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 St. and Wythe Ave., 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.
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.� Through 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 Contemporary 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.� Through Oct. 5. New paintings by Brotherton.

DUMBO ARTS CENTER (DAC): 30 Washington St., DUMBO. (718) 694-0831 or www.dumboartscenter.org.
“The Experience of Green.� Sept. 25–Nov. 29. Wade Kavanaugh and Stephen B. Nguyen fill the Dumbo Arts Center with their enormous site-specific installation.

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

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.

HENRY GREGG GALLERY: 111 Front St., Suite 226, DUMBO. (718) 408-1090 or www.henrygregggallery.com.
“Pure Paint II.� Through 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 show.

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.

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.

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� Through 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.� Through 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.

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.� Through 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.
Rendez-vous with Juliette Binoche. Through Sept. 30. A retrospective of Binoche’s film career.
“Fresh.� Oct. 6. A special screening of Ana Sofia Joanes’ food justice documentary “Fresh,� followed by a Q&A.
Blood on His Hands: Nicolas Winding Refn. Oct. 1–4. Danish filmmaker Refn creates gut-punching tales of criminals, ne’er-do-wells and low-lives with an astonishing commitment to character.

GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: 16 Main St., DUMBO. (718) 222-8500 or www.galapagosartspace.com.
The Oldest Living Things in the World: Antarctic Expedition Fundraiser. Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. Special guest performances by Jenny Rocha and Her Painted Ladies; Live music by The Lisps. An evening of art and entertainment benefiting The Oldest Living Things in the World project. Internationally acclaimed artist Rachel Sussman has been researching and traveling all over the world to find and photograph continuously living organisms 2,000 years old and older. Sussman is endeavoring to raise funds for an expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula to photograph 5,000-year-old moss. www.rachelsussman.com

2009 BROOKLYN START! HEART WALK: Oct. 11, at 11 a.m. Inside Prospect Park (enter Ninth Street and Prospect Park West). Start! is the American Heart Association’s national cause campaign that calls on Americans and their employers to create a culture of physical activity and health through workplace walking programs. Activities and registration begins at 9 a.m. For more information, contact Margaret Oliva at (212) 878-5953 or margaret.oliva@heart.org.

BARGEMUSIC: Fulton Ferry Landing. (718) 642-2083 or www.bargemusic.org.
The music of Bach, Mozart, Taneyev, Sibelius, Kreisler and Sarasate. Sept. 30, at 8 p.m. With Mark Peskanov, violin and Doris Stevenson, piano.
Celebrating Handel. Oct. 2, at 8 p.m. On the program are works by Handel and Brahms. With Philip Edward Fisher, piano.

BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY: Central Library, Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100 or www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org.
Brooklyn Sings, Brooklyn Swings: Giacomo Gates. Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. Gates will perform music from the Great American Songbook; Gershwin, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, along with compositions from Modern Jazz Composers, Monk, Miles, Dizzy, Ellington, Parker and others.

BROOKLYN SOCIETY FOR ETHICAL CULTURE: 53 Prospect Park West, Park Slope. (718) 768-2972 or www.bsec.org.
Irish fiddler Tony Demarco. Oct 2, at 8 p.m.

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

GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: 16 Main St., DUMBO. www.galapagosartspace.com
Cabaret Magyar. Sept. 25, at 10:30 p.m. A three-part series of fin-de-siècle cabarets with 21st-century spirit. Upcoming performances will take place on Oct. 16 and Nov. 20. extremelyhungary.org/cabaret.php
Patrick Terry presents “Vanishing Vinny’s Mysterious Delights.� Sept. 30, at 8 p.m. Equal parts devious showman and poetic conjuror, this award winning neo-vaudevillian has astounded audiences the world over by combining his unique brand of whimsical rhyme and modern miracles with sleight of hand and turn of phrase.
Team Spirit Animal Squad. October 1 and 2, at 9:30 p.m. Aerial feats, music and dance.

— Compiled by Rose Deschenes
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