FILM

RED CENTURY The Russian Ministry of Culture designated 2008 the centenary of Russian cinema, as serious film production wasn’t established until 1908. To honor the occasion, the Film Society of Lincoln Center presents “Envisioning Russia: A Century of Filmmaking.” The series focuses on a vast selection of Soviet-era films, including legendary dramas and lesser known musicals and “Westerns” set in Central Asia. The films of the Mosfilm production company are of particular interest: The company was the biggest producer of Soviet films during that era, and was known as the USSR’s “Hollywood.” On Saturday, Vladimir Menshov’s Academy Award-winning film, “Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears” (“Moskva slezam ne verit”) (1980), is screened. In it, three women migrate from the country to find jobs in the city. After a swank dinner party at which the friends pretend to be college students, their lives take drastic turns. Actresses Irina Muravyova, near right, and Vera Alentova, far right, are featured. Saturday, 8:15 p.m., FSLC, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza at 65th Street, 212-875-5600, $11 general, $7 students and members.

FAMILY

MAKE YOUR OWN MASTERPIECE

At “Hello Met!” children and their adult companions are given an introduction to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s vast holdings. A discussion follows and youngsters are invited to try their hand at sketching some of the masterpieces on view. Recommended for children ages 5–12. Sunday, 11 a.m–12:30 p.m., Metropolitan Museum of Art, Uris Center for Education, Carson Family Hall, 1000 Fifth Ave. at 82nd Street, 212-535-7710, free with suggested museum admission, $20 general, $15 seniors, $10 students, free for members and children under 12.

MELLOW YELLOW The child-friendly Gustafer Yellowgold Show kicks off the Park Slope Parents Winter Music Series. The show follows Gustafer, an amiable creature who comes to Earth from the sun and befriends a pterodactyl. The pair gets on so well they decide to build a house in a wooded area in Minnesota. A live band accompanies the multimedia production, which also includes animation projected onto a large screen. Gustafer Yellowgold is the brainchild of illustrator and songwriter Morgan Taylor.

Sunday, 2 p.m., Southpaw, 125 Fifth Ave., between Sterling and St. John’s Place, Park Slope, Brooklyn, 718-230-0236, $10. For complete information, go to spsounds.com.

FILM

SCENT OF A WOMAN The Beaux Arts Alliance presents a screening of Ernst Lubitsch’s “Trouble in Paradise” (1932), a romantic comedy starring Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, and Herbert Marshall. The film follows a pair of sophisticated thieves who travel to Paris from Venice, where they competitively target the wealthy, female owner of a perfume business for their next heist by taking positions in her employ. But romantic entanglements soon thwart their plans. The Parisian romp is equally memorable for lush Art Deco sets, designed by Hans Dreier. (The feature presentation is cosponsored by the Art Deco Society of New York.) A reception follows the screening; reservations are recommended. Monday, 6:30 p.m., Beaux Arts Alliance, 115 E. 74th St., between Lexington and Park avenues, 212-639-9120, $25 general, $20 members.

MUSIC

THREE’S A CHARM The Dallas-based Clavier Trio is the current ensemble-in-residence at the University of Texas–Dallas. The threesome performs a program at Carnegie Hall that includes works by Beethoven, Haydn, and Robert Xavier Rodriguez, a composer based in San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Rodriguez’s work embraces all genres and often combines medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque techniques with contemporary material. Violinist Arkady Fomin, pianist David Korevaar, and cellist Jesús Castro-Balbi round out the trio. Sunday, 2 p.m., Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, 881 Seventh Ave. at 57th Street, 212-247-7800, $35.

STORYTELLING

TO CRY AND KVELL A magazine aimed at young Jewish intellectuals with hipster leanings, Heeb, hosts an evening of fast-paced storytelling to make one laugh, cry, and kvell. “Sex, Drugs, and Gefilte Fish” features readings by writer/ actress Iris Bahr (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”); a “professionally unemployed” cartoonist and the creator of the “Odd Todd” online series, Todd Rosenberg, and authors Rachel Shukert and Alix Strauss, among others. Actress Kristen Schaal, currently starring in the HBO series “Flight of the Conchords,” hosts the event. Sunday, 7 p.m., Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette St. at Astor Place, 212-539-8778, $15.

TALK

THE NEW SOCCER MOMS Author Mark Penn discusses his most recent book, “Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow’s Big Changes” (Twelve), in which he argues that it is the smallest of social subsets that often become the catalyst for major political change. Among those groups to watch are “late-breaking gays” such as former New Jersey Governor McGreevey, and “extreme commuters,” American workers who travel more than 90 minutes each way to work. Mr. Penn, currently serving as a campaign adviser to Senator Clinton, is credited with coining the term “soccer moms” and predicting in the 1990s that they would wield power in future elections. Monday, 7 p.m., Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway at 12th Street, 212-473-1452, free.

TEXTILES

CUT AND PASTE An artist who was trained originally as a painter, Erma Martin Yost turned her attention to crafts after making a series of artworks from felt material that she made and dyed herself. The collages on view in her exhibit “Feltworks” feature interpretations of landscapes and seascapes. Ms. Yost uses stitching, monoprinting, and appliqué techniques to construct the works. Selections include “Turtle Migration” (2007), above, and “Seasons’ Compass” (2007), left. Through Saturday, February 16, Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m., NoHo Gallery, 530 W. 25th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, 212-367-7063, free.

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