Calendar: A Cruise, Shows and Talks
New York Modernism The Lighthouse, 111 East 59th Street; (212) 501-3013.
The architect Robert A. M. Stern will give a talk on the Modernist movement in New York on Wednesday at 6 P.M., as part of a lecture series on art and architecture in major world cities, sponsored by the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts.
The other programs will be about Stockholm (July 17), Berlin (July 24) and Paris (July 31). Reservations are required. The fee for each lecture is $35; students and those 65 and older, $25.
River Views Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum; (212) 860-6321.
The annual architectural cruise sponsored by Cooper-Hewitt on the Hudson and  East Rivers, with commentary on New York's skyline by the urban historian Andrew Dolkart and jazz by the Pete Beller Quintet, is on July 17, from 7 to 10 P.M. No one younger than 10. Reservations are required. Tickets, $45; members and students, $35; those 10 to 16, $15.
Women in Arts and Crafts  Craftsman Farms, 2352 Route 10 West (two and a half miles west of Interstate 287), Parsippany, N.J.; (201) 540-1165.
An exhibition of more than 60 works by women who worked in the Arts and Crafts style from 1895 to 1920, including ceramics, jewelry, prints, textiles and metal objects, starts Sunday and continues through Oct. 6. Open Thursday, noon to 3 P.M. and Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 4 P.M. Admission is $4; those older than 60 and students, $3; those 11 and younger, no charge.
Garden Talks  Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Drive (off Northern Boulevard), Roslyn Harbor, L.I.; (516) 484-9338.
Marco Polo Stufano, director of horticulture at the Wave Hill Center in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, will lecture on the use of color and texture in  garden design, illustrated with pictures of gardens in North America, on Monday  at 10:30 A.M.
Penelope Maynard, a garden designer who is involved in the restoration of the gardens at Rockefeller University in Manhattan, will give a talk on using plants native to Africa in North American gardens on July 15 at 2 P.M.
Reservations are required for both programs. Fee, including a reception, is $15 (members, $12).
Frasconi's Books  Grolier Club, 47 East 60th Street; (212) 838-6690.
"The Books of Antonio Frasconi: 50 Years," an exhibition of more than 60 books by Mr. Frasconi -- including books that he has written and books that he has illustrated by Pablo Neruda, Bertolt Brecht, Isaac Bashevis Singer and W. S. Merwin -- continues through July 31. Open Monday through Saturday, 10 A.M. to 5  P.M. No charge.
History Camp  Abigail Adams Smith Museum, 421 East 61st Street; (212) 838-6878.
A four-day neighborhood history camp offered by the museum for those 9 to 12  years old, with walking tours, museum visits, art projects and storytelling, runs from July 15 to 19, 8:30 A.M. to 3 P.M. Tuition, $75.
International Fashion  The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Seventh Avenue at 27th Street; (212) 760-7760.
An exhibition of clothing by 50 fashion students from 28 countries continues  through July 31. The designs were chosen from 1,905 in a contest that encouraged students to incorporate their own cultural heritage as well as environmental awareness. Open Tuesday through Friday, noon to 8 P.M.; Saturday, 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. No charge.
80 Years of Interior Design  New York School of Interior Design, 170 East 70th Street; (212) 472-1500.
A show of drawings, photos, artifacts and models of interior designs by alumni and by designers who have taught at the school continues through Aug. 23. Open Monday through Friday, 11 A.M. to 5 P.M. No charge.
Fiber Artistry Textile Museum, 2320 S Street NW, Washington; (202) 667-0441.
A retrospective exhibition of more than 75 works by the fiber artist Diane Itter (1946-89) will be at the museum through Jan. 5. The artist's works, which  resemble paintings, are small-scale, hand-woven pieces of bright-color linen thread. Open Monday through Saturday, 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.; Sunday, 1 to 5 P.M. Suggested admission is $5.
Doorknobs and More  National Building Museum, 401 F Street NW, Washington; (202) 272-2448.
Prototypes of doorknobs, faucets, hinges, switch plates and coat hooks made of metal, glass, wood, porcelain and plastic are displayed in an exhibition examining the role of decoration in functional hardware. The show, which continues through Aug. 11, contains objects and drawings by 11 artists, architects and designers.
An exhibition of photographs, models, drawings and artifacts about three Japanese projects by Frank Lloyd Wright will be at the museum through Jan. 19. The buildings, Wright's only work outside the United States, are Yamamura House  (1924) in Osaka and, in Tokyo, the Monichikan building at Jiyu Gakuen School (1921-26) and the Imperial Hotel (1916-23). Open Monday through Saturday, 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.; Sunday, noon to 5 P.M. No charge.