Compangnia T.P.O. Farfalle: 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Adults $22.50, children $12.50. Italian multimedia production charts the life cycle of the butterfly. Walker Theater, Clay Center, Leon Sullivan Way between Washington and Lee streets. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.

Opening Ceremony: 5 p.m. Gateway Greenspace, Washington and Lee streets.

Buswater on the Boulevard: 6 to 10 p.m. Opening reception for exhibit of pottery, sculpture, paintings, photography, drawings, film and installations by more than 30 local, regional and national artists. 1520 Kanawha Blvd. E.

Live on the Levee: The Recipe (jam band), 6:30 p.m.; The Davisson Brothers (contemporary hillbilly), 7:30. Haddad Park.

West Virginia Power baseball: 7 p.m. Tickets $5-$7. Fireworks follow the game. Appalachian Power Park. Call 304-344-2287.

Taylor Books: 7:30 p.m. Black Vine (folk/roots). 226 Capitol St.

"Mountain Stage": 8 p.m. Tickets $29. With Marc Cohn (one-hour set), Gurrumul, Kate Miller-Heidke, Sahara Smith and the Bob Thompson Unit. Clay Center. 304-561-3570 or www.theclaycenter.org.

FOOTMAD Community Dance: 8 p.m. Adults $7, students $3, families $15, ages 13 and under free. Caller: Kathy Andersen, band: The Gypsy Stars. Beginner workshop at 7:30. St. John's Episcopal Church.

LiveMix Studio: 8:30 p.m. Tickets $8. The Nanker Phelge and Spurgie Hankins Band (jam band/rock). 1033 Quarrier St., Suite 505.

Ongoing events:

Children's Art Show: Now through June 30 at the Art Emporium, 823 Quarrier St. Artwork by Kanawha County school children in grades K-5.

East End Main Street Garden Showcase: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday through June 28 in the East End. Self-guided tour. Get map at Zegeer Hardware, Contemporary Galleries, Bluegrass Kitchen, the Charleston Area Alliance or any garden stop.

Guerrilla Harmony: June 18-27. Roving groups of barbershop and doo-wop singers will perform spontaneously on street corners throughout FestivALL.

FestivALL Large Letter Project: June 18-27. Four-foot-tall letters spelling FestivALL made by local and regional artists will be displayed at various locations throughout FestivALL.

Fish in the Fountain: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. June 18-27. Charleston Town Center Mall, Center Court. FestivALL catfish display in fountain.

River Queen Cruises: Noon, 2, 4 and 6 p.m. June 18-24, no 6 p.m. June 25, no 4 or 6 p.m. June 26-27. Adults $17, seniors $15, children $8.50. A 90-minute cruise on the Kanawha River. Boards at Haddad Park. Becomes free water taxi to events at UC at 7 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday.

ArtGawk: June 19-27. Local artists' work on displays in downtown and East End storefront windows.

A Tale to Tell: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 19-20 and 26-27. By appointment only. Oral history recording project. Focus on Veterans of Foreign Wars, the black community with remembrances of Charleston's Triangle District and the local civil rights movement of the 1940-1960s. 304-345-1227.

Dizzy Doc Balloon Display: evening of June 24 through June 27. Display created Thursday and Friday. Balloon souvenirs at 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. June 26. Charleston Town Center Mall.