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BOXED IN Artist Yung Ho Chang discusses his exhibit “Boxes,” a group of “portable museums” that contain architectural models and function as sculptures. Tonight, 6-7 p.m., Chambers Fine Art, 210 Eleventh Ave., between 24th and 25th streets, fourth floor, 212-414-1169, free.


DISCUSSING DARFUR Stephanie Nyombayire, a Rwandan genocide survivor who recently visited the refugee camps outside Darfur, speaks about her experiences. The event is sponsored by the Genocide Intervention Fund and the Kane Street Synagogue. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Kane Street Synagogue, Community Room, 235 Kane St., between Court and Clinton streets, Brooklyn, 718-875-1550, free.


BAD GUY Steven Johnson, whose book “Everything Bad Is Good for You” (Riverhead) argues that video games are brain food, delivers the keynote address at the Summer Design Institute, a weeklong seminar sponsored by the Cooper-Hewitt Museum on design education in elementary and high schools. Tomorrow, 6 p.m., National Museum of the American Indian, One Bowling Green at Battery Place, 212-849-8353, $15 general, $10 students and seniors.


SAUDI WOMEN The editor of Women’s eNews, Rita Henley Jensen, discusses her recent visit to Saudi Arabia and the position of women in Saudi society. Wednesday, 12:30 p.m., Women’s City Club, 33 W. 60th St., between Broadway and Columbus Avenue, 212-353-8070, $10 general.


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