Left: John Goodman, Woman/Phone Booth/Truro, 1980, on view at Rick Wester Fine Art. Right: Harvey Stein, The Hug: Closed Eyes and Smile, 1982, on view at Alan Klotz Gallery, where Harvey Stein will be on hand tonight to sign copies of Coney Island.

Tonight the second annual Chelsea Art Walk is on, with over 125 participating venues keeping extended hours and offering a huge variety of events, from artist and curator talks to screenings, live performances, book signings and more.

A venue map is provided by the M Chelsea art map online. The Exhibitionist iPhone/iPad app, available for free download through iTunes, will map out participating locations, display photos of the exhibitions, and highlight special events.

Here’s a list of events to choose from, with DART picks in boldface type.

Artist and Curator Talks:
5:00 pm – Praxis International Art: Artist talk with Priscila De Carvalho and reception
5:30 pm – Margaret Thatcher Projects: Gallery talk with curator of “white-hot” Erin Brown to discuss the theoretical, ideological and visual impact of white in contemporary art
6:00 pm – BLANK SPACE: Artist talk and closing reception
6:00 pm – Fischbach Gallery: Discussion of exhibition “Shine” with guest artists and reception
6:00 pm - Miyako Yoshinaga art prospects: In conjunction with the summer group show “Interior,” there will be a talk by artists Rita MacDonald and Satomi Shirai
6:00 pm - Vogt Gallery: “Even in the Quietest Moments,” curatorial talk with Manuela Moscoso and cocktail reception sponsored by Dobel Tequila
6:15 pm – Asya Geisberg Gallery: Wine reception and talk with artists Allison Gildersleeve and Thomas Bangsted from the exhibition “The Woods Are Lovely, Dark, and Deep”
6:30 pm – Phoenix Gallery: Han Beck will talk about his work “Wearing a Brooch & Sharing the ideas”
6:30 pm – Sputnik Gallery: Artist Talk with Sasha Maslov discussing Eastern European photography with an emphasis on Ukrainian photography and the artist’s own work
6:30 pm – Ricco/Maresca Gallery: Q&A and exhibition walk through with Scott Ogden, artist, documentary filmmaker, and skate shop owner
6:30 pm – Churner & Churner: Artist talk and walk-through of exhibition with artist Letha Wilson, plus signing of her limited edition “White Sands Bends”
7:00 pm – 1500 gallery: curatorial talk, “An Overview of Contemporary Brazilian Photography,” by Andrew S. Klug, Director of 1500 Gallery
7:00 pm – Priska C. Juschka Fine Art: Exhibition walk through and Q & A with Dannielle Tegeder, artist and organizer of the mixed media group exhibition “Silver Bullet”
7:15 pm – Alan Klotz Gallery: Artist talk and book signing with Harvey Stein

Live Performances:
7:00 pm – Monya Rowe Gallery: Autodrone plays dark atmospheric art punk, for fans of shoegaze, industrial, post punk, and all music which surprises, delights, wounds and heals the human spirit
7:00 pm – Freight + Volume: Genevieve White performs “Cold Cuts” in
conjunction with the exhibition “Migration”
7:00 pm – RARE Gallery: An alternative 4-man band well-known in the New York metropolitan area for its experimental electronic pop sound will give a one-time special acoustic performance

Screenings:
Horton Gallery “Miroslav Tichý: Tarzan Retired,” a film by Miroslav Tichý and Roman Buxbaum, will be presented on loop throughout the night

Activities:
Porter Contemporary: Visit a “A Portrait Apart” and have your own Polaroid portraits made
Bertrand Delacroix Gallery: Win an embroidered portrait of Marcel Duchamp by Christa Maiwald in a raffle to benefit the CUE Art Foundation
Pavel Zoubok Gallery: “Money… what’s it worth to you?” with Mark Wagner, who will cut up dollar bills for souvenirs
Meulensteen: Coolhaus Ice Cream Truck unveils their new Buckminster Fuller – inspired ice cream sandwich at the gallery’s Buckminster Fuller exhibition
Nicholas Robinson Gallery: ping pong

Other Events
I-20: Visit MAKE SKATEBOARDS, a pop-up skate shop and group exhibition offering a custom line of artist-designed skateboards, skate-related ephemera and accessories, original artwork, vintage objects, custom furniture and clothing by up-and-coming New York designers.
ACA Galleries: Reception and Faith Ringgold book signing. Artists will be present: Joseph Peller, Doug Safranek, Marybeth McKenzie, Wendy Mark, Edgar Jerins, Bascove and Anita Huffington.
ClampArt: photography book sale! 20-40% off selected books
Churner & Churner: artist Letha Wilson will be present and the gallery will serve refreshments
Claire Oliver Gallery: opening reception for The Devil Can Cite Scripture – Featuring the works of Judith Schaechter and Bernardi Roig
David Zwirner: pop-up book store
De Buck Gallery: cocktail reception
Flomenhaft Gallery: reception to meet the artists: Siona Benjmain, Builder Levy & Linda Stein
Gallery 307: artists will be present
Hasted Kraeutler: sale of signed limited edition books by gallery artists and deep discounts on remainders
Jenkins Johnson Gallery: Featuring Shave Ice by people’s pops & book sale
Jim Kempner Fine Art: 10-40% off works by Robert Rauschenberg, Jim Dine, Chuck Close, Sam Francis, James Rosenquist, and many others
SOHO2O Chelsea Gallery: opening of the 16th Annual Juried Exhibition
Sundaram Tagore Gallery: live music, chilled Bellinis and artists from the show will be present
Rick Wester Fine Art: Photography book sale! 20-40% off selected books
Von Lintel Gallery: meet the artists and closing party for the current exhibition “Driven to Abstraction”
Witzenhausen Gallery: meet the collector! Several collectors will be present for Q & A

This just in: Today, Friends of the High Line will open the High Line Rink – Made for All by UNIQLO, a new, outdoor roller-skating rink under the High Line. Open for a limited time this summer, from Thursday, July 28 to Monday, September 26, the High Line Rink will be one of the only open-air roller-skating venues in Manhattan, with regularly scheduled theme nights and other fun public activities for New Yorkers and visitors of all ages. Admission will be FREE FOR THE FIRST 500 PEOPLE on the first three days of operation thanks to UNIQLO. Located inside The Lot, at West 30^th Street and 10^th Avenue.