Out & About
Thu 31
Fashion Culture: Fairy Tale ImageryFashion Institute of Technology, Katie Murphy Amphitheatre, Seventh Avenue at 27th Street.
6 p.m. Free, online registration required.
Visual arts Natalie Frank and Kirsty Mitchell will join the curator of The Museum at FIT’s exhibition Fairy Tale Fashion to discuss fairy tale imagery in their work.
www.fitnyc.edu/category/events
New Eyes on Alice AustenWhitney Museum of American Art, 99 Gansevoort St.
7–8:30 p.m. $8; members, students and seniors, $6.
Historians and art curators will hold a roundtable discussion to explore the work of Alice Austen, an early street photographer. The panel will focus on themes of the New Woman, professional versus amateur photography, gender roles, same-sex relationships, immigration and New York City history.
www.whitney.org/events/
Fri 1
Underground: Emile de Antonio and American Political DocumentaryWhitney Museum of American Art, 99 Gansevoort St.
Full program schedule and ticketing information TBD. Check online for updated info.
A three-day film screening series that will highlight the films of Emile de Antonio, an important political filmmaker in the U.S. during the Cold War.
www.whitney.org/events/
‘Hairspray’NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, 566 LaGuardia Pl.
8 p.m. $25–$45, available online.
The critically-acclaimed musical set in 1962 Baltimore about teenager Tracy Turnblad’s campaign to bring diversity, inclusion and civil rights to her favorite dance show.
www.nyuskirball.org/calendar/
Sat 2
‘The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye’Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th St.
4–5:15 p.m. $15; members, $13.50.
A film screening of the 2011 film in which two artists and lovers meld their identities through plastic surgery.
www.rubinmuseum.org/events/
Wild SkyIrish Arts Center, 553 West 51st St.
3 p.m. and 8 p.m. $40; members, $32, available online.
This play, written by award-winning playwright Deirdre Kinahan, takes on the most significant uprising in Ireland against the United Kingdom in the war for independence through the eyes of three young adults.
www.irishartscenter.org/
Sun 3
Pennsylvania BalletJoyce Theater, 175 Eighth Ave.
2 p.m. Starting at $10, available online.
One of the leading ballet companies in the United States will perform three works choreographed specifically for its dancers at its last performance at the Joyce this season.
www.joyce.org
American Modern DanceDavid H. Koch Theater, 20 Lincoln Center Plaza
2 p.m. Starting at $10, available online.
The last day of this 18-day event feature two premiers and 14 classics with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s performing live at every program.
www.davidhkocktheater.com/
Mon 4
Senior Monday at the RubinRubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th St.
11 a.m.–5 p.m. Free.
On the first Monday of the month, seniors 65 and older receive free admission to the Rubin galleries and can participate in other free programs including a talk, gallery tours, and a writing workshop.
www.rubinmuseum.org/events/
Life as PracticeTibet House, 22 West 15th St.
$20 donation can be made at the door. 7 – 9 p.m.
The venerable Amy Miller will give a public talk where she teaches practical skills to incorporate Buddhist wisdom and compassion into daily life.
www.tibethouse.us/events/
Tue 5
Readings in Contemporary PoetryDia: Chelsea, 535 West 22nd St., 5th floor
6:30 p.m. $10; students and seniors, $6.
Two celebrated poets, CAConrad and Cecilia Vicuña, will give a reading of several of their works.
www.diaart.org/events/
Ballet HispanicoJoyce Theater, 175 Eighth Avenue
7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $10, available online.
The nations’s premier Latino dance organization celebrates its 45th anniversary at the Joyce.
www.joyce.org/
Wed 6
Community Board 4 Full Board MeetingFulton Auditorium, 119 Ninth Avenue
6:30 p.m.
www.nyc.gov/mcb4
They Come to Us Without a Word IIThe Kitchen, 512 West 19th St.
8 p.m. $20, available online.
Visual artist Joan Jonas collaborates with jazz pianist Jason Moran on a live multimedia performance.
www.thekitchen.org