Before you read this calendar:
1. I’ve done some copying and pasting, so opinions are not mine.
2. Doublecheck before you make plans. Event listings are prone to change.
3. Links are at the end (or just Google away).
4. If you have any events you’d like added, email tribecacitizen@gmail.com.

ONGOING

••• AceFest, a film festival celebrating up-and-coming independent filmmakers, at Tribeca Cinemas; through Aug. 28.

••• “Sex in Mommyville,” a one-woman show by/with Anna Fishbeyn, at the Flea; through Aug. 29.

••• “Cosmicism and Contemporary Forestry,” a show of work by Kal Spelletich at Jack Hanley Gallery; through Aug. 31.

••• Third Rail Projects’ “The Drifting Encyclopedia,” an art installation of “an assemblage of American oddities,” is at the World Financial Center Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m., as part of the River to River Festival; through Sept. 3.

••• “This Mess We’re In: Reflections on the Metropolis,” a group show at Pelavin Gallery; through Sept. 18.

••• “Gathering,” poems and prints by Ed Colker at Poets House; through September 18.

••• “Radiance,” paintings by James Walton Fox, at Poets House; through September 18.

••• “Art Is,” a group show at the Dash Gallery; through date TBD.

••• James Franco’s “The Dangerous Book Four Boys” at Clocktower Gallery. Through Sept. 30.

••• “Zoom Uganda,” an exhibit of photos by Ugandan girls, at Mercy Corps Action Center. Through Sept. 30.

••• “The Morgenthaus: A Legacy of Service” at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. Through December.

••• “Project Mah Jongg,” about the traditions, history, and meanings of mah jongg in Jewish-American culture, at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. Through Jan. 2.

AUGUST

AUGUST 20: Stuzzicheria opens for aperitivo and dinner. ••• At 92YTribeca: A singalong to “Xanadu,” the 1980 musical staring Olivia Newton-John; the Upperclass Men in concert. ••• Brian Newman Jazz Trio with burlesque at Duane Park restaurant. ••• AceFest, a film festival celebrating up-and-coming independent filmmakers, opens at Tribeca Cinemas; through Aug. 28.

AUGUST 21: At 92YTribeca: “Dishonored” and “Shanghai Express,” a Josef von Sternberg double feature. ••• Saturday storytime at Barnes & Noble Tribeca. ••• Charlie Mars and Jenny Owen Youngs at City Winery. ••• Melody Sweets at Duane Park restaurant. ••• The Pantry Party, co-founded by Tribeca resident Jeff Petriello and Kaffe 1668’s Marla Lacherza, has its first New York City event—an art and music showcase—in the East Village; $10 or donate canned food ($1 per can). ••• Walking tour of Chinatown from the Museum of Chinese in America.

AUGUST 22: New Amsterdam Market (including an ice-cream festival and a tomato tasting). ••• Fulton Stall Market. ••• Klezmer brunch at City Winery; also, screening of “A Surprise in Texas”—about the Van Cliburn International Piano Contest—and a piano recital.

AUGUST 23: Jazz at B Flat. ••• “The Waiting City” and “Charlie and Boots,” films screened at City Winery as part of the 2010 USA–Australian Film Showcase. ••• “The Invention of Dr. NakaMats,” a documentary about a Japanese inventor, at Tribeca Cinemas. ••• Drunken Dragon Night—with burlesque, led by Calamity Chang—at Macao Trading Co. ••• Tribeca Grill’s sixth-annual Rhône Walk-Around Tasting.

AUGUST 24: Children’s storytime at Barnes & Noble Tribeca. ••• Korean Cultural Service screening of “My Little Erotic Lover” at Tribeca Cinemas.

AUGUST 25: Church Street School and Bubble Lounge present an end-of-summer blast at the Bubble Lounge. ••• At 92YTribeca: Culinary Happy Hour: Tomatoes, Watermelons, and Striped Bass; screening of the 2007 concert film “Maria Bethânia—Pedrinha de Aruanda.” ••• Jazz at B Flat. ••• Screening of documentary “The End of Poverty?” at Mercy Corps Action Center.

AUGUST 26: Gabe Rotter (“The Human Bobby”) at Barnes & Noble Tribeca. ••• Tiny Bubbles at Bubble Lounge. ••• 1st Precinct Community Council meeting. ••• Rhett Miller and Zee Avi at City Winery. ••• Lisa Unger (“Fragile”) at Mysterious Bookshop. ••• At the Museum of Chinese in America, Happy Harun of the China Heritage Fund discusses efforts to reconstruct the Palace of Established Happiness in the Forbidden City (admission is free today).

AUGUST 27: No events yet.

AUGUST 28: Saturday storytime at Barnes & Noble Tribeca. ••• Hunger Games Fan Fest at Borders Wall Street. ••• Melody Sweets at Duane Park restaurant. ••• Chinatown Walking Tour: From Coffeehouses to Banquet Halls, from the Museum of Chinese in America. ••• Closing event—with BBQ and a DJ—of Kal Spelletich’s show at Jack Hanley Gallery.

AUGUST 29: Fulton Stall Market. ••• Klezmer brunch with Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys at City Winery.

AUGUST 30: Jazz at B Flat. ••• John Forte with Valerie June and Sean O’Connell and McKenzie Eddy at City Winery. ••• Gerard Elias (“Danse Macabre”) at Mysterious Bookshop; he will also play his violin.

AUGUST 31: Children’s storytime at Barnes & Noble Tribeca.

SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER 1: At 92YTribeca: An Eater’s Tour of Chinatown. ••• Jazz at B Flat. ••• Leonard Marshall and William Bendets (“When the Cheering Stops,” about the 1990 New York Giants) at Borders Wall Street. ••• CB1 Financial District Committee meeting. ••• Bar Mitzvah Jones in NYC at City Winery. ••• An Evening in Honor of Actor Philip Loeb at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. ••• Auditions for the “next Dorothy” to appear in a musical called “WiZaRD” will be at the Seaport.

SEPTEMBER 2: “Both Here and There: Yale-China and a Century of Transformative Encounters” opens at the Museum of Chinese in America; through Oct. 11. Tiny Bubbles at Bubble Lounge. ••• CB1 Planning and Community Infrastructure Committee meeting.

SEPTEMBER 3: Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women with Eilen Jewell at City Winery; also, Doc Wasabassco’s Burlesque. ••• An exhibit of photographs by Bernard Fuchs opens at Jack Hanley Gallery; through Oct. 3.

SEPTEMBER 4: Saturday storytime at Barnes & Noble Tribeca.

SEPTEMBER 5: Fulton Stall Market. ••• Blessing of the Backpacks at Trinity Wall Street. ••• Klezmer brunch at City Winery.

SEPTEMBER 6: Jazz at B Flat.

SEPTEMBER 7: Opening reception for “None Taken,” an exhibition of new work by the 2009-2010 fellows of the New York Academy of Art; through Oct. 3. ••• Opening reception for “Drabbles,” work by William George Wadman,” at Soho Photo; through Oct. 2. Also on view: solo exhibits by Gary Duehr, Bob Neiman, Maria Burns, and Joan Lemler. ••• Tao Lin, author of “Richard Yates,” at Barnes & Noble Tribeca; also, children’s storytime. ••• CB1’s Battery Park City committee meeting.

SEPTEMBER 8: Maria Bartiromo (“The Weekend That Changed Wall Street”) at Borders Wall Street. ••• “The Prophet of Monto,” a play by John Paul Murphy, opens at the Flea; through Sept. 25. ••• Jazz at B Flat. ••• The Sway Machinery at City Winery.

SEPTEMBER 9: “A Space of Time So Small,” work by Tara Fracalossi, opens at Pelavin Gallery; through Oct. 23. ••• Roy Cohen (“The Wall Street Professional’s Survival Guide”) at Borders Wall Street. ••• Tiny Bubbles at Bubble Lounge.

SEPTEMBER 10: Fashion’s Night Out, a citywide event celebrating shopping, with special events at Tribeca boutiques such as A Uno, La Lumia, Thom Browne, Issey Miyake, and others. ••• At 92YTribeca, saxophonist Cochema Gastelum. ••• The Golden Palominos at City Winery.

SEPTEMBER 11: Scissor artist Karl Johnson cuts silhouettes at Babesta Cribz. ••• “Rapunzel” opens at the Manhattan Children’s Theatre; through Nov. 8. ••• “Chinatown POV: Reflections on Septembr 11th” opens at the Museum of Chinese in America; through Nov. 29. ••• At 92YTribeca: Meta and the Cornerstones with dance troupe (D) Ancestry. ••• Saturday storytime at Barnes & Noble Tribeca. ••• Stan Ridgway at City Winery.

SEPTEMBER 12: Fulton Stall Market. ••• Klezmer brunch at City Winery.

SEPTEMBER 13: At 92YTribeca: Edward Albee moderates a panel discussion with playwrights Amy Herzog, David Greenspan, Adam Bock, and Bathsheba Doran in honor of Playwrights’ Horizons 40th anniversary. ••• Jazz at B Flat. ••• David Levithan (“Love Is the Higher Law”) at Barnes & Noble Tribeca. ••• CB1’s WTC Redevelopment committee meeting. ••• David Broza at City Winery. ••• “Sons of Perdition,” a documentary about kids kicked out of a polygamous Mormon sect, screens at Tribeca Cinemas.

SEPTEMBER 14: Authors Jennifer Egan (“A Visit from the Goon Squad”) and Darin Straus (“Chang and Eng”) read at the Pen Parentis literary salon. ••• At 92YTribeca, author Deborah Tannen talks about sisters. ••• The authors of “Saxophone Colossus: A Portrait of Sonny Rollins” at Barnes & Noble Tribeca; also, children’s storytime. ••• CB1’s Seaport committee meeting. ••• Mira Awad at City Winery. ••• Art historian/artist Isabelle Bonzom lectures at the New York Academy of Art.

SEPTEMBER 15: CB1’s Tribeca committee meeting. ••• Nobel Prize–winning neuroscientist Eric Kandel introduces a film about his life, “In Search of Memory,” at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. ••• At 92YTribeca, author and therapist Jeanne Safer on forgiveness; “Sweetgrass,” a documentary about sheep searching for grazing areas; and a revue/discussion on women in comedy with Samantha Bee, Allison Silverman, and Morgan Murphy. ••• Handbook for an American Revolutionary, Matthew Lee-Erlbach’s one-man, ten-character play about “ordinary Americans in extraordinary times,” opens at Canal Park Playhouse; through Oct. 3. ••• “You can’t get there from here but you can get here from there,” a group exhibit, opens at Apexart; through Oct. 30. ••• Jazz at B Flat. ••• Stephanie Dolgoff (“My Formerly Hot Life”) at Barnes & Noble Tribeca. ••• “Orange, Hat & Grace,” a play by Gregory S. Moss, opens at Soho Rep.

SEPTEMBER 16: At 92YTribeca, the cast of Broadway’s “Million Dollar Quartet” perform and talk; Comedy Below Canal, all about teenage mortification. ••• Glenn Plaskin (“Katie Up and Down the Hall”) at Barnes & Noble Tribeca. ••• “Without Persons,” an exhibit of multimedia art by Luis Jacob, opens at Art in General. ••• Tiny Bubbles at Bubble Lounge. ••• CB1’s Landmarks committee meeting. ••• Over the Rhine at City Winery.

SEPTEMBER 17: WFC in the Loop, knitting and crocheting for charity, at World Financial Center.

SEPTEMBER 18: A.R. Gurney’s new play, “Office Hours,” premieres at the Flea; through Oct. 24. ••• Canal Park Playhouse’s Children’s Brunch series kicks off with the Piccolini Trio’s “The Circus in a Trunk.” ••• Saturday storytime at Barnes & Noble Tribeca. ••• 2010 Nigeria Entertainment Awards at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center. ••• The Cat in the Hat at Borders Wall Street. ••• Matt Hires at City Winery. ••• At Soho Rep, playwright Gregory S. Moss talks with Paula Vogel.

SEPTEMBER 19: Friends of Washington Market Park host a family square dance from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ••• Fulton Stall Market. ••• At 92YTribeca: Princess Katie & Racer Steve perform for kids. ••• The Piccolini Trio’s “The Circus in a Trunk” at Canal Park Playhouse. ••• Klezmer brunch and Bleeding Love cabaret salon at City Winery; also, Jeffrey Gaines and the Kennedys. ••• Thomas Buergenthal (“A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy”) reads at the Museum of Jewish Heritage.

SEPTEMBER 20: Downtown Dance Factory’s new space at 291 Broadway opens. ••• Jazz at B Flat. ••• Emily Wells at City Winery. ••• Kati Marton (“Enemies of the People: My Family’s Journey to America”) reads at the Museum of Jewish Heritage.

SEPTEMBER 21: Tim Gunn (“Gunn’s Golden Rules”) at Barnes & Noble Tribeca. ••• Paula Cole at City Winery. ••• Artist Hilary Harkness lectures at the New York Academy of Art. ••• Fall preview sale event at Housing Works Tribeca ($10 at the door, free for members).

SEPTEMBER 22: “Pilgrim,” a show of artworks by Jocelyn Hobbie, opens at KS Art/Kerry Schuss; through TK. ••• At 92YTribeca: writer/poet Bruce Frankel on life after 50. ••• Jazz at B Flat. ••• Kristen Schaal and Rich Blomquist (“The Sexy Book of Sexy Sex”) at Barnes & Noble Tribeca. ••• Emily Wells and Shilpa Ray at City Winery.

SEPTEMBER 23: Tiny Bubbles at Bubble Lounge. ••• Jackopierce at City Winery.

SEPTEMBER 24: Tribeca Retail Club’s Fashion for Fall event. ••• Scrapomatic at City Winery; also, Chris Smither and Peter Mulvey. ••• New York Surf Film Festival at Tribeca Cinemas.

SEPTEMBER 25: The Piccolini Trio’s “The Circus in a Trunk.” at Canal Park Playhouse. ••• Opening reception for “The Third Meaning,” the first show at RH Gallery; through Nov. 11. ••• Saturday storytime at Barnes & Noble Tribeca. ••• John Hiatt with Holly Williams at City Winery. ••• New York Surf Film Festival at Tribeca Cinemas.

SEPTEMBER 26: At 92YTribeca: Dream Jam Band performs for kids. ••• The Piccolini Trio’s “The Circus in a Trunk.” at Canal Park Playhouse. ••• Fulton Stall Market. The filmmakers behind “Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story” present their film at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. ••• New York Surf Film Festival at Tribeca Cinemas.

SEPTEMBER 27: Pinnacle Medical opens at 200 Chambers. ••• Ignited States’ “Properties of Play” at Canal Park Playhouse. ••• Jazz at B Flat. ••• Documentary “12th & Delaware” screens at Tribeca Cinemas.

SEPTEMBER 28: CityKids and Shepard Fairey’s “Keep a Positive Thought” opens at the World Financial Center; through Oct. 17. ••• Tucker Max (“Assholes Finish First”) at Borders Wall Street. ••• At 92YTribeca: the premiere of “D Tour,” a film about a musician who needs a new kidney right as his career takes off. •• Tad Hills (“How Rocket Learned to Read”) at Barnes & Noble Tribeca. ••• John Hiatt with Holly Williams at City Winery. ••• Artist Wei Dong lectures at the New York Academy of Art.

SEPTEMBER 29: Poet Afzal Ahmed Syed at Poets House. ••• Jazz at B Flat. ••• “Language and the Wild Child” at Soho Rep.

SEPTEMBER 30: Poets Eileen Myles and Douglas A. Martin at Poets House. ••• Tiny Bubbles at Bubble Lounge. ••• Russian Documentary Film Festival at Tribeca Cinemas.

LINKS
Not all were necessarily included in this edition of the calendar.

• 92YTribeca
• Apexart
• Art in General
• Arts World Financial Center
• Barnes & Noble Tribeca
• B Flat
• BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center
• Borders Wall Street
• Bubble Lounge
• Canal Park Playhouse
• CB1
• Cheryl Hazan Gallery
• City Winery
• CsillaWear
• The Dash Gallery
• Duane Park restaurant
• Equinox
• The Flea
• Fulton Stall Market
• Hudson River Park
• Jack Hanley Gallery
• Kimmerich
• Kiva Cafe
• KS Art
• Macao Trading Co.
• Manhattan Children’s Theatre
• Mayor’s Cup
• Mercy Corps Action Center
• Museum of Chinese in America
• Museum of Jewish Heritage
• Mysterious Bookshop
• New Amsterdam Market
• New York Academy of Art
• New York Vintners
• Pelavin Gallery
• Pen Parentis
• Poets House
• River to River Festival
• SEAPaddle NYC
• Soho Photo
• Soho Rep
• Tribeca Cinemas
• Tribeca Retail Club
• Trinity Wall Street
• Washington Market Park