Community Calendar – August 24, 2011
METRO ALBANY
Ongoing
Visionary Art: An exhibition featuring works from an array of outsider, folk and visionary artists from Georgia and Alabama, including Howard Finster, Eddie Owens Martin, Mose Tolliver, R.A. Miller and O.L. Samuels continues through Sept. 14 at the Albany Museum of Art. The museum is open Tuesdays through Saturdays 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is free. Visit www.albanymuseum.com or call (229) 439-8400.
Wetherbee Planetarium: Thursdays-Saturdays, 100 Roosevelt Ave. Show schedule
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