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A ‘BELOVED’ SILHOUETTE “Kara Walker on the Occasion of Margaret Garner” is an exhibit of 42 prints. The show is presented by the New York City Opera and is the first of its kind for the house. It was mounted to complement the opening season of Richard Danielpour’s and Toni Morrison’s “Margaret Garner” today. The libretto is based on the true story of an enslaved black woman who escaped with her family in January 1856. Faced with capture, the 22-year-old resolved to kill her children to prevent their return to slavery. New York City Opera ticketholders are invited to view the show beginning one hour before performances. Tour passes are also available for purchase. Today through Sunday, November 18, dates and times vary, Lincoln Center, New York State Theater, 20 Lincoln Center Pl., Amsterdam Avenue at 65th Street,, 212-721-6500, $16–$130 for tickets. For complete information, go to nycopera.com.

PHOTOGRAPHY

CLICK ON IT “Click Chic: The Fine Art of Fashion Photography” is an exhibit that contends that fashion photography is a vehicle for creative expression, formal experimentation, and social commentary. Works by six New York-based photographers, including Roderick Angle, Ryan Michael Kelly, and Chiun-Kai Shih are featured. Selections include an undated and untitled piece, shown above, by Sarah Silver. Through Saturday, October 6, Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–7 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.–9 p.m., School of Visual Arts, Visual Arts Museum, 209 E. 23rd St. at Third Avenue, 212-592-2145, free.

SEPTEMBER 11

SIX YEARS St. Paul’s Chapel and Trinity Church — two churches near ground zero — offer all-day services and musical performances to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The chapel’s courtyard opens at 8 a.m. for all-day reflection, and a ringing of the Bell of Hope takes place at 8:46 a.m. At Trinity, bells are rung 3,018 times, marking each death from the attacks, starting at 8:46a.m. The Downtown Glee Club performs at 10a.m., and a Eucharist for peace takes place at 12:05p.m. A musical program follows at 1:30 p.m. Today, beginning at 8 a.m., St. Paul’s Chapel, 211 Broadway at Fulton Street, and Trinity Church, 74 Trinity Pl., between Broadway and Wall Street, 212-619-2672, free.

AMERICAN PRIDE Socrates Sculpture Park created the September Concert, a month-long series, in 2002 to commemorate September 11, and to spread peace through music. The next event in the series, Crosscurrents, explores the American roots and European influences of four American composers, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Aaron Copland, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, and Scott Joplin. The Little Opera Theater of New York performs songs, duets, and ensembles from stage and concert works by the four men. The concert is directed by Philip Shneidman, and singers include Aubry Bryan, Yeonjune Suh, and André Solomon Glover. Tonight, 6:30 p.m., Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd. at Broadway, Long Island City, Queens, 718-956-1819, free.

PEACEFUL MUSIC Musicians For Harmony is a nonprofit organization that brings together international classical stars to promote peace and cultural exchange through music. The group’s sixth anniversary “Concert for Peace” program includes “Soliloquio Serrano”byPeruvian-Jewish-Chinese composer Gabriela Lena Frank; and the group Musique Sans Frontieres, who are joined by Malian kora player Yacouba Sissoko for two world premiere performances, “Siya” by Sissoko and “Couleurs du Marché” by MFH’s artistic director, Patrick Derivaz. Other performers include pianist Claude Frank, violinist Arnold Steinhardt, and violist Michael Tree. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Symphony Space, Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, 212-864-5400, $35–$125.

TALKS

WORDS ABOUT WORDS The future of book reviewing is a pervasive topic in many of the nation’s literary circles. This past year’s Book-Expo was host to three different panels concerning the issue. Housing Works Bookstore Café and the National Book Critics Circle present three more panel discussions with the fate of the book review as their focus. “Literary Magazines Go Electronic,” on Thursday night, asks whether libraries will continue to stock print criticism journals, or if they will eventually choose to move to an all-electronic archive. Participants include a writer for the New Yorker magazine, D.T. Max, and the editor of A Public Space, Brigid Hughes. On Friday afternoon, “Grub Street 2.0” takes on the future of newspaper book coverage. Panelists include a senior editor for Harper’s magazine, Jennifer Szalai. “What We Talk About When We Talk About Books: Can Criticism and Promotion Coexist Today?” follows on Friday evening The talk features publisher Nan A Talese, and the editor in chief of Bookforum, Eric Banks. Thursday 7 p.m., Friday, 4:30 and 5:45 p.m. Housing Works Used Book Café,126 Crosby St., between Houston and Prince streets, 212-334-3324, free donations of books are welcome.

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