Out & About
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/