Out & About

Thu 24

Contemporary Writers on a Lost Greenwich VillageJefferson Market Library, 425 Sixth Avenue

Vivian Gornick and Sarah Schulman, chroniclers of an ever-changing New York City, join for a conversation on writing and reading New York on the occasion of the release of Schulman’s new novel, “The Cosmopolitans.”

www.villagealliance.org/events/

Community Board 4 Committee 475 West 57th St., 2nd Floor

6:30 p.m.

Housing, Health, and Human Services Committee Meeting

212-736-4536. www.nyc.gov/mcb4

Fri 25

Opening of Extra ShapesThe Kitchen, 512 West 19th St.

8 p.m. $15, tickets available online.

A dance event, musical concert and light show all in one, in which the audience changes seating arrangements twice to examine the interplay between sound, light, and movement.

www.thekitchen.org

Cabaret CinemaRubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th St.

9:30–11 p.m. $10; free for members.

A screening of “Hiroshima, Mon Amour” (1959) as part of the Rubin’s ongoing series of films and discussions related to a particular emotion, in this case anger.

www.rubinmuseum.org/events/

Sat 26

And Now MozartNYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, 566 LaGuardia Place.

8 p.m. $35-$65, available online.

Violinist Aleksey Igudesman and pianist Hyung-Ki Joo mix classical music, pop culture and slapstick comedy in this play for all ages.

www.nyuskirball.org

Art Gallery Tour195 Chrystie St., at Stanton St.

1 p.m. $25

A visit of seven art galleries in the downtown center for contemporary art.

212-946-1548. www.nygallerytours.com

Sun 27

Last Showing of Flamenco Santa FeJoyce Theater, 175 Eighth Avenue

2 p.m. Tickets start at $10, available online.

Dancer and director Juan Siddi infuses his choreography with his artistic roots in Barcelona and Granada, Spain, combining the traditional and contemporary in flamenco.

www.joyce.org

Easter Festival ServiceSt. Peter’s Chelsea, 346 West 20th St.

Noon. Free.

Two award-winning musicians, a vocalist and trumpeter, will put on a special Easter performance.

www.chelseachurch.org

Mon 28

‘Trifles’ — A Staged Radio ReadingBorough of Manhattan Community College, Room F1014

2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m. Free.

This is a live performance of the radio version of Susan Glaspell’s one-act play, which was first performed 100 years ago.

www.bmcc.cuny.edu

Community Board 4 Executive Committee330 West 42nd St., 26th Floor

6:30 p.m.

www.nyc.gov/mcb4

Tue 29

National Geographic LiveNYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, 566 LaGuardia Place.

7:30 p.m. Tickets $35 - $70, available online.

A dialogue with cinematographer Bob Poole on his adventures in Africa and how he learned to read the landscape to find the best locations for filming wildlife.

www.nyuskirball.org

Ted WigginsThe New School, 2 West 13th St., Room M101

7 p.m.-9 p.m. Free

The filmmaker and software developer will discuss tricks of perception used by 20th century experimental filmmakers, their evocative potential and impact on contemporary independent animation.

www.events.newschool.edu

Wed 30

In the Valley of David and GoliathYeshiva University Museum, 15 West 16th St.

6:30 p.m. $10; seniors, $5; students, free.

Three scholars will discuss excavations near Jerusalem and what they suggest about the era of King David and our understanding of the Bible.

www.yumuseum.org

10th Precinct Community Council Meeting230 West 20th St.

7 p.m.

212-741-8226