Checking out the scene during Third Friday in downtown Phoenix

Lalo Cota's studio space at Grand ArtHaus is filled with previous works. Jennifer Goldberg

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Thousands of people head downtown every First Friday for an evening of vendors, music, food trucks, art and people-watching.

But for a far less crowded excursion, we hit the galleries on Roosevelt Row and Grand Avenue on March 15 during Third Friday gallery hours.

Here's what we saw.

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"Secret Society" by Ann Morton, part of "Modified Arts: A 25th Anniversary Group Invitational." Note the cockroach pattern on the upholstery.

Jennifer Goldberg

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"Slutlife" by Wendy Raisanen is part of "Everyday Perversions" at Five15 Arts @ Chartreuse.

Jennifer Goldberg

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Dean Terasaki poses with a piece from his "Veiled Inscriptions" series, which incorporates letters from people imprisoned in Japanese internment camps into works of art at Eye Lounge.

Jennifer Goldberg

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"Physical" by Harold Lohner is the centerpiece of the "Everyday Perversions" group show at Five15 Arts @ Chartreuse.

Jennifer Goldberg

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Checking out the vinyl selection at 3G Vintage at Desert Sun Plaza on Grand Avenue.

Jennifer Goldberg