Op-Ed Contributor--The Forever War of the Mind by Max Cleland, The New York Times, November 6, 2009 InfiniteBody http://infinitebody.blogspot.com

'Red Shoes,' Newly Restored, Opens at Film Forum by Manohla Dargis, The New York Times, November 5, 2009 InfiniteBody http://infinitebody.blogspot.com

Art D’Lugoff, Village Gate Impresario, Dies at 85 by Margalit Fox, The New York Times, November 6, 2009 InfiniteBody http://infinitebody.blogspot.com

TOPAZ ARTS celebrates nine years of providing a creative space for the performing and visual arts on Saturday, November 21, 4pm-8pm. 4pm: “Cabaret Solitaire,” a dance performance featuring solo works by choreographers Molissa Fenley, Nicholas Leichter, and Paz Tanjuaquio. Admission: $15. Seating is limited. Tickets at http://www.topazarts.org. 6pm: opening reception for “Footnotes For Revelation,” a solo exhibition of new work by visual artist Roger Rothstein. Free admission to the gallery after 6pm. For full details on program and artists, click here or contact rsvp@topazarts.org or 718-505-0440. Topaz Arts 55-03 39th Avenue Woodside, Queens...

WNYC Culture just wrapped up its Cityscapes series with the Brian Lehrer Show. One architect we would have liked to have included is Max Bond, who was one of the most influential African-American architects in New York City, and around the world. He died four months ago in February, but...

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Five black women at the top of their field perform a rare program of solo pieces this weekend at the Kumble Theatre in Brooklyn.

• Germaine Acogny Few have done more to bridge contemporary Western dance and African tradition.
• Carmen de Lavallade The former actress was the second black ballerina to dance for the Metropolitan Opera.
• Dianne McIntyre Known for her jazz collaborations, McIntyre has long been a unifying force in the Harlem arts scene.
• Bebe Miller This Bessie Award-winner started her own company in 1985.
• Jawole Willa...

Didja miss us? The podcast team has sure been busy with our new project Cityscapes. Today Cityscapes producer Benjamen Walker checks in with this month’s guest blogger Andrew Blum for some insight into landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh’s latest video diary, shot in the under-construction Brooklyn Bridge Park. Also we have WNYC’s Ellen Horne here to tell us about Damon’s Frugal Friday’s at the celebrity-powered Craft Restaurant, and we’ll hear from MoMA’s organist accompanying their new western films, or at least the silent ones.

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For the 5th year in a row, the New York Gypsy Music Festival is touching down at venues all over town — kicking off next Saturday at Le Poisson Rouge. Rob Weisberg talked about last year’s festival. And he’s back with his picks for this year. You can hear him here:

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Turkish clarinetist Selim Sesler will be among the bands at LPR on Saturday night. He was called the “Coltrane of the Clarinet” by the UK-newspaper The Guardian.

Bulgare is a 31-piece folk dance group from Sofia, Bulgaria, that’s on its first ever North American tour. Here they are in...

WNYC’s Joel Meyer (left) and WNYC’s Benjamen Walker (right} making today’s podcast from SXSW.

On today’s podcast, host Benjamen Walker and Soundcheck’s Joel Meyer go for a walk down 6th Street in Austin, Texas. If you’ve never been there, apparently it’s a lot...