ART

FANTASY WORLDS UBU Gallery displays drawings made by troubled German artist Unica Zurn during the decade before her 1970 suicide in Paris. Born in Berlin, Zurn was fascinated by fantastical creatures and repeating patterns. She was encouraged by her lover, Surrealist artist Hans Bellmer, to experiment with “automatic” drawings that incorporated repetitive shapes and lines. Zurn was also an accomplished writer who is known for poems in which each line is an anagram of the last. Bellmer was best known for a scandalous series of photographs of dolls in sexual poses. Through Saturday, April 16, Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., UBU Gallery, 416 E. 59th St., between York and First avenues, 212-753-4444, free.

INDIA INK Indian artist Nataraj Sharma displays new large-scale paintings and works on paper in his first North American solo show at Bose Pacia Gallery. It closes this weekend. Through Saturday, tomorrow-Saturday, noon-6 p.m., Bose Pacia Gallery, 508 W. 26th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, 11th floor, 212-989-7074, free.

BENEFIT

ART IN THE PARK The Women’s Committee of the Central Park Conservancy hosts a reception for Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the Central Park Boathouse. Gillian Miniter, Ivanka Trump, and Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer are among the cochairwomen. Wednesday, 7-9 p.m., Central Park Boathouse, East side between 74th and 75th streets, 212-310-6613, $200-$300.

BOOKS

AFTER BACHELORHOOD Contributors to the new essay collection “Committed: Men Tell Stories of Love, Commitment, and Marriage” read from their odes to coupledom. Readers at the event include humorist Andy Borowitz, James Wolcott, novelist Jonathan Burnham Schwartz, and Tad Friend, a writer for The New Yorker whose courtship of food writer Amanda Hesser was chronicled in her book “Cooking for Mr. Latte.” Tonight, 7 p.m., Housing Works Used Book Cafe, 126 Crosby St., between Houston and Prince streets, 212-334-3324, free, used book donations encouraged.

OH, STOP IT Jeff Chang reads from his book “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop” (St. Martin’s), a historical look at hip-hop from the early 1960s until the present. Tomorrow, 7:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble Astor Place, 4 Astor Place at Broadway, 212-420-1322, free.

COMEDY

WOE IS THEM Comedians Christian Finnegan, Jackie Clarke, and Rena Zager join author Jonathan Ames and a writer for the Onion, Andy Selsberg, to commiserate about their bad luck in love. The show is presented by PSNBC, NBC’s performance and development lab. Tomorrow, 7:30 p.m. doors open, 8 p.m. show, the Marquee Theater, 356 Bowery between 3rd and 4th streets, www.nbc.com/psnbc,$5.

TEMPTING TREAT The British Muslim comedian Shazia Mirza performs her stand-up act “The Last Temptation of Mirza” next week. A question-and-answer session and reception follow. Tomorrow,8 p.m., the Next Stage, 312 W. 11th St., between Hudson and Greenwich streets, 212-741-9940, $22 in advance, $24 at the door, reservations strongly recommended.

DANCE

WORLD MOVES A ballet gala gathers dancers from the American Ballet Theater, the Bolshoi Ballet, the Paris Opera Ballet, the Royal Ballet, and many other companies. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Center, New York State Theater, Broadway and 63rd Street, 212-307-4100, $20-$120.

FILM

LABOR AND LOVE Traveling Cinema screens the 1980 documentary “The Free Voice of Labor: The Jewish Anarchists” at Barbes. After the screening, the Klezmer Cabaret ensemble performs a musical “Yiddishe Valentine” at the cozy Brooklyn bar. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barbes, 376 9th St. at Sixth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn, 718-965-9177, free.

HEALTH

STRAIGHT TO THE HEART The heart is not just a sweet Valentine’s Day metaphor: Heart disease is the top killer of American women. The heart-health organization Sister to Sister presents a health expo that includes free screenings for women over 18 to check for signs of heart disease. Friday, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Madison Square Garden, Seventh Avenue and 33rd Street, free.

MUSIC

FEELING BLUE Makor hosts a bluegrass film and music festival, giving New Yorkers a taste of swinging rural culture. The Cobble Hillbillies, a Brooklyn ensemble, performs tonight (9 p.m., $15). Tomorrow through Thursday, 7 and 9 p.m., Makor, 35 W. 67th St., between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, 212-415-5500, prices vary.

FOUR QUARTETS The Emerson String Quartet kicks off its four concerts featuring Mendelssohn’s quartets. The series launches with a performance of String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 12, String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13, “Ist es wahr?,” Fugue for String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 81, No. 4, and works by Beethoven and Bach. Tomorrow, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall, 57th Street and Seventh Avenue, 212-247-7800, $38-$52.

READING

YEAR OF MIRTH The Edith Wharton Restoration marks its centennial celebration of “The House of Mirth” with readings from the novel in New York City. The reading Thursday is the second in a monthly series, with selections based on the original serialization in Scribner’s Magazine. Actress Emily Carr Altman reads each segment, and a different Wharton aficionado will give the introduction each month. Upcoming participants will include Tom Wolfe, Richard Holbrooke, and Charles Scribner. Thursday, 6 p.m., the Colony Club, 564 Park Ave. at 62nd Street, 888-637-1902, $100 includes cocktails, $200 includes dinner.

TALK

BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL Artist Ike Ude joins a Yale professor of African-American studies, Terri Simone Francis, and a music professor, Jason King, to discuss the social history of black female beauty. Thursday, 7 p.m., Studio Museum in Harlem, 144 W. 125th St., between Lenox Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard, 212-864-4500, $7 general, $3 seniors and students, free for children under 12.

THEATER

V IS FOR … A performance of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” celebrates “V-Day,” the February 14 holiday created by the playwright to raise awareness about violence against women. A free Valentine’s burlesque show follows the performance (10 p.m.). Today and tomorrow, 7 p.m., Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St., between Kent and Wythe avenues, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 718-782-5188, $15 seated, $10 standing.

THEY’RE HERE AGAIN Samuel Beckett’s “Happy Days” opens tomorrow at the Classic Stage Company. Lea DeLaria and David Greenspan star in the story of a woman who doesn’t know she’s been buried alive – the plot passes for comedy in Beckett’s bleak world. Jeff Cohen directs the Worth Street Theater Company production. Opens: Tomorrow, 8 p.m. Runs: Tuesday-Friday, 8 p.m., Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday, 3 and 7 p.m., Classic Stage Company, 136 E. 13th St., between Third and Fourth avenues, 212-279-4200, $45 and $50.

HOT TO TROT The Canadian musical “We’re Still Hot” follows four middle-aged women putting together a show for their 35-year high school reunion. Sue Wolf directs the play, which was written by J.J. McColl and Rueben Gurr. Opens: Tomorrow, 8 p.m. Runs: Tuesday, 8 p.m., Wednesday, 2 and 8 p.m., Thursday and Friday, 8 p.m., Saturday, 3 and 8 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m., Theater of St. Luke’s, 308 W. 46th St. at Eighth Avenue, 212-239-6200, $55.

TOUR

GOLDEN GATES Bike the Big Apple presents a family friendly bicycle tour of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Central Park art installment “The Gates,” which it terms the “golden river.” Through Saturday, February 26, daily, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., meet at 69th Street and Second Avenue, 877-865-0078, $59 includes bicycle and helmet.

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