Gallery listings for September

MANY PHILADELPHIA art galleries stay open later on the first Friday of the month. Some schedule special events on other days. Here's what's happening tonight and throughout the month of September.

Bridgette Mayer Gallery. 709 Walnut St., 215-413-8893, bridgettemayergallery.com. New paintings by Tim McFarlane. Stuart Netsky, "A Leopard Doesn't Change Her Spots." Both through Oct. 5. Reception 6-8:30 tonight.

Center on the Hill. Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Ave., 215-247-4654. "Small Works," mixed media by members of ARTsisters (artsisters.org). Through Sept. 29. Reception 4 p.m. Saturday.

Clay Studio. 137-139 N. 2nd St., 215-925-3453, theclaystudio.org. "Fauna," Adelaide Paul and Linda Cordell. "Animal Instincts." Both through Oct. 27. Shoku Teruyama, precious objects, through Sept. 29.; Sue Tirrell, fine-art dinnerware. Reception 5-9 tonight.

Leonard Pearlstein Gallery. 3401 Filbert St., 215-895-2548, drexel.edu. "Spatial Translations," Annette Cords, William Cromar, Brent Crothers and Paul Fabozzi. Through Sept. 18.

Locks Gallery 600 Washington Square South, 215-629-1000, locksgallery.com. Elizabeth Osborne, "Luminous Gestures." Simon Lee and Eve Sussman, "A Side Window." Through Oct. 12. Reception 5:30-7:30 tonight.

Manayunk-Roxborough Art Center. 419 Green Lane, 215-482-3363, mrartcenter.org. Albert Aldinger, "Drawings & Sketches." Karen Elliott, "Creative Designs." Plus new work by co-op members. Through Sept. 29. Reception noon-3 p.m. Sunday.

Moore College of Art and Design. 20th Street and Ben Franklin Parkway, 215-965-4065. Marlo Pascual. Tra Bouscaren, "New Works." Sept. 14-Oct. 19. Reception 6-8 p.m. Sept. 13. Conversation with Marlo Pascual, John Caperton and Micah Danges, 6 p.m. Oct. 4.

Pentimenti. 145 N. 2nd St., 215-625-9990, pentimenti.com. Matthew Cox, "Heartthrobs, avatars, playboys and warriors." Andrew Graham, "Play on." Through Oct. 19. Reception 6-8:30 tonight.

Projects Gallery. 629 N. 2nd St., 267-303-9652, projectsgallery.com. Craig Cully, "Ardent Proponents of Iridescence." Through Oct. 19. Receptions 6-9 p.m. tonight and Oct. 4.

Rodger LaPelle Galleries. 122 N. 3rd St., 215-592-0232, rodgerlapellegalleries.com. Sarah Hunter, "Coffin Thoughts." Bannister McKenzie, "Preciving Places." Robert Bender, paintings. Through Sept. 29. Receptions 6-10 tonight and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

3rd Street Gallery. 58 N. 2nd St., 215-625- 0993, 3rdstreetgallery.com. "Back and Forth," Katherine Kurtz. "Environment," Michelle Malkasian Weisberg. Through Sept. 29. Receptions 5-9 tonight and 12:30-3 p.m. Sunday.

Vox Populi 319 N. 11th St., third floor, 215-238-1236, voxpopuligallery.org. "Breaking Night," curated by Vox member Becky Suss; work by Michael Berryhill, Julia Bland, Milano Chow, Chris Domenick, and Frank Jackson.