Check in weekly for listings of new exhibitions and activities of the yearlong Pittsburgh celebration of all things glass.

Tonight -- 6 p.m., Heather McElwee, director of Education & Exhibitions, lectures on the current exhibition "The Allure of Japanese Glass," at the Pittsburgh Glass Center, Friendship (free; 412-365-2145 or www.pittsburghglasscenter.org).

Friday: Installation of art at 800 Penn Ave. storefront gallery, Downtown, created by students this week in workshops at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild with Therman Statom, the May artist-in-residence for Pittsburgh Celebrates Glass!

Saturday, 10 a.m.: Weekly glassblowing demonstration and tour, Pittsburgh Glass Center. Admission: $10, $5 children; 412-365-2145.

Sunday, 1:30-2:30 p.m.: Gallery Talk by Davide Salvadore and Kathleen Mulcahy in "Viva Vetro! Glass Alive! Venice and America" exhibition at Carnegie Museum of Art. They'll talk about their own work and that of other exhibiting artists. Salvadore is a native of Venice who began working in the prestigious Murano glass factories at an early age with his father. Pittsburgh artist Mulcahy is co-founder of The Pittsburgh Glass Center. Free with museum admission; 412-622-3131 or www.cmoa.org.

Continuing exhibitions are listed in the Thursday Weekend Mag calendar.

--Compiled by Mary Thomas