Out & About

| 30 Sep 2016 | 04:57

    Thu 6

    Art ConservationWhitney Museum of American Art, 99 Gansevoort St., Third Floor

    6:30-8 p.m. $8-$10

    Carol Mancusi-Ungaro and Yve-Alain Bois in a talk titled “The Falsification of Time.

    212-570-3600. whitney.org/Events

    Loni Landon Dance ProjectThe Joyce Theatre, 175 Eighth Ave.

    Oct 6 to 9 at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $35

    A performance of original works featuring lush, innovative movement full of subtle detail and sophistication.

    212-691-9740. www.joyce.org/performances/

    Fri 7

    ‘MEETINGS WITH REMARKABLE MEN’The Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th St.

    9:30-11:30 p.m. $10

    Peter Brook’s feature of G. I. Gurdjieff’s quest for spiritual knowledge in his trek through Central Asia and the Middle East.

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

    Dr. Charles Kaufman Memorial EventAlvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th St.

    3-5 p.m. Free

    A service to honor Kaufman’s life and lasting legacy.

    212-229-5600. events.newschool.edu/

    Sat 8

    HIGH LINE ART COMMISSIONVillage Community Boathouse, 353 West Street at West Houston Street

    7 a.m.-2 p.m. Free with RSVP

    For her ongoing project “Tide and Current Taxi,” Marie Lorenz takes a variety of participants on boat trips exploring the shorelines of the city. 212-206-9922. www.thehighline.org/activities

    Chelsea ALL-NEW “Best Exhibits” tour526 West 26th St. at 10th Ave.

    1 and 3:45 p.m. $25

    Visit seven fascinating exhibits with features like computer-controlled robots that interact with our body movements and spooky and revelatory night-time videos of nocturnal animals.

    917-250-0052. nygallerytours.com/scheduled-tours/

    Sun 9

    Afghanistan: Between Hope and Fear / Paula BronsteinThe Half King, 505 West 23rd St.

    7:30 p.m.

    Book launch, screening, and talk on a photo series about the indomitable resilience and spirit of the Afghan people and the rugged beauty of their country’s landscape.

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

    The Blood Libel Then and NowThe Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th St.

    9 a.m. $20-$25

    This conference will explore the impact of the blood libel over the centuries in a wide variety of geographic regions.

    212-294-8301. www.cjh.org/p/40

    Mon 10

    AN EVENING WITH PATTI ASTOR

    721 Broadway at Waverly Place

    6:30 p.m. Free

    Miss Astor will share excerpts from her self-published memoir “FUN Gallery…The True Story,” and conclude with a no-holds-barred Q&A.

    ss162@nyu.edu. events.nyu.edu/

    International Literature Book ClubMcNally Jackson Books, 52 Prince St.

    7 p.m.

    The International Literature Book Group, led by Sarah McNally, will be reading “Fifth Business” by Robertson Davies.

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

    Tue 11

    Mutt-i-greesMuhlenberg Library, 209 West 23rd St.

    3:30 p.m. Ages 13-18

    Working together to create an adoption poster, teens help an animal to find a forever home.

    212-924-1585. www.nypl.org/events/calendar

    CB 6 Housing, Homeless & Human Rights CommitteeNYU School of Dentistry, Nursing & Engineering, 433 First Ave Rm 220

    6:30 p.m.

    A presentation of housing data in Manhattan districts and discussions on the bill for LGBT veterans who had been discharged less than honorably from the United States military.

    212-319-3750. cbsix.org/calendar/

    Wed 12

    ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’

    Mulberry Street Library, 10 Jersey St.

    4-5:15 p.m. Free

    Join us at the Mulberry Street Library for the 1956 version of a classic psychological science fiction film.

    212-966-3424. www.nypl.org/events/calendar

    Hiroshi Sugimoto: TheatresStrand Books, 828 Broadway at 12th St.

    7-8 p.m.

    The award-winning photographer discusses and signs his latest sublime exploration of the confluence of psychic and physical space.

    212-473-1452. www.strandbooks.com/events/