Former SIUC School of Art student Mary Pachikara’s watercolor and ink paintings of figure and still life will be on display until Dec. 16 in the Art Atrium of the Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center, 150 Pleasant Hill Road.

Pachikara has cited her homeland in the rainy coastal region of Southern India as her creative inspiration.

But her training as a science student in her early academic career is what has been her prime source of inspiration. Having to draw and scrutinize objects under various magnifications in class was what helped Pachikara’s transition into painting.

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Pachikara’s interest in particular moments of meditation allows her to hold the subject of her paintings in a photographic-like stop.

Admission to the exhibit is free. The Art Atrium’s hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday.

Indigo Girls to bring the folk to the Fox

The Atlanta native duo Indigo Girls brought folk music to the mainstream and will bring it Saturday to the Fox Theatre.

Amy Ray and Emily Sanders have been delivering inspiring folk music since its first release Strange Fire in 1987.

The Indigo Girls’ self-titled album in 1989 won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, and the duo has been nominated for four Grammy Awards since.

The duo’s hit album Rites of Passages was certified Gold thanks to songs like Closer to Fine. Sanders and Ray are touring in support of their current release Shaming of the Sun.

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Tickets for the for the Indigo Girls’ show are $28 and $35 and are on sale now at all MetroTix locations and the Fox Theatre box office.

Popular Cajun band carries the creole

The flavor and eclectic spice of Cajun music will be brought to the Copper Dragon, 700 E. Grand Ave., courtesy of the Louisiana band BeauSoleil on Tuesday, Dec. 2.

The band has gained experience by performing on the Cajun music circuit for more than 20 years, and it was chosen to perform the music to the opening credits of the popular movie The Big Easy.

BeauSoleil’s fiddler/vocalist/songwriter Michael Doucet has been a featured guest on albums by Keith Richards, Mark Knopler and Thomas Dolby.

The local band Brownbaggers will open the night with a mix of Cajun and folk tunes.

For more information call 549-2319.