ART

LASTING IMPRESSIONS Eight Italian artists are under the museum microscope in the exhibit “Senso Unico” at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center. The artists, including Paolo Canevari, Rä di Martino, and Francesco Vezzoli, were chosen for their contributions to European contemporary art in the last decade. Selections include Pietro Roccosalva’s “Jockey Full of Bourbon” (2003), a detail of which is shown above. Through Monday, January 7, Thursday–Monday, noon–6 p.m., P.S.1, 22-25 Jackson Ave. at 46th Avenue, Long Island City, Queens, 718-784-2084, $5 general, $2 students and seniors, free for members.

HOLIDAY

AN ODE TO OY The National Yiddish Theatre–Folksbiene hosts its annual “Kids and Yiddish: Ode to Oy.” The show is presented in Yiddish and English, and teaches children and families lessons about Yiddish language and culture through music and humor. Featured performers include Aaron Mayer, Jenny Romaine, and Josh Berk. Sunday, 11 a.m., and consecutive Sundays through December, Jewish Community Center in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th Street, 212-479-4200, $20 general, $17 children.

CAROL OF THE BELLS A variety show and television performer, Jamie deRoy, kicks off the holiday season at Barnes & Noble with a performance of songs from her recent albums, “‘Tis the Season” and “Animal Tracks.” Accompanying acts include singers Scott Coulter, Dee Hoty, Lisa Asher, and Jay Rogers. Barry Kleinbort is the director of this performance. Tonight, 6 p.m., Barnes & Noble Lincoln Center, 1972 Broadway at 66th Street, 212-595-5859, free.

CHANUKAH BAZAAR The library of the 92nd Street Y hosts a morning of Chanukah shopping. Children’s books, candles, dreidels, chocolate gelt, and a variety of other gift items are on offer and on sale in the lobby. Today, 11 a.m.–6 p.m., 92nd Street Y, Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street, 212-415-5500, free.

POETRY

BECKMAN’S WAY The Poetry Society of America presents Joshua Beckman, who is featured during “The New Salon: Readings and Conversations With Emerging Poets.” The new series features a reading by a poet, followed by a discussion. Mr. Beckman, an East Coast native reared in New Haven, Conn., mourns the depravity of American urban life in his latest collection, “Shake” (Wave Books). The poet reads from his collection and Deborah Landau leads the conversation that follows. Tomorrow, 7 p.m., New York University, Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House, 58 W. 10th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-254-9628, free.

READINGS

LAY OF THE LAND Richard Ford concluded his Frank Bascombe three-book cycle a year ago with “The Lay of the Land” (Random House). Mr. Ford reads from his latest, which finds Bascombe contending with health, marital, and familial issues in the wake of the 2000 presidential election. Actor David Strathairn (“Good Night and Good Luck”), right, also reads from the author’s work during this gathering of the Thalia Book Club. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Symphony Space, Leonard Nimoy Thalia, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, 212-864-5400, $21–$25 general, $17 members.

TALKS

A VERY FINE HOUSE The landmark First Houses, on 3rd Street and Avenue A in the East Village, were built in 1935 as a means to provide below-market-rate housing to lowincome families. The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation presents “First Houses: A Monument of the Past, A Model for the Future,” a discussion on the topic of public housing. Panelists include an assistant corporation counsel in the Real Estate Litigation Division of the New York City Law Department, Warren Shaw. Tomorrow, 6:30 p.m., St. Mark’s Church, Parish Hall, 131 E. 10th St., between Second and Third avenues, 212-475-9585 ext. 35, free, reservations required.

THEATER

A GOOD JEWISH GIRL The Zipper Factory presents “Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad,” a vaudevillian production to showcase the talents of performers and writers, including Ophira Eisenberg, whose work has been featured on the Comedy Central network; a spoken word artist, Vanessa Hidary, and the burlesque duo Sister Schmaltz. Comedian Goddess Perlman, who has appeared most recently on television’s “Last Comic Standing,” is host of the show. The self-described “J-Girls” explore preconceived ideas about Jewish femininity, probe their personal mishagas, and send up religious and cultural traditions. Tonight through Friday, 9:30 p.m., Zipper Factory, 336 W. 37th St. between Eighth and Ninth avenues, 212-352-3101, $25.

JUNIORS ON BROADWAY Thirty students from Fiorello H. La Guardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts are cast in the school’s production of “City of Angels,” the Tony Award-winning musical with original music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by David Zippel. Set in 1940s Los Angeles, the show follows the efforts of a young writer as he pens a screenplay for a Hollywood producer. The production features a score performed by a 20-piece jazz ensemble, and is pre sented on a custom-built revolving stage. Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday, 3 p.m., Fiorello H. La Guar dia High School, 100 Amsterdam Ave. at 65th Street, 212-496-0700 $20. To purchase tickets online, go to laguardiahs.org.

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