MUSIC

SMOKIN’ JAZZ SESSION Trumpeter Branford Marsalis, right, performs with his quartet and special guests during a weekend tribute to the legendary Gil Evans. The concert is presented by Jazz at Lincoln Center. A jazz pianist, Evans was also an accomplished arranger, composer, and bandleader, who is credited with playing a seminal role in the development of cool jazz, free jazz, and modal jazz in America. Born Ian Ernest Gilmore Green, Evans lived for most of his career in New York City, and collaborated extensively with Miles Davis. Friday and Saturday, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., JALC, Frederick P. Rose Hall, the Allen Room, 33 W. 60th St. at Columbus Circle, 212-258-9800, $67.50.

DANCE

FANCY FREE On Friday, American Ballet Theatre dances Antony Tudor’s pas de deux “The Leaves are Fading.” Tudor’s ballet is essentially abstract — leaving plenty of room for audience members to fill in the blanks. On Saturday at 8 p.m., a collaborative effort among the company, artist Chuck Close, and composer Philip Glass, “C. to C. (Close to Chuck),” has its debut. The Jerome Robbins–Leonard Bernstein classic “Fancy Free” is featured on that day’s matinee program. Friday, 8 p.m., Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday, 1:30 and 7 p.m., New York City Center, 131 W. 55th St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues, 212-581-1212, $30–$135.

FILM

TO THE MANOR BORN Cinema Village hosts screenings of “Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe” (2007), a documentary that explores the relationship between the men. A wealthy, Yale-educated art curator, Wagstaff shepherded a young Mapplethorpe from his suburban Queens existence and helped catapult him to art world fame in the 1970s and ’80s. Mapplethorpe, in turn, introduced his well-starched lover and mentor to the underground New York of S&M, drugs, and decadent living. The film is directed by James Crump, and features an appearance by singer Patti Smith. Friday, 1:20 p.m., 3 p.m., 4:40 p.m, and 8:05 p.m., Cinema Village, 22 E. 12th St., between University Place and Fifth Avenue,212-924-3363,$10general, $7 students, $5.50 seniors.

HALLOWEEN

IT’S THE GREAT PUMPKIN! Costumes, jack-o’-lanterns, crafts, and storytelling are featured as part of the 17th annual “Halloween Pumpkin Sail” at Central Park’s Harlem Meer. Children are invited to carve their own pumpkins for the city’s largest pumpkin flotilla. Pumpkins are then arranged to float across the Harlem Meer. Costumes are encouraged! Saturday, 4 p.m., Central Park, Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, 110th Street, between Fifth and Lenox avenues, 212-860-1370, free.

BOO AT THE ZOO! The Central Park Zoo’s “Boo at the Zoo!” offers families two days of Halloween activities. Guests are invited to watch as polar bears and penguins trick-or-treat. Weekend events also include face-painting and crafts. Children should come in costumes for a contest at the sea lion pool at 2:15 p.m. Halloween-theme treats are also served.

Saturday–Sunday, 10:30 a.m.–4 p.m., Central Park Zoo, 64th Street at Fifth Avenue, 212-439-6500, $8 general, $3 for children ages 3–12.

COSTUME PARTY Children accompanied by parents, neighbors, and dogs show off their costumes at “DUMBO’s Fourth Annual Halloween Parade.” The parade ends with a costume contest and holiday treats. The event is sponsored by the DUMBO Neighborhood Association and the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy. Sunday, 3 p.m.–5 p.m., Brooklyn Bridge Park, 1 Main St., Brooklyn, free.

MUSIC

ESPAÑA IN AMERICA BAM’s Next Wave Festival presents “New Voices From Spain,” a weekend series featuring the work of flamenco and pop singer Buika, on Friday night, and the Catalonian hip-hop group Macaco on Saturday. Buika, whose family hails from Equatorial Guinea and is of West African ancestry, combines R&B and gospel styles in her songs. Her sound has made her one of the most popular singers in Spain right now. Macaco performs in Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, and Italian, and uses Brazilian “rumba” rhythms as a backbone for its catchy melodies. Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m., BAM, Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 30 Lafayette Ave., between Ashland Place and St. Felix Street, Fort Greene, Brooklyn, 718-636-4100, $20–$25 for each performance.

OPERA

SILLS REMEMBERED The New York City Opera pays tribute to the late Beverly Sills. The soprano attained international acclaim with City Opera. As a second act, Sills became general manager of the company, and then chairman of the Metropolitan Opera, before retiring in 2005. She died on July 2. A brief musical tribute follows the matinee of Jules Massenet’s “Cendrillon” (a version of the Cinderella fairy tale), after which audience members are invited to a toast on the promenade. Saturday, 1:30 p.m., New York City Opera, New York State Theater, 20 Lincoln Center Plz., between 63rd Street and Columbus Avenue, 212-721-6500, $16–$130.

TALKS

SHOWSTOPPERS The artistic director of Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, leads a conversation with the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, Peter Gelb. Mr. Gelb assumed his current post at the opera house in August 2006. He has since launched initiatives aimed at revitalizing opera, including instituting a $20 rush ticket program. The discussion is featured as part of the “CEOs in the Arts” series at New York University. Friday, 6:30 p.m., NYU, Einstein Auditorium, Barney Building, 34 Stuyvesant Pl., between East 9th Street and Third Avenue, 212-998-5424, free.

DRAWINGS

A LITTLE MORE ACTION Swiss artists Helge Reumann and Xavier Robel have drawn together as Elvis Studio since 1996, working on sketchbooks, paintings, album covers, posters, and toys. Both artists have worked in the European underground comic scene during their careers. Selections from their self-titled exhibit include one of the toys in the “Brutallo Toy Series” (2002), above. Through Saturday, December 1, Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Adam Baumgold Gallery, 74 E. 79th St., between Park and Madison avenues, 212-861-7338, free.

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