ART

LITTLE BOY BLUE “I am what is around me” is a new installation of 20 life-size ceramic figures of adolescent boys by Elise Siegel. The installation depicts the torsos, arms, hands, and heads of children mounted on wheeled metal frames. Ms. Siegel created her figures by building up the clay in coils. She then cut them at the shoulders, wrists, and necks before firing. Through Saturday, June 9, Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Nancy Margolis Gallery, 212-242-3013, free.

DANCE

THE STAGE DANCES The Wally Cardona Quartet presents the premiere of Mr. Cardona’s “Site,” a collaboration with composer Phil Kline and lighting designer Roderick Murray. Mr. Cardona is known for using the performance setting as an integral partner in his choreography. Through Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Dance Theater Workshop, 219 W. 19th St., between Seventh and Eighth avenues, 212-924-0077, $25 general, $15 members.

BUDDING BALLERINAS The School of American Ballet presents its 43rd annual Workshop Performances, featuring two Balanchine ballets, “The Four Temperaments” and the “Gounod Symphony.” The program director of SAB and the New York City Ballet, Peter Martins, also contributes his “Les Gentilhommes” to the program. Young dancers trained at SAB regularly fill the ranks of the NYCB. The workshop performances give balletomanes a chance to see the advanced students of SAB onstage before they strike out to dance professionally. Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m., Monday, 7 p.m., Lincoln Center, Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 155 W. 65th St. at Broadway, between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues, 212-769-6600, $40 for Saturday’s performance, $70 for Monday’s benefit performance.

MUSIC

OMAHA’S FINEST The Bowery Presents company hosts three shows by the indie-rock band Bright Eyes, who are accompanied each night by a rotating lineup of guest performers. Band members include lead singer and guitarist Conor Oberst and multi-instrumentalist Mike Mogis. Mr. Oberst has been hailed as a wunderkind in praise of his gift for songwriting and ornate orchestration. Bright Eyes performs selections from its recent album releases, including “Cassadaga” and “I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning.” Among the featured guests is an alternative-country singer, Gillian Welch. Friday, 8 p.m., Town Hall, 123 W. 43rd St., between Sixth Avenue and Broadway, 212-840-2824, $28.50-$33.50.

TIBETAN CHANT The Rubin Museum of Art and the Harmonic Presence Foundation presents “Resonance and Radiance: Sacred Music, Sacred Mind,” a concert given by the Nepal-based Nagi Gompa Nuns. The nuns perform sacred chant and music from the Chöd tradition, which was founded by the 11th-century Tibetan female saint and Tantric practitioner Machik Lapdron. Friday, 7 p.m., Rubin Museum, 150 W. 17th St, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, 212-620-5000, $25.

NEW WAVE AT THE GUGGENHEIM The French musical collective Nouvelle Vague performs during the “First Fridays” series presented this month at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. The band, which is led by arrangers Marc Collin and Oliver Libaux, performs covers of 1960s new wave and punk fused with bossa nova, French pop, and jazz for eclectic arrangements. Selections by Joy Division, Depeche Mode, the Cure, and the Undertones are included in the program. Mr. Collin also spins a live set as museum visitors stroll the galleries. Friday, 9 p.m.–1 a.m., the Guggenheim, 1071 Fifth Ave. at 89th Street, 212-423-3500, $25, free for museum members.

HARPS AND STRINGS The Lower East Side Monthly Singing series continues this Saturday. Guests of varying vocal abilities are invited to join in performing selections from a 1991 revision of the “The Sacred Harp,” a songbook that has been in use since its publication in 1844. This genre of a capella folk in fourpart harmony will be familiar to viewers of Anthony Minghella’s “Cold Mountain” (2003). It is the precursor for gospel music and some of the harmonies heard in bluegrass and country music. Books are available for loan or purchase. Saturday, 3 p.m., runs every first Saturday, through December, the Living Room, upstairs lounge, 154 Ludlow St., between Stanton and Rivington streets, 212-533-7235, free. For complete information, go to lowereastsidesing. vocis.com.

LIFE HAS JUST BEGUN “Free, Black, and 51,” a concert performance featuring jazz vocalist Ayana Lowe, celebrates the ripening of the singer’s instrument and her joie de vivre. Ms. Lowe sings a program of offbeat R&B, sambas, blues, and gospel. Accompanying musicians include pianist Patricia Scascitelli, drummer Luca Santaniello, and bassist Marcos Varela. Saturday, 6 and 7:45 p.m., 55 Bar, 55 Christopher St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues, 212-929-9883, no cover, two-drink minimum.

REMEMBERING MRS. WORTHINGTON “Noël Coward and His Ladies,” a concert that pays tribute to the master 20th-century lyricist and playwright and the leading ladies with whom he collaborated, is presented at the 92nd Street Y. Among the actresses and musical performers whose interpretations of Coward’s work are celebrated are Gertrude Lawrence, Mary Martin, Elaine Stritch, and Florence Henderson. Steve Ross is artistic director of the show and accompanies on piano. Barry Day is a co-writer of the script with Mr. Ross, and singers Maude Maggart and Patricia Hodge are among the featured vocalists. Saturday, 8 p.m., and Sunday, 3 p.m., 92nd Street Y, Kaufmann Concert Hall, 1395 Lexington Ave. at 92nd Street, 212-415-5500, $50–$60.

PHOTOGRAPHY

FAMILIAL FEELINGS “A Shared History,” an exhibit by Stuart O’Sullivan, features images made in homes in Pennsylvania and Vermont that belong to members of Mr. O’Sullivan’s wife. The exhibit explores the relationship between his wife and her grandmother. Selected works include “Great, Great Grandfather Sloane” (2006), left, and “Summertime Swimming” (2005), right. Through Friday, July 13, Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Daniel Cooney Fine Art, 511 W. 25th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, 212-255-8158, free.

READINGS

SALUTING HEROES The New York Military Affairs Symposium and the CUNY Graduate Center present a reading and talk with Michael Gambone, author of “The Greatest Generation Comes Home: The Veteran in American Society” (Texas A&M University Press). Mr. Gambone, a professor at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania, discusses the experiences veterans of World War II faced when returning to civilian society, with stories of dislocation, alienation, and discomfort that many of them faced. Friday, 7 p.m., CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. at 35th Street, 212-817-7915, free.

WALKING THE LINE The scion of country music legends June Carter Cash and Johnny Cash, John Carter Cash, signs copies of his memoir, “Anchored in Love: A Tribute to June Carter Cash” (Thomas Nelson), and CD of the same name. The release of the projects coincides with what would have been the 78th birthday of June. Mr. Cash recounts the peaks and low points of his mother’s life, from her childhood in Appalachia, and early fame with the Carter family, to her failed marriages, and, ultimately, her fruitful creative partnership with husband Johnny. The disc includes performances of Carter family classics recorded by such artists as Loretta Lynn, Elvis Costello, and Sheryl Crow. Saturday, 6 p.m., Time Warner Center, Borders Books and Music, 10 Columbus Circle, between 58th and 59th streets, 212-823-9775, free.

LET ME TELL YOU A STORY A Jewish Spiritual Storytelling Jamboree gathers 10 storytellers from around America and Canada for an evening of narrative, music, and refreshments. Sunday, 7 p.m., Congregation Bnai Avraham, 117 Remsen St., between Clinton & Henry streets, Brooklyn Heights, 718 596-4840, $5.

RIVER TO RIVER FESTIVAL TURN INTO SOMETHING The downtown River to River Festival kicks off this weekend with a free outdoor performance by the abstract indie rock outfit Animal Collective, featuring band members Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Geologist, and Deaken. The band recently released its EP, “People.” Opening for the band is Danielson, a band that takes a quirky, secular take on Christian rock. Friday, 7 p.m., South Street Seaport, Pier 17, FDR Drive, between Fulton and Beekman streets, 212-732-7678, free.

TAKING CHILDREN DOWNTOWN Children-friendly events begin with a pint-size version of Bang on a Can, the well-known collective that regularly commissions and records contemporary music. Bang on a Can electric guitarist (and instrument inventor) Mark Stewart, Central Asian sound wizards Mashriq, and a host of special guests enchant and entertain young music fans with a wild assortment of instruments. Saturday, 2 p.m., Battery Park, Esplanade Plaza, State Street and Battery Place, 212-945-0505, free.

SEARCHING FOR A, B, AND C The Super Story Sundays series begins with “Alphabet City,” where children can walk around the Seaport and look for letters of the alphabet hidden in the architecture of Manhattan’s historic district. Sunday, 2 p.m., South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton St., between Front Street and the East River Drive, 212-748-8753, free.

SOIRÉES

YOGA FOR INSPIRATION The Iyengar Yoga Institute in New York hosts its third annual “Yogathon,” an afternoon to benefit the Iyengar Yoga Institute of Greater New York. Yogis and yoginis are invited to participate in a high-energy event led by instructors of the institute, who give lessons on artful movement, from the lotus pose to the downward facing dog. Refreshments are served at a reception that follows the event, at 4 p.m., and door prizes are distributed. The director of IYAGNY, James Murphy, and a senior teacher, Mary Dunn, are hosts of the event. Saturday, 1–4 p.m., Iyengar Institute of New York, 150 W. 22nd St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues, 11th floor, 212-691-9642, free.

THEATER

ENOUGH MOTHERING AROUND The National Asian American Theatre Company performs Federico Garcia Lorca’s “The House of Bernanda Alba,” about a household of women repressed by a domineering mother. The play features an all Asian-American cast, including Ching Valdes-Aran, Kati Kuroda, Natsuko Ohama, and Ali Ahn. The play is directed by Chay Yew. Friday through Saturday, June 23, Monday–Friday, 7 p.m., Saturday, 3 and 7 p.m., Baruch Performing Arts Center, Nagelberg Theater, 55 Lexington Ave. at 25th Street, 212-279-4200, $20.

ONE-OFF NIGHT The Theater Studio Inc.company presents the TSI Playtime Series, which presents monthly performance installments of original one-act plays. The current installment features Clayelle Dalferes’s “Night of the Innocents,” directed by Aimee Todoroff, is about the sacrifices of political prisoners. Dave Sweeney’s “Johnny & June,” directed by Heather Maye, is about a couple that suffers from overprotection, and Frank Hertle’s “Death or Taxes,” directed by Tiffany Mualem, is about a man on the brink of self-destruction. Friday, 8 p.m., the Theater Studio, 123 E. 24th St. at Lexington Avenue, 212-719-0500, $20.

GREEK TRAGEDY GOES UPTOWN The Classical Theatre of Harlem stages Alfred Preisser’s “(The Blood) Electra,” an adaptation of Sophocles’s Greek revenge tragedy. In the classic work, the titular character is called upon to avenge her father’s murder, which involves killing her own mother, a crime that will have serious consequences. In Mr. Preisser’s production, a meditation on the costs of war combines elements of Kabuki theater and Afro-Caribbean dance. Featured cast members include Petronia Paley, Christina Sajous, Zainab Jah, and Trisha Jeffrey. Through Sunday, June 24, Wednesday-Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m., the Harlem School of the Arts Theatre, 647 St. Nicholas Ave. at 141st Street, 212-868-4444, $22–$45.

A VOICE ON A SHOULDER Norman Beim’s “Fritz and Froyim,” directed by John Cooper, is a comedic musical about Fritz, a former Nazi trooper, who is haunted by Froyim, the ghost of a Jewish comedian, in Germany at the end of World War II. Fritz struggles to shed himself of the ghost through ventriloquism, tap dancing, exorcism, and show tunes. Through Saturday, June 16, Wednesday–Friday, 8 p.m., Saturday, 3 and 8 p.m., Monday, 7 p.m., Turtle Shell Theater, 300 W. 43rd St. at Eighth Avenue, 212-868-4444, $18 general, $12 students and seniors.

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