages. Today's performances: Crozet Library at 10am. 5791 Three Notch'd Road. 823-4050. Gordon Avenue Library at 3pm. 296-5544.

Balls in orbit: Teens in grades 6-12 can get the hang of Juggling and the Future of the Galaxy in a two-session workshop at Northside Library today and July 30. Beginners and experienced jugglers welcome. Materials provided, and participants will learn how to make their own equipment. 2-3pm. Free. Registration required. Albemarle Square. 973-7893.

More little literati: The five-and-under crowd can hang out at the beach at Barnes & Noble's preschool story time. Stickers and cookies are part of the fun too. 10:30am. Free. Barracks Road Shopping Center. 984-6598.

TUNES
Josh Mayo at Awful Arthur's. No cover, 10pm. (W)

Benny Dodd at Coupe DeVille's. No cover, 10pm.

Jeff Decker and Mike Rosensky Quartet (jazz) at Miller's. No cover, 9pm. (W)

Matthew Willner and Co. at South Street Brewery. No cover, 10:30pm.

Peter Richardson Band (Latin jazz) upstairs at Tokyo Rose. No cover, 9:30pm. (W)

THURSDAY, July 24
FAMILY
Timeless tales: See Tuesday, July 23. Today's performances: Scottsville Library at 10am. 330 Bird St. 286-3541. Northside Library at 3pm. Albemarle Square. 973-7893.

Writes of summer: Teenage Thackerays ages 11-18 can work with instructors from the Charlottesville Writing Center to perfect their prose at a one-session creative writing class at Gordon Avenue Library. 2-4pm. Free. Registration required. 1500 Gordon Ave. 296-5544.

More little literati: See Wednesday, July 23.

TUNES
Jim Waive (country-folk) at the Blue Moon Diner. No cover, 8pm. (W)

Daniel Jacobs at Coupe DeVille's. No cover, 10pm.

Chicken Head Blues Band at Dürty Nelly's. $4, 9pm. (W)

The Jessup, Mills & Snider Trio (jazz) at Escafé, No cover, 10pm. (W)

John D'earth and friends (freeform jazz) at Miller's. $4, 10pm. (W)

Lyman with Guff at Outback Lodge. No cover, 10pm.

Unnamed Jazz Band upstairs at Tokyo Rose. Free, 9pm. (W)

Marzaks at Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar. No cover, (all ages) 8pm.

ONGOING AND UPCOMING
FAMILY
Safe driving: Driver education classes are offered for the public throughout the summer at Albemarle High School. Sessions involve both a 36-hour classroom course (cost: $100) and 18 hours behind the wheel (cost: $175). Enrollment subject to availability. Call for dates and registration. 975-9450. k12albemarle.org/opendoors/driversed.htm.

More Lewis & Clark: A kid-friendly representation of a Mandan Indian earth lodge is now on display at Montpelier's Education Center. Young explorers can crawl inside the lodge and see what Lewis and Clark might have experienced when they spent the winter of 1804-05 in a Mandan village in North Dakota. A second Lewis and Clark exhibit for kids focuses on James Madison's involvement in the expedition. Both exhibits are included in the price of admission. 11407 Constitution Highway (Rt. 20) in Orange County. 540-672-2728. montpelier.org.

Reading treasure: Barnes & Noble invites kids in grades 1-6 to go on a treasure hunt and earn free books just for reading. Kids need to read and document eight grade-level books from anywhere (no purchase necessary) and return their completed Treasure Hunter's Journal before September 1 to receive a coupon for a free book. Forms are available at the store. Barracks Road Shopping Center. 984-0461.

For families only: Monticello offers tours designed especially for children ages 6-11 and their families. The tours include touchable objects and a child-friendly focus. On the hour from 10am-3pm daily through August 15. Included in the price of admission. Register at the ticket office. Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Rt. 53). 984-9822.

Feel the buzz: An unusual cacophony of sounds fills the Virginia Discovery Museum from the Back Gallery exhibit "Good Vibrations." It's an odd orchestra of strange instruments, new sounds, and acoustic experiments where budding musicians can explore the art and science of sound. Included in the price of museum admission. East end of the Downtown Mall. 977-1025. vadm.org.

Amusements: Albemarle County Parks and Recreation Department has discount admission tickets for Kings Dominion, Water Country, and Busch Gardens for sale. You don't need to be a county resident to purchase these tickets, which will be available through the summer while supplies last. Third floor of the County Office Building. 401 McIntire Road. 296-5844.

Behind the scenes: Now through the end of October, Montpelier guides take visitors on special tours of rarely seen rooms in the mansion made famous by James and Dolley Madison. Offered every half-hour from 10:30am-4pm. Included in the cost of admission. 11407 Constitution Highway (Rt. 20 in Orange). 540-672-2728. montpelier.org.

Discovering plants and animals: The Virginia Museum of Natural History at UVA offers another Lewis and Clark exploration. Visitors can learn about the plants and animals that the Corps of Discovery encountered on their historic journey in the new exhibit "Natural History Pioneers: The Flora and Fauna of the Lewis and Clark Expedition." Admission is free. 104 Emmet St. 982-4605.

Take it to the limit: The five-story IMAX screen fills with people pushing the limits at the Science Museum of Virginia. The new film Extreme offers a glimpse into the unique relationship between nature and humanity including athletes involved in big wave surfing, ice climbing, skiing, snowboarding, windsurfing, and rock climbing. Now through January 9. Call or see website for schedule and cost. 2500 W. Broad St., Richmond. 800-659-1727. smv.org.

Because it's there: Now through September 20, visitors to the Science Museum of Virginia can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the daredevils who struggle to reach the vertiginous summit at 29,028 feet in the IMAX film Everest. Tickets are $6.50. The combination ticket that lets you see the exhibits too is $10.50 for kids 4-12, $11.50 for adults, $11 for seniors. Call for times and reservations. 2500 W. Broad St., Richmond. 800-659-1727. smv.org.

WALKABOUT
Monticello Beer: Thomas Jefferson's interest in wine is well known, but beer also played a significant role in daily life at his mountaintop home. Visitors to Monticello can now learn about the brewing and storage of beer and ale during Jefferson's time in a restored and furnished Beer Cellar, located in the all-weather passageway beneath the main house.

Madison's will: The last will and testament of James Madison is now on display at Montpelier. The four-page hand-written document plus codicil was executed in April 1935, little more than a year before the President's death in 1836. The will is visible in the Document Gallery on the first floor of the Montpelier mansion and joins a new exhibit of rare, early published versions of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill or Rights. 9:30am-5:30pm through the end of October. For more info and directions, see montpelier.org or call 672-2728.

Farmers' market: Why not enjoy two farmers' markets per week? If you can't make it to Saturday morning (when Charlottesville's City Market happens), the Scottsville Farmers' Market will be open on Thursdays from 4pm-dark, now through October. Vendors selling traditional fare of fresh fruits, herbs, vegetables and flowers as well as baked goods, fresh-made lemonade and handcrafts will be available under a tent in Scottsville's Town Park.

Flora and fauna: Each Sunday at 9:30am, from now through the end of October, Monticello offers a free guided walking tour of the Thomas Jefferson Parkway, the linear park along the Route 53 entrance corridor to Jefferson's mountaintop home. The leisurely walks led by naturalist Jay Kardan cover 3 miles and last about two hours. Meet at Kemper Park, at the base of the Parkway. Rain or shine. Call 984-9822 for more info.

ART
Through August 16 at the Kluge-Ruhe, you can view "Object Lessons," which answers frequently asked questions about Aboriginal art, and "Manguri Weaving," a touring exhibition of weavings by women of the central and western deserts. 400 Peter Jefferson Place, off Route 250 East at Pantops. 244-0234.

Bozart presents artist James Parker. "The Eulipions," an exhibition of 2-D and 3-D works, through August 3 at 211 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. 296-3919.

Sanjay Vora's "Love and a Video Store" is on view, appropriately enough, at Sneak Reviews through the end of the month. 2244 Ivy Road. 979-4420.

Rick Watson's new paintings will be on exhibit at the New Dominion Bookshop through July 30. 404 E. Main St. 295-2552.

The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church shows the paintings of Ramanan (Ralph Shultz) in an exhibit titled "Sangha," through August 3. Rugby Road. 293-8179.

Through July at Transient Crafters, "Waking up Wool" with Laura Sabin of Heartworks. 18 W. Main on the Downtown Mall. 972-9500.

At the University of Virginia Art Museum, Emilie Brzezinski's "New Directions" runs through September 7. Also, Rodney Smith's photography exhibit, "Reverie and Reality," runs through August 10. Rugby Road. 924-3952.

At Art Upstairs, Nell Finger exhibits her watercolors in an exhibit titled "Barns of Albemarle County," through July 29. 316 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall above the Hardware Store Restaurant. 923-3900.

At the McGuffey Art Center, the Annual Summer Group Show hangs through August 17. All of the McGuffey galleries will be dedicated to showing the work of both renting and associate members. It's your chance to see painting, drawing, printmaking, fiber art, calligraphy, mixed media, stained glass, hot glass, sculpture, photography, furniture, marbling, ceramics, and book arts. 201 Second St. NW. 295-7973.

Second Street Gallery presents Shannon Kennedy's large-scale video installation, "Building Project," through August 17. 201 Second St. NW. 977-7284.

Charlottesville-Albemarle Art Association presents mixed media work by Amy Mitchell Howard and Matthew Howard on display at the Albemarle County Building now through July. 401 McIntire Road. .

An exhibit of paintings by Charlottesville-Albemarle Art Association members is on display at the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport in the upper level mezzanine, through September 30. 201 Bowen Loop. 973-8341.

Artist Cristian Peri has an exhibition of paintings in oils on canvas at the Higher Grounds café on the Downtown Mall. 212 Main St. 971-8743.

At Les Yeux du Monde at Dot 2 Dot, "Modern Masters," featuring work by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Robert Motherwell, Frank Stella, Andy Warhol, and others, through July 26. 115 S. First St. 973-5566

Johnathan Stulman exhibits "Peripherals," new paintings, at the Gallery at Starr Hill, through July 27. 709 Main St. 977-0017. See Art feature.

Radar
At the St. Jude Catholic Church, "Summerfest 2003," a juried professional art and craft show, happens Saturday, July 19. 1937 Davis Highway (Rt. 22) between the towns of Mineral and Louisa. The event is open from 9am until 3pm. 804-556-6698.

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts presents "Despite Many Adversities, We Are Still Here," photographs of Native Americans by Carolyn DeMerritt through July 20. Also "Uncommon Legacies," Native American art from the Peabody Essex Museum. 2800 Grove Ave., Richmond. 804-204-2704.

Paula Henveld's "Machu Picchu& the spirit of place," photographs and words, will be on display at Caffé Bocce Gallery through July 30. 330 Valley Street in Scottsville. 286-4422.

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