Marina Kurkow's "data schmata," 2006, is included in "Thread" at Wood Street Galleries, which will open during the Gallery Crawl. Click photo for larger image.

The Cultural District, home to an ever-expanding landscape of galleries and performance spaces, flicks on the lights on Friday for the first Gallery Crawl of 2007 and the first one for adults since last September.

Highlights include openings at Wood Street Galleries, Watercolors Gallery, 707 Penn Gallery and Future Tenant, along with an eclectic music mix from the New Wave rock of Shade, the vintage country of Slim Forsythe and the Parklane Drifters to the acoustic rock of Red Moon Run.

Space will be the place for a new exhibit with psychedelic humor and the old school music of DJ Pete Spynda of Pandemic.

The Crawl runs from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday and it's all free. Go to www.pgharts.org for updates.

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GALLERY CRAWL EVENTS

WOOD STREET GALLERIES
601 Wood St.
"Thread"
Exhibition curated by Michele Thursz mimics the structure of a Web log. Specific threads of the exhibition will be installed in the gallery space, the net and other places.
Live music by Shade.

SPACE
812 Liberty Ave.
"HOME/AWAY"
Curated by Thad Kellstadt, it explores physical and psychological travel, psychedelic humor and the weighting of truths surrounding our everyday lives.
Music by DJ Pete Spynda.

FUTURE TENANT
801 Liberty Ave.
"Work With Me"
New collaborative works by artists Jeremy Boyle, Marlene Boyle, Diane Samuels, Morgan Cahn, David Pohl, Thad Kelldstadt, Ben Kinsley.

PENNSYLVANIA CULINARY INSTITUTE
808 Liberty Ave.
Culinary Sculptures
Various sugar and tallow sculpture pieces created by PCI faculty, plus hot food and beverages prepared by PCI students available for $1.

THREE RIVERS ARTS FESTIVAL GALLERY
937 Liberty Ave., second floor
"Switchback" presented by Artists Upstairs
Works by artists who create traditional art using nontraditional materials and artists who create Nontraditional art using traditional materials.
Live music by Funk Mama Help Inc.

BRICOLAGE SPACE
937 Liberty Ave., first floor
Samba and Salsa Lessons
Brazilian Carnival Samba and Cuban Salsa dance lessons presented by Tracie Yorke Dance 6-6:40 p.m., 7-7:40 p.m. and 8-8:40 p.m.

SHOW HERE
945 Liberty Ave.
"Craftmatic"
Handcrafted, reconstructed wares by local crafters Jennifer Baron, Jessica Manack and Jill Chisnell (of Handmade Arcade fame).

707 PENN GALLERY
707 Penn Ave.
Joseph Shepler: Recent Paintings
Seen as a whole, the work of Joseph Shepler displays an idee fixe -- namely couples, male-female in interiors.

709 PENN GALLERY
709 Penn Ave.
"STILL CITY"
Photographic works by Duane Rieder and Rob Larson.

Live music by Mikelle Johnson (folk/acoustic)

CAPA GALLERY
111 Ninth St.
"From Intolerance to Understanding"
Photographic exhibit and essay by Lynn Johnson, who will talk about her work and hate crimes at 7:30 p.m.

NORTHSIDE URBAN PATHWAYS GALLERY
914 Penn Ave.
Winter Arts Show & Musical Exhibition
Current works of NUP students, including ceramic works produced at Fireborn Studios.
Music by NUP's steel pan band with special guests.

MCG @ 800 PENN
800 Penn Ave.
"Makers and Mentors: Making the Connection"
New collaboration between the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild and the Helen S. Faison School.

WATERCOLORS GALLERY
901 Penn Ave.
"Local Color"
Pastel paintings by Enid Wood explore patterns and textures created by the movement of light, wind and water.
Live Music by Red Moon Run (acoustic rock, soul, pop).

209/9 -- AUGUST WILSON CENTER FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE GALLERY
209 Ninth St.
"Drawn In"
Curated by Felecia Davis, this exhibition features conceptual architectural drawings by African and African-American architects.

TROMBINO PIANO GALLERIE
942 Penn Ave.
Stereo Realism
Renaissance Gallery presents a collection of original paintings by Robert Johnston.

FIRST COMMONWEALTH HOSPITALITY SPOT
Cabaret Lobby and Backstage Bar, 655 Penn Ave. (Theater Square)
Hot cocoa and marshmallow snowmen, plus live music by Slim Forsythe and the Parklane Drifters in the Backstage Bar.