ART

FROM THE HEAVENS TO EARTH Terry Rowlett, who is showing a collection of new paintings at Jenkins Johnson Gallery, juxtaposes images of religion and morality with scenes from modern daily life. He began painting while at school at the University of Georgia and the University of Arkansas. Through Friday, Monday–Friday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Jenkins Johnson Gallery, 521 W. 26th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, 212-629-0707, free.

DRAW IT OUT Nancy Grossman first became prominent in the art world for her exhibits of sculpted heads in the 1960s. But the artist also draws and creates collages: Michael Rosenfeld Gallery celebrates the artist’s collection of drawings in a self-titled exhibit. Through Friday, July 27, Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, 24 W. 57th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-247-0082, free.

SOUTH ASIAN SENSATION “Where the Sand Meets the Sky” is the latest exhibit of paintings by Bengali artist Jayashree Chakravarty. She is known for interspersing representations of ducks, sparrows, and insects into her paintings, and takes inspiration from Byzantine mosaics and French Impressionism. Through Tuesday, July 31, Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Bodhi Fine Arts, 535 W. 24th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, 212-352-2644, free.

EASTERN VISIONS The Museum of Biblical Art presents “The Christian Story: Five Asian Artists Today,” an exhibit featuring the works of Nalini Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Sawai Chinnawong (Thailand), Nyoman Darsane (Bali), He Qi (China), and Wisnu Sasongko (Indonesia). The works depict scenes from the Hebrew and Christian bibles, combining Western interpretations of scripture with Eastern artistic influences. Through Sunday, September 16, Friday–Sunday and Tuesday–Wednesday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Thursday, 10 a.m.–8 p.m., MOBIA, 1865 Broadway at 61st Street, 212-408-1500, $7 general, $4 students and seniors, free for members and children.

SHINING LIGHT The Tabla Rasa gallery presents “Bright Moments,” an exhibit of abstract-expressionist works by painter Danny Simmons. Mr. Simmons converted a section of his Clinton Hill loft to form Corridor Gallery, where the work of young artists is nurtured. Through Saturday, October 6, Thursday–Saturday, noon–5 p.m., Tabla Rasa Gallery, 224 48th St., between Second and Third avenues, Sunset Park, Brooklyn, 718-833-9100, free.

STRUGGLING TO ESCAPE The exhibit “Daring To Resist: Jewish Defiance in the Holocaust” celebrates individual and collective acts of resistance, which sought to undermine the Nazi goal of annihilating the Jewish people. Photographs depict efforts either to physically escape various confines, or culturally escape the pain of oppression through art. Selections from the exhibit include a picture of children studying in a clandestine school in the Kovno ghetto in 1941. Through July 4, 2008, Sunday–Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.–5:45 p.m., Wednesday, 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, 36 Battery Place at Little West 12th Street, 646-437-4200, $10 general, $7 seniors, $5 students.

DANCE

FOREVER AND EVER The Pam Tanowitz Dance Company presents “Forevermore,” a program of four dances, including three premieres and an excerpt from the company’s 2004 dance “Love-Storyless.” Premiere pieces include “The Shades” and “Trio en pointe.” Performers include Posy Knight, Anne Lentz, Daniel Madoff, Uta Takemura, and Melissa Toogood. Thursday through Saturday, 8 p.m., Joyce SoHo, 155 Mercer St., between Prince and Houston streets, 212-334-7479, $15 general, $10 students and seniors.

FAMILY

RUN FOR THE PARK The Central Park Conservancy and New York Road Runners host a four-mile run/walk in celebration of Central Park. Participants are invited to run for a cause, raising money to benefit the maintenance and care of the great lawns undertaken by the Conservancy. A simultaneous children’s race (ages 2 to 12), begins at 10 a.m. Tours of the park led by the conservatory’s adolescent docents follow the fund-raising marathon. Refreshments, and live music and entertainment at the Band Shell, are also featured. Saturday, 8:30 a.m., meet at East 69th Street at Fifth Avenue, 212-860-4455, free with registration. For complete information, go to nyrr.org.

FOOD & DRINK

HOT FOR TROTTER The James Beard Foundation celebrates its 20th anniversary with a gala dinner honoring the career of Chicago chef Charlie Trotter. The tasting party and fund-raiser features wines from Wölffer Estate Vineyard. More than 30 chefs from across the country prepare the dinner, including Pichet Ong of P*ong, Iacopo Falai of Falai restaurant, Patti Jackson of Centovini, and Marco Moreira and Masato Shimizu of 15 East restaurant. Saturday, 5 p.m., Wölffer Estate Vineyard, 139 Sagg Rd., Sagaponack, Long Island, 212-627-2308, $200–$500.

MUSIC

MELODIC PROTEST The Washington Square Music Festival presents “Music as Political Statement,” a program of politically oriented pieces from light operas to famous marches. Songs include George Gershwin’s “Strike Up the Band” and “Five Songs,” Kurt Weill’s “Little Threepenny Music,” and light opera songs including “Ballad of Mack The Knife,” “Bilbao Song,” and “The Ballad of the Easy Life.” Performers include bass-baritone Steven Marking, mezzo-soprano Laila Maria Salins, and conductor and pianist David Oei. Tonight, 8 p.m., Washington Square Park, Fifth Avenue at 4th Street, 212-252-3621, free.

SUMMER JAMS The Jazz in July festival at the 92nd Street Y opens tonight with “Phil Woods Plays Q and Ollie: The Music of Quincy Jones and Oliver Nelson,” a program designed by Mr. Woods, a saxophonist, bandleader, and arranger. Performers include the artistic director of the festival, Bill Charlap, tenor saxophonist Jimmy Greene, and trumpeter Brian Lynch. Tonight, 8 p.m., 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. at 92nd Street, 212-415-5500, $50 for each concert, $234 for six-concert pass, $168 for four-concert pass.

SOUL BROTHERS A different duo of Weinstein brothers — Heth and Jed Weinstein — performs rock, combined with synthesizers and beat-boxes, for an electronic-folk sound. The duo performs material from its past two albums, “Clean” and “Between the In and Out.” Tomorrow, 9:15 p.m., Mo Pitkin’s House of Satisfaction, 34 Avenue A, between 2nd and 3rd streets, 212-777-5660, $8.

SOUTHERN FRIED Best known for its early 1990s hit singles such as “Mr. Wendel” and “Tennessee,” Arrested Development performs as part of the CityParks summer concert series, presented by the Parks City Foundation. Arrested Development celebrated “Everyday People” and its Southern heritage with folksy, soulful hip-hop. Thursday, 7 p.m., Von King Park, Tompkins Avenue, between Lafayette and Green avenues, Brooklyn, 212-360-2756, free.

PHOTOGRAPHY

FIGHT FOR RIGHTS Two exhibits at the gallery of the Aperture Foundation — “Time of Change: Civil Rights Photographs 1961–1965,” by Bruce Davidson, and “The Black Panthers: Making Sense of History,” by Stephen Shames — explore the explosive 1960s during civil rights struggles and violence. Mr. Davidson shot for Magnum Photos during the ’60s, and Mr. Shames was the official photographer for the Panthers during their heyday. Selections from the exhibits include Mr. Davidson’s “Women at Lunch Counter, New York” (1962), above. Through Thursday, August 2, Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Aperture Foundation, 547 W. 27th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, 212-505-5555, free.

READINGS

STRONG WOMEN The Center for Jewish History, the Jewish Week, the American Jewish Historical Society, and the American Sephardi Foundation all sponsor a duel reading by authors Lucinda Franks and Lucette Lagnado. Ms. Franks reads from her memoir “My Father’s Secret War” (Miramax), about how she became closer to her estranged father while researching his wartime past. Ms. Lagnado reads from “The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit” (HarperCollins), about her family’s life and ultimate exile from cosmopolitan Cairo before the presidency of Nasser. Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Center for Jewish History, 15 W. 16th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 917-606-8200, free.

THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE ON YOUTUBE A member of the politically charged spoken-word group the Last Poets, Umar Bin Hassan, gives a reading from his work. Mr. Hassan, who joined the group in 1969 to address such issues as racism and poverty, is among those widely credited with bringing the first taste of what rap music and hip-hop music could be. He is featured as part of a monthly “poetry slam” presented by the New York Film Academy. The first 15 poets to sign up are invited to compete for a cash prize, reading from their own original verse. Thursday, 7:30 p.m., New York Film Academy, 100E. 17th St., between Park Ave. South and Irving Place, 212-674-4300, $6.

A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez and his wife, Cynthia, sign copies and read from the third baseman’s children’s book, “Out of the Ballpark” (HarperCollins), about a young boy’s determination to play baseball: Although his Little League team makes it to the playoffs, young Alex has had a terrible game. He finds that holding onto your dreams, and dedicated after-school practice, can sometimes make perfect. A percentage of proceeds from sales of the book benefit the A-Rod Family Foundation. Friday, noon, FAO Schwarz, 767 Fifth Ave. at 58th Street, 212-843-8037, free.

THEATER

UNDERGROUND The Molly Maguires were a band of Irish and Irish-American coal miners in 1860s Pennsylvania who used violence and intimidation to fight for the suppressed rights of fellow miners. John Kearns’s “Sons of Molly Maguire” follows one man’s struggle as he joins the group, while the group itself is secretly investigated by the owners of the mine. The play is directed by Candace O’Neil Cihocki, and featured actors include Michael Basile, Dani Cervone, and Susan McBrien. “Sons” is presented as part of the eighth annual Midtown International Theatre Festival. Tonight, 6:30 p.m., dates and times vary, WorkShop Theater, 312 W. 36th St., between Eighth and Ninth avenues, 212-868-4444, $18 general, $15 students and seniors.