BRIDGEWATER — Burnham Library will host an artist’s reception, to which the public is invited, for “A Collection of Works by Alain Picard” on Sunday, August 24, from 2 to 4 pm. The exhibition of fine pastel portraits and landscapes by the Bethel-based artist remains on view at the library until August 29. The library, on Route 133 next to Bridgewater Fairgrounds, can be reached at 860-354-6937.