Photographer Frances Freyberg will be joined by Kim Holl, Lynn Montoya, Julia Seelos and Alice Weil for open studios May 5 and 6, and 19 and 20 at 856 Partridge Ave. in Menlo Park. Freyberg will be showing photos from her recent trips to New Zealand as well as those to Albania, Macedonia and Bulgaria, plus local landscapes and flowers. Gallery 9 is featuring four of its artists during Silicon Valley Open Studios. Christine Arthur, Judi Keyani, Judy Mill Johnson and Bill Scull will be on hand from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 5 and 6. An exhibit of their work will begin Tuesday with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. The gallery is at 143 Main St., Los Altos. Regular gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays.
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