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ANTIQUES
GOOD OLD DAYS The Triple Pier Antiques Show is one of the largest gatherings of antiques dealers in the country. Walking shoes are a must for antique-lovers browsing the furniture, fashion, memorabilia, and art spread out over three piers that span five city blocks. Sneak preview: Fridays, November 12 and 19, 4-7 p.m., $35. Regular hours: Saturdays, November 13 and 20, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sundays, November 14 and 21, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Passenger Ship Terminal Piers 88, 90, and 92, Twelfth Avenue between 48th and 55th streets, $15. Note: Some sections open earlier on Saturdays, see www.stellashows.com for full schedule.
ART
ANIMAL INSTINCT Yelena Yemchuk’s acrylic paintings can appear simple and playful at first glance – until the viewer notices that a smiling zebra is stabbing himself, and that a friendly-looking alligator is poking a goose with an epee. The stories surrounding these small scenes are not always clear, but they are influenced by folk tales from Ms. Yemchuk’s native Ukraine. The artist is also a photographer whose work has appeared in W magazine and Italian Vogue. Through Tuesday, November 30, Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday, noon-6 p.m., Dactyl, 64 Grand St., between West Broadway and Wooster Street, 212-219-2344, free.
BENEFITS
HEALING ARTS A benefit for Fractured Atlas features dance, opera, and spoken word performances by emerging artists. The nonprofit provides health care, grants, and affordable rehearsal spaces for artists and arts organizations. Saturday, 7-11 p.m., the New 42nd Street Studios, 229 W. 42nd St., between Seventh and Eighth avenues, 917-606-0857, $50 general, $20 members.
BOOKS
POLAR PART 2 Author and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg signs the new release of his 1986 Christmas classic “The Polar Express” (Houghton Mifflin). The film version of his Caldecott Award-winning book recently opened at theaters. Saturday, noon-2 p.m., Books of Wonder, 18 West 18th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-989-3270, free.
SCREEN LIVES One-time “Gong Show” host Chuck Barris and actor Ben Gazzarra read from their books in an intimate downtown theater. Mr. Barris reads from his second memoir, “Bad Grass Never Dies” (Carroll & Graf), and Mr. Gazzarra presents his first, “In the Moment” (Carroll & Graf). Sunday, 7 p.m. tickets distributed, 8 p.m. reading, KGB Bar and Kraine Theater, 85 E. 4th St. at Second Avenue, 212-505-3360, free.
DANCE
RED CULTURE The Russian troupe Alexandrov Red Army Chorus and Dance Ensemble performs in New York for the first time in 30 years. About 150 dancers, musicians, and singers take the stage to perform military anthems and folk dances. The all-male group was founded 80 years ago with the purpose of glorifying the events of the 1917 revolution. Sunday, 2 and 8 p.m., Carnegie Hall, 57th Street and Seventh Avenue, 212-247-7800, $55-$295.
FAMILY
HEALTHFUL HOLIDAY Little chefs learn how to cook healthful Thanksgiving food at a weekend drop-off workshop for children ages 5 to 12. Saturday, 1-3 p.m., Miette Culinary Studio Children’s Division, 109 MacDougal St., between Bleecker and West 3rd streets, 212-460-9322, $65, registration required.
SPINACH ON SCREEN The new 3-D film “Popeye’s Voyage,” with a script by Paul Reiser and Jim Hardison, screens at the opening festival for the Museum of Television & Radio’s new exhibit “Well, Blow Me Down!” After the movie, participants can learn about the art of animation, take pictures with Popeye and Olive Oyl, and participate in art workshops. The exhibit celebrates the 75th anniversary of the wily cartoon sailor and includes the atrical shorts, comic strips, toys, television and radio programs, newspapers, and other artifacts from Popeye’s history. Festival: Saturday, 2-3:30 p.m., free with museum admission. Exhibit: Saturday through January 30, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday-Sunday, noon-6 p.m., Thursday, noon-8 p.m., Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-621-6800, $10 general, $8 seniors and students, $5 children under 14.
FILM
TRIFFID TRAUMA The 1962 science-fiction film “The Day of the Triffids” screens this weekend at Wave Hill. The movie stars “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” actor Howard Keel, who passed away this week. Saturday, 3 p.m., Wave Hill, West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, Bronx, 718-549-3200 ext. 222, $4 general, $2 members.
HOME SWEET HOME A program about cooperative housing in the Bronx during the 1930s and 1940s features a screening of Michal Goldman’s documentary “At Home in Utopia.” Afterward, an editor of “Encyclopedia of the American Left” (Garland), Paul Buhle, moderates a discussion with a group of former residents. Sunday, 2 p.m., Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave., between 103rd and 104th streets, 212-534-1672 ext. 3393, free with museum admission, $7 general, $5 seniors, students, and children.
FOOD & DRINK
MEAL AND MOVIE Suba restaurant’s “Dinner and a Movie” night pairs Spanish cuisine with Spanish cinema. Diners watch a film by Spanish director Pedro Almodovar while enjoying a prix-fixe meal created by chef Alex Urena. Next week’s film is the 1991 family-centered drama “High Heels.” The menu includes pan-seared sea bass, rice pudding, and a variety of tapas. Monday, 7:30 and 8 p.m. seatings, 8:30 p.m. film, Suba, 109 Ludlow St., between Rivington and Delancey streets, 212-982-5714, $29 prix-fixe meal, individual items also available.
MUSIC
NEW YORK BJORK Multi-instrumentalist and composer Travis Sullivan leads the “Bjorkestra,” a collection of 18 jazz musicians who play the works of Icelandic popster Bjork. Friday, 7 p.m. doors open for first show, 9:30 p.m. doors open for second show, Fez Under Time Cafe, 380 Lafayette St. at Great Jones, 212-533-7000, $10.
FOR THE MASSES The choral music group Pomerium performs a program of works by 15th-century composer Johannes Ockeghem. Ockeghem’s body of work includes a number of polyphonic Masses, three of which Pomerium will perform under the direction of Alexander Blachly. Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Cooper Union, Great Hall, 7 E. 7th St. at Third Avenue, 212-279-4200, $20 general, $15 seniors and students at the door on hour before the show.
GILDED-AGE GLAMOUR Soprano Molly Watson sings popular songs from the 1890s and early 1900s in a recital accompanied by pianist Eugene Cline. Monday, 8 p.m., Symphony Space, Leonard Nimoy Thalia, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, 212-864-1414, $20 general, $17 seniors and students.
TALKS
WALKING ON AIR Artist Bryan Hunt discuss es his work with fellow artist Eric Fischl and the director of the Montclair Art Museum, Patterson Sims. The New York City Parks Department awarded Mr. Hunt a permanent commission to be installed in Lower Manhattan next spring. The work will be based on his blimp shaped “Airship” works. Talk: Saturday, 1:30-3:30 p.m., free. Exhibit: Through Saturday, December 11, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Mitchell-Innes & Nash, 1018 Madison Ave., between 78th and 79th streets, second floor, 212-744-7400, free.
ALL TOGETHER NOW A panel discussion on “The Art of Collaboration” includes the director of “The Rocky Horror Show,” Christopher Ashley; Radar magazine’s editor, Maer Roshan; screenwriter Paul Rudnick, and artist Shirin Neshat. Monday, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Spike Gallery, 547 W. 20th St. at West Side Highway, 212-592-3695, $20 general, $15 seniors and students, reservations strongly suggested.
MIND OF MARCEL The annual Proust Society of America lecture features professor Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick on themes of weather, reincarnation, and Neo-Platanism in “In Search of Lost Time.” Wednesday, 6 p.m., Mercantile Library, 17 E. 47th Street, between Madison and Fifth avenues, 212-755-6710, $5 general, free for seniors, students, and members, reservations required.
THEATER
HOUSE STORIES A new translation of Federico Garcia Lorca’s “The House of Bernardo Alba” is performed in repertory with Eduardo Machado’s “Crocodile Eyes.” Playwright Nilo Cruz and director Karin Coonrad translated the story of Bernarda Alba, a mother who keeps her five daughters locked away from the world after her husband’s death. “Crocodile Eyes” was inspired by Lorca’s play, and follows the men outside the Alba home on the eve of the Spanish Civil War. Both plays are presented by Columbia Stages. “Bernarda”: Saturday, Sunday, and Saturday, November 20, 4 p.m.; Wednesday, November 17, Friday, November 19, 8 p.m. “Crocodile”: Friday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, November 13 and 20, Sundays, November 14 and 21, 7:30 p.m., the Theatre of the Riverside Church, 91 Claremont Ave., between 120th and 121st streets, 212-870-6784, $15 general, $10 seniors and students.
DIVINE DRAMA The theater piece “Hell,” which recreates Dante’s descent into the inferno, is performed by a singer, a dancer, and a cellist. Nine arias in the original Italian, seven dance pieces, and a series of scenes (in English) tells the story of Dante’s journey. Amelia Arenas wrote and directs the work. Saturday, 2 p.m., Rubin Museum of Art, 150 W. 17th St. at Seventh Avenue, 212-620-5000 ext. 318, $25.
SVEJK AT WAR Jaroslav Hasek’s 1923 satiric novel “The Good Soldier Svejk and His Fortunes in the Great War” is the inspiration for Irish playwright Colin Teevan’s “Svejk.” The story of a “village idiot” drafted into World War I features 13 actors playing 44 roles and making 78 costume changes. Opens: Sunday, 7 p.m. Runs: Sunday through Sunday, December 5, Tuesday-Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 7 p.m., matinee days and times vary, the Duke, 229 W. 42nd St., between Seventh and Eighth avenues, 212-239-6200, $60.
TOURS
LUSCIOUS LESSON A walking tour that looks forward to Thanksgiving treats focuses on the stories and sweets of Greenwich Village. The NYC Discovery “dessert tour” includes chocolate snacks and stops at the homes of Edith Wharton, Henry James, and Mark Twain. Saturday and Sunday, 12:30 and 2:45 p.m., 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting place, $17 includes sweets.
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