EVENTS WEDNESDAY 3/20 Around Town All Stars Talent Show Network ...
Around Town
All Stars Talent Show Network Volunteer to produce/perform in neighborhood youth talent shows; 212-941-9400 or www.allstars.org for more info.
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.
Help w/Income Tax Elderly, low-income individuals & families can get free tax preparation, bring social security card, last year's returns, W-2 forms & current forms; Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 240 E. 31st St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-689-1595, call for appt.; 12:30-4:30 [repeats Sun. 1-4, through 5/14].
Spring Equinox Celebrate w/?what else? "The 27th-Annual Egg Stand"; National Museum of the American Indian, George Gustav Heye Center, 1 Bowling Green (betw. State & Whitehall Sts.), 212-668-6624; call for times.
Family
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].
"Jerry & Brian Pinkney" Exhibit of illustrations by father & son; Children's Museum of Manhattan, Tisch Bldg., 212 W. 83rd St. (B'way), 212-721-1224; call for times & prices [through 4/19].
Film/Video
NEWFILMAKERS Present: The Horror! The Horror! Double feature: New H.P. Lovecraft-inspired gothic Beyond the Wall of Sleep (2001) followed by a doc. on making the film; Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 212-505-5181; 7, $8, $5 st.
"Star Theater" Retro film series screens Mae West's Myra Breckinridge (1970), the infamous x-rated adaptation of Gore Vidal's novel; Den of Cin, Two Boots, 44 Ave. A (betw. 3rd & 4th Sts.), 212-714-3575; 7, $5 incl. 1 drink.
Yellow Asphalt Tale about human emotion among different cultures, begins two-week run at Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; 1, 2:45, 4:30, 6:15, 8, 10, $9 [daily, through 3/26].
Lectures
Contents Under Pressure: Debates & Trends in Independent Literary Publishing Series begins w/"Invisible Ink: The Secret World of Indie Lit Revealed!" at Berger Forum, NY Public Library, 5th Ave. (42nd St.), #206, 212-930-0571; 6:30, free.
Freak Show II or "Men's Discussion & Introduction to New Warrior Training Adventure Weekend" today at Source of Life Center, 22 W. 34th St., 5th fl. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-460-5624; 6:30-9:30, call for price.
Healing w/Whole Foods "How can whole foods save you money & boost your health?"; Earth Matters, 177 Ludlow St. (betw. Houston & Stanton Sts.), 212-388-1516; 6:45, $15.
Readings
The Bloviator (aka Alec Baldwin, everyone's favorite piece of tabloid fodder) reads from "Lost & Found" by Colson Whitehead, as part of series on selected shorts about NYC; Symphony Space, 2537 B'way (95th St.), 212-864-5400; 8, $20.
A Nasty Bit of Rough David Feherty reads from this first novel, which takes aim at the golf world, today (darn, we thought this was an Amis/Self job); Midtown Barnes & Noble, 600 5th Ave. (48th St.), 212-765-0592; 1, free.
Report from Ground Zero Former firefighter Dennis Smith reads from his latest about the rescue efforts; Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-253-0810; 7, free.
The Tender Land: A Family Love Story Kathleen Finneran reads at Rocky Sullivan's, 129 Lexington Ave. (betw. 28th & 29th Sts.), 212-725-3871; 8.
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.
Learn English for Free at NY Public Library branches; 212-221-7676 or www.nypl.org for locations & times [through 3/21].
THURSDAY 3/21
Around Town
NY's 12th-Annual Hunger Awareness Day Contact the Hunger Action Network of NY to help; 212-741-8192 for complete info.
Family
Miffy the bunny comes to the museum to celebrate Spring; New Museum of Contemporary Art, 583 B'way (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-219-1222; 12-4, free.
Winter Preschool Play Toys, games, stories & songs for children six months to four years; the Regatta Community Room, 21 South End Ave. (W. Thames St.), 212-267-9700 x348; 10-12 p.m., free.
Film/Video
The Big Heat The first part of Anthology's Fritz Lang film-noir double feature screens Lang's 1953 film, which Scorsese as says "may be the most hard-edged gangster movies ever made"; Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 212-505-5181, 7, $8, $5 st.
Brooklyn Film Networks Presents: A Day's Work, A Day's Pay Doc. portrayal of workfare & the people who struggle against it, feat. q&a w/filmmakers Jonathan Skurnik & Kathy Leichter plus special guests; Brooklyn Museum of Art, 200 Eastern Pkwy. (Washington Ave.), 718-638-5000, 6, free
"The Films of Jean-Luc Godard & Anna Karina" Retrospective continues w/the rarely-seen Made in USA; BAM, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), 718-832-3052; 7, $9, $6 st./s.c. [continues Mon. & Tues., through 3/31].
Lectures
Africa, New York Discussion w/Africans & African-Americans living in the city; NYU's Vanderbilt Hall, 40 Washington Sq. S. (betw. Sullivan & MacDougal Sts.), 212-998-7434; 7, call for price.
Architectural League Pres. "Emerging Voices 2002" Today's speakers: Marwan Al-Sayed of Phoenix plus Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki & David Lewis of NYC; Lighthouse, Inc., 111 E. 59th St. (betw. Lexington & Park Aves.), 212-753-1722; 6:30, $10.
Eating Right for Busy Lives "Crash course in healthy eating for people on the run," sponsored by the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Prevention & Wellness Program, 160 E. 53rd St. (betw. Lexington & 3rd Ave.), 888-675-9355; 6-7, $75.
Impact of Sept. 11th on American Liberalism Panel discussion at New School's Swayduck Aud., 65 5th Ave. (betw. 13th & 14th Sts.), 212-229-5808; 6, free.
NOW-NYC General membership meeting plus "millennium lecture" on human rights; 150 W. 28th St. (7th Ave.), 212-627-9895; 6:30, call for price.
Readings
American Hardcore Steven Blush appears at Sound & Fury to read from his latest, 192 Orchard St. (Houston St.), 212-598-4300; 7, free.
Celebrating W.H. Auden w/poet James Fenton; Great Hall at Cooper Union, 7 E. 7th St. (3rd Ave.), 212-353-4195; 7:30, $20.
Fast Girls: Teenage Tribes & the Myth of the Slut Emily White reads at Housing Works Used Book Cafe, 126 Crosby St. (betw. Houston & Lafayette Sts.), 212-334-3324; 7, free.
Iceland vs. Kentucky Vikings & rednecks duke it out the old-fashioned way?poetry vs. bluegrass?at Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery (betw. Houston & Bleecker Sts.), 212-614-3040; call for times & prices [through Sun.].
Latinas: The New Generation Angie Cruz (Soledad), Nelly Rosario (Song of the Water Saints) & Michele Serros (How to be a Chicana Role Model) read; Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-253-0810; 7, free.
Workshops
Free Mystery Writing Workshop brought to you by the Gotham people; Barnes & Noble, 240 86th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-WRITERS; 7-8.
FRIDAY 3/22
Family
The Ten Star All-Star Summer Basketball Camp Boys & girls ages 10-19 eligible to apply, camp is by invitation only, past celebs incl. Michael Jordan & Antawn Jamison; 704-568-6801 for free brochure [through 4/15].
Film/Video
"¡Acción! Mexican Cinema Now" series concludes this Sunday w/Un Mundo Raro, (A Rare World, 2001); Guggenheim Museum, Peter B. Lewis Theater, 1071 5th Ave. (89th St.), 212-360-4321; 7, $6, $5 st./s.c. [continues Sat., through 3/23].
States of Mind: Madness & Method Ten-week series exploring the fine line between creativity & madness in films, in which the protagonists are artists. This week: Lust for Life (1956). Upcoming: Pollock, Quills, Sunset Boulevard; Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 718-592-9700; 2, $5 [through 5/17]
Sweet Smell of Success New 35mm print of Alexander Mackendrick's tale of NYC in the 50s; Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; 1:30, 3:30, 5:40, 7:30, 9:30, $9 [daily, through 3/28].
Lectures
Two-Day Symposium on Henry Darger coincides w/exhibit at the American Folk Art Museum. Darger scholars will answer such pressing questions as did Henry kill Elsie Paroubek & why has his epic novel, which Darger considered his real art, has never been published?; 45 W. 53rd St. (5th Ave.), 212-977-7170; call for times & prices [through Sat.].
Readings
Women Are Not Small Men Dr. Nieca Goldberg's text on "life-saving strategies for preventing & healing heart disease"; Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.
SATURDAY 3/23
Around Town
Boro Days Manhattan residents & up to three guests admitted free of charge today at MOMA, 11 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-708-9400; 10:30-5:45.
King & Queen of Arm Wrestling Vie for the coveted titles today during "Big Apple Grapple XXV" at the Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum, Pier 86, W. 46th St. (12th Ave.), 212-245-0072; call for times & prices.
Native American Auction Thunderbird American Indian Dancers hold 24th-annual Spring auction of jewelry, pottery & other hand-crafted items; American Indian Community House, 404 Lafayette St., 8th fl. (betw. Astor Pl. & E. 4th St.), 212-598-0100; 7, free.
Family
Eliot, the Super Magic Man Magic, comedy & ventriloquism; Asphalt Green's Murphy Center, 555 E. 90th St. (betw. York & East End Aves.), 212-369-8890 x159; 10 a.m. & 12 p.m., $7 [repeats Sun.].
Family Art Project Make cards & pop-up books during "Spring Action" workshop at Wave Hill, 675 W. 252nd St. (Independence Ave.), Bronx, 718-549-3200, 1-4, free [repeats Sun.].
"Reel to Real" series honors Duke Ellington w/dance performance by Mercedes Ellington & film excerpts; Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, 165 W. 65th St. (B'way), 212-875-5570; 11:30 & 2, $8-$16.
See Me 3-D View photos in three dimension & make a stereoscope; Sony Wonder Technology Lab, 550 Madison Ave. (55th St.), RSVP 212-883-7858; 2-5, $5 [repeats Sun.].
Teen Poetry Shout Out: Keepin' It Real Everyone gets three minutes, plus you're projected onto the big screen; the Kitchen, 512 W. 19th St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 212-255-5793; 12-3, $5.
Weaving Workshop for kids ages 7-12; Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum, Jumel Terrace (betw. 160th & 162nd Sts.), 212-923-8008, res. req.; 1-4, free.
Film/Video
"Legacy Film Festival: Women & the Holocaust" Fourth-annual corresponds w/"Women's History Month" & focuses on before & after effects of the Holocaust. Today, Bach in Auschwitz, a tragic doc. on Auschwitz's all-female orchestra; NYU Cantor Film Center, #200, 36 E. 8th St. (betw. B'way & University Pl.), 212-998-8816; 8:30, $5, $4 st./s.c., $30/festival pass [continues Sun.].
"New York, New York: Films Selected by the NY Film Critics Circle" Series showcases films handpicked by prestigious critics. Today, The New York Post's Jonathan Foreman introduces 1979 gang-violence fantasy The Warriors. Can you dig it, suckas?; American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave. (36th St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; 2, $8.50, $5.50 st./s.c. [through 3/31].
Lectures
NY Botanical Garden Open House Sample "mini classes" at NY Botanical Garden, 200th St. (Southern Blvd.), Bronx, 718-817-8747; 10:30-3:30.
Readings
Small Press Book Fair w/"special literary focus & distinctive books on all subjects" plus panels & readings; Small Press Center, 20 W. 44th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-764-7021; call for times [through Sun.].
Teen Poetry Shout Out w/special guests Anne Greene & Mark Dow plus open mic; the Kitchen, 512 W. 19th St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 212-255-5793; 12-3, $5.
Workshops
World Famous DJs to Teach Their Craft Free to the Public That should be a short lesson; 600 B'way (Houston St.), 917-545-7823 or 347-351-4170 for times [through 5/16].
SUNDAY 3/24
Around Town
Pet's on Parade It's "Pet-acular Day" at Macy's 2nd Annual Breakfast Benefiting Animal Haven w/all kinds of booths & events (finally, we've got all the "animal lovers" in one place?now, time for mass hypnosis); 212-695-4400 for locations; 8:30-12:30, call for prices.
Superstar Jesus Christ Pageant Unfortunately not on the Macy's scale, but a "reenactment of the last week of Christ's life" on this Palm Sunday nonetheless, feat. former lead from Jesus Christ Superstar; St. Peter's Chelsea, 346 W. 20th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 212-886-5463; 11:45.
Family
Family Art Works Make puppets, jewelry, or learn how to weave during weekly workshops at Educational Alliance, 197 E. B'way (Jefferson St.), 212-780-2300 x316, res. req.; 1-2:30.
Children's Galleries for Jewish Culture Museum moves to Chelsea & celebrates w/two new exhibits: "From Tent to Temple" & "From Home to Home"?no strollers admitted; 515 W. 20th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-245-8200; 2-5, $5.
Chrysalis Spectaculis Fictitious space-age tale presented by Pink Inc.'s Art in Motion; Brooklyn Children's Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. (betw. St. Marks Ave. & Prospect Pl.), 718-735-4400; 1:30 & 3, $4.
Spirit of New York City "Tales about the courageous & enduring nature of our city" told w/puppets. Today, The Alligator's Tale w/River Collins; the Provincetown Playhouse, 133 MacDougal St. (betw. W. 3rd & 4th Sts.), 212-998-5867; 3, free.
Sunday Science Spectaculars! Energy Physics Monthly workshop. Today, learn about pulleys, screws, wheels & axles at 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-996-1100; 10-12, $35/adult, $20 kids 6-11.
Vivacious Veggies! Learn how to start your own veggie garden, indoors or out; Queens Botanical Gardens, 43-50 Main St., Flushing, 718-886-3800; 2, $5.
Film/Video
Dr. Jerry and Mr. Love An expanded cinema, multiple projection remix of Jerry Lewis' comic classic, The Nutty Professor, looped & layered by kinosonik; Ocularis at Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-388-8713, 8:30
Human Desire Fritz Lang's second film noir, based on Zola's La Bete Humaine. Commentary by Robert Haller; Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 212-505-5181, 3:30, 8, $8, $5 st.
"New York, New York: Films Selected by the NY Film Critics Circle" Amy Taubin introduces Martin Scorsese's classic Mean Streets (1973), preceded by Kenneth Anger's cult classic Scorpio Rising (1963); American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave. (36th St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; 4, $8.50, $5.50 st./s.c. [through 3/31].
Readings
KGB Fiction Night cont. w/Vince Passaro (Violence, Nudity, Adult Content: A Novel) & Jonathan Dee (The Lover of History, Palladio); 85 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-505-3360; 7, free.
MONDAY 3/25
Film/Video
"The Films of Jean-Luc Godard & Anna Karina" Retrospective cont. w/Band of Outsiders, Godard's celebrated picaresque; BAM, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), 718-832-3052; 4:30, 6:50 & 9:10, $9, $6 [repeats Tues., through 3/31].
"Mondo Mondays" Retro film series screens Phantom of the Paradise (1974), Brian De Palma's "rock-flavored" remake of Phantom of the Opera; Den of Cin, Two Boots, 44 Ave. A (betw. 3rd & 4th Sts.), 212-714-3575; 8, $5 incl. 1 drink.
Lectures
Symposium on Elder Issues "Answers and tools for the elderly and their families" w/lectures on legal planning, how to speak to your doctor & more at Lenox Hill Hospital, 131 E. 76th St. (betw. Lexington & Park Aves.), RSVP 212-427-4141; call for times & prices.
Readings
Manning Marable (Black Leadership, What Black America Thinks) reads at Riverside Church, South Hall, 490 Riverside Dr. (betw. 120th & 122nd Sts.), 212-870-6722; 7.
One Story Magazine New short-story journal launches tonight at the Cutting Room, 19 W. 24th St. (betw. B'way & 6th Ave.), 212-691-1900; 7, $5 (good for six-issue subscription).
Saturn Series Open mic plus this week's feat. poet: Dorfay; Revival, 129 E. 15th St. (betw. 3rd Ave. & Irving Pl.), 212-598-4820; 7:30, $3.
TUESDAY 3/26
Around Town
Pure Country NYC Weekly country dance & music night w/line dance lessons from Rona Kaye; Jack Rose, 771 8th Ave. (47th St.), 212-247-7518; 6:30, $13.
Family
Global Kids Annual conference focusing on racism, gender bias & discrimination; New School, Tishman Aud., 66 W. 12th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-226-0130, reg. req.; 8-4, call for price.
Film/Video
Dissident Movie Show Independent doc. films highlight a forum for anti-establishment movies concerning national & global issues; the Living Room, 84 Stanton St. (Allen St.), 212-533-7235, 11 p.m., free.
Rod Serling: The Twilight Zone & Beyond Retrospective cont. at Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6600; call for sched., $6, $4 st./s.c. [repeats Thurs.-Sun., through 4/21].
Weekend Stories Shorts "The Soul Sings" & "Unwritten Law" by Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Zanussi, screen at Kosciuszko Foundation, 15 E. 65th St. (5th Ave.), 212-734-2130; 7, $5.
Lectures
An Evening w/film director Ed Burns Hunter grad (though Slack-hack Burns didn't graduate; he dropped out & then got an honorary degree), discusses how he went from production assistant on Entertainment Tonight to sleeping w/Christy Turlington; CUNY Grad Center, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-2005; 6:30.
Auto-Free New York meets today to discuss "Transporting NYC's Waste" at 104 Washington St. (Rector St.), 212-475-3394; 6.
Brown Bag Lunch Lectures on modern art continue today w/"Contemporary Architecture: From the Hudson Hotel to the Vertical Campus"; MoMA's Art Consortium Aud., 1 E. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & Madison Aves.), 212-708-9781; 12:30, $5 [repeats 3/28].
Readings
Bobby Knight Basketball bad-boy appears to sign copies of his new biography & dodge subpoenas at Midtown Barnes & Noble, 600 5th Ave. (48th St.), 212-765-0592; 6:30, free.