SCRY IF YOU WANT TO PopRally, the young folks at MoMA who've been responsibile for, among other things, a skate video screening with Spike Jonze and a Sigur Ros concert inside the museum's walls, are staging the debut of a dance performance and concert this evening. New York-based artist Jen DeNike and choreographer Melissa Barak present a ballet called Scrying (we hope in one of the museum's galleries or the room that looks out onto the garden), and Soft Circle, a drum, guitar and vocal-looping wonder duo, perform a piece written special for the evening.

MoMA // 11 W 53rd St, Manhattan // 7.30p - 9.30p // $16 in advance or $18 at the door // more info // directions

PATTI SMITH, ALL GROWN UP She may be 63, but iconic musician and artist Patti Smith doesn't seem to be slowing down. She has a book, Just Kids, about her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, coming out next Tuesday; PBS just debuted a documentary about her on December 30 (her birthday, as a matter of fact); and she's part of a collaborative show with the documentary's director, Steven Sebring, over in Chelsea right now. The exhibition is made up mostly of five installations, one of which includes large photos of personal items from Smith's past: a dress from her childhood, an old Polaroid camera and a tambourine made for her by Mapplethorpe. Go pay your respects. And see the movie! It's almost surely playing regularly on PBS for the rest of the month.

Robert Miller Gallery // 524 W 26th St, Manhattan // 10a - 6p // free // directions

note. If you can't make it today, the exhibition runs through February 6, and the gallery is open at the same times, Tuesday through Saturday.

ICE CREAM FOR A CAUSE We are ice cream fanatics, and we've tried just about every scoop that the city has (and that a lot of other places have, too for that matter). To us, there's no better ice cream anywhere than what they serve at Blue Marble in Brooklyn. It's pure happiness. And now the ladies who run it are in the process of trying to export that happiness to Rwanda. They're doing so not by delivering cartons of their cream, but by teaching women in Butare to produce and sell it, allowing them to create a sustainable living for themselves as well as bringing the basic joy of such good stuff to their small city that's still struggling to find its way in the aftermath of the genocide that tore it and the rest of the country apart in the 90s.

Tonight, at their Boerum Hill location, they're hosting a fundraiser to help continue the project. They'll be serving champagne and, of course, ice cream (which you should eat no matter how cold it is outside); and, very excitingly, they'll be playing the unreleased recordings of The Rwandan Women Drummers, which were produced by the guys from Whatever We Want Records.

Blue Marble // 420 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn // 7p - 11p // suggested donation of $25 // directions

OLD YOUNG ON FILM Jonathan Demme, the man who made Stop Making Sense and The Silence of the Lambs, appears in person tonight at the debut of his yet-to-be-released concert documentary focused on two recent concerts by Neil Young, Neil Young Trunk Show. Jump on this one as fast as you can. For less than $10 more than it would cost you to go see it once it's widely released, you get to see the director talk about the film, and you get to drink for free during the screening. It'll probably sell out soon.

Walter Reade Theater // 165 W 65th St, Manhattan // 7.30p // $20 // more info // directions

PARTY HARVEY It’s halfway through January, and Mister Saturday Night is making good on his New Year’s resolution—to put together parties that are as ideal as they can be. Tonight, to that end, we’re running our 10,000 Watts of Turbosound at the perfect level, serving up an open bar of beer from 10 to 11, and residents Eamon and Justin are playing their best jams in the homey loft at 1142 Myrtle alongside a super special guest.

That guest is none other than DJ Harvey, the man behind an infamous series of X-rated-named edits and, most importantly, a jockey who’s unafraid to take his sets in unpredictable, exciting directions. Who knows what it’ll sound like? Only one thing’s for sure. It’s gonna be nice.

1142 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn // 10p - late // $8 in advance, $10 with RSVP to mister@mistersaturdaynight.com or $15 at the door // more info
 

HOLIDAY IN LOVE ?uestlove spends the holiday evening getting down in the garage of The Old American Can Factory in Gowanus. With his Fallon schedule, his touring schedule and his production schedule, it's not every day Brother Question drops into a warehouse in Brooklyn to drop records. You've got the Monday off. Act like it!

The Garage of The Old American Can Factory // 232 3rd Street, Brooklyn // 10p // $12 in advance, and we're not sure how much at the door // directions

DOWN WITH THE KING This morning BAM puts on a tribute to the good doctor for whom the day is named. Danny Glover speaks, and The New Life Tabernacle Mass Choir performs. It's like a fantasy church service, except real!

Howard Gilman Opera House at BAM // 30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn // 10.30a // free // more info // directions