First Friday - Spectacular student art

More than 70 center city art galleries, shops and restaurants extend their hours to 9 p.m. or later. This Friday is filled with interesting special events:

-- Artwork by over 1,000 young artists from across Lancaster County, formerly known as Scholastic Art Awards, at two locations this weekend and a third Wednesday.
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1) Demuth Museum, 120 E. King St.
Junior High Silver and 2D Awards. Friday reception 5-7 p.m.
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2) Lancaster Museum of Art
135 N. Lime St.
Featuring Junior High and Senior High Gold and Special Awards.
Friday reception 5-8 p.m.
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Mulberry Art Studios
19-21 N. Mulberry St.
Featuring Senior High Silver and Exhibit Awards.
Starting Wednesday, 10-4 p.m.

PLUS:
The Infantree Gallery
21 N. Prince St., 4th fl.
Help Haiti Heal - a Poster Project: Local photographer Matthew Lester shares photographs from trips to Haiti. Local and national design and print shops come together to raise money for Build-A-Bridge's Haiti Arts Relief Fund 5-10pm.
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Isadore Gallery, 228 N. Prince St.
Appreciating Prints: various types of contemporary prints by local artists and vintage prints from the Isadore Gallery collection. Gallery Talk, 6pm:
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Heritage Center Museum, 5 W. King St.
Amish of Lancaster County special exhibit and permanent collection on view.
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Lancaster Marriott Penn Square
25 S. Queen St.
Second Annual Cake Show and Benefit Contest: Decorated cakes by the Baking and Pastry Arts students at Hempfield High School. Vote for Best of Show.

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