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ART


SNAPSHOTS AND SIDEWALKS
Two photography exhibits close this weekend at Laurence Miller Gallery. Ellen Phelan’s “Family Romance” is a nostalgic collection of more than 150 family photographs taken between 1905 and 2004. The series of digitally altered snapshots pays particular attention to the artist’s mother, who is seen sunning on a rooftop, attending church, and swimming in a lake. Helen Levitt’s photographs capture New York City street graffiti scrawled with chalk on sidewalks and walls during the 1930s and 1940s. One wall proclaims “You are crazy to be a good girl” and other drawings depict children’s best approximations of bicycles and root-beer floats. Through Friday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Laurence Miller Gallery, 20 W. 57th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-397-3930, free.


BENEFITS


AUTUMN APPLE
The opening night for the not-for-profit Big Apple Circus includes dessert and dancing under the big top. The circus’s new show, “Picturesque,” makes its debut. Friday, 6 p.m. cocktails and dinner to follow, 7:15 p.m. performance, 9 p.m. dessert and dancing, Lincoln Center, Damrosch Park,West 62nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues, 212-268-2500 ext. 129, $400-$2,500.


BOOKS


WELL-TRAVELED WRITER
A writer for the New Yorker, Susan Orlean,reads from her new book of travel essays, “My Kind of Place” (Random House). Ms. Orlean’s book “The Orchid Thief” was the inspiration for the 2002 film “Adaptation,” in which the author was played by Meryl Streep. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd Street, 212-362-8835, free.


NORTHERN MYSTERY
Nora Roberts reads from her suspense novel “Northern Lights” (Putnam). Tomorrow, 6-8 p.m., The New York Police Museum, 100 Old Slip between South and Water streets, 212-480-3100, $10.


FAMILY


SUBWAY SOIREE
Brooklyn husband-andwife writing team Paul Dubois Jacobs and Jennifer Swender read from their book “My Subway Ride” (Gibbs Smith) at a party celebrating its publication.The picture book tracks the New York subway from Yankee Stadium to Coney Island. Tonight, 5-7 p.m., Bank Street Bookstore, 610 W. 112th St. at Broadway, 212-678-1654, free.


FILM


MONGOLIAN TALE
The “Russian Nights” festival presents the world premiere of Ilya Trauberg’s 1936 film “Son of Mongolia,” which Stalin had ordered to be burned and was presumed lost for decades. The film follows a Mongolian shepherd,Tse-Ven, who navigates the border between the independent Mongolian Republic and the Japanese-occupied sector of the Chinese territory. After escaping from prison and discovering a magical garden, he travels back to his native Ulan Bator to warn the government about the enemy’s plans (tomorrow, 9 p.m., Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Ave. at 2nd Street, 212-505-5181, $10). Other highlights of the festival include a performance by the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (tonight and Friday, 8 p.m., Carnegie Hall, 154 W. 57th St. at Seventh Avenue, 212-247-7800, $38-$105), a gala concert with a performance by Chamber Orchestra Kremlin (Saturday, 8 p.m., Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall,140 W.65th St. at Columbus Avenue, 212-721-6500, $100-$250), and a reading by playwright and essayist Zoya Boguslavskaya (Sunday, 7 p.m., Theatre Row Studio, 410 W. 42nd St., between Ninth and Tenth avenues, 718-615-1500, $35). Festival: Through Sunday; times, locations, and prices vary. See www.russiannightsfest.com for full schedule and more information.


THAT’S A WRAP
Christo and Jeanne-Claude discuss their work after a screening of the 1996 documentary “To the German People, Wrapped Reichstag, 1971-95,” which chronicles the artists’ wrapping of the Berlin government building in heavy fabric. The screening is in conjunction with an exhibit of the artists’ work organized by the Wurth Museum in Kunzelsau, Germany. Screening: Friday, 7 p.m., $5 general, free for students and members. Exhibit: Through January 2, 2005, Wednesday and Thursday, noon-5 p.m., Friday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Ave. at 89th Street, 212-369-4880, $10 general, $5 seniors and students, free for members and children under 12.


HALLOWEEN


HAVE A BALL
The Central Park Conservancy’s annual Halloween Ball takes the theme this year of “Into the Light.” A costume parade follows dessert. Tonight, 7 p.m. cocktails, 8 p.m. dinner, Central Park, Rumsey Playfield, midpark at 69th Street, 212-310-6616, $1,000 and $1,500.


RAVEN RAVINGS
Edgar Allen Poe re-enactor Kevin Mitchell Martin presents his oneman show based on the life and writings of the afflicted writer. The show, which is appropriate for children ages 10 and older, is staged in a candlelit tavern room and includes readings from Poe’s letters and work. Refreshments are served. Tomorrow, 6:15 and 7:30 p.m., Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden, 421 E. 61st St., between York and First avenues, 212-838-6878, $15 general, $12 members, reservations required. Note: Two shows on Friday are already sold out.


DEVILISH DISGUISES
The Museum of Sex hosts its second annual risque masquerade party for young professionals. Guests enjoy music, costumed revelry, and late-night views of the museum’s exhibits. Complimentary masks are provided. Tomorrow, 8 p.m., Museum of Sex, 233 Fifth Ave. at 27th Street, 212-352-3101, $30 in advance online at www.theatermania.com, $40 at the door.


MUSIC


SOUNDS FROM A TO Z
Sound artist Pamela Z performs “Voci,” her first evening length multimedia performance for a New York audience. She triggers samples with light sensors and a gesture controller, performing “virtual duets” with guests who appear in large-scale video projections. Tomorrow through Saturday, 8 p.m., The Kitchen, 512 W. 19th St. at Tenth Avenue, 212-255-5793 ext. 11, $15.


VENETIAN VOICES
Bass baritones Shouvik Mondle and Dan Okulitch and tenors Gaston Rivero and Steven Santiago perform a selection of arias set in Venice. The program, which includes works by Tosca, Puccini, Tosti, and other Italian composers, kicks of a series of theatrical music presentations featuring songs from around the world. Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m., Poet’s Den Theater, 309 E. 108th St. at Second Avenue, 212-427-1445, $25 general, $15 seniors and students, reservations suggested. Note: Cash only.


NATURE


FEATHERED FRIENDS
Wave Hill opens early for a bird-watching walk presented by the New York City Audubon Society. Participants should bring a field guide and binoculars to spot white-throated sparrows, double-crested cormorants, red-belly woodpeckers, tufted titmice, and other winged creatures in flight. Sunday, 8:30 a.m., Wave Hill, meet at main gate, 249th Street and Independence Avenue, Bronx, 718-549-3200 ext. 305, $20 general, $15 members, registration required.


READINGS


KICK START
Writers Sarah Thyre and Ritch Duncan join “a real, live Dracula” for a seasonal installation of the “How to Kick People” reading series. Writers Todd Levin (who maintains www.tremble.com) and Bob Powers (www.girlsarepretty.com) host the evening, and they prefer humor to ponderous short stories. Tonight, 8 p.m., Under St. Mark’s Theater, 94 St. Mark’s St., between Avenue A and First Avenue, www.howtokickpeople.com, $7.


TALKS


ATTENTION, PLEASE
Psychology professor Robert Resnick talks about attention deficit disorders, which he terms “silent quality-of-life killers.” Tomorrow, 6:30 p.m., Cooper Union Great Hall, 7 E. 7th St. at Third Avenue, 212-279-4200, $10.


THEATER


SOUTH AFRICAN STAGE
The South African lyric theater company Dimpho Di Kopane makes its New York debut with a series of four multilingual productions performed in repertory. First up is “Yiimimangaliso (The Mysteries),” based on versions of Bible stories that cropped up during the 12th century in street theater throughout Europe. The production’s music comes from Xhosa, Afrikaans, Zulu, and Dutch sources. Opens: Friday, 8 p.m. Series: Friday through Sunday, November 28, days and times vary, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Synod Hall, 1047 Amsterdam Ave. at 112th Street, 212-932-7314 for information, 212-581-1212 for tickets, $50 general, $25 seniors and students.


TOURS


TWILIGHT BIKING
Bikers can pedal along the Greenway and Wall Street to view the Brooklyn Bridge at twilight on a Halloween bicycle tour. Sunday, 3-7 p.m., 877-865-0078 for meeting place and reservations, $59 includes bicycle and helmet.



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