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Sculpture A1 FrescoAlong with outdoor Shakespearean plays, outdoorconcerts and outdoor cafes, New York City is strewnwith outdoor sculptures. Strolling by HammarskjoldPlaza, home of the United Nations, any observant artsseeker can stumble upon the %u2018Ned Smyth Arcades.%u2019 Itconsists of four series of unpainted concrete arcades,each depicting a particular architectural era: Romanesque, Byzantine, Egyptian and Gothic. Each is aseparate entity enveloping four styles, yet the overalleffect is monumental.Ned Smyth Arcades at Hammarskjold Plaza, 2ndAve, at 47 St.Look for the opening of %u201c Louise Neveison Plaza,%u201d atthe intersection of Maiden Lane, Liberty and WilliamStreets in Lower Manhattan. The new park willspotlight seven Neveison sculptures of black paintedsteel. But get ready to look up...one of the works is 71feet high!Louise Neveison Plaza, at the triangle Island createdby Maiden Lane, Liberty and W illiam Sheets.City Hall Park is the site of a third spectacularoutdoor sculpture exhibit. George Sugarman%u2019s \Ascending%u201d is made of six prefabricated, welded steelunits, it measures 25 feet by 23 feet.City Hall Park, located near Chambers and Centrestreets.Plants %u2019n%u2019 ThingsHow often should I water my spider plant? Whichexposure is best for the rubber tree plant? When shouldI replant?If you have ever asked yourself any of thesequestions, it is time to pick up the new BrooklynBotanic Garden handbook entitled, %u201c Handbook onContainer Gardening.%u201d Its pages are filled with helpfulhints and suggestions for the plant lover, with orwithout a green thumb!mail fix $1.75. Write toT'the B r ^ l^ %u2019lo tm ic Gartim'B%u2019klyn, New York 11225.Bach and BeethcAnyone who%u2019s been following the Symphony Space%u2019sseries of six summer concerts won%u2019t want to miss thefinal performance, which will take place tomorrow,Wednesday, at the West Side community performingArts center, at 2537. The program, which begins at 8p m., promises to be enchanting. The BurgundianEnsemble, conducted by Edward Houser, will performa program of Bach%u2019s Fourth Brandenburg Concerto andBeethoven%u2019s Piano Concerto #2 and SymphonyTI. Thefeatured soloist in the evening%u2019s performance is pianistBoris Block, winner of the Arthur RubinsteinCompetition in Israel. Block has performed as a soloistwith the Cleveland Orchestra and the IndisnapclisSymphony Orchestra.Una Fiesta ArtisticaThis Friday, August 25, Latin Americans will have achance to explore their roots! Cultural events based onLatin American traditions, including live music fordancing, food, drinks and ethnic merchandise, will befeatured by an organization called Non-Intervention inChile, which will sponsor its fifth in a series of%u201c penas.%u201d Performers include Bill Horwitz and JerryMitnick and some of the available handicrafts will bethose made by Chilean political prisioners. Cooperativechildcare will be provided.The %u201c pena%u201d will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church,168 West 100th Street at Amsterdam Avenue. It willlast from 7:30 p.m. until midnight. A contribution of $3will go for the defense of political prisoners in Chile.Latin American %u201c pena,%u201d August 25,midnight. 168 West 100th Street atAvenue. Admission, $3.228-8272.7:30 a.m . -AmsterdamRocLincoln CentexYou could call what%u2019s recently beenmusic, except that invasions usuallythere%u2019s been a steadily increasing numbfeiApple, and the same stuff that would ha\\getting cheers today. !One of the most recent country music st%u00abLarry Gatlin, who%u2019ll be joining Con Hunleywhat folks are calling a very special even!linAugust 24, at 8 p.m.This performance is just part of %u201c Uncolhweek series of free theater, dance and miCenter ending on Labor Day.Gatlin will be singing some of his favoritand come on down y%u2019all, ya hear?Larry Gatlin and Con Huniev in Damn*p.m.l aa W apage 12, l n c r n u c n iA , m u h m i m , iara