A.M. RICHARD FINE ART: 328 Berry St., Williamsburg. (917) 570-1476 or www.amrichardfineart.com.
“Station Pieces.� Through Oct. 11. New paintings by Derek Stroup.
“A Contemporary Bestiary.� Through Oct. 11. Group show.

ART 101: 101 Grand St., between Berry and Wythe, Williamsburg. (718) 302-2242 or www.art101brooklyn.com.
“The Tidal Decade.� Through Oct. 11. Janice Mauro and Joanne Pagano Weber.

BROOKLYN MUSEUM: 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-5000 or www.brooklynmuseum.org.
“Yinka Shonibare MBE.� Through Sept. 20. The first major survey of the work of this British-based, Nigerian artist, whose art explores the relationship between contemporary African identity and European colonialism.
Patricia Cronin: “Harriet Hosmer, Lost and Found.� Through Jan. 24, 2010.
Reflections on the Electric Mirror: New Feminist Video. Through Jan. 10, 2010.

BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY: Central Library, Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100 or www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org.
“Partners in Art and Life.� Sept. 15–Nov. 5. Brooklyn visual artists, who are also life partners, are represented by a piece of each individual’s artwork and a portrait photograph of each couple, taken by the curator. Grand Lobby.
“Rise and Shine.� Through Nov. 5. By Leonard Ursachi. A large aquarium with water that rises and falls over a model of the island Ada-Kaleh, which was submerged by Romania’s communist government for a hydro-electric project in the early 1970s. Grand Lobby.
“An Artist’s Sketchbook Journals.� Through Nov. 5. By Nan Carey. A collection of illustrated journals spanning 10 years, with intimate observations of the artist’s garden and travels. Foyer Cases.
“Nature Seen in Brooklyn, Now and Then: Three Photographers Look at Brooklyn: Brainerd, Austin & Golden (1877–2009).� Through Nov. 5. By Richard Golden. Vintage photographs from Central Library’s Brooklyn Collection and contemporary photographs by Golden that show Brooklyn’s open space, past and present. Foyer Cases.
“Transplanted Ornament.� Through Nov. 5. By Jean Shin and Brian Ripel. A site-specific collaborative installation by this artist and architect couple made of wrought iron metal “transplanted� from nearby neighborhood brownstones. Lobby Gallery.
“Juguetes� (Toys). Through Nov. 5. By Jaime Jiménez. Photographs that capture the creativity of children in the Dominican Republic who make traditional and elaborate toys from found objects.

BROOKLYN WATERFRONT ARTISTS COALITION (BWAC): 499 Van Brunt St., Red Hook. www.bwac.org.
“The Words of Color.� Through Oct. 25. BWAC’s Fall group art exhibition showcases the art, performance, word and imagination of 250 artists.

CAUSEY CONTEMPORARY: (Formerly Ch’i Comtemporary Fine Art) 293 Grand St., Williamsburg. (718) 218-8939 or www.chicontemporaryfineart.com
John Clement: “Mike and Ike.� Through Oct. 5.
Marc Brotherton: “Soft Attractor.� Sept. 10–Oct. 5. New paintings by Brotherton.

CLOVER FINE ART GALLERY AND CAFÉ: 338 Atlantic Ave., Boerum Hill. (718) 625-2121 or www.cloversfineartgalleryandcafe.com.
Murali Coryell Band. Sept. 19, at 6 p.m. Saturday Night Live Blues, with Dorian Randolph, drums and Steve Aldo, bass.

CON EDISON EXHIBITING SPACE: 30 Flatbush Avenue Extension, Downtown Brooklyn. (718) 797-3943
Works by Kethonia Dessources Balu. Through Sept. 30. Kethonia Dessources Balu is a native Brooklyn photographer that has also lived Haiti.

FIGUREWORKS GALLERY: 168 North Sixth St., Williamsburg. (718) 486-7021 or www.figureworks.com.
Rusel Parish: “Cult of Michael Jackson.� Through Nov. 1. Parish is a Brooklyn-based artist exploring our collective obsession with Michael Jackson.

HENRY GREGG GALLERY: 111 Front St., Suite 226, DUMBO. (718) 408-1090 or www.henrygregggallery.com.
“Pure Paint II.� Sept. 17–Oct. 25. Featuring contemporary artists Serena Bocchino, Dan Fenelon, Joan Grubin, Diane Rolnick, Robert Sagerman, Eleanor Schimmel, Bernardo Siciliano and Nola Zirin.

HOGAR COLLECTION: 362 Grand St., Williamsburg. (718) 388-5022 or www.hogarcollection.com.
“Scarlet Fever.� Through Oct. 26. Group exhibition.

KENTLER INTERNATIONAL DRAWING SPACE: 353 Van Brunt St., Red Hook. (718) 875-2098 or www.kentlergallery.org.
“Reinventing Silverpoint: An Ancient Technique for the 21st Century.� Through Oct. 25. Curated by Susan Schwalb and Margaret Mathews-Berenson.

MADARTS STUDIOS GALLERY: 461 Fifth Ave., Park Slope. (917) 548-8107 or www.Madarts.org.
“Three Rooms.� Through Sept. 20. A tour through three micro-galleries in which artists Rebecca Aidlin, Patrick King and Madarts Director, Stephen Paul each exhibit their solo show-within-a-show.

MELANIE FLOOD PROJECTS: 186 Washington Ave., Fort Greene. www.melaniefloodprojects.com.
“Under the Glass Bell, A Dream.� Through Oct. 7. An exhibition of photographs by Grace Kim.

MICRO MUSEUM: 123 Smith St., Boerum Hill. (718) 797-3116 or www.micromuseum.com.
“Hidden Pictures: Voyeurism in America.� Through Oct. 24. Group show.

NARROWS BOTANICAL GARDENS: Shore Road and 71st St., Bay Ridge. (718) 748-9848 or www.narrowsbg.org.
“A Summer Art Series� Outdoor Art Show. Sept.20, from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. The show takes place on the promenade.

NURTUREART GALLERY: 910 Grand St., 2nd Floor, Williamsburg. (718) 782-7755 or www.nurtureart.org
“Plan B.� Through Oct. 24. An investigation of the emerging artist response to the current economic crisis, curated by Krista N. Saunders.

ROTUNDA GALLERY: 33 Clinton St., Brooklyn Heights. (718) 875-4047 or www.briconline.org/rotunda.
“Status Report.� Through Oct. 10. An exhibition about the border, immigration, and work.

SMACK MELLON: 92 Plymouth St., DUMBO. (718) 834-8761 or www.smackmellon.org.
Ellen Driscoll: “FASTFORWARDFOSSIL: Part 2� Sept. 26–Nov. 8. This installation is a continuation of a multi-year series which explores the dynamics of resource harvesting and consumption.
Fernando Souto: “The End of the Trail.� Sept. 26–Nov. 8. A photographic story of the contemporary cowboy that spans seven countries. This series explores ranch life in Uruguay.

SPOKE THE HUB: 295 Douglass St., Gowanus. (718) 408-3234 or www.spokethehub.org.
“Fragments with Focus: Selections from the Collage/Mixed Media Class.� Through Oct. 11. A “Works On the Wall� (WOW) exhibit.

SUPERFINE: 126 Front St., DUMBO. (718) 243-9005.
Collage by Lena Kaley Neufeld. Through Sept. 20.

UMBRAGE GALLERY: 111 Front St., Suite 208, DUMBO. (212) 796-2707 or www.umbragegallery.com.
“In Their Company: Portraits of American Playwrights.� Through Oct. 30. Photographs by Ken Collins.

BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY: 128 Pierrepont St., Brooklyn Heights. (718) 222-4111 or www.brooklynhistory.org.
Pages of the Past: The Breukelen 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.� Sept. 29–Feb. 28. Photographs by Theresa King.

PUPPETWORKS: 338 Sixth Ave., Park Slope. (718) 965-3391 or www.puppetworks.org.
“Peter & the Wolf� & “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.
Robert Redford: Artist & Activist. Through Sept. 16. One of Hollywood’s most recognizable leading men and a talented director, Redford has emerged as an advocate for environmental issues and a champion of independent cinema.
Rendez-vous with Juliette Binoche. Through Sept. 30. To concide with Juliette Binoche’s performance in “In-I� during the Next Wave Festival, BAMcinématek presents a retrospective of Binoche’s film career.

A TASTE OF RED HOOK: Sept. 22, from 6–9 p.m. At Kidd Yellin Gallery, 131 Imlay St. Red Hook. Over 20 local restaurants will participate in this fundraiser benefitting the Red Hook Initiative, a community-based organization run by residents of the Red Hook Houses working to create their own social change. Tickets are $100 and are available on the RHI website: www.rhicenter.org/events.php.

GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: 500 25th St., Sunset Park. (718) 768-7300 or www.green-wood.com.
Second annual benefit for the Artists of Green-Wood. Sept. 17, at 5 p.m. Supporting and celebrating the Green-Wood Historic Fund’s preservation projects, community outreach events and educational programs.

HEALTH & SPIRITUALITY SUMMIT FOR WOMEN: Sept. 18, from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Hosted by Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center and Millennium Sistahs, Inc. At Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center’s Lillian Minkin Ballroom, 585 Schenectady Ave, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. To RSVP or for more information, call (718) 604-5062 or e-mail millenniumsistahs@gmail.com.

GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: 16 Main St., DUMBO. (718) 222-8500 or www.galapagosartspace.com.
Second Annual Nerd Nite Nerdtacular! Sept. 18, at 8 p.m. Body-and-mind-contorting science acrobatics, presentations about foraging for food, Daoist sexual vampires, and Cold War-era pinball raids.

FREEBIRD BOOKS & GOODS: 123 Columbia St., Red Hook. (718) 643-8484 or www.freebirdbooks.com.
Dirk Wittenborn: Pharmakon … Or the Story of a Happy Family. Sept. 20, at 7 p.m. Wittenborn will read from his recent novel.

BAMCAFÉ: 30 Lafayette Ave. Fort Greene. (718) 636-4100 or www.bam.org.
GAME Rebellion. Sept. 18, at 9 p.m.
The Smyrk with Bad Rabbits. Sept. 19, at 9 p.m.

BARGEMUSIC: Fulton Ferry Landing. (718) 642-2083 or www.bargemusic.org.
Complete Beethoven: 32 Sonatas for Piano Solo, Program Two. Sept. 16, at 8 p.m. With Michael Bulychev-Okser, piano.
All Bach: French Suites, BWV 812-817. Sept. 18, at 8 p.m.With Steven Beck, piano.
The music of Haydn, Shostakovich and Schubert. Sept. 19, at 8 p.m. and Sept. 20, at 3 p.m. Mark Peskanov, violin; Nicholas Cannelakis, cello; and Olga Vinokur, piano.

BROOKLYN SOCIETY FOR ETHICAL CULTURE: 53 Prospect Park West, Park Slope. (718) 768-2972 or www.bsec.org.
Third Friday with the Park Slope Food Coop presents Tyler Blanton and Ferrara & Grissett. Sept. 18, at 8 p.m. New York-based vibraphonist and composer Blanton has quickly gained a reputation in the Brooklyn underground jazz scene for his imaginative compositions and unique improvisational voice. The captivating duo Ferrara & Grissett blends the sultry voice of Austrian/Sicilian vocalist Patrizia Liliana Ferrara with imaginative New York pianist Danny Grissett and weaves them into beautiful music rich in a multiplicity of textures and moods.

GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: 16 Main St., DUMBO. (718) 222-8500 or www.galapagosartspace.com.
Alberta Cross. Sept. 16, at 9 p.m. Alberta Cross is actually a London-formed, Anglo-Swedish rock band based out of Brooklyn. www.myspace.com/albertacross.
Ute Lemper: “Last Tango in Berlin.� Sept. 19, at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Ute Lemper will explore the world of Berlin Kabarett, the backstreets of Monmartre and Pigalle with the French Chansons Realistes, and the fantastic, sensual songs of Argentinian Tango in between Buenos Aires and New York. www.utelemper.com.
Djinn album release show. Sept. 20, at 8 p.m. With special guests Black Sea Hotel and Beatbox Guitar. www.myspace.com/djinntribal.

ISSUE PROJECT ROOM: The (OA) Can Factory, 232 Third St., Gowanus. (718) 330-0313 or issueprojectroom.org.
John Kilduff: “Let’s Paint TV.� Sept. 16, at 8 p.m. On the Los Angeles cable access tv show “Let’s Paint TV,� host John Kilduff paints while jogging on a treadmill, cooking food, mixing drinks and taking calls from the public. He is coming, live, to Issue Project Room.

MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG: 66 North Sixth St., Williamsburg. musichallofwilliamsburg.com.
“Ciao My Shining Star — The Songs of Mark Mulcahy.� Sept. 20, at 8:30 p.m. Showcasing David Berkeley, Frank Black, Chris Harford, and others. The show will also include a premiere of the Thom Yorke video “All For The Best� and readings by Graphic Novelist Ben Katchor.

SUPERFINE: 126 Front St., DUMBO. (718) 243-9005
Jan Bell & The Cheap Dates. Sept. 20, from 12 noon–3 p.m. Fresh from her tour through England, her homeland, Jan’s itchin to play again for her Brooklyn audience in the land she now calls home. www.janbellmusic.com.

BAY RIDGE JEWISH CENTER: Fourth Avenue & 81 Street, Bay Ridge. (718) 836-3103 or www.bayridgejewishcenter.org.
Rosh Ha’Shanah services. Sept. 19 and 20, from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Free tickets are available this year to all who reserve in advance. Call or stop by the office, Monday– Friday, from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Children’s Program will be held Sept. 19, at 11 a.m. Bring your children for apples and honey, songs and stories. Shofar will be blown on Sept. 20. Call or visit online for more information.

BAM HARVEY THEATER: 651 Fulton St., Fort Greene. (718) 636-4100 or visit www.bam.org.
“In-I.� Through Sept. 26. An intensely visceral dance-theater work conceived, directed, and performed by Juliette Binoche and the adventurous British choreographer Akram Khan. An artist talk with Binoche and Khan will take place after the performance on Sept. 17.

HARRY WARREN THEATRE: 2445 Bath Ave., Bath Beach. (718) 996-4800 or www.ryanrep.org.
“Decades Apart: Reflections of Three Gay Men.� Sept. 17–Oct. 10. An entertaining and adventurous multimedia performance written and performed by Rick Pulos.

THE HEIGHTS PLAYERS: 26 Willow Pl., Brooklyn Heights. (718) 237-2752 or www.heightsplayers.org.
“Hollywood Arms.� Through Sept. 26. Written by by Carrie Hamilton and Carol Burnett.

INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP DAY: Sept. 19. Volunteers around the world join together to clean their countries’ shorelines. The waterfront of Brooklyn Bridge Park is on the list of areas to be cleaned. To volunteer, call the beach cleanup hotline at (800) 449-0790 or visit www.alsnyc.org

— Compiled by Rose Deschenes
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