EVENTS WEDNESDAY 10/30 Around Town Free Flu Shots NYC Dept. ...
Public Hearing NYU & Community Board #2 pres. U.S. Representatives Carol Maloney & Jerrold Nadler speaking on topic of "Iraq: Is It The Next Vietnam?" Let your voice be heard at Lucille Lortel Theater, 121 Christopher St. (betw. Hudson & Bleecker Sts.), 212-979-2272; 7, free.
Public Policy Breakfast Professor of Political Science Doug Muzzio moderates panel discussion concerning "Election 2002: Pollsters, Pundits & Politics" w/Michele Blum, Maurice Carroll & Jeffrey Pollock; Newman Conference Center, Baruch College, 151 E. 25th St. (betw. Lexington & 3rd Aves.), RSVP 212-802-5735; 8-10, free.
Wednesday Night Skate Last week to do it after dark w/NY recreational skate group that 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.
Film/Video
"David Bowie: Sound + Vision" Because nobody can get enough of this rock icon, the series lives on! Part 3 feat. "collage-ist" songwriting & surreal videos 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].
"The Films of Ousmene Sembene" Weekly showings by "Father of African Cinema" feat. 2000 "dramedy" about modern Senegalese life, Faat Kine, in Wolof & French w/English subtitles; Donnell Library Center Aud., 20 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-0609; 2:30, free.
"O Canada! A Salute to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation" Seminar, screening & radio series feat. drama, comedy, documentary, public affairs & news programming w/works by David Cronenburg, Atom Egoyan & the Kids in the Hall among others. This week: 1993's controversial program The Boys of St. Vincent. Check it oot, eh; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6800; 1, call for prices [repeats Thurs. at 4:30, Sat. & Sun. at 1, through 11/2].
Quai des Orfevres New 35 mm print of Henri-Georges Clouzot's French noir starring Louis Jouvet as the 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].
Toxic Halloween: A Lloyd Kaufman Cult Film Retrospective Gratuitous sex, violence, horror & rude humor combine to create Kaufman's low budget splatter films incl. New York premiere of 2002's All the Love You Cannes! (Weds.) & 2000's Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger 4 (Thurs.) (discussion w/filmmaker follows late screenings); Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000; 6:30 & 8:30, $9-$15.
Wisconsin Death Trip Director James Marsh makes personal appearance (he has something else to do?) for screenings of his 35 mm horror movie based on Michael Lesy's 1973 novel of the same name (feat. narration by Ian Holm & music by DJ Shadow); Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 212-505-5181; 7:30 & 9 [repeats Thurs. & Fri.].
Wives III Following last week's screening of Wives?Ten Years Later, Anja Breien's final chapter on the women's lib movement & "the other sex"? Norwegian w/English subtitles; Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave. (betw. 37th & 38th Sts.), 212-779-3587; 6:30, $8.
Lectures
"Afterglow: A Last Conversation with Pauline Kael" Panel discussion over Francis Davis' novel, which has been called "an attractive piece of bookmaking" & "an exemplary coda to a remarkable writing life"; Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism, Lecture Hall, 116 St. (B'way), 212-854-6842; 6:30-8:30, free.
Election 2002: Pollsters, Pundits & Politics Guest speakers discuss the possibilities & implications of the General Elections on 11/5; Newman Conference Center, 7th fl., 151 E. 25th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-843-8294; 8 a.m., free.
Search for the Golden Moon Bear Southeast Asia's golden moon bear was unknown to science until Sy Montgomery, author, naturalist & commentator, got on its trail. Come hear about this mysterious creature w/a leonine mane & "Mickey Mouse" ears; American Museum of Natural History, 79th St. (Central Pk. W.), 212-769-5200; 7-8:30, $15.
Readings
Central American Writing Today w/Sergio Ramirez & Roberto Quesada at the magical (Age of Innocence was filmed there) Americas Society, 680 Park Ave. (68th St.), 212-249-8950; 6, $5, $3 st./s.c.
Michael Collins at least comes up w/a decent title (which is more than most can do these days), The Resurrectionists, for follow-up to his Booker Prize-nominated The Keepers of Truth; Chelsea Barnes & Noble, 675 6th Ave. (21st St.), 212-727-1227; 7, free.
Death Makes a Holiday David J. Skal "makes" Glenn Danzig's "must read" list w/this "cultural history of Halloween"; Barnes & Noble, 396 6th Ave. (W. 8th St.), 212-674-8780; 7:30, free.
The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices Xiran Xue's memoir chronicling her experiences w/"Night Breeze" (the Nanjing radio call-in show she helmed) and some of the more harrowing tales she heard; Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.
The Ice Beneath You: A Novel Ex-solider finds seedy side of San Francisco after losing lover & self-respect in Somalia; Chelsea Barnes & Noble, 675 6th Ave. (21st St.), 212-727-1227; 7, free.
Chip Kidd in Paperback Book jacket pro takes crack at what's inside w/The Cheese Monkeys, promises to mingle; the Art Directors Club, 106 W. 29th St. (6th Ave.), 212-643-1440; 6-8, $15 (open bar, "free" copy).
Population 485 Michael Perry immortalizes New Auburn, Wisconsin, where "the most senior member of the volunteer fire department is a cross-eyed butcher with one kidney and two ex-wives (both of whom work at the only gas station in town)"; Borders Books, 576 2nd Ave. (betw. E. 31st & E. 32nd Sts.), 212-685-3938; 7, free.
Frederic Tuten Tina Brown wants you to hear The Green Hour at Spike Gallery, 547 W. 20th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-627-4100; 6-8.
Workshops
Health Issues Anonymous 12-step group for those living w/health concerns; St. Luke's, Roosevelt Center, rm. 205, 324 W. 108th St. (betw. B'way & Riverside Dr.), 212-362-7214; 5:30-7, free.
THURSDAY 10/31
Around Town
Affordable Art Fair feat. works incl. paintings, drawings, photography, sculptures & video priced from $100-$5000 from over 80 galleries, plus lectures & sculpture & print demos at Pier 92, 12th Ave. (50th St.), www.afordableartfair.com 800-594-TIXX; 11-7, $10, $9 adv., free 16 & under [repeats Fri. & Sun. 11-6, Sat. 11-7].
Seventh-Annual Dia De Los Muertos Celebration Mexican holiday uniting the dead w/the living feat. candlelight prayer, altar-building, paper crafts, candy figurine workshop, dance from Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Nueva York & music from Mariachi Real de Mexico & Yolanda Leticia; Union Settlement Association, 237 E. 104th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.); 6-8:30, free.
Film/Video
Hairspray Coinciding w/success of the musical, director John Water's personally introduces the 1988 film set in 1962, pre-integration Baltimore, starring Ricki Lake, Debbie Harry (plus the late Sonny Bono & drag queen Divine); MOMA at the Gramercy Theatre, 127 E. 23rd St. (betw. Park & Lexington Aves.), 212-777-4900; 6:30, $12.
Daughters of Darkness Harry Kümel introduces his 1971 horror flick feat. vamp that preys on newlyweds at a deserted seaside hotel. (Lovers never learn!); MOMA at the Gramercy Theatre, 127 E. 23rd St. (betw. Park & Lexington Aves.), 212-777-4900; 8:30, $12.
Halloween
CandyBAM Trick or Treat BAM & Independence Community Bank staffers dressed as fairytale heroes & goblins hand out trick-or-treat bags of goodies while kids watch juggling acts, fire-eaters & marionettes; BAM, 30 Lafayette St. (betw. Ashland Pl. & St. Felix St.), Bklyn, 718-636-4100; 4-7, free.
Dabora Gallery Halloween Masquerade Thomas Truax's "beater spinner wheel" (9 p.m.) & industrial opera diva Christine Matovich (10 p.m.) breath life into exhibition on death feat. works incl. paintings, photography, sculpture & installations by 26 artists; Dabora Gallery, 1080 Manhattan Ave. (betw. Eagle & Dupont Sts.), Greenpoint, 718-609-9629; 9, $5.
Fourth-Annual Midnight Madness Ghostly Tour of Greenwich Village Visit haunted hideouts incl. Washington Square Park, Astor Library, St. Mark's Church in the Bowery graveyard & a fire station; meet outside of Second Avenue Deli, 156 2nd Ave. (10th St.), 888-377-4455; 12, $20.
Gala Halloween Costume Party Stand-up from Jim Gaffigan, Russ Meneve, Rick Vos, Jessica Kirson & Buddy Bolton really knocks 'em dead tonight?plus award for best costume & open bar!; Stand-Up New York, 236 W. 78th St. (B'way), 212-595-0850; 8, $30.
A Gloss Halloween Bethany hosts hot night filled w/Go-Go grrrls, beats by DJs BK Brewster & dirtyal, ghoulish giveaways & a creative costume contest judged by celebs incl. Marga Gomez (?), GirlSalon's Janine (?) & Murray Hill (?); Meow Mix, 269 E. Houston St. (Suffolk St.), 212-245-0888; 9:30, $7, $5 w/costume.
Grown-up Halloween Tricks & treats for big boys & girls w/$5 candy-inspired brews & the Jack Makerel show feat. the Redneck Cookin' Show, the 666 Club & a very different version of M.J.'s "Thriller"; Cornelia St. Cafe, 29 Cornelia St. (betw. Bleecker & W. 4th Sts.), 212-989-9319; 9, $10.
The Halloween Afterwork Dance Party & Coat Drive Head downtown for DJ, dance set & snacks, where costumes are welcome but masks are verboten? bring coat to warm the bodies & hearts of Housing Works' men, women & children living w/ HIV/AIDS; 20 Restaurant-Lounge, 20 Warren St. (betw. Church St. & B'way), 917-821-8610 (tkts); 6, $15, $10 adv.
Halloween Costume Ball Purchase tickets in advance for party feat. prizes for best costume, surprises, music, dancing & fun; National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park S. (betw. 4th Ave. & Irving Pl.), 212-475-3424; 8, $35.
Halloween Witches of Spa! Miss Understood, Tobell von Cartier, Derrick in a Dress & Cesar Galindo guest host Halloween celebration feat. the Swans Dance Troupe, an opera from Shequida plus DJs Steve Travolta, Lady Bunny & Girlina & a costume contest w/$500 cash prize?Amanda LePore & Sophia Lamar threaten to appear; Spa, 76 E. 13th St. (betw. 4th Ave. & B'way), 212-677-5772; 10, $20.
Hallow's Eve Screaming Venus brings you a Halloween extravaganza feat. music, costume contest w/prizes & free drinks all night; the Milagro Theatre, CSV Cultural Center, 107 Suffolk St. (Rivington St.), 212-358-3689; 8:30, $15.
Out of Bounds Halloween Party Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender sports group pres. batty-themed event feat. DJ Red Star, smoking punch, silent screenings of Nosferatu & bat-girl & -boy bartenders?to benefit Out of Bounds outreach programs; the LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St. (7th Ave. S.), 212-252-2384; 7:30, $25, $20 adv.
Seventh-Annual Halloween Celebration feat. trick-or-treating, live performances by David Grover & the Big Bear Band, spooky space show, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown screening & educational "ology" tables?plus arts & crafts incl. talking jack-o-laterns, windsocks, spider webs, Venus Flytraps & oragami; American Museum of Natural History, Central Park W. (79th St.), 212-769-5200; 4-7, $6-$12.95.
12th-Annual Children's Halloween Parade NYU invites kids 3-12 & their parents to follow the Pipes & Drums of NYU into Washington Square Park for candy & treats; meet at Washington Square Arch, Washington Square Park, 5th Ave. (Washington Square N.); 3-5, free.
26th-Annual Village Halloween Costume Ball Theater for the New City transforms into a Halloween world filled w/spooky scenes, nonstop theater performances, two-continuous cabarets, dance orchestras Parika & Hot Lavender Swing Band, psychics, astrologists, belly dancers, stilt dancers & the Monsters & Miracles Costume Parade, judged by a celebrity panel?costumes or formal wear required; Theater for the New City, 155 1st Ave. (E. 10th St.), 212-254-1109; 7:30, $15.
William Shakespeare's Haunted House The Faux-Real Theater Co. pres. Mark Greenfield's family-oriented, interactive tour of the Bard's gruesome classics, led by the ghost of Shakespeare & feat. characters incl. Titus Andronicus, Macbeth's witches, Romeo & Juliet, Julius Caesar & A Midsummer Night's Dream's fairies; Chasama, 111 W. 42nd St. (betw. 6th Ave. & B'way), 866-468-7619; 4, 8 & 10, $20, $15 adv.
Young Collector Council's Halloween Ball Join other young professionals for dancing, silent auction feat. theater tickets, signed art prints & NYSC membership, hors d'oeuvres & deserts, catered by Restaurant Associates, Brooklyn Brewery, Vermeer Dutch Chocolate & Glaceau, at the Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave. (89th St.), 212-360-4324; 9-12, $165, $140 adv.
Lectures
How the World Looks at America Author Mark Hertsgaard, author of The Eagle's Shadow: Why America Infuriates & Fascinates the World, joins Whitney Museum curator Lawrence Rinder in discussion over "the urgent & complex question of how America is viewed by the rest of the world"; Whitney Museum of American Art, Madison Ave. (75th St.), 212-206-5306; 7, free.
Identity of a Fictitious Artist: The Rebel As part of series focusing on the profession "contemporary artist," Stephen Farthing speaks about "understanding the relationship between the artist & their work" (although no one else can); New York Academy of Art, 111 Franklin St. (betw. W. B'way & Church St.), 212-966-0300 x332; 7, $20.
Kamasutra Wendy Doniger & Sudhir Kakar discuss their English translation of the Indian classic & its attitudes toward women; Asia Society and Museum, 725 Park Ave. (70th St.), 212-327-9276; 6:30, $10.
FRIDAY 11/1
Around Town
Benefit Art Show Sales of art & handcrafts created by local artist help "wrongfully" indicted African-American youth Ahmad Nelson fight for justice against the New Orleans legal system?all proceeds benefit Ahmad Nelson's defense fund; Mini Mini Mart, 218 Bedford Ave. (betw. N. 4th & 5th Sts.) Williamsburg, 718-302-9337; 7, free.
Psychology Discussion Group Discuss gay life w/other men & women at Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center, 208 W. 13th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-228-5153; 8, $5.
Family
"Friday Night at the Movies" Series for high school students only screens Liberty Heights?story about traditional Jewish family's cultural integration, illustrating the vast divide betw. their protective community & what goes on in the world around them; 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 Sat. & Sun.].
The Lower East Side Girls Club Pres. their second biennial film festival, honoring All Saints Day & the Day of the Dead; Anthology Film Archive, 2nd Ave. & 2nd St., 212-982-1633 or www.girlsclub.org; call for times, don.
Film/Video
"Jazz Portrait" Mercedes Ellington, Duke's granddaughter, introduces evening of films & video excerpts honoring the late jazz great, incl. 1969's "Concert at Salle Pleyel" & "70th Birthday Concert at the Alcazar"; the French Institute's Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6160; 6:30, free.
To Save and Project: The MOMA International Festival of Film Preservation feat. 92 years of cinema history represented by more than 20 international archives w/virtually all films receiving 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].
Lectures
Conversations with Contemporary Artists Constantin & Laurene Boym pres. & discuss their work (unique opportunity to talk informally) at MoMA QNS, 33rd St. (Queens Blvd.), 212-708-1230; 5, $10, $5/sts.
Robert Frost's "As If" Belief Poet Robert Pack explores Frost's use of "as if" in several of his poems as "an act of imagination"; CUNY Grad Center, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-8215; 4, free.
Space Architecture After 2001 For all you trekkies out there, join Constance Adams, space architect, in discussion about the future of that mysterious world beyond the sky; Lighthouse International, 111 E. 59th St. (betw. Park & Lexington Aves.) 212-753-1722; 6:30, $10.
Readings
Amiri Baraka Beat hero performs "in concert" w/the New Ark at the Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery (betw. Bleecker & Houston St.), 212-614-0505; 8, $15, $10 st. [through Sun.].
Shooting Under Fire: The World of the War Photographer "Ten leading combat photographers relate incidents of horror, humor, bravery, and daring in locations from Vietnam to Haiti, Ramallah to Chechnya, El Salvador to Sarajevo, the World Trade Center to Afghanistan"; Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.
SATURDAY 11/2
Around Town
Block Party New York-style festival feat. food, arts & crafts, antiques, jewelry & collectibles from over 400 vendors?plus 50 corporate & cultural displays w/free info & product samples; Madison Ave. (betw. 42nd & 57th Sts.), 212-809-4900; 11-6, free.
Free Flu Shots NYC Department of Health & Visiting Nurse Service pres. free flu shots for residents over 50, those w/chronic diseases & other at-risk flu folks; lobby, Leonard Covello Senior Center, 312 E. 109th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), info 866-FLU-LINE, 212-423-9665; 1:30-3:30, free.
Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market Festival celebrates six years of small business success at outdoor market feat. oil & watercolor paintings, African masks & wooden sculptures, fashion show & performances by the All-Stars Rhythm & Blues Band, Billy Holiday Jr. & poet Renée McRae, plus food kiosk filled w/soul; Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market, 52 W. 116th St. (betw. Lenox & 5th Aves.); 1-5, free.
"Raise the Roof" Auction Park Slope Jewish Center pres. evening filled w/live & raffle-style auctions feat. prizes incl. vacations, health club membership, wine, NY Philharmonic tickets, museum tours, home-cooked gourmet dinners & music lessons; Camp Friendship, 339 8th St. (6th Ave.) Bklyn., 718-768-1453; 7:30-11, $18 incl. drink.
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].
West Side Israel Fair Upper West Side organizations are showing support for Israel w/fair feat. Judaica, children's clothes, jewelry & art from over 40 Israeli vendors, plus raffle, food & children's program Sunday morning; Manhattan Day School, 75th St. (betw. West End Ave. & Riverside Dr.), 212-659-9045; 8-12:30, free [repeats Sun. 9-7].
Women on Target Women of the NRA pres. women-only rifle shooting instruction clinic feat. free safety class, private firearm instruction, ammo, targets, use of rifles & safety equipment?plus free lunch! (Never aim on an empty stomach.); Westside Rifle & Pistol Range, 20 W. 20th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-929-7287; 8:30 & 11:30, free.
Family
Day of the Dead Fun for the whole family w/dance performances, life-sized puppets, workshops & artist demonstrations; The National Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green (betw. State & Whitehall Sts.), 212-514-3700; 12-4, free.
Dreams of a City Big Apple Circus' 25th anniversary celebrates New York's storied melting pot, set at the beginning of the 20th century w/flying trapeze artists, breathtaking jugglers, glorious horses, hilarious clowns & more; Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, B'way (63rd St.), 212-307-4100; call for times & prices [through 1/12].
New York Stories Kids ages 5-10 & their adult counterparts are invited to the Third-Annual Family Day. Build a bridge sculpture, draw a city skyline, tell a story, do a dance & much more; Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Ave. (75th St.), 212-671-5300; 11-3, free.
Story Time Storyteller & pop-up book artist Barbara Valenta reads from Celtic folktale The Selkie Wife; South St. Seaport Museum; Children's Center, Pier 16, 165 John St. (betw. Front & Water Sts.), 212-748-8758; 1-4, free.
Toot Your Own Horn Learn to create colorful tunes & build a horn all your own; Sony Wonder Technology Lab, 56th St. (Madison Ave.), 212-833-4698; 2-5, $8 [cont. 11/3].
Film/Video
"From Hanoi to Hollywood: The Vietnam War on Film" Program takes diverse look at longest war in U.S. history through film & video. Tonight: Oliver Stone's Platoon (1986) feat. Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger & Charlie Sheen?late screening followed by q&a w/filmmaker; BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), Ft. Greene, 718-636-4100; 2, 4:30 & 7:30.
Judgment at Nuremberg Today is star Burt Lancaster's birthday! What better way to celebrate then catching him in this 1961 Stanley Kramer-directed war flick; the St. Agnes Library, 444 Amsterdam Ave. (betw. 81st & 82nd Sts.), 212-877-4380; 2 p.m., free.
Readings
DIY Book Festival "honoring the top independent authors and publishers" as part of DIY Convention: Do It Yourself in Film, Music & Books; New York Hilton, 1335 6th Ave. (betw. 53rd & 54th Sts), 212-586-7000; 9-6, $50.
Jonathan Franzen reads from How to Be Alone at Three Lives & Co., 154 W. 10th St. (Waverly Pl.), 212-741-2069; 4.
Workshops
Education in New York City A mini-conference over the issues facing "progressive education activism"; The Brecht Forum, 122 W. 27th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-242-4201; 9 a.m.-6 p.m., $10-$15.
Saturday Night Singlespeaks Socialize w/others about issues related to being single, such as chemistry, dating in the city & finding Mr. or Ms. Right; 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. & 92nd St., 212-415-5500; 7:30, $18.
Sufism: The Body & Prayer Through meditation practices as well as breath & sound, learn how to develop your sensory skills & come to recognize the body as a living mystery & spiritual teacher (sweet!); Sufi Books, 227 W. B'way (betw. Franklin & White Sts.), 212-334-5212; 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $50.
SUNDAY 11/3
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.
Kabbalah Centre Open House feat. course previews incl. the Power of Kabbalah & Creating Miracles, instructors to answer questions, five-minute astrology analysis, palm & face readings. (Plus refreshments, snacks & balloon animals!) Get mystic like Madonna, learn Kabbalah!; the Kabbalah Centre, 155 E. 48th St. (betw. Lexington & 3rd Aves.), 212-644-0025; 12-7, free.
Family
Hansel & Gretel The Convent Players of St. Mary's pres. enchanting stage adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairytale; The Little Theater of St. Mary's, 70-20 47th Ave. (betw. 70th & 72nd Sts.), Queens, 718-728-9654; 3, $10, $5 chlid./s.c.
From Tent to Temple Children hunt for food, grind wheat, weave clothes, dress up & build little houses all while learning what life was like in the Ancient Near East?ages 6-12; 515 W. 20th St. (10th Ave.), #4E, 212-924-4500; 2-5, $5.
Singer Laurie Berkner Live in concert, performing her sometimes silly, sometimes serious but always beautiful tunes; The Jewish Museum, 1109 5th Ave. (betw. 92nd & 93rd Sts.), 212-423-3271; 11 a.m. & 2 p.m., $10.
Sunday Slam An all-youth poetry slam pres. by Youth Speaks NY?free for slammers; Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery (betw. Bleeker & Houston Sts.), 212-691-6590 x21; 3-5, $5, $3 teens.
Film/Video
"Documentary Film Festival" Explorers Club pres. screening feat. winners from first-annual fest incl. The Shaman's Apprentice, Silver Cities of Yucatan & Flip Flotsam?plus speakers incl. wildlife filmmaker Alan Root & naturalist Jim Fowler at late showing; the Explorers Club, 46 E. 70th St. (betw. Park & Madison Aves.), 212-628-8383; 9:30 a.m., 1:30 & 6, $15-$25, $50 all-day pass.
"From Hanoi to Hollywood: The Vietnam War on Film" Program takes diverse look at longest war in U.S. history through film & video. Tonight: The Deer Hunter, Michael Cimino's Oscar-winning, in-depth look at the conflict's effect on three Pennsylvania men; BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), Ft. Greene, 718-636-4100; 2, 5:20 & 8:50.
Lectures
"Arts & Letters" Co-authors Douglas Century & NYPD veteran Rick Cowan read from their firsthand account?Takedown: The Fall of the Last Mafia Empire (a fascinating story); Melville Gallery, 213 Water St. (betw. Fulton & Beekman Sts.), 212-748-8735; 6:30, $3 don.
"The Hornes: An American Family" Gail Lumet Buckley tells story of musical legend Lena Horne & her family; Martin Luther King, Jr. High School, 65th St. (Amsterdam Ave.), 212-273-5304; 1, $3.
Readings
ABC No Rio continues their "Unorganicized Reading Series" today, advertising "no time limit, no list, no features & no b.s."; ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St. (betw. Suffolk & Clinton Sts.), 212-254-3697; 3, $2 don.
Sunday Night Fiction Series Dawn Raffel (The Year of Long Division, Carrying the Body) & Joyce Hackett (Disturbance of the Inner Ear) read at KGB, 85 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-505-3360; 7, free.
Workshops
Awake to Kundalini Work on intense breath techniques & learn how to benefit from the physical asanas & the integration of sound; Joyous Life Center, 119 W. 23rd St., Suite 700 (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), RSVP 212-352-9910; 2-4, $40.
Comfort Food with Class Who ever said you couldn't have a fancy dinner w/mac & cheese? Learn how to dress up your favorite trashy foods at Institute of Culinary Education, 50 W. 23rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-847-0700; 10 a.m.-3 p.m., $90.
MONDAY 11/4
Around Town
Downtown for Dinner 2002 The Alliance for Downtown pres. $20.02 prix-fixe dinners at more than 30 downtown restaurants incl. Delmonico's, the Beekman, Moran's & Sequoia; 212-835-2769 or www.downtownNY.com for participating venues [through 11/10].
Gourmet Gala: Une Soiree Parisienne Inside Edition's Deborah Norville hosts glamorous evening filled w/cocktails, appetizers & four-course dinner prepared by eight Parisian French Master Chefs?to benefit the March of Dimes; New York Palace Hotel, 455 Madison Ave. (betw. 50th & 51st Sts.), 888-MODIMES (info), 212-353-8168 (tkts); 7, $500.
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 to Nelson A. Rockefeller Park (Chambers St.), 212-267-9700; 4-5:30, free.
Film/Video
The Wrath of God Werner Herzog's 1972 German drama (aka Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes) chronicles conquistador Klaus Kinski going psycho on fellow soldiers; Barbes, 376 9th St. (6th Ave.), Park Slope, 718-965-9177; 9, free.
Lectures
Absinthe: The Belle Epoque in a Bottle Illustrated lecture by Barnaby Conrad III over the history & effect of this intoxicating green liqueur on the art, literature & politics of 19th century France; The Beaux Arts Alliance, 115 E. 74th St. (betw. Park & Lexington Aves.), 212-639-9120 res. req.; 6:30, $25.
Improving Your Chemotherapy Experience Find out how to enhance your quality of life during treatment; Cancer Care, 275 7th Ave. (betw. 23rd & 24th Sts.), 212-712-8359 res. req.; 12:30, free.
Snows of the Andes: The Discovery of the Source of the Amazon at High Altitude Ned Strong, Dr. Michael Weidman & Lewis Scotton tell story of their 1999 expedition to the Andes Mountains of Peru where they definitively located the source of the Amazon River for the first time in history; Explorers Club, 46 E. 70th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-628-8383; 7, $12, $5 st.
The Power of Mad Scenes Bridget Paolucci talks about the musical means composers use to denote madness; The Kaplan Penthouse, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, 165 W. 65th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 212-769-7028; 6:15, $12.
Readings
Balzac & the Little Chinese Seamstress: A Novel The title is up there w/"Kafka's Motorcycle," but perhaps you'll find this description more intriguing: "The Cultural Revolution of Chairman Mao Zedong altered Chinese history in the 1960s and '70s, forcibly sending hundreds of thousands of Chinese intellectuals to peasant villages for 're-education.' This moving, often wrenching short novel by a writer who was himself re-educated in the '70s tells how two young men weather years of banishment, emphasizing the power of literature to free the mind"; Astor Pl. Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. Lafayette St. & B'way), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.
Paradise Alley Dreamland scribe Kevin Baker appears for reading & signing of his latest historical novel at Upper West Side Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.
Donna Tartt The Secret History author reads from her long-awaited second novel, Little Friend, at Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-253-0810; 7, free.
TUESDAY 11/5
Around Town
Pure Country NYC Weekly country stomp & music night w/DJ Alan Kohn; line dance lessons courtesy of Rona Kaye at 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.
Westbeth Flea Market The Beautification Committee at Westbeth pres. annual fundraiser feat. rare finds & great bargains?proceeds help maintain & improve this small artistic community w/plants & trees; Westbeth Underground, 55 Bethune St. (Washington St.), 212-691-0799; 10-9, free.
Film/Video
"The Lost Films of WNYC: City of Magic" Join archival investigator Matthew Bakkom at screening of recently discovered Municipal Archives' civic & educational documentary films from the 50s & 60s?you know, the stuff MST3K used to make fun of; New-York Historical Society, 2 W. 77th St. (Central Park W.), 212-873-3400; 6 p.m., $6, $4 st./s.c., 12 & under free.
"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].
Sound of BrazilI Director Mika Kaurismäki introduces his Brazilian music documentary exploring the pride & social significance of traditional musical rhythms; Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave. (betw. 37th & 38th Sts.), 212-779-3587; 6:30, $8.
Lectures
Learn from Disasters & Designing for Extreme Events A slide lecture that promises to help protect you in the future; Science, Industry & Busines