ART

TURNING PAGES Barbara Grossman’s colorful paintings depict figures in various states of reading — standing up, sitting down, and talking with other people. Her paintings are on view at Bowery Gallery. Through Saturday, Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Bowery Gallery, 530 W. 25th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, 646-230-6655, free.

IN THE RING Brooklyn-based artist Charles Miller paints and draws Jewish boxers from the golden era of New York boxing, 1910 to 1940. Athletes in the exhibit “Jewish Boxers” include Jackie “Kid” Berg, aka “The Whitechapel Whirlwind,” Lew Tendler, and Barney Ross. An open run starts today, Monday–Friday, noon–6 p.m., Think Tank 3, 447 Hudson St., between Morton and Barrow streets, 212-647-8595, free.

DANCE

FROM SEVILLA Andrea Del Conte Danza Espana is considered to be New York’s premiere flamenco dance company. The company performs a four-night stand, featuring music by Gazpacho Andalú, and guest dancers including Marco De Ana. Tonight through Sunday, 8 p.m., Joyce SoHo, 155 Mercer St., between Houston and Prince streets, 212-334-7479, $28 general, $25 students and seniors.

FILM

BACK TO THE ROOTS The third annual Brooklyn Israel Film Festival begins with a screening of Dani Dotan and Dalia Mevorach’s “The Ashkenazim” (2006), a documentary about young Israelis who try to bring their European Ashkenazi roots and traditions to the Middle East. A discussion with the associate editor of the Yiddish Forward, Dr. Itzik Gottesman, follows the screening. Tonight, 8 p.m., 236 Kane St., between Court and Clinton streets, Brooklyn, 718-875-1550, $10 a film, $25 for festival pass.

FOOD & DRINK

BABY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE An evening of ice-skating in Central Park is followed by a gourmet hot-chocolate tasting at Makor. With snowfall expected tonight, Makor’s tasty beverage selections, including such new flavors as Grand Marnier and chili pepper, are instant cold weather cures. Tonight, 7 p.m., meet at Wollman Rink, Central Park, between 59th Street and Sixth Avenue, tasting at Makor, Steinhardt Building, 35 W. 67th St., between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West, 212-601-1000, $20.

MUSIC

CLASSICAL IVORIES Riccardo Muti conducts the New York Philharmonic as pianist Gerhard Oppitz makes his Philharmonic debut. The orchestra performs Martucci’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat minor, and “Ballet Music” from Verdi’s “Macbeth.” Tonight through Saturday, tonight, 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m., Lincoln Center, Avery Fisher Hall, Broadway at 65th Street, 212-875-5656, $28-$96.

ONE NIGHT ONLY The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents the Hamburg Symphony, which performs Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major, Opus 35 and the Symphony no. 2 in D Major, Opus 73, by Brahms. Conductor Andrey Boreyko leads the orchestra and violinist Robert McDuffie is a featured performer. Tomorrow, 8 p.m., the Met, Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave. at 82nd Street, 212-535-7710, $50.

PHOTOGRAPHY

TO LIVE AND DIE IN EAST L.A. Photographer Joseph Rodriguez discusses his work as part of an ongoing lecture series presented by the Camera Club of New York. The artist presents two bodies of work including, “East Side Stories, Gang Life in East L.A.,” a photo essay that explores the violent lives of Latino gang members in 1990s Los Angeles. Mr. Rodriguez’s often brutally frank work has been featured in National Geographic, GQ, Newsweek, and Der Spiegel. Tonight, 7 p.m., the School of Visual Arts, Amphitheater, 3rd floor, 209 E. 23rd St., between Second and Third avenues, 212-260-9927, $10 general, $5 for SVA faculty, staff, and students, free for members.

POP LIFE As a child, Thomas Allen was fascinated with “pop-up” books and the Viewmaster toys . These influences led him to create three-dimensional still life photographs that feature characters and scenes from pulp fiction paperbacks. Mr. Allen’s figures are often cut out, bent, and juxtaposed in ways that convey the tension and dynamics of staged drama. “New Releases,” an exhibit at Foley Gallery, features Mr. Allen’s latest collages. Selections from the exhibit include “Fancy” (2006), above. Through Saturday, March 3, Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Foley Gallery, 547 W. 27th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, fifth floor, 212-244-9081, free.

POETRY

DRINK ME “Possessive Used as Drink (Me): A Lecture on Pronouns in the Form of 15 Sonnets,” is a multimedia performance given by poet Anne Carson. Members of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company provide movement, and a video by Sadie Wilcox forms the backdrop for Ms. Carson’s collaborative work. Rashaun Mitchell and Andrea Weber are among featured dancers. Tonight, 7 p.m., Housing Works Bookstore Café, 126 Crosby St., between Houston and Prince streets, 212-334-3324, $10.

READINGS

CIVIL WAR STORIES Novelist E.L. Doctorow reads from and discusses his novel “The March” (Random House), which details General William Tecumseh Sherman’s trek through Georgia and the Carolinas during the Civil War. The reading and discussion is presented as part of the New-York Historical Society’s exhibit “New York Divided: Slavery and the Civil War.” Tonight, 6:30 p.m., NYHS, 170 Central Park West at 77th Street, 212-868-4444, $18 general, $12 students, seniors, and educators, $10 members.

LIFE OF PY La Maison Française of New York University presents writer-actor Oliver Py, who gives a reading and rare performance, in French, of excerpts from his “Illusions comiques,” an exploration of questions of theatrical identity and “masked character.” Mr. Py is the newly appointed director of Théâtre de l’Odéon in Paris. Friday, 7:30 p.m., NYU, La Maison Française, 16 Washington Mews at University Place, 212-998-8750, free.

SOIRÉES

HELPING OUT The end of National Mentoring Month is celebrated with “Mentoring’s Big Night to Gab, Graze & Groove,” presented by the Mentor/National Mentoring Partnership. Attendees include music producers Quincy Jones and Phil Ramone, basketball star Bill Russell, and Governor Cuomo. The Excellence in Mentoring Awards are featured. Tonight, 6:30 p.m., Gustavino’s, 409 E. 59th St., between First and York avenues, 212-888-7003, $1,000.

GIVE ME SHELTER “R.S.V.P to HELP” is a fund-raiser benefiting three organizations that work to protect the homeless: Habitat for Humanity, HELP USA, and the Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation. The party is presented by rock singer Jon Bon Jovi and the designer Kenneth Cole. Comic Lewis Black is the host of the event. A silent auction, and a VIP rooftop party are featured. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Tribeca Rooftop, 2 Desbrosses St. at Hudson Street, 212-591-0101, $250 and up.

TALKS

NOTES FROM AN ART SCANDAL “Notes and Itineraries” is a lecture delivered by an art critic and contributor to the Village Voice, Kim Levin. Ms. Levin discusses her experience as a critic, the New York gallery scene in the last decades of the 20th century, and her 2006 installation at the Ron Feldman Gallery, “Notes and Itineraries.” The exhibit was a dense survey of the elaborate system she devised to organize information about the hundreds of exhibits for which she created art listings during 20 years at the Voice. Ms Levin used whatever available gallery promotional material had arrived in her inbox to compile lists of gallery visits and colorfully coded reactions. The documents became an invaluable archive of the New York Art scene. Tonight, 6:30 p.m. Midtown West Art Associates, 580 Eighth Ave., between 38th and 39th streets, 212-354-2999, free with RSVP.

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