“Portal – A Journey Through the Past” is an installation by Garric Simonsen of family photographs, postcards and childhood drawings dating back more than 100 years.
View the Smithsonian exhibit from Feb. 4-Sept. 22. The opening reception will feature a discussion panel about global hunger, beer and wine and music by the Dead Fiddlers Society on Feb. 4 at 2 pm. Cost: $7-$5. Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org (456-3931)