ART

BEYOND HARAJUKU STATION The Asian American Arts Centre hosts a discussion with China Marks, Jon Cuyson, and Saeri Kiritani, three of the five artists whose work is featured in the ongoing exhibit “Fractured Fairy Tales.” The artists discuss personal iconography and the intersection of themes such as fantasy, pop culture, and appropriation in their work. Tomorrow, 7 p.m., exhibit through Friday, January 19, Tuesday–Friday, 12:30–6:30 p.m., Asian American Arts Centre, 26 Bowery at Canal Street, 212-233-2154, free.

GOLD RUSH “Living in America,” an annual program of the American Museum of Natural History that showcases distinct communities, continues this Sunday with its series tracing the historical and cultural influence of gold. Adorned in the traditional regalia of Canada’s Yukon First Nations, members of the Tagish Nation Singers and Dancers give a history through song and dance at 2 p.m. The nation fought to preserve its culture and territory following the arrival in the mid-1800s of gold miners and prospectors. A question-and-answer session follows. “Columbus: His Enterprise,” a lecture about the explorer’s famed voyages and allconsuming desire to find gold, is given by the author of a book of the same name, Hans Koning, at 3 p.m. Sunday, 2 p.m., “Gold” exhibit through Sunday, August 19, AMNH, 175 Central Park West at 79th Street, 212-769-5100, $14 donation suggested, $10.50 students and seniors, $8 children, free with admission. For complete information, go to amnh.org.

BIG PAINTINGS Julian Schnabel is known for his large-scale canvas paintings. Eight new works are on view in an exhibit sponsored by the real estate company Tishman Speyer. Open run, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., the MetLife Building, 200 Park Ave. at 45th Street, 212-715-0300, free.

BOOKS

FROM STAGE TO SCREEN British actor Rupert Everett reads from his autobiography “Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins: The Autobiography” (Warner Books). Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St., between Broadway and Park Avenue South, 212-253-0810, free.

SALAAM BOMBAY Vikram Chandra ‘s 900-page novel “Sacred Games” (HarperCollins) details the pursuit of a criminal by a Sikh detective in Mumbai as the alleged murderer rises his way through the ranks of Indian organized crime. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 675 Sixth Ave. at 22nd Street, 212-727-1227, free.

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 war-torn and first world countries, including America, Albania, Japan, and Macedonia. The dance is based on 1920s Japanese cinema. Through 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.

THE BEAUTIES TALK New York City Ballet dancers Megan Fairchild, Sterling Hyltin, Ana Sophia Scheller, and Joaquin De Luz participate in “The New Beauties,” a discussion about the difficulty of playing Princess Aurora in the ballet “Sleeping Beauty,” which the NYCB is currently performing. The dancers discuss topics including working with a partner on a full-length ballet. A volunteer director for the NYCB, Joan Quatrano, moderates the discussion. Monday, 6 p.m., Lincoln Center, New York State Theater, 63rd Street and Columbus Avenue, 212-870-5690, $5, tickets available at the doors.

FAMILY

GETTING CRAFTY “Photo Scrapbooking: New Techniques for Old Photos” is featured as part of the Library Workshop Series at the Brooklyn Historical Society. The craft of “scrapbooking” typically involves creating a visual history with cherished old photos and memorabilia. A BHS photo archivist, Julie May, leads the event. Saturday, 2 p.m., Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont St. at Clinton Street, Brooklyn, 718-222-4111, $30 general, $15 members, reservations required.

FESTIVALS

DANCE, DANCE The Los Angeles-based Sundown Schoolhouse, founded by architect and artist Fritz Haeg, takes over the Whitney Museum of American Art branch at the Altria Building for a day of dance workshops, classes, and performances. Participating local dancers include Felicia Ballos, Paige Gratland, Michael Helland, and Otto Ramstad. Following the all-day festival, Mr. Haeg presents a lecture, “Edible Estates, Sundown Schoolhouse, and the Homosexual Home.” Today, dance festival 9 a.m.-5 p.m., lecture 7 p.m., Whitney Museum of American Art at Altria, 120 Park Ave. at 42nd Street, 917-663-2453, free, registration required to public_programs@whitney.org.

FOOD & DRINK

WEEKLY DELIGHTS NYC and Company’s annual Winter Restaurant week kicks off on Monday: Restaurants across the city offer lunch for $24.07, and dinner for $35. Participating restaurants include August (lunch and dinner, 357 Bleecker St., between 10th and Charles streets, 212-929-8727), Chinatown Brasserie (lunch and dinner, 380 Lafayette St., between 4th and Great Jones streets, 212-533-7000), Gramercy Tavern (lunch only, 42 E. 20th St., between Broadway and Park Avenue South, 212-477-0777), Le Cirque (lunch only, 151 E. 58th St., between Lexington and Third avenues, 212-644-0202), Megu (lunch and dinner, 62 Thomas St., between Church Street and West Broadway, 212-964-2171), and the Post House (lunch only, 28 E. 63rd St. at Madison Avenue, 212-935-2888).

MUSIC

HERO OF THE HOLOCAUST The Park East Synagogue and the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation present “Remembering Raoul Wallenberg: Holocaust Survivors Share Their Stories.” Featured guests include soprano Patricia Sonego and the Reizen Ensemble, who perform Terry Winter Owens’s “Messages for Raoul Wallenberg.” Wallenberg belonged to one of the most illustrious families in Sweden and claimed a drop of Jewish blood along his maternal lineage. The businessman was so moved by the plight of persecuted Jews during World War II that he worked tirelessly to save thousands of Hungarian Jews before his disappearance more than 60 years ago. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Park East Synagogue, 164 E. 68th St., between Lexington and Third avenues, 212-737-3275, free.

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. Tonight through Friday, tonight and tomorrow, 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 Wednesday and Thursday performances, $30 on Friday.

WAR AND PEACE The Juilliard School hosts the “New York Festival of Song: Songs of Peace and War,” an annual recital, which this year features vocalists performing such wide-ranging selections as Debussy’s “Noël des Enfants qui N’ont Plus de Maisons,” Samuel Barber’s “I Hear an Army,” and Bob Dylan’s “Masters of War.” Featured performers include sopranos Ariana Wyatt and Charlotte Dobbs, and tenors Paul Appleby and Alex Mansoori. The founders of the NYFOS, Steven Blier and Michael Barrett, are artistic directors of the event. Messrs. Blier and Barrett have said their mission for the past two decades has been to reinvent the “staid” song recital. Tonight, 8 p.m., Juilliard, Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 65th Street at Broadway, between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues, 212-769-7406, free with tickets.

MORE THAN WORDS CAN SAY The Metropolitan Room at Gotham presents vocalist Stevie Holland, who performs cabaret classics, jazz standards, and original songs from her most recent release. Accompanying performers include pianist Kris Davis and bassist Edward Perez. Tonight, 9:30 p.m., tomorrow-Saturday, 8 p.m., Metropolitan Room, 34 W. 22nd St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-206-0440, $25 cover and two-drink minimum.

MUSIC IN BINDING Singer-songwriter Judith Owen performs with a member of the Jayhawks, Tim O’Reagan, as part of a benefit concert for Housing Works Inc. The show is curated by a former editor of SPIN magazine, Alan Light. Friday, 7 p.m., Housing Works Bookstore Café, 126 Crosby St., between Prince and Houston streets, 212-966-0466, $20.

IRISH EYES As part of its Blarney Star Concert series, Glucksman Ireland House of New York University presents one of the great button accordionists, Dubliner James Keane, who performs traditional Irish songs and American folk. An instructor at NYU, Padraig Ó Cearúill, also performs songs from his native County Donegal and beyond. Friday, 9 p.m., NYU, Glucksman Ireland House, 1 Washington Mews at Fifth Avenue, 212-998-3950, $15 general, free for NYU students and members.

PAINTINGS

REMEMBERING A TEACHER A former chairman of the School of Visual Arts is honored in the memorial exhibit “Jack Endewelt: In Memoriam, 1935 – 2006.” Endewelt was known for his illustrations and paintings, and was hired to teach those subjects at SVA in 1968. Throughout his career, galleries including the Allan Stone Gallery represented him. Selections include “The Red Handkerchief.” Through Saturday, Wednesday–Friday, 9 a.m.–7 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., School of Visual Arts Gallery, 209 E. 23rd St., between Second and Third avenues, 212-592-2145, free.

POETRY

THE BOOK OF JOHN Housing Works Bookstore Café and Saint Ann’s Review, a biannual journal of contemporary arts and letters, present a group reading by poets including Nelly Reifler, Jendi Reiter, and John Yau, who reads from “Ing Grish” (Saturnalia), his sharply expressed collaboration with painter Thomas Nozkowski. The readings are followed by a question-and-answer session and book signing. Tomorrow, 7 p.m., Housing Works Bookstore Café, 126 Crosby St., between Houston and Prince streets, 212-334-3324, free, donated books are suggested.

READINGS

EROS AND THE EVERYDAY As part of its monthly series “Sip Lit,” the Sip Bar & Lounge presents a reading by poets Mark Strand, who reads from his most recent collection “Man and Camel” (Knopf ), and John Koethe, whose latest collection “Sally’s Hair” (Harper-Collins) celebrates the creative power of human beings. Tonight, 8 p.m., Sip, 998 Amsterdam Ave., between 109th and 110th streets, 212-316-2747, free.

TALKS

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. Tonight, 7 p.m., Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Place at West Street, 646-437-4337, $5.

BUILDING TALK The Downtown Alliance’s Downtown Third Thursdays lecture series begins with a discussion by architect Rafael Viñoly about his role as a finalist in the World Trade Center design competition. His past projects include the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, the Bungalow 8 restaurant and lounge, and the Memorial-Sloane Kettering Cancer Center. Tomorrow, 7 p.m., 7 World Trade Center, Vesey Street, between Washington Street and West Broadway, 212-627-5766 , free.

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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