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ART


CAMERA-READY CHRISTMAS A display of vintage movie posters includes international campaigns for “White Christmas,” “Miracle on 34th Street,” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” In the Italian poster for “It’s a Wonderful Life,” James Stewart resembles not a small-town banker, but an opera singer surrounded by voluptuous beauties. Through Sunday, today-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.


RIDING HIGH The UBS Art Gallery displays classic carousel animals created between 1890 and 1920.The animals on view boast ornate saddles, carved flowers, mirrors, and jewels. The pieces come from the Charlotte Dinger Collection, and the exhibit, which closes on Monday, was organized by the Morris Museum in Morristown, N.J. Through Monday, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., UBS Art Gallery, 1285 Sixth Ave., between 51st and 52nd streets, 212-713-2885, free.


RIVER OF DREAMS Video artist Rosalind Schneider exhibits her projected-video installation “River Meditations” in the display windows of the Donnell Library Center. The work uses images recorded from the banks of the Hudson River during the winters of 1999 and 2003. Ms. Schneider discusses the exhibit and shows related work on January 20 at 6 p.m. at the library. Exhibit: Thursday, January 6-February 6, on view 24 hours, Donnell Library Center, 20 W. 53rd St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-621-0619, free.


BENEFITS


AMERICAN SONGSTRESS Vocalist Audra McDonald premieres a new one-woman show at a gala fund-raiser for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Accompanied by a 10-piece band, she performs pop music by songwriters including Elvis Costello and Stevie Wonder, along with works by contemporary stage composers including Michael John LaChiusa and Adam Guettel. The performance is part of Lincoln Center’s “American Songbook” series. Thursday, January 6, 5:30 p.m. cocktails, 6:15 dinner, 8 p.m. performance, 212-875-5316, $1,000 and up. Performance only: Friday, January 7, and Saturday, January 8, 8 p.m., Rose Theater, Time Warner Center, Broadway at 60th Street, 212-721-6500, $35, $50, $75, and $100.


BOOKS


TELL-TALE HEART A former Manhattan prosecutor, Linda Fairstein, reads from her latest thriller, “Entombed” (Scribner). The novel’s heroine discovers a skeleton behind the wall in the basement of a brownstone that was once the home of – who else? – Edgar Allan Poe. Tuesday, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th Street, 212-595-6859, free.


COMMUNITY


WEST CHELSEA REZONING Manhattan Community Board No. 4 is hosting a public hearing on the New York City Department of City Planning’s proposal to rezone the West Chelsea neighborhood that surrounds the High Line. The proposed rezoning would facilitate the retention of the High Line for future re-use as a public space. It would also allow greater densities and a greater mix of uses than what is now allowed in areas of Chelsea west of and along Tenth Avenue, below 30th Street. Thursday, January 6, 2005, 6-10 p.m., Hudson Guild Fulton Center, 119 Ninth Ave., between 17th and 18th streets, 212-736-4536.


DANCE


ICE ESCAPADES The Ice Theatre of New York celebrates its 20th anniversary with a winter festival featuring several premieres by both dance and ice choreographers. Today, 3 and 7 p.m., tomorrow, 3 p.m., Chelsea Piers Sky Rink, Pier 61, 23rd Street and the Hudson River, 212-336-6100, $20 general, $15 seniors and students, $25 includes performance and one skate at Sky Rink.


MOVES FROM JAPAN The Japan Society presents cutting-edge Japanese dancers and choreographers in its eighth annual Japanese Contemporary Dance Showcase. Performers include the all-female Sennichimae Blue Sky Dance Club and Jo Kanamori’s new company, Noism05. (Friday, January 7, and Saturday, January 8, 7:30 p.m., $25). In conjunction with the festival, the Legend Lin Dance Theatre of Taiwan performs “Anthem to the Fading Flowers” (Sunday, January 9, 7 p.m., free with reservation, 212-697-6188 ext. 105). All events at the Japan Society, 33 E. 47th St., between First and Second avenues, 212-752-3015.


DEBATE


HAMILTONIAN SPIRIT Alumni from the law schools of Columbia University and the University of Virginia take the viewpoints of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, respectively, in a debate on which man had the greatest impact on modern America. The exhibit on Hamilton at the New-York Historical Society will be open for viewing before and during the debate. Thursday, January 6, 6:30 p.m., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, between 76th and 77th streets, 212-873-3400, $10 general, $5 members, seniors, students.


FAMILY


CLOWNING AROUND The Big Apple Circus presents “Picturesque,” a show based on depictions of the circus by Renoir, Degas, Chagall, Toulouse-Lautrec, Calder, and Picasso. Through Sunday, January 9, shows daily, Saturday-Thursday and Saturday, 12:30 and 4:30 p.m., Friday, 12:30 and 9:30 p.m., Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, 212-721-6500, $37 and up.


TRUMPET SOUNDS Children can get ready for New Year’s Eve by making their own festive horn to ring in 2005. The workshop is intended for children ages 5 and above. Tomorrow and Friday, 11 a.m., noon, 2, 3, and 4 p.m., Children’s Museum of Manhattan, 212 W. 83rd St., between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, 212-721-1223, $8 general, $5 seniors.


FILM


INCREDIBLE HULK The first film by the director of “The Incredibles” is screened this week in Queens. Brad Bird’s highly praised animated feature “The Iron Giant” (1999) tells the story of a young boy in the 1950s who befriends a towering robot. The film, based on a children’s book by poet Ted Hughes, is family friendly but by no means simple. Through Friday, 1:30 p.m., American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Avenue at 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, 718-784-0077, $10 general, $7.50 seniors and students, free for members.


GARDENS


NORDIC NATURE The beauty of the season is captured in an installation of Icelandic lace by artist Rosa Sigrun that floats above lush beds of poinsettias and amaryllis. A wall of winter wreaths completes the scene. Through Sunday, January 9 (closed New Year’s Day), daily, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Steinhardt Conservatory, 1000 Washington Ave., Brooklyn, 718-623-7200, weekends: $5 general, $3 seniors, weekdays: free, and free at all times for children under 16.


MUSIC


KEY PERFORMANCE Harpsichordist Mark Uranker performs an afternoon recital of works by Girolamo Frescobaldi (1683-1743) and Jean Henri D’Anglebert (1631-1695). Today, 1:15 p.m., Church of St. Francis of Assisi, 135 W. 31st St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues, 212-967-9157, free.


FUNK-SOUL BROTHERS The band Urb Alt featuring MuthaWit presents its “funk/soul mind-trip and multimedia extravaganza.” Tonight, 7 p.m., Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St., between Kent and Wythe avenues, Brooklyn, 718-782-5188, $8.


MIND YOUR Ps AND Qs “The Jeckyll & Hyde Show” is the latest incarnation of the classical music parody P.D.Q. Bach. The program features pieces such as “The Dance of the Various Body Parts,” “Shepherd on the Rocks, with a Twist,” and a string quartet in which the musicians give themselves a standing ovation while they play. Performers include “offcoloratura” soprano Michele Eaton and the series’ creator, Peter Schickele. Tonight and tomorrow, 8 p.m., Symphony Space, Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, 212-864-5400, $26-$51.


CHRISTMAS CANTATAS The “Cantatas in Context” program celebrates the music of Bach by organizing a concert of his work according to the liturgical calendar. A holiday concerts feature his Christmas oratorios, parts IV-VI. The New York Baroque Soloists join the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and conductor Mary Greer for the performance. Sunday, 3 p.m., St. Bartholomew’s Church, Park Avenue and 51st Street, 212-378-0248, $25 and $35 general, $15 seniors and students.


NEW YEAR


IMPROV ORCHESTRA The repertory ensemble New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players presents a gala performance. The company’s artistic director, Albert Bergeret, leads the group in scenes from Gilbert & Sullivan shows, songs, and parodies. The highlight comes when audience requests are performed impromptu with a full 25-piece orchestra. Complimentary Champagne is served. Friday, 8 p.m., Symphony Space, 2535 Broadway at 95th Street, 212-864-5400, $55-$75.


SPRINTING INTO 2005 The Midnight Run in Central Park brings out thousands of runners dressed in costume for dancing, parading, and racing. Motivating participants during the 4-mile run in the chill of winter is a spectacular display of fireworks – and Champagne at the halfway mark. What a virtuous way to start the new year. Friday, 10 p.m. dancing, 11 p.m. parade, midnight race, Central Park, 72nd Street Traverse, 212-860-4455, $35.


A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR The Merchant’s House Museum keeps alive the tradition of “coming to call” with its New Year’s Day Open House. The public is invited to dress in period costumes and stop by the museum with their 21st-century calling cards. The afternoon includes New Year’s toasts with Champagne punch and a selection of holiday cakes. Proceeds from admission benefit the museum’s restoration, collections conservation, and public education programs. Saturday, 3-6 p.m., Merchant’s House Museum, 29 E. 4th St., between Lafayette Street and Bowery, 212-777-1089, $25 general, $15 members.


PHOTOGRAPHY


WHITER SHADE OF PALE The exhibit “White: Whiteness and Race in Contemporary Art” encourages white Americans to view themselves through a racial lens. Ma x Becher and Andrea Robbins’s German Indian Series (1997-98) features Germans who attend festivals dressed as Native Americans; “Three Men” is above. Cindy Sherman’s photo series “Bus Riders” (1976-2000), in which she masquerades as a motley selection of white stereotypes, includes the untitled work at right (2000). For her series “Untitled (Guys Who Look Like Jesus)” (2000-01), Nancy Burson photographed men who answered a casting call for people who look like Jesus Christ. Other highlights include a large-scale photomontage by Barbara Kruger that was commissioned for the exhibit and a series of short films by South African artist William Kentridge. Through February 27, Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., International Center of Photography, 1133 Sixth Ave. at 43rd Street, 212-857-0000, $10 general, $7 seniors and students.


READINGS


POETIC NEW YORK The Poetry Project welcomes more than 140 writers, musicians, dancers, and artists for its 31st annual New Year’s Day festival of readings. Performers include Penny Arcade, Eric Bogosian, Todd Colby, Maggie Estep, John Giorno, Philip Glass, Lenny Kaye, Daniel Nester, and Patti Smith. Saturday, 2 p.m. until approximately 1 a.m., the Poetry Project, St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery, 131 E. 10th St. at Second Avenue, 212-674-0910, $16 general, $12 seniors and students, $10 members, seating is first come first-served.


TALKS


CHAMPAGNE CHAT The president of Clicquot Inc., Mireille Guiliano, discusses her new book “French Women Don’t Get Fat” (Knopf) at an event sponsored by the French Alliance/Alliance Francaise. Without delving into calories or carbs, Ms. Guiliano explores how the French seem to stay eternally slim by examining their attitudes toward eating. (She also suggests that good Champagne is a factor.) Thursday, January 6, 7 p.m., Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St., between Park and Madison avenues, $18 general, $12 members.


ART IMITATING LIFE Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Steve Earle and Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme converse about their work, with special attention to the subject of how politics and current events influence artistic expression. Friday, January 14, 7 p.m., the New York Public Library, Celeste Bartos Forum, 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, 212-930-0855, $10 general, $7 members.


THEATER


FLYING FRANKENSTEIN The Flying Machine theater troupe reimagines Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” as a “winter’s fairy tale.” Through Sunday, January 16, Tuesday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Soho Repertory Theater, 46 Walker St., between Broadway and Church Street, 212-868-4444, $15. Note: No performance this Saturday.


LOUD AND PROUD Judy Kaye stars in “Souvenir” as the wealthy society eccentric Florence Foster Jenkins, who gave recitals in New York ballrooms, thinking she was a talented soprano. Audiences came anyway, laughing and clapping. The play is a production of the York Theatre Company. Through Sunday, January 16, Monday-Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m., with matinees on Wednesday and Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m., Saint Peter’s Church, 619 Lexington Ave. at 54th Street, 212-868-4444, $55.


CAPITAL ‘PUNISHMENT’ Russian director Kama Ginkas’s play “K.I. From ‘Crime'” receives its New York premiere. The work is an adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s “Crime and Punishment” that depicts the last evening of the novel’s marginal character Katerina Ivanovna. Staged in two rooms, rather than on a stage, the play casts the audience as guests at a dinner party thrown by Ivanovna as a memorial for her dead husband. Moscow based actress Oksana Mysina stars in the play, which is a production of the Foundry Theatre and the Baryshnikov Dance Foundation. Previews begin: Wednesday, January 5. Runs: Monday, January 10, through Sunday, January 30, Wednesday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, 4 p.m., Freight Entrance/Chashama Theatre, 208 W. 37th St., between Seventh and Eighth avenues, 212-868-4444, free.







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