Meet the gayageum

The 25-string gayageum, a Korean instrument, isn’t very well-known in the United States, which is too bad – it makes a beautiful sound.

If you’ve never heard (or heard of) it before, you’ll have the chance to see it live in western Mass this weekend.

Bandleader and composer Seo Jungmin, who plays the gayageum, will bring her show “One, My Utopia!” to UMass Amherst’s Bowker Auditorium on Friday, Nov. 22, at 7:30 p.m.

Her ensemble also includes You Byoungwook on percussion and Kim Yulhee on pansori vocals.

Tickets are $12.50 to $15 for Five College students and youth, $22.50 to $29.50 for seniors, and $25 to $32.50 for adults at fac.umass.edu.

Making art from anxiety

Students from the Five College Advanced Studio Seminar are exhibiting work about climate anxiety in the group show “Signs of Solastalgia” in the Jannotta Gallery at Smith College’s Hillyer Hall.

The term “solastalgia” refers to “the feelings of distress and anxiety caused by our globalized climate crisis,” according to a press release.

“Rich with artwork centered around environmental relationships and transformation, the goal of this exhibition is to call attention to how our everyday actions impact the world around us and to encourage a more reciprocal relationship with our planet. Each artist explores these themes in a unique way, evidenced in the diverse array of pieces decorating the gallery,” the press release added.

Participating student artists include Bela Achaibar, Fernanda Amagasaki, Emma Brenner-Slagle, Teddie Charleceus, Ilana Diddams, Victoria Faulkner, Veda Hedgepeth, Emily Kung, Vale McCaffrey, Reid Pitman, Dominique Smith and Caly Van Leeuwen.

The show closes tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 22, and is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

‘Small Wonders’ art sale

Gallery A3 in Amherst will hold its December show and sale, “Small Wonders,” from Thursday, Dec. 5, through Saturday, Dec. 28.

True to its name, “Small Wonders” will showcase small works of art, including photos, paintings, prints, collages, fiber art, and assemblages made by local artists.

All of the works will be “appealingly small,” making them suitable for holiday gifts, according to a press release, and will cost $50 to $150.

The gallery is open 2 to 7 p.m., Thursday through Sunday.

Warhol-inspired collage workshop

Create collages inspired by Andy Warhol’s iconic paintings at the Easthampton picture frame store Big Red Frame on Saturday, Nov. 23, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Participants will make collages that take after the style of Warhol’s Silver Era (1963-1967) and will “dive into the underground energy of Warhol’s Factory, where art, celebrity, and pop culture converged in a swirl of silver, stripes, and stars,” according to the event description.

It’s $45 per person, which includes all materials and light refreshments, and space is limited to 12 people. To sign up, visit cityspaceeasthampton.org/all-events.

‘Love/Sick’

Greenfield Community College Theater will host the second weekend of its production of John Cariani’s “Love/Sick” at 7:30 p.m. nightly on Thursday, Nov. 21, through Saturday, Nov. 23.

The 18-actor play consists of nine “slightly twisted and completely hilarious” stories about the ups and downs of love. Those include, per the script: “The Singing Telegram,” featuring “A singing telegram man who delivers a singing telegram to an enthusiastic woman, Louise Overbee”; “Uh-Oh,” featuring “Sarah, a woman with questions, and Bill, her content husband of a year and a half”; and “Destiny,” featuring “Jake, a recently divorced man, and Emily, a recently divorced woman.”

Tickets are $15 general admission or $5 for students and seniors at gccfor.me/lovesick.

Audition for The Harlot Queens

Hark! The Harlot Queens, a comedic female and non-binary performance group that sings both bawdy and family-friendly songs at renaissance faires, needs new members – namely, a vocalist, a second guitar player, and a percussionist – for their 2025 season.

To audition, fill out the application at this Google Form (forms.gle/xEkE5jP47G6Y4rFz7), then record and upload a video of yourself singing a song and send it to theharlotqueens@gmail.com. (“Make sure that you really act out the song and engage with a pretend audience,” the form says.)

Interested participants need to be available to perform on certain weekends between April and October and to rehearse weekly.

Auditions are open through Sunday, Dec. 1. This is a paid opportunity.