A.M. RICHARD FINE ART: 328 Berry St., Williamsburg. (917) 570-1476 or www.amrichardfineart.com.
Susan Wanklyn: “Paintings in a Room Part II.� Through Nov. 15.

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.
“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 twenty years that these works will be on view.
Patricia Cronin: “Harriet Hosmer, Lost and Found.� Through Jan. 24.
Reflections on the Electric Mirror: New Feminist Video. Through Jan. 10.

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.
“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.
“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.
“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.
“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.
“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.

CON EDISON EXHIBITING SPACE: 30 Flatbush Ave. Ext., Downtown Brooklyn. (718) 797-3943
Leon Nicholas Kalas: Portraits of His Majesty, Mohammed VI, King of Morocco. Through Oct. 31. In May, Kalas participated in the International Collective Art Exhibition in Rabat and was asked by the organizers to paint a series of portraits of Morocco’s king and royal family.

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: Nov. 5, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Gallery walk, with free receptions and openings, plus music and art events, at galleries. 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.
“In the Shadows.� Nov. 5 to 29. The work of photographer Ed Leveckis and works on paper by master print maker Raphael Fodde.

MICRO MUSEUM: 123 Smith St., Boerum Hill. (718) 797-3116 or www.micromuseum.com.
“Magic Numbers.� Oct. 31 to 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.� Nov. 5 to Dec. 18. From The Registry Exhibition, guest curated by Kalia Brooks.

SMACK MELLON: 92 Plymouth St., DUMBO. (718) 834-8761 or www.smackmellon.org.
Ellen Driscoll: “FASTFORWARDFOSSIL: Part 2 “Through Nov. 8. Installation.
Fernando Souto: “The End of the Trail.� Through Nov. 8. Photographs.

Starting Artists: 211 Smith St., Boerum Hill. (718) 701-5483 or www.startingartists.org, M-TH 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Sat. Oct. 31 (Closing Party).
Cobble Hill Drawing Studio. Through Oct. 31. Recent works by Sally Agee, Kathleen Bliss, Jay Brady, Pat Dawkins, Todd Galitz, Ernest Hutton, Jen Hill, Vince Joseph, Steve Negrycz, Jacqueline Raque, Phyllis Schlesinger and Mike Tang.

Tabla Rasa Gallery: 224 48th St., Sunset Park. (718) 833-9100 or www.tablarasagallery.com.
“About Face.� Opening Nov. 4. Group show of contemporary portraiture.

The Invisible Dog Art Center: 51 Bergen St., Cobble Hill. www.theinvisibledog.org.
“No Longer Empty.� Through Nov. 14. Group exhibition.

BROOKLYN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: Walt Whitman Theatre on the campus of Brooklyn College, one block from the junction of Flatbush and Nostrand avenues. (718) 951-4500 or www.brooklyncenteronline.org.
Virsky Ukrainian Nat’l Dance Company. Nov. 8, at 2 p.m.

BAM HOWARD GILMAN OPERA HOUSE: 30 Lafayette Ave., Fort Greene. (718) 636-4100 or www.bam.org.
“Itutu.� Nov 4 to 7. Known for her edgy, unbridled energy and hyper-kinetic take on the contemporary zeitgeist, Armitage has expanded her choreographic vision, taking on a multitude of genres, from opera to music videos.
Armitage Gone! Dance will perform this piece choreographed by Karole Armitage.

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.

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.

BAX: 421 Fifth Ave., Park Slope. (718) 832-0018 or www.bax.org.
BAX Halloween Playspace. Oct. 30, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. A special Halloween edition featuring the singer/songwriter Ted Stafford.

BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY: Central Library, Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100 or www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org.
A Halloween Adventure With Bubbles. Oct. 31, at 1 p.m. The antics of Bubbles the Clown goes batty. Performer Elaine Gil encourages the entire audience to get involved.

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.
1962: New York Film Critics Circle. Through Nov. 9. This year marks the 75th Anniversary of the New York Film Critics Circle, the country’s oldest and most prestigious film critics organization. BAMcinématek is bringing back films from the year 1962 — the only year the NYFCC did not present awards — and also a year of extraordinary New York film premieres.
Freaky Cats. Oct. 30 and 31. A gruesome-twosome of films featuring some of cinema’s freakiest felines: Sleepwalkers, 1992, directed by Mick Garris; and Hausu (House), 1977, directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi.

BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY: Central Library, Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100 or www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org.
Silent Film Series: The Cat and the Canary. Nov. 1, at 1:30 p.m. The heirs of Cyrus West gather for the reading of his will, but one of them has murder on their mind in this prototypal “Old Dark House� thriller-whodunit with comic undertones. Plus a Felix the Cat cartoon: Sure-Locked Homes. Live piano accompaniment by Stuart Oderman.
(Some of) The World’s Best Movies: All About My Mother. Nov. 3, at 6:30 p.m. Through the twists and turns of his madcap pacing and convoluted plots, director Pedro Almodovar instructs his audiences that life is more complicated and less neatly packaged than they might have thought.

BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY: Central Library, Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100 or www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org.
Spooky Salon. Oct. 31, at 4 p.m. Celebrities read from their favorite hair-raising tales.

Carroll Garden Brooklyn Public Library: 396 Clinton St., Carroll Gardens. (718) 596-6972 or www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org.
“A Ghost With a Custom Touch.� Nov. 4, 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. In a post-Halloween workshop on creative writing, Mardi-Ellen Hill will speak about recession-proof creativity. Hill is a two-time winner of the National Endowment for the Arts in New American Works. A Q&A with the writer will follow. www.mardi-ellen.com.

The powerHouse Arena: 37 Main St., DUMBO. (718) 666-3049 or www.powerhousearena.com.
Heartworm Press Reading. Nov. 3, from 7 to 10 p.m. Featuring readings by Max G Morton, Jonathan Shaw and John Joseph. Music by F. Sean Martin and Salvation.

BAM HOWARD GILMAN OPERA HOUSE: 30 Lafayette Ave., Fort Greene. (718) 636-4100 or www.bam.org.
“The Long Count.� Through Oct. 31. In an inspired collision of creative worlds, three inexhaustibly original artists — brothers Bryce and Aaron Dessner of indie rock band The National and omnivorous visual art phenomenon Matthew Ritchie — combine talents to create a song-filled myth about the beginning of time.

BAMCAFÉ: 30 Lafayette Ave. Fort Greene. (718) 636-4100 or www.bam.org.
Miss Fairchild. Oct. 30, at 9:30 p.m.
Liquid Sound Lounge Halloween Costume Ball featuring The Super Duper band. Oct. 31, at 9:30 p.m.

BARGEMUSIC: Fulton Ferry Landing. (718) 642-2083 or www.bargemusic.org.
Jazz Night With The Russ Kassoff Big Band. Oct. 29, at 8 p.m. Featuring Jazz Vocalist Catherine Dupuis.
Brahms, Beethoven and Nino Rota. Oct. 30, at 8 p.m. With Nuno Antunes, clarinet; Adrian Daurov, cello; and Olga Vinokur, piano.
Graveyard Music: Witches, spirits, ghosts and death … a fun program to celebrate All Hallows’ Eve, with original poetry and exquisite Renaissance and baroque music from Italy and England. Oct. 31, at 8 p.m. Music by Monteverdi, Gesualdo, Purcell, Carissimi, Eccles and others. ARTEK, directed by Gwendolyn Toth, will perform.
Brahms, Beethoven and Nino Rota. Nov. 1, at 3 p.m. With Nuno Antunes, clarinet; Adrian Daurov, cello; and Olga Vinokur, piano.
Here and Now: Celebrating Contemporary Women Composers. Nov. 4, at 8 p.m. Tania León Alma, Gabriela Frank, Hilary Tann, Victoria Bond, Elisenda Fabregas and Elena Kats-Chernin. With neoLIT Ensemble: Amelia Lukas, flute; Mindy Asher, cello; and Katya Mihailova, piano.

BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY: Central Library, Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100 or www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org.
Nature’s Weakness: by Ben Katchor and Mark Mulcahy. Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. An evening of picture-stories and songs with illustrator Katchor and composer Mulcahy.
Classical Interludes: Afiara Quartet. Nov. 1, at 4 p.m. The winners of the 2008 Concert Artists Guild International Competition play a program of Puccini, Beethoven, and John Zorn.
Brooklyn Sings, Brooklyn Swings: Ayana Lowe. Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. Ayana’s roots are in the black church and her singing is guided by those experiences. Her songbook contains many gems that were once forgotten. She leans heavily on the musical ideas of Marian Anderson, Bessie Smith, Alberta Hunter, Big Mama Thorton, Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughn. Out of this wellspring of music, Ayana has begun to create her own original materials.

Brooklyn Public Library, Bay Ridge Branch: Sheepshead Bay Branch, 2636 East 14th St.
Regina Opera in Concert. Nov. 4, at 6:30 p.m. Free. A one-hour concert of selections from operas and Broadway. For more information, call (718) 236-1760 or visit www.reginaopera.org.

GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: 16 Main St., DUMBO. (718) 222-8500 or www.galapagosartspace.com
“Archipelago�: Roomful of Teeth and Due East. Oct. 30, at 8 p.m. Brad Wells will lead the vocal octet Roomful of Teeth in their New York debut. Also performing will be the flute/percussion duo, Due East (Greg Beyer and Erin Lesser).
American Modern Ensemble: “m&m’s: microtones & minimalism.� Nov. 3, at 8 p.m. The American Modern Ensemble has quickly become a major force in the American new music scene, having performed works by over 60 living composers with a world-class ensemble made up of the finest performers in North America.

Bay Ridge Jewish Center: 405 81st 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.

GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: 16 Main St., DUMBO. (718) 222-8500 or www.galapagosartspace.com
“Hamlet.� Oct. 29, at 8 p.m. A fearless young cast provides raw violence and cocktail waitresses all while upholding the Bard’s pentameter. Featuring parkour acrobatics, bold design, and a heart-pounding original score.
“Cedar City Falls.� Nov. 4, 10, 17 and 24, at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Written by Liz Tuccillo (author of He’s Just Not That Into You: The No Excuses Truth To Understanding Guys). with “Sex and the City� writers Julie Rottenberg, Elisa Zuritsky and Cindy Chupack. Each week the show will feature a different celebrity guest narrator.

THE GALLERY PLAYERS: 199 14th St., Park Slope. For tickets, visit www.galleryplayers.com or call (212) 352-3101.
“Top of the Heap.� Through Nov. 8. Music by Jeffrey Lodin, book and lyrics by William Squier.

THE HEIGHTS PLAYERS: 26 Willow Pl., Brooklyn Heights. (718) 237-2752 or www.heightsplayers.org.
“Intimate Apparel.� Nov. 6 to 22. Written by Lynn Nottage; directed by Ted Thompson.

Ridge repertory company: Bay Ridge Jewish Center, Fourth Avenue & 81 Street, Bay Ridge. (718) 836-3103 or ridgerepertory@mind spring.com.
“Lovers &Other Strangers.� Oct. 31, at 8 p.m. and Nov. 1, at 4 p.m. A comedy from the 1960s, directed by Karen Fiorello.

St. Ann’s Warehouse: 38 Water St., DUMBO. (718) 254-8779 or www.stannswarehouse.org
“The New Electric Ballroom.� Through Nov. 22. Druid Ireland will perform this piece written by Enda Walsh, one of Ireland’s freshest new voices.

Halloween in Green-Wood Cemetery: Oct 31, at 1 p.m. Covering 478 acres and containing more than 600,000 graves, Green-Wood is New York’s great Victorian “City of the Dead.� This tour is an introduction to the history, architecture, and people of this Brooklyn treasure. Meet at the cemetery’s main entrance, Fifth Avenue and 25th Street, Sunset Park. For more information, call Big Onion Walking Tours at (212) 439-1090 or visit www.bigonion.com.

Variety GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: 16 Main St., DUMBO. (718) 222-8500 or www.galapagosartspace.com
Trixie & Monkey’s Party Show: Halloween. Oct. 30, at 10:30 p.m. Acrobatic burlesque legends Trixie Little and The Evil Hate Monkey present the first installment of a new monthly show in a feast of Halloween hijinks.
Jenny Rocha & Her Painted Ladies. Nov. 1, at 8 p.m.This fierce quintet will perform sexy vignettes that fuse dance with physical comedy and theater. With special musical guest BomberGirl and the Mechanic.
Open Variety Night. Nov. 2, at 8 p.m. Tap dancing bears, Kung Fu juggling, clown bands, aerialists, sword swallowers, physical comedy, contortionists and cowboys. Hosted by Keith Bindlestiff. GUMBO. Nov. 5, from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. All guys and girls are welcome at GUMBO, DUMBO’s first gay party.

— Compiled by Rose Deschenes
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