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Cities that have suffered enormous trauma are the subject of “Cities of Peace: Paintings From the Ellen Frank Illumination Arts Foundation,’’ a visual tribute by Frank and her students. The nine large gold-illuminated paintings on linen celebrate the human spirit and show the beauty in Baghdad, Beijing, Hiroshima, Jerusalem, Kabul, Lhasa, Monrovia, New York, and Sarajevo. Today from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (through Dec. 16). Free. Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross, O’Kane Hall, 1 College St., Worcester. 508-793-3356. www.holycross.edu/cantorartgallery 
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