Form follows function: Jett Ulaner Sarachek, above, embraces the human form and technology in "Explorations," through March 16, Banko Family Gallery, Banana Factory, 25 W. Third St., Bethlehem. The exhibition includes 25-plus works by the Allentown area photographer, including several large-scale photographs and iPhone photography. Ulaner Sarachek has long used alternative cameras such as pinholes to take compelling images. Says ArtsQuest Vice President of Visual Arts & Education Janice Lipzin: "Jett Ulaner Sarachek's seamless integration of the landscape and then positioning actual photographs into that landscape are at once gentle and extremely powerful." Exhibit information: 610-332-1300

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Painting on air: The Baum School of Art exhibition, "Women's Work: Five Painters," celebrates the work of Donna Haney, Bebe Traylor, Jill Peckelun, Sandra Corpora and Donna Needs, above, who have been painting together "en plein air" (French for "in the open air" to describe the act of painting outdoors) for more than 20 years in the Lehigh Valley and surrounding region. They are all skilled direct painters who respond to their subject matter in their own ways. The exhibition in the Rodale Family Gallery, Baum School of Art, Fifth and Linden streets, Allentown, features recent work by each artist. Exhibit information: 610-433-0032

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Just "Desert": Relationship issues, family drama and lots of laughs fill the Palm Springs, Calif., home of Polly (Becky Engborg) and Lyman Wyeth (Barry Glassman), above, from left, in "Other Desert Cities," Jon Robin Baitz's critically-acclaimed dark comedy, through March 15, Civic Theatre, Nineteenth Street Theatre, 527 N. 19th St., Allentown. During the children's holiday visit, their daughter's forthcoming book promises to reveal the family plot. Says Civic Artistic Director William Sanders, who directs the five-character play: "'Other Desert Cities' is everything a well-made play should be. It is taut, surprising, funny, witty, razor-sharp and ultimately thrilling and moving." Ticket information: 610-432-8943

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