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Discuss “Local arts center showcases aspects of American life”

Two young bullriders give tough-guy looks to the camera, next to an elderly woman who stares despondently into the waters of her bath. Around the corner, two circus clowns hide behind their masks in a corner of an outdoor trailer, and couples dance in a Mississippi night club.

These sights of everyday America from the past four decades, recalling everything from the turmoil of the Vietnam War to the thrills of the big top, are on display at the Manchester Craftsmen?s Guild for the next two months, as the organization presents the work of a pair of contemporary photographers.

The show brings together 33 selected works from American Odyssey, a 1999 book by Mary Ellen Mark, and 20 photographs in the Circus series by Norma I. Quintana. Both exhibits...

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