Out & About
Thu 5
Community Board 4119 Ninth Ave., between 17th and 18th Streets
6:30 p.m.
The board’s Waterfront, Parks & the Environment Committee meets to discuss the Hudson River Park Pier 62 restaurant proposal.
212-736-4536. www.nyc.gov/html/mancb4/html/calendar/calendarnew.shtml
The Art of SportGallery FIT, The Museum at FIT, 227 West 27th St.
Through Dec. 12. Tuesday–Friday, noon–8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
An exhibition by FIT adjunct associate professor Tony Capparelli. His media include oils, watercolors, charcoals, artwork on textiles, and digital and acrylic airbrushing.
news.fitnyc.edu/category/events/
Fri 6
GARY INDIANA + TRACEY EMIN: KARMAThe Rubin Museum of Art
150 West 17th St.
9:30-11 p.m. $25.00
Gary Indiana picks through the unabashedly wicked and revealing montage of excursions into his life with artist Tracey Emin.
212-620-5000. rubinmuseum.org/events/event/gary-indiana-tracey-emin-11-06-2015
FALL EDUCATOR PREVIEW
Whitney Museum
3:30-6 p.m. Free
All K-12 educators are invited to preview the Whitney’s fall exhibitions Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist, Frank Stella: A Retrospective, and The Whitney’s Collection and learn about our programs for K-12 students. RSVP is required to attend: whitneyedu.wufoo.com/forms/m1n9gmvr0mpsdu7/
Sat 7
OPEN MIC-POETRY READINGMuhlenberg Library, 209 West 23rd St.
The National Writers Union welcome all to read their poetry in an OPEN MIC - POETRY READING. Poets who are members of the union will also participate by reading from their works.
212-924-1585. www.nypl.org/events/programs/2015/11/07/open-mic-poetry-reading
an Art Gallery Tour in Chelsea.Meet at 526 West 26th St., between 10th & 11th Avenue.
1 p.m. $25
Visit 7 modern art galleries in the world’s center for contemporary art - we find and explain this month’s most fascinating exhibits in painting, sculpture, electronic media & photography. Led by Rafael Risemberg, Ph.D.
212-946-1548. www.nygallerytours.com
Sun 8
Blood Mirror: art exhibition organized by Jordan EaglesTrinity Church, Broadway at Wall Street.
8 a.m.-4 p.m. Free.
Trinity Wall Street’s Visual Arts Committee presents the New York City premiere of Blood Mirror: organized by Jordan Eagles.
212-602-0800. www.trinitywallstreet.org/events/blood-mirror-organized-jordan-eagles?date=2015-11-02
CELEBRATE DIWALI — FAMILY SUNDAYSThe Rubin Museum of Art
150 West 17th St.
1-4 p.m.
Sundays are for families! Bring your family to the Museum for a Sunday afternoon full of family-friendly activities. Drop into the Education Center for some art-making, enjoy our 2 p.m. family exhibition tour, or go on your own thematic gallery search. Ages 3 and up with accompanying adults.
212-620-5000. rubinmuseum.org/events/event/family-sundays-11-08-2015
Mon 9
PERIPHERAL Proposals: Models for communiting from the marginsVan Alen Institute, 30 West 22nd St.
7-9 p.m. $7
From off-the-grid dollar vans and mobile apps for commuters with limited accessibility, to ambitious proposals to connect the boroughs’ coastlines along ferry routes, we’ll explore how ad-hoc systems, new technologies, and innovating with antique infrastructure can expand transit equity.
212-924-7000. vanalen.org/events/peripheral-proposals-models-for-commuting-from-the-margins/
For a New World to Come: Experiments in Japanese Art and Photography, 1968–1979 New York University, Grey Art Gallery, 100 Washington Square East
Through Jan. 10. $3 suggested admission. Free with NYU ID.
The exhibit, comprising about 250 objects by 29 photographers and other artists, looks at photography’s crucial role in the rise of conceptualism,
212-998-6780. www.nyu.edu/greyart
Tue 10
Community Board 4CB4 Office, 330 West 42nd St., 26th Floor
7 p.m.
Quality of Life committee meets.
212-736-4536. www.nyc.gov/html/mancb4/html/calendar/calendarnew.shtml
Readings in Contemporary Poetry Dia:Chelsea, 535 West 22nd Street, 5th Floor
6:30 p.m. $10; $6, students and seniors; free for members.
Robert Hershon and Simon Pettet
www.diaart.org/events/main/688
Wed 11
ADITYA LAMA + GOBINDA SEN — SPIRAL MUSICThe Rubin Museum of Art
150 West 17th St.
6-9 p.m. Free
Music with Aditya Lama, a young professional guitarist/vocalist, and Gobinda Sen. a passionate percussionist.
212-620-5000. rubinmuseum.org/events/event/aditya-lama-gobinda-sen-11-11-2015
WGA’s 101 Funniest Screenplays: Live ReadingThe New School Auditorium, 66 West 12th St
7 p.m. Free.
Members of the Writers Guilds of America, East and West, voted on the 101 Funniest Screenplays, find out what they are with Wayne Federman & Julie Klaus and members of the Upright Citizens Brigade.
More info and registration at afl.salsalabs.com/o/4024/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=13894