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ARCHITECTURE


DESIGN DAYS
Architecture Week, which kicks off today, focuses on the theme of design collaboration and celebrates the one-year anniversary of the Center for Architecture. Events include a “Design-In” discussion (tomorrow, 8:30 a.m.-11 p.m., free), a chance for children to work with the New York City Parks Department to build models of their ideal playgrounds for Washington Square Park (Wednesday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., free), and a movie marathon that includes the 2001 animated Japanese film “Metropolis” (Friday, 6-11 p.m., $10). Festival: Today through Sunday, various times, Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, between Bleecker and West 3rd streets, 212-683-0023, prices vary.


ARCHITECTURE OF THE ALPS
“Austria West: New Alpine Architecture” focuses on the new buildings that are both shaped by and reshaping Austria and its mountain terrain.The exhibit showcases the work of 26 individual architects and firms with models, drawings, and photographs. Through Saturday, October 30, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Austrian Cultural Forum, 11 E. 52nd St., between Madison and Fifth avenues, 212-319-5300, free.


ART


PATRON PORTRAITS
In celebration of New York City’s Splendor of Florence festival, the Uffizi Gallery lent 20 16th- and 17th-century portraits of the Medici family to be displayed at Federal Hall National Memorial. The portraits capture the family members in their most extravagant clothing. A special section features the recently recovered “Madonna della gatta” and details the painting’s latest restoration after it was almost destroyed in an earlier cleaning attempt. Festival: Through Sunday, times and locations vary, free. Exhibit: Through Friday, November 12, daily through Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., after Sunday, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Federal Hall National Memorial, 26 Wall St. at Nassau Street, www.splendorofflorence.com, free.


WEATHERED WOOD
Brooklyn artist Elaine Komorowski paints on distressed wood panels – they are cracked with age, scratched, or dented by use. She uses the wood’s flaws as compositional elements in her paintings, which are inspired by religious icons from the Byzantine and Renaissance periods and turn-of-the-century black-and-white photography. The works in her exhibit, “Icons of Memory,” which closes this weekend, are displayed with those of Cuban artist Alejandro Mazon. Through Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., George Billis Gallery, 511 W. 25th St. at Tenth Avenue, 212-645-2621, free.


BENEFITS


BEAUMONT BALL
Lincoln Center Theater’s Young Patrons, for theater lovers between ages 20 and 40, celebrates its 20th season with a kick-off party. Throughout the evening, gift-wrapped “surprise boxes,” containing theater tickets, hotel stays, and gift certificates, are on sale. Tonight, 7:30-10:30 p.m., Vivian Beaumont Theater lobby, 150 W. 65th St., between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, 212-501-3251, $100, reservations required.


HEALTH HELP
The Friends of Sinikithemba put on a benefit for the Sinikithemba House, an AIDS treatment center in Durban, South Africa. The evening, which is hosted by WABC Radio’s Ron Kuby,includes a silent auction and raffle. Friends of Sinikithemba was founded by the medical director of Project Samaritan AIDS Services, Dr. Barbara Zeller, who spent the summer of 2003 working at the clinic. Thursday, 7-9:30 p.m., Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave. at 110th Street, 718-681-8700 ext. 2107, $50.


BOOKS


WATERFALL OF WORDS
Joyce Carol Oates discusses and signs her new novel “The Falls” (HarperCollins), set in the town of Niagara Falls in the 1950s. Tomorrow, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 E. 17th St. at Broadway, 212-253-0810, free.


NEVER MIND
Humorist Neal Pollack reads from and discusses his novel “Never Mind the Pollacks” (HarperCollins), which follows a protagonist with a Forrest Gump-like tendency to be on location for much of music history: He seduces Joan Baez, discovers Kurt Cobain, and cavorts with Elvis Presley in Memphis. Tomorrow, 7-8 p.m., Barnes & Noble Chelsea, 675 Sixth Ave. at 21st Street, 212-257-1383, free.


COMEDY


ALL OVER TOWN
The NYC Underground Comedy Festival includes more than 100 events at 40 local venues. Participating comedians include Colin Quinn, Eddie Brill (who performed every night in last year’s festival), the Daily Show’s Ed Helms, Wendy Spero, Patrice O’Neal, Judah Friedlander, and Wendy Williams. Today through Sunday, various times, locations, and prices, 212-502-7979, see www.nycundergroundcomedy.com for full schedule and more information.


FOOD & DRINK


AUTUMN BOUNTY
Daniel Boulud, sommelier Jean Luc Le Du, and Ferdinando di Fres cobaldi host a five-course fall feast paired with Frescobaldi wines. The Marchesi de’ Frescobaldis are a prominent Florence family who have been creating Tuscan wines for more than 700 years. Friday, 6:30 p.m., Daniel, 60 E. 65th St., between Park and Madison avenues, 212-288-0033, $350.


HEALTH


EARLY DETECTION
The Foundation for Medical Evaluation and Early Detection provides full screenings for prostate cancer. Through Friday, October 15, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. screenings, Mount Sinai Medical 1014 1713 1099 1723Center, Department of Urology, 5 E. 98th St. at Fifth Avenue, 212-241-0045, free, reservations required.


MUSIC


MEDDELLIN KIDS
Music of the Americas opens its fall series with a wind ensemble concert by the Youth Orchestra of Medellin. Guest conductor Mariaelena Tobon leads the group in a program of works by Dvorak, Holst, Carlos Montoya, and several jazz favorites. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., El Museo del Barrio, Teatro Heckscher, 1230 Fifth Ave. at 104th Street, 212-277-8359, $15 general, $10 seniors and students, free for members.


YOUNG AMERICANS
The Losers Lounge ends its latest season with an affectionate tribute to David Bowie, from the Ziggy Stardust to Major Tom phases. Friday, 8 p.m. doors open, 9 p.m. show, Saturday, 8 and 11 p.m., Fez Under Time Cafe, 380 Lafayette St. at Great Jones, 212-533-7000, $20 and $25, reservations required for first show. See www.feznyc.com for more information.


READINGS


WORLDLY WORDS
Swink magazine hosts a reading with a particularly international flavor. Israeli Etgar Keret and Londoner Geoff Dyer read from their contributions to the literary journal, and New Yorker Rynn Williams joins them. Tonight, 7 p.m., Pianos, 158 Ludlow St. at Stanton Street, upstairs lounge, 212-505-3733, free.


TALKS


EXPLORING ANTARCTICA
The Antarctic Lake Vostok was sealed for millions of years beneath two miles of solid ice, and upon its 1996 discovery sparked an international effort to develop exploratory methods without introducing modern contaminants. The liquid lake is thought to be a terrestrial analogue to the conditions on Europa, a moon of Jupiter. Scientist Robin Bell, who has been leading efforts to explore the lake for four years, discusses her work and its potential for adding to our knowledge of everything from microbial evo lution to planetary science. Tonight, 6 p.m. doors open, 6:30 p.m. reception, 7-9:30 p.m. lecture, Explorers Club, 46 E. 70th St., between Park and Madison avenues, 212-628-8383, $15 general, $5 students, free for members.


FAIREST OF THEM ALL
John Kriskiewicz marks the 40th anniversary of New York’s last World’s Fair with an illustrated presentation on the extravaganza. Tonight, 7 p.m., Greater Astoria Historical Society, Quinn Memorial Building, Broadway and 36th Street, Long Island City, Queens, 718-278-0700, $5 general, free for members.


LIBERTY LIVES
The American Enterprise Institute’s Michael Novak gives a talk titled “The Universal Hunger for Liberty: A Surprising Look Ahead at the Politics, Economics, and Culture of the Twentyfirst Century” as part of the Books for Breakfast series.A Q &A follows. Wednesday, 8-9:15 a.m., Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, Merrill House, 170 E. 64th St., between Third and Lexington avenues, 212-838-4120, $25, reservations required.


FUTURE OF INNOVATION
Sir Harold Evans hosts a discussion featuring panelists Ted Turner, Oscar de la Renta, Martin Scorsese, and others. The event celebrates Sir Evans’s new book and PBS series, “They Made America,” which follows the history of American innovation.The group discusses whether or not America is falling behind, and where the next wave of creativity will be found. Thursday, 6:30 p.m., the Broadhurst Theater, 235 W. 44th St., between Seventh and Eighth avenues, 917-250-4232, free, reservations required.


THEATER


SERVICE ON STAGE
“The Women Who Served” retells the stories of eight women from the Gospels, including Mary Magdalene and the woman at the well, in monologues. The Blackfriars Repertory Theatre, which produces the play, operates as part of the Dominican Friars.The play’s author, Peter John Cameron, is a Dominican priest. Friday through Sunday, October 31, Fridays, 8 p.m., Saturdays, October 9, 23, and 30, 8 p.m., Sundays, 3 p.m., ArcLight Theatre, 152 W. 71st St., between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues, 212-744-2080 ext. 146 for information, 877-840-0457 for tickets, $45 general, $25 seniors, students, and priests.



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