EVENT: Charles Ray, who is thirty years deep in the art world, will be at the New School tonight for a Public Art Fund talk. The leader of the "conceptual realism" movement with a "lively, self-deprecating sense of humor" will discuss his "virtuoso craftsmanship" and his depiction of "familiar elements of everyday life and modern art in disarmingly altered ways."

6:30pm // The New School, John Tishman Auditorium [66 W 12th St] // $5

SCIENCE: "Mysteries of Science: Frogs Are Dying: What Does It Mean for Us?" is the topic on hand at the 92nd St Y tonight. Frogs react quickly to ecological changes, so this does not bode well for us. We also hope someone brings up the bees at this discussion!

7pm // 92 St Y, Kaufmann Concert Hall [Lexington Ave at 92nd St] // $30

MUSIC: In 2005 we brought Ghostland Observatory (pictured) up for their first New York show. My, how times have changed for these Austinites...tonight they headline Bowery Ballroom. They've got a deejay opener that will get you in the mood to dance...dance...dance!

Listen: Piano Man.mp3

8pm // Bowery Ballroom [6 Delancey St] // $15 (tickets at the door)

THEATER: Previews start tonight for The Living Theatre’s highly anticipated return to the Lower East Side after many years centered in Italy. The political avant-garde theater collective, founded in 1947 by Judith Malina and the late Julian Beck, is famous for a confrontational performance style intended to radicalize audiences. They’re inaugurating their new space at 21 Clinton Street with a revival of The Brig, an in-your-face play about the brutality of military prisons, written by a veteran who was incarcerated in a U.S. Marine Corps Brig in the 50s. The Brig was a hit in 1963 at their space on 14th Street – until the IRS shut them down. - John Del Signore

8pm // 21 Clinton St // Wednesdays are Pay What You Can nights, no reservations

Photo via Ben Brown's flickr.