All along Frankford Avenue, in what they’re apparently now calling New Kensington, six artists have created "artracks," bicycle racks in whimsical shapes and sizes. They’ll be shown off in an all-day festival, complete with a barbecue and Yards beer. There’s also a bike ride, bike "rodeo," swap meet, bike locking contest, safety checks for kids and adults -- topped off with a screening of Pee Wee’s Big Adventure at Circle of Hope.

Sat., Oct. 22, 2-6 p.m., 1200-2300 Frankford Avenue. For more information, visit www.nkcdc.org/artracks.htm.

Three new shows worth your attention: Eternal Spiral Project’s Patty Red Pants is described as "an erotic and chilling retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood story"; the Trista Baldwin play is directed by Fringe program director Deborah Block. Luna Theater takes on Henry James’ classic chiller Turn of the Screw, putting actors Lenny Haas and Kate Hurster in the Victorian world of two creepy kids and a governess who may or may not be losing her mind. Finally, Jeni Mahoney’s world premiere The Feast of the Flying Cow kicks off InterAct’s new season; Feast concerns a young couple in a war-ravaged town who reluctantly become the poster children for their country.

Patty Red Pants, Oct. 26-Nov. 26, $15-$18, Playground at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St., 215-563-4330; Turn of the Screw, through Nov. 13, $10-$25, Walnut Street Theatre, Studio 5, 825 Walnut St., 215-704-0033; The Feast of the Flying Cow, Oct. 21-Nov. 20, $15-$25, The Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom St., 215-568-8077.

It’s opening weekend for "Chinatown In/flux," a project three years in the making that you’ll have only three months to see. Seven artists were asked to create works reflecting both the past and the future of this historic neighborhood. Works include handmade books depicting Chinatown seniors’ homes (Hirokazu Kosaka), a huge jade pendant full of portraits (Tomie Arai) and a sculpture called Chicken Broccoli punning on the Americanized Chinese food staple (JiHyun Park).

Opening reception Fri., Oct. 21, 6-9 p.m., exhibition runs through Jan. 29, Asian Arts Initiative, 1315 Cherry St., second floor, 215-557-0455; block party, Sat., Oct. 22, 1-5 p.m. (artist’s talks throughout the day), throughout Chinatown. For more information, visit www.chinatowninflux.org.

It doesn’t get much better: esteemed actress, author and civil rights activist Ruby Dee in conversation with poet and author Sonia Sanchez. Dee (with her late husband, Ossie Davis) is the recipient of this year’s Marian Anderson Award from the Art Sanctuary, and Sanchez is of course the center of the Sanctuary’s current "A Full Year of Sonia." Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph hosts the event.

Sun., Oct. 23, 3 p.m., $10, Art Sanctuary at Church of the Advocate, 1801 W. Diamond St., 215-111-1111.

Directly influenced by her upbringing in St. Lucia, Tania Isaac’s Standpipe centers on that main water source -- and gathering place -- for rural Caribbean communities and incorporates her culture’s music (particularly mournful lullabies) and movement (soca, West Indian "shuffles," twirling skirts and balancing baskets on heads).

Thu., Oct. 20, 7 p.m., $20, Fri., Oct. 21 and Sat., Oct. 22, 8 p.m., $25, Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St., 215-925-9914.

It’s a little bit more like a flea market or a trade show than an exhibition, but it’s art nonetheless. More than 50 dealers come from all over the country for the U.S. Artists American Fine Art Show at the 33rd Street Armory. They set up stations, display art on office-like room dividers and hand out literature (there are even food vendors!). But it’s a pretty rare thing to have such a range of work all in place. New York’s Debra Force Fine Art and Maine’s Tom Veilleux Gallery routinely offer paintings by the likes of Arthur B. Carles and Rockwell Kent respectively, so you can expect top-tier work. Local outfits like Ashley Gallery, Schwarz Gallery and F.A.N. Gallery are also represented. It’s a benefit sponsored by the Women’s Board of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the $15 admission also gets you a full-color catalogue of the show. Just keep your mustard-laden soft pretzel away from the Eakins, OK?

Fri., Oct. 21 and Sat., Oct. 22, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sun., Oct. 23, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., $15, 33rd Street Armory (just north of Market), call 800-455-8312 or visit www.usartists.org for tickets.