Galleries

ALBUQUERQUE OPENINGS Thursday

516 ARTS, 516 W. Central, hosts a gallery talk titled “Future Tense: Marked Existence in the Contemporary Landscape,” by Traci Quinn and Stefan Batista, at 6 p.m. Admission is free. Call 242-1445.

Friday

Graft Gallery, 1416 Fourth SW, hosts an opening for “Mouthpiece: Bright and Pitch,” with musical performances by Raven Chacon and James Whiton, from 8 to 11 p.m. Events continue with a shadow puppet show by Rae Red, “Absolute Brightness,” written and performed by Marya Errin Jones, and “Shadow Piece,” by Yoko Ono, performed by Anna Mall, from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $10 for one night or $15 for both nights. Call 585-1415.

Richard Levy Gallery, 514 W. Central, hosts a reception for “Modern Ruin,” nine paintings by Thomas Frontini, from 6 to 8 p.m. The solo exhibition runs through Sept. 23. Call 766-9888.

SANTA FE OPENINGS Friday

LewAllen Galleries, 1613 Paseo de Peralta, host a reception for “Place in Time,” paintings by Connie Connally, from 5 to 7 p.m. The solo exhibition, running through Oct. 2, evokes luscious references from nature. Call 505-988-3250.

Turner Carroll Gallery, 725 Canyon Road, hosts a reception for “Morphy’s Law,” with works by Georges Mazilu and Mavis McClure, from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibition runs through Sept. 13. Call 505-986-5027.