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Friday, Nov 21
Sex on tape. Sex in attics. Sex with comely young grad students. What type of sex wasn’t Alfred Kinsey having, or at least rumored to be having? Get some insight (and your rocks off) at “Kinsey’s Women,” a magnificent collection of pics from the Kinsey Institute archive, on view at the Wild Project (195 E 3rd St between Aves A and B, 212-228-1195; Fri 21, Sat 22 2–8pm; free). Most are self-explanatory, like this one: Man Pressing His Face Between a Woman’s Breasts, 1950–1955.
The freaks will be out in droves at Gazelland Magazine’s Art Issue release party at Leo Kesting Gallery (812 Washington St at Gansevoort St, gazelland.com; 6:30–10:30pm, free). Host Kenny Kenny and DJs Rabyth and Mr. Lady will lead the bizarrely attired pop madness.
Saturday, Nov 22
You heard right, pal: Today marks the grand opening of the American Museum of Natural History’s Polar Rink (Central Park West at 79th St; 212-769-5200, amny.org; 11am, $6–$10). Cue the horns! Bring out the killer-bear centerpiece! And then get the hell outta there: Though we’re as stoked as the next Nancy Kerrigan, we’re thinking this is gonna be a mob scene and you should go here instead: the “Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You” five-film exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (11 W 53rd St between Fifth and Sixth Aves; 212-708-9480, moma.org; Thu 20–Mon 24; $10, seniors $8, students $6). At 3pm today, filmmaker Nina Paley will introduce Sita Sings the Blues, a semiautobiographical animated musical about ancient Indian lovers, which won Best Feature at this year’s Annecy Animation Festival. A Q&A follows.
This has been a big month for African-Americans—just ask Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. The photographer shot 25 superstars (including Toni Morrison, Al Sharpton, Serena Williams and Sean Combs) for “The Black List Project,” opening this weekend at the Brooklyn Museum (200 Eastern Pkwy at Washington Ave, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn; 718-638-5000; Wed–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat, Sun 11am–6pm; Fri 21–Mar 29; $4–$8). Look for celeb interviews with film critic and Greenfield-Sanders collaborator Elvis Mitchell.
Sunday, Nov 23
Dirge this: Learn how Jews, Afro-Grenadians, Buddhists and Catholics grieve at the Brooklyn Arts Council’s “Prayers for the Dead,” at Congregation Beth Elohim Rotunda (271 Garfield Pl at Eighth Ave, Park Slope, Brooklyn; brooklynartscouncil.org; 3–4:30pm, free). Dean Maitland will perform a funereal dance and Cantor Janet Leuchter will sing Jewish mourning songs. Oh, happy day!
For a different song and dance, head to the Old New York Sing-A-Long at the Bowery Poetry Club (308 Bowery between Bleecker and E Houston Sts, 212-786-9064; 2–3:30pm, $10). Host Michael Shepley promises alcohol, a live pianist and mad-old tunes from 1898 through the 1930s, including “The Band Played On” (which we’re pretty sure the band actually played while the Titanic was sinking).
