ON JAZZ Harlem resident and jazz musician Bill Saxton gives a talk as part of the Harlem Speaks series. Tonight, 6:30-8 p.m., Jazz Museum in Harlem, 104 E. 126th St., between Park and Lexington avenues, 212-348-8300, free.

MAP QUEST Textile conservator Judith Eisenberg discusses the process of renovating a 19th-century map of Wutaishan, a mountain in China. The map required extensive work before it was ready for exhibition. Tonight, 7 p.m., Rubin Museum of Art, 150 W. 17th St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues, 212-620-5000, free with museum admission, $7 general, $5 seniors, students, artists, and residents of 10011 and 10001 ZIP codes, free for children under 12.

TRUTH AND TERRORISM The People’s Truth Forum presents a symposium on national security as it relates to Islamic terrorism. Panelists include a consultant to the FBI and INS, Harvey Kushner; Arab-American journalist Brigitte Gabriel; the author of “Onward Muslim Soldiers: How Jihad Still Threatens America and the West” (Regnery), Robert Spencer, and the vice president of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, epidemiologist Dr. Judith Jacobson. Registration deadline: Tomorrow. Symposium: Wednesday, September 21, 6 p.m., Aquaturf Club, Plantsville, Conn., 860-537-0211, $115.

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