Aug. 3-Sept. 4

Wayside Expressions Gallery
120 W. Broadway • 836-7661
Opening Reception: Aug. 3, 5 p.m.

The Wayside Expressions Gallery showcases oil painter Betty Meadows this month with her exhibit “God’s Special People,” a nod to the little folks who now run carelessly through parks and will one day come to debate Social Security. Meadows’ activism shines through in her paintings as she focuses on the children she sees, the young souls destined to be great. In the feature piece, “Not Quite Mischief,” she takes her love of religion and blends it with the natural curiosity inherent to every child. Meadows’ religious influence comes from her leadership in the Presbyterian Church for more than 15 years, while her fancy for painting spans over two decades. —Allison Ray