STICKMAN
Visitors may try to huff and puff and blow the whole thing down, but the installation of 25-foot-tall twig towers at the fascinating Grounds for Sculpture Museum in Hamilton, N.J., will stand the test of time—well, at least for another three or four months. World-renown stick sculptor Patrick Dougherty has planted a series of his wild, organic structures made of tightly woven tree saplings along the walls, staircase, and ceiling of the museum. During his 12-week residency on site, passersby were encouraged to slip on a pair of gloves to help transport materials and occassionally asked for title suggestions. Twisted Logic will stand askew at the Grounds until May 1, 2005. www.grounds forsculpture.org

WEARWITHALL
When trendy Torontonian fashion designer Jane Ip wanted a new print to adorn her 2005 line of purses and accessories, she turned to someone she knew she could trust. Natasha V., the Yugoslavian photographer who’s been shooting Ip’s items for print campaigns and catalogs for the past year, provided the colorful newsprint collage “Lottie Da News,” which no doubt countless chic Canadians will be sporting en masse this spring. Purses, hats, umbrellas, luggage, you name it. The entire line of “Lottie Da News” will be sold in 50 retail stores throughout Canada, including Ip’s specialty store, Jeanne Lottie. Coming soon to Caché stores in the U.S. www.jeannelottie.com

FROM ROCKS TO RICHES
Before its $2.2 million renovation, the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts at the University of Texas at El Paso was a laboratory for UTEP’s geology department. Then architectural firm Wright & Dalbin turned a space that stored pebbles and boulder samples into one that rocks. They carved up the 12,800-square-foot space into three spacious art galleries and a 124-seat auditorium. Now showing until March 10 is Hanging in Balance: Forty-Two Contemporary Necklaces—a refined exhibition featuring new work from Cynthia Cousens and Bettina Dittlmann, among others. The exhibit will travel to Southwest School of Art and Craft in San Antonio ( June through August) and Mobilia Gallery in Cambridge, Mass. (Nov. 1–Dec. 15). www.utep.edu/arts

CANNONBALL RUN
What do Burt Reynolds, Jackie Chan, Farrah Fawcett, and Terry Bradshaw have in common? They all appeared in the 1981 blockbuster- turned-cult-classic Cannonball Run. Twenty-four years later, people all over the world still want to emulate their speedy vehicular hijinks. Recently, 100 well-heeled Europeans (mostly Brits) zipped up their jumpsuits and kicked in £4,000 (approximately $7,300 U.S.) to enter the third annual Cannonball Run Europe. Cannonballers toured five areas—U.K., France, Spain, Andorra, and Belgium—in five days. English production company Motion Picture House documented the racy race and is now distributing the DVD, with illustrations by the talented Mr. John Cossey. Available this March, as are limited-edition posters. www.johncossey.com