First Friday: Art receptions & extended hours

MANY GALLERIES stay open later on the first Friday of the month. Here's what's happening tonight and through the month in Philadelphia and the region.

Artists' House Gallery. 57 N. 2nd St., 215-923-8440. Leigh Gustafson, Kevin Cummins, Nathan Durnin, James Stewart, Melissa Bateman, Aurelia Burnham. Through Nov. 27. Receptions 5-8:30 tonight and 1-4 p.m. Sunday.

AxD gallery. 265 S. 10th St., 215-627-6250. Annette Cords, "Turnarounds." Through Nov. 12. Artist talk, live music, 3:30 p.m. tomorrow.

Bridgette Mayer Gallery. 709 Walnut St., 215-413-8893. Reopening exhibit, "Karmic Abstraction," 16 artists. Nov. 15-Dec. 31. Reception 6-8 p.m. Dec. 9.

The Center for Art in Wood. 141 N. 3rd St., 215-923-8000. New location and 25th anniversary exhibition, "Turning to Art in Wood: A Creative Journey," more than 100 objects from the collection. Exhibit runs Nov. 11-April 21. Opening celebration 5:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 11, $100. Free open house Nov. 12-13. Call for details and reservations.

Chestnut Hill Gallery. 8117 Germantown Ave., 215-248-2549. "Tranquil Dawn: American Realism," Neal Hughes. Through Nov. 19. Reception 6-8 p.m. Saturday.

Episcopal Cathedral. 3723 Chestnut St. , 215-386-0234. "Spirit and Contemplation: 4 Latino Artists from Philadelphia," joint exhibit with Taller Puertorriqueño featuring Tony Rocco, Henry Bermudez, Daniel de Jesus and Simon Jadczak. Through Nov. 21. Reception 5-8 tonight.

Galleries at the Gershman Y. 401 S. Broad St., 215-545-4400. Leon Bibel, "Art & Activism in the WPA. " "Before and After Utopia: Images of urban abandonment, absence and aspiration," various artists. To Nov. 20.

Indigo Gallery. Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American St., 215-765-1041. "Appalachian Visionaries," Virginia artists Ollie Cox, Shawn Crookshank, D.R. Mullins and Fred J. Carter. Through tomorrow.

LGTripp Gallery. 47-49 N. 2nd St., 215-923-3110. Sight-specific installation, "Flotsam," by Matthew Stemler. "John Doe Puzzles," paintings by Raphael Fenton-Spaid.

Light Room Gallery. 2024 Wallace St.,"Two Cultures," new work by photographers Tony Rocco and Ranjoo Prasad. Until Dec. 2. Reception 5-9 p.m. tomorrow. Proceeds from sale of Rocco's work support Stetson Charter School and Rocco's outreach programs in Colombia.

Locks Gallery. 600 Washington Square South, 215-629-1000. Pat Steir, "Water & Sand"; Ray Metzker, "Philadelphia Elusive (1962-2009). " Through Nov. 12. Elizabeth Osborne, watercolors, through December.

Manayunk-Roxborough Artists' Co-Op. 419 Green Lane (rear), 215-482-3363. "Reflections," Eric Sauermelch and Danielle Maisey. Reception noon-3 p.m. Sunday.

Pentimenti Gallery. 145 N. 2nd St., 215-625-9990. "Ketabeh Eshghe" (Book of Love), Hadieh Shafie. "Offshoot," Ilene Sunshine. Through Dec. 17. Reception 5-7 tonight.

Philadelphia Art Alliance. 251 S. 18th St., 215-545-4302. "Let Me Tell You About a Dream I Had," by The Miss Rockaway Armada. Through Dec. 30.

Projects Gallery. 629 N. 2nd St., 267-303-9652. "Two Brothers - Two Profiles," Ira and Len Upin. Through Nov. 29. Reception 6-9 tonight.

Rodger LaPelle Galleries. 122 N. 3rd St., 215-592-0232. Romi Sloboda, "Waiting for Rain." Gideon Chase, "Muscle Beach." Through Nov. 30. Reception 6-10 tonight.

3rd Street Gallery. 58 N. 2nd St., 215-625-0993. Conny Parsons, "A Stones Throw." Jacqueline Unanue, "Ancient New Codes II." Through Nov. 27. Reception 5-9 tonight. Meet the artists, 1-4 p.m. Nov. 13.

Villanova University Art Gallery. 800 Lancaster Ave., 610-519-4612. "Visions Four," Elsa Johnson, Kristine Marx, Diane Pepe and Karen Saler. Through Dec. 5.

Z Gallery. 109 W. Gay St., West Chester, 610-696-5515. Delaware Valley Art League Small Works Exhibition, through Nov. 29. Reception 5-9 tonight.