DANCE

THE COMPANY The Philadelphia Dance Company, Philadanco, dances a program of its repertoire, as part of an evening of dance presented by the City Parks Foundation. Choreographer Camille A. Brown and accompanying dancers are also featured. Ms. Brown is an alumna of the Alvin Ailey Dance Company and Ronald K. Brown’s Evidence. Her work has been hailed for its fluid combining of elements of modern and West African dance. Founded in 1970, Philadanco is known for its highly athletic and innovative works. Friday, 8 p.m., Central Park Summer-Stage, 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.

DRAWINGS

FROM KOREA TO BROOKLYN “Ballpoint Drawings” is the most recent exhibit by a Korean-born artist, Il Lee. The show features large-format blue and black ink drawings, including a 50-foot installation. His work is inspired by the sumukhwa technique of ink-and-wash painting. Selections include “BL-071” (2006), above. Through Sunday, September 30, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday, noon–6p.m., Friday, noon–8p.m., Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, New York City Building, Grand Central Parkway and Meridian Road, Flushing, Queens, 718-592-9700, $5 general, $2.50 children and seniors.

FAMILY

ADVENTURES IN WHOVILLE The Manhattan School of Music’s summer music camp presents “Hot Times, Sounds in the City,” a performance of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens’s “Seussical Jr. the Musical.” The show is featured as part of a grand finale showcase given by the camp’s members, who range in age from 10 to 14. “Seussical” features some of children’s author Dr. Seuss’s most beloved characters, from the Cat in the Hat to Gertrude McFuzz. The four-week music camp offers a range of instruction to children from all over the city, including classical orchestra, musical theater, and Latin and classic jazz ensemble. The concert also features performances by the camp’s symphonic band and its symphony orchestra. Today, 1:30 p.m., Manhattan School of Music, John C. Borden Auditorium, 120 Claremont Ave. at 122nd Street, 917-493-4481, free.

FILM

COMMERCIAL LOVE The Museum of the Moving Image presents “Uneasy Riders: American Film in the Nixon Years, 1970–1974,” a cinematic series that highlights films produced during a period marked by a turbulent presidency and the unrest of the Vietnam War. Among the screenings is Irvin Kershner’s “Loving” (1970), which tells the tale of a commercial artist trying to keep up appearances while juggling an unsatisfying job, a failing marriage, and a troubled affair. Featured actors include George Segal and Eva Marie Saint. Saturday, 4:30 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.

POETRY

LITERARY GIANTS Poets Amiri Baraka and Sonia Sanchez give a poetry reading in Central Park as part of the SummerStage series presented by the City Parks Foundation. Mr. Baraka, born LeRoi Jones, is one of the founders of the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s. Ms. Sanchez reads from among her acclaimed works, including “Shake Loose My Skin” (Beacon) and “Like the Singing Coming off the Drums.” (Beacon) Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Central Park Summer-Stage, 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.

READINGS

SMUG MARRIEDS Author Irini Spanidou reads from and discusses her most recent novel, “Before” (Knopf ), a portrait of three months in the life of a married Manahattanite in the 1970s. Twenty-five-year-old Beatrice is married to a painter whose obsession with her has turned to hatred, but an encounter with an oddly threatening neighbor proves more perilous. Tonight, 7 p.m., McNally Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St., between Lafayette and Mulberry streets, 212-274-1160, free.

THEATER

A TEMPEST UPTOWN As part of its third annual Harlem Summer Shakespeare project, the Pulse Ensemble Theatre presents “The Tempest,” performed outdoors. In this multiethnic, contemporary interpretation of the Bard’s play about a duke (Prospero) who relinquishes power in an effort to end an ongoing war, Lacoste shirts replace Elizabethan ruffles and the music ranges from African drumming to a performance by the Bulgarian Women’s Choir. Alexa Kelly is artistic director of the Pulse. Tonight, 8 p.m., through Sunday, August 26, Thursday–Sunday, 8 p.m., Riverbank State Park, 138th Street at Riverside Drive, 212-695-1596, free. For complete information, go to pulseensembletheatre.org.

WHAT’S MY LINE? The Playwrights’ Theatre of East Hampton and Guild Hall present a staged reading of Joseph Stein’s “Enter Laughing,” adapted from the novel of the same name by Carl Reiner. A discussion with Mr. Stein and a dessert reception follows. The play is set in New York City in the early 1950s and follows a young David Kolowitz, who longs to break into the acting profession. The aspiring thespian’s stage debut is depicted in an inept play-within-a-play that is wildly comical for all the wrong reasons. Featured readers include actors Cady Huffman, Jerry Adler, Eli Wallach, and Anne Jackson. Lewis Stadlen is the director. Sunday, 8 p.m., East Hampton Studios, 75 Industrial Road (near Northwest Road), Wainscott, N.Y., 212-268-1522, $20 general, $18 members.

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