ART

A LIFE ON FILM Film stills and video installations by the founder and artistic director of Anthology Film Archives, Jonas Mekas, are on display at Maya Stendhal Gallery in the exhibit “Fragments of Paradise.” The stills, which Mr. Mekas calls “cousins of photography,” are drawn from his 50 years of avant-garde filmmaking in New York and his friendships with some of the most prominent artists of his day. Above top, Yoko Ono and John Lennon pose for a 1971 Polaroid photograph to be delivered to designer George Maciunas, asking him to come to their party. (Maciunas was angry at Ms. Ono and didn’t attend.) Above center is “From Jerome Hill’s Window, Cassis, 1966” (2005) and above is “Andy Warhol, myself” (ca. 1974). Other highlights include the short film “Elvis” (2001), which incorporates footage from Elvis Presley’s last concert, and “Travels” (1970), five short travelogues from Italy, Russia, and Sweden. Through Saturday, April 30, Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Maya Stendhal Gallery, 545 W. 20th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, 212-366-1549, free.

BOOKS

FOOLS RUSH IN Kurt Eichenwald, author of “Conspiracy of Fools” (Broadway), reads his account of what went wrong at Enron. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 E. 17th St. at Broadway, 212-253-0810, free.

THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE Monty Python’s Eric Idle signs his book “The Greedy Bastard Diary” (HarperEntertainment), written during his stand-up comedy tour of 49 cities in America. Mr. Idle’s musical “Spamalot,” based on the film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” is now on Broadway. Tomorrow, noon, Virgin Megastore Times Square, 1540 Broadway, between 45th and 46th streets, 212-921-1020, free.

COMEDY

GOLDEN GIRL Comedian Judy Gold performs her new show, “G-d Doesn’t Pay Rent Here,” at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Ms. Gold is a fixture on cable television, appearing regularly on HBO, VH1, and Comedy Central. Mon day, 8 p.m., Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, 307 W. 26th St. at Eighth Avenue, 212-366-9176, $5.

DANCE

GLOW MOTION Nayikas Dance Theater performs the multimedia program “Glow,” which incorporates dance, comic book images, and film. Tonight and tomorrow, 8 p.m., Saturday, 3 p.m., Rubin Museum of Art, 150 W. 17th St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues, 212-620-5000, $25 general, $18 seniors and students.

FAMILY

STRETCH BEFORE SLEEP Children ages 8 and older can wear their pajamas to a special Friday evening yoga class. Relaxing yoga poses and calming breathing techniques help prepare stretchers for bedtime. A snack of milk and cookies follows. Tomorrow, 8 p.m., Karma Kids Yoga, 104 W. 14th St. at Sixth Avenue, second floor, 646-638-1444, $15, reservations requested.

WALDEN AT THE WHITNEY To get in the mood for Earth Day, the Whitney hosts a reading of D.B. Johnson’s children’s books about Henry David Thoreau. Afterward, children can sketch in the Whitney’s galleries and meet authors and illustrators. The event is recommended for families with children ages 5 to 8. Saturday, 4-5 p.m., Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Ave. at 75th Street, 212-671-5300, free with museum admission, $12 general, $9.50 seniors and students, free for members, NYC public school students, and children under 12, registration recommended.

FINNISH FUN Finnish pianist and composer Mika Pohjola performs a musical and visual tribute to Finnish author Tove Jansson’s Moomin characters. Shy, fat Moomins live in the forests of Finland, in houses that resemble large snowballs during the winter. Saturday, 4 p.m., Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave., between 37th and 38th streets, 212-847-9740, $10 general, $8 members, $5 children under 12.

FILM

NEW WOMAN IN TOWN In “Le Strelle nel fosso” (1978), a mysterious woman disrupts the lives of a father and his four sons. The film, which is set in the 18th century, is screened in BAMcinematek’s retrospective of the work of Italian director Pupi Avati. Today, 4:30, 6:50, and 9:15 p.m., BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette St., between Ashland Place and St. Felix Street, Brooklyn, 718-636-4100 for information, $10 general, $7 seniors, students, and children, $6 members, in Italian with English subtitles.

ON THE ROAD “The Big Trail” (1930), in which a very young John Wayne leads a wagon train along the Oregon Trail, is screened as part of the Museum of Modern Art’s mammoth film series “112 Years of Cinema.” Tonight, 5:30 p.m., Saturday, March 26, 1 p.m., Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53rd St. at Fifth Avenue, 212-708-9480, $10 general, $8 seniors, $6 students, free for children under 16. Note: Tickets do not include admission to the museum but the cost may be applied to a museum ticket within 30 days. Paying the full museum admission allows admission to same day screenings.

THE SKINNY ON MODELING To film the documentary “How to Be a Model: A 12-Step Plan,” former model Allison Beda filmed her friend, Peggi LePage, during her last year of modeling. She filmed at auditions, fashions shows, and meetings with her agents to explore the industry from inside. Tonight and tomorrow, 7 p.m., Two Boots Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. at Avenue A, 212-591-0434, $9 general, $6.50 members.

FOOD & DRINK

TASTE OF LITTLE ITALY A walking tour of Little Italy features samples of the many delicacies prepared for St. Joseph’s Day and Palm Sunday. The tour explores the neighborhood’s history of Italian Catholic immigration, with stops for pizza, prosciutto bread, and St. Joseph’s Cake. Saturday and Sunday, 12:15 and 2:45 p.m., 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting place, $19 includes food.

MUSIC

WOMEN’S WORK Claudia Knafo performs a program of solo works, including Beata Moon’s “Submerged,” Julie Mandel’s “…And the Livin’ Is Easy,” and a collection of Alla Pavolova’s pieces based on fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen. The concert is an installment in the “Women’s Work” series, which focuses on recent music by living women composers. Tonight, 8 p.m., Greenwich House Music School, Renee Weiler Concert Hall, 46 Barrow St., between Seventh Avenue South and Bedford Street, 212-242-4770, $15 general, $10 seniors and students.

ISLAND TUNES Folk duo Trish and Christoph perform original songs about their Staten Island neighborhood at the next installment of the “Club Cicada” series of cafe entertainment. Tomorrow, 7:30 p.m. doors open, 8-10 p.m. performance, Staten Island Museum, 75 Stuyvesant Pl., between Hamilton Avenue and Wall Street, St. George, Staten Island, 718-727-1135, free.

MET MUSIC The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s resident chamber ensemble performs its final concert of the season. The program includes Rossini’s “Sonata No. 3 for Strings in C major,” Arvo Part’s 1990 “Summa for Violin, Two Violas, and Cello,” and Mendelssohn’s “Sextet in D Major for Piano and Strings, Opus 110.” Tomorrow, 7 p.m., Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave. at 82nd Street, 212-570-3949, $20.

TEMPTING TOPS Two of the most successful male Motown ensembles, the Temptations and the Four Tops, perform at the Apollo Theater this weekend. Saturday and Sunday, 8 p.m., Apollo Theater, 253 W. 125th St., between Seventh and Eighth avenues, 212-307-7171, $37, $57, and $67.

HOJO DOWN LOW Baritone saxophonist, trumpeter, and tuba player Howard Johnson performs with the Bear-Tones, an ensemble consisting of five baritone saxes and a rhythm section. Sunday, 8 and 10 p.m., Sweet Rhythm, 88 Seventh Ave. South, near Bleecker and Barrow streets, 212-255-3626, $20 admission, $10 minimum.

PHOTOGRAPHY

BEYOND FLANDERS FIELD Belgian artist Bart Michiels photographs the sites of Europe’s greatest battles and worst bloodshed: Napoleon’s Waterloo, now a lush field; Omaha Beach, empty and draped in fog; the Battle of Anzio’s Yellow Beach, now calm. The hill of Le Mort Homme, where 700,000 soldiers were killed or wounded during World War I, would be a simple pastoral landscape if the viewer did not know its history. The exhibit, “The Course of History,” is Mr. Michiels’s first in New York. Through Saturday, April 2, Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Foley 696 1277 860 1288Gallery, 547 W. 27th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, fifth floor, 212-244-9081, free.

READING

TV TEASERS Writers for the Web site www.televisionwithoutpity.com gather to read from their work at an installment of the series “Drunken! Careening! Writers!” Sarah Bunting, Linda Holmes, and John Ramos are among the site’s stable of writers who recap television-show plotlines and add their own incisive commentary. Tonight, 7 p.m., KGB Bar, 85 E. 4th St. at Second Avenue, 212-505-3360, free.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY

GREEN DAY The St. Patrick’s Day Parade progresses up Fifth Avenue to 86th Street from 44th Street, then heads east to Third Avenue. Today, 11 a.m., free.

TALKS

NOVEL IDEAS Writers Elaine Showalter, Nancy Miller, and Wayne Koestenbaum participate in a discussion about the current state of the “academic novel.” Tomorrow, 2-3 p.m., CUNY Graduate Center, Martin E. Segal Theatre, 365 Fifth Ave., between 34th and 35th streets, 212-817-7000, free.

GRANDIVA GUYS Writer and radio host Frank DeCaro moderates a talk with members of the all-male comedic ballet troupe Les Ballets Grandiva. Panelists include the company’s founder and artistic director, Victor Trevino; choreographer Peter Anastos; ballet master Paul Boos, and dancer Ian Archer-Watters. “Real Men Don’t Wear Tutus. Or Do They?” is sponsored by Out Professionals. Les Ballets Grandiva will perform in April at Symphony Space. Monday, 7 p.m., GLBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St. at Seventh Avenue, 212-462-9255, $10 general, $7 Out Professionals members.

RADIO DAYS The host of “This American Life,” Ira Glass, moderates a discussion on radio storytelling and producing. He is joined by the creator of “Morning Edition,” Jay Kernis, and the host of “On the Media,” Brooke Gladstone. Proceeds go to 826, a Brooklyn nonprofit tutoring center. Tuesday, 7:30-9:30 p.m., NYU Kimmel Center, Eisner and Lubin Auditorium, 60 Washington Square South, between Laguardia Place and Thompson Street, 212-998-4941, $36. Please go to www.826nyc.org for ticket information.

THEATER

IT GOES LIKE THIS A benefit performance of Neil LaBute’s “This Is How It Goes” is followed by a discussion and party with the artists. George C. Wolfe directs Amanda Peet, Ben Stiller, and Jeffrey Wright in the story of a small-town interracial love triangle. The Public Theater benefit is chaired by Steven Rubenstein, Vicky Ward, and actress Rachel Weisz, who starred in Mr. LaBute’s “The Shape of Things” on stage and screen. Tonight, 7 p.m. performance, Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St. at Astor Place, 212-539-8712, $200.

LOVE AND THE DEVIL “Faust in Love” is the second installment in Target Margin Theater’s three-year attempt to adapt Goethe’s “Faust.” David Greenspan plays Mephisto and Eunice Wong is Gretchen, the object of Faust’s affection. The artistic director of Target Margin, David Herskovits, directs. Previews begin: Tonight, 8 p.m. Opens: Wednesday, March 23, 8 p.m. Runs: Through Saturday, April 30, Wednesday-Friday, 8 p.m., Saturday, 4 and 8 p.m., Ohio Theatre, 66 Wooster St., between Spring and Broome streets, 212-358-3657, $20. Note: Additional performances take place at 7 p.m. on Mondays, March 21 and April 11-25.

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