EVENTS WEDNESDAY 10/23 Around Town Free Flu Shots NYC ...

Around Town

Free Flu Shots NYC Dept. of Health & Visiting Nurse Service of NY pres. free flu shots for residents over 50, those w/chronic diseases or other flu risk factors; Community Room Basement, El Cemi/Linkage House Senior Living, 250 E. 117th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-831-2135; 3-5, free.

Free Knitting Classes Knitter Natasha Graf teaches ticket holders to cast, knit, purl & bind off before performances of Loose Knit, an off-B'way comedy about five thirtysomething women whose knitting circle becomes group therapy?BYO needles & yarn; Arts International, 251 Park Ave. S. (20th St.), 212-279-4200; 7, $40 [repeats Sat.].

"Fresh Faces in Fashion 2002" Join celeb designers Roberto Cavalli, Anna Sui, Michael Kors & MTV fashion director Susan Bauer at Gen Art's fashion showcase promoting the work of eight clothing- & four accessory designers; Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 W. 18th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-255-7300; 8, $40-$150.

International YWCA Week Without Violence YMCA pres. "Self-Defense in an Urban Environment" workshop, led by Sensei Robin M. Rosenthal, teaching awareness & defense moves; YWCA-NYC, Hitchcock/Rockefeller Aud., 610 Lexington Ave. (53rd St.), 212-735-9797; 12-1, free.

National Massage Therapy Awareness Week Receive free 10-minute chair massage from Swedish Institute graduates to relieve workday stress & promote massage therapy; Madison Square Park, 23rd St. (betw. 5th & Madison Aves.), 212-924-5900; 12-2, free.

Wednesday Night Skate Avoid the crowds?skate after dark! NY recreational skate group moves in giant swarm through Central Park, Union Square, across Brooklyn Bridge & more; meet at Union Sq. N. (17th St.), 212-696-7247; 8, free.

Family

Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter Learn to recognize your favorite butterfly species by color & pattern, watch an adult butterfly emerge from its cocoon & hear more about these vibrant creatures from museum staff; American Museum of Natural History, Central Park W. (79th St.), 212-769-5200; call for times, $17, $12.50 st./s.c., $10 child.

Halloween "Boo-Tique" Get into the spooky spirit all week long w/different activities such as Halloween mask-making, pumpkin painting & much more; Children's Museum of Manhattan, Tisch Bldg., 212 W. 83rd St. (B'way) 212-721-1234; call for times; $6.

Film/Video

"The Films of Ousmene Sembene" Weekly showings by the "Father of African Cinema," feat. 1975 satire Xala?Wolof & French w/English subtitles; Donnell Library Center Aud., 20 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-0609; 2:30, free [through 10/31].

"Flesh and Bones: A Provocative Series Exploring Women and the Body" incl. Let Me Die a Woman, Doris Wishman's 35 mm doc. on transexuality; Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. (Ave. A), 212-254-3300; 10, $8.50, $6 st. [through 10/29].

Fourth-Annual NY Turkish Film Festival continues this week w/features incl. Anam (My Mother), tale about Turkish cleaning woman (Weds. at 8). Plus, the controversial & banned-until-recently drama Buyuk Adam Kucuk Ask/Hejar (Thurs. at 8); Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 212-505-5181; call for screening times & festival details [through 10/27].

"O Canada! A Salute to Canadian Broadcasting Corporation" Seminar, screening & radio listening series feat. drama, comedy, documentary, public affairs & news programming w/works by David Cronenburg, Atom Egoyan & the Kids in the Hall among others. Check it oot, eh; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6800; 1, $15 [repeats Thurs.-Sun. & Tues., through 2/2].

Solaris Andrei Tarkovsky's 1972 masterwork is enigmatic sci-fi set in an abandoned space station, described by some as resembling a feature-length episode of The Twilight Zone. Heavy on mood, atmosphere & philosophy; Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; call for sched. & prices [through 10/24].

Lectures

Picture Book Bohemia: Greenwich Village & the Making of American Children's-Book Classics Leonard Marcus, writer & historian, speaks about his work & the importance of children's literature; Elizabeth Irwin High School, 40 Charlton St. (betw. 6th Ave. & Varick St.), 212-477-5316; 7, $20.

Readings

And My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You "It's the truth that Wild Turkey on ice from the machine down the hall, in a hotel bathroom glass, can make you a very special kind of stupid?" or so says country star Sara Jean Pixlie in debut novel by Kathi Kamen Goldmark?sound familiar? (KKG is a country musician, too, so for all the author's ex-lovers: as always, prepare to pay!); Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.

Dame Darcy continues her alliterative esthetic w/Frightful Fairy Tales, published by Fantagraphics; St. Marks Comics, 11 St. Marks Pl. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-598-9439; 6-8, free.

Food for Thought Weekly readings by actors w/light sandwich lunch?very literary, dahling. Today: The Patient, by Agatha Christie; National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park S. (20th St.) 212-475-3424; 1, $38.

Great Jewish Books Readings from National Yiddish Book Center's list of the 100 best, incl. Tevye the Dairyman & The Pagan Rabbi; Symphony Space, 2537 B'way (95th St.), 212-864-5400; 7, $20, $17 st./s.c.

Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War Does anyone read that name & automatically hear Serge Gainsbourg's "Bonnie & Clyde" playing in their head? Uh?ya, us either! T.J. Stiles reads from the new biography at NYC's real Filthy MacNasty's?Rocky Sullivan's, 129 Lexington Ave. (betw. 28th & 29th Sts.), 212-725-3871; 8, free.

Nani Power No, it's not a new union of recently empowered Upper East Side child minders, it's Nani Power the novelist (Crawling at Night), reading today from The Good Remains courtesy of Barnes & Noble, 396 6th Ave. (W. 8th St.), 212-674-8780; 7:30, free.

Tea Rose Jack the Ripper, London slums & the NYC high-life (are we taking beer?) serve as backdrop for love story that travels across continents & through centuries. Jennifer Donnelly reads from her first novel at Partners & Crime, 44 Greenwich Ave. (Charles St.), 212-462-3027; 7, free.

Workshops

Hypnosis: Changing from the Inside Out Be guided through a light trance, learn self-hypnosis & how your unconscious mind contains all you need to know to change attitudes, behaviors & emotions (not necessary to bring your own pendulum)?must pres. ID; McBurney YMCA, 215 W. 23rd St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-741-9210; 7, $20.

THURSDAY 10/24

Around Town

The Armory Photography Show Opening night preview feat. the best art, video & vintage photography from 80 contemporary dealers; Jacob Javits Center, North Pavilion, 11th Ave. (39th St.), 212-645-6440; 6-9, $50/four-day pass & free drink [repeats Fri.-Sun. 11-7, Mon. 11-5, $15].

Balls, Boards & Blades teams up w/the Gotham Vollyball League for a LGBT community "social-sports mixer" to raise awareness, make friends & boost game attendance; xl Lounge, 357 W. 16th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 212-388-8208; 7-10, free.

Bird Watching Novice & experienced birders join Sarah Elliott & Dave Taft as they observe the first waves of migration for over 80 species of birds; the Pavilions, Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park, Battery Park City (West Side Hwy.), 212-267-9700; 12, free.

Wine Tasting for California's J. Lohr Winery's finest bottles served w/Bridge Cafe's best hors d'oeurves; Bridge Cafe, 279 Water St. (Dover St.), RSVP 212-227-3344; 6-9, free.

Family

Dreams of a City Big Apple Circus' 25th anniversary celebrates New York's storied melting pot, set at the beginning of the 20th century; Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, B'way (63rd St.), 212-307-4100; call for times & prices. [through 1/12].

The Revenge of Frankenstein Come scare yourself a few days early w/a classic monster movie, 17 & over only; Sony Wonder Technology Lab, 56th St. (Madison Ave.), RSVP 212-833-7858; 6, free.

Film/Video

Burma, Bosnia, Vietnam Program reflecting "on political repression and war through poetry, parables and food" feat. three shorts: "The House of Drafts," "Which Way Is East: Notebooks from Vietnam" & "Tongues Don't Have Bones: A Journey into Burma"; Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 212-505-5181; 7:30, $8, $5 st./s.c. [repeats daily, through 10/27].

Reel Jews 2002 Film Festival Four-year-old showcase of up & coming Jewish filmmakers, continues w/well-received 9/11 homage by Steven Rosenbaum, Seven Days in September, discussion w/filmmaker follows early screening; Makor, 35 W 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000; 7:30 & 9:45, $9.

Selections from the 20th-Annual International Montreal Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) are shown every Thurs. Today's features incl. Magiki Polis (Magic City) (early) & avant-garde Fake Fruit Factory (late) about women who make paper mâché fruits in Mexico City factory?Greek/Spanish w/English subtitles; Donnell Library Center Aud., 20 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-0609; 2 & 3:45, free [through 10/31].

Wives?Ten Years Later Following last weeks' screening of Wives, Anja Breien's movie on women's lib movement of the 60s & 70s, is her follow-up, complete w/"broken illusions" & "thwarted dreams"? Norwegian w/English subtitles; Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave. (betw. 37th & 38th Sts.), 212-779-3587; 6:30, $8.

Lectures

"How Are Books Selected for Our Library?" Find out who decides what to buy, what figures in the decision & if you can have a say in the process; Muhlenberg Library, 209 W. 23rd St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-924-1585; 6:30, free.

"Ordinary People, Extraordinary Achievement: Responding to the Challenges of Conflict in Today's World" Nobel Laureate Jody Williams speaks on feminist responses to violence?war, hate crimes, police brutality, domestic violence & more; Barnard College, 304 Barnard Hall, 3009 B'way (betw. 117th & 118th Sts.), 212-854-2067; 5:30, free.

Readings

Why Poetry Has a Bad Rap Case in point?Origami Bridges: Poems of Psychoanalysis and Fire, the volume that simply "emerged, hot off the heart" from Diane Ackerman. One can guess what will "emerge" from the audience today at Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-253-0810; 7, free.

Workshops

Comedy Writing Workshop Learn the basics & try your hand at the craft in this free class taught by television comedy writer Carole Bugge. Don't worry, if you suck, she won't make fun of you; Barnes & Noble, 240 E. 86th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212- 974-8377; 7.

The Narcissist in the Office: How to Tell & What to Do? Find out if you are the narcissist in the office. Learn the risks (if you are one, you probably don't ever think about this), benefits (but you do this) & impact narcissism can have in the workplace; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (Central Park W. & Columbus Ave.), 212-601-1000; 7, $20.

FRIDAY 10/25

Around Town

Color Cafe Sephora invites you to sit back & relax as Clinique professionals create a start-to-finish beauty regiment feat. a cleansing mini-skin treatment & makeover w/the newest fall colors; Sephora Flatiron, 119 5th Ave. (betw. 17th & 18th Sts.), 212-674-3570; 12-6, free.

Ten Free Trees For ten measly dollars, the National Arbor Day Foundation will ship two Sugar Maples, two Red Maples, Scarlet Oak, Sweetgum, Red Oak, White Dogwood & Washington Hawthorn sapling trees to your door between Nov. 1 & Dec. 10?plus, if they don't grow, they'll replace them; www.aborday.org for more info.

Family

"Friday Night at the Movies" series for high school students only, screens Boyz N the Hood, about life in south central L.A. where three friends grow up together; MOMA, Arts Consortium Aud., 1 E. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & Madison Aves.), 212-708-9828; 5, free.

"Jack" A futuristic, musical adaptation of Jack and the Beanstalk that takes place in 2031 when an abundance of boy bands cause the youth of America to boycott music & read voraciously?the creator of this show just might be psychic!; Little Theater, West Side YMCA, 5 W. 63rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-875-4277; call for times; $15 [repeats 10/26].

Film/Video

God is African Feature-length film by Nigerian Akin Omotoso addressing what it means to be African & "the politicization of the hiphop community" screens after Shaka King's short doc. Stolen Moments, which feat. interviews w/Russell Simmons & Harry Allen; Imagenation Digital Soul Cinema, 135 W. 118th St. (betw. 7th & Lenox Aves.), 866-841-9135 x7482 or www.imagenationfilmfestival.org; 7 & 9:30, $7 [through 10/25].

Quai des Orfevres New 35 mm print of Henri-Georges Clouzot's French noir starring Louis Jouvet as a police inspector?in French w/newly translated subtitles; Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; 1:10, 3:15, 5:30, 7:40, 9:50, call for prices [repeats daily, through 11/7].

To Save and Project: The MOMA International Festival of Film Preservation feat. 92 years of cinema history preserved by more than 20 international archives, w/virtually all films having their New York premieres. Also at the Gramercy, The Billy Rose Tribute to Delphine Seyrig, a retrospective of one of France's most celebrated actresses, through Nov. 21; MOMA at the Gramercy Theatre, 127 E. 23rd St. (betw. Park & Lexington Aves.), 212-777-4900; call for times & sched., $12, $8.50 st. [through 11/7].

Twenty-Four Hours of Horror Movie Madness feat. Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, American Werewolf in London, Blacula, The Omen & more. Can't punks do math anymore? If the screening runs through 12 p.m. tomorrow, there's only gonna be 18 hours of screenings, not 24 like the title suggests. Regardless, costumes encouraged!; ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St. (betw. Suffolk & Clinton Sts.), 212-254-3697; 6 p.m.-Sat. at 12 p.m., $5.

Lectures

"Medieval Frames & Margins" Learn about the disguises, music, diseases (yuck) & gardens, as well as the food, dining & monasticism of time period; CUNY Grad Center, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-8215; 10 a.m.-7 p.m., free.

Readings

The Advancing Decline of Corporate Capitalism: Permanent War & State Terror "[Authors] Schoenman and Shone will make the case that the post-depression dependence of capitalism upon military outlay has weighted the enforcement arm of capitalism to the point where it is defined by it"?followed by balloon animals & an ice cream social. Sponsored by the Brecht Forum & the Harlem Anti-War Coalition at St. Mary's Church, 521 W. 126th St. (B'way), 212-242-4201; 7:30, $6.

Best American Magazine Writing of 2002 This should be good; Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-253-0810; 7, free.

Crossing Over: A Mexican Family on the Migrant Trail Ruben Martinez reads at Housing Works Used Book Cafe, 126 Crosby St. (betw. Houston & Lafayette Sts.), 212-334-3324; 7, free.

Women Poets Mexican poet Pura Lopez Colome & Miranda Field read from & discuss their works; Barnard College, Barnard Hall, 3009 B'way (betw. 117th & 118th Sts.), 212-854-2721; 7, free.

SATURDAY 10/26

Around Town

A Festival of Sweets Food Arts pres. interactive day of desserts feat. pastry demos, cookie & chocolate workshops, bazaar of vintage kitchenware, bakeware & cookbooks, wedding cake exhibitions, cookbook signings & "best ever bake sale"?to benefit Les Dames Escoffier, promoting women in food industries; Institute of Culinary Education, 50 W. 23rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.)212-966-9799; 11-3, $20, $10 st./child.

Free Embroidery Classes Museum members teach you to embroider a flower design onto a six-inch square?as part of Blossoms of Hope, Elizabeth Rose Daly's canvas commemorating those lost on 9/11; Micro Museum, 123 Smith St. (betw. Dean & Pacific Sts.), Boerum Hill, 718-852-1788; 4-6, free.

International Vintage Poster Fair Wine Spectator pres. over ten thousand vintage posters from 35 dealers spanning 100 years between 1890 & 1980 in all genres, by notable artists incl. Toulouse-Lautrec & Norman Rockwell; Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 W. 18th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 800-856-8069; 10-7, $12, $6 st. [repeats Sun. 11-6].

International YWCA Week Without Violence YMCA pres. "Express Yourself Through Art," workshop letting individuals relieve violence, anger & stress through mediums incl. paint & clay; YWCA-NYC, Hitchcock/Rockefeller Aud., 610 Lexington Ave. (53rd St.), 212-735-9797; 11:30-1, free.

Second-Annual Harlem Renaissance Farmers Market Harlem Renaissance Economic Development Corp. pres. flowers, handcrafted soaps & local farm-fresh produce?plus music to shop by; Lenox Ave. & Malcolm X. Blvd. (betw. 111th & 112th Sts.), 212-932-2141; 8 a.m.-4 p.m., free [through 12/20].

Third-National Day of Hearing Screening SHHH invites New Yorkers to have their hearing screened by professional audiologists & receive literature & guidance about hearing loss?children 6 & under will not be screened; the Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 5th Ave., 6th fl. Conference rooms (40th St.), 718-331-2446; 10-3, free.

Family

Boo at the Zoo Go batty for Halloween w/activities such as face painting, craft-making & encounters w/spooky creatures; Prospect Park Zoo, 450 Flatbush Ave. (Empire Blvd.), Bklyn, 718-339-7339; 10-5.

Eighth-Annual Newmark Real Estate Great Halloween Party Parks transforms the lower 40-acres of Central Park into a frightful festival feat. pumpkin patch, dress your pet contest, face painting, puppet shows, arts & crafts, costumemaking & songs by Broadway Entertainers; Central Park (72nd St.), 888-NYPARKS; 11-3, free.

Family Matters pres. "What to Wear and Other Costume Dramas," variety-style showcase promising fun & laughter for the whole family; Dance Theater Workshop, 219 W. 19th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-924-0077; 2, $10.

Halloween Eve Extravaganza feat. screening of a classic silent film, followed by the procession of ghouls; the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 112th St. (Amsterdam Ave.), 212-662-2133; 7, $15, $7 st./s.c.

The Magic & Science of Halloween Children learn how to perform amusing tricks while absorbing scientific & mathematical principles. A perfect pre-Halloween activity for ages seven & up; CUNY Grad Center, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-8215; 1-3, $15, $10 child.

Urban Pumpkin Field Come celebrate the spirit of the Great Pumpkin & create your own jack-o-lantern; Jefferson Market Garden, Greenwich Ave, (betw. 9th & 10th Sts.), 212-777-2173; 12-3, free.

Film/Video

"Hollywood Independents: A History of United Artists" Today, Diane Keaton in Woody Allen's Interiors; American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave. (36th St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; 4:30, $8.50, $5.50 st./s.c.

Workshops

"Eiko & Koma: Delicious Movement Workshop" Develop a lifelong passion for dancing, not just professionally but for the sheer joy of it anytime & anywhere, bring loose, comfy clothes; the Kitchen, 512 W. 19th St. (betw. 10th Ave. & Joe Dimaggio Hwy.), 212-255-5793, res. req.; 2, $25.

"End of Life Issues" Not a happy subject, but an unavoidable one that's best to be prepared for. Learn about Health Care Proxy, creating a portfolio of vital information, organizing personal papers & much more; NYSEC, 2 W. 64th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-874-5210 x113; 12-4, $10.

SUNDAY 10/27

Around Town

Family Disco Dance We are family!? Let mom & dad show you how to hustle like John Travolta while you boogie on down?plus there's snacks for wee ones & full bar for the elders; Jack Rose, 771 8th Ave. (47th St.), 212-586-7425; 5, $12.

The Great Third Avenue Fair Sixth-annual event feat. ethnic food, arts & crafts, antiques, jewelry & general merchandise?plus 50 corporate & government displays; 3rd Ave. (betw. 23rd & 34th Sts.), 212-809-4900; 11-6, free.

Tour De Bronx 2002 Join Borough President Adolfo Carrion Jr. & Transportation Alternatives for 25-50-mile bike ride along the Bronx Greenway Bike Path past landmarks, spectacular waterfront property & historic communities to Bronx County Building?first 150 children 13 & under receive free helmets, which are mandatory; 718-590-BRONX, www.tourdebronx.org; 8 a.m. & 9 a.m., free.

Family

Annual Pumpkin Carving Carve a pumpkin, get a free soda & have your creation put on display; Raven, 194 Ave. A (betw. 12th &13th Sts.), 212-529-4712; 4, free.

Children's Costume Bingo Dress up & win prizes at this fundraiser for Young Dancers in Repertory Scholarship Fund. Refreshments & snacks sold at event, and remember, wear your scariest costume; 231 60th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), Bklyn, 718-567-9620?RSVP; 3-5, free.

Halloween at Sea There's nothing scarier than an old, rickety ship. Come enjoy some Halloween activities aboard the Peking & if you're brave enough, explore the haunted cabin; South St. Seaport Museum, Pier 16, 209 Water St. (Fulton St.), 212-748-8758; 11-3?$5 material fee.

Puppet Performance: Mozart, Monsters & Matisse A multimedia puppet program created by puppeteer Jim West feat. giant, colorful, friendly monsters; Jewish Museum, 1109 5th Ave. (92nd St.), 212-423-3271; 2, $10.

Film/Video

"Hollywood Independents: A History of United Artists" Today, Billy Wilder's Oscar-winning The Apartment (1960) starring Shirley MacLaine & Jack Lemmon (early), followed by Last Tango in Paris (1972) w/youngish Marlon Brando (late). Hubba hubba!; American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave. (36th St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; 1:30 & 4, $8.50, $5.50 st./s.c.

Lectures

"Kindred Souls: The Friendship of Eleanor Roosevelt & David Gurewitsch" Dr. Gurewitsch's widow recalls her husband's abiding friendship w/the First Lady; Martin Luther King, Jr., High School, 65th St. (Amsterdam Ave.), 212-273-5304; 1, $3.

Readings

Donna Cartelli, Lloyd Robson & Danny Schecter Authors of Black Mayonnaise; Cardiff Cut; & News Dissector?Passions, Pieces & Polemics 1960-2000, respectively, read at Cornelia St. Cafe, 29 Cornelia St. (6th Ave.), 212-989-9319; 6, $6.

Sunday Night Fiction Series Frederic Tuten (The Adventures of Mao on the Long March, The Green Hour & Van Gogh's Bad Cafe), A.M. Homes (Things You Should Know, The End of Alice & your ticket into Vanity Fair) read at KGB, 85 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-505-3360; 7, free.

MONDAY 10/28

Around Town

Day of the Dead Spirit Raising Fundraiser Cocktail party preview of Dia De Los Muertos altars created by local artists. Plus, complimentary Rocking Horse margaritas, wine & hors d' oeuvres?benefits God's Love We Deliver & P.S. 11; Rocking Horse Cafe, 182 8th Ave. (betw. 19th & 20th Sts.), 212-463-9511; 5-7, $40.

Free Flu Shots NYC Department of Health & Visiting Nurse Service of NY pres. free flu shots for residents over 50, those w/chronic diseases or other flu risk factors; Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, 62 Mott St. (betw. Canal & Bayard Sts.), 212-619-3072; 10:30-1:30, free.

Haircut for Life Only one more chance to get a great new 'do for a measly $30 contribution (for first-time patrons only) for cuts regularly priced $65-$85. Plus, all proceeds benefit NY1 News' "NY1 For You" recipients, along w/raffle for luxe prizes like tickets to The Donkey Show & more; Novo Salon, 192 8th Ave. (betw. 19th & 20th Sts.), 212-929-1652; 10-7.

Family

Advanced Art Instructor Miki Iwamura teaches free weekly course in Battery Park City for "skilled artists" (ages 10-18). Participants apply drawing & painting techniques to still-lifes & landscapes. Practice sculpting skills & participate in projects such as printmaking & t-shirt design?BYO Bedazzler; Nelson A. Rockefeller Park (Chambers St.), 212-267-9700; 4-5:30, free.

Film/Video

The Den of Euro-Rarities Part Deux Two Boots' Den of Cin pres. the English-dubbed version of The Witches; Two Boots, 44 Ave. A (betw. 3rd & 4th Sts.), 212-254-1919; 8. $5.

Wings of Desire Wim Wenders' German comedy/drama about an angel falling in love w/a mortal screens tonight as part of the Monday Night Film Series at Barbes, 376 9th St. (6th Ave.), Park Slope, 718-965-9177; 9, free.

Lectures

"Architecture & the Urban Frontier" Photographer Daniel Mirer discusses his photographs & leads an open critique on the photographs of four participants; the Educational Alliance Art School, 197 E. B'way (Jefferson St.) 212-780-2300 x428, res. req.; 6:30-9, free.

"Early Sufi Sources: Defining Drunkenness & Sobriety" Booze has been around since the mystical ages. Explore classic Sufi works about the subject & have a bit of light shed on this intoxicating mystery; Sufi Books, 227 W. B'way (betw. Franklin & White Sts.), 212-334-5212; 7, $7.

"What's New in Photoshop 7.0?" Learn what's new & how to use it?for experienced Photoshop users only; Noble Desktop, 594 B'way (betw. Prince & Houston Sts.), 212-226-4149, res. req.; 2:30-4:30 & 6-8, free.

Readings

All is Vanity: A Novel Christina Schwarz reads at Barnes & Noble, 240 E. 86th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-794-1962; 7, free.

Tristan Egolf The man who brought you Lord of the Barnyard is back w/Skirt and the Fiddle: A Novel; Barnes & Noble, 396 6th Ave. (W. 8th St.), 212-674-8780; 7:30, free.

Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters Just like in the old days, at Astor Pl. Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. Lafayette St. & B'way), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.

Homecoming Natasha Radojcic reads from first novel about Muslim soldier returning home after the Bosnian War; the Half King, 505 W. 23rd St. (10th Ave.), 212-462-4300; call for time, free.

The Love Gone Wrong Halloween Reading "Ghosts! Ghouls! Haunted Houses? That's Nothing! Join us for a reading of breakups, bad sex & mortifying crushes"; the Poetry Project, St. Marks Church, 131 E. 10th St. (2nd Ave.), 212-674-0910; 8.

Love in a Dark Time An eerily appropriate title for Irish novelist Colm Toibin's collection of essays; Humanities & Social Sciences Library, 5th Ave. (42nd St.), 212-930-0571; 6, free.

Alice Munro interviewed by writer Robert MacNeil. Actress Kate Burton reads from Munro's latest: Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories; Symphony Space, 2537 B'way (95th St.), 212-864-5400; 7, $16, $14 st./s.c.

Richard Price & Francine Prose Authors of Clockers & Household Saints, respectively, read today at 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 8, $16.

Bill Wyman promotes Rolling with the Stones, which received the following praise from Publishers Weekly: "Wyman appears to have ruined it for all Stones biographers past, present and future"; Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-253-0810; 7, free.

TUESDAY 10/29

Around Town

Day of the Dead Spirit Raising Fundraiser Co-owners Roe Di Bona & Marvin Beck host sit-down modern-Mexican dinner, followed by auction of Dia De Los Muertos altars created by local artists?benefits God's Love We Deliver & P.S. 11; Rocking Horse Cafe, 182 8th Ave. (betw. 19th & 20th Sts.), 212-463-9511; 7, $100.

Pure Country NYC Weekly country stomp & music night w/DJ Alan Kohn, line dance lessons courtesy of Rona Kaye; Jack Rose, 771 8th Ave. (47th St.), 212-247-7518; 6:30, $13.

Tuesday Night Trivia It's probably not as fun as Comedy Central's Beat the Geeks, but prizes do incl. $10-$25 bar tabs; Baggot Inn, 82 W. 3rd St. (betw. Thompson & Sullivan Sts.), 212-477-0622; 7:30, free.

Family

Haunted Hotel Wander from room to room getting chills & thrills as you stumble upon some unexpected surprises; City Tech, Voorhees Hall, 185 Jay St. (betw. Nassau & Sands Sts.), Bklyn, 718-260-5588; 5-8, $2, $1 child. [through 10/31].

Film/Video

"David Bowie: Sound + Vision" Because no one can get enough of this rock icon, the series lives on! Part 3 feat. "collage-ist" songwriting & surreal video in the last great era of Bowie, i.e. everything between Low & Scary Monsters, pre-80s pop makeover; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6800; call for times, $6 [through 11/3].

"Fear and Fury: The American Cinema of Fritz Lang" Retrospective on this German turned Hollywood filmmaker, tonight feat. Woman in the Window, Lang's film noir that had the tagline "it was the look in her eyes that made him think of murder"; BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), Ft. Greene, 718-636-4100; 4:30, 6:50, 9:10 [repeats daily, through 10/31].

"Neo-Noir: Another Shade of Darkness" Part of a continuing French film series. This week's feature is Garde à vue (The Inquisitor), wherein an attorney is interrogated for the rape & murder of two young females; the French Institute's Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6160; 12:30, 3:30, 6:30 & 9, $8 [through 12/17].

Lectures

Conversations with Contemporary Artists Join artist Thomas Demand as he discusses his re-creations of places where extraordinary events occurred such as Bill Gates' college desk & Jeffrey Dahmer's hallway; Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave. (89th St.), 212-423-3587; 8, $10.

Readings

Alexandria: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Unfolds Nick Bantock appears at Chelsea Barnes & Noble, 675 6th Ave. (21st St.), 212-727-1227; 7, free.

The Dark Bride Laura Restrepo, and her novel, are now available in the states at Upper West Side Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.

Workshops

"Enhancing Sexual Health: Integrating Mind & Body" Need we elaborate?; Weill Medical College, 1300 York Ave. (69th St.), 212-821-0888; 6:30, free.

Massage Therapy Learn the benefits, the how-tos & the whatnots of a professional massage from a professional massage therapist; Empire State College, 225 Varick St. (betw. Carmine & Downing Sts.), 212-647-7800; 6-8, free.