ART

DREAM A LITTLE DREAM Exit Art presents the opening of “Sultana’s Dream,” a group exhibit organized by the South Asian Women’s Creative Collective. It showcases the spectrum of intellectual and aesthetic perspectives of artists, including those of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani, Afghan, and Iranian descent. The featured works by more than 30 emerging and lesser-known artists were selected from an open call for submissions. Many are collaborative pieces and projects that cross disciplines from dance to film and music. The opening reception includes complimentary wine and cocktails, and is at 6–7 p.m. A benefit party follows at 9 p.m. Saturday, 6 p.m., through Friday, August 31, Exit Art, 475 Tenth Ave., between 36th and 37th streets, 212-966-7745, free (reception), $15 (benefit).

ASIA ON FILM “Condensation:Five Video Works by Chen Chieh-jen” is the first American exhibit for this Taiwanese artist. His short films examine the emotional toll that society, politics, and history has exacted on the Taiwanese community. A video still from “Factory” (2003) is among the highlights. Through Sunday, Tuesday–Thursday and Saturday–Sunday, 11 a.m.– 6 p.m., Friday, 11 a.m.–9 p.m., Asia Society, 725 Park Ave., between70th and 71st streets, 212-517-2742, $10 general, $7 seniors, $5 students.

FROM KOREA TO BROOKLYN The Korean-born artist Il Lee presents his latest exhibit, “Ballpoint Drawings,” which features large format blue and black ink drawings, including a 50-foot drawing installation. His work is inspired by the sumukhwa technique of ink-and-wash painting. Highlights include “BL-071” (2007). Through Sunday, September 30, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday, noon–6 p.m., Friday, noon–8 p.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.

DANCE

THOROUGHLY MODERN The Paul Taylor Dance Company performs as part of the annual Lincoln Center Out of Doors series. The celebrated troupe dances pieces from its repertoire including “Airs,” “Profiles,” and “Troilus.” The company was founded by Mr. Taylor more than 50 years ago, and was among the first to bridge the gap between ballet and modern dance. Saturday, 8 p.m., Lincoln Center, Damrosch Park Bandshell, southwest corner of Lincoln Center Plaza, between 62nd Street and Amsterdam Avenue, 212-875-5456, free.

IT TAKES TWO The 92nd Street Y hosts an “Argentine Tango Party,” an evening of passionate tangos, milongas, valses, and Latin música tropical. Instructors Danel and Maria lead the traditional dances and technique. The pair coached pop star Madonna for her role as Eva Peron in the feature film “Evita” (1996). A live performance by musicians including bandoneonist Raul Jaurena, and the New York Tango Trio begins at 10p.m. Men are asked to wear jackets. Saturday, 8 p.m., 92nd Street Y, Buttenwieser Hall, 1395 Lexington Ave. at 92nd Street, 212-415-5500, $15.

FILM

OVER MY DEAD BODY The Film Society of Lincoln Center presents a screening and discussion of Lawrence Schiller’s “The Executioner’s Song” (1982), which details the final year of life of Gary Gilmore, a freed inmate who took the state of Utah to court in 1976, demanding the capital sentence against him be carried out. Mr. Schiller appears in person with featured actress Rosanna Arquette to discuss his adaptation of Norman Mailer’s book of the same name. The docudrama also features Tommy Lee Jones in the lead role. The picture is shown as part of the society’s “Film Comment Selects” series. The editor of Film Comment, Gavin Smith, moderates the talk. Sunday, 7 p.m., Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater, 165 W. 65th St., between Broadway and Amsterdam avenues, 212-875-5600, $11 general, $7 students and FSLC members.

MUSIC

IT’S B’DAY Fresh off a concert stop in Orlando in which she took an embarrassing tumble widely viewed on YouTube, singer Beyoncé Knowles arrives for the New York leg of her tour, “The Beyonce Experience.” Ms. Knowles is the former lead singer of the best-selling girl group of all time, “Destiny’s Child.” She performs a sampling of tracks from that catalog, but her most recent hits from the album “B’Day” are presented to theatrical effect, including the dissonant “Irreplaceable,” written by the R&B singer and wunderkind Ne-Yo, “Get Me Bodied,” and “Upgrade U.” Saturday and Sunday, 7:30 p.m., Madison Square Garden, 4 Pennsylvania Pl., between Seventh Avenue and 32nd Street, 212-307-7171, $69.75–$150.75.

HARPS AND CHORDS The Lower East Side Monthly Singing series resumes on Saturday. Participants of varying vocal abilities are invited to join in performing selections from a 1991 revision of the “The Sacred Harp,” a songbook that has been in use its publication in 1844. This genre of a capella folk in four-part harmony is the precursor for gospel music and some of the harmonies heard in bluegrass and country music. Books are available for loan or purchase. Saturday, 3–6 p.m., runs every first Saturday, through December, the Living Room, upstairs lounge, 154 Ludlow St., between Stanton and Rivington streets, 212-533-7235, free.

PAINTINGS

TROUBLE IN SOUTH AMERICA A Colombian-born painter and architect, Eduardo Terranova, created the works featured in an exhibit of newpaintingsattheRichartParisGalleryasanemotionalresponseto civilians who have been kidnapped or tortured in his native country. “Remembering the Disappeared,” is curated by Halldor Kristinsson. Selections include “Animas” (2007), above. Through Thursday, August 31, Monday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–7 p.m., Richart Paris Gallery, 7 E. 55th St., between Fifth and Madison avenues, 212-371-9369, free.

SUMMERSTAGE

BRAZILIAN BEATS “Cine Fest Brazil,” a concert and film screening to celebrate the sights and sounds of the South American destination, kicks off on Sunday with Sergio Resende’s “Zuzu Angel” (2006), which charts the true story of a famous Brazilian fashion designer of the 1970s, whose political awakening comes after the military regime kills her son. A 13-member band, AfroReggae, performs a program of world music including samba-reggae, funk, xaxado beats, and drum ‘n’ bass. The band famously opened for the Rolling Stones in 2006 before a crowd of more than 2 million. 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.

TALKS

BASED ON A TRUE STORY The McNally Robinson Bookstore hosts “Fact to Fiction,” an hour-long seminar organized by the Gotham Writers Workshop. Novelist Masha Hamilton leads the session and participants are invited to take part in brief writing exercises and to discuss what goes into creating great stories from life. Ms. Hamilton is the author of “The Camel Bookmobile” (HarperCollins) about her experience with a traveling library in Kenya. Sunday, 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. Through Sunday, August 26, Thursday–Sunday, 8 p.m., Riverbank State Park, 138th St. 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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