ANTIQUES

SOMETHING OLD The Armory Antiques & Design Show offers furniture, books, antique jewelry, posters, and prints from all over the world. Tonight, 4-8 p.m., tomorrow and Friday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Seventh Regiment Armory, Park Avenue and 67th Street, 212-472-1180, $10.

ART

CHILE SCENES Rena Bass Forman’s sepiatoned photographs of Patagonia, Chile, go on display tomorrow. Water is present in all its forms: Glaciers are reflected in still pools, clouds gather over a mountain range, and penguins toddle along a riverbank. Tomorrow through Saturday, April 16, Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Bonni Benrubi Gallery, 41 E. 57th St., between Madison and Park avenues, 13th floor, 212-888-6007, free.

BOOKS

BABY BLUES Judy Budnitz reads from her short-story collection “Nice Big American Baby” (Knopf), which includes tales of mail-order brides, elephant trainers, and a woman who stays pregnant for four years. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Astor Place, 4 Astor Place at Broadway, 212-420-1322, free.

BELIEVE IN B Writer Anne Lamott, a bornagain Christian who is politically liberal, has written frequently about motherhood, faith, and their intersection. She’ll read from her latest, “Plan B: More Thoughts on Faith” (Riverhead), a memoir about her son’s adolescence and the search for security in the midst of instability. Tomorrow, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 E. 17th St. at Broadway, 212-253-0810, free.

DANCE

ATTA GIRL Downtown dancers Caitlin Cook and Paige Martin present their latest pieces at the Kitchen. Ms. Cook’s is titled “eTTa aTTa oTo” and Ms. Martin’s is “Consciousness-related Effects in Random Physical Systems.” Tomorrow and Friday, 8 p.m., the Kitchen, 512 W. 19th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, 212-255-5793 ext. 11, $12.

FILM

FACTS OF LIFE Actress Asia Argento directed and stars in “The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things.” The film is based on J.T. Leroy’s autobiographical novel of the same name. Twelve-year-old twins Dylan and Cole Sprouse play the character modeled on Mr. Leroy. The film also features Winona Ryder, Marilyn Manson, and Peter Fonda. The screening is part of the New York Underground Film Festival. Tonight, 8 p.m., Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Ave., between 1st and 2nd streets, 212-505-5181, $8.50.

FOOD & DRINK

CITY TREATS New York foodie Arthur Schwartz discusses the city’s culinary history, from its Dutch colonial roots all the way to its current infatuation with celebrity chefs. Along the way, he makes the argument that Prohibition harmed the city’s fine dining more than it curbed drinking. A tasting follows. Tonight, 6:30 p.m., Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden, 421 E. 61st St., between First and York avenues, 212-838-6878, $25 general, $22 members, reservations required.

OOH LA LA The black-tie “La Nuit des Etoiles” celebrates the “Rendez-Vous with French Cinema” program at Lincoln Center, which begins Friday. The glamorous etoile Catherine Deneuve is the guest of honor at the dinner. The artistic director of the French Institute Alliance Francaise, Jacqueline Chambord, and the chief executive of Societe Generale, Americas, Jacques Bouhet, will be given Pilier d’Or awards for their contributions to the French Institute Alliance Francaise. Notables who are scheduled to attend include the French ambassador to America, Jean-David Levitte; the consul general of France in New York, M. Francois Delattre; film director Benoit Jacquot; chef Jacques Pepin; television host Charlie Rose, and the author of “Paris to the Moon” (Random House), Adam Gopnik. Tomorrow, 7 p.m. cocktails, 8 p.m., Restaurant Daniel, 60 E. 65th St., between Park and Madison avenues, 212-355-6100 ext. 254, $1,000 and $2,500.

MUSIC

SACRED SONGS William Byrd’s “Great Service,” a piece of Anglican church music, is the centerpiece of a concert copresented by Columbia’s Miller Theatre and Music at Riverside. George Steel conducts the Vox Vocal Ensemble at the early-music concert, which includes works by Thomas Tallis and John Sheppard. Saturday, 8 p.m., Riverside Church Nave, 120th Street and Riverside Drive, 212-854-7799, $35 general, $21 students.

POETRY

FINDING ATLANTIS Mark Doty reads his poems and discusses his work as part of the “Distinguished Writers” series. His collection “Atlantis” (HarperCollins) candidly discusses his partner’s death from AIDS. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Hunter College faculty dining room, 68th Street and Lexington Avenue, eighth floor, 212-772-4007, free.

READING

TWO BY ‘ONE’ One Story magazine, which every three weeks or so publishes a single piece of fiction, presents a reading by contributors David Lawrence Morse (issue no. 43) and Rattawut Lapcharoensap (issue no. 46). Friday, 7 p.m., Pianos, 158 Ludlow St. at Stanton Street, 212-505-3733, free.

TOUR

BEHIND THE BOATS Curator Jeff Remling leads a private, behind-the-scenes tour of the South Street Seaport Museum. Highlights include a large collection of scrimshaw, ocean liner memorabilia, and more than 1,000 ship models. Lunch is included at a nearby Irish pub. Tomorrow, 12:30-2:30 p.m., South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton St., between South and Front streets, 212-748-8786, $40 general, $30 members, reservations required.

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