November 3, 2009

*Staten Island Children’s Museum

Vote Early & Vote Often

12:00 PM

1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island

Join the Museum for this Election Day Workshop, where children will be able to vote for their favorite neighborhood.

Admission: $6. For more information, please call

(718) 273-2060 or visit

www.StatenIslandKids.org

French Institute Alliance Française

François Truffaut: A Winter Portrait

12:30 PM

55 East 59th Street, Florence Gould Hall, Manhattan

Join the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) for a new look at the later work of French film director François Truffaut. The series will include the opportunity to meet actress Bernadette Lafont, star of "A Gorgeous Bird Like Me," with a Q&A session moderated by renowned New York film critic and historian Elliott Stein.

Tickets: $10 general admission; $7 students; Free for FIAF Members. For more information, please call

(212) 355-6100 or visit

www.fiaf.org

Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership

Flatiron High and Low

6:30 PM

Van Alen Institute, 30 West 22nd Street, 6th floor, Manhattan

The Flatiron District’s rich architectural heritage will be celebrated with an exhibition and panel discussion with several noted architects.

FREE To RSVP, please contact events@flatironbid.org or call

(212) 741-2323

www.flatironbid.org/events.html#flatiron

Municipal Art Society of New York

2009 Jane Jacobs Forum, “Re-Imagining New York: Designing Urban Farms to Feed New York City”

6:30 PM

The John Reeves Great Hall at F.I.T., West 28th Street and 7th Avenue, Manhattan

Is farming amidst New York City's concrete jungle - through small urban gardens or multi-story buildings - a realistic possibility? Panelists explore the economic and urban design implications of the fundamental question: Can NYC, even with a growing population and shrinking available land, eventually grow enough food to become self-sufficient?

Admission: $15 general, $10 MAS members, FREE to full-time students with I.D. Reservations are required. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling

(212) 935-2075

www.mas.org/programs

*Polish Cultural Institute *Polish Cultural Institute

Polish Poetry Now

7:00 PM

10 River Terrace, Manhattan

Coming from varied generations and backgrounds, Tadeusz Dabrowski, Bozena Keff, Marzanna Kielar and Tomasz Rozycki represent a rich spectrum of contemporary Polish poetry. All four poets will be reading their work in New York City for the first time.

Admission: $10; $7 for students and seniors. For more information, please call

(212) 431-7920 or visit

www.PolishCulture-NYC.org

The Jewish Theological Seminary

The Library of JTS Book Talk

7:30 PM

3080 Broadway, At 122nd Street, Manhattan

Rabbi Michael Greenbaum, vice chancellor of The Jewish Theological Seminary, will discuss his book, Louis Finkelstein and the Conservative Movement: Conflict and Growth, a must-read for anyone wishing to understand how and why the Conservative Movement arrived at the crossroads at which it finds itself today.

FREE Reservations and photo ID required. To reserve a spot, please contact heguzman@jtsa.edu or call

(212) 678-8075