The origami tsuru (Japanese crane), a symbol of peace and good luck, is incorporated into graduation-appropriate giveables from Wabi-Sabi this year, including a cellophane-wrapped bouquet fashioned with six cranes, three folded from $1 bills, three from assorted hand-cut paper ($20); a smaller two-bird version ($8); and a "lei-n-yard" (lanyard) with a clear take-out box containing a tsuru made
Karen Dodez of Saunderstown poses with her "Good Hair Day," a poolside planter that was a commissioned piece. Dodex is a master gardener at URI, an artist and potter.
Compared to other towns on the eastern Mediterranean coast, Beirut often seems like a clearinghouse of festivals. More of these are dedicated to the moving image, whether film for video art, than any other medium. The International Festival of Film and Creative Video: New images in movement (known by its French-language acronym.
ALLEY KATZ -- 10 Walnut Alley, 643-2816. Digital Frontier, 10 p.m. Friday. Ki: Theory, Alex Mejias, Gene Smilek and Daniel Tomlinson, 5 p.m. Saturday, all ages, $5 in advance, $7 at door. New Level, Saint Diablo and Separation, 10 p.m. Saturday, $10 in advance, $12 at door.