Can't Miss This!

Friday is for lovers.

OPENING RECEPTION FOR MICHELLE SOSLAU: THREADS IN THE CURRENT
Why just paint? Why just sculpt? Why just manipulate fabrics and paper to get your point across? Soslau embraces all of these and more in her attempt to engage her audience in the simple questions regarding a piece's origin. A quick look at some of her work reveals textures and palettes that drive entire conversations. Her work will be on display at Cerulean Arts until the end of August, but the receptions are always a good chance to see the first impressions of an audience before they tell their friends about it and people start showing up with preconceptions. Not that word of mouth is necessarily a bad thing, but the conversation is always freshest at an opening.
WHO: Anyone!
WHERE: Cerulean Studio, Ridge Avenue, between Wallace and Mellon Streets (map - c'mon Google, catch up)
WHEN: From 5pm to 9pm
HOW MUCH: Free!

FRONTSIDE FIVE AT JC DOBBS
JC Dobbs was once JC Dobbs, then the Pontiac Grill, and now is JC Dobbs once more. Go watch Frontside Five tonight if you like South Street, punk rock and alcohol. Duh. Nascence and Whiskey Livin' join them.
WHO: 21+
WHERE: JC Dobbs, 3rd and South Streets (map)
WHEN: 7pm
HOW MUCH: $8. Get 'em at the door.

IMPROV COMEDY: THE N CROWD
We will keep recycling this depraved descent into hilarity until someone comes forth to prove that every soul in the city has seen the scintillatingly sordid show. Friday is Alliteration Day! Why? Because we said so. Oh, and it's not exactly sordid, nor is it too depraved. But we stand by the rest of our descriptors!
WHO: Anyone!
WHERE: The Actors' Center, 257 N. 3rd Street (map)
WHEN: 8pm
HOW MUCH: $10. Get 'em here. Note: If you buy them online, RSVP-style, they will only be held until 7:50pm, then they're fair game for buy-em-at-the-door types.

Image via Flickr user bondiben, remixed with Fotoflexer.