The second-to-last First Friday of the year includes a menagerie of local, regional and national art to peruse on Nov. 7.

From local self-portraits and glasswork, to celebrated Alaska art, to ceramics from the Lower 48, there is an eclectic array of art to be admired and purchased on First Friday in the capital.

Here is a look at what's going on.

Annie Kaill's, 244 Front St.:

Barbara Lavallee, one of Alaska's most famous artists and illustrators, will be back at the downtown gallery for November. Some of Lavallee's newest prints and original paintings will be on hand along with her treasured children's books, including "Mama Do You Love Me?" The artist will host a reception from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Friday, along with Juneau's own Alice Tersteeg.

Tersteeg, a recipient of a recent Mayor's Award for the Arts 2008 for innovative application of the arts, will be showing her latest original paintings and mixed media works that incorporate "fishy themes." She is a professor of art at the University of Alaska Southeast.

Juneau Arts & Culture Center, 350 Whittier Street:

The work of the Plein Rein Painters - an intrepid group of Juneau artists who year-round, rain or shine, meet downtown at 9 a.m. to plan a Saturday morning of painting - will headline the Juneau Arts & Humanities Council gallery during the month of November.

Plein Reiners create art using a wide range of media, including pastel, watercolors, oil, acrylics and pencils. The artists vary each week, but since 2002 there has always been a group ready to go out and capture Juneau on canvas or paper. They continue to learn and experiment and sponsor painting excursions, annual weekend retreats to the Shrine of St. Therese, and longer summer workshops with artists and instructors. They also locally produce an art calendar that features original images from the Juneau area. The calendars will be for sale during the opening at the arts council beginning at 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 7.

Also featured during the opening will be a collaborative colored drawing completed by the group during its annual retreat. Proceeds will support the Juneau Arts & Humanities Council.

Painters who will exhibit include Carey Akagi, Constance Baltuck-Hartle, Nancy Brown, Barbara Craver, Jay Crondahl, Cristine Crooks, Mary Lou Elton, James Heumann, Sue Kraft, Jane Lindsey, Pua Maunu, Monica O'Keefe, Paul Voelckers, Mary Pat Wyatt and Steve Winkler.

During the reception, swing by the "What Goes with Turkey" event in the Main Hall from 5 to 7 p.m. Specialty Imports, in collaboration with the Rendezvous, will offer a wine, beer, and sake tasting to benefit the arts council as part of the First Friday festivities. Tickets for the tasting are $25 and are available at the Rendezvous, the arts council, online and at the door. Participants must be 21 or with a parent or guardian to attend.

Back Room at the Silverbow Inn & Bakery, 120 Second St.:

Photography by Libbe Dernard will be on display at the Back Room for the month of November. Cookies and snacks will be available for the opening reception held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Friday.

The Juneau-Douglas City Museum, 155 South Seward St.:

The city museum will host multimedia artist Rachael Juzeler's show "Rough Around the Edges - Experiments in Materials & Textures" during the month of November. An opening reception will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday at the museum.

Juzeler has continued her exploration with pit-fired ceramics, wire baskets, felting and resin to form her sculptural pieces.

Ruby Room, Emporium Mall:

Self-portraits will be the focus of November's show at the downtown gallery, located in the Emporium Mall behind Heritage Coffee. The gallery hosts monthly group shows in which artists submit work on different themes.

The show will have its opening reception from 4 to 7 p.m. on Nov. 7. Some of the contributing artists are Jenny Reed, Jay Crondahl, George Kuhar, Linda Miller, Anne Bluft, Mark Zinfel and Dianne Anderson.

The Rendezvous, 184 S. Franklin St.:

The downtown bar will host a live "Musica Latina Arts Happening" on Friday. Salsa Borealis will be performing from 10 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. The Rendezvous will also have a colorful photo exhibit by the artist Inua.

The Canvas Art Gallery, 223 Seward St.:

Magil Pratt will be the featured artist at the downtown community art studio during the month of November. An opening reception will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday at The Canvas Art Gallery.

Pratt is drawn by a desire to capture and preserve images that catch her eye, whether it's a color, combination of colors, the play of light and shadow, or a particular scene. That desire has led her from charcoal sketching, to oil painting, to watercolor, and back to oil painting.

"I strive to express my version of what I see in a spontaneous way with fresh brushstrokes," Pratt said in an artist's statement. "I struggle with finding the balance between simplicity and excess detail. I know my painting is finished when I've expressed what I wanted to say without overworking the piece."

Alaska State Museum, 395 Whittier St.:

The University of Alaska Southeast and the Alaska State Museum have partnered together to bring the "20/20 Vision" Ceramics Symposium to Juneau, The invitational event brings together 10 Alaska artists and 10 ceramicists from the Lower 48. The opening reception will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at the state museum, and the exhibit, featuring 40 pieces of contemporary ceramics, will be displayed through Dec. 17.

Alaska artists are Anna Ramsburgh, Teresa Shannon, Pedar Dalthrop, Jeremy Kane, Jennifer Allen, Jim Brashear, Steve Godfrey, Peter Brondz, Karen Foote and Josh Allen.

Artists from the Lower 48 are Colleen Toledano, Loma Meaden, Ben Ahlvers, Kristen Kieffer, Liz Zacher, Brad Schwieger, Josh DeWeese, Russell Wrankle, Ted Adler and Matt Long.

Juneau Artists Gallery, 175 S.Franklin St.:

Basement Studios' glass artists Tasha Walen and Lincoln Farabee are the featured artists at the Juneau Artists Gallery during the month of November. An opening reception with the artists will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Nov. 7.

Both Walen and Farabee were fortunate enough to spend a week in Eugene, Ore., in June, studying with Lucio Bubacco, a renowned Italian glass sculpturer. That experience then led them to attend the Glass Art Society conference in Portland.

"It was impressive to see such a variety of glass work from all over the world" Farabee said.

Basement Studios continues to introduce new variety into its glass art, which now includes lampworked glass beads, kiln-formed wall hangings, metal-and-glass art, and blown glass pieces. More of their work, and their philosophy about glass as art, can be seen on their Web site at www.basementstudiosalaska.com.