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ARCHITECTURE
ROMAN ROBERT
Architectural drawings by Robert Adam (1728-92) take center stage in the exhibit “Bob the Roman.” The show takes its name from a phrase that Adam applied to himself when he realized how much his style had been influenced by Rome. He went on to become a leading figure in British neoclassicism. The exhibit, which explores how Italy shaped his architectural mind, includes a 9-foot-long design for a fantasy palace. “Bob the Roman” originated in the Sir John Soane’s Museum in London. Through Saturday, December 4, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Gallery of New York School of Interior Design, 161 E. 69th St., between Lexington and Third avenues, 212-472-1500 ext. 9, free.
ARCHITECTURE OF THE ALPS
“Austria West: New Alpine Architecture,” which closes this weekend, 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, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Austrian Cultural Forum, 11 E. 52nd St., between Madison and Fifth avenues, 212-319-5300, free.
ART
NEY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
A retrospective of the work of New York artist Alexander Ney includes his work from 1958 through the present. Mr. Ney’s terra-cotta sculptures are created with hundreds of tiny hand-pressed geometrical shapes that cover each surface. Reception: Thursday, 7-9 p.m. Exhibit: Thursday through Saturday, November 14, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Mimi Ferzt, 114 Prince St. at Greene Street, 212- 343-9377, free.
POET PHOTOS
Each of the black-and-white photographs in the 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 largely unprinted series languished at NYU until the current show, which closes this weekend. The Rimbaud portrait itself is the only known photograph of the poet, taken by 19th-century French photographer Etienne Carjat. Through Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Roth Horowitz, 160A E. 70th St., between Lexington and Third avenues, 212-717-9067, free.
AUCTION
REIMAGINING THE VOTE
“The Voting Booth Project” asked 50 artists and designers to reimagine actual Votomatic voting booths from the 2000 presidential election in Florida. An auction benefiting Parsons and the nonprofit voting organization Declare Yourself offers many of the works on the block. Participants include Milton Glaser, Frank Gehry, and Diane Von Furstenberg (Tomorrow, 6-7:30 p.m. auction preview at the gallery, 7-9:30 p.m. reception and silent auction, Twenty Four Fifth, 24 Fifth Ave. at 9th Street, 212-229-2101, $150). Exhibit: Through Monday, November 15, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Parsons School of Design gallery, 2 W. 13th St. at Fifth Avenue, 212-229-8987, free.
BENEFITS
OOH LA LA
The French-American Foundation honors the chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe, Maurice Levy, at its annual gala. Tonight, 7 p.m. cocktails, 8 p.m. dinner, The Four Seasons restaurant, 99 E. 52nd St. at Park Avenue, 212-935-1558 ext. 124, $1,000.
VIVA LOS MUERTOS
A Dia de los Muertos event features Rocking Horse hors d’oeuvres, tequila drinks, and an auction that benefits Gods Love We Deliver. A Mexican art auctioneer at Sotheby’s, August Uribe, keeps the bids coming on art, furniture, and Rocking Horse catering packages. The event, which marks the Mexican tradition of honoring deceased ancestors, also benefits P.S. 11. Tomorrow, 5-7:45 p.m., Rocking Horse Cafe, 182 Eighth Ave., between 19th and 20th streets, 212-463-9511, $45 in advance, $55 at the door.
BOOKS
LIVING SMALL
The author and the photographer of “The New American Dream: Living Well in Small Spaces” (Monacelli), James Gauer and Catherine Tighe, discuss and sign their book. The book gathers 17 homes under 2,100 square feet, from New York City apartments to a cottage in Santa Monica. Tonight, 6 p.m., Corner Bookstore, 1313 Madison Ave. at 93rd Street, 212-831-3554, free.
CRIME TIME
The writer of best-selling thrillers David Baldacci reads from and signs his latest offering, “Hour Game” (Warner Books).The fast-paced plot concerns a Virginia murderer who leaves watches on his victims that are set to the hour corresponding with their position on his hit list. Tonight, 7 p.m., Borders Books Time-Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle, between 58th and 60th streets, free.
DOCTOROW IS IN
Author E.L. Doctorow discusses his work in the first in a series of four interviews of prominent American writers conducted by Christopher Lehmann-Haupt. Thursday, 6 p.m., Small Press Center, 20 W. 44th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-764-7021, free, reservations recommended.
FOOD & DRINK
TASTY TRIO
An online auction benefiting the New York Public Library offers the culinary services of Mario Batali, Nobu Matsuhisa, and Eric Ripert. The chefs collaborate in whipping up a dinner for 12 in the highest bidder’s home – each chef will create a different course for the elaborate meal. Other prizes on the auction block include treats from Daniel and a private restaurant tour led by publisher Tim Zagat. Bidding: Through tomorrow,www.nypl.org.
HALLOWEEN
SPOOKY SOIREE
A “Psychic Soiree” invites revelers to look into their future to enjoy an early Halloween celebration. “Psychic to the Stars” Frank Andrews offers readings, and spirits – liquid and otherwise – will be present. Tomorrow, 6:30-9 p.m., Merchant’s House Museum, 29 E. 4th St., between Bowery and Lafayette Street, 212-777-1089, $25.
FRIGHT FEST
The Manhattan Society, the junior committee at the New York City chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, hosts its first Halloween soiree, Fete de Fright. Attendees at the benefit can enjoy drinks and dancing while dressed in their costumed best. Thursday, 8 p.m.-midnight, The Cutting Room, 19 W. 24th St., between Broadway and Sixth Avenue, 212-463-7787 ext. 3030, $50, ages 21 and older.
SUNDAY IN THE PARK
Prospect Park presents its 25th Halloween celebration, complete with a “haunted carousel,” in which the park’s early-20th-century carousel is transformed into a Halloween thrill ride (Saturday and Sunday, noon-5 p.m., $1). A spooky carnival includes pony rides and a parade of larger-than-life puppets (Saturday, noon-3 p.m., $1 pony rides). The Prospect Park Audubon Center comes alive with a “Creepy Crawly” focus on worms, spiders, owls, and other spooky animals (Saturday, noon-3 p.m. close-up view of owls, free). The park’s Lefferts Historic House also hosts seasonal activities and decorations all weekend long. Festival: Saturday and Sunday, various locations in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, 718-965-8999. See www.prospectpark.org for full schedule.
MUSIC
ELECTRIC EVENING
The jazz group Children on the Corner pays tribute to Miles Davis’s six “electric years,” which produced albums including “Bitches Brew” and “On the Corner.” Five of the six members of the group played with Davis, including the group’s bassist, Michael Henderson, who was with him in 1970-75, the height of the electric period. Tonight through Thursday, 8 and 10 p.m., Iridium Jazz Club, 1650 Broadway at 51st Street, 212-582-2121, $25 general, $5 minimum in cocktail section, $10 minimum at tables.
TIGRE BEAT
Feminist rockers of the band Le Tigre have turned to overtly political songwriting in their recent work – but their new album, “This Island,” also has room for a cover of the Pointer Sisters’ “I’m So Excited.” The trio plays a Halloween show that is likely to sell out. Sunday and Monday, 8 p.m. doors open, Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Place, between 15th and 16th streets, 212-777-1224 for information, 212-777-6800 for tickets, $18.50 in advance, $19 at the door.
READINGS
SONGS OF FREEDOM
Jazz at Lincoln Center commissioned “Let Freedom Swing” as a musical tribute to champions of human rights. The work sets the words of activists are to original music performed by the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with its artistic director, Wynton Marsalis. Czech leader Vaclav Havel wrote a libretto that will be paired with music by Emil Viklicky and performed by Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. Glenn Close recites a 1965 speech by President Johnson and Keith David delivers excerpts from a speech made in South Africa by Robert F. Kennedy. The pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City, Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, reads the words of Martin Luther King Jr. with music by Billy Childs. Morgan Freeman recites the words of Nelson Mandela, with a new piece composed by Darius Brubeck and Zim Ngqawana. The program is part of the grand-opening festival of the new home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Frederick P. Rose Hall. Thursday through Saturday, 8 p.m., Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street, 212-721-6500, $30-$150.
TALKS
JUSTICE FOR ALL
The Perlow Lecture is an annual talk centering on themes represented in the New York Public Library’s Dorot Jewish Division. This year, historian and documentary film producer Joshua Greene give a slide-and-film-illustrated look at the largest war crimes trial in history in a talk titled “Justice at Dachau.” Tomorrow, 6:30 p.m., New York Public Library, South Court Auditorium, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, 212-930-0855, $10 general, $7 members.
FRANCE’S FEELINGS
French attorney Henri Hajdenberg delivers a lecture on “The New Antisemitism in France.” Mr. Hajdenberg is a former president of the Representative Council of the Jewish Institutions in France and the European Jewish Congress. Thursday, 5:30 p.m., NYU Kimmel Center, 802 Shorin Performance Studio, 60 Washington Square South, between Laguardia Place and Thompson Street, 212-998-8754, free.
DESIGNING HISTORY
Memorial designer Maya Lin discusses her work, inspirations, and the role of public memorials in a talk with the executive director of the Studio Museum in Harlem, Lowery Stokes Sims. Friday, 6 p.m., Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave. at 82nd Street, 212-570-3949, $30.
THEATER
PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST
The Japanese drama “Kazuki: This Is My Earth” tells the true story of artist Yasuo Kazuki. The play follows him as he recreates his experiences including time in a Siberian detention camp, the death of his daughter, and world-wide success. The older Yasuo faces down his younger self in Yoshimasa Shinagawa’s play, making its American premiere. The drama is performed in Japanese with English subtitles. Thursday through Sunday, Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m., Hunter College, Kaye Playhouse, 68th Street at Lexington Avenue, 212-772-4448, $30 general, $15 seniors and students.
FEAR OF FEMALES
Ken Urban’s new play “The Female Terrorist Project” takes place in a futuristic America where bombings and kidnappings are daily occurrences. The drama follows a historian who meets a mysterious woman while working on a chronicle of female terrorists. Laramie Dennis directs the Committee production. Opens: Sunday, 7 p.m. Runs: Sunday through Saturday, November 20, Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 7 p.m., The Chocolate Factory, 5-49 49th Ave., Long Island City, Queens, 718-482-7069, $15. Additional performances Monday, November 15, 8 p.m, benefit performance with reception following, $30, and Wednesday, November 17, 8 p.m.
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