This week:
The various Wingfields open tonight at the Thousand Islands Playhouse-in case there are any of them you haven't seen, he might be "playing your song!" (And- hot tip -the new local pub in Gan is THE theatre bar to go to, in future.)

Portraits, Portraits -in addition to seeing the Kingston Prize winners (12-5:30 p.m. daily, at the Grand) remember that Dr. Stephanie Dickey speaks about the relevance of portraits at Memorial Hall at 7:30 on Weds Oct. 14, with a reception across the street at Robert Macklin Gallery, who is holding a tongue in cheek Salon des Refusees. Many of the artists of that show (including the talented Judith Sherreff, Daniel Hughes, Katherine McNenly, and Cleah Bunting) will be there.If you just want to go to the Refusees show and the reception, it’s 6 to “whenever…”

The following evening (Oct. 15) at 7 p.m. you can get another opinion at October’s Arts And Letters Club’s Whither Portraiture at the RCHA Club, where Gary Michael Dault entertains the topicality of portraiture in our modern world. After having just seen Steichen's photographic portraits, I'm curious to see where his art/not art stance might fall.

Thursday night Domino Theatre opens the classic comedy A THOUSAND CLOWNS at the Baby Grand, and there's another studio tour this weekend featuring so many of our best artists (www.townandcountrystudiotour.com) So many talents, so little time.

If you think there's just not enough arts stuff of interest, check out www.limestonecity.com Once you find the events listings, there isn't a bad assortment of music groups to choose from. I'm elsewhere that night, but the "midnight blues jam" at RCHA on Saturday features the "MoJo Shooters and and open jam for vocalists and musicians.

And, just so you don't let them slip away...Garth Fagan Dance at the Grand next Tuesday, Oct. 20 should be dynamite (all their dance presentations so far have been.)