Fri 1.12 Public Art:
Nina Katchadourian’s latest installation, “Office Semaphore,” in which a telescope aimed at an office window reveals anonymous messages, closes this Sunday. Take your last peek at One Chase Manhattan Plaza, corner of Liberty and William Streets (publicartfund.org).
Sat 1.13 Theater:
2004 Drama Desk Award- nominee Henry Wishcamper (“Pullman Car Hiawatha”) has combined “Macbeth” and Alfred Jarry’s 1896 silent play “Ubu Roi,” considered a harbinger of the Dada and Surreal art movements to come, in “ThePolish Play,” starring Jordan Gelber of “Avenue Q” fame (above, left with Ryan Gelder). It begins previews tonight at 8 p.m., for a limited engagement through Saturday, February 3. Tickets are $18. Walker Space, 46 Walker Street (212-868-4444; smarttix.com).
Sun 1.14 Music:
Say Anything frontman Max Bemis plays a special acoustic performance with Andy Jackson of Red Hot Circuit at the Knitting Factory’s Main Bar at 7 p.m. $12. Knitting Factory. 74 Leonard St., (212-219-3132; www.knittingfactory.com).
Tue 1.16 dining:
New York Dish, sponsored by American Express, brings together food critic Andrea Strong, writer Ed Levine, and hot NY chefs and restauranteurs like Jack Lamb of Jewel Bako, Jacque Torres and Patricia Yeo of Sapa in a roundtable discussion about dining trends in 2007. The $50 ticket includes cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, and proceeds will be donated to the child hunger charity Share Our Strength. 6 p.m. at the Tribeca Screening Room and Loft, 375 Greenwich St. (212.941.3900; www.nydishrsvp.com).
Wed 1.17 Reading:
Celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. with a discussion of Pulitzer Prize-winner Nick Kotz’ new book “Judgment Days: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Laws That Changed America.” Moderated by Columbia University School of Journalism’s Sam Freedman. Jan. 17 at 7pm.$5, free for members. Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. 36 Battery Pl. (646-437-4202; www.mjhnyc.org).
