Talks
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CAN I GET A WITNESS? As part of its “Harlem Speaks Series,” the Jazz Museum in Harlem presents a talk and performance featuring trombonist Monsignor John Sanders, aformer band member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Tonight, 6:30 p.m., Jazz Museum, 104 E. 126th St., between Park and Lexington avenues, 212-348-8300, free.
WESTCHESTER LECTURE The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in Peekskill, N.Y., presents the second of three seminars on religious iconography in art, specifically featuring the kabbalah and gender symbols. The discussion features a professor of education and Jewish religious thought at the Academy for Jewish Religion, Dr. Livia Straus. Tonight, 7 p.m., Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, 1701 Main St., Peekskill, N.Y., 914-788-7166, $10 general, $7.50 members.
BEFORE ZAIDE The Mostly Mozart festival presents a series of discussions prior to performances of the composer’s unfinished opera “Zaide.” The discussions focus on themes of contemporary slavery evoked in the opera. The director of the opera, Peter Sellars, and the director of Free the Slaves, Kevin Bales, are featured guests for the first lecture. Tomorrow, 7 p.m., Education, Rehearsal and Recording Studio, Rose Hall, Broadway and 60th Street, 212-721-6500, free for performance ticket holders, $35–$75 for tickets.
