EVENTS WEDNESDAY 1/9 Around Town Christmas in July Cody Camps ...

Around Town

Christmas in July Cody Camps of Freedom offers two free weeks of summer camp to kids age 8-15 who lost a parent in the Sept. 11 attacks, incl. transportation, meals, etc.; 800-399-4436 or www.codycamps.com for more info.

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

Want to Get a Job w/the U.S. Postal Service? Lecture in Spanish & English tells you how; NY Public Library branches, 212-221-7676 for locations; call for times, free [through 1/18].

Benefits

"Always in Our Hearts" Artists respond to Sept. 11, 10% of sales go to Robin Hood Relief Fund; Woodward Gallery, 476 Broome St., 5th fl. (Wooster St.), 212-966-3411; 11-6, free [repeats Thurs.-Sat. & Tues. 11-6, through 1/26].

Y.Nagasaki Hundreds of photographs documenting Sept. 11th, proceeds go to FDNY Ladder 3 Assistance Fund; Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A W. 13th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-645-2800; 12-6, free [repeats Thurs. & Fri. 12-6, Sat. 12-5, through 1/12].

Family

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].

My Eight Days of Hanukkah Book-making workshop in the Klutz Book Factory; Children's Museum of Manhattan, Tisch Bldg., 212 W. 83rd St. (B'way), 212-721-1234; 2, 3 & 4, $6 [repeats Thurs. & Fri.].

Film/Video

"Brazil On Screen" Series running in conjunction w/"Brazil: Body & Soul" exhibition, concludes its run today; Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave. (89th St.), 212-423-3500; 7, $6, $5 st./s.c.

"Greatest Hits" continues w/Don't Look Back about Dylan tour in 1965 (1:10, 4:45, 8:20) & Gimme Shelter, Rolling Stones doc. about Altamont Speedway concert (3, 6:35 & 10:10); Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; $9 [repeats Thurs.].

"Happy Birthday: WRT Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary" w/screening of Abbas Kiarostami's 1992 Iranian film, And Life Goes On (1:30 & 6:15) & Egyptian offering Destiny (3:30 & 8:15); Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, 165 W. 65th St. (B'way), 212-875-5600; $9, $4.50 st./s.c. [through 1/10].

"Rock 'n' Roll Musicals" series feat. infamous Jailhouse Rock from 1957, which helped create the myth & legend of Elvis Presley, and is probably the best documentation of the King during his prime; St. Agnes Library, 444 Amsterdam Ave. (81st St.), 212-877-4380; 2, free.

"Star Theater" Retro film series shows the rarely-screened 1968 color film by Orson Welles, The Immortal Story; Den of Cin, Two Boots, 44 Ave. A (betw. 3rd & 4th Sts.), 212-714-3575; 7, $5 incl. 1 drink.

Lectures

Contemporary Tibetan Artists What do they really think of the Beastie Boys? No, seriously, a conversation w/Ga De, Bian Qung Da & others about their work & the West; 40 E. 30th St. (Madison Ave.), 212-685-4242; 6:30, $10.

Readings

Chris Matthews Hardball's pitcher reads from Now, Let Me Tell You What I Really Think; Barnes & Noble, 160 E. 54th St. (3rd Ave.), 212-750-8033; 12:30, free.

New York Poetry Alliance Free contest for $1000 first prize?"with winter's bite still in the air, we'd like to see what poets have to say about love"; www.freecontest.com for more info.

Reading of the Hanging Loose Authors Poets Hayan Charara (The Alchemist's Diary) & Tony Towle (History of the Invention) read at Chelsea Barnes & Noble, 675 6th Ave. (21st St.), 212-727-1227; 7:30, free.

The Territory of the Soul Emmy-award winning storyteller & PBS contributor Gioia Timpanelli reads; Estonian Educational Society, 243 E. 34th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-613-3117; 7:15, $10.

Workshops

Health Issues Anonymous Twelve-step program for those living w/a health concern; St. Luke's-Roosevelt Center, 324 W. 108th St., #205 (betw. B'way & Riverside Dr.), 212-362-7214; 5:30-7.

Relief for New Yorkers Who Are Tired of Clutter & Debt A one-way ticket out of town! Just kidding, this "for good, cycle-ending workshop" tries to help; Source of Life Center, 22 W. 34th St., 5th fl. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-244-5888; call for times, $39.

THURSDAY 1/10

Around Town

A Perfect Saturday in Soho Walking tour of galleries & architecture, dinner in side-street bookstore & wine tasting; Open Center, 83 Spring St. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-219-2527; 6, $85.

Benefits

Star Spangled Spirit Survey of 20th-century photos of the American flag from artists incl. Diane Arbus & Robert Frank, portion of proceeds goes to WTC charities; Bonni Benrubi Gallery, 52 E. 76th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-517-3766; 11-6 [repeats Thurs.-Sat. & Tues., through 2/16].

Strike Out CF Bowl-a-thon Spend an evening bowling to raise funds against cystic fibrosis?games, shoe rental, food & drink incl.; Chelsea Piers AMF Bowling Alley, Piers 59 & 60, W. 17th-23rd Sts. (Hudson River), 212-986-8783, reg. req.; 8-10, $50.

Film/Video

Jung: In the Land of the Mujaheddin Doc. on war in Afghanistan & the Taliban's rise to power; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (Central Park W. & Columbus Ave.), 212-601-1000; 7:30 & 9:30, $9.

Six From "Circ" program screens Chess Fever from 1925 w/The End of St. Petersburg (2:30) & German expressionist fantasy, Warning Shadows (6); Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-708-9400; 2:30, $12, $8.50 st./s.c. [through 1/28].

"Viewpoint...Progressive Documentary Filmmaking" This month's series screens newly struck prints. Today, 16mm films, I Am Somebody (1970) & No Vietnamese Ever Called Me Nigger (1968); Donnell Library Media Center, 20 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-0609; 2:30, free.

Lectures

Comparing Notes w/Leonard Lopate Today, the more than competent New York & Company host chats w/"Cartoonists at Work" Roz Chast, Bob Manikoff, Doug Marlett & Salih Memecan; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 8:15, $22.

A Special "TimesTalks" Series kicks off today w/Edward Albee, Yoko Ono, Martin Scorsese, Al Hirschfeld, Lou Reed, Ron Howard, Helen Mirren & many more; CUNY Grad Center, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-2005 for times & prices [through 1/13].

Readings

Kingdom of Shadow Author Alan Furst is the first of a number of best-selling scribes slated to appear this month at Manhattan Marymount College Writing Center, 221 E. 71st St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-517-0450; 7:30.

Norman Mailer, Norris Church & George Plimpton (that's right) put on a theatrical version (yes, you heard us correctly) of the letters exchanged between F. Scott Fitzgerald, his wife Zelda & Mr. Hemingway?guess who plays Ernest? This one is not to be missed; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 8, $16.

Poetry Slam & open mic tonight at the Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery (Bleecker St.), 212-533-9834; 7:30, $5.

Workshops

Learn English for Free starting today at NY Public Library branches; 212-221-7676 or www.nypl.org for times [through 3/21].

FRIDAY 1/11

Benefits

Arts on the High Wire A-list artists like Laurie Anderson, Chuck Close, Paul Auster, Ben Katchor, Art Spiegelman & Suzanne Vega come together w/tightrope walker Philippe Petit to support the New York Arts Recovery Fund; Hammerstein Ballroom, 311 W. 34th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 212-366-6900 x278; 8, $15-$25.

Family

Breeding the Oddballs Dr. Sally Boggs hosts freshwater fish & plant auction feat. loaches & catfish; New York Aquarium, Education Hall, Surf Ave. (W. 8th St.), Coney Island, 718-837-4455; 7:30 p.m., $5 contrib.

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.].

I Have a Dream Day Reading from A Rainbow All Around Me, q&a w/authors, making of giant dream flag for front window; Scholastic Store, 557 B'way (betw. Prince & Spring Sts.), 212-343-6166; 3, free.

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.].

Film/Video

A Clockwork Orange NY Film Academy hosts screening of classic Stanley Kubrick film?if you're not working, check out the earlier times below; 100 E. 17th St. (Park Ave.), 212-674-4300; 7 & 9:30, $5 incl. drink at Korova Milk Bar [through 1/25].

"Greatest Hits" series continues w/a Stanley Kubrick double feature: A Clockwork Orange (1:55 & 7) & The Shining (4:25 & 9:30); Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; $9 [repeats Sat.].

"Outside the Frame: Self-Taught Artists on Film" Debut showing of new films & videos, plus classics?discussions follow screenings; American Museum of Folk Art, 45 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-977-7170; 3, $15, $10 st./s.c.

Readings

Coffee House/Open Mic Night in Bay Ridge; Bay Ridge United Methodist Church, 362 Ovington Ave. (4th Ave.), Bklyn, 718-238-4517; 7:30-9:30, contrib.

SATURDAY 1/12

Family

Kanata Native Dance Theatre Watch dances of many Native American tribal nations w/headdresses & drums; Arts Connection, 120 W. 46th St. (betw. 6th Ave. & B'way), 212-302-7433; 3-4, $6.

The Last of the Dragons Play about a princess who decides to kill the last dragon; Vital Theater Co., 432 W. 42nd St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 212-592-4508; 1, $10 [repeats Sun. 11 & 1, through 2/3].

On the Lookout Build a working telescope & learn about lenses; Sony Wonder Technology Lab, 56th St. (Madison Ave.), 212-833-4698; 2-5, $5 [repeats Sun.].

Winter Wonders Stories Malika Lee Whitney's call & response stories w/song & percussion; Wave Hill, 675 W. 252nd St. (Independence Ave.), Bronx, 718-549-3200, 2:30 & 3:30, free.

Film/Video

"Cinema of Shadows: The Hollywood Film Noir" Thirty-one films screened in 16mm format, continues w/1947 b&w directed by John Brahm, The Brasher Doubloon; YWCA, 610 Lexington Ave. (53rd St.), 212-735-9717; 4:30, $7 [repeats Sun.].

Video Marathon Twelve hours of videos screen to celebrate Art in General's 20th anniversary; 79 Walker St. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-219-0473; 12 p.m.-12 a.m., $5.

Readings

Open Reading For Italian American Writers Co-hosted by Robert Viscusi & Vittoria Repetto; Cornelia St. Cafe, 29 Cornelia St. (6th Ave.), 212-989-9319; 6-8, $6 incl. 1 drink.

SUNDAY 1/13

Benefits

Hope for New York Builders Ball Black-tie gala to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity & others, w/buffet, live music & dancing; 500 Riverside Dr. (120th St.), www.buildersball.homestead.com; $75-$500.

Family

Annual Art Exhibition Adults & children display paintings & drawings created in Battery Park's free art classes; Battery Parks City Parks Conservancy, 2 South End Ave. (W. Thames St.), 212-267-9700; 2-4, free.

Freedom March! Celebrate the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday by exploring the images & music of the civil rights movement & making your own freedom banner; Brooklyn Children's Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. (St. Mark's Ave.), Bklyn, 718-735-4400; 1-4 p.m., $4 contrib.

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.

Pinocchio's Magic & Puppet Show Interactive show w/simple dance steps & songs; the Town School, 540 E. 76th St. (betw. York & East End Aves.), 212-369-8890 x159; 11, 12:30 & 2; $7.

Film/Video

"Greatest Hits" continues w/two-for-Sunday double shot of Robert Altman, McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1:15, 5:35, 9:50) & 1973 adaptation of Chandler's novel, The Long Goodbye (3:30 & 7:45); Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; $9 [repeats Mon.].

New York Jewish Film Festival Eleventh-annual collaboration betw. the Jewish Museum & the Film Society feat. premieres, rarely-screened films & docs., kicks off today; Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, 165 W. 65th St. (B'way), 212-875-5600 or 212-423-3338 for info; 12, 2, 4:15, 6:15 & 8, $9 [through 2/24].

Lectures

Roger Rosenblatt & Friends, on the Novel Tonight, Walter Mosely (Gone Fishin', Black Betty) & Alice McDermott (Charming Billy) discuss a subject our culture probably cannot (or at least will not) place too much importance on; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 7:30, $22.

S/M 101 "Friendly" introduction to all aspects, because if you're going to do it, why not do it right?; Toys in Babeland, 94 Rivington St. (betw. Ludlow & Orchard Sts.), 212-375-1701; 8, $20.

Readings

Community-Word Project Benefit Reading for arts organization serving at risk youth, w/Hettie Jones, Quraysh Lansana & more; 266 E. 10th St. (Ave. A), 212-539-3738; 7, $5.

Readings in Contemporary Poetry Today, John Ashbery & Robert Creeley; Dia Center for the Arts, 548 W. 22nd St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-989-5566; 4, $6, $3 st./s.c.

Unorganized Reading No time limit, no list, no bullshit except what gets spewed on stage; ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St. (betw. Suffolk & Clinton Sts.), 718-638-2927; 3.

Workshops

Free Tin Whistle Workshop What the fuck?; the Irish Arts Center, 553 W. 51st St. (8th Ave.), 212-757-3318; 2-6.

MONDAY 1/14

Film/Video

Eisenstein Debut film by Renny Bartlett about 27-year-old gay filmmaker; Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; 1:15, 3:15, 6, 8, 10, $9 [repeats Tues.].

"Mondo Mondays" Retro film series screens outlandish parody, The Turkish Star Wars; Den of Cin, Two Boots, 44 Ave. A (betw. 3rd & 4th Sts.), 212-714-3575; 8, $5 incl. 1 drink.

"Video Viewpoints" Emerging artists series feat. work/lecture by NYC residents Janine Cirincione & Michael Ferraro plus Chinamen Feng Mengbo; Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-708-9400; 6, $12, $8.50 st./s.c.

Readings

Coloring the News Author Bill McGowan reads from book which, although not getting as much publicity as the hatchet job on CBS, seems to have been fairly exhaustively researched; the Half King, 505 W. 23rd St. (10th Ave.), 212-462-4300; 7, free.

TUESDAY 1/15

Around Town

It's Showtime at the Apollo! For a few days free to press & public alike, the Apollo has JaRule, Busta Rhymes, Faith Evans & many more (p.s. if you're an Apollo fan, check out Chris Rock's sadly underrated movie Down to Earth); 212-802-5700 for location, ticket info & times.

Family

After School Games Club Checkers, chess, backgammon & Monopoly for third, fourth & fifth graders; Battery Park City Parks Conservatory, 2 South End Ave. (W. Thames St.), 212-267-9700 x348, reg. req.; 3:30-5, free [through 2/12].

Film/Video

"The Artistry of Leontyne Price" series celebrates 75th birthday of renowned soprano; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6600; 2, $6, $4 st./s.c. [repeats Weds., Thurs., Sat. & Sun. at 2, Fri. at 6, through 2/28].

An Evening of the 30th Annual Dance on Camera Festival screens exerts from entries; Donnell Library Media Center, 20 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-0609; 6, free.

Grateful Dawg incl. live performances & interviews w/Jerry Garcia?discussion follows today's 7:30 screening; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (Central Park W. & Columbus Ave.), 212-601-1000; 7:30 & 9:30, $9-$15 [through 1/17].

Quai des Orfèvres 1947 film about flirtation & murder; French Institute, Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6160; 12:30, 3:30, 6:30 &9, $8.

Readings

Kirk Douglas Author of Ragman's Son reads from his latest, My Stroke of Luck, which chronicles "the chin's" health battles of late, his contemplation of suicide & according to Publisher's Weekly, some very amusing Reagan anectdotes; Midtown Barnes & Noble, 600 5th Ave. (48th St.), 212-765-0592; 12:30, free.

The 50 Greatest Love Letters Reading & discussion w/David Lowenherz, whose collected his favs among literature's most notorious lovers, incl. Khalil Gibran & Mary Haskell, Jack Kerouac & Sebastian Sampas, Virginia Woolf & Vita Sackville-West, Zelda & F. Scott Fitzgerald; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000; 7:30, $12-$15.

More, Now, Again No, it's not a joke, it's just Elizabeth Wurtzel at Chelsea Barnes & Noble, 675 6th Ave. (21st St.), 212-727-1227; 7:30, free.