Artworks Gallery presents a three-person exhibit entitled Mystery, Memory and the Market, with Nelida Otero Flatow showing mostly encaustic wax on wood pieces, Alix Hitchcock showing encaustic wax on wood pieces and Kimberly Varnadoe showing Polaroid emulsion lifts.

For example, "Booster," by Robert Rauschenberg and from the collection of Stephen Dull, is a collage built from an X-ray of the artist, photography, ink smears, pages torn from magazines and a star chart. It was made in 1967, after Abstract Expressionism had faded from vogue but before pop art had gained its dominance in the scene.

Social capital isnt easy to define, but most people know it when they see it. The StoryLine project, launched 18 months ago by the ECHO Network, was created for the sole purpose of building connections and relationships in the Winston- Salem community through the art of storytelling.

"Every work has a story, but you might not see it in the work, is the way that Xandra Eden, curator of exhibitions at UNCGs Weatherspoon Art Museum describes their current exhibit, American Art: Circa 1950 Selections from the Permanent Collection,.

Designers Bob Staples and Barbara Charles pictured at the renowned Eames Office, where they co-created films, furniture, graphics and museum exhibits. At DATS '10, Staples and Charles will lead the celebration of "Powers of Ten," screening the landmark film and reflecting on influences of their famous predecessors.

Artworks Gallery presents a twoperson exhibit of intaglio prints by Emily Drew Mash, and cast glass record albums, entitled Sound Affects by Jody Danner Walker. Opening reception Friday night.

No matter what medium an artist chooses, if he or she can't draw well, it will inevitably show up throughout their work in other subtle ways. Light, perspective, proportion, composition, value, shape and line are all elemental components of most every piece of 2-D work, and the exercise of drawing helps develop them all.

Like something out of a Saturday-morning cartoon, a deserted amusement park goes decrepit in what was once known as East Berlin, on the wrong side of the wall. When it was owned by the socialist state, it was one of its most popular attractions, but its allure waned after reunification.

Cheryl Schirillo believes in the mission of the Arts-Based Elementary School, or ABES in Winston-Salem. Her son, Johnathan, attended ABES for three years and it was a magical place, she said.

Woods connection to the area runs deep. In 1975, Woods, a New York City-trained actor, arrived in North Carolina. Soon thereafter, he co-founded the NC Theatre Ensemble with Stuart Brooks. The duo collaborated on 17 plays over the next year and a half with all performances held in the Piedmont Triad area.

Cultural Arts Center; 200 N. Davie St. Green Hill Center for NC Art: Meet the Artist @ the Shop.

I dont drink coffee, but I love coffeehouses. When I lived Atlanta back in the 90s, I used to hang out at a place called Caf Diem. It was a cool spot on North Highland Avenue near Little Five Points. Essentially a haven for the creative intellectual set, the caf became my home away from home.

Film is the most collaborative of all art forms, and the group dynamic between director, screenwriter, cast and crew always comes shining through in the finished product. The short films "September" and "Everything We Forgot We Remember and Forget" by writer/director Tim Hall are a testament to this axiom.

Earshot, a Greenville, sc based company that buys, sells and trades cDs, DVDs and vinyl, has purchased the Record exchange in Winston-salem and plans a grand opening on saturday at 11 a.m. with music starting at 2 p.m.

Kimberly Varnadoe has a wealth of experience pushing the Greene and Dennis are local artists who have exhibited extensively in boundaries of modern art. Her preferred medium is photog- the area. However, for Voynova, a native of Ukraine, Surreal Exposure.

In honor of Pop the cap, which forever changed the beer scene in North carolina five years ago by legalizing high-gravity beer, Foothills Brewing and sam's Quik shop will celebrate with the simultaneous release of a very special brew. on Friday at 4 p.

David Simonton has always thought of photography as an interactive medium where the dialogue between photographer and viewer helps determine the meaning of every photo. Simonton, a Raleigh native, is one of four artists whose work will be on display at the Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art's Photography Dialogs.

One very talented teen band is going to walk away with a $500 cash prize as winner of the first-ever Rock THIs! battle of the bands, presented by Forsyth Technical community college, during Rock the Block.

WINSTON-SALEM/TRADE STREET Urban Artware; 207 W. 6 th St.: Featuring new work by Kevin Calhoun. Patrick Harris is also showing in the adjoining SEED COLLECTIVE gallery.

You know what I like about a few of the young artists here in the Triad? They're actually really good. They seem to know what they are doing, and they tend to produce images that look recognizable and finished.