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ART


PANDORA’S BOXES The exhibit “Secrets,” which closes this weekend, features six large paintings and six prints by New York artist Gloria Garfinkel. Ms. Garfinkel’s work appears to be spare on first glance but its complexity is seen on closer inspection: Each painting has two doors that open to show a melange of related objects. Through Saturday, Wednesday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m., Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art, 86 Walker St., between Broadway and Lafayette Street, 646-613-1252, free.


ZELDA’S ART Watercolors by Zelda Fitzgerald are on display at the Queens Public Library. Best known for her marriage to F. Scott, Fitzgerald was an enthusiastic painter as well as a writer. ‘Zelda By Herself’ includes dreamy tableaus of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and a cartoonish mad tea party. In one surreal painting, Champagne glasses and newspapers spill across the Brooklyn Bridge. At left is “Doll 10” and at right is ‘Paper Doll Dress,’ both from the undated series ‘Two Ladies & Three Costumes – Louis XIV set.’ Through Sunday, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sunday, noon-5 p.m., Queens Library Gallery, 89-11 Merrick Boulevard, between 89th and 90th avenues, Jamaica, Queens, 718-990-8665, free.


BENEFITS


LANDMARK AFFAIR Gossip columnist Liz Smith hosts the Landmarks Conservancy’s Living Landmarks gala, which this year honors Candice Bergen, Marshall Rose, George Steinbrenner, and others. The commissioner of the New York Police Department, Raymond Kelly, will receive the Lew Rudin Living Landmarks award. Wednesday, 7 p.m. cocktails, 8 p.m. dinner and dancing, The Plaza, 212-995-5260, $750-$1,500.


LIVING LEGENDS The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund holds its 10th annual Legends Gala, which this year honors the president of Hearst Magazine, Cathleen Black, the chairman of Federated Department Stories, Terry Lundgren, and Trudie Styler. Disco Legends Revue with the Village People provide tunes. Thursday, 6 p.m., Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 W. 18th St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues, and Altman Building, 135 W. 18th St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues, 212-268-1002, $1,000.


BOOKS


HOME WORK Contributors to the popular anthologies “The Bitch in the House” and “The Bastard on the Couch” (William Morrow) read from their work. Contributors to the former, which collected rants by women about “sex, solitude, work, motherhood, and marriage,” include Laurie Abraham, Elissa Schappell, and Susan Squire. The “Bastard” writers who will read works about “love, loss, fatherhood, and freedom” are Fred Leebron, Steven Rinehart, and Rob Spillman. Wednesday, 7 p.m., The New School, 66 W. 12th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-229-5488, $5.


CARTOONS


FUN WITH FLUFF Comic artist Nina Paley discusses her cartoons and animation at an event hosted by Friends of Lulu, a nonprofit organization promoting women in the comic-book world. Ms. Paley is the creator of the underground comic strip “Nina’s Adventures” and the daily newspaper strip “Fluff.” Wednesday, 7 p.m., Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art gallery, 595 Broadway, between Houston and Prince streets, suite 401, 212 254 3511, free.


DESIGN


DESIGNING THE FUTURE Canadian design er Bruce Mau discusses his work and signs his new book, “Massive Change: A Manifesto for the Future of Global Design” (Phaidon). In its examination of design’s potential, the book covers transportation, the military, revolutionary materials, energy, health, wealth, and politics. The event is sponsored by the Municipal Art Society’s Urban Center Books. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Fashion Institute of Technology, Haft Auditorium, Building C, West 27th Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues, 212-935-3595, $15 general, $10 members, reservations required.


MEN OF MYSTERY An exhibit of international movie posters closing this weekend focuses on American films made during the 1960s and 1970s. “Rebels, Rockers, and Renegades” includes the Polish poster for Robert Altman’s “Nashville” and the Japanese poster for “Easy Rider.” Posters from “M*A*S*H,””The Last Picture Show,” “Mean Streets,” and other New Wave works by pioneer directors such as Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppo la, Terence Malick, and Peter Bogdanovich, are also included. The films and their advertisements offered a new kind of rebel hero created during the period that many consider the high point of American film. Through Sunday, tomorrow-Saturday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday, noon-6 p.m., Posteritati, 239 Centre St., between Broome and Grand streets, 212-226-2207, free.


FILM


SISTERS ON SCREEN The French film “Tout l’or du monde (All the Gold in the World)” is screened as the first part of a series focusing on Catherine Deneuve and her older sister Francoise Dorleac, an actress who died in a car accident at age 25. Rene Clair’s 1961 comedy features Dorleac, Claude Rich, and others in the “Producers”-like story of a real estate developer’s foiled plot to exploit a happy village. The film, which is presented by the French Institute Alliance Francaise, will be screened in French without subtitles. Tomorrow, 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, and 9 p.m., Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St., between Park and Madison avenues, 212-355-6160, $9 general, $7 students, free for members.


MUSIC


HART SONGS Singer and actress Kitty Carlisle Hart headlines “Act One Plus 99,” a celebration of her late husband, Moss Hart. The evening of reminiscences, which also includes film clips and songs, celebrates the U.S. Postal Service’s commemorative stamp honoring the playwright and director on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Wednesday, 8 p.m., Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave. at 82nd Street, 212-570-3949, $25.


STARRY JAZZ Jazz lovers can enjoy live music under the stars at the American Museum of Natural History’s Rose Center for Earth and Space. Tenor saxophonist Don Braden and his Organ Quartet are the next performers in the series. Tapas and wine will be served. Friday, 5:30-6:30 p.m. and 7-8 p.m., American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, 212-769-5100, $12 general, $9 students and seniors, $7 children.


SINGING HISTORY At a “shape-note singing” session, singers sit facing the leader, who stands in the center, and sing 16th-century choral music a cappella. The sing-along style is seen as the precursor to gospel music, and was popular in the American South, especially among Baptist sects that eschewed instruments other than voice. The four-part harmony music was later revived in the North in the 1960s folk music movement, and was recently heard in the film “Cold Mountain.” Though the shape note songs, also called “Sacred Harp” songs after a popular hymnal, originated in the Christian church, the singing is now a social event that draws people of all backgrounds and skill levels. Saturday, 3-6 p.m., the Living Room, 154 Ludlow St., between Rivington and Stanton streets, 212-533-7235, free.


SALE


METRO SAVINGS As part of its centennial celebration, the MTA lets passengers use their MetroCards as a discount pass in a variety of Chinatown businesses. Participants include Lucky 11 restaurant, Pearl of the Orient Gallery, Cathay Jewelry, and Green Tea Cafe. Today through Friday, December 31, various locations. See www.explorechinatown.com for full list of participants.


TALKS


ACTIUM IN ACTION Professor William Murray discusses the Battle of Actium, fought between Mark Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian on September 2, 31 B.C. The lecture draws on artifacts recovered in underwater excavations, the results of sonar surveys conducted in the battle zone, and new archaeological discoveries at Octavian’s campsite overlooking the battlefield. Tonight, 6:30 p.m., Alexander Onassis Foundation Cultural Center, 645 Fifth Ave. at 52nd Street, 212-486-8531, free.


TORTURE AND THE LAW The Association of the Bar of New York asks, “Where Were the Lawyers?” at a panel discussion addressing the torture at Abu Ghraib. Legal experts discuss the role of attorneys in the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo, in Afghanistan, and in Iraq. Tonight, 7-9 p.m., House of the Association, 42 W. 44th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-382-6713, free.


REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PROUST The Proust Project presents a discussion with “Latter-Day Disciples, Admirers, and Shameless Imitators,” including a reading of the author’s works. Louis Begley, Andrew Solomon, Judith Thurman, and Colm Toibin are among the participants. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., New York Public Library, Celeste Bartos Forum, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, 212-930-0855, $10 general, $7 members.


JACKSON’S VERSE A group of poets and scholars gather to discuss the work of Laura Riding Jackson (1901-91), who published her collected works of poetry at age 37 and renounced poetry a year later. Thursday, 7 p.m., Poets House, 72 Spring St., between Lafayette and Crosby streets, second floor, 212-431-7920, $7 general, free for members.


THEATER


THE MIND OF PARIS The magician Ago portrays publicity-hungry socialite Paris Hilton in Doug Field ‘s play “I Love Paris,” which was recently extended in its run at Blue Heron Arts Center. The play follows “Paris” as she prepares to audition for the fifth co-host seat of the ABC daytime television talk show “The View.” Paris’s musings include topics such as “The real causes of World War II” and “Split Ends: The Environmental Impact.” Mondays through December 13, 8 p.m., Blue Heron Arts Center, 123 E. 24th St. at Park Avenue South, 212-868-4444, $20.


CHEK IT OUT The “Chekhov Now” festival presents eight new theater works inspired by Anton Chekhov’s plays, letters, and fiction. Highlights include performances of “3 Sisters Redux,” which strips away all ancillary characters in the play “Three Sisters” and is performed using only the dialogue of the siblings themselves (tonight, Wednesday, and Monday, November 8), and a staged reading of “Uncle Victor,” Rosary O’Neill’s pastiche of “Uncle Vanya” that is set in turn-of-the-century Louisiana (Saturday). The festival is produced by the Laboratory for International Theatre Exchange, helmed by artistic director Adam Melnick. Festival: Through Sunday, November 21, Monday-Thursday, 8 p.m., Friday, 8 and 10 p.m., Saturday, 2, 5, 8, and 10 p.m., Sunday, November 7, 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday, November 14, 2, 5, and 8 p.m., Sunday, November 21, 2 and 5 p.m., Connelly Theatre, 220 E. 4th St., between avenues A and B, 212-414-7773, $15. See www.chekhovnow.com for full schedule and more information.


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. 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.


TOURS


REMEMBERING A REVOLUTION A walking tour traces the impact of the American Revolution on New York City, which was the longest-occupied city of the war. Bowery and Canal Walking Tours puts on the walk, which focuses on “Patriots and Rebels” during the war. Sunday, 2 p.m., meet in front of the Museum of the Native American, Bowling Green and Broadway, 212-979-8013, $12 general, $10 seniors and students.



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