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ART

PICTURE PERFECT The comprehensive exhibit 150 Years of Photography in Spain, which opens tomorrow,” chronicles Spanish photography from the first daguerreotype in Barcelona in 1839 to art photography from the 1990s. Other highlights include an 1863 image of Andalusian gypsies, Robert Capa’s iconic Spanish Civil War photograph of a falling man who had been shot in the head, and Alberto Garcia Alix’s elegant 1989 image “Three Females.” Spanish photo historian Publio Lopez Mondejar curated the show, which has been touring internationally since September 2001. Tomorrow through Friday, August 27, Tuesday-Friday, 12:30-6:30 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Instituto Cervantes, 211-215 E. 49th St. at Fifth Avenue, 212-308-7720, free.

ROYAL DOLLS The Dollhaus gallery opens for the summer season with an exhibit of five paintings depicting British queens by artist Emma Louise. Reign of Perversity’s opening night features one woman seated in front of each of the 5-by-8-foot paintings. The unconventional participants include Remi Vicious representing Jane Seymour, Velocity Chyldd as Anne Boylen, and a surprise guest as Elizabeth I.The result lends the prim and proper queens a gothic sexuality. Opening reception: Friday, 8-10 p.m. Exhibit: Friday through Sunday, August 29, Friday-Sunday, noon-5 p.m., The Dollhaus, 37 Broadway, between Kent and Wythe avenues, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 917-667-2332, free.

COLORS OF SUMMER Summer, in a variety of visual incarnations, is the subject of an exhibit closing this weekend at Bernaducci Meisel Gallery. A selection of contemporary paintings and works on paper attempts to capture the essence of the season. Paul Carnicas’s “Miami Beach, Kenny Scharff Lifeguard Stand” exudes warmth and light, while Roberto Bernardi’s vibrant render ing of a bowl of strawberries makes the mouth water. Through Friday, 10-5 p.m., Bernaducci Meisel Gallery, 37 W. 57th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-593-3757, free.

BEAUTY

LUCKY LOOKS The senior beauty editor at Lucky magazine, Lori Bergamotto, shares tricks of the beauty trade at an event showing off Searle’s new beauty line.The peek at Korres Natural Products also includes drinks and free samples. Tonight, 5-8 p.m., Searle 62nd Street, 1051 Third Ave. at 62nd Street, 212-929-7979, free.

BOOKS

GOOD SAMARITAN Richard Price reads from his most recent novel, “Samaritan” (Knopf), a thriller set in Dempsy, N.J. Following the reading, Mr. Price will be interviewed by Luc Sante. Tonight, 7 p.m., Housing Works Used Books Cafe, 126 Crosby St., between Houston and Prince streets, 212-334-3324, free, used book donations encouraged.

VOICE FOR CHOICE The president of Planned Parenthood, Gloria Feldt, speaks about her new book, “The War on Choice: The Right-Wing Attack on Women’s Rights and How to Fight Back” (Bantam).The event is sponsored by the Women’s Rights Hevra, part of Congregation B’nai Jeshurun’s Panimel-Panim social justice initiative. Tomorrow, 7 p.m. doors open, 7:30 p.m. talk, Congregation B’nai Jeshurun, 257 W. 88th St. at Broadway, 212-787-7600 ext. 369, $10 admission includes a copy of the book.

TOKYO THRILLER Author Don Lee reads from and signs his newest novel, “Country of Origin” (W. W. Norton). The book follows an embassy official and a Japanese cop as they attempt to locate an American girl who has vanished into the dark side of Tokyo. Tomorrow, 7:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 2289 Broadway at 82nd Street, 212-362-8835, free.

GLITZ BLITZ Erica Kennedy reads from her buzzed-about novel “Bling” (Miramax), which chronicles rap-world excess through the eyes of a starlet new to the scene. Thursday, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Astor Place, 4 Astor Place at Broadway, 212-420-1322, free.

HARLEM STORIES The Harlem Book Fair boasts storytelling, readings, 15 panel discussions, music, author meet-andgreets, and, of course, thousands of books. Highlights include a discussion of “Narratives of a Black Life: Memoir & Biography” moderated by author Michael Eric Dyson (5-6:15 p.m., Schomburg Center, Hughes Auditorium, 135th 257 1264 324 1274Street and Malcolm X Boulevard) and appearances by authors Juan Williams, Susan Fales-Hill, Ossie Davis, and Lynnette Khalfani, among many others. Saturday, noon-6 p.m., 135th Street between Fifth Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard, 212-348-1681, free. Seewww.qbr.comfor full schedule.

DESIGN

TURKISH WEAVES From denims to silks to rich prints, the Turkish Fashion Fabric Exhibition showcases the latest trends in fabric. Organized by the Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporters’ Associations, the exhibition features 51 major Turkish textile and fabric manufacturers. Complimentary breakfast (9-10 a.m.) and lunch (noon-2 p.m.) will be served. Today and tomorrow, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Grand Hyatt, Park Avenue at Grand Central Terminal, 212-398-6241, free.

FAMILY

ART OR ARCHITECTURE? Architects from LOT-EK – the brains behind the Mo bile Dwelling Unit currently on view at the Whitney’s sculpture garden – engage in a discussion with teens about the tenuous boundaries between architecture and art, information and entertainment. Thursday, 2-4 p.m., Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Ave. at 75th Street, 212-570-7745, free, registration required.

SEEING DOUBLE Twins, triplets, and all sets of multiples gather for Twins and Multiples Day at Astroland Amusement Park in Coney Island. Visitors can have double the fun on a host of rides, take part in a group photo, and enjoy a talent show that promises to keep them seeing double. Sunday, noon-4 p.m., 1000 Surf Ave. at W. 10th Street, Brooklyn, 718-265-2100, $6 with pre-registration, $8.99 without pre-registration.

BICYCLE BUILT FOR SEVEN Athletic types can check out the Conference Bike, the world’s first circular bicycle — actually a tricycle built for seven people sitting in a circle. Artist/designer/inventor Eric Staller built the contraption, which is on view as part of Sports Science Summer. Through Sunday, September 5, Monday, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m., New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th St., between Roosevelt Avenue and Long Island Expressway, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, 718-699-0005, $9 general, $6 seniors and children, $2.50 children ages 2-4, free for members and for all Fridays 2-5 p.m.

FILM

DOG DAY EVENING “Dog Day Afternoon” is screened outdoors as part of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy’s film series.The 1975 film, set in Brooklyn, stars Al Pacino in the story of a bank robbery gone wrong. Thursday, dusk (approxi mately 8:45 p.m.), Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, between the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, off Water Street, 718-802-0603, free.

JETS IN BROOKLYN “West Side Story” is screened in Brooklyn, where perhaps there’s still hope that street gangs will burst into song together. Jerome Robbins’s elegant choreography brought a glamorous, if unrealistic, version of city life to the screen. Friday, 7:30 p.m., Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 Fourth Ave. and President Street, Brooklyn, 718-857-4816, $8.

FOOD & DRINK

MEXICAN MEAL The chef of Pangea restaurant in Monterrey, Mexico, Guillermo Gonzalez Beristain, creates a five-course tasting menu of “modern Mexican” available for one week at Pampano. Each course features wine pairings from Mexico. Chef de cuisine Josefina Santacruz assists.

Today through Saturday, Pampano, 209 E. 49th St., between Second and Third avenues, 212-751-4545, $89 general, $59 without wine pairing.

BRONX FUN Diners enjoy a five-course meal while listening to the music of the Regents (of “Barbara Ann” fame) and viewing a comedy performance by “Uncle” Floyd Vivino. Friday, 8 p.m., Frankie & Johnnie’s Pine Tavern Restaurant, 1913 Bronxdale Ave., between Muliner and Matthews avenues, Bronx, 914-760-9309, $70.

MUSIC

PORTUGAL IN THE PARK The Washington Square Music Festival presents Portuguese fado songs and Strauss’s “Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, op. 28” performed by accordionist William Schimmel, vocalist Allyssa Lamb, and the festival’s musical director, Lutz Rath, on the cello. Tonight, 8 p.m., Washington Square Park, near LaGuardia Place and W. 4th Street, 212-252-3621, free.

LUNCHTIME TUNES Students from the Manhattan School of Music provide the tunes as listeners break for lunch in an outdoor garden. The Dahesh Museum of Art’s summer music series takes place every Thursday. Thursday, July 22, and every Thursday through August 12, 12:30-2 p.m., The Atrium, 56th Street and Madison Avenue, 212-759-0606, free.

COUNTRY BOY Jay Farrar’s 1990s-era band Uncle Tupelo helped create the “alt-country”genre. Fellow Uncle Tupelo graduate Jeff Tweedy went on to create Wilco, while Mr. Farrar founded Sun Volt. He plays a solo show this weekend, with opener Martha Wainwright (Rufus’s sister). Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Prospect Park bandshell, near Prospect Park West and 9th Street, Brooklyn, 718-855-7882, $3 suggested do 971 1594 1102 1604nation. Seewww.celebratebrooklyn.orgfor full schedule.

READING

REQUIEM FOR A WRITER A tribute to the author of “Last Exit to Brooklyn” and “Requiem for a Dream,” Hubert Selby, features a spoken-word performance by Rick Moody. Guitarist Richard Pinhas also performs, accompanied by Jerome Schmidt on laptop. Selby died in April after a long struggle with lung disease.

Tonight, 8 p.m. Tonic, 107 Norfolk St., between Delancey and Rivington streets, 212-358-7501, $10.

TALKS

EDIFYING EATS “Staten Island’s Baseball Past: The New York Metropolitans” is the newest installment in the Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences’ “lunch and learn” series. Visitors learn about the baseball team that played in St. George from 1886-87 as they enjoy old-fashioned summer fare.After lunch, the museum offers a tour of its exhibit by the same name. Tomorrow, noon, Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, 75 Stuyvesant Place, between Wall Street and Hamilton Avenue, Staten Island, 718-727-1135, ext. 29, $24, registration required.

IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST Author and adventurer Christopher Ondaat je brings his tales of Ernest Hemingway to a clean, well-lighted place – the American Museum of Natural History – to discuss Hemingway’s last two major safaris through Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Mr. Ondaatje presents rarely seen period photographs as well as his own images of Africa. The discussion, which peers into Hemingway’s life and work along with his travels, is based on Mr. Ondaatje’s book, “Hemingway in Africa” (Overlook). Tuesday, July 27, 7 p.m., American Museum of Natural History, Kaufman Theater, 79th Street and Central Park West, 212-769-5200, $15 general, $13.50 seniors, students, and members.

THEATER

SINGER ON STAGE Israel’s bilingual Gesher Theatre company performs two plays based on works by Isaac Bashevis Singer, whose centennial year is being celebrated all over the country. “The Slave” is performed twice in Russian and twice in Hebrew, with simultaneous English translation provided via headsets (Russian: 8 p.m., tonight and tomorrow. Hebrew: 8 p.m., Thursday and Friday). “Shosha,” set in Israel at the eve of the Holocaust, is performed in Hebrew only with simultaneous headset translation (Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m.). All performances: Lincoln Center, John Jay Theater, 899 Tenth Ave., between 58th and 59th streets, 212-219-0888, $60.

THE MIND OF PARIS Many men like to look at Paris Hilton, but only one man has attempted to look like her. Kevin Shinick portrays the publicity-hungry socialite in Doug Field’s new play, “I Love Paris.” The play follows “Paris” as she prepares to audition for the fifth cohost seat of the ABC daytime television talk show “The View.” Paris’s musings include topics such as “The real causes of World War II” and “Split Ends: The Environmental Impact.” Monday, July 26, and Mondays through August 30, 8 p.m., Blue Heron Arts Center, 123 E. 24th St. at Park Avenue South, 212-868-4444, $20.

TOUR

UNEARTHING HISTORY In the fall of 2003, the ancestral remains of 419 Africans were reburied at the 18th-century New York African Burial Ground, north of City Hall Park. A new tour explores the national historic landmark, civic building surrounding the site, and contemporary art works commemorating the black experience in Lower Manhattan during the colonial era. Urban historian Joe Syehlak leads the Municipal Art Society tour. Tomorrow, 11 a.m., meet at the entrance to City Hall Park across from the Woolworth Building, Broadway and Park Row, 212-439-1049, $12 general, $10 members.