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DANCE

TAKING FLIGHT The 360º Dance Company performs the American premiere of "Maktub," at Pier 17. In the piece, choreographer Lauri Stallings, who is known for orchestrating gravity-defying sequences, pushes the dancers to shift their weight and gestures at lightning speed. The artistic director of the 360º Dance Company, Marin Løfsnes, is also a company member, and he dances in "Maktub." The performance is part of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's Sitelines series. Through Wednesday, July 28, Monday-Wednesday, noon and 1 p.m., South Street Seaport, Pier 17, East River Drive at Fulton Street. For complete information, go to lmcc.net.

FILM

AIDA ON-SCREEN Symphony Space presents a screening of La Scala opera house's "Aida," staged as the inaugural performance of its 2006-07 season. Franco Zeffirelli directed the Verdi opera, under the baton of conductor Riccardo Chailly. The story of a captive Ethiopian princess had its premiere on the same Italian stage in 1872; the 21st-century incarnation earned a 12-minute ovation from the audience. The program is featured as part of Symphony Space's La Scala & Friends film series. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Symphony Space, Peter Jay Sharpe Theatre, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, 212-864-5400, $21 general, $19 members.

TWO DECADES OF FILM A series at the Museum of Modern Art, Zeitgeist: The Films of Our Time, celebrates two decades of movies from the film distributor founded in 1988. The program features works by directors including Todd Haynes, Guy Maddin, and Agnes Varda, whose "Les Glaneurs et la Gleneuse" (2001), or "The Gleaners and I," is part of tonight's lineup. The documentary provides an investigation of the margins of French society. Ms. Varda encounters people whose work and lives are largely invisible to the mainstream. (In French with English subtitles.) Tonight, 5:30 p.m., series through Wednesday, times vary, MoMA, Roy and Niuta Titus Theatre 2, 11 W. 53rd St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-708-9847, $10 general, $8 seniors, $6 students. For complete information, go to moma.org.

Gallery-Going

PAINTING OVER THE PAST Mireille Mosler Ltd. presents "Looking Back," featuring artists whose work references their artistic predecessors, from Dutch Old Masters to Mark Rothko. The group show includes photographs documenting performance artist Harvey Opgenorth's attempts to camouflage himself in front of well-known works of art, and Molly Springfield's meticulous drawings of pages from the writings of John Ruskin, a 19th-century art critic. Tomorrow through Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Mireille Mosler Ltd., 35 E. 67th St. at Madison Avenue, 212-249-4195, free.

MUSIC

TACKLING THE IVORIES Pianist Kathleen Supové performs in concert with an electronic instrumentalist and composer, Morton Subotnick, at the arts cabaret (Le) Poisson Rouge. Ms. Supové uses keyboard technology to manipulate piano sounds, and Mr. Subotnick accompanies with computerized music. The program includes "The Other Piano," one of Mr. Subotnick's compositions. Tomorrow, 7 p.m., (Le) Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St. at Sullivan Street, 212-796-0741, $20.

OUR FRIEND LEONARD The 92nd Street Y presents "Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein," a concert of highlights spanning the American composer's songbook. Jazz vocalist Kurt Elling performs alongside drummer Kenny Washington, saxophonists Jon Gordon and Jimmy Greene, trumpeter Brian Lynch, pianists Bill Charlap and Ted Rosenthal, and bassist Peter Washington. Familiar tunes from a range of Bernstein's works for stage and screen, including "Wonderful Town," "West Side Story," "Candide," and "On the Town," demonstrate the composer's mastery of American jazz, popular song, and classical music. Tomorrow, 8 p.m., 92nd Street Y, Kaufmann Concert Hall, 1395 Lexington Ave. at 92nd Street, 212-415-5500, $50-$55 general, $25 for ages 35 and under.

WARREN REPORT The David Berger Octet celebrates the release of "I Had the Craziest Dream: The Music of Harry Warren." An American composer, Warren wrote songs for countless Hollywood films, garnering 11 Oscar nominations. The album features appearances by two jazz saxophonists, Joe Temperley (baritone) and Harry Allen (tenor). Mr. Berger and his octet perform songs from the disc, including "I Found a Million Dollar Baby (In a Five and Ten Cent Store)" and "I Only Have Eyes for You." Tomorrow, 6 p.m., Birdland, 315 W. 44th St., between Eighth and Ninth avenues, 212-581-3080, $20.

READINGS

KINGDOM COME Jeffrey Lewis reads from his latest novel, "Adam the King" (Other Press), at the Half King Bar. The book is the final installment of Mr. Lewis's "Meritocracy Quartet," a collection of four works meant to chart the progress of the author's generation. The last volume follows the self-made billionaire Adam Bloch, who moves with his new wife into a mansion in Clement's Cove, Maine, a small town where tensions build between the wealthy vacationers and the blue-collar locals. An Emmy Award-winning screenwriter, Mr. Lewis has also written for television series such as the 1980s police drama "Hill Street Blues." He divides his time between Los Angeles and Castine, Maine. Tonight, 7 p.m., Half King Bar, 505 W. 23rd St. at Tenth Avenue, 212-462-4300, free.

TALKS

END OF AN ERA? A co-editor of Dissent magazine, Michael Walzer, is the moderator of a forum that focuses on the subject of the magazine's summer issue, "Is the Conservative Era Over?" Panelists Joshua Freeman, Suzanne Nossel, and David Greenberg discuss what impact the last four decades in American politics — which have been dominated by Republican presidencies save for Presidents Carter and Clinton — will have on this election cycle. Mr. Freeman is an associate professor of history at Queens College and the author of "Working-Class New York: Life and Labor Since World War II" (New Press); Ms. Nossel is a senior fellow at the Security and Peace Institute in Washington, D.C., and Mr. Greenberg is the author of "Nixon's Shadow: The History of an Image" (Norton). Tomorrow, 7 p.m., Book Culture, 536 W. 112th St., between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, 212-865-1588, free.

THEATER

ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE In playwright Larry Kunofsky's "What To Do When You Hate All Your Friends," the antisocial Matt falls for Celia, a social butterfly. In order to win her affections, Matt must decide if he can play by Celia's complex social rules. The comedy uses contemporary courtship tools such as Internet dating as a backdrop — and high-tech complications ensue. The co-founder of the Four Chairs Theatre Company, Jacob Krueger, directs the play; the cast includes Todd D'Amour as Matt and Carrie Keranen as Celia. Tonight, tomorrow, and Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m., runs through Saturday, August 9, dates and times vary, Theatre Row, Lion Theatre, 410 W. 42nd St., between Ninth and Tenth avenues, 212-279-4200, $18. For complete information, go to theatrerow.org.

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