THROUGH FEBRUARY 18
“Bismarck Pool,” an exhibit by Mark Lüders at Pablo’s Birthday.

THROUGH FEBRUARY 18
“Kansas is pleased to present ‘Cheat Chains and Telephone,’ a group exhibition featuring new works by Fabienne Lasserre, Elisa Lendvay, John Newman and B. Wurtz. Opening January 14, the exhibition runs through February 18. By obscuring material hierarchy and challenging the codification of an art object, the artists in ‘Cheat Chains and Telephone’ expose the pluralism of sculptural assemblage.”

JANUARY 18
“The Annual MothSHOP All-Star Review” is at City Winery.

JANUARY 19–FEBRUARY 2
“Frontrunner Gallery is proud to present the paintings of Bryn McConnell in her first New York City solo exhibition! These paintings struggle, with grace, to combine the sometime conflicting worlds of the individual’s exterior and interior. The Form vs. The Formless. The Conscious vs. The Unconscious. The Seen vs. The Unseen. The Identity vs. The Spirit. It’s a battle with the self, in varying degrees of pretty brutality.”

JANUARY 22
At Space on White: “Join Mario the Magician [left] for an uplifting, inventive, and highly interactive magical performance for the young and young-at-heart! Part retro, part rock and roll, Mario is an artist and inventor who creates his own props. Mario’s old world looks and physical comedy style are reminiscent of his heroes, Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, but he puts a thoroughly modern spin on everything he does.”

FEBRUARY 7–8
Two more Howie Day shows have been added at City Winery.

FEBRUARY 11
A production of “Clifford the Big Red Dog” is at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center.

FEBRUARY 14
Richard Thompson plays an all-request show at City Winery.

APRIL 6–8
Anoushka Shankar plays City Winery.