Nov. 2-8, 2005

Benefit Soiree Forever Forty-Four presents "Cocktails a Vingt Heure", a collection of photographs enhanced with light, glass, and liquid by Vicki Marie Stolsen. One hundred percent of art sales will aid displaced women and children, with 20 percent donated to YWCA-USA's hurricane relief drive. Each dollar raised will be matched. Dress in evening attire. 8-11 p.m. Sat. Nov. 5. The Alexander Gallery, 2206 First Ave. S., 206-409-2817.

Gasworks Gallery Party Enjoy imported wine, food, art, and Latin jazz at this party to celebrate the gallery's one-year anniversary and raise awareness about Northwest Harvest. Potatoes and easy-to-store food items are welcomed as donations to local food shelters. 7-11 p.m. Fri. Nov. 4. Gasworks Gallery (Jones Building), 3815 Fourth Ave. N.E., www.gasworksgallery.com.

Kool Kulture Pop-culture legend Robert Williams will appear at Roq La Rue gallery to sign copies of his new book, Through Prehensile Eyes: Seeing the Art of Robert Williams. A protégé of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, Williams worked alongside Von Dutch and Rick Griffin, was a founding contributor to the ZAP! Comix Anthology, and designed the cover for the Guns N' Roses album Appetite for Destruction. 6-8 p.m. Fri. Nov. 4. Roq La Rue, 2312 Second Ave., 206-374-8977.

Vicki Goldberg Lecture Learn about unconventional, free-spirited photographer Margaret Bourke-White from her latest biographer, Vicki Goldberg. 3:30 p.m. Sat. Nov. 5. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253-272-4258.

First Thursday

ArtForte Vancouver artist Jennifer Jean Tazwell Mawby makes her U.S. solo debut with paintings that interpret the Northwest landscape through an American Tonalist perspective. Reception: 6 p.m. 213 First Ave. S., 206-748-0187. 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Nov. 30.

Artists Gallery of Seattle "My View" features new oil paintings by R.J. Stockwell. Reception: 6-10 p.m. 902 First Ave. S., 206-340-0830. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Nov. 30.

Corridor Kevin Furiya's "New Works" explore the working parts of everyday life. His paintings focus on gritty details, like those found in red industrial cranes or tarred rooftops. Reception: 6-9 p.m. 306 S. Washington St., 206-856-7037. Noon-5 p.m. Sat. (and by appointment). Ends Nov. 26.

Davidson Contemporary Combining oil, watercolor, and collage, each of Brian Novatny's panels tells a nonlinear story through a series of images. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 313 Occidental Ave. S., 206-624-7684. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Nov. 26.

Fenomena Using pen and paper, Yossi Veissid creates "Architectural Dreamscapes" without preliminary sketches or calculations, intending for them to suggest cultural and social destruction with simultaneous optimism. Reception: 8-11 p.m. 200 Roy St. (Suite 104), 206-213-0080. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun.; noon- 1 a.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Dec.18.

Foster/White Bronzesculptures by Tony Angell and delicate, dreamlike collages by Joe D'Alessandro. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 123 S. Jackson St., 206-622-2833. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Nov. 26.

Globe Gallery Kristen Imig's color photographs capture the world illuminated by "headlights." Reception: 6-8 p.m. 105 S. Main St. (#100), 206-612-7655. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Ends Nov. 29.

Lisa Harris Gallery Serene oil paintings by Kathryn Altus and mixed-media works by Michael Greenspan. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 1922 Pike Place, 206-443-3315. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun.

Linda Hodges Gallery Chen Lin works with Chinese paint on rice paper. Also: Fred Lisaius' whimsical acrylic on canvas. Reception: 6-8:30 p.m. 316 First Ave. S., 206-624-3034. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Nov. 26.

Sam Day Gallery New bronze works by metal sculptor Heidi Wastweet. Reception: 5-8 p.m. 79 S. Main St., 206-382-7413. Noon-5 p.m. Sat. (and by appointment).

Shift Studio This multimedia show features work by new member-artists Crystal Anderson, Michelle Forsyth, Kevin Haas, Elise Richman, Carolyn Zick, Donna Stack, and Andrew Kaufman. Reception: 5-8 p.m. Tashiro-Kaplan Arts Complex, 306 S. Washington St. (#105), 206-547-1215. Noon-5 p.m. Sat. (and by appointment). Ends Nov. 26.

SOIL "Crime Scene" is an exploration of our culture's fascination with crime, investigation, and evidence. Features art from Seattle, San Francisco, L.A., and Canada. Reception: 6-9:30 p.m. 112 Third Ave. S., 206-264-8061. Noon-5 p.m. Thurs.-Sun. Ends Nov. 27.

Solomon Fine Art "Paper" is a collection of Kazuo Kadonaga's works from the 1980s exploring the nuances and particularities of paper, including the relationship between water and paper. Reception 5-8 p.m. 1215 First Ave., 206-297-1400. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Dec. 9.

The Legacy Ltd. "From the House of the Thunderbird" celebrates Northwest Coast wood sculpture. Works include masks by Namgis artists Don Svanvik, Johnathan Henderson, and Sean Whonnock. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 1003 First Ave. 206-624-6350. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon-Sat. Ends Dec. 31.