A reception kicks off the "History in the Making: Honoring Our Young African American Leaders of Today" exhibit at the City-County Building, 414 Grant St., Downtown, from 6 to 8 p.m. The festivities will include remarks by Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, refreshments and musical entertainment.

The free exhibit, which will be open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., will profile 10 local African-Americans making strides in arts and entertainment, business/finance, civil rights/community action, education, health and wellness, military/law enforcement, politics, religion, science and technology, and social services and take a look at historic standouts in the same fields. It runs through Feb. 26. Information: 412-255-8976 or www.Citiparks.net.

Pittsburgh resident and Saint Vincent College faculty member Ben Schachter will give a gallery talk in his exhibition "Kosher/Treif and Eruvim" at 7 p.m. at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main St., Greensburg (free). Mr. Schachter will describe how the laws and symbols of Jewish life have inspired his art. Information: 724-837-1500 or visit www.wmuseumaa.org.

Tennessee resident and exhibiting artist Craig Nutt will speak on "Flying Vegetables, Cornography and Agricraft" at 5:30 p.m. at the Society for Contemporary Craft, 2100 Smallman St., Strip District. The Iowa native will talk about his corn-inspired sculpture, which celebrates the heritage of hyperbole and idealism of farming and gardening while questioning whether the prevailing methods of food production are moral, healthful or sustainable. $5 suggested donation. Information: 412-261-7003 or www.contemporarycraft.org.

The Associated Artists of Pittsburgh is celebrating its centennial this year, and works by members are being featured at galleries throughout the region. Opening from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. is "AAP in 3D," the first multimedia sculpture exhibition to be held at Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, 5833 Ellsworth Ave., Shadyside (free). Many of the artists and AAP officers will attend. For more information, call 412-441-5200 or visit www.morganglassgallery.com.

One of classical music's biggest stars, violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, performs one of its greatest works, Brahms' Violin Concerto, with the Pittsburgh Symphony at 8 p.m. at Heinz Hall. Music director Manfred Honeck conducts, with Mahler's Symphony No. 1 also on the program. Tickets are $12-$80. Information: 412-392-4900 or www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Get swept away by the seductive rhythms and pensive melodies of innovative composer, violinist and bandleader Daniel Bernard Roumain in the Pittsburgh premiere of "etudes4violin&electronix"at the August Wilson Center for African American Culture at 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown, at 8 p.m.

The performance will feature solo and duet works from Mr. Roumain's album of the same name as well as other compositions. Described by The Boston Globe as "brilliant," the CD features collaborations with world-class musicians, including Philip Glass, Ryuichi Sakamoto and DJ Spooky.

Tickets are $28 to $30. Information: www.pgharts.org or 412-456-6666.

The 2009 Resident Artists' Project Portfolio will be unveiled during a reception from 7 to 10 p.m. at Artists Image Resource, 518 Foreland St., North Side (free). The participants this year are William Fick, who teaches at Duke University, Durham, N.C., and is director of Cockeyed Press; Mark Franchino, art faculty and chair of the Art Department, Clarion University of Pennsylvania; and Dutch artist Stefan Hoffman. Works in progress from the ongoing "Pittsburgh Portfolio Project" will also be displayed. Information: 412-321-8664 or www.artistsimageresource.org.

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