UNDERGROUND VIEW The author of “New York Underground: The Anatomy of a City” (Taylor & Francis), Julia Solis, gives a presentation of images of underground infiltrations in New York, Paris, and San Francisco. The presentation is part of a tribute to the book “Access All Areas: A User’s Guide to the Art of Urban Exploration” (Infilpress), by the writer known as Ninjalicious. Writer and photographer Liz Clayton joins Ms. Solis to discuss the book. Tonight, 7 p.m., Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St., between Stanton and Rivington streets, 212-777-6028, free.

GENDER AT THE DOCTOR’S In her lecture “Why Can’t a Woman Be More Like a Man?” – sponsored by the Village Temple Sisterhood – the director of the Partnership for Gender-Specific Medicine at Columbia University, Dr. Marianne Legato, discusses the relationship between gender and physiology. She examines doctors’ tendencies to treat patients as though they were all the same sex: male. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., the Village Temple, 33 E. 12th St., between University Place and Broadway, 212-674-2340, $5 suggested donation.

LOWER MANHATTAN Historian Kenneth Jackson presents the second lecture in the Downtown Alliance’s 2006 lecture series, Downtown Third Thursdays. Titled “Dutch Outpost to World Capital: The Past and Future of Lower Manhattan,” the talk explores New York’s transformation from a small settlement to a bustling metropolis, and how the city’s history and geography will determine its present and future conditions. Mr. Jackson is the editor of “The Encyclopedia of New York City” (Yale University Press). Tomorrow, 7 p.m., John Street Methodist Church, 44 John St., between Nassau and William streets, 212-835-2773, free.

THE ICEMAN COMETH The “Meet the Artist” series at the Dahesh Museum of Art features illustrator Peter de Seve, whose work includes covers for the New Yorker to character design for the films “Ice Age” and “Finding Nemo.” A screening of “Ice Age” follows the lecture. The event is the first program associated with the exhibit “Stories To Tell: Masterworks From the Kelly Collection of American Illustration.” Mr. de Seve is a recipient of the Hamilton King Award from the Society of Illustrators, Saturday, 2:30 p.m. talk, 4 p.m. screening, Dahesh Museum of Art, 580 Madison Ave. at 56th Street, 212-759-0606, $15 general, $12 seniors, $10 students, free for museum members and children under 12.

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