ART

IMAGES FROM ISRAEL “The Fourth Dimension” is an exhibit of 14 large-scale color photographs by Israeli artist Barry Frydlender. Mr. Frydlender creates digital composites of various photographs taken of the same location several times. He captures flooded streets, a gathering of men in an East Jerusalem cafe, and barefooted children playing soccer in Sinai.

Through Saturday, October 23, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Andrea Meislin Gallery, 526 W. 26th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, #214, 212-627-2552, free.

BOOKS

HOLDING ONTO HISTORY Will Fellows discusses his book “A Passion to Preserve” (University of Wisconsin), which makes the case that gay men contribute to historic preservation by rescuing decrepit building, revitalizing urban neighborhoods, and saving artifacts of cultural importance. Mr. Fellows is joined by three subjects who were profiled in his book: Joseph Svehlak, who restored several Victorian properties in Brooklyn; a former staff member of the New York Landmarks Conservancies, Ken Lustbader, and interior designer Russell Bush. Tonight, 6:30 p.m., Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. at 103rd Street, 212-534-1672 ext. 3393, $10 general, $6 seniors, students, and members, reservations recommended.

TEXTBOOK CASE Jon Stewart discusses and signs his new best-seller “America (The Book): A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy Inaction” (Warner), written with the staff of “The Daily Show.” Tomorrow, noon, Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 E. 17th St. at Broadway, 212-253-0810, free.

COMEDY

ARABIAN NIGHTS The Arab-American Comedy Festival includes two sessions of skits and short plays (Sunday, 6 and 8:15 p.m., and Monday, 6:40 and 8:45 p.m., the Laugh Factory, 669 Eighth Ave., between 42nd and 43rd streets), an evening of stand-up comedy (Tuesday, 7 and 9 p.m., New York City Improv Comedy Club, 318 W. 53rd St., between Eighth and Ninth avenues), and a film event that honors Kathy Najimy (Wednesday, 7 p.m., Sugar Bar & Restaurant, 311 Church St., between Walker and Lispenard streets). Festival: Sunday through Wednesday, 212-868-4444, $12. See www.arabcomedy.org for full schedule.

DANCE

ODISSI ODYSSEY Srishti Dances of India performs “Lavanya,” a program of classical Eastern Indian dance. The performance features Odissi and Manipuri, two of India’s primary classical dance styles. Odissi uses sculptural movements that recall ancient and medieval temple sculpture. Manipuri, the only dance style still performed in temples, emphasizes both tandava, ormasculinity, and lasva, or femininity. The program includes English narration that explains the choreography and stories to unfamiliar viewers. Saturday, 8 p.m., Battery Dance Company, 380 Broadway at White Street, fifth floor, 212-219-3910, $15. Also: Sunday, 5 p.m., Ganesha Temple, 45-57 Bowne St., between 45th and Holly avenues, Flushing, Queens, 718-460-8484, free.

FAMILY

BUNNY DAYS Mo Willems reads from and gives a drawing demonstration based on his book “Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale” (Hyperion), which tells of the horror of a lost stuffed animal. Saturday, 11 a.m., Barnes & Noble Upper East Side, 240 E. 86th St. at Second Avenue, 212-794-1962, free.

FILM

UNDERGROUND CINEMA The Subway Centennial series screens Alfred Hitchcock’s 1956 film “The Wrong Man,” which stars Henry Fonda as a nightclub musician who rides the subway between Manhattan and Jackson Heights and this being Hitchcock, he is accused of murder (Saturday, 2 p.m.). John Sayles’s 1984 indie “The Brother from Another Planet” follows an escaped slave from a distant planet who lands in New York and takes the train to Harlem (Sunday, 2 p.m.). A Columbus Day screening for families features the 1988 Eddie Murphy vehicle “Coming to America” (Monday, 2 p.m.). Series: Through Monday, times vary, American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Avenue at 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, 718-784-0077, $10 general, $7.50 seniors and students, free for members.

FOOD & DRINK

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

HEALTH

LIVING WELL Two weekend events, one in Manhattan and one in Brooklyn, make staying healthy fun for children. A health expo for New York City schoolchildren features sports clinics, health screenings, a street festival, and information about nutrition and exercise (Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Harlem Center Police Athletic League, 441 Manhattan Ave., between 118th and 119th streets, 718-346-5852, free). The Go Kids! weekend in Brooklyn launches a national children’s health initiative undertaken by six leading children’s museums. The first 2,000 visitors receive a free pedometer. (Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. at St. Marks Avenue, 718-735-4400, $4).

MUSIC

JUILLIARD JAM Conductor Mark Stringer leads the Juilliard Symphony in a concert of works by Debussy, Mendelssohn, and Strauss. Advance tickets have been distributed, but those who line up early have a good shot at standby tickets. Tonight, 7 p.m. standby tickets sold, 8 p.m. concert, Juilliard Theater, 60 Lincoln Center Plaza, Broadway at 65th Street, 212-769-7406, free.

BACK ON BASS A concert in honor of Ray Brown, one of the two or three greatest of all jazz bassists, features his two major proteges from two generations, each with outstanding trios: Jay Leonhart, with pianist Bill Mays and guitarist Joe Cohn, and Christian McBride, with pianist Geoff Keezer. The concert kicks off the 33rd season of Jack Kleinsinger’s Highlights in Jazz, the longest-running jazz concert series in New York, and practically anywhere else. Tonight, 8 p.m., Tribeca Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers St. at West Side Highway, 212-346-8510, $27.50.

SAY CHEESE Former Beach Boy Brian Wilson began creating the album “Smile” in 1966 by recording different musicians in different studios and patching the sounds together. The resulting three movement rock opera, with lyrics byVan Dyke Parks, was deemed too avant-garde for release. It was shelved and remained a tantalizing unknown to pop-music fans until this year, when it was finally released. Next week, Mr. Wilson performs songs from “Smile” at Carnegie Hall. Tuesday and Wednesday, 8 p.m., Carnegie Hall, Isaac Stern Auditorium, 57th Street and Seventh Avenue, 212-247-7800, $30-$85.

READINGS

TOOTING THEIR OWN HORNS The Trumpet Fiction series is presented twice a month by Ducts, an online literary magazine. This week’s participants are storytellers James Braly and Jennifer DeMeritt, and the author of the short-story collection “Beautiful Girls” (MacAdam/Cage), Beth Ann Bauman. Saturday, 7-9 p.m., KGB Bar, 85 E. 4th St. at Second Avenue, 212-505-3360, free.

TALKS

TURNING THE TABLES Journalist Ponchitta Pierce interviews public television host Bill Moyers as part of the 92nd Street Y’s “Interviewing the Interviewer” series. Tuesday, 8 p.m., Hunter College, Kaye Playhouse, 695 Park Ave. at 68th Street, 212-415-5500, $25.

THEATER

DOT-COM CAWDER Alexandre Marine’s play”Macbeth.com” is set during a presidential election and uses video news footage, live actors, and filmed scenes to tell the story of an anti-globalization hacker. When he becomes infected with the “three witches virus,” Macbeth starts to climb the corporate ladder, conspiring against his boss, Duncan, and endangering his friend Banquo. The conflict, appropriate for the digital age, ends in an epic computer-game battle. Opens: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Runs: Wednesday through Saturday, October 23, Wednesday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m., Sargent Theatre, 314 W. 54th St., between Eighth and Ninth avenues, 212-868-4444, $15.

CORNISH GAME MEN The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players present a one-time stage concert version of “Ruddigore,” the pair’s 10th collaboration. Set in a Cornish fishing village, the musical tells the story of a baronet who disguises himself as a farmer to escape his family’s curse of having to commit one crime each day. Sunday, October 17, 3 p.m., Symphony Space, 2535 Broadway at 95th Street, 212-864-5400, $41, $46, and $51.

TOURS

SNEAK PEEKS Open House New York features behind-the-scenes views of more than 100 sites. Open sites include the Old Croton Aqueduct, the rarely seen interior of the Soldiers & Sailors Monument, and Jazz at Lincoln Center’s new home, Frederick P. Rose Hall, which opens to the public on October 21. Saturday and Sunday, times and locations vary, www.ohny.org, free.

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