ART

ITALIAN PATRONAGE The Onishi Gallery presents “I.10,” a group show featuring the works of 10 contemporary Italian artists. The artists were chosen by the gallery, the Cultural Institute of New York, and the Cultural Policies Assessorship of Rome. Selections from the exhibit include Ariela Böhm’s “Water Motion” (2007), above. Through Wednesday, August 1, Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Onishi Gallery, 521 W. 26th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, 212-695-8035, free.

FILM

BANDS ON FILM The Dialogues on Film series at the IFC Center presents documentary filmmaker Jem Cohen, known for his films “Chain,” “Benjamin Smoke,” and “Lost Book Found.” He speaks about his latest film, “Building a Broken Mousetrap” (2007), which follows the tribulations of the Dutch band the Ex. Mr. Cohen has filmed other musicians including Fugazi, Vic Chesnutt, Elliott Smith, and Cat Power. IFC Center screens a selection of Mr. Cohen’s short films, and he joins writer Scott Macaulay in a post-screening discussion. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., IFC Center, 323 Sixth Ave. at 3rd Street, 212 924-7771, $11 general, free for members.

THE JOYS OF PINOT The Summer on the Hudson arts festival, which takes place in Riverside Park South, presents its Movies Under the Stars series. This week’s screening is Alexander Payne’s “Sideways” (2004), a classic midlife crisis tale about a divorced writer who takes his engaged best friend on a bachelor party road trip through California wine country, looking for the best of America’s pinot noirs. The film stars Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church. Tomorrow, 8:30 p.m., Riverside Park South, 70th Street and Riverside Drive, free. For more information, call 311.

MUSIC

GROOVE THEORY The third annual Soul of the Blues festival, sponsored by Bagel & Rat Entertainment and the Downstate New York Blues Association, presents musicians who perform within a diverse range of blues styles, from boogie to rock to groove-based blues. The festival opens with performances by barrelhouse boogie pianist Tommy Keys, Brooklyn vocalist Debbie Deane, and London-born R&B vocalist Oli Rockberger. Tonight, guitarist Dan Freedman (known for papering the city with his guitar-lesson flyers) shows off his skills during a blues-jam trio night. Tonight, 8:30 p.m., Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia St., between Bleecker Street and Sixth Avenue, 212-989-9319, $10, with a $6 food-and-drink minimum per person.

A SEASON FOR CLASSICS As part of the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts series in Central Park, the Brooklyn Philharmonic presents the creatively-titled program “The Eight Seasons,” featuring performances of Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” and Piazolla’s “Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.” The concert is conducted by a resident conductor and the music advisor of the Chicago Opera Theater, Alexander Platt. Performers include Canadian-born violinist Lara St. John. Tomorrow, 7:30 p.m., Central Park, Naumberg Bandshell, mid-park at 72nd Street, 718-340-3018, free.

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC The Queens Symphony Orchestra continues its Concerts in the Parks series — which features free public performances in parks across Queens — with the program “A Night at the Movies,” featuring musical hits from the big screen, including cinematic soundtracks from “2001 A Space Odyssey” and “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.” Performers include soprano Kate Oberjat. Tomorrow, 5 p.m., Forest Park Bandshell, Jackie Robinson Parkway at Myrtle Avenue, Woodhaven, Queens, 718-326-4455, free.

READINGS

OUT OF THE BOXES Editor Catherine Corman discusses her latest work, “Joseph Cornell’s Dreams” (Exact Change), an anthology of the artist’s diaries. Cornell was best known for his sculptures and collages of magical boxes; in the diaries, he writes about how he was most fascinated with children’s reactions to his work. A screening of his avant-garde film “Rose Hobart,” is also featured. Tomorrow, 7 p.m., Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway at 12th Street, 212-660-6643, free.

FOR PETE’S SAKE Pete Hamill’s latest novel, “North River” (Little, Brown), follows the story of a New York doctor in the late 1930s who lives in a house against the Hudson River (then called the North River) while he adopts a long-lost grandson, inheriting an Italian housekeeper, and battles neighborhood wars with the Mob. Mr. Hamill reads from his book as part of the New York Murder Mystery Night, hosted by the New York Book Club at the Tenement Museum. The author is best known for his memoir “A Drinking Life,” about his life as a newspaper columnist and a struggling alcoholic. Tomorrow, 6 p.m., Lower East Side Tenement Museum, 108 Orchard St. at Delancey Street, 212-431-0233, free.

TALKS

OF EXILE AND GUILT The Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Emanu-El hosts a day of dialogue and study about the themes of exile, guilt, and the restorative powers of “baseless love,” all to celebrate the fasting holiday of Tisha b’Av, which commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. Panels include “Because of Our Sins? Do We Blame Ourselves Too Much or Not Enough?” and “Creating Communities of Baseless Love,” which looks at whether communities can be created out of concern for humanity. Participants include a professor of Talmud and Rabbinics at the Jewish Theological Seminary, Dr. David Kraemer; a Berman fellow at Harvard University, Marcie Lenk, and a scholar-in-residence at Manhattan’s Park East Synagogue, Rabbi Eliyahu Stern. Today, 11 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Skirball Center, 1 E. 65th St. at Fifth Avenue, 212-507-9580, free.

FARM ON A HILL New York University’s Fales Collection hosts “Sustainable Agriculture vs. Industrial Food: A Conversation with Dan Imhoff and Dan Barber.” Mr. Imhoff is an author and activist who writes about sustainable farming, and Mr. Barber is the chef and proprietor of the restaurant Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Westchester County, N.Y. The restaurant is situated on a farm that provides the kitchen with most of its meats and vegetables. The two men, with moderator Clark Wolf, discuss the impact of the 2007 Farm Bill. Tomorrow, 4 p.m., NYU, Bobst Library, Fales Collection, 70 Washington Square South at West 4th Street, 212-992-9018, free, reservations suggested.

TOURS

TOUR DE FORCE The Fraunces Tavern Museum of Colonial and Revolutionary New York presents “The One-Hour Armchair Walking Tour,” featuring tour guide James Kaplan as he discusses highlights from his four-hour night walking tour of Lower Manhattan. He discusses sites important to the AmericanRevolution. Today,12:30 p.m., Fraunces Tavern Museum, 54 Pearl St. at Broad Street, 212-425-1778, $4 general, $3 seniors and children.

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