NOVEMBER 5–DECEMBER 17
Matthew Northridge’s “Pictures by Wire and Wireless” at Kansas Gallery. “Matthew Northridge’s work is equal parts play and order. He assembles patterns and structure that explore a vast, visual landscape through cultural ephemera. Whether composed of variable units in space or networks on paper, rules are created and systems developed, in the process collapsing architecture and geographic expanses into discreet compositions.”

A previous Pen Parentis event

NOVEMBER 8
“You are warmly invited to meet Elissa Schappell and Greg Olear [at] The Pen Parentis Literary Salon at Gild Hall. Their beautiful upstairs Libertine Library on the second floor is transformed into a place where people like you and me go to talk books and meet with authors who have kids. Books vended by Bluestockings for signings. Readings. Conversation. Wine.”

NOVEMBER 8
“The Mysterious Bookshop and Akashic Books will celebrate the release of New Jersey Noir. Editor Joyce Carol Oates will be here along with contributors including Bradford Morrow, S.J. Rozan, Jonathan Santlofer, Edmund White, Sheila Kohler, Gerald Stern, Michael Carroll, S.A. Solomon, C.K. Williams, Hirsh Sawney, Jeffrey Ford, and Lou Manfredo. Joyce will also sign copies of her new anthology, The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares.”

NOVEMBER 9–DECEMBER 22
At Apexart: “‘The Walls That Divide Us’ addresses the proliferation of state and city separation barriers across the globe as symbols of dissent in contemporary politics. Featured works explore phenomena including imperialistic enterprises, contested territories, security policies, border control, revolutionary movement, and mass protest.”

NOVEMBER 11
“Maslow 6 is pleased to welcome Donna Ferrato! Join us for a special event: Tribeca’s own Donna Ferrato will be signing copies of her new book: Tribeca 9/11/01-9/11/11.”

NOVEMBER 12–19
At Art in General: “I’ll Raise You One…” by Zefrey Throwell. “Each day for a week, from 10:30 a.m–6 p.m., seven players will gather around a white table in the storefront Project Space of Art In General to gamble away what most consider so dear, their clothes. At the end of each round, the players will get dressed and begin again, creating a meditative repetitious action that continues over the course of a workday.”

NOVEMBER 14
From BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center: “Please join us for our monthly get-together celebrating Tribeca, its businesses, the neighborhood and its friends. Everyone is welcome at the Flea Theater on Monday November 14, any time between 6:30 and 9 p.m. This is a free event—anyone with an interest in Lower Manhattan is welcome to attend. The food and drinks are free as well. Frankly Wines will provide libations while Da Mikele will bring pizza and MaxDelivery will be donating wonderful nibblybits.”

NOVEMBER 17–DECEMBER 3
“Surrounded” at One Art Space: “The poignant influence of New York City on the lives and artwork of four powerful, emerging Latin American artists: Ramiro Gamboa (Mexico), Renzo Ortega (Peru), Luciana Toyos (Argentina), and Juan Gabriel Zorrilla (Colombia).”

NOVEMBER 18
John Wesley Harding’s Cabinet of Wonders at City Winery: “The house band for that special show will be The King Charles Trio featuring Peter Buck (REM), John Wesley Harding (Appearing as Himself), Scott McCaughey (The Minus Five), Jenny Conlee-Drizos, Chris Funk, John Moen, Nate Query (members of The Decemberists).”

DECEMBER 15
Holiday caroling and the Trinity Youth Chorus’ rendition of Benjamin Britten’s “Ceremony of Carols” at St. Paul’s Chapel. It’s free.

DECEMBER 18
“Theater at Trinity presents its annual [free] reading of Israel Horovitz’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, a multi-generational event with audience participation at St. Paul’s Chapel.”

JANUARY 7
Toad the Wet Sprocket, Ari Hest, and Willy Porter play City Winery. I love Ari Hest! Although I wish I hadn’t learned that this song was about the month of June.

FEBRUARY 15–16
Richard Thompson plays all-request shows (“Superbass”!) at City Winery.

FEBRUARY 20
Marcia Ball and BeauSoleil play City Winery.