Out & About
Thu 3
‘Daughters of the Samurai’Muhlenberg Library, 209 West 23rd St.
5:15-6:45 p.m.
Muhlenberg’s Book Discussion Group discuss a Janice P. Nimura’s book, subtitled “Journey from East to West and Back.”
212-924-1585. www.nypl.org/events/calendar
Release of the FishesPier 40, West Houston St. between Leroy and Prince Streets
4 p.m. Free
The River Project and Washington Market School thank our fishes for their services as educational ambassadors and release them.
212-757-0981. www.hudsonriverpark.org/events/upcoming
Fri 4
FIT Designers & BooksKatie Murphy Amphitheatre, Seventh Avenue at 27th Street
Through Nov. 6 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
A designers and books conference with art publications and discussions.
212-217-7999. www.fitnyc.edu/events-calendar/
‘Forgetting Vietnam: Force of Stillness’Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th St.
7-9 p.m. $18-$20
This film invites the viewers to expand their minds and understand the many dimensions of the “land of ten thousand springs.”
212-620-5000. rubinmuseum.org/events/events
Sat 5
‘M. Lamar: The Demon Rising’The Kitchen, 512 West 19th St.
8 p.m. $15
The Demon Rising embraces and incarnates white fantasies of blackness as oversized, superhuman, a supernatural menace.
212-255-5793. www.thekitchen.org/events
Open Studio: Oskar SchlemmerWhitney Museum, 99 Gansevoort St.
10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Free with museum admission
Get creative in the Whitney’s Hearst Artspace and join us for a special Open Studio to celebrate the opening of the exhibition “Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1905–2016.”
212-570-3600. whitney.org/Events
Sun 6
‘ROBERT MOSES: THE MASTER BUILDER OF NEW YORK CITY’ Van Alen Institute, 30 West 22nd St.
7 p.m.
A discussion of how Moses’ decades-long mandate allowed him to negotiate all levels of local state, and federal control to reshape New York City.
212-924-7000. vanalen.org/events/
Student Recital — Zachary Goodman, ConductorErnst C. Stiefel Concert Hall, 55 West 13th St.
4-6 p.m. Free
A solo recital by a gifted young artist at one of the world’s leading conservatories.
212-229-5600. events.newschool.edu/
Mon 7
Playing Dead: A Journey Through the World of Death FraudThe Half King, 505 West 23rd St.
7 p.m.
A reading series on Elizabeth Greenwood’s foray into the world of death fraud.
212-462-4300
www.thehalfking.com/
New York City KidsMulberry Street Library, 10 Jersey St.
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. For children ages 0-5 years with a caregiver
A music program series based on original songs by Music for Aardvarks that celebrate the lives of children growing up in the city.
212-966-3424. www.nypl.org/events/calendar
Tue 8
Fountain of Judaism: JDC Aid to Traditionalist Jews in PolandCenter for Jewish History, 15 West 16th St.
2 p.m. Free
Glenn Dynner will describe how religious freedoms in interwar Poland resulted in an influx of Jewish traditionalists from the Soviet Union and Germany who were assisted by JDC.
212-294-8301. www.cjh.org/p/40
Election Night ExtravaganzaNYU Kimmel Center for University Life, 60 Washington Square South
6-11 p.m. Free
Watch the election results among friends, peers, faculty and administrators with live music, food and fun.
tm71@nyu.edu. events.nyu.edu/
Wed 9
Manhattan Camerata Tango Fado ProjectLe Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St.
9:30 p.m. $15-$25
Concert with legendary bandoneonist Daniel Binelli, pianists Polly Ferman & Lucia Caruso, guitarist Pedro H. da Silva & fado singer Nathalie Pires.
info@lprnyc.com
lpr.com/
Crafternoon: Pumpkins!Battery Park City Library Community Room, 175 North End Ave.
4 p.m. For ages 4 and older
Come make your own pumpkin craft.
212-790-3499. www.nypl.org/events/calendar