ART

EASTENDERS The UBS Art Gallery displays work by artists who lived on, or were inspired by, Long Island’s East End during the past 120 years. Thomas Moran, Childe Hassam, Jackson Pollack, Lee Krasner, Willem and Elaine de Kooning, Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and Chuck Close are among those represented. The exhibit was organized by Guild Hall in East Hampton. Through Friday, March 25, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., UBS Art Gallery, 1285 Sixth Ave., between 51st and 52nd streets, 212-713-2885, free.

BENEFITS

GOOD OLD TIME The four-day American Antiques Show, which raises funds for the American Folk Art Museum, opens with a gala preview. Interior designer Alexa Hampton will be honored for her recent selection as the designer for the new official guest house for former presidents in Washington, D.C. Tonight, 5-9 p.m., Time Warner Center, entrance at West 60th Street and Columbus Circle, North Tower, seventh floor, 212-977-7170 ext. 319, $750 for 5 p.m. entrance, $350 for 6:30 p.m. entrance, $250 for 7:30 p.m. entrance.

BOOKS

BONE COLLECTOR Michael Gruber reads from and signs “Valley of Bones”(William Morrow), his new mystery thriller. Tonight, 7 p.m., Partners and Crime, 44 Greenwich Ave. at Charles Street, 212-243-0440, free.

MEET THE AUSTERS Paul Auster discusses his newest book, “Oracle Night” (Henry Holt), with his wife, novelist Siri Hustvedt. Actor Michael Imperioli reads selections from the book, a footnoted novel-within-a-novel about a struggling writer. Tonight, 7 p.m., Symphony Space, Leonard Nimoy Thalia,2537 Broadway at 95th Street,212-864-5400, $18 general, $16 seniors and students, $15 members.

FAMILY

POEMS AND PASTE Author and artist Carin Berger reads poetry from her children’s book “Not So True Stories & Unreasonable Rhymes” (Chronicle) and then teaches youngsters how to make the collage characters featured in the story. The activity is intended for children between ages 4 and 10. Saturday, 11 a.m., Poets House, 72 Spring St., between Lafayette and Crosby streets, second floor, 212-431-7920, free.

FILM

MUSIC FOR MOVIES Composer Richard Marriott conducts new scores for three silent films in a program hosted by WNYC’s John Schaefer as part of his “New Sounds Live” series. Up first is a newly restored version of Henri de la Falaise’s “Legong: Dance of the Virgins” (1935) which was filmed in Bali. After the screening, Ida Ayu Ari Candrawati Saptanya and Nasha Lubis will perform a traditional Legong dance, accompanied by gamelan music (tonight, 7 p.m.). Sergei Eisenstein’s “Battleship Potemkin” (1925) is screened tomorrow (7 p.m.). On Friday, the original pre-Andrew Lloyd Weber version of “The Phantom of the Opera,” starring Lon Chaney, is accompanied by a new score performed by the Club Foot Orchestra (7 p.m.). All screenings: World Financial Center, 220 Vesey St. at West Side Highway, 212-945-0505, free.

SCANDINAVIAN SCREENS Four Nordic contenders for the Best Foreign Language Film nomination will be screened at Scandinavia House. Up first is Finland’s entry, “Producing Adults,” about a fertility clinician’s desire for children and her boyfriend’s equally passionate interest in speed skating (tonight, 6:30 p.m.). Denmark’s “The Five Obstructions,” in which Lars von Trier asked his mentor, Jørgen Leth, to remake a 1967 short film, is also screened. The New York Sun’s film critic, Nathan Lee, called the film “an improbably moving portrait of friendship” (tomorrow, 6:30 p.m.). All screenings: Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave., between 37th and 38th streets, 212-847- 9746 for members, nonmembers must purchase tickets at Scandinavia House, $8 general, $6 members, all films are screened with English subtitles.

HISTORY

AID TO ISRAEL An exhibit opening today at the American Jewish Historical Society explores how the Hadassah Medical Organization helped create a medical infrastructure for Israel. “A Lifeline for Israel” traces Hadassah’s history between 1913 and 1967 through photography and artifacts. The organization was founded by American Jewish volunteer women to provide nutrition and nursing care to inhabitants of Jerusalem. Today through April 30, Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Center for Jewish History, American Jewish Historical Society, 15 W. 16th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-294-6160, free.

MEMORIAL

DECONSTRUCTING DERRIDA A tribute to philosopher Jacques Derrida, who died last year, is held at New York University, where Derrida was a visiting professor for many years. Speakers include scholars from Columbia University, NYU, Cardozo Law School, and CUNY. Friday, 4 p.m., NYU Silver Center, Hemmerdinger Hall, 32 Waverly Place at Greene Street, 212-998-8750, free.

MUSIC

EN GARDE Juilliard’s annual “Focus Festival” presents music from the “post-Shostakovich generation” of Soviet avant-garde composers. The New Juilliard Ensemble performs the opening program, which includes pieces by Arvo Part and Valentin Silvestrov, and the New York premiere of Alfred Schnittke’s Violin Concerto no. 3 (Friday, 8 p.m.). 790 1607 880 1617Dutch conductor Reinbert de Leeuw leads the Juilliard Symphony in a performance of Shostakovich’s Symphony no. 15 at the closing concert (Friday, January 28, 8 p.m.). Several midweek concerts are also planned. Festival: Friday, January 21, and Monday-Friday, January 28, 8 p.m., Juilliard Theater, 60 Lincoln Center Plaza, Broadway and 65th Street, 212-769-7406, free, tickets required for Friday concerts only. See www.juilliard.edu for full schedule.

ROCK FOR OXFAM Sandra Bernhard, Cyndi Lauper, and Nancy Sinatra perform in a benefit rock concert for Oxfam’s tsunami relief fund. Thursday, January 27, 8 p.m., Crobar, 530 W. 28th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, 800-494-8497, $40 general, $125 V.I.P. pass includes reserved seating and open bar.

READINGS

WHAT THEY LEARNED College roommates Tom Perrotta (“Little Children,” St. Martin’s) and Mark Dow (“American Gulag,” University of California) reunite at the Happy Ending reading series, at which participants are each required to take one public risk. Kimya Dawson, formerly of the Moldy Peaches, provides tunes. Proceeds from the evening will go to tsunami relief efforts. Tonight, 7:30 p.m. doors open, 8 p.m. reading, Happy Ending, 302 Broome St. at Forsyth Street, 212-334-9676, $5 minimum donation.

A PLAY IS A PLAY Lola Pashalinski and Linda Chapman read from their play, “Gertrude and Alice: A Likeness to Loving.” The comedy is drawn from the writings of Gertrude Stein and her partner Alice B. Toklas. Ms. Pashalinski, a founding member of the Ridiculous Theatrical Company, received an Obie Award for her role as Stein in a 2000 production of the play. Ms. Chapman is a member of the Wooster Group, which will honor Ms. Pashalinski at a February 10 event. Tomorrow, 7 p.m., 192 Books, 192 Tenth Ave. at 21st Street, 212-255-4022, free, reservations suggested.

TALKS

‘SIDEWAYS’ STORIES Director Alexander Payne and his writing partner Jim Taylor discuss their work with a writer for the New Yorker, Adam Gopnik. Messrs. Payne and Taylor work together on a single computer to write their scripts, a process that has produced “Citizen Ruth”(1996),”Election” (1999), “About Schmidt” (1999), and the Golden Globe best picture “Sideways” (2004).Tonight,8:30 p.m., Museum of Modern Art, Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1, 11 W. 53rd St. at Fifth Avenue, 212-708-9400, free with museum admission, $20 general, $16 seniors, $12 students, free for members and children under 16.

AT AN ANGLE The author of “Tilt: A Skewed History of the Tower of Pisa” (Simon & Schuster), Nicholas Shrady, gives a lecture about the infamously inclined structure. Tomorrow, 6:30 p.m., Cooper Union, the Wollman Auditorium, 51 Astor Place, 8th Street between Third and Fourth avenues, 212-353-4195, free.

THEATER

PRETTY, PRETTY PEGGY LEE James Matthews stars in “What a Lovely Way to Burn: Confessions of a Peggy Lee Fan.” Proceeds go to the Gay Gotham Chorus. Tonight and Wednesday, January 26, 9:30 p.m., the Hideaway Room at Helen’s, 169 Eighth Ave., between 18th and 19th streets, 212-206-0609, $10 admission, $15 minimum.

TOO LATE The White Horse Theater Company presents a production of Sam Shepard’s “The Late Henry Ross.” Mr. Shepard wrote the play, about two brothers reunited at their destitute father’s deathbed, in response to his father’s 1984 death due to a drunken accident. Cyndy Marion directs the production, which comes on the heels of several other Shepard plays produced by White Horse. Friday through Sunday, February 6, Wednesday-Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m., additional performance Tuesday, January 25, 8 p.m., the Creative Place Theatre, 750 Eight Ave., between 46th and 47th streets, suite 602, 212-868-4444, $15.

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