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Museums and Sites

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, Central Park West and 79th Street. Friday at 9 p.m. in the Rose Center for Earth and Space, "One Step Beyond," an evening of music, refreshments and screenings of the space show; . Through Jan. 6, "Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns and Mermaids." Through April 6, "Beyond," an exhibition of more than 30 large-format photographs of Earth's planetary neighbors, in the museum's Imax Gallery. Through Jan. 6, "The Unknown Audubons: Mammals of North America," a display of more than 40 artworks depicting animals. In the Anne and Bernard Spitzer Hall of Human Origins, there are more than 200 casts of prehuman and human fossils and artifacts that illustrate stages in physical and behavioral evolution. Also on view: "Vital Variety: A Visual Celebration of Invertebrate Biodiversity," an exhibition of 24 large-format color photographs by the entomologist Piotr Naskrecki in the gallery next to the Imax theater. The Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites displays the 34-ton Ahnighito meteorite, part of the Cape York meteorite. In the Imax theater, "Dinosaurs Alive!," a film about museum paleontologists in search of dinosaur remains. Timed tickets to "Mythic Creatures," as well as tickets to Imax movies, include museum admission. (212) 769-5100 or (212) 769-5200; ; .50 for students and 60+; for 12 and younger. Suggested general admission: ; for students and 60+; .50 for children. Supersaver tickets, including museum and Rose Center admission, the Hayden Planetarium space show ("Cosmic Collisions") and all special exhibitions: ; for students and 60+; for 12 and younger. The Rose Center is open until 8:45 p.m. for "Starry Nights: Fridays Under the Sphere," with jazz, a cash bar and tapas, on the first Friday of every month. amnh.org.

MERCHANT'S HOUSE MUSEUM, 29 East Fourth Street, East Village. Saturday at 1:30 and 3 p.m., "Where Pinkies Find Their Purpose," an afternoon tea with a house tour; reservations required; (212) 777-1089; merchantshouse.com. Hours: Thursdays through Mondays, noon to 5 p.m. , for students and 65+, free for members and under 12.

MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street. Saturday at 3 p.m., "Ladies Singing the Blues," a blues performance by Ghanniyya Greene and her group. Through Dec. 31, "The Glory Days: New York Baseball 1947-1957," a display of balls, bats, uniforms and other memorabilia, with video presentations and special events. Through Oct. 28, "New York Rises: Photographs by Eugene de Salignac." Through Nov. 25, "The Jewish Daily Forward: Embracing an Immigrant Community," an exhibition of photographs and artifacts. Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (212) 534-1672; mcny.org. Suggested admission: ; for students and 62+; free for children under 12 and for everyone on Sundays, 10 a.m. to noon; for families.

Gardens

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN, Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W) and Fordham Road, the Bronx. Every Wednesday through Oct. 31, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., a farmers' market. Through Sunday, "Caribbean Gardens: Journey to Paradise," a conservatory display. Saturday and Sunday, "Fiesta de Flores," a celebration of the people and plants of Latin America, with music, dancing lessons, storytelling, gardening demonstrations and children's activities. Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tram tours daily, every 20 minutes. (718) 817-8700. A combination ticket, which includes admission for all displays, garden sites, tours, tram tours and events is ; for students and 62+; for children 2 to 13; free for children under 2. General garden grounds admission: ; for 62+; for students; for children 2 to 12; free for children under 2. Grounds admission free on Wednesdays and from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. (718) 817-8700; nybg.org.

WAVE HILL, Independence Avenue and West 249th Street, Riverdale, the Bronx. Saturday and Sunday, "Honey Weekend," with beekeeping demonstrations (Saturday at 11 a.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.), cooking demonstrations (Saturday at 2 p.m.) and arts projects (Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m.). Through Dec. 2, artists' projects based on the writings of Edgar Allan Poe and Mark Twain, with a period room designed by Allison Smith; a video project by Simon Leung; and an installation by Amy Yoes. Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (718) 549-3200; wavehill.org. General admission: ; for students and 65+; for 6 to 18; free for members, those under 6 and for everyone all day Tuesdays and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.

Events

AFRICAN-AMERICAN DAY PARADE, Sunday at 2 p.m. on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard, from 110th to 142nd Streets, Harlem.

AN AFTERNOON OF SONG, Saturday at 2 p.m. at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, at 95th Street, Manhattan. Featuring performances by noted musicians of all genres to raise money to benefit Autism Speaks. (212) 864-5400; symphonyspace.org. , for children.

ANNUAL TASTE OF THE Y FESTIVAL, Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the 92nd Street Y, at Lexington Avenue. Featuring demonstrations and performances for adults and children. (212) 415-5500; 92y.org. Free.

ANNUAL WEST SIDE COUNTY FAIR, Sunday, 1 to 6 p.m., in Riverside Park South at the Hudson River, entrances at West 68th and West 72nd Streets. With rides, square dancing, entertainment and pet adoptions. Sponsored by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Free.

BATTERY PARK CITY PARKS CONSERVANCY, Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park, Lower Manhattan. Events Saturday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., catch-and-release fishing; 10 a.m., bicycle-maintenance workshop; 11 a.m., bird watching; noon, the Turtle Island Medicine Show. (212) 267-9700; bpcparks.org. All are free.

BROADWAY ON BROADWAY, Sunday at 11:30 a.m., on Broadway at 43rd Street. Musical numbers from Broadway shows. timessquarenyc.org; broadwayonbroadway.com. Free.

CELEBRATE MEXICO NOW FESTIVAL, with events highlighting music, dance, film, theater, visual art and food, Friday through Sunday at various locations. (212) 633-0016; mexiconowfestival.org.

COLUMBUS AVENUE FESTIVAL, Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., from 66th to 86th Streets.

CORONA CARES DAY, Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Corona Plaza, Roosevelt Avenue and National Street, Queens. A celebration of Hispanic culture, with music, dance, arts workshops and health screenings. Sponsored by the Queens Museum of Art and other cultural and civic organizations. (718) 592-9700; www.queensmuseum.org.

80TH FEAST OF SAN GENNARO, Friday and Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to midnight, and Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., on Mulberry Street, between Canal and Houston Streets, and Hester and Grand Streets, between Mott and Baxter Streets. Through Sept. 23.

EN VIVO, Saturday, noon to 11 p.m., on Randalls Island. A celebration of Latino music and culture. envivoamerica.com. (take along blankets, no chairs); or 5, which includes seating.

FLATBUSH FROLIC, Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Cortelyou Road, from Ocean to Coney Island Avenues, Brooklyn. Sponsored by the Flatbush Development Corporation.

FOURTH ANNUAL DANCE FOR PEACE, Saturday, 3:30 t0 4:30 p.m., in Fort Greene Park, DeKalb Avenue and Cumberland Street, Brooklyn. Featuring performances by various dance companies. newyorkdancer.org. Free.

GERMAN-AMERICAN STEUBEN DAY PARADE, Saturday at noon, on Fifth Avenue from 61st to 86th Streets.

GREAT IRISH FAIR, Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., on the Avenue of the Americas, from 42nd to 56th Streets. Sponsored by the New York City Chapter of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.

INTERNATIONAL PICKLE DAY, Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., on Orchard Street, between Grand and Broome Streets, Lower East Side. With tastings, exhibits, demonstrations and children's activities. Sunday, sponsored by the Lower East Side Business Improvement District and the NY Food Museum.

IRISH TIN WHISTLE WORKSHOP, Saturday, at the Irish Arts Center, 553 West 51st Street, Clinton. At 2 p.m. for beginners, 3:30 p.m. for advanced beginners and intermediate players. Participants can use their own whistles in the key of D, or they can purchase one for . Reservations: (212) 247-3231. Free.

LIVE FROM THE BOTTOM OF NEW YORK HARBOR, Saturday, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Picnic House, Pier 40, Houston Street and the Hudson River. Visitors can see live images from the harbor bottom as captured by divers and projected on a large screen. Sponsored by the River Project and other organizations. R.S.V.P.: (212) 233-3030. Free.

MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE, Sunday at noon, on Madison Avenue, from 41st to 27th Streets. Sunday at 10 a.m.

MUSIC AT THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY, Grand Army Plaza, Saturday at 2 p.m., with the rock group Band of Thieves. Rain date, Sunday. (718) 230-2100; brooklynpubliclibrary.org.

OPEN HOUSE, Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at Greenwich House Pottery, 16 Jones Street, West Village. With crafts demonstrations, refreshments and activities for children. (212) 242-4106; greenwichhousepottery.org. Free.

PASTRAMI AND WRY SCAVENGER HUNT, Sunday at 2 p.m., covering the traditional eateries and trendy clubs on the Lower East Side. Sponsored by Watson Adventures. (877) 946-4868; watsonadventures.com.

SECOND ANNUAL FANFEST, Saturday, 2 to 7 p.m., at Lincoln Center. A celebration of baseball (and the New York Yankees in particular), with activities, food and a live broadcast of a Red Sox-Yankees game in Boston. Sponsored by WCBS-AM. yankeesradionetwork.com. Free.

STATEN ISLAND MUSEUM ANNUAL FENCE SHOW, Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center, along the fence on Harbor Road and Kissell Avenue, Livingston. Rain date, Sept. 23. statenislandmuseum.org. (718) 727-1135. Free.

STUYVESANT OVAL, from 16th to 18th Street and Avenue A to B, Manhattan. Sundays through the fall, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., a farmers' market. Wednesday through Sept. 21 at 7 p.m., "Movies on the Oval" with Hitchcock's "Rear Window" (1954) on Wednesday; Cocteau's "Beauty and the Beast" (1946) on Thursday; and the Beatles' "Hard Day's Night" (1964) on Sept. 21. Free.

10TH ANNUAL PARK SLOPE BLUEGRASS & OLD TIME MUSIC JAMBOREE, Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday from 12:30 to 10:30 p.m., at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture Meeting House, 53 Prospect Park West, at Second Street. (718) 768-2972. Admission, , Friday ( for children); for adults and children, Saturday.

TUDOR CITY FESTIVAL, Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Second Avenue, from 43rd to 53rd Streets, Manhattan.

VESEY STREET FAIR, Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., from West Street to North End Avenue, Lower Manhattan.

WEST FOURTH STREET FESTIVAL, Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., from Avenue of the Americas to University Place, West Village.

Spoken Word

LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND LITTLE ROCK: WHAT REALLY HAPPENED, Tuesday night at 7 at the Langston Hughes Community Library, 100-01 Northern Boulevard, Corona, Queens. A discussion with Larry Lubenow, a journalist who interviewed Armstrong in 1957 about desegregation efforts in Arkansas, and David Margolick, an author and contributing editor at Vanity Fair who is working on an article about that period in Little Rock. Sponsored by the Louis Armstrong House Museum. (718) 478-8274; satchmo.net. Free.

POETRY READING AND BOOK PARTY, Monday night at 7 at the Center for Book Arts, 28 West 27th Street, third floor, Chelsea. Featuring Eric Pankey, the winner of the center's 2007 Poetry Chapbook Competition, and two poets who received honorable mentions, Beth Ann Fennelly and Ann Snodgrass. (212) 481-0295. Suggested donation, , for members.

TAXI LECTURE, Monday night at 6:30 p.m. at the City University of New York Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, at 34th Street. A talk with Graham Russell Gao Hodges, a history professor and former cabdriver who is the author of "Taxi! A Social History of the New York City Cabdriver." (212) 817-8424. Free.

Walking Tours

ART GALLERY WALKING TOUR IN CHELSEA, Saturday at 1 p.m., visits eight modern art galleries, meeting at 526 West 26th Street. Sponsored by nygallerytours.com. (212) 946-1548. .

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