It's not easy being red

If you've ever felt like a redheaded stepchild literally there is now a movie for you. A screening of the documentary "Being Ginger" is being presented by the League of Extraordinary Red Heads at 6:20 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, at The Arts Center of the Capital Region, 265 River St., Troy. The movie is about the search for acceptance, even if you only make up about two percent of the world's population.

Filmmaker Scott Harris will be on hand to present his movie about being a redhead looking for love as a carrot-topped American living in Edinburgh, Scotland, "the redhead capital of the world." Even there, though, he finds the attitudes about redheads less than welcoming. In the film, one woman says to him, "You're like an orangutan. You're not just ginger, you're like the joke ginger," while another advises he stick to dating red-haired women to "keep the genetics together ... just keep ginger on ginger and not on other people."

Admission is $10. After the screening, Harris will answer questions from the audience, followed by a free after-party with Harris and The League of Extraordinary Red Heads at Lucas Confectionery wine bar, located at 12 Second St., for those 21 and older. For more information, call 274-2723. To reach the Arts Center, call 273-0552 or visit http://www.artscenteronline.org/

Art entries needed soon

The deadline is Monday, March 31, to submit entries for exhibits at the Saratoga Arts Center Gallery, 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. Submissions will be reviewed by a committee and the selected works will be exhibited during four shows throughout the year.

Emerging and established artists working in the media of painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, mixed media, video, sculpture, ceramics, fiber and glass are encouraged to apply.

For more information, visit http://saratoga-arts.org/exhibitions/gallery/opportunities Download a submission form at http://saratoga-arts.org/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/images/call%20for%20submissions%202016.pdf

Hymns for modern age

Matthew Smith, a Nashville-based singer-songwriter who writes brand new music to centuries-old hymn texts, will be performing at 7 p.m. Friday, April 4, at the First Presbyterian Church in Schenectady. He is a founding member of the Indelible Grace community, whose work is used in churches around the world.

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