David Strathairn and other actors read stories by Richard Ford, Robert Olen Butler, and Binnie Kirshenbaum. BD Wong is the host, and Richard Ford, who curated the evening, will be on hand to talk about his selections. March 13 at 7:30.) The punk avatar turned writer Richard Hell talks about his new memoir, "I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp," with the journalist Katherine Lanpher. (Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. 212-253-0810. March 14 at 7.) Joshua Knobe, Jonathan Phillips, and Hagop Sarkissian join the video artist Ben Coonley for a multimedia program exploring developments in their approach to the field. The evening includes the first public showing of a 3-D video on moral relativism starring the singer Amanda Palmer. (New York University, Ground Floor Auditorium, 5 Washington Pl. For more information, visit xphi.tvchannel.tv. March 15 at 5.)