Talks
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CRITICS’ CHOICE The next installment of the Review Panel, which gathers art critics to discuss current gallery shows, takes place this week. Critics Deborah Garwood of the Gay City News and Kim Levin of the Village Voice join writer and curator Elena Sorokina to discuss the Whitney Biennial. David Cohen of The New York Sun serves as moderator. Friday, 6:45 p.m., National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Ave. at 89th Street, 212-369-4880, $5.
TERKEL’S LIFE On the eve of his 94th birthday, oral historian Studs Terkel talks with writer Calvin Trillin of the New Yorker about his memories and experiences. Friday, 8 p.m., CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. at 34th Street, 212-817-8215, $10.
MIXING ART AND POLITICS Fordham Law School’s Forum on Law, Culture, and Society presents “Strip Searches, the Body Politic, and the Price of Post-9/11 Security” a conversation with film director Sidney Lumet and television producer and writer Tom Fontana.They discuss how the legal system has played a role in their creative work over the years.The evening is moderated by nov elist and law professor Thane Rosenbaum and includes clips from Messrs. Lumet and Fontana’s HBO movie “Strip Search.” Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. reception, 8 p.m. program, the Screening Room, 1 Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle, 10th floor, 212-636-6722, free.
