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ART
FINE TIME The Fine Print Fair draws dozens of dealers offering a wide range of fine art. Works by Picasso, Kiki Smith, Chuck Close, Joan Miro, and Julian Opie are for sale in one of the largest art events in the city. One highlight is a panel discussion with prominent artists and curators (Saturday, 11 a.m., free).The fair begins with an opening night preview party that benefits the print division of the Museum of Modern Art (tonight, 5-9 p.m., 212-708-9680, $200-$1,500). Fair: Tomorrow-Saturday, noon-7 p.m., Sunday, noon-6 p.m., Seventh Regiment Armory, Park Avenue at 67th Street, 212-674-6095, $15 each day.
AUCTION
PRINTING PRESS Prints are the focus when works by Durer, Rembrandt, Picasso, and Miro go on the auction block in a three-part sale. Older works in the sale include Durer’s 1498 woodcut “The Four Horsemen”(est.$25,000-$35,000),Rembrandt’s 1638 etching “Self Portrait in a Velvet Cap with Plume” ($35,000-$50,000), and two bound volumes of early-19th-century Goya etchings ($12,000-$20,000). Later works include Picasso’s first major print, created when he was 23 ($100,000 -$150,000), several Chagall color lithographs ($10,000-$16,000), and two rare Paul Klee postcards announcing Bauhaus events ($20,000-$50,000). Viewing: Today, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Old Master auction part one, tomorrow, 10:30 a.m.; Old Master auction part two, tomorrow, 11:30 a.m.; Old Master, 19th-Century, Modern, and Contemporary auction,tomorrow,1:30 p.m. All auctions: Swann Galleries, 104 E. 25th St. at Park Avenue, 212-254-4710 ext. 32, free.
BEAUTY
BROW BEATER “Celebrity brow expert” Anastasia Soare offers free personal eyebrow consultations, all in the name of helping New Yorkers achieve that perfect, unbushy arch. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sephora Fifth Avenue, 597 Fifth Ave. at 48th Street, 212-980-6534, free. Also: Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sephora Times Square, 1500 Broadway, between 43rd and 44th streets, 212-944-6789, free. Reservations required.
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. Tonight, 7 p.m., The New School, 66 W. 12th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-229-5488, $5.
AFTERNOON BLUES Actor Dan Aykroyd signs his book “Elwood’s Blues” (Backbeat). The collection features interviews culled from “The House of Blues Radio Hour,” in which Mr. Aykroyd, in character as Elwood Blues of the Blues Brothers, interviews blues and rock musicians. Tomorrow, 1 p.m., Barnes & Noble Rockefeller Center. 600 Fifth Ave. at 48th Street, 212-765-0593, free.
CARTOONS
FUN WITH FLUFF Comic artist Nina Paley discusses her cartoons and animation at an event hosted by Friends of Lulu, a nonprofit organization which supports 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.” Tonight, 7 p.m., Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art gallery, 595 Broadway, between Houston and Prince streets, suite 401, 212-254-3511, free.
COMEDY
COMIC GENIUS Dick Cavett hosts an evening of political satire with Shelley Berman, Bill Dana, “Professor” Irwin Cory, Dick Gregory, and Mort Sahl.The renowned group will gather to toast (or roast) the election’s outcome. The first act features a solo routine by each participant. For the second act, Mr. Cavett interviews the comedians, who have decades of combined experience skewering the social and political scene. Saturday, 8 p.m., Lehman Center for the Per forming Arts, 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, between Paul and Goulden avenues, Bronx, 718-960-8833, $25-$40.
DESIGN
MCFADDEN’S FADS Designer and fashion pioneer Mary McFadden gives an illustrated lecture on how symbols of world cultures have shaped her work, with a special focus on Edo-period Japan. Ms. Mc-Fadden’s collections include clothing, textiles, wallpaper, and jewelry. The talk is followed by a reception and book signing of “Mary McFadden: High Priestess of High Fashion” (Bunker Hill). Tonight, 6:30 p.m., Japan Society, 333 E. 47th St. at Madison Avenue, 212-832-1155 for information, 212-752-3015 for tickets, $10 general, $8 seniors and members, $5 students.
DESIGNING THE FUTURE Canadian designer Bruce Mau discusses his work and signs his new book, “Massive Change: A Manifesto for the Future of Global Design” (Phaidon). The event is sponsored by the Municipal Art Society’s Urban Center Books. Tonight, 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.
FAMILY
FUN WITH MUD During a day of free museum admission, children ages 4 and over can dig in soil and compost to find their favorite worm and then examine it under a microscope.Tomorrow,2:30-4 p.m., Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. at St. Mark’s Avenue, 718-735-4400, free.
FILM
WHEN ANTS ATTACK Wave Hill looks at nature’s darker side in a series of science fiction movie screenings that kicks off this weekend. Up first is 1954’s “Them!” about a race of giant mutated ants that sprang from a nuclear test site in the American Southwest (Saturday). Other highlights include “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (November 20) and “20,000 Leagues under the Sea” (December 11). Saturdays, November 6 through December 11, 3 p.m., Wave Hill, West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, Bronx, 718-549-3200 ext. 222, $4 general, $2 members.
MUSIC
SONGS FROM THE HART Singer and actress Kitty Carlisle Hart headlines “Act One Plus 99,” a celebration of her late husband, Moss Hart. Tonight, 8 p.m., Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave. at 82nd Street, 212-570-3949, $25.
IN THE ARIA Mezzo-soprano Frances Devine sings a program that includes Brahms’s “Ophelia Leader,” Davide Zannoni’s “The Elfrem Songs,” and arias by Handel, Bizet, Tchaikovsky, and Mozart. Sunday, 3 p.m., Christ St. Stephens Church, 120 W. 69th St., between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues, 212-787-2755, $10 suggested donation.
READING
LOVE IS A CIRCUS Poet and cultural critic Wayne Koestenbaum performs on a grand piano and reads excerpts from his first novel, “Moira Orfei in Aigues-Mortes” (Soft Skull). The book chronicles a dying pianist’s obsession with a beautiful circus artist. The event is part of the Whitney Museum’s “Sound Check” performance series. Friday, 7 p.m., Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Ave. at 75th Street, 800-944-8639, free (museum admission also free on Friday evenings).
TALKS
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. Tonight, 6:30 p.m., New York Public Library, Celeste Bartos Forum, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, 212-930-0855, $10 general, $7 members.
THEATER
LAST DANCE Velocity Theatre Company’s “Sonnets for an Old Century” follows several individuals as they rant and reminisce during the last moments of their lives. The play was written by Jose Rivera, who also wrote the script for the recent film “The Motorcycle Diaries.” Tonight-Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m., HERE Arts Center, 145 Sixth Ave., between Spring and Broome streets, 212-647-0202 for information, 212-868-4444 for tickets, $15 general, $10 members.
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