Art Hounds: Manhood, beadwork and a capella voices

This week on Art Hounds: Lakota beadwork melds with abstract painting.

Public artist and activist Ashley Fairbanks loves the latest exhibition of Dyani White Hawk's work at Bockley Gallery in Minneapolis. White Hawk combines traditional geometric shapes and beadwork of the Lakota people with the minimalist abstraction of contemporary oil painting. Fairbanks says White Hawk is pushing the limits of her art while also incorporating imagery that feels familiar and comfortable to the Lakota. The show opens Friday and runs through Oct. 22.

Pianist Steven Hobert is a fan of The Nightingale Trio, a female a capella group that performs music of Eastern Europe. Hobert says the haunting melodies and stories of love and loss transport him, reminding him of the folk festivals he attended as a child. The Nightingale Trio celebrates the release of its latest CD "Izvora" at 6 p.m. on Saturday at Bedlam Lowertown in St. Paul.

Painter and musician Malena Handeen is intrigued by an event that combines Robert Bly's poetry with a screening of a new web series titled "Manhood in Rural America." Handeen says in today's world it's hard to find paths for young men to develop their masculinity while rooted in compassion. The screening and reading get underway at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Lac Qui Parle Museum in Madison, Minn.