ART 101: 101 Grand St., between Berry Street and Wythe Avenue, Williamsburg. (718) 302-2242 or www.art101brooklyn.com.
Dennis Tomkins: New Paintings. Through Nov. 28.

BROOKLYN MUSEUM: 200 Eastern Pkwy. (718) 638-5000 or www.brooklynmuseum.org.
“Who Shot Rock & Roll, A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present.� Through Jan. 31. An exhibition of more than 175 works by 105 photographers, including many rare and never-before-exhibited photographs, that gave the music its visual identity.
“James Tissot: The Life of Christ.� Through Jan 17. The 124 detailed watercolors in this exhibition were selected from a series of 350, purchased by the Museum in 1900 by public subscription, which the Brooklyn Eagle played an important role in furthering. The pivotal acquisition doubled the Museum’s then slender holdings. This exhibition marks the first time in more than 20 years that these works will be on view.
Patricia Cronin: “Harriet Hosmer, Lost and Found.� Through Jan. 24, 2010.
Reflections on the Electric Mirror: New Feminist Video. Through Jan. 10, 2010.

Causey Contemporary: 293 Grand St., Williamsburg. (718) 218-8939 or www.causeycontemporary.com.
Steven Dobbin: “Reclamation.� Through Dec. 7. Dobbin’s latest series — made from recycled cans reclaimed from local areas — is in response to the increasing costs of materials typically used to create artworks.

CON EDISON EXHIBITING SPACE: 30 Flatbush Ave. Ext., Downtown Brooklyn. (718) 797-3943
Paintings by Patricia Brintle. Through Nov. 30. Brintle was born in Haiti and immigrated to the United States in 1964. A self-taught artist, she devoted herself completely to painting after 22 years career with a New York utility company.

DUMBO ARTS CENTER (DAC): 30 Washington St., DUMBO. (718) 694-0831 or www.dumboartscenter.org.
“The Experience of Green.� Through Nov. 29. Wade Kavanaugh and Stephen B. Nguyen fill the Dumbo Arts Center with their enormous site-specific installation.

DUMBO FIRST THURSDAY: Dec. 3, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Gallery walk, with free receptions and openings, plus music and art events, at galleries. dumbonyc.com.

HENRY GREGG GALLERY: 111 Front St., Suite 226, DUMBO. (718) 408-1090 or www.henrygregggallery.com.
“In the Shadows.� Through Nov. 29. The work of photographer Ed Leveckis and works on paper by master print-maker Raphael Fodde.

HOGAR COLLECTION: 362 Grand St., Williamsburg. (718) 388-5022 or www.hogarcollection.com.
Dave Choi: “If a lion can talk, we can’t understand it.� Through Jan. 4. Sculpture and video explore a world of curious imagination.

Kentler International Drawing Space: 353 Van Brunt St., Red Hook. (718) 875-2098 or www.kentlergallery.org.
“What’s the Big Idea?� Through Dec. 13. Group show of selections from the Kentler flatfiles.

MICRO MUSEUM: 123 Smith St., Boerum Hill. (718) 797-3116 or www.micromuseum.com.
“Magic Numbers.� Through Jan. 9. Works by Ralph Mindicino, Jing Zhou, Alphonse Lane and Cheryl Brock.

ROTUNDA GALLERY: 33 Clinton St., Brooklyn Heights. (718) 875-4047 or www.briconline.org/rotunda.
“Revelatory Tension: New Assertions on Divine Form — The 2009.� Through Dec. 18. From The Registry Exhibition, guest curated by Kalia Brooks.

SMACK MELLON: 92 Plymouth St., DUMBO. (718) 834-8761 or www.smackmellon.org.
Two Solo Exhibitions: Tracey Snelling and Michael Paul Britto. Through Jan. 3. Snelling’s installation “Woman on the Run� and Britto’s new video works in “Society’s Children� incorporate elements of pop culture, cinema, and reality to very different ends.

Tabla Rasa Gallery: 224 48th St., Sunset Park. (718) 833-9100 or www.tablarasagallery.com.
“About Face.� Through Jan. 23 Group show.

BAX: 421 Fifth Ave., Park Slope. (718) 832-0018 or www.bam.org.
Open Studios Series. Through Nov. 30. Open Studio showings include a moderated question-and-answer period where the audience’s observations and the artist’s intentions are explored.

GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: 16 Main St., DUMBO. (718) 222-8500 or www.galapagosartspace.com
Arelah’s Dance Benefit. Nov. 29, at 8 p.m. This showcase, with all proceeds going to building a new dance center, will entail various dance companies such as Tropical Image Elite, Magic Feet and Rico, Perfect Imperfection, Century Dance Complex, Motumbaxe Capoeira, Picture Perfect, Brooklyn Ballet, Victor Sho & Co., Vision Steppers and more. In addition there will be vocalists, motivational speakers, host Jay Laraque and Hot 97 DJ Magic Pitbull. To reserve tickets, e-mail arelah2003@yahoo.com.

BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY: Central Library, Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100 or www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org.
“Sesame Street: A Celebration — 40 Years of Life on the Street.� Through Feb. 21. Exhibitions throughout the library feature original Sesame Street book art from Sesame Workshop’s Publishing Archive (grand lobby); photographs, scripts, original sheet music, celluloid animation and show props (foyer cases); and materials from around the world (youth wing).
“Transplanted Ornament.� Through Feb. 21. A site specific collaborative installation of wrought iron metal “transplanted� from nearby neighborhood brownstones by Jean Shin and Brian Ripel.

BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY: 128 Pierrepont St., Brooklyn Heights. (718) 222-4111 or www.brooklynhistory.org.
Pages of the Past: The Breukelren Adventures of Jasper Danckaerts. Through Jan. 3, 2010. NEW YORK TRANSIT MUSEUM: Corner of Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street. (718) 694-1600 or www.mta.nyc.ny.us/mta/museum/index.html.
“Last Day of the Myrtle Avenue El.� Through Feb. 28. Photographs by Theresa King.

The Old Stone House: JJ Byrne Park, between Third and Fourth streets, off Fifth Avenue, Park Slope. (718) 768-3195 or www.theoldstonehouse.org.
“Heart Is Where the Home Is.� Through Dec. 13. Five Dutch Days exhibit by Persijn Broersen and Margit Lukács.

PUPPETWORKS: 338 Sixth Ave., Park Slope. (718) 965-3391 or www.puppetworks.org.
“Peter & the Wolf� and “The Frog Prince.� Through Dec. 20. Adapted for marionettes by Nicolas Coppola.

BAMCINÉMATEK: 30 Lafayette Ave., Fort Greene. (718) 636-4100 or visit www.bam.org.
Liv Ullmann. Through Dec. 6. Celebrating Ullmann’s film career in this series showcasing her most incredible performances as well as films she’s directed. Ullmann will direct “A Streetcar Named Desire� at BAM in December.
ActNow: New Voices in Black Cinema. Dec. 1. Works by up-and-coming black filmmakers. This edition features Still Bill, a documentary by Damani Baker and Alex Vlack about the meteoric rise of legendary R&B artist Bill Withers.

BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY: Central Library, Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100 or www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org.
(Some of) The World’s Best Movies: “Smiles of a Summer Night.� Dec. 1, at 6:30 p.m. Set in upper-middle class Sweden at the turn of the 20th century, Bergman’s characters have little but their romantic adventures and misadventures to trouble them.

BAMCAFÉ: 30 Lafayette Ave. Fort Greene. (718) 636-4100 or www.bam.org.
Akim Funk Buddha Hip Hop Holiday I: Back to the Essence. Nov. 27, at 10 p.m.
Akim Funk Buddha Hip Hop Holiday II: Cultural Collisions the Funk Buddha Chamber Orchestra. Nov. 28, at 10 p.m.

BAM HOWARD GILMAN OPERA HOUSE: 30 Lafayette Ave., Fort Greene. (718) 636-4100 or www.bam.org.
“Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica.� Dec. 2–5. Based around DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid/Paul D. Miller’s sound recordings in the Antarctic that explore the acoustic qualities of ice, “Terra Nova� allows us to encounter the climate crisis with unprecedented intimacy, giving voice to the groaning landscape as it undergoes irrevocable change.

BARGEMUSIC: Fulton Ferry Landing. (718) 642-2083 or www.bargemusic.org.
Mendelssohn Songs Without Words. Nov. 27, at 8 p.m. This program features the U.S. premiere of Orazio Sciortino’s reconstruction of Mendelssohn’s “Orazio Sciortino Lied ohne Worte incompiuto in E-Flat Major� and the world premiere of Michele Dall’Ongaro’s “M,� based on Mendelssohn fragments. Also on the program are works by Mendelssohn. Performed by Roberto Prosseda, piano.
Beethoven, Schumann and Mendelssohn. Nov. 28, at 8 p.m. and Nov. 29, at 3 p.m. Performed by NEOS Quartet, with Mark Peskanov, guest viola.
Brazilian Jazz Night with The Luiz Simas Trio. Dec. 3, at 8 p.m.
Beethoven and Brahms. Dec. 4, at 8 p.m. With Jeanne Mallow, viola and Vladimir Valjarevic, piano.

BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY: Central Library, Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100 or www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org.
Brooklyn Sings, Brooklyn Swings: Mark Winkler. Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. Winkler is a platinum award-winning singer and lyricist who has had over 150 of his songs performed by such artists as Dianne Reeves, Randy Crawford, Liza Minnelli, Bob Dorough and Lea Salonga. He has written songs for the hit musical review “Naked Boys Singing!� and has penned lyrics for tunes by composers Wayne Shorter, Dexter Gordon, Joshua Redman and David Benoit.

GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: 16 Main St., DUMBO. (718) 222-8500 or www.galapagosartspace.com
MIVOS quartet, You Can Just Park Right Here and The Guidonian Hand. Nov. 27, at 8 p.m. New instrumental music and renaissance music arranged for string quartet and trombone quartet. Performing with William Byrd, Terry Riley, Conrad Winslow, Anna Clyne, Charles Wuorinen, and others.
URB ALT presents: MuthaWit Orchestra & Leila Adu. Nov. 27, at 10:30 p.m. A showcase of cutting edge multi-cultural music/film/visual/literary artists exploring the musical discography of legendary rocker, Jimi Hendrix on the anniversary of his birth.
Darmstadt: In C. Nov. 30, at 8 p.m. This all-star reading of Terry Riley’s 1964 work, “In C� is an annual event in celebration of the music series Darmstadt: Classics of the Avant-Garde’s fifth anniversary.

REGINA OPERA COMPANY: Regina Hall, corner of 65th Street and 12th Avenue, Brooklyn. (718) 232-3555 or www.reginaopera.org.
Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.� Nov. 28 at 7 p.m.; Nov. 29, at 3 p.m. Conducted by Scott Jackson Wiley; staged by Linda Lehr. Performed in Italian with full orchestra.

Bay Ridge Jewish Center: 405 81 St., Bay Ridge. (718) 836-3103 or brjc11209@aol.com.
Instruction: Tai Chi classes for seniors (regular or chair), Thursdays at 10.a.m. $10 per class. No reservations required. For more information, call (718) 836-3103.

Bay Ridge Jewish Center: 405 81 St., Bay Ridge. (718) 836-3103, (718) 238-9673 or brjc11209@aol.com.
Tai Chi Quan. Beginning Dec 1, from 6:30-7:45 p.m. De-stress and improve your physical body with Jane, an experienced teacher. Cost is $15 for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

— Compiled by Rose Deschenes
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