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ART


STORMY WEATHER


The exhibit “Into the Storm” examines artists’ interest in storms in paintings, drawings, and prints. A lecture next week titled “The Eye of the Storm: Symbols and Expressions in the Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century American Landscape” explores the exhibit in greater detail. (Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., free). Exhibit: Through Sunday, October 10, Wednesday and Thursday,noon-5 p.m., Friday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., The National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Ave. at 89th Street, 212-369-4880, free.


BENEFITS


REACHING THEIR GOAL


Tom Brokaw serves as master of ceremonies at the Great Sports Legends gala, which benefits the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. Honorees include Mia Hamm, Barry Sanders, Greg Norman, Michael Andretti, Jerry Bailey, and Kristi Yamaguchi. Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Waldorf-Astoria, 301 Park Ave. at 49th Street, 305-243-4656, $750-$1,250.


CIVIL LIBERTARIANS


Robin Williams, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sean Penn, Tony Kushner, and Sarah Jones read selections of Supreme Court decisions in which the ACLU played a role at “The Freedom Concert,” a benefit for the ACLU. The evening also includes musical performances by Paul Simon, Wyclef Jean, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Nanci Griffith, Mos Def, and Philip Glass (who produces the show). A tribute to Lenny Bruce, juxtaposing archival recordings of his comedy with his statements on free speech, is also included. Monday, October 4, 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Center, Avery Fischer Hall, Columbus Avenue at 63rd Street, 212-721-6500, $100-$250.


BOOKS


BROOKLYN BLACKTOP


Playwright and musician Carl Hancock Rux reads from his novel “Asphalt” (Atria) at a party hosted by author Danny Simmons. Saturday, 4-7 p.m., Corridor Gallery, 334 Grand Ave., between Lexington and Gates avenues, #2, Brooklyn, 718-638-8416, free.


GREENELAND


Norman Sherry discusses his book “The Life of Graham Greene, Vol. III: 1955-1991” (Viking), the final segment of his three-part biography. Monday, 7:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd Street, 212-362-8835, free.


FAMILY


WONDERFUL WORLD


“Oz Day” at Books of Wonder features appearances by three fantasy writers. The author of “Dorothy of Oz,” (HarperCollins), Roger Baum, is the great-grandson of Oz creator L. Frank Baum. The author of “The Silver Sorceress of Oz,” Atticus Gannaway, and the author of “How the Wizard Came to Oz” and “How the Wizard Saved Oz” (Wonder), Donald Abbott, also read from their wizardly works. Sunday, 1-3 p.m., Books of Wonder, 16 W. 18th St., near Fifth Avenue, 212-989-3270, free.


FILM


SILENT CINEMA


The Pordenone silent film weekend screens Ernst Lubitsch’s first film made in America, the 1924 comedy “The Marriage Circle” (Saturday, 7 p.m.). Donald Sosin provides live piano accompaniment for all screenings in the festival, which is inspired by a prestigious annual silent film festival in Italy. Festival: Through Sunday, various times, BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave., between Ashland Place and St. Felix Street, Brooklyn, 718-777-3456 for tickets, 718-636-4100 for information, $10 general, $7 seniors and children under 12, $6 members.


ALGIERS REVISITED


Artist and director Julian Schnabel hosts an evening celebration of the DVD release of Gillo Pontecorvo’s 1965 film “The Battle of Algiers.” The Algerian government commissioned the film to show the country’s revolution from both sides. A screening of the new documentary “Marxist Poetry: The Making of the Battle of Algiers” follows Mr. Schnabel’s remarks. Wednesday, 6 p.m., NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo, 24 W. 12th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-998-3862, free.


FOOD & DRINK


ARE YOU BEING SERVED?


Culinary historian Cathy Kaufman illustrates the changes in dinner service that wealthy New Yorkers experienced during the 1830s.Accustomed to dining “a la francaise,” in which multiple dishes were served simultaneously, New Yorkers embraced the European fad of dining “a la russe,” in which courses were served individually. Ms. Kaufman’s discussion focuses on how the two services affected food preparation. A reception featuring 19thcentury food and wine follows. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden, 421 E. 61st St., between York and First avenues, 212-838-6878, $25 general, $22 members, reservations recommended. 915 1884 1054 1894


HEALTH


HERO’S RACE


Off-duty firefighter Stephen Siller was last seen running through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, his gear tucked under his arm. The 5-kilometer Tunnel to Towers Run celebrates his memory by lining the tunnel with banners sporting a portrait of each of the 343 firefighters who died that day. Sunday, 10 a.m. race, starting at Gowanus Approach, IS 142, Henry Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn, ending at Vesey Street facing Ground Zero, www.tunneltotowersrun.org, $30 to run.


MUSIC


POLISH PIANO


The Polish Cultural Institute presents two Polish keyboardists, Adam Makowicz and Leszek Mozdzer. Saturday, 2:30 and 8 p.m., Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, 57th Street and Seventh Avenue, 212-247-7800, $20-$40.


SONGS OF SPAIN


The New Amsterdam Trio performs music from the Spanish Renaissance at an afternoon concert presented by Midtown Concerts. The group features Rachel Begley, Daphna Mor, and Tricia van Oers (from England, Israel, and the Netherlands, respectively) playing various sizes of recorders. The program includes solos, duets, and trios arranged from music by composers of the Spanish Renaissance. Wednesday, 1:15-1:40 p.m., Church of St. Francis of Assisi, 135 W. 31st St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues, 212-967-9157, free.


READINGS


FOUND ART Found magazine – which publishes random notes and photographs discovered on streets, under couches, and in back alleys – throws a party at which the magazine’s founders share some of their best discoveries. Friday, 10 p.m. and midnight, and Saturday, 8 and 10 p.m., the Tank, 432 W. 42nd St., between Ninth and Tenth avenues, 212-563-6269, $5.


TALKS


TRIBE TALK


The official spokesman for Botswana’s Basarwa (Bushmen), Roy Sesana, joins a delegation of tribesmen to discuss the threats to Basarwa due to environmental destruction. The program, which is introduced by Gloria Steinem, marks the end of the group’s trip across America. Sunday, 2 p.m., American Museum of Natural History, Kaufman Theater, 79th Street and Central Park West, 212-769-5200, free with museum admission, $12 general, $9 seniors and students, $7 children under 12, free for members.


DISORDER IN THE COURT


Novelist and law professor Thane Rosenbaum moderates a discussion about the differences between the law in practice and the law as it’s portrayed on television dramas. Panelists include a co-executive producer of “Law & Order,” Richard Sweren, and a co-creator of “100 Centre Street,” David Black. Tuesday, 8 p.m., JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th Street, 646-505-5708, $7 general, free for members.


THEATER


SCARY STEW


The Messenger Theatre Company uses masks and shadow puppets to perform a classic Russian folktale for families. “Baba Yaga: Little Girl Stew” is the tale of a young girl who ventures into a forest and meets Baba Yaga, who asks her to do some work – or be turned into stew. The performances are part of Shakespeare Project’s Play Outside! Festival. Saturday and Sunday, 6 p.m., Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Ver non Boulevard at Broadway, Long Island City, Queens, 718-956-1819, free.


TOURS


POE’S NEW YORK


A walking tour created for families introduces young readers to the historical Greenwich Village. Edgar Allen Poe is the star of the tour, along with his friends Peter Stuyvesant, Harry Houdini, and the ghosts of the Astor Library. Sunday, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m., meet outside the Second Avenue Deli, 156 Second Ave. at 10th Street, 888-377-4455, $15 general, $7.50 children.


ITALIAN HARLEM


The Municipal Art Society presents a walking tour of Spanish Harlem that focuses on the neighborhood’s Italian sites. Sunday, 2 p.m., meet on the northeast corner of 96th Street and First Avenue, 212-439-1049, $15 general, $12 members.


PHOTOGRAPHY


FACE IN THE CROWD


Each of the black-and-white photographs in the new exhibit “Rimbaud in New York” features a lone figure, possibly artist David Wojnarowicz, wearing a mask of the Romantic poet Arthur Rimbaud around New York. The pictures were taken between 1978 and 1979, when Wojnarowicz was 24 years old – they constituted the prolific artist and activist’s first body of work. After his death from AIDS in 1992, the unprinted series (except for 24 that were included in a previous gallery show) languished at NYU until the current show, which opens tonight. An untitled piece from the series is seen above. The Rimbaud portrait itself is the only known photograph of the poet. It was taken by 19th-century French photographer Etienne Carjat. Tonight through Saturday, October 30,Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Roth Horowitz, 160A E. 70th St., between Lexington and Third avenues, 212-717-9067, free.


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