Béla Tarr Trilogy. BAMcinématek presents three films by the Hungarian director, who began his career in the mold of John Cassavetes and whose style "has evolved into something stark, meditative, and brilliantly controlled, awash with bleak landscapes [and] extended takes," according to a press release. All the films were written by novelist László Krasznahorkai. Today's film is Damnation (Kárhozat) (1988). BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn. 2, 4:30, 7, and 9:30 p.m. $10; $7 for seniors and children under 12. Tickets: (718) 777-FILM or www.bam.org. Info: (718) 636-4100 or www.bam.org.
Béla Tarr Trilogy. See Fri., Feb. 23. Today's film: Sátántangó (1994). This seven-and-a-half-hour film will be presented with two intermissions. 3 p.m.
Béla Tarr Trilogy. See Fri., Feb. 23. Today's film: Werckmeister Harmonies (2000). 3, 6, and 9 p.m.
Oscar Night With Lisa Levy. Comedian Lisa Levy hosts a "virtual red-carpet experience": an Oscar party at which audience members are encouraged to dress up and be interviewed, with prizes given in categories such as Better Undressed, Most Likely to Be Searched at an Airport, and the Person Who Is Better Than Everyone Else Here. Joe's Pub, The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St., Manhattan. 7 p.m. $12. Info and tickets: (212) 967-7555 or www.joespub.com. Table reservations: (212) 539-8778.
Among Gentlemen. This staged reading of Michael Feingold's adaptation of Henry Bernstein's 1908 drama is presented by Theatre for a New Audience as part of its season exploring Jews as outsiders in the predominantly Christian pre-20th-century Europe. Directed by Carl Forsman. The Duke on 42nd Street, 229 W. 42nd St., Manhattan. 7:30 p.m. Reservations required: (212) 229-2819, ext. 10. Info: www.tfana.org.
Broadway Backwards 2. New York's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center presents a concert featuring male singers performing songs traditionally sung by women and vice versa, with Rosie O'Donnell, Betty Buckley, Constantine Maroulis, Liz Callaway, Charles Busch, and others. 37 Arts, 450 W. 37th St., Manhattan. 8 p.m. $35–$250. Tickets: (212) 307-4100 or www.ticketmaster.com. Info: www.gaycenter.org.
A Conversation With F. Murray Abraham. The Academy Award–winning actor, currently performing Off-Broadway as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice and Barabas in The Jew of Malta, discusses anti-Semitism, performance, language, and history with Shakespeare authority James Shapiro. Celeste Bartos Forum, New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, Manhattan. 7 p.m. $15; $10 for library donors, seniors, and students. Tickets: (212) 868-4444 or www.smarttix.com. Info: www.nypl.org.
My First Time. Broadway performers share songs and stories about their "first" experiences in this benefit concert for Quality Services for the Autistic Community, with Matt Cavenaugh, Rick Crom, Eamon Foley, Hunter Foster, Anita Gillette, Terri Klausner, Sally Mayes, John Tartaglia, Mary Testa, and many others. New World Stages, 340 W. 50th St., Manhattan. 7 p.m. $25, $45, and $65. Tickets: (212) 244-5560, ext. 2035. Info: http://benefit.qsac.com.
Oklahoma!. CAP21's Barbara Wolff Classics Series presents a concert reading of Act 1 of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!. (Act 2 will be presented March 26.) The Shop, CAP21, 18 W. 18th St., Manhattan. 7:30 p.m. Reservations encouraged: (212) 352-3101 or www.cap21.org.
Graham Greene Noir. BAMcinématek presents four 1940s screen adaptations of noir classics by Greene. Today's film is This Gun for Hire (1942), directed by Frank Tuttle, with Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. Cinemachat with Elliott Stein after the 6:50 p.m. show. BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn. 4:30, 6:50, and 9:30 p.m. $10; $7 for students 25 and under (with I.D.), seniors, and children under 12. Tickets: (718) 777-FILM or www.bam.org. Info: (718) 636-4100 or www.bam.org.
You Don't Know Jack. The York Theatre Company presents a developmental reading of this new musical, with music by Jason Loffredo and book and lyrics by Jay Falzone, in which Jack and Jill long to escape Nursery Rhyme Land for their own happy ending as Mother Goose composes the story of their lives. The Theatre at St. Peter's, 54th Street between Lexington and Third avenues, Manhattan. 7:30 p.m. Reservations required: (212) 935-5824, ext. 24, or Jlandsman@york theatre.org. Info: www.yorktheatre.org.
Home. As part of Brooklyn Close-Up, a series of films that reflect the borough's diversity and changing landscape, BAMcinématek presents Brooklyn filmmaker Dawn Scibilia's 2006 documentary, in which Irish immigrant Alan Cooke makes his difficult way through the city. A Q&A with Scibilia and Cooke follows. BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn. 7:30 p.m. $10; $7 for students 25 and under (with I.D.), seniors, and children under 12. Tickets: (718) 777-FILM or www.bam.org. Info: (718) 636-4100 or www.bam.org.