ART

HELLENIC ENCHANTMENT The Queen Sofia of Spain Institute presentsanexhibitof50black-andwhite photographs by Robert McCabe from his latest monograph, “Greece: Images of an Enchanted Land, 1954–1965.” The exhibit was mounted to honor Queen Sofia’s 1954 trip to Greece, which was where she met her future husband, Prince Juan Carlos of Spain. Through Saturday, August 25, Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Friday, 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Queen Sofia of Spain Institute, 684 Park Ave. at 68th Street, 212-628-0420, 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. 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 the Republic of 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. Artisans work in such varied mediums as metal, wood, ceramics, glass, and dyed and woven goods, among others. 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.

FROM KOREA TO BROOKLYN The Korean-born (and Brooklyn resident) artist Il Lee presents his latest exhibit, “Ballpoint Drawings,” which feature large-format blueand-black ink drawings, including a 50-foot drawing installation. His work is inspired by the sumukhwa technique of ink-and-wash painting. ThroughSunday, September30, 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.

FAMILY

ELEMENTARY ART “Start With Art at the Met” offers children ages 3–7 get their first taste of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Participating youngsters, accompanied by their parents, explore art through sketching and storytelling. Tomorrow, and Thursday, August 16, 2:30–3:30 p.m., Uris Center for Education, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave. at 81st Street, 212-535-7710, free with museum admission.

FILM

ESCAPE FOR LOVE MichaelCurtiz’s “Casablanca” (1949) is screened as part of the 2007 HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival. The film followstheplightofacouplestruggling to escape Nazi-era Europe for America from Casablanca, Morocco, with the help of the wife’s ex-lover. Moviegoers are invited to bring blankets and picnic refreshments for the screening. Tonight, 5 p.m.–11 p.m., Bryant Park, lawn, between 40th and 42nd streets, and Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-768-4242, free.

PAINTINGS

UP, DOWN, ALL AROUND The Neuberger Museum of Art in Purchase, N.Y., 50 miles north of the city, celebrates the life of painter Cleve Gray in two exhibits. There is the retrospective “Man and Nature,” and the site-specific installation cycle “Threnody,” which Gray, who died in 2004, created for the Neuberger in 1974. In the August 9 edition of The New York Sun, John Goodrich wrote of “Threnody”: “Conceived as a tribute to the dead from both sides of the Vietnam War, the work’s drama is a factor of its immense size and the darkened environment, but no less so of the artist’s struggle to control and animate its grand expanses.” Selections from the exhibit include “Death of the Eagle” (1977), above, and “Threnody,” (1974) top, “Threnody” through Sunday, September 9, “Man and Nature” through Sunday, September 2, Tuesday–Sunday, noon–5 p.m., Neuberger Museum of Art, SUNY Purchase, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase, N.Y., 914-251-6100, free.

READINGS

SIRENS FROM AFAR Authors Ben Ehrenreich and Angela Pneuman readfromtheirrespectiveworksat Mo Pitkin’s House of Satisfaction: Mr. Ehrenreich reads from his novel “The Suitors” (2006), a modern reinterpretation of “The Odyssey,” which follows the sad plights of an army wife as she waits for her husband to come home. Ms. Pneuman reads from her collection of short stories, “Home Remedies” (2007), all of which take place in the author’s home state of Kentucky. Tonight, 7 p.m., Mo Pitkin’s House of Satisfaction, 34 Ave. A at 3rd Street, 212-777-5660, free.

PAINT BRUSH Brooklyn-based author and essayist, Kate Christensen, reads from her latest novel, “The Great Man,” about the secret life of a fictional New York City painter. A reception for the authorwill follow, Tomorrow, 7 p.m., McNally Robinson, 52 Prince St. at Mulberry St., 212-274-1160, free.

THEATER

DOO-WOP DREAMS Actors Travis Cloer, Heather Ferguson, Jennifer Naimo, Erica Piccinnini, and Sara Schmidt perform in “The Journey to Jersey Boys,” a one-time musical recapturing of the journey the five actors took to acting in the Broadway musical “Jersey Boys.” The piece is directed by Holly-Anne Ruggiero. Tonight, 8 p.m., Ars Nova, 511 W. 54th St., between Eighth and Ninth avenues, 212-868-4444, $15.

AND JULIET IS THE SUN Andràs Visky’s “Juliet: A Dialogue About Love” is featured among the offerings presented during the 11th annual New York International Fringe Festival. In this play based on the lives of Mr. Visky’s Hungarian parents, a woman’s enduring love for her husband is tested while she is imprisoned with her children in a detention camp. Christopher Markle is the director and Melissa Hawkins is cast in the title role. Through Sunday, August 26, dates and times vary, Independent Theater, 52-A W. 8th St., between Sixth Avenue and MacDougal Street, 212-279-4488, $15.

FAMILY MATTERS “Masked” centers on three Palestinian Arab brothers, torn apart by ideology andpoliticalallegiancesduringthe first intifada. After scores of productions in Israel and Europe, the play — penned in 1990 by a Jewish-Israeli playwright, Ilan Hatsor — has made its way to the DR2 Theatre. The play is directed by Ami Dayan, and translated from Hebrew by Michael Taub. Some productions will be followed by a series of panel discussions, “Urgent Conversations,” featuring religious leaders, journalists, and individuals working to further negotiations between Israelis and Palestinian Arabs. Show dates and times at www.maskedtheplay.com, DR2 Theatre, 103 E. 15th St. at Union Square East, 212-375-1110, $35–$85.

‘THE LOVE BOAT’ REVISITED Actress Jill Whelan is best known for her childhood role as Vicki Stubing, the daughter of Captain Stubing on the television series “The Love Boat.” In a one-woman show “An Evening in Dry Dock,” she recounts her television and stage career to comedic effect. The show is directed by Dallas Vietty. Tonight, 8 p.m., the Zipper Factory, 336 W. 37th St., between Eighth and Ninth avenues, 212-352-3101, $20.

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