ART

FULL SCOPE The third annual Scope Hamptons art fair takes over the East Hampton Studios this weekend. Sixty galleries from across New York and over 20 countries offer a full selection of contemporary art. The fair presents an opening night gala to benefit the Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City, Queens, the Guild Hall in East Hampton, and Scope’s own Foundation Education Program, which provides workshops and classes for children. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., East Hampton Studios, 75 Industrial Road, Wainscott, N.Y., 212-268-1522, free.

GOT TO HAVE FAITH The Greenberg Van Doren Gallery presents the opening reception for “True Faith,” a summer group exhibit of works by 13 artists from the New York metropolitan area. Paul Brainard is curator of the show. Although the images in the exhibit appear to be arbitrarily chosen, all are united by a direct relationship to the touch of the hand, whether figurative works or highly abstract. Featured artists include Barry Ratoff, Franklin Evans, and Gina Magid. Among the highlights is Jeff Konigsberg’s “Connect” (2006), a pencil-and-ink drawing that vividly explores the intersection of architecture and landscape, through the accumulated lines that have become a signature for the artist. Saturday, 5 p.m., runs through Friday, August 17, Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Greenberg Van Doren, 730 Fifth Ave. at 57th Street, 212-445-0444, free.

GETTING CRAFTY The Korean Cultural Service of New York presents “Traditional Korean Crafts,” an exhibit of more than 150 works by master craft-makers hailing from South Korea. Historically, there is a well-developed crafts tradition in the country, so much so that it has in the past been described as the “land of crafts” by its Japanese neighbors. Pieces are in such varied media as metal, wood, ceramics, and glass. Through Monday, August 27, Monday–Friday, 9:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m., Saturday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m., United Nations Headquarters, General Assembly Visitor’s Lobby, First Avenue at 46th Street, 212-759-9550, $13 general, $9 seniors, $8.50 students, $7 children age 5 to 14.

DANCE

WHITE LINES The White Wave Dance Company, led by choreographer Young Soon Kim, celebrates her 30th anniversary in the New York dance world with the premiere of “Ssoot,” performed with an original score by Korean composers Ki Young Kim and Dae Soo Hahn. The word “ssoot” in Korean literally translates to “charcoal” in English, but also has a colloquial meaning of “fresh energy.” Performers include Pascal Benichou, Eric Hosington, and Benjamin Degenhardt. Friday, 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m., Dance Theater Workshop, 219 W. 19th St., between Seventh and Eighth avenues, 212-924-0077, $20 general, $12 members.

BOW HOUSE The Ballet National de Marseille dances “Metapolis II,” a collaboration between the company’s choreographer and artisitic director, Frédéric Flamand, and architect Zaha Hadid. The performance, which has its North American premiere this week, is a featured event of the 2007 Lincoln Center Festival. With “Metapolis II,” Mr. Flamand and Ms. Hadid have added a futuristic dimension to the stage, which is awash in changing shades of blue and green. A live feed of the dancers is combined with imagery of forward-looking urban spaces and disaster footage. The result is a production that addresses contemporary ideas through movement and set design. Friday, 8 p.m., Lincoln Center, New York State Theater, 20 Lincoln Center Plz., Amsterdam Avenue at 65th Street, 212-721-6500, $50–$70.

FILM

SUGAR AND SPICE The Two Boots Pioneer Theater presents the premiere of Camila Guzmán Urzúa’s “The Sugar Factory” (“El Telón de Azúcar”) (2007), a documentary about the filmmaker’s own experience with Cuba. Her family fled to the island in 1973, after they were forced to move from Chile. She left Havana in 1990, before the island had succumbed to economic and social failure following the fall of the Soviet Union. Ms. Guzmán Urzúa attempts to find old friends and observes how her own neighborhood has changed in almost two decades. Through Tuesday, July 31, screening times vary, Two Boots Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. at Avenue A, 212-591-0434, $9 general, $6.50 members.

NIXON AT THE MOVIES The Museum of the Moving Image presents “Uneasy Riders: American Film in the Nixon Years, 1970–1974,” a period during with a turbulent presidential term marked by the unrest of the Vietnam War and the reverberations of the social upheaval of the 1960s. Those events affected a film industry that was in an economic, though not a creative, recession, as the rarely seen films spotlighted here demonstrate. Among the highlights is Jerry Schatzberg’s “Puzzle of a Downfall Child” (1970), which is screened on Sunday at 3 p.m. Mr. Schatzberg appears in person to discuss his directorial debut about a fashion model (played by actress Faye Dunaway) living in isolation after a nervous breakdown. John Huston’s “Fat City” (1972), about a washed-up boxer trying to make a comeback, is screened on Saturday, at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, 5:30 p.m., and Sunday, 3 p.m., through Sunday, September 2, dates and times vary, Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Avenue at 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, 718–784–0077, $10 general, $7.50 students and seniors, $5 children under age 18, free for members. For complete information, go to movingimage. us.

MUSIC

THE BRONX KEEPS CREATING IT The City Parks Foundation hosts the 25th Anniversary Reunion of the release of Charlie Ahearn’s “Wild Style” (1982), a portrait of youth culture in the South Bronx that depicts hip-hop in its nascence, including the emerging break-dancing, freestyle, and graffiti scenes. In the film, the most lauded graffiti writer in the city, Zoro, struggles between his passion for art and his romance with a fellow artist, Rose. “Wild Style” featured cameos by many of the “godfathers of hip-hop.” Among the live performers are cast members and rap pioneers Grand Master Caz, DJ Grand Wizzard Theodore, Fab 5 Freddy, and the Cold Crush Brothers. Sunday, 7 p.m., Central Park SummerStage, Rumsey Playfield, enter on 69th Street at Fifth Avenue on the east side, or 72nd Street at Central Park West on the west side, 212 360-2756, free.

SEEDS OF BLISS As part of its Summer Garden Concert Series, Flushing Town Hall presents a Peruvian-born percussionist and vocalist, Corina Bartra. Ms. Bartra delivers an evening of South American sounds, including cumbia and rumba. A practitioner of Naad yoga, Ms. Bartra’s compositions are also influenced by North Indian classical rhythms and sacred chants. She performs selections from her album “Chants From the Seeds of Bliss.” The focus of this year’s free concert series is on the international diversity of women. Friday, 8 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. at Linden Place, Flushing, Queens, 718-463-7700, free.

BALKAN BOOGIE The Brooklyn Children’s Museum and the Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory of Music host an evening to celebrate Balkan culture. The event is featured as part of the museum’s summer Friday Family Jam summer series. Among the highlights is a performance by a traditional brass band and a dance lesson. Friday, 6:30 p.m., Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Commons Theater, 145 Brooklyn Ave. at St. Marks Avenue, 718-735-4400, free.

MUSICAL JOURNEY TO WESTCHESTER The Jazz Festival Series, a featured part of the Caramoor Music Festival, begins with an all Latin program, Sonidos Latinos. The David Sánchez Quartet, Geri Allen Trio, and Steve Turre Quintet open the day’s performances. At night, pianists Weber Iago and Jovino Santos Neto pair up for a piano summit, and the night closes with a performance by the Eddie Palmieri Afro-Caribbean Jazz Septet. Saturday, 3 p.m., Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, 149 Girdle Ridge Road, Katonah, 914-232-1252, $30–$50.

READINGS

THE SOUND OF BLUES The Bowery Poetry Club hosts “Praise Day,” an afternoon of open mic readings and a spoken-word performance given by a Harlem-bornpoet, Sekou Sundiata. Poets are invited to share uplifting verse and stories. Mr. Sundiata came of age during the Black Arts/Black Aesthetic movement of the 1960s and 1970s, and his work continues to be informed by the sounds and beats of jazz, blues, funk, and Afro-Caribbean percussion. He is currently a professor of English literature at the New School University. Saturday,3 p.m., Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, between Bleecker and Houston streets, 212-614-0505, free.

SPORTS

FAREWELL TO ARMS The New York Arm Wrestling Association holds its 25th annual White Castle “Kingsboro” Golden Arm Wrestling tournament. More than 100 men and women participate in the yearly contest, and Coney Island beachgoers are invited to register and enter. A $100 cash prize is offered. The contest is nicknamed “Sly Night” after a movie featuring actor Sylvester Stallone as a down-and-out truck driver who finds fame in a Las Vegas arm wrestling contest. Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Coney Island boardwalk, rear of KeySpan Park, 1904 Surf Ave. at 19th Street, Coney Island, 718-544-4592, $15 amateurs, $30 professionals.

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