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ART


BOXING MATCH New works by French artist Charles Matton are on display until Saturday at Forum Gallery. Mr. Matton’s “installation boxes” are detailed three-dimensional dioramas of interior scenes. The exhibit includes three new library scenes and two sculptors’ studios – one classical and one modern. In “Debussy-Poisson d’Or,” observers can see a “live” piano performance by a figure representing Mr. Matton’s son. Sculptures related to the box constructions, including larger versions of the sculptures in the miniature studios, are also on view. Through Saturday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Forum Gallery, 745 Fifth Ave. at 57th Street, fourth floor, 212-355-4545, free.


BOWERY BOYS (AND GIRLS) Stephanie Chernikowski has been photographing – and living on – the Bowery since the 1970s. The exhibit “On the Bowery” features her pictures of Debbie Harry, the Talking Heads, Jim Jarmusch, and Allen Ginsberg, along with everyday residents on one of New York’s most storied streets. Through Sunday, BLVD, 199 Bowery at Spring Street, free.


SMILE FOR THE CAMERA The exhibit “Staging Happiness” focuses on Socialist Realist photography of the 1930s, which was developed to idealize the Soviet lifestyle. Using propaganda techniques shape the public image of the “New Soviet Man,” the state-sponsored movement produced beautified depictions of cheerful farmers, abundant harvests, heroic citizens, and overwhelming military might. Through Wednesday, December 22, Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 .m., Nailya Alexander Gallery, 24 W. 57th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-315-2211, free.


BENEFITS


STARS AND STRIPES The USO of Metropolitan New York honors the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard Myers, and the chairman of the Empire State Development Corporation, Charles Gargano, at its annual benefit. The Armed Forces Gala and Gold Medal Dinner features performances by the West Point Glee Club and the Alex Donner Orchestra. Tomorrow, 6:30 p.m. reception, 7:30 p.m. dinner, the Plaza Hotel, 212-888-7003, $1,000.


MONDAY NIGHT LIVE Tina Fey and Amy Poehler of “Saturday Night Live” perform at the Leadership in Tourism awards ceremony. The city’s official tourism organization, NYC & Company, will bestow honors on American Express, NBC Universal, Nicole Miller, and the president of the Hotel Association of NYC, Joseph Spinnato. NBC’s Brian Williams hosts the ceremony. Monday, 7 p.m. reception, 8 p.m. dinner, Museum of Modern Art, 54th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-245-6570 ext. 16, $2,500.


BOOKS


BELIEVE IT British writer Nick Hornby makes his only American appearance in promotion of his latest, “The Polysyllabic Spree” (Believer Books). Mr. Hornby also discusses the book with writer and monologist Sarah Vowell. The book, a collection of Mr. Hornby’s column’s from the Believer, is the first title from the magazine’s book publishing venture. Tonight, 6:30 p.m. doors open, 7 p.m. talk, Housing Works Used Book Cafe, 126 Crosby St., between Houston and Prince streets, 212-334-3324, $14 includes a copy of the book.


CRIME CHRONICLE Nelson DeMille signs his latest novel, “Night Fall” (Warner), about a former NYPD detective assigned to an anti-terrorism task force in the mid-1990s. Tomorrow, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th Street, 212-595-6859, free.


BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Myla Goldberg reads from her new book, “Time’s Magpie” (Crown), an essay collection about Prague. Writer Sana Krasikov joins her to read a short story at the event, which is part of the “Novel Jews” reading series.


Tomorrow, 7 p.m., KGB Bar, 85 E. 4th St. at Second Avenue, 212-505-3360, free.


FAMILY


PIRATE PLAY A new 50-minute version of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance” includes updated dialogue and pop-rock musical arrangements. The musical is presented by the children’s theater company Inside Broadway. Saturdays through December 18, 10:30 a.m., Lucille Lortel Theatre, 121 Christopher St., between Hudson and Bleecker streets, 212-279-4200, $15.


FILM


SOAP SCREEN The documentary “Denying Brazil” (2000) examines race relations in Brazilian soap operas. Director Joel Zito Araujo analyzes how soaps’ taboos and stereotypes contribute to black identity. The screening is part of the African Diaspora Film Festival. Tonight, 6:10 p.m., Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Ave. at 2nd Street, 212-864-1760, $7.


EDITING EDGE After a screening of the documentary “The Cutting Edge,” producers and editors discuss the art of film editing. The documentary uses clips and interviews to explore how editing has changed over movie history. Its director, Wendy Apple, joins editors Lynzee Klingman (“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”), Carol Littleton (“Body Heat”), Craig McKay (“The Silence of the Lambs”), and Thelma Schoonmaker (“Raging Bull”) for the discussion. Thursday, 6-8 p.m., Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-621-6600, $15 general, $12 members.


HOLIDAYS


CELEBRATE WITH FRIENDS The Young Friends of the Museum of Jewish Heritage host a “candles and cocktails” Chanukah party. Fisherman’s Xylophonic Orchestra provides festive music, and guests can tour the museum during the party. Tonight, 7 p.m., Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Place at Little West Street, 646-437-4321, $60 general, $45 Young Friends members.


CHOO-CHOO CHRISTMAS A model train exhibit at Citigroup Center celebrates the holiday in small scale. A miniature world decorated in the style of mid-century New York bustles with holiday activities. “High Noon” plays in a miniature drive-in theater and children decorate a Christmas tree as the train winds its way through the scenery. Through January 1, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, noon-5 p.m., Citigroup Center atrium, 153 E. 53rd St. at Lexington Avenue, 212-559-1747, free.


MUSIC


POSTWAR PIANO Jazz Band Classic performs a program that pays tribute to postwar swing jazz pianists. Trombonist Ryan Keberle directs the 16-member ensemble in a concert that includes work by Duke Ellington, Chick Corea, and Thelonious Monk. Guest pianist Eric Reed joins the group, which is a program of the New York Youth Symphony. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Church of the Good Shepherd, 152 W. 66th St. at Amsterdam Avenue, 212-581-5933, $15 and $25.


FLOWERING FESTIVAL New School University’s Mannes College of Music concludes its yearlong festival, “The Flowering of Romanticism,” with a program that features works by Schumann, Liszt, Paganini, and Chopin. Tomorrow, 8 p.m., Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, 57th Street and Seventh Avenue, 212-580-0210 ext. 4881 for information, 212-247-7800 for tickets, $25.


IMAGINE THAT Musicians and performance artists will perform John Lennon’s music and poetry at the “Imagine No Handguns” event. The Bowery Poetry Club marks the 24th anniversary of Lennon’s death with the program, which benefits New Yorkers Against Gun Violence. Saturday, 8 p.m., Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery at 1st Street, 212-614-0505, $20 general, $10 students.


POETRY


ART AND COMMERCE Poets House opens its doors for a book sale featuring duplicate copies from its 45,000-volume collection. Tomorrow through Tuesday, tomorrow, 4-8 p.m. members only, Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. last-chance discounts, Poets House, 72 Spring St., between Lafayette and Crosby streets, second floor, 212-431-7920, free.


READINGS


GAINED IN TRANSLATION Authors and translators from New Directions Press read from their latest work as part of a series celebrating translated literature. Paul Auster reads from French poet Stephane Mallarme’s “A Tomb for Anatole” and German writer and filmmaker Alexander Kluge reads from his recent book “The Devil’s Blindspot.” Other guests read from translated works by W.G. Sebald and Robert Bolano. Tonight, 7 p.m., the Kitchen, 512 W. 19th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, 212- 255-5793 ext. 11, $10.


SPORTS


BASKETBALL BOOKS Two former NBA stars flex their literary muscles today. (Could honors from the other NBA – the National Book Awards – be far behind?) Hall-of-Famer Willis Reed accompanies Madison Square Garden’s longtime official photographer, George Kalinsky, at a signing of the photography book “Garden of Dreams” (Stewart, Tabori and Chang) (1 p.m., Borders Books Wall Street, 100 S. Broadway at Pine Street, 212-964-1988, free). Uptown, Bill Walton signs copies of his book “NBA Ultimate Basketball” (DK Publishing) at the NBA Store (5 p.m., NBA Store, Fifth Avenue and 52nd Street, 212-515-6221, free).


TALKS


REMEMBER NOVEMBER Senator Elizabeth Dole discusses the implications of the presidential election. Tonight, 8 p.m., 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. at 92nd Street, 212-415-5500, $25.


LEGAL EAGLES A breakfast seminar explores employment and immigration law, focusing on Japanese companies operating in America. Lawyer Charles Kaplan presides over the panel discussion, which includes CUNY law professor Merrick Rossein and three partners at the law firm Thelen Reid & Priest, Elizabeth Alcorn, Michael Elkin, and Alice Stock. The seminar is approved for two hours of continuing legal education credit for lawyers. Tomorrow, 8:30 a.m. registration, 9-11 a.m. seminar, Japan Society, 333 E. 47th St., between First and Second avenues, 212-715-1247, $35.


TIBET TALK At the Explorers Club, photographer Leslie DiRusso discusses her years spent living in Tibet. She also shows some of Heinrich Harrer’s historic photos of Tibet. Ms. DiRusso produced the exhibition “Seven Years in Tibet, 1944-1951,” which featured Harrer’s photographs, in 1991. Tomorrow, 6:30 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. talk, 8:15 p.m. second reception, the Explorers Club, 46 E. 70th St., between Park and Madison avenues, 212-628-8383, $15 general, $5 students.


SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS Professor Joseph Dauben delivers the final lecture in CUNY’s series based on the course of the Scientific Revolution. His talk is titled “Newton and Leibniz: The Great Rivalry.” Tomorrow, 4:15-6:15 p.m., CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. at 34th Street, 212-817-8215, $15.


PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION Alexander Hamilton biographer Ron Chernow gives a lecture titled “Why Was Alexander Hamilton Never Elected President?” The talk is the last in the series “The Age of Alexander Hamilton” in conjunction with the New-York Historical Society’s exhibit about the founding father. Thursday, 6:30 p.m., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at 77th Street, 212-873-3400, $10 general, $5 seniors, teachers, students, and members.


THEATER


CITIZENS COOPERATE Comedians from the Upright Citizens Brigade collaborate with dramatic improvisers from David Mamet’s Atlantic Theater Company in a new project by Steve Ruddy. The actors use movement, dialogue, pantomimes, comedy, and drama to tell evolving improvised stories. Tomorrow, 8 p.m., Galapagos Art Space, 70 N. 6th St., between Kent and Wythe avenues, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 718-782-5188, free.


JULIE ON STAGE An adaptation of August Strindberg’s “Miss Julie” is presented by the Backyard Theater Company. Amanda Charlton directs. Through Saturday, 8 p.m.,Access Theater, 280 Broadway at White Street, 212-352-3101, $15. Note: No performance tomorrow.


LOVE AND MARRIAGE Nikolai Gogol’s 1833 comedy “Marriage” takes place in St. Petersburg and follows a young unmarried woman who is wooed by four bachelors. The play is performed in repertory with Moliere’s “The Imaginary Invalid.” Through Sunday, December 19, days and times vary, the Pearl Theatre Company, Theatre 80, 80 St. Mark’s Place at First Avenue, 212-598-9802, $40 for Tuesday-Thursday shows and Saturday matinees, $50 Friday-Sunday shows.


TOURS


CHANUKAH JAUNT Bowery and Canal Walking Company celebrates Chanukah with a walk through the Jewish Lower East Side. The tour focuses on the history of the neighborhood and its correlation with the Jewish experience in America. Saturday, 2 p.m., meet in front of 197 East Broadway at Jefferson Street, 212-979-8013, $12 general, $10 seniors and students.


CHRISTMAS IN ALES A walking tour visits historic New York taverns that are decked out for the holidays. Stops include the White Horse Tavern, a favorite haunt of Dylan Thomas, who wrote “A Child’s Christmas in Wales.” The tour is sponsored by NYC Discovery Walking Tours. Saturday and Sunday, 5:15 p.m., 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting place, $13. Note: Ticket price does not include drinks.


WORKSHOPS


WRITING FOR CHILDREN The former editor in chief of Golden Books, Eric Suben, leads a workshop in how to write an entertaining children’s book. Participants should bring paper and a pen (and a few ideas) with them to the Gotham Writers’ Workshop event. Thursday, 6-7 p.m., Coliseum Books, 11 W. 42nd St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-974-8377, free.







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