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Glass events: 7/18/07

Glass events: 7/18/07

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

Tonight -- 6 p.m., lecture by Gianni Toso, Venetian maestro, who was born in Venice in 1942 into the seventh generation of a glass-blowing family, in 1967 established a studio in the Jewish Ghetto of Venice, and now lives in Baltimore. At the Pittsburgh Glass Center, Friendship (free; 412-365-2145 or www.pitts burghglasscenter.org).

Tomorrow -- 6 p.m., artists talks by Christopher Clarke and Brian Frus, exhibiting in "Worlds Within Worlds," Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 6300 Fifth Ave., Shadyside (free; 412-361-0873).

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Friday -- 5:30-9 p.m., reception for "glassweekend '07: in the gallery," Amy Morgan presents the show she curated for this year's GlassWeekend at WheatonArts (formerly Wheaton Village), N.J., comprising 12 artists working in a variety of glass techniques. Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, 5833 Ellsworth Ave., Shadyside (412-441-5200).

Saturday -- 10 a.m., weekly glassblowing demonstration and tour, Pittsburgh Glass Center ($10, $5 children; 412-365-2145).

Saturday -- 3-5 p.m., and Aug. 4, "Photo Safari: Stalking the Stained Glass Windows of the South Side," a two-part photo workshop led by Aaron McGregor, photography instructor, Oakbridge Academy. Mary Ann Eubanks, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, will discuss the windows' history. Silver Eye Center for Photography, 1015 E. Carson St., South Side ($25, $20 students and members, reservations required; 412-431-1810).

Continuing exhibitions are listed in the Thursday Weekend Mag calendar.

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--Mary Thomas

First Published: July 17, 2007, 10:45 p.m.

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