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• Kindred Spirits will host an exhibit of its children's handmade music boxes at So Cupcake, 3939 S. Highland Drive, Friday evening from 6-8 during the monthly Gallery Stroll. For more information visit KindredSpiritsArt.org.

• Community Nursing Services Home Health & Hospice will hold its annual Art & Soup this Wednesday and Thursday at the Sheraton City Centre, 150 W. 500 South. The two-day event features well-known Utah artists and chefs. For event times and more information, call 233-6100 or visit cnsvna.org.

• The Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive, will host a "Free Day" on Saturday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Participants will have the opportunity to assist in the creation of a sculpture and drawing installation piece by Sheila Pepe and Colby Brewer. For more information, call 585-7163 or visit umfa.utah.edu.

• The Utah Watercolor Society announces a call for entries for its 2008 Spring Open Exhibition that will open May 15 and run through June 14 at Palmers Gallery of Fine Art, 378 W. Broadway. Deadline for entries is April 1. All entries must be digital, submitted by e-mail or CD (no slides). For more information and entry forms, call 435-901-2425.

• The Public Art Program of the Utah Arts Council, in collaboration with the Division of Facilities Construction and Management, announces two new calls for artist qualifications for the creation of site-specific public art. The Utah Department of Health Unified State Lab facility in Taylorsville and Davis Applied Technology College in Kaysville will each commission pieces. Interested artists and/or artist teams are encouraged to submit letters of interest and qualifications. Deadline for submission is May 5. For project information visit utahpublicart.org or call 533-3586 or 533-3585.