A Tuesday artist's talk and reception marked the first week of the "Vessels of Life" exhibit of mixed-media drawings by Kim Banister. The exhibit, in the Gallery at Penn College (Madigan Library, third floor), runs through Dec. 2. Gallery hours are 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday and Friday. All exhibits are free and open to the public. The college and the gallery will be closed Thursday, Nov. 22, through Sunday, Nov. 25, for Thanksgiving. ( Photos by Stephanie A. Shutter, student photographer)