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For one of its first fundraisers, fledgling arts group Organism will host a gala honoring 10 noteworthy Oregon artists: James Lavadour, Matt McCormick, Sean Healy, Brenden Clenagen, Ellen George, Katherine Bovee, Philippe Blanc, Carson Ellis, R. Scott Porter and Nat Andreini. All artists will be in attendance at the fete, which is being called the "Toast Gala." It will feature a four-course dinner at Screen Door with wines by Panther Creek, and a preview of Organism's upcoming spring exhibition, Model Behavior. Screen Door, 2337 E Burnside St., 542-0880. 7 pm Monday, April 2. $75. To buy tickets, visit artorganism.org and click "Special Events."

NW GALLERIES

ATTIC Hadley E. Ferguson's paintings, Gary Michael's paintings. 539 NW 10th Ave., 228-7830. Closes March 31.

BACKSPACE Group show. 115 NW 5th Ave., 248-2900. Closes April 3.

BEET Doug Dacar's works. 1720 NW Lovejoy St., #120, 224-5000. Closes April 4.

BEPPU WIARDA Deborah Gillis' paintings. 319 NW 9th Ave., 241-6460. Closes March 31.

BLACKFISH Jim Neidhardt's paintings and Tori Bryer's works. 420 NW 9th Ave., 234-2634. Closes March 24.

BLUE SKY Paula Luttringer's photos. 1231 NW Hoyt St., 225-0210. Closes March 31.

B-STREET Brett Superstar's works. 202 NW 13th Ave., 241-1926. Closes March 31.

BULLSEYE Martha Pfanschmidt's works (closes April 21), Jun Kaneko's glassworks (Closes July 28). 300 NW 13th Ave., 227-0222.

BUTTERS Susan S. Hall's paintings. 520 NW Davis St., 248-9378. Closes March 31.

ELIZABETH LEACH Matt McCormick's works, Adam Sorenson's paintings. 417 NW 9th Ave., 224-0521. Closes March 30.

FIFTY 24PDX Morning Breath's works. 23 NW 5th Ave., 548-4835. Closes March 31.

FILTER/TALENT Kathryn Steffen's works. 733 NW Everett St., 228-6892. Closes March 30.

GALLERY 114 Paul Dahlquist's photos. 1100 NW Glisan St., 243-3356. Closes March 31.

LAURA RUSSO Mel Katz's sculptures, Connie Kiener's paintings. 805 NW 21st Ave., 226-2754. Closes March 31.

OGLE Scott Mazariegos' installation. 310 NW Broadway, 227-4333. Closes March 31.

OREGON JEWISH MUSEUM Debra Band's works. 310 NW Davis St., 226-3600. Closes May 6.

PDX Marie Watt's works, Brenda Mallory's window project. 925 NW Flanders St., 222-0063. Closes March 31.

PORTLAND ART CENTER Christine Wallers and Steve Peters' installation, David Lindsay's works, Lou Mallozzi's sound installation. 32 NW 5th Ave., 236-3322. Closes March 30.

PULLIAM DEFFENBAUGH David R. French's works. 929 NW Flanders St., 228-6665. Closes March 31.

PUSHDOT Steve Steckly's photos. 830 NW 14th Ave., 224-5925. Closes March 31.

QUALITY PICTURES Jason Fulford's works (closes April 14), MySpace-themed group show (closes March 31). 916 NW Hoyt St., 227-5060.

QUINTANA David Boxley's works. 120 NW 9th Ave., 223-1729. Closes March 31.

RAKE Dane Wilson's paintings, group show. 325 NW 6th Ave., 750-0754. Closes March 31.

SEQUENTIAL ART Taylor Rozek's works, Sam Ford's works. 328 NW Broadway, #113, 916-9293. Closes March 31.TILT Andy Holtin's works. 625 NW Everett St., Suite 106, 908-616-5477. Closes March 31.

TRINITY EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL Christine McKee's paintings. 147 NW 19th Ave., 478-1203. Closes April 1.

VORPAL SPACE Peter Archer's paintings. 625 NW Everett St. #117, 577-0530. Closes March 25.

WATERSTONE Eileen Cotter Howell's works. 424 NW 12th Ave., 226-6196. Closes April 1.

WORKING ARTISTS GALLERY Group show. 2211 NW Front St., 686-4621. Closes March 31.

SW GALLERIES

ATTIC Hadley E. Ferguson's works, Gary Michael's paintings. 206 SW 1st Ave., 228-7830. Closes March 31.

AUGEN David Nez's paintings and sculpture, Gary Groves' prints, minimalist prints. 817 SW 2nd Ave., 224-8182. Closes March 27.

BRODERICK Group show. 814 SW 1st Ave., 224-4020. Closes March 31.

CHAMBERS Nancy Tokar Miller's works. 207 SW Pine St., #102, 227-9398. Closes April 14.

FROELICK Sarah Horowitz's works, Takahiko Hayashi and Ritsuko Ozeki's works. 817 SW 2nd Ave., 222-1142. Closes March 31.

GALLERIE RENE Sharon Geraci's works. 207 SW Pine St., 223-1022. Closes March 31.

GOTTLIEB Eric Wiegardt's paintings. 220 SW Yamhill St., 241-1070. Closes March 31.

MULTNOMAH ARTS CENTER Lauren Grube's photos. 7688 SW Capitol Highway, 823-2787. Closes April 25.

OREGON COLLEGE OF ART & CRAFT Group show. Centrum Gallery, Metals Dept., 8245 SW Barnes Road, 297-5544. Closes April 1.

PORTLAND ART MUSEUM APEX: Chris Johanson (closes May 27), Damien Hirst: Four Works from the Broad Art Foundation (closes April 22), Personal Best: Photographs by Elliott Erwitt (closes April 29). 1219 SW Park Ave., 226-2811.

PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY Group show (Littman Gallery), Emilie Gerber's works (White Gallery). 1825 SW Broadway, #250 Smith Center, 281-9053. Closes March 28.

NE GALLERIES

BRIAN MARKI Madoka Ito's works, Noah Nakell's works. 2236 NE Broadway, 249-5659. Closes March 31.

GUARDINO Jamee Linton's paintings, Sara Plaia's sculpture. 2939 NE Alberta St., 281-9048. Closes March 27.

HAIKU Group show. 2927 NE Alberta St., 274-9118. Closes March 25.

MARK WOOLLEY Jeff Fontaine's works, Lance Morrison's paintings, Bobbi Ambrosini's works. 128 NE Russell St., 224-5475. Closes March 31.

MOSHI MOSHI Fay Ryu and Sakura Maku's collaboration. 811 E. Burnside St., 233-3993. Closes April 1.

OFFICE Trish Grantham's works. 2204 NE Alberta St., 282-7200. Closes March 25.

ONDA ARTE LATINA Jussara Luz Padilha's works. 2215 NE Alberta St., 493-1909. Closes March 29.

TALISMAN Nolan Kidwell's works, Brian Hunter's works. 1476 NE Alberta St., 284-8800. Closes March 25.

SE GALLERIES

BAMBOO GROVE Amity Skelton's paintings. 134 SE Taylor St., 971-207-8476. Closes March 30.

CENTER SPACE Group show. 420 SE 6th Ave., 206-595-9228. Closes March 30.

JANOVEC Group show. 4504 SE Milwaukie Ave., 231-8346. Closes March 31.

NEWSPACE Mariana Tres' photos, Scott Jackson's photos. 1632 SE 10th Ave., 963-1935. Closes April 1.

SMALL A PROJECTS Alex Felton's works, Kevin Abell's works, Mitzi Pederson's works. 1430 SE 3rd Ave. Closes March 24.

STUDIO 2507 Annie Meyer's works. 2507 SE Clinton St., 957-6800. Closes March 30.

TILDE Nisa Haron's works. 7919 SE 13th Ave., 234-9600. Closes March 31.

CAFE SOCIETY

EVERYDAY WINE Jennifer Mercede's paintings. 1520 NE Alberta St., 331-7119. Closes March 26.

GRENDEL'S COFFEE HOUSE Chris Haberman's paintings. 729 E. Burnside St., 595-9550. Closes March 31.

LV'S UPTOWN Sarina Dorie's paintings. 310 SW Lincoln St., 221-0140. Closes April 1.

PARISI'S Mike Virosteck's photos. 4605 NE Fremont St., Suite 101. Closes March 31.

VINO PARADISO Sarah Boss' works, Trevor Gray's works. 417 NW 10th Ave., 295-9536. Closes April 1.