ART

BRIDGE OVER MANY WATERS Roland Kulla’s paintings are inspired by his fascination with the metalwork of bridges and other public structures: Mr. Kulla photographs intricate metalwork, and uses his photos as a guide for his paintings. He began his work in Chicago in 2000 and recently moved to New York City to continue his collection. Maureen Mullarkey wrote in The New York Sun on June 7: “His hard-edged paint handling is as austere and rigorous as his subject.” Selections include “Hell’s Gate” (2007), above. Through Saturday, July 14, Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m., George Billis Gallery, 511 W. 25th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, 212-645-2621, free.

SOMETHING TO BRING HOME The annual Affordable Art Fair features more than 70 exhibitors offering contemporary art ranging in price between $100 and $10,000, with 75% of works priced at $5,000 or less. The fair opens with a Wednesday opening night benefit to raise funds for the AIDS Community Research Initiative of America. The School of Visual Arts presents a series of weekend lectures including “First Steps: Beginning and Developing Your Art Collection” and “The Paper Chase: Collecting, Owning and Preserving Works on Paper,” and the Children’s Museum of the Arts holds various children’s art workshops. Wednesday, 6 p.m. opening night benefit, fair begins on Thursday, noon–5 p.m., Friday and Saturday, noon–8 p.m., Sunday, noon–5 p.m., the Metropolitan Building and the Altman Pavilion, 125 W. 18th St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues, 212-255-2003, fair admission $15 general per day, $10 students and seniors per day, $50 benefit tickets in advance, $75 at the doors.

COMEDY

FROM DOWN UNDER Calling herself New Zealand’s only Jewish comedienne, Deb Filler performs “Filler Up!,” a solo show based on the story of a fictitious “Deb” who tells her family’s life story while baking a real loaf of challah bread onstage. Wednesday and Thursday, 8 p.m., Jewish Community Center, 334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th Street, 646-505-5708, $20 general, $15 members.

FAMILY

LOOKING FISHY “Crab Meets the Sea Monkeys” is a family-friendly event presented by the Staten Island Museum Junior Science Club. Children learn about the intricacies of crustaceans by observing the behavior of live crabs, learning about the life cycle of brine shrimp, dissecting a crayfish, and observing microscopic crustaceans in pond water. The science projects are led by Clay Walker. Saturday, 10 a.m., Staten Island Museum, 75 Stuyvesant Pl. at Wall Street, 718-727-1135 ext. 105, $8 general, $5 members.

FILM

GREAT MINDS WORKING Lajos Koltai’s “Evening” (2007), written by novelists and screenwriters Susan Minot and Michael Cunningham, follows the story of a mother as she relates a memory of lifechanging love to her daughters for the first time. The cast includes Claire Danes, Toni Collette, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, and Vanessa Redgrave. Ms. Minot and Mr. Cunningham, who penned the novel and screenplay “The Hours,” are on hand to discuss their screenwriting partnership after a special preview screening of the film. Tomorrow, 7:30 p.m., Film Society of Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater, 165 W. 65th St. at Amsterdam Avenue, 212-875-5600, $25 general, $20 members.

MUSIC

SING ON HIGH Choruses from across the country gather tonight at Carnegie Hall to perform Schubert’s Mass in G Major, Jackson Berkey’s “South Dakota Shadow,” and Fauré’s Requiem. Conductors include the conductor-in-residence of the New England Symphonic Ensemble, David Thye, and Almeda Berkey and Ronald Williams. Choirs include the Tempe Preparatory Academy Cantamus of Tempe, Ariz.; the Roane Choral Society of Knoxville, Tenn.; the Oneida High School TriTones of Oneida, Tenn., and the Winnebago Lutheran Academy Traveling Choir of Fond du Lac, Wis. Tonight, 8 p.m., Carnegie Hall, 881 Seventh Ave. at 57th Street, 212-903-9600, $35–$95.

POETRY

PORTRAITS AND VERSES The Poetry Society of America presents two readings to complement the exhibit “Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits,” currently on view at the International Center of Photography. The first reading takes place tonight, featuring readings by writers Hilton Als, Margo Jefferson, Elizabeth Alexander, and Yusef Komunyakka. Tonight, 7 p.m., ICP, 1133 Sixth Ave. at 43rd Street, 212-857-0001, $5.

SOIRÉES

FRESH FACES The New York Foundation for the Arts presents Flashpop, a benefit art auction designed to support the city’s young and emerging artists. Most of the artists featured in the auction have received unrestricted grant fellowships from NYFA. Artists include Betty Woodman, Carolee Schneeman, Carter Kustera, Zana Briski, and Rene Cox. Artworks include paintings, photographs, prints, and sculpture. Tomorrow, 7 p.m., Location One, 1 Greene St., between Canal and Grand streets, 212-366-6900 ext. 207, $100 in advance, $115 at the doors.

TALKS

SOUTHERN DIGITAL A resident at the apexart gallery and a curator and co-founder of Aotearoa Digital Arts in New Zealand, Stella Bren nan, presents “There and Back Again,” a talk about differing inter pretations of digital art in the inter national sphere. She also speaks about New Zealand’s small but growing new media art scene. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., apexart, 291 Church St., between White and Walker streets, 212-431-5270, free.

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