ART

SIDEWALKING “The Secret Lives of Streets” is an exhibit organized by 10 Brooklyn high school students who researched how Brooklyn’s streets were originally named. The students used the resources of the Brooklyn Historical Society to complete their research, in a pilot after-school program called Exhibition Laboratory. The teenagers curated the entire exhibit, showing how culture, historic Brooklyn events, and notable Brooklyn residents factored into the naming of the streets. Thursday, 5:30 p.m. opening reception, exhibit through Sunday, September 2, Wednesday –Sunday, noon–5 p.m., Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepoint St. at Clinton Street, 718-222-4111, free.

FAMILY

TIPPY TOES The American Ballet Theater’s ABTKids program presents a performance of excerpts from this season’s works, including “Sleeping Beauty.” ABT’s resident children’s ballerina, Angelina Ballerina, dances the parts, and is available after the show for photographs and autographs. Saturday, 11:30 a.m., Lincoln Center, Metropolitan Opera House, Broadway and 65th Street, 212-362-2000, $25.

FILM

SUMMER OF 1967 The IFC Center hosts a special screening of D.A. Pennebaker’s “Monterey Pop” (1968), a concert film that documents the historic threeday festival in 1967 that included appearances by Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, the Mamas & the Papas, the Who, and Jefferson Airplane, among others. The film, which is considered a masterwork of the genre, has been digitally restored in honor of the 40th anniversary of the festival. A former singer with the Mamas & the Papas, Michelle Phillips, and an acclaimed music producer, Lou Adler, are on hand to introduce the film. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., IFC Center, 323 Sixth Ave, at 3rd Street, 212-924-7771, $15 general, $5 museum members.

PAINTINGS

SHOTS AND SCENES Reeve Schley’s watercolor paintings feature landscapes, still lifes, and portraits. The landscapes include scenes from New York City, Europe, and most recently, his rural farm in New Jersey. Selections from the exhibit include “Play Group, Central Park” (2005), above. Through Saturday, Tuesday–Friday, 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m., James Graham & Sons, 1014 Madison Ave. at 78th Street, 212-535-5767, free.

READINGS

PERSONAL JOURNAL The Bryant Park Word for Word reading series presents four authors who discuss the art of memoir writing for budding writers and readers. Authors include Josh Kilmer-Purcell, Carole Radziwell, Kevin Sessums, and Danielle Trussoni. The reading is hosted by the author of “Straight Up and Dirty” (HarperCollins), Stephanie Klein. Tomorrow, 12:30 p.m., Bryant Park Reading Room, between 40th and 42nd streets and Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-274-0343, free.

DISTRICT SIX IN CAPE TOWN The Housing Works Bookstore Café hosts “Dream in the Next Body: Women Writers From South Africa,” an evening of readings by authors whose work offers a diverse view of the region and womanhood. Among the featured readers is playwright Nadia Davids and poet Gabeba Baderoon, who often explores such themes in her verse as the life of an exiled adult and negotiating the self against the backdrop of a world demanding explanations for identity. Ms. Baderoon is the author most recently of “The Dream in the Next Body” (Kwela/Snailpress). Thursday, 7 p.m., Housing Works Bookstore Café, 126 Crosby St., between Houston and Prince streets, 212-334-3324, free, donated books welcome.

SOIRÉES

EATING FOR A CURE The American Cancer Society heads to Brooklyn for “Eat, Drink, and Be Hopeful,” a fine food tasting and auction that raises funds for the Society’s efforts to find cures for various cancers. Authors Arthur Schwartz and Rozanne Gold are on hand for book signings. Tonight, 6 p.m. VIP admission, 7 p.m. general admission, powerHouse Arena, 37 Main St. at Water Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn, 800-227-2345, $75-$100, $125 for VIP admission.

GREAT LAWN, GREAT FOOD The Central Park Conservancy’s annual Taste of Summer benefit features chefs from restaurants including Fred’s at Barneys, Osteria del Circo, Thalassa, and Sushi Samba. Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten cooks for a VIP café. The Conservancy works to raise funds to improve the grounds and landmarks in Central Park. Tomorrow, 7 p.m., Central Park Bandshell, mid-park at 72nd Street, 212-310-6691, $350.

TALKS

A FAMILIAL VIEW Photographer Andrea Stern discusses her latest monograph “Inheritance” (Mona celli), capturing the everyday events of a wealthy Jewish family in New York. She chronicles mo mentous family gatherings, and al so concentrates her photographs on the struggles of individuals within families to gain a sense of in dependent identity. She discusses her craft during the “Meet the Artist” series at the Jewish Com munity Center. Tonight, 7 p.m. JCC, 334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th Street, 646-505-5708, $12 general $10 members.

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