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Kent State University Art Gallery, 325 Terrace Drive, Kent.  Room CVA 165?  330.672.2760  “Giselle Hicks-Artists Talk.”  Noon.  (Image Above)

Waterloo Arts, 15605 Waterloo Rd., CLE 216.692.9500 artscollinwood.org  “Walk All Over Waterloo.”  5-10pm. 

Brick Ceramic + Design, 420 East 161^st St., CLE www.brickceramics.com  “Have We Met?”  Opening 6-9pm.  New work by NOC’s own Eleni DiMaio.

Loftworks, 1667 E. 40^th Street, CLE  “International Society of Caricature Artists.”  Opening 5-8PM.  The work of 16 artists will be featured, among them artists who have created illustrations for Time, Sports Illustrated, MAD Magazine, Family Guy and the Cartoon Network. 

Akron Museum of Art, 1 S. High Street. Akron, 330.376.9185, www.akronartmuseum.org  “Alchemy! Transformations in Gold.”  Opening 6pm. The Akron Art Museum’s new exhibit Alchemy! Transformations in Gold features the work of artists who work in gold or another material standing in for gold. To kick it off, the museum is holding its Gold Party, which it calls “the Glitziest Party of the Season.” You are invited to dress up in your most glamorous clothes and pile on the jewelry to come down and check out the exhibit while enjoying drinks, snacks and music. 

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Museum of Contemporary Art, 11400 Euclid Ave., CLE 216.421.8671, www.mocacleveland.org  “my heart’s in my hand, and my hand is pierced, and my hand’s in the bag, and the bag is shut, and my heart is caught and  A Poethical Wager, two new shows.”  Starts at Noon.  MOCA Kicks off its fall season with a grand opening party for its new shows, including the first museum presentation in this country of my heart’s in my hand, and my hand is pierced, and my hand’s in the bag, and the bag is shut, and my heart is caught by British artist Phil Collins (not the Genesis singer) and A Poethical Wager, organized by senior curator Andria Hickey.  A Poethical Wager features the work of nine artists from all around the world who use art, including painting, sculpture, film installation and assemblage, to address political, social and economic issues. The Collins sound installation includes six listening booths where visitors can listen to 7” vinyl recording of songs that Collins created with residents of a homeless shelter in Germany, along with musicians such as David Sylvian, Laetitia Sadier and Scritti Politti who used the residents’ conversations to create the songs.

Morgan Conservatory, 1754 E. 47^th Street, CLE 216.361.9255, www.morganconservatory.org  “A Diamond in Hough Gala.”  Event 6:30-10pm. Admission is $10 x 4 = $40 ($35 for members, $25 for students 18 and over with ID). Morgan Gems VIP early admission and first crack at purchasing the art is available for $100.

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Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd, CLE 216.421.7350, www.clevelandart.org  “International Cleveland Community Day.”  11AM-4PM.  In the face of a storm of demonization and the stoking of fear of “foreigners” in the U.S. coming from the very top, all of us need to be engaged in pushing back, and celebrating how cultural, ethnic and racial diversity enriches our communities. That’s what the Cleveland Museum of Art will be doing on its free International Cleveland Community Day event. More than 50 organizations and groups will be offering displays, and music and dance performances representing their cultures. It’s free.