ART

OUT FROM THE EARTH Jeanne Risica and Ron Ottaviano created their newest paintings, currently being shown in the exhibit “Volcano,” from digital enlargements found in books that the painters researched at the New York Public Library. Through Saturday, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Dillon Gallery, 555 W. 25th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, 212-727-8585, free.

INSIDE AND OUTSIDE The group show “public/private” features work by Mauro Zamora, Jeongmee Yoon, Gerald Förster, and others. The exhibit focuses on the artists’ individual perceptions of public versus private spaces. Through Wednesday, January 24, Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Jenkins Johnson Gallery, 521 W. 26th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, fifth floor, 212-629-0707, free.

ART OF THE HOLOCAUST The Yeshiva University Museum presents the exhibit “The Holocaust in the Paintings of Valentin Lustig.”Mr. Lustig portrays pre-World War II landscapes of his native Romania haunted by victims of the Holocaust. Selections from the exhibit include “Cautious Approach to the Monuments” (1997). Through Sunday, January 28, Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Center for Jewish History, Yeshiva University Museum, Winnick Gallery, 15 W. 16th St, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-294-8330, $8 general, $6 students and seniors, free for members.

THE HUNGER FOR MORE The Chelsea Art Museum presents “The Food Show: The Hungry Eye,” a group exhibit of works which ventures beyond the representation of food as still life to explore with irony and humor the human preoccupation with food. Featured artists include Jonathan Seliger, Priscilla Monge, Will Cotton, and Janet Fish. Robert Edelman and Gina Fiore are curators of the show. Through Saturday, February 24, Tuesday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m., Thursday, noon-8 p.m., Chelsea Art Museum, 556 W. 22nd St. at Eleventh Avenue, 212-255-0719, free.

HISTORICAL THREADS Fiber artist Chana Cromer created 12 textiles, including shirts and curtains, for the exhibit “The Story of Joseph: Unveiling the Text,” which reinterprets Joseph’s story from the Old Testament. Ms. Cromer currently lives in Jerusalem. Through Sunday, March 25, Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Yeshiva University Museum, 15 W. 16th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-294-8330, $8 general, $6 students and seniors.

DANCE

MOVES INSPIRED BY WAR Yoshiko Chuma and the School of Hard Knocks dance company present “A Page Out of Order: M,” based on the experiences of arts in wartorn and first-world countries, including America, Albania, Japan, and Macedonia. The dance is based on 1920s Japanese cinema. Tomorrow–Saturday, January 20, 7:30 p.m., Dance Theater Workshop, 219 W. 19th St., between Seventh and Eighth avenues, 212-924-0077, $25 general, $15 members.

FOOD & DRINK

SLOW COOKING The French Institute Alliance Française presents chef Daniel Boulud, of the restaurants Daniel and db-Café, who demonstrates from and answers questions about his latest cookbook, “Braise” (Ecco). The discussion is moderated by a host on PBS, Sissy Biggers. Tonight, 7 p.m., Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St., between Madison and Park avenues, 212-307-4100, $25 general, $20 members.

HOLIDAYS

LAZY MONDAY The Prospect Park Alliance honors Martin Luther King Jr. Day with special readings, quilting workshops, and nature tours. The park’s Wollman Rink remains open with extended hours. Today, 7 a.m.–midnight, rink open 10 a.m.–1 p.m. and 2–6 p.m., Prospect Park, Eighth Avenue and Prospect Park West, 718-287-6431, free in the park, rink admission, $5 general, $3 children and seniors, skate rental, $5.50.

CIVIL RIGHTS EDUCATION The Simon Wisenthal Center’s New York Tolerance Center opens its doors for guided tours based a special civil rights program that features exhibits like “The Power of Words,” which contrasts and compares civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Franklin Roosevelt, and dictators like Hitler and Stalin. Today, 9:30 a.m., noon, and 3 p.m., Simon Wisenthal Center, 226 E. 42nd St., between Second and Third avenues, 212-697-1180, $20 general, $15 students and seniors, reservations required.

ARTY AFTERNOON The Metropolitan Museum of Art continues its Met Holiday Mondays program by remaining open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, featuring exhibits such as “Sean Scully: Wall of Light” and “Louis Comfort Tiffany and Laurelton Hall – An Artist’s Country Estate.” Today, 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Met Museum, 1000 Fifth Ave. at 82nd Street, 212-535-7710, $20 general, $10 students and seniors.

HISTORICAL MANHATTAN Big Onion Tours presents “Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Historic Harlem,” a walking tour of sites specific to the civil rights struggle of the first half of the 20th century. Stops include the Abyssinian Baptist Church, Striver’s Row, and places associated with writers Zora Neal Hurston and Langston Hughes. Today, 1 p.m., meeting point at the northwest corner of 135th Street and Lenox Avenue, the Schomburg Center, 212-439-1090, $15 general, $12 seniors, $10 students and members of the New-York Historical Society.

JAZZY WAY TO HONOR MLK Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center presents a special three-set evening to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day featuring the New Jazz Composers Octet, who performs the premiere of a new piece to honor the civil rights leader. Musicians include Billy Harper and Freddie Hubbard. Tonight, 5:30, 7:30, and 9:30 p.m., JALC, 33 W. 60th St. at Broadway, 212-258-9595, free, reservations required.

MUSICAL TRIBUTE The Jewish Community Center presents a free celebration to honor the lives of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King. The program features various musical performances as a way to honor Ms. King, who met her husband while she was a student at the New England Conservatory of Music. Featured performers include the dance company Urban Bush Women and Israeli violinist Miri Ben-Ari, Keynote speakers include a senior pastor at the Believers Christian Fellowship, Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook, and the president of the American Jewish World Service, Ruth Messinger. Tonight, 6:30 p.m., Symphony Space, Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, 646-505-5708, free.

TIME IN COURT Journalist Nick Kotz reads from and discusses his book, “Judgment Days: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Laws That Changed America” (Houghton Mifflin), as part of the Museum of Jewish Heritage’s celebration of the civil rights leader. A professor at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Sam Freedman, moderates the discussion. Wednesday, 7 p.m., 36 Battery Place at West Street, 646-437-4337, $5.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY

THE DREAM IN MUSIC “Come Share the Dream” is the 21st annual Brooklyn tribute to the civil rights leader, presented by the office of the president of Brooklyn and the City University of New Year. Featured speakers include borough President Marty Markowitz, Deputy President Yvonne Graham, the president of BAM, Karen Brooks Hopkins, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, and the president of Medgar Evers College, William Thompson Jr. Performers include folk singer Rutha Harris, the Black Rock Coalition Orchestra, the rapper Will Power, and the Full Effect Gospel Ministries Mass Choir. Today, 10:30 a.m., BAM, 30 Lafayette St., between St. Felix Street and Ashland Place, 718-636-4100, free, tickets required. Ticket distribution begins at 8 a.m.

MUSIC

SOLO STAGE Broadway actress Daphne Rubin-Vega made her stage debut as a member of the original cast of “Rent.” She performs from her own repertoire of reggae, rock, and Latin-tinged songs. Tonight, 9:30 p.m., Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette St., between Astor Place and 4th Street, 212-967-7555, $20.

SOUTH AMERICAN FLAVOR Chilean singer-songwriter Claudia Acuña and her quintet begin a weeklong residency at the Jazz Standard. Accompanying musicians include pianist Jason Lindner and guitarist Juancho Herrera. Tomorrow through Friday, Tuesday–Thursday, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., Friday, 7:30, 9:30, and 11:30 p.m., Jazz Standard at Blue Smoke, 116 E. 27th St., between Lexington and Park avenues, $25 for Tuesday through Thursday performances, $30 on Friday.

PAINTINGS

VIEWS OF A WOMAN A rare winter group show, “A Woman on Paper” features work by Tracey Emin, Linda Stojak, and Mike Starn. The show focuses on how varying artists depict a single subject — a woman — on a single medium, paper. Selections include Sam Jury’s “A Thousand Pities” (2006), top, and Ms. Stojak’s “Untitled” (2006). Through Wednesday, Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Stephen Haller Gallery, 542 W. 26th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, 212-741-7777, free.

PHOTOGRAPHY

LEAVING THE LOWER EAST SIDE “A Mexican Wedding & Kano & Lagos, Nigeria” is an exhibit of photographs by Gary Weingarten, who traveled to the two countries this summer to document scenes of ordinary life. Selections include “Mariachi Band” (2006), above, and “Looking Out” (2006). Through mid-January, Sunday-Saturday, 5 p.m.-4 a.m., Verlaine, 110 Rivington St., between Essex and Ludlow streets, 212-614-2494, free.

THEATER

MAGAZINE FEATURE Horse Trade and Firecracker productions present “Dirty Girl,” a story about a “nice Jewish girl from Long Island” who answers a newspaper advertisement to become an editor of a magazine that features male nudity. The play is based on the autobiography of Ronnie Koenig, a former editor at Playgirl magazine. The show is directed by Robert McMaster, and featured actors include Corrie Beula and Bridget Harvey. Ms. Koenig also appears in the play. Through Saturday, January 27, Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m., Kraine Theater, 85 W. 4th St., between Second Avenue and the Bowery, 212-868-4444, $18 general, $15 students and seniors.

TALKS

BROOKLYN MASTERPIECES The Pratt Institute and the Web site artcritical.com present “The Review Panel: Brooklyn Special,” a discussion with New York art critics about recent exhibits at the Brooklyn Museum and two Brooklyn galleries, Pierogi Gallery and Dam, Stuhltrager Gallery. Speakers include a writer for the Brooklyn Rail, Stephanie Buhmann, and a reviewer for Art Critical, Greg Lindquist. A critic for the New York Sun, David Cohen, moderates the discussion. Friday, 6:45 p.m., Pratt Institute, Higgins Hall, 61 St. James Place at Lafayette Avenue, 718-636-3669, free.

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