in French). Nov. 19 at 3:30: "Walkabout" (1971, Nicolas Roeg). Nov. 20 at 1 and Nov. 22 at 4:40: "Mean Streets" (1973, Martin Scorsese). Nov. 20 at 3:15: "Christmas in July" (1940, Preston Stur- ges). Nov. 20 at 4:45: "Mouchette" (1967, Robert Bresson; in French). Nov. 21 at 1 and Nov. 23 at 4:45: "His Girl Friday" (1940, Howard Hawks). Nov. 21 at 3 and Nov. 22 at 9: "I Walked with a Zombie" (t). Nov. 22 at 7, Nov. 23 at 8:45, and Nov. 25 at 2: "Scarface" (1932, Hawks). Nov. 23 at 1: "I Was Born, But. . ." (1932, Yasujiro Ozu; si- lent). Nov. 23 at 3: "Not Reconciled" (t). Nov. 23 at 6:45 and Nov. 25 at 4: "The Lineup" (1958, Don Siegel). A tribute to Frank Sinatra. Nov. 19 at 8:30: "Some Came Running" (1958, Vincente Minnelli), introduced by Adrian Wootton. "Golden Silents." Nov. 21 at 7: "The Docks of New York" (1928, Joseph von Sternberg; silent). A Tribute to Pierre Clémenti. Nov. 25 at 6:15: "Les Idoles" (1968, Marc'o; in French). READINGS AND TALKS MCNAllY JACKSON BOOKS The sixties vets Ed McClanhan, the author of the newly published autobiographical short -story collec- tion "0 the Clear Moment," and the novelist Robert Stone take a look back at the consequential decade. (52 Prince St. No tickets necessary. Nov. 19 at 7.) CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK The poet and memoirist Mark Doty reads from his work. (Graduate Center, Fifth Ave. at 34th St. No tickets necessary. Nov. 20 at 7.) BARNES &amp; NOBLE The actor Christopher Plummer offers selections from his memoir, "In Spite of Myself." (Broadway at 66th St. No tickets necessary. Nov. 21 at 7:30.) SOlAS St. Mark's Bookshop runs a reading series at this watering hole, which is just around the corner from its East Village home. On Nov. 24 at 7:30, it pre- sents the novelist Junot Díaz and the science-fiction master Samuel R. Delany. (232 E. 9th St. No tickets necessary. ) ABOVE AND BEYOND ON THIN ICE The American Museum of Natural History is open- ing a skating rink outside its doors on Nov. 22. The rink, which is a hundred and fifty feet by eighty feet, can accommodate up to two hundred people; at its center is a seventeen-foot-tall polar bear made of stainless steel, boxwood boughs, and lights. But what really makes the rink special is its surface: instead of ice, it's made of a special global-wanning-proof plas- tic. (Central Park \XZ at 79th St. For more informa- tion, call 212-769-5200. Through Feb. 28.) AUCTIONS AND ANTIQUES With the two-week Impressionist -modern-postwar- contemporary smackdown over and done, the auc- tion houses settle back into their new everyday busi- ness-trying to sell expensive works of art in the midst of a bear market. This week, that means works by Latin-American masters. The painter Rufino Tamayo, who ably combined elements of Cubism and Surrealism with Mexican themes and a keen sense of color, is represented by six works in Sothe- by's Latin-American sales (Nov. 18-19). The most important is a monumental canvas from 1955, "America," which for the past fifteen years has been on view at the Dallas Museum of Art. The Tamayos will share the podium with works by the Uruguayan- born modernist Joaquín Torres-García and his fol- lowers (known as the School of the South) and by several female Surrealist painters, including Reme- dios Varo and Leonora Carrington. (York Ave. at 72nd St. 212-606-7000.) Christie's Latin-American sale (Nov. 19-20) also features a smattering of Tamayos, the most highly valued of which, "Sere- nata a la Luna," depicts a solitary figure serenading the glowing night sky with a guitar. But the leading lot in this sale-which also includes works by Car- rington, Matta, and the Argentinean artist Emilio Pettoruti-is by Torres-García, a stained-glass-like composition entitled "Tres Figuras." A few days later, the house shows a more playful side in a pop- culture sale devoted to punk and rock-and-roll items and designer toys (Nov. 24); fans can bid on one of Bob Marley's guitars or on the portable organ played by John Lennon at Shea Stadium in 1965, as well as vintage posters and flyers for the Ramones and the Clash. (20 Rockefeller Plaza, at 49th St. 212-636-2000.) For its upcoming auction of mod- em and contemporary editions (Nov. 23), Phillips has gone all out, printing a special catalogue help- fully entitled "Collect This Catalogue," which in- cludes four original prints by the artists Hilary Hark- ness, James Hyde, William Pope.L, and Kay Rosen. The sale itself contains some striking pieces, includ- ing two lithographs by Jean Dubuffet from his "As- semblages" as well as the whimsical engraving "Score for Ballet 0-100" by Alexander Calder. (450 W. 15th St. 212-940-1200.) NEWYORKER.COM Visit the Goings On blog, at www.newyorker. com/go/goingson, for additional cultural cover- age and commentary. /' <=I "-.."'"1 "" " -- .. '" ., . --_ /' ':ìf tij' , I , /' / ON THE HORIZON MOVIES COLD TURKEY Nov. 28-30 As a welcome corrective to Thanksgiving-weekend sentimentality, Walter Reade presents three days of rain on your parade, with the series "Problem Child: A Cinematic Display of Bad Behavior." The program includes such bilious classics as "The Exorcist," "The F "" M . D " ury, ommle earest, and the rare "Tomorrow, the World!," from 1944, about a teen-age Nazi in >- an American college town. z (212-875-5600.) ,/ I / \ )) .- 4'f \ .- i q \ .- / ART TESTING HIS METAL Dec. 9-Mareh 1 Alexander Calder is best known for his mobiles, but he was a prolific jewelry maker as well. A hundred or so whimsical brass, silver, and gold pieces-some set with beach glass or found bits of wood in lieu of gems-will be exhibited at the Met in "Calder Jewelry." (212-535-7710.) NIGHT LIFE TIN MAN Dec. 9-18 Ten years ago, Howard Fishman, a local singer and songwriter whose 36 THE NEW YORKER, NOVEMBER 24, 2008 -;-" . , / J JI j/ V , ,,/ \J ' .. 1 interests range from swinging small-group jazz to Bob Dylan's "Basement Tapes," made his début at the Algonquin Hoters famed Oak Room. In celebration of that anniversary, he's appearing there and at many other clubs in Brooklyn and Manhattan. (www. howardfishman.com.) CLASSICAL MUSIC STRIKING TWICE Dec. 9, Dec. 11-13 When the Bang On a Can composer Michael Gordon and the visual wizards of Ridge Theatre got together in Brooklyn in 2004, the result was the . thrilling musical film " D ." h iT ecaSla ; now t ey Oller "Lightning at Our Feet," a song cycle inspired by Emily Dickinson, at the BAM Harvey Theatre. (718-636-4100.) THE THEATRE DATE NIGHT Dec. 16 Gina Gionfriddo's new comedy, "Becky Shaw," comes to Second Stage. Peter DuBois directs the play, in which a newlywed couple try their hand at matchmaking. (212-246-4422.) "Lightning at Our Feet, " at the BAM Harvey Theatre.