Out & About

Thu 9

‘a Tale of Love And Darkness’JCC MANHATTAN, 334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th St.

7 p.m. $18

The closing night of the 4th Annual Israel Film Center Festival, featuring Natalie Portman’s feature. Screening followed by Q&A and reception.

646-505-5708. www.jccmanhattan.org/

GARDEN TOUR: Perennial NativesThe High Line

6-7:15 p.m. Free. Location provided via email following RSVP. Register via website

Discover the native perennials, grasses, trees, and shrubs growing on the High Line with one of our expert staff horticulturists.

212-206-9922. www.thehighline.org/activities

Fri 10

‘Tracey Moffatt: Montages’The Kitchen, 512 West 19th St.

2 p.m & 4 p.m. First-come seating.

An accompaniment to the regular showing of “Other” in the exhibition “On Limits: Estrangement in the Everyday.” In the series, Moffatt and her editor, Gary Hillberg, transform Hollywood studio films into stylishly subversive “hymns to cinema.”

212-570-3600. whitney.org/Events

Benjamin ScheuerThe Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th St.

7-8:30 p.m. $22.50 in advance; $27.50 day of; $20.25, members; $24.75, members, day of.

Scheuer is the writer/performer of the one-man musical “The Lion,” winner of the 2015 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance.

212-620-5000. rubinmuseum.org/events/events

Sat 11

‘The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace’Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy St.

10:30 a.m.

The library’s book club discusses Jeff Hobbs’ biography of the short life of a talented young African-American man who escapes the slums of Newark for Yale University only to succumb to the dangers of the streets.

212-243-6876

LGBT PHILOSOPHY FORUM

Muhlenberg Library, 209 West 23rd St.

2:45-4:45 p.m.

For over 15 years the Forum has provided the LGBT community and its friends an open opportunity to gather and informally discuss important works of philosophy. Texts to be discussed, or links, are at philosophyforumlgbt.org

212-924-1585

Sun 12

Hudson River Nature WalkChristopher Street Fountain - Pier 45 at Hudson River Park, 353 West St.

9-10 a.m. Free

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my. Learn about Hudson River Park’s wildlife by joining knowledgeable naturalists on guided nature walks along the Park’s esplanade every Sunday.

212-627-2020. www.hudsonriverpark.eventbrite.com

Words with Wings: The Power of PoetrySkirball Center for the Performing Arts, 566 LaGuardia Place

2-6:30 p.m. $20; $15 for NYU Faculty/Staff/Alumni/Students

New choreography and music inspired by a wide range of poets including Maya Angelou, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes and X.J. Kennedy.

212-998-4941. events.nyu.edu/

Mon 13

‘The Dragon Behind the Glass’

The Half King, 505 West 23rd St.

Emily Voigt reads from her book, subtitled “A True Story of Power, Obsession, and the World’s Most Coveted Fish.”

212-462-4300. www.thehalfking.com/

America’s Irreplaceable Dance Treasures 2016New York Public Library, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza

6 p.m. Free but reservation necessary

Since 1999 the Dance Heritage Coalition has paid tribute to the artistic accomplishments and cultural contributions of America’s Irreplaceable Dance Treasures

917-275-6975. Nypl.org

Tue 14

THE WASHINGTON SQUARE MUSIC FESTIVAL

Main stage, south of Fifth Ave.

8 p.m. Seating is on a first-come basis.

The festival presents Handel, Mozart and Arvo Pärt, a free concert of vocal and chamber music spanning three centuries. Canticum Scholare, an early music vocal ensemble, makes its first Washington Square appearance.

212-252-3621. www.washingtonsquaremusicfestival.org

Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation Village AwardsNew School, The Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th St.

6:30-9 p.m. Free; register online

The 26th editon of the society’s annual meeting and awards ceremony

www.gvshp.org

Wed 15

Geoff DyerMcNally Jackson Books, 52 Prince St.

Dyer reads from and discusses his latest work, “White Sands: Experiences From the Outside World,” a collection of essays in which he muses on travel, memory and the effects of both on one’s sense of self.

212-274-1160. www.mcnallyjackson.com/event

Community Board 4 353 West 30th Street, Community Room

6:30 p.m.

Transportation Planning Committee

212-736-4536. www.nyc.gov/html/mancb4/