ART

STREETS OF NEW YORK “New York Rises: Photographs by Eugene de Salignac,” on view at the Museum of the City of New York, is a selection of the striking images taken by the photographer for the New York City Department of Bridges/ Plant and Structures for the first three decades of the 20th century. “Municipal Building (showing front elevation from Pearl Street,” taken in January 1912 is among the highlights. Through Sunday, October 28, Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. at 103rd Street, 212-534-1672, free with museum admission, $9 general, $5 students and seniors.

BUILDING BLOCKS “David Adjaye: Making Public Buildings” is an exhibit of the Ghanaian architect’s projects, currently on view at the Studio Museum in Harlem. Mr. Adjaye is the architect of the “Idea Store,” an innovative library of sorts of with two London locations. Featured commissions include his design for the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art. Through Sunday, October28,Wednesday–Friday and Sunday, noon–6 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m., 144 W. 125th St., between Lenox and Seventh avenues, 212-864-4500, $7 general, $3 seniors and students, free for members and children under age 12.

DREAMS I HAVE HAD “Love and Loss: A Video Trilogy by Neil Goldberg” is a document of the artist’s reflectionsonaging, mourning, and death concerning his family. Mr. Goldberg features his family members in his videos. They include “My Parents Read Dreams I’ve Had About Them” (1998), in which Mr. Goldberg has his parents read autobiographical transcripts. In “A System for Writing Thank You Notes”(2001), Mr. Goldberg’s now-widowed father talks about his own approach to answering condolence notes and sympathy greetings. The trilogy is co-presented by the Jewish Museum and the National Jewish Archive of Broadcasting. Through Friday, October 12, Saturday–Wednesday, 11:45 a.m.–5:45 p.m., Thursday, 11:45 a.m.–8 p.m., the Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave. at 92nd Street, 212-423-3200, $12 general, $10 seniors, $7.50 students, free for children and members.

FAMILY

UNDER THE TREES The greenhouse of the Brooklyn Children’s Museum was designed to give children from urban backgrounds the opportunitytolearnaboutgardening and their local ecosystems. The greenhouse includes experimental plantings that extend into nearby Brower Park. The museum hosts a greenhouse exploration for children of all ages. Today, 3:30 p.m., Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. at St. Marks Place, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, 718-735-4400, $5.

FILM

FRIGHT NIGHT The Tartan Asia Extreme film distributor and the New York Korean Film Festival host “Korean Horror Day,” a series of screenings of eight features that showcase some of the most bloodchilling and cutting-edge work produced by Korean directors. Screamers include Kim Tae-kyung’s “The Ghost” (2004), about a mother whose psychotic delusions come to haunt the house she shares with her daughter, and Kim Yong-gyun’s “The Red Shoes” (2005), a nightmarish inversion of “The Wizard of Oz.” The now classic “Whispering Corridors” (1998), directed by Park Ki-hyung, is shown tomorrow at 3 p.m. In the film, a teacher dies in his high school classroom. In the wake of his death, the students’ dirty secrets and dark furies are set loose. Tonight, screening times vary, Cinema Village, 22 E. 12th St., between Fifth Avenue and University Place, 212-924-3363, $10 general, $7.50 students, $5.50 seniors and children under 13.

WITH A HEART OF GOLD The Museum of the Moving Image presents a screening of Alan Pakula’s “Klute” (1971), on Saturday. The film is presented as part of the museum’s ongoing series “Uneasy Riders: American Film in the Nixon Years, 1970–1974,” which highlights rarely seen gems produced by the film industry during a period marked by a turbulent presidency and the unrest of the Vietnam War. In “Klute,” elements of film noir and the unfolding sexual revolution produce an example of 1970s “paranoia cinema.” Actress Jane Fonda portrays Bree, a prostitute who falls in love with a detective, played by Donald Sutherland. Saturday, 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.

SOIRÉES

IN TIME OF NEED A fund-raising event, “Dedicated to Darfur,” benefits the International Rescue Committee. The committee is a nonprofit organization that provides ground support for refugees in the war-torn area. Admission includes dinner and a beverage. Tomorrow, 7 p.m., happy hour, 7–9 p.m., Katra Lounge, 217 Bowery at Rivington Street, $25 in advance, $30 at the door. For tickets, e-mail info@dedicatedtodarfur.org.

THEATER

AWAY FROM HOME Lucy Thurber’s “Scarcity” depicts the plight of two siblings as they struggle to escape hardscrabble lives in rural Massachusetts. When 16-year-old Billy is offered the chance to change schools and move out of town, his life at home begins to unravel. The play is directed by Jackson Gay, and featured actors include Michael Weiss, Kristen Johnston, and Jesse Eisenberg. Wednesday through Sunday, October 14, Tuesday–Friday, 8 p.m., Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m., Atlantic Theater Company, 336 W. 20th St., between Eighth and Ninth avenues, 212-279-4200, $55.

THE COAST OF WAL-MARTOPIA

A satirical take on big-box stores such as Target and Wal-Mart, “Walmartopia The Musical!” addresses the growing presence of the shops in the lives of American consumers. In the play, a Wal-Mart employee and single mother speaks out against her company’s working conditions. Thereafter, she time-travels to 2036, whereshe finds that the store dominates all aspects of life. The play is directed by Daniel Goldstein, and featured actors include Cheryl Freeman and Nikki James. Tonight, 8 p.m., open run, Tuesday–Friday, 8 p.m., Saturday, 3 and 8 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m., Minetta Lane Theater, 18 Minetta Lane, between Sixth Avenue and Macdougal Street, 212-307-4100, $45 and $65.

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