BY KATE BRAUER

One of Mark Kruger's New York images, "Bike Rack" (above) at Suzanna Terrill Gallery. Below is Paula Willmot Kraus' "Pear in a Tangle" from the Dayton Visual Art Center.

This is a solemn week in America, no doubt. For most of us, the recalled images of last September are as evocative and appalling now as then. The planes striking the twin towers in New York and the Pentagon, black smoke like a shroud over the cityscape. The horrifying images of carnage and death from Sept. 11 are vividly etched into our minds. But after that day, our images become more vague. Because the media were barred from Ground Zero after the attacks, we have been limited mainly to mental pictures based on the disturbing stories we heard pertaining to search and rescue efforts in the days following the terrorist attack. Kaddish: 09-11-01 is a striking collection of photographs from Ground Zero shot by Manhattan-based photographer MARK KRUGER on the morning of Sept. 12, 2001. Kruger opened his 22-piece exhibit in St. Louis last March. Although he shot pictures during the attacks, this show exhibits only images from the day after. Kruger set out through the city in disguise, taking pictures where no pictures were to be taken. "The aftermath, to me, was much more poignant," Kruger told a reporter from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. This month, you can see Kruger's work in Cincinnati at SUZANNA TERRILL GALLERY (1315 Main St., Over-the-Rhine). Hours: Wednesday-Sunday 1-6 p.m. Info: 513-665-4500.

. . . Throughout August, artist KENDALL BRUNS had one battle cry: "I need sugar." The young Bruns has been constructing his "Great Wall of Sugar" at The Art Academy of Cincinnati's CHIDLAW GALLERY (Eden Park, adjacent to the Cincinnati Art Museum) as part of Proposed and Delivered, an exhibition of area artists curated by SUE SPAID, recently a curator at the CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER. Joining Bruns is an impressive list of young local artists, including LISA CHIOLI and JENNY STUEBE. The show's big opening was Sept. 4, but Kendall Bruns has been collecting 5-pound bags of sugar for weeks, constructing the wall over the course of the show. According to Bruns, his piece is about "barriers, community, and art." It makes a clever play on the clichéd request, "May I borrow a cup of sugar?" Better get there soon -- the show closes Sunday. After that, it will be but a sweet memory. Hours: Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday- Sunday noon-5 p.m. Info: 513-562-8777.

. . . With fall weather beginning to drift in, now is a good time for a leisurely drive. Why not make the short trip up to the DAYTON VISUAL ARTS CENTER (40 Fourth St., Dayton) for Natural Light? It's an exhibition of photographs by Ohio artists PAULA WILLMOT KRAUS and DAVID STICHWEH sponsored by the OHIO INSTITUTE OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND TECHNOLOGY. Kraus specializes in thoughtful still lifes emphasizing tonal contrasts. Stichweh's images are taken using a homemade pinhole camera. The opening reception is Friday evening, and the show runs through Oct. 11. Hours: Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday 1-4 p.m. Info: 937-224-3822.

. . . Remember Lucy and Ethel at the vineyard, falling all over themselves in the vat of grapes? Come on, admit it. You always wanted to give it a try. Well, now you can. Discover for yourself the feeling of grapes squishing between your toes at the Fourth Annual Vinkolet Wine Festival and Wine Tasting, hosted by the only working winery in Hamilton County. VINKOLET WINERY (11069 Colerain Ave.) sits atop 30 acres of rolling vineyards and lakes. The festival features arts and crafts, wine tasting, gourmet fare and -- you guessed it -- grape stomping. Local and regional artisans will be exhibiting (and selling) their work at the festival, which promises a wide range of activities and attractions. The truly adventurous in spirit can enter in a grape-stomping competition. And, you can bet, all of Vinkolet's wines will be available for sampling. Hours: Saturday noon-11 p.m. and Sunday noon-7 p.m. 513-385-9309.

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