SYMPHONIES & DIRGES artist reception for the First Friday IDADA gallery openings on January 2, 6 to 9pm .The Harrison Center presents Symphonies & Dirges – new work by Emma Overman. This exhibit will feature “a collection of works based on life’s highs and lows, from simple pleasures and trivial inconveniences to great successes and hardships.” In Gallery No. 2 – Cargo – new work by Toni Hook. An exhibit of over 20 paintings using shipping pallets as the canvas. The raw material paired with characterically American images reflect an unrefined America. Through bold colors and aggressive brushwork, people and ideas become the freight. In Hank & Dolly’s Gallery – Botanical Abstractions – new work by Todd Bracik. Across from the Harrison Gallery – Bruce Benedict and friends perform at 8pm. The artwork hangs through January 31st.