Gifford Gallery

Gifford Med. Ctr., Randolph

•Landscape photography by Eli Burak of Windsor, thru Jan. 15.

BigTown Gallery

Main St., Rochester, 767-9670

•"The Craft of Art" a holiday group show featuring textiles, jewelry, pottery, paintings, furniture, sculpture, and more; thru Jan. 7.

•"El Anatsui: Gawu," works in clay, wood and metal using recycled materials to celebrate Africa’s artistic and cultural heritage; Jan. 6-March 4.

Hood Museum

Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.

•"From Discovery to Dartmouth: The Assyrian Reliefs: 1856-2006," thru March 11.

•"El Anatsui: GAWU," 10 works by El Anatsui, a Ghanaian-born artist who has lived in Nigeria for the past 30 years; Jan. 6-March 4.

ECHO Leahy Center

Burlington, 802-864-1848

•Live animal feedings, daily at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 & 3 p.m.; movie shorts daily at 11:30 a.m. & 2 p.m.

•"Tree Houses," imaginative, hands-on exhibit explores the important roles that trees play in providing homes for all sorts of animals, including people, thru May 6.

•Lake Champlain’s Shipwrecks and Underwater Preserve: Exploring with an ROV, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum and stormboarding staff demonstrate their Remote Operated Vehicle underwater camera, Thursday, Jan. 11, 5:30-7 p.m.

•Paddle Boat Workshops, construct a wooden boat and float it on the ECHO waterway, small suggested donation for materials, Saturday, Jan. 13 and Sunday, Jan. 14, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.