THE WEEK IN ARTS

TODAY

ALPHONSE MUCHA: MASTER OF ART NOUVEAU: Noon today and 11 a.m. Wednesday through Saturday at The Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park, N., Dayton.

ACTING UP: KABUKI IN JAPANESE PRINTS: Noon today and 11 a.m Wednesday through Saturday at The Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park, N., Dayton. With the rise of kabuki theaters in the pleasure quarters of Japan as a popular form of mass entertainment, many woodblock prints depicted these theatrical scenes. DEVOTED: VISUAL PERFORMANCES OF FAITH: Noon today and 11 a.m. Wednesday through Saturday at The Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park, N., Dayton. Devotion is a performance: the expression of reverence, love and wonder from the devotee to the object of devotion.

ART OF THE ANCIENT AMERICAS GALLERY: Noon today and 11 a.m. Wednesday through Saturday at The Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park, N., Dayton. Showcase of rich artistic traditions and the remarkable cultures that created these impressive objects from the Olmecs of Mexico to the Inkas of Peru and spanning 2,500 years.

HOLIDAY ART JUMBLE: 1to 4 p.m. today and Wednesday through Saturday at 111 Corry St., Yellow Springs. A fundraiser for Yellow Springs Arts Council Community Gallery. Runs through Dec 31. Gallery hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Wed. through Sun.

TUESDAY

ST. MARY CHURCH CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE: 2 to 5 p.m. today and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at St. Mary Catholic Church, 310 Allen St., Dayton. The Nativity covers three levels on a 280 square foot platform with over 100 statues. Call 256-5633 for more details.

SATURDAY

SOUND BITES: 1:30 p.m. at The Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park, N., Dayton. Join us in the museum’s permanent collection galleries on select Saturdays for Sound Bites: Short Talks About Art. These free, 20-minute gallery talks are given by DAI docents on a specific work or theme. All Sound Bites talks meet in the General Motors Entrance Rotunda.