EVENTS WEDNESDAY 11/28 Around Town Free Booze! Hey all ...

Around Town

Free Booze! Hey all you ex-web types! Young Entrepreneurs Organization will be hosting a "membership opportunity" w/the first hour feat. free drinks/food; Marriott Marquis Hotel, the Ziegfeld rm., 1535 B'way (betw. 45th & 46th Sts.), 201-843-5600; 6.

It's Ice Skating Time In Prospect Park Strap 'em on & head down to Kate Wollman Ice Skating Center, Prospect Park (Parkside & Ocean Aves.), Bklyn, 718-287-6431; call for times, $2-$4.

Join Actor Noah Wyle for a...PTSD screening? ER actor & other experts pres. the show, offer info on support groups; NYU Medical School, 560 1st Ave. (30th St.), RSVP 212-229-8400 x525; 6, free.

Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree-Lighting Ceremony Evil traffic magnet is christened w/performances by Destiny's Child, Marc Anthony, Jessica Simpson & NYPD's pride?officer Daniel Rodriguez; W. 48th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-632-3975; 7-9, free.

Benefits

FDNY/NYPD Benefit Beer distributors sponsor a tribute, w/ proceeds going to Widows & Orphans Fund; David Copperfield's, 1394 York Ave. (74th St.) 212-734-6152; 6, contrib. req.

"911 Show: Artists Respond" Art made after Sept. 11 to benefit victims' families; Kentler International Drawing Space, 353 Van Brunt St. (Wolcott St.), Red Hook, 718-875-2098; 6-9, free [through 11/30].

Family

Big Top Doo-Wop The acclaimed Big Apple Circus is in town, feat. Grandma the Clown, trapeze artists, horse acrobatics, brilliant dogs, juggling & more; Damrosch Park in Lincoln Center, 212-721-6500 for times; $12-$52 [repeats daily, through 1/6].

Capoeira Show The Capoeiria Angloa Palmares Youth Troupe demonstrates possibly the coolest form of dance/martial arts ever, proceeds to fund scholarship program; Earth School, 600 E. 6th St. (enter at 5th St. & Ave. B), 212-677-2203; 6:30, $5-$10, food incl.

Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) Three actors, 75 characters, 100 props & dozens of costumes illuminate Shakespeare's plays using football, swordplay & hiphop, for ages 9 & up; Century Center for the Performing Arts, 111 E. 15th St. (Irving Pl.), 212-239-6200; 2, call for prices.

Earth Celebrations Puppet & Costume Workshop Learn to make puppets, lanterns & more for a winter pageant; Earth Celebrations, 638 E. 6th St. (betw. Aves. B& C), 212-777-7969; 12:30-4:30, free [repeats Sat.].

Extreme Choices 3-D Laser show exposes kids to dangers of smoking; Liberty Science Center in NJ, 201-200-1000 for info; $3-$3.50 [repeats daily, through 6/02].

Horror. Hope. Healing. Art show w/pieces made by downtown Manhattan school kids; Ashforth Warburg Bldg., 795 B'way (12th St.), 212-741-2977; 6-8, free [through 11/30].

Film/Video

Amplified Gen Art's music-inspired film festival kicks off tonight w/Strumpet, directed by Trainspotting's Danny Boyle & starring Chris Eccleston (7), Mule Skinner Blues starring Beannie Andrew (10); Loews Village, 66 3rd Ave. (11th St.), 212-971-5420; 7, $25 incl. after-party at Knitting Factory.

"Brazil on Screen" Film series highlights tv & film of Brazil in conjunction w/"Brazil: Body & Soul" exhibition, continues today at the Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave. (89th St.), 212-423-3500; 7, $6, $5 st./s.c. [repeats Fri., through 1/11].

"Fritz Lang Retrospective" concludes today w/1927's Metropolis; BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), 718-777-FILM; 7:30, $9.

Gimme Shelter Doc. about the Stones' 1969 tour focuses on tragic Altamont Speedway concert, feat. performance by Jefferson Airplane, part of "Featuring...Rock 'n' Roll" series at Donnell Library Center Aud., 20 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-0609; 2:30, free.

Lola Restoration of Angès Varda's 1961 new wave classic screens at Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; 1, 2:50, 4:40, 6:30, 8:20 & 10:10, $9 [through Thurs.].

Peace of Mind: Youthful Voices From the Middle East screens at New York Film Academy, 100 E. 17th St. (betw. Park Ave. S. & Irving Pl.), 212-580-0299; 8, $10.

"Reel Heroes" series screens Raiders of the Lost Ark; St. Agnes Library, 444 Amsterdam Ave. (81st St.), 212-877-4380; 2, free.

The Way We Laughed Tale of two Sicilian brothers, racism, exploitation & murder; debuts today at Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; 1:30, 4, 7:15 & 9:45, $9 [through 12/4].

Wives Film looks at women's liberation movement during 60's & 70's, as part of "Scandinavian Beauties" series at Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave. (betw. 37th & 38th Sts.), 212-779-3587; 6 & 8:30, $8.

Lectures

Consumer Tips: How To Plan Ahead To Be Financially Fit Estate, insurance & tax planning; the Williams Club, 24 E. 39th St. (betw. Park & Madison Aves.), 212-719-8405; call for times & prices.

The Politics Of Cancer & Holistic Health John Cohen discusses the alternatives & how to get them; Brecht Forum, 122 W. 27th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-242-4201; 7:30, $6.

Readings

Vernon Jordan Bubba's real main squeeze appears for reading, signing & discussion of Vernon Can Read! A Memoir; Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.

Workshops

Coping w/Stress Free support group w/Dr. Rudy Ballentine offers grief counseling to help you conquer survivor guilt & fear & resume a sense of normalcy; Olive Leaf Wholeness Center, 145 E. 23rd St. (6th Ave.), RSVP 212-477-0405; 5:45 [through 12/5].

THURSDAY 11/29

Benefits

Art in General Benefit Gala Cocktails, dinner & dancing, & launch of limited editions by Spencer Tunick, Carlos Garaicoa & others, performances by Chinese Folk Dance Co., Golem, Salsa Band Mo'Guajiro to benefit Art in General; Jing Fong, 20 Elizabeth St. (betw. Canal & Bayard Sts.), 212-219-0473 x39; 7, $300.

Family

Music, Art & Media Workshops Over 10 per day; Children's Museum of Manhattan, Tisch Bldg., 212 W. 83rd St. (B'way), 212-721-1234; 10-5, free-$6.

Film/Video

Amplified Gen Art's music-inspired film festival screens Down & Out with the Dolls, directed by Sugartown's Kurt Voss (6:30), Big Bad Love w/Rosanna Arquette (8:30); Loews Village, 66 3rd Ave. (11th St.), 212-971-5420; 6:30, $25 incl. after-party.

"Global Visions: Disruptive Directors of British Television" showcases early works by now-acclaimed directors Ken Russel, Ken Loach, others; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6600; 6, $6, $4 st./s.c., $3 child. under 13 [repeats Fri. at 7, Sat. & Sun. at 2, through 1/20].

"Old School Kung Fu Fest 2001" returns after a one-year hiatus w/everything Hong Kong has to offer, incl. Dreadnaught starring 76-year-old Kwan Tak-hing; Cinema Village, 22 E. 12th St. (betw. 5th Ave. & University Pl.), 212-924-3364; 10, call for price [through 12/15].

Lectures

A War On Terror? Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) sponsors talk on civil liberties; Housing Works Used Book Cafe, 126 Crosby St. (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-334-3324; 6:30, free.

Women For Afghan Women Founded in April of this year, group holds first conference at CUNY Grad Center, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-7000 for sched. [through 11/30].

Readings

Book Release Party in Williamsburg Aw, shit! Blake Nelson (Girl) reads from User & Craig Foltz reads from "his new Loudmouth release"; the Read, 156 Bedford Ave. (N. 8th St.), Williamsburg, 718-599-3032; 7:30, free.

Evening Of Compassion Discussion of Dalai Lama's recent bestseller, An Open Heart, w/editor Nicholas Vreeland & Students For A Free Tibet; the Tibet Center, 107 E. 31st St. (betw. Park Ave. S. & Lexington Ave.), 212-779-1841; 7:30, free.

KGB Short Fiction Night Sara Gran (Saturn's Return to New York) & Tara Wray (Mini Tremble Fits) read brief stories; KGB, 85 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-505-3360; 7, free.

Oliver Sacks reads from his popular new tome, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood; Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-253-0810; 7:30, free.

FRIDAY 11/30

Around Town

A Tartan Christmas Toys, books, crafts, food & silent auction to benefit city's children & homeless at 285-year-old First Presbyterian Church, 5th Ave. (12th St.), 212-675-6150; call for times, $2 [through 12/2].

NY International Antiquarian Fine Art Fair kicks off today w/furniture, tapestries, carpets, silver, paintings, drawings, prints, clocks, watches, autographs, photos & jewelry from antiquity to art deco. See this week's "Since When?" column for more info; Madison Square Garden, 2 Penn Plaza (32nd St.), 212-465-6741 for sched. [through 12/4].

Benefits

New Museum 2001 Winter Party Silent auction w/donations from Harry Allen, Kiki Smith & others, open bar cocktails to benefit the museum & the Twin Towers Fund; W. New York Union Sq., 201 Park Ave. S. (17th St.), RSVP 212-219-1222 x299; 9-12, $150.

Night of a Thousand Dinners: Khai for a Pie Pizza dinner to benefit the International Campaign to Ban Landmines; Beth Am Temple, 178 Bennett Ave. (190th St.), 212-927-2230; 6:15, $18.

Family

The Flaming Idiots Acrobatics, gadgets, juggling & silliness; New Victory Theater, 209 W. 42nd St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-239-6200; call for times, $10-$30 [repeats Sat. & Sun., through 1/13].

Hawk Watch Look for migrating raptor birds w/park rangers, binoculars provided; Henry Luce Nature Observatory at Belvedere Castle, Central Park (midpark at 79th St.), 212-772-0210; 10-4, free [repeats Sat., Sun., Mon. & Tues., through 12/15].

Louie's Latin Style Concert Participatory show; Children's Museum of Manhattan, Tisch Bldg., 212 W. 83rd St. (B'way), 212-721-1234; 11:30 & 1, free-$6

The Little Mermaid Musical w/pre-show workshop; YWCA, Hitchcock-Rockefeller Aud., 610 Lexington Ave. (53rd St.), 212-866-5170; 1, $15 & $5 workshop fee [repeats Sat. & Sun., through 12/30].

Pinchcliffe Grand Prix Classic animated Norwegian film; Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave. (betw. 37th & 38th Sts.), 212-779-3587, 4, free [repeats Sat. at 2].

Film/Video

"1950s New York: Reflections from the Screen" shows films about post-WWII era in conjunction w/current exhibitions, today: The Band Wagon, starring Fred Astaire; the New-York Historical Society, 2 W. 77th St. (Central Park W.), 212-873-3400 x0; 7, $3 [through 12/14].

"Critic's Choice: Donald Richie on Japanese Film" continues w/1964's b&w Sweet Sweat; Japan Society, 333 E. 47th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-752-3015; 6:30, $9.

Last Wave 1977 flick looks at Australia & its British penal colony; Screening Room, 54 Varick (Canal St.), 212-334-2100; 4, 6, 8, 10, $9 [through 12/6].

"Old School Kung Fu Fest 2001" returns after a one-year hiatus w/everything Hong Kong has to offer, incl. Crippled Avengers, starring a blind man, a deaf-mute, a legless man, an armless man & an idiot; Cinema Village, 22 E. 12th St. (betw. 5th Ave. & University Pl.), 212-924-3364; 11:30, call for price [through 12/15].

"Paolo & Vittorio Taviani" Retrospective of brothers' work concludes tonight w/Marriage Outlaws (6), A Man for Burning Fioril (8) & shocking masterpiece Padre Padrone (8); Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-708-9400; $12, $8.50 st.

Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy Scott Gill's feature film about one of most infamous men in America, opens today at Cinema Village, 22 E. 12th St. (betw. 5th Ave. & University Pl.), 212-924-3364; call for times, $9, $7 st., $5.50 s.c.

Wizard of Oz accompanied by Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, screens at Cinema Classics, 332 E. 11th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-677-1027; 12:30 a.m., $5.50.

SATURDAY 12/1

Around Town

Annual Hanukkah Arts Festival feat. hand-crafted Judaica: silver, ceramics, paper-cuts, wood, fabrics & calligraphy plus Klezmer music, food, wine & family activities; Ansche Chesed, 251 W. 100th St. (W. End Ave.), 212-865-0600; call for times & prices [through 12/2].

Between Crisis & Hope Are Volunteers In honor of World AIDS Day, hear volunteers at hospitals, clinics & community-based organizations talk about making a difference; St. Vincent's Hospital, Cronin Aud., 10th fl, 170 W. 12th St. (6th Ave.), 212-367-1016; 11:30-2.

Open Source Architecture: Building Eyebeam One-day symposium w/designers & engineers at New School, 66 W. 12th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 718-222-3982; 9-5, call for price.

Benefits

World AIDS Day Film Screening Showing Overcoming Our Fears, doc. on Doctors Without Borders, & Nkosi, about 12-year-old South African AIDS activist, w/speaker Maryline Mulemba?benefits Doctors Without Borders; the Screening Room, 54 Varick St. (Canal St.), 212-679-6800; 3, $10.

Family

Ballet Fiesta Mexicana Performance of traditional Mexican dance, also workshops on cartooning & pop-up books; Arts Connection, 120 W. 46th St. (betw. 6th Ave. & B'way), 212-302-7433; dance at 3, workshops at 12:30, $2-$6.

Face to Face Workshop Make your own multimedia video w/Red Clay Arts, Inc.; Brooklyn Children's Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. (betw. St. Marks Ave. & Prospect Pl.), 718-735-4402; 1:30-4, $4.

Holiday Pixel Greetings Pose for a digital photo & make a Techno Happy Holidays card; Sony Wonder Technology Lab, 56th St. (Madison Ave.), 212-833-4698; 2-5, $5.

Kids Outback Orientation Opportunity to sign up for free 2-month coaching clinics in creating dance, theater & music for kids 8-18, also seeking professional performers to coach; Brooklyn Arts Exchange, 421 5th Ave. (8th St.) Park Slope, 718-832-0018; 1-3, free.

Photos at the Scholastic Store Readings & photos w/Ms. Frizzle of the Magic School Bus & Franklin the Turtle; the Scholastic Store, 557 B'way (betw. Prince & Spring Sts.), 212-343-6166; 11-4, free.

The Snowmaiden Play about the coming of Spring; Vital Theater Co., 432 W. 42nd St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 212-592-4508; 1, $10 [repeats Sun. 11 & 1].

St. Nicholas Day Festival Annual party w/crafts, caroling, refreshments & "celebrity reading" of "A Visit from St. Nicholas"; the New-York Historical Society, 2 W. 77th St. (Central Park W.), 212-873-3400; 1-4, free.

3-D Zoomorphic Masks Make your own hybrid mask w/help from painter Julio Valdez; Museum for African Art, 593 B'way (betw. Prince & Houston Sts.), 212-966-1313; 1, free.

'Tis the Season Musical for ages 5-12 by entertains & informs about Christmas, Hanukkah & Kwanzaa; Frederick Loewe Theatre of Hunter College, E. 68th St. (betw. Park & Lexington Aves.), 212-772-4448; 1, $6-$12 [repeats Sun.].

Film/Video

"A Wonderful Town: New York in Film" Series celebrating New York City screens classics: Easy Living (1), Manhattan (3) & All About Eve (5); Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-708-9400; 1, $12, $8.50 st./s.c. [through 12/21].

The Films of Hans Michaud Program of 8mm & 16mm films from the past three years, incl. "Hide: Psychic," "Quaternary" & "Tank"; Millennium, 66 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd Ave. & the Bowery), 212-673-0090; 8, $7.

Islam on Film Two-day festival about how Islam is viewed & the complexities of Muslims?call for sched.; NYU Cantor Film Center, 36 E. 8th St. (betw. B'way & University Pl.), 212-375-8116; 2, $10, $6 st./s.c. [through Sun.].

M For those who missed it at last week's "Fritz Lang Retrospective"; American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave. (36th St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; 6:30, $8.50, $5.50 st./s.c. [repeats Sun.].

"Not-So-Silent Saturdays" Bi-monthly screenings plus discussion w/film historian Bruce Lawton, feat. Our Gang (the Little Rascals), Good Cheer & The Gold Rush w/Charlie Chaplin; Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. (Ave. A), 212-254-3300; 1, call for price.

"Old School Kung Fu Fest 2001" screens Taoism Drunkard, complete w/an acid trip; Cinema Village, 22 E. 12th St. (betw. 5th Ave. & University Pl.), 212-924-3364; 11:30, call for price [through 12/15].

Readings

World AIDS Day Reading Joan Silber reads from her novel, Lucky Us, about straight couple who discover one of them is HIV positive; Housing Works Used Book Cafe, 126 Crosby St. (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-334-3324; 7, free.

SUNDAY 12/2

Around Town

Date Bait for the marriage-minded single, part of the "Flirtation Devices" series. You know the drill, grab some booze & pray; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 6:30-9:30, $30 incl. refreshments.

Holiday Craft Classes Today, learn to make centerpiece w/fresh pine needles, pine cones, berries, birch branches & more at NY Botanical Garden, 200th St. (Southern Blvd.), Bronx, 718-817-8747; 10-1, $61 incl. materials.

Holiday Craft Fair Clothes, arts, books & food at three locations in beautiful Hoboken; 201-420-2222 or 201-420-2207 for sched.

Miracle On Madison Avenue Sarah Jessica Parker & Oprah Winfrey turn out for event promoting what they do best?spending money! But this time it benefits health services for city kids, w/Donna Karan, Hermes, Polo, Prada, Armani & hundreds more participating; Madison Ave. (betw. 57th & 86th Sts.), 212-949-4945; 12-5.

Benefits

Miracle on Madison Ave. Ribbon-cutting & entertainment incl. carolers & refreshments while you shop, 20% of sales go to Children's Aid Society; Madison Ave. (69th St.), 212-949-4945; 12-5, free.

Family

The Frog Prince Puppets to Go pres. an updated version of the classic tale; the Town School, 540 E. 76th St. (betw. York & East End Aves.), 212-369-8890 x159; 11, 12:30 & 2; $7.

Making Peace Stories about compassion & Russian fairy tales The Snake Princess & The Harp That Had No Strings narrated by Laura Simms; Provincetown Playhouse, 133 MacDougal St. (betw. 3rd St. & Washington Sq. W.), 212-998-5867; 3, free.

Mighty Curious Improv Troupe suggest stories & make up games, ages 7-12; Gotham City Improv Theater, 158 W. 23rd St., 2nd fl. (7th Ave.), 212-665-3386; 2, $5.

Film/Video

"A Wonderful Town: New York in Film" Series celebrating New York City screens classics: Miracle on 34th Street (1), It Should Happen to You (3) & Manhattan (5); Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-708-9400; 1, $12, $8.50 st./s.c. [through 12/21].

Islam on Film Second day of two-day festival on how Islam is viewed & the complexities of Muslims?call for sched.; NYU Cantor Film Center, 36 E. 8th St. (betw. B'way & University Pl.), 212-375-8116; 2, $10, $6 st./s.c.

Silent Film/Live Sound Salomé & The Fall of the House of Usher; Ocularis at Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-388-8713; 7, $6.

Lectures

In Honor Of World AIDS Day a photography exhibit & panel discussion w/Dr. Helene Gayle (former director Centers For Disease Control), Dr. Chris Ouma (Doctors Without Borders) & Maurice Dubois (Pulitzer for AIDS in Africa coverage) on "The AIDS Pandemic In Africa"; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 7:30, $22.

Readings

A Christmas Carol WQXR announcer Gregg Whiteside reads Chuck's classic (Dickens read aloud is a real treat & perfect for adolescents); Morgan Library, 29 E. 36th St. (betw. 5th & Madison Aves.), 212-685-0610; 2, $10.

KGB Fiction Night w/Imraan Coovadia (The Wedding) & Akil Sharma (An Obedient Father); KGB, 85 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-505-3360; 7, free.

MONDAY 12/3

Around Town

Garment-Center-Holiday-Bargain-Shopping-Walking-Tour Whew! The mark-downs start this weekend; meet at 1411 B'way (W. 39th St.), 212-370-4212; call for times, $15 [through 12/21].

Lincoln Center's Annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony doesn't have same celeb draw as Rockefeller's, but there's a choir, a clown, refreshments & a nice memory for kids; Lincoln Center, B'way (63rd St.), 212-875-5108; 5:30-6.

Benefits

Amsterdam Billiard Club Tournament Celebrities like billiard champ Jeanette Lee (a.k.a. "The Black Widow"), comedian David Brenner, Ray Franza & Robert Funaro (The Sopranos) play pool w/local firemen to benefit local firehouses; Amsterdam Billiard Club, 344 Amsterdam Ave. (77th St.) 212-496-8180; 6-9, $50-$200.

Film/Video

"A Wonderful Town: New York in Film" Series celebrating New York City screens classics: 1955's Lovers & Lollipops (1), Tui shou (3) & Easy Living (6); Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-708-9400; 1, $12, $8.50 st./s.c. [through 12/21].

"Mondo Mondays" Weekly retro film screenings continue w/The Man in the Glass Booth (1975); Den of Cin, Two Boots, 44 Ave. A (betw. 3rd & 4th Sts.), 212-714-3575; 8, $5 incl. 1 drink.

Readings/Open Mic

Slam This! open mic w/Kenny Mostern; 13 Bar, 35 E. 13th St. (University Pl.), 212-979-6677; 7, $5, $4 st.

Sophisticated Mondays B&B Liquor-sponsored spoken-word continues w/32 poets a night & weekly prizes; Lola, 30 W. 22nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-221-7611 x308; 7-9 [through 12/17].

TUESDAY 12/4

Around Town

Tea & Tour At The Regent Hotel Got some relatives in town during off-peak holiday hours? Send 'em to check out this 1842 landmark & have proper tea in a posh hotel; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 2:45, $45.

Benefits

"Miracle on 34th St." Santa Suit Unveiling Presentation of Santa suit in Macy's holiday window by Fergie, Duchess of York to kick off 10-day online auction of celebrity wares & services, ending in live auction at Sotheby's Dec. 6th to benefit KidsCharities.org; Macy's Herald Sq., 34th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 702-450-9073; 11, free.

"9/11: Celebrate New York in Images" Photographers donate work representing their interpretations of New York ranging from cityscapes to portraits, from Polaroid to Platinum prints, proceeds to benefit local charities; Soho Photo Gallery, 15 White St. (betw. W. B'way & 6th Ave.), 212-226-8571; opens 6-8, free [repeats Thurs. 6-8, Fri.-Sun. 1-6, through 1/5].

Film/Video

"Ciné Hommage to Jeanne Moreau" feat. Touchez pas au grisbi (Hands Off the Loot), b&w from 1953 about gangsters & crime; 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 12/18].

Dewey Time captures the life of jazz legend Dewey Redman; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (Central Park W. & Columbus Ave.), 212-601-1000; 7:30 & 9:30, $10.

Lectures

Alzheimer's Disease: Practical Strategies For Families Find out latest treatments, research & strategies for care givers; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 8:15, $22, $11 s.c.

Fellowship & The Battle Against Evil: Lessons From Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings Open Center, 83 Spring St. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-219-2527; 8, $15.

Readings/Open Mic

Kitchen Confidential Anthony Bourdain appears to promote his latest, A Cook's Tour. Find out if it's true all chefs are either drug addicts or ex-cons during the discussion portion; Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-253-0810; 7:30, free.

President Jimmy Carter Acclaimed author & humanitarian signs & discusses his latest?Christmas in Plains: Memories; Borders Bookstore, 461 Park Ave. (57th St.), 212-980-6785; 6, free.

Workshops

Healing Seminar David Markowitz demonstrates "kinergetic pain therapy," a cocktail of all-kinds-o eastern/alternative stuff; Co-Op Community Room, 343 8th Ave. (27th St.), RSVP 212-243-3266; 7, $20.

Poetry For You & Me Greenwich House Senior Center sponsors living-room style workshop every Tuesday at Caring Community, 20 Washington Sq. N. (5th St.), 212-675-2257; 1:30-3:30, free.