ART

IOWA FOCUS Vintage prints from Nancy Rexroth’s “Iowa” series of photographs are on display at Robert Mann Gallery. Between 1970 and 1976, Ms. Rexroth used a plastic toy camera to create scenes that evoked memories of her Midwestern childhood. Despite the series title, most of the photographs were taken in rural Ohio. Through January 8, Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Robert Mann Gallery, 210 Eleventh Ave., between 24th and 25th streets, 212-989-7600, free.

BOOKS

RUNWAY TIPS After yesterday’s tree-lighting ceremony, model Heidi Klum lights up Rockefeller Center when she drops by to sign her book “Heidi Klum’s Body of Knowledge” (Crown), a guidebook for regular folks to succeed on “the runway of life.” Tomorrow, 1 p.m., Barnes & Noble Rockefeller Center, 600 Fifth Ave. at 48th Street, 212-765-0593, free.

CINEMA STORIES Screenwriter and director John Sayles discusses his body of work, including the recent short-story collection “Dillinger in Hollywood (Thunder’s Mouth, Nation Books). Tomorrow, 7:30 p.m. doors open, 8 p.m. reading, Tribeca Cinemas, main dining room, 54 Varick St. at Canal Street, 212-941-3810, free.

BENEFITS

JUST ONE BREAK DANCE A dinner and dance gala benefits Just One Break, an organization founded by Eleanor Roosevelt that helps find jobs for people with disabilities. Tonight, 6:30 p.m. reception, 7:15 p.m. dinner and awards, Waldorf-Astoria, 301 Park Ave. at 49th Street, 212-785-7300, 212-785-4515 TTY, $750-$2,500.

LOOK AND LISTEN The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary celebrates the holidays with an evening of dinner and dancing. The hospital’s chief of retina services, Dr. Thomas Muldoon, receives a physician of the year award. WABC-TV’s Scott Clark serves as master of ceremonies at the event, which benefits the hospital’s children’s services. Tonight, 6 p.m. cocktails and silent auction, 7:30 p.m. dinner and dancing, the Pierre, Fifth Avenue at 61st Street, 212-979-4019, $700.

DANCE

DANCE DEBUT Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater opens its New York season with a gala performance that includes the world premiere of “Love Stories,” set to the music of Stevie Wonder. Yankee Derek Jeter serves as honorary chairman for the gala that follows. Tonight, 7 p.m. performance, New York City Center, 55th Street between between Sixth and Seventh avenues, 9:30 p.m. gala, Sheraton New York, 811 Seventh Ave. at 53rd Street, 212-581-1212 tickets to performance only, 212-767-0590 ext. 525 for gala tickets, $25-$35 performance only, $300-$2,500 gala and performance.

FILM

HE’S THE MANN Director Michael Mann discusses his work after a screening of his recent film “Collateral.” Set in Los Angeles, the film follows a contract killer’s coincidental attachment to a cabdriver. The event is part of a retrospective of Mr. Mann’s work presented by the American Museum of the Moving Image focusing on Mr. Mann’s work. Monday, 7 p.m., Loews Kips Bay Theater, Second Avenue at 32nd Street, 718-784-4520, $18 general, $12 members.

HOLIDAYS

LIGHT AND SONG Mark Shapiro conducts the choral group Cantori New York as they perform holiday songs from Africa, South America, and Europe. The performance takes place at a festive lighting ceremony, in which 100,000 hanging lights illuminate the Winter Garden. The display will be on view until January 1. Ceremony: Tonight, 6:30 p.m., World Financial Center Winter Garden, West Street near Vesey Street, free.

MUSIC

ALOHA EVENING Veterans of the radio program “Hawaii Calls,” which was on the air between 1935 and 1975, reunite for a musical celebration of island culture. Hula dancers add to the festive atmosphere. Tonight, 8 p.m., Carnegie Hall, 57th Street and Seventh Avenue, 212-247-7800, $25-$50.

FOR THE FOLKS Singer/songwriter Dar Williams plays folk tunes at the Bowery Ballroom. Ana Egge opens. Friday, 8 p.m. doors open, 9 p.m. show, Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey St. at Bowery, 212-533-2111, $30.

READINGS

LARK AND ARC Lillian Hellman’s adaptation of “The Lark” is based on her experiences with the McCarthy hearings. Her source was Jean Anouilh’s 1955 play about the life and trial of Joan of Arc. Vivienne Benesch reads Hellman’s work after a luncheon. Friday, 12:30 p.m. lunch, 1:30 p.m. reading, the National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, between Irving Place and Gramercy Park West, 212-362-2560, $47. Note: Business attire required.

TALKS

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION Law professor and novelist Thane Rosenbaum hosts a discussion titled “Free Speech and the Constitution in an Age of Terrorism.” Tonight, 8 p.m., Fordham University School of Law, McNally Amphitheater, 140 W. 62nd St., between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues, 212-636-6945, free.

DOBBS ON JOBS A breakfast at the Carnegie Council features a talk with CNN’s Lou Dobbs, who discusses his book “Exporting America: Why Corporate Greed Is Shipping American Jobs Overseas” (Warner Business Books). Tomorrow, 8-9:15 a.m., Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, Merrill House, 170 E. 64th St., between Third and Lexington avenues, 212-838-4120, $25, reservations required.

THEATER

OEDIPAL COMPLEX Actor Bill Pullman reads a translation of Sophocles’s “Oedipus at Colonus” with the Aquila Theatre Company. The reading benefits the National MS Society, which supports research into multiple sclerosis and offers services for people suffering from the disease. A discussion with Mr. Pullman and the rest of the cast follows the reading. Tomorrow, 8 p.m., Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Ave., between 24th and 25th streets, 212-998-8017, $30.

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