EVENTS WEDNESDAY 10/3 Around Town Free Daily Meditation for New ...
Around Town
Free Daily Meditation for New Yorkers in need at Jivamukti Yoga Center, 404 Lafayette St. (betw. 4th St. & Astor Pl.), 212-353-0214; call for times [through 9/30].
Shelters For Shelter Confusing, yet...not. Tour houses in Soho & Tribeca to benefit Lennox Hill's Homeless Women's Shelter; RSVP 212-744-5022 for location; 11-4, $100.
Wednesday Night Skate Weekly skate around Manhattan. Route varies, be comfortable skating in traffic, wear protective gear, meet on corner of 17th St. (betw. Union Sq. W. & B'way), 212-696-7247; 8, free [through 10/31].
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].
Film/Video
"Critic's Choice: Donald Richie on Japanese Film" series starts tonight w/1965's b&w The Hoodlum Soldier; Japan Society, 333 E. 47th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-752-3015; 6:30, $9.
The Films of Alec Guinness & Friends kicks off today w/Man in the White Suit; St. Agnes Library, 444 Amsterdam Ave. (81st St.), 212-877-4380; 2, free.
Iridium Jazz Film Series continues w/Blue Note: A Story of Modern Jazz, which documents life of various labels; Iridium Jazz Club, 1650 B'way (51st St.), 212-582-2121; 7, $27.50 [repeats daily, through 10/7].
"Lots of Lucy: Celebrating I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary" screens classic episodes w/original commercials; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6600; 12:15, $6, $4 st./s.c., $3 child. under 13 [repeats Thurs.-Sun. at 12:15, through 10/31].
Marathon Man 1976 flick starring Dustin Hoffman; Void, 16 Mercer St. (Howard St.), 212-941-6492; 7:30, free.
NY S/M Film Festival Second annual festival of bondage, dominance, submission, role play & fetish runs at Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 212-505-5181; call for sched. & prices [through 10/6].
Sult (Hunger) Semi-autobiographical tale about writer in late 1800s screens as part of "Scandinavian Beauties" series at Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave. (betw. 37th & 38th Sts.), 212-779-3587; 6 & 8:30, $8.
Lectures
"Prosperity in NYC & Transportation" w/Metropolitan Studies prof. Joyce Gold; Science, Industry & Business Library of the New York Public Library, 188 Madison Ave. (betw. 34th & 35th Sts.), 212-592-7000; 5:30, free.
Readings/Open Mic
Intoxicating Poetry Hear David Baker & Jonathan Galassi & drink cocktails based on their books?for more info see "Since When?" column; the Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park S. (E. 20th St.), 212-614-9683; 7, free.
Ken Saro-Wiwa, a Nigerian writer, was executed for speaking out on human rights violations in that country in 1995. His son Ken Wiwa appears today to read from his book, In the Shadow of a Saint: A Son's Journey to Understand His Father's Legacy; Village Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. Lafayette St. & B'way), 212-420-0816; 7:30, free.
Workshops
World's Largest Writing Workshop Writer's Digest assures us this train wreck (occurring simultaneously at 500 Barnes & Noble stores across the country) will feat "authors from some of the nation's largest & most prestigious organizations," but then suspiciously neglects to tell us exactly who these authors are; www.bn.com; 7, free.
THURSDAY 10/4
Around Town
Future Volunteers for the Queens Museum of Art are invited to an open house; 718-592-9700 for location; 1-3.
Benefits
ART Benefit for Sept. 11th Fund Silent auction of photography, mixed media, painting & sculpture to benefit the victims; View Bar, 232 8th Ave. (22nd St.), 212-929-2243; 9, free.
Family
Jewish Harvest Festival of Booths Celebrate & learn about Sukkoth & other Jewish traditions; Brooklyn Children's Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. (betw. St. Marks Ave. & Prospect Pl.), 718-735-4402, 10-5, free.
Film/Video
Casablanca screens at Cinema Classics, 332 E. 11th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-677-1027; 10, $5.50.
Melina Mercouri Two-week trib. to Greek star kicks off tonight w/Never on Sunday & Topkapi; Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; call for sched., $9 [through 10/18].
"Québec New York 2001" screens The Art of Time by Philippe Baylaucq & Oscar Niemeyer: An Architect Engaged in his Century; Donnell Library Media Center, 20 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-0619 or 212-982-7781; 2:30, free.
Reel China Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon composer Tan Dun launches doc. showcase about life in Asia. Tonight's opening night screens Lighting a Candle; Downtown Community TV, 87 Lafayette St. (betw. White & Walker Sts.), 212-925-3429 x411; 8, $5 contrib. [repeats daily, through 10/8].
A Trail on the Water U.S. debut of film about the friendship betw. conductor Claudio Abbado, composer Luigi Nono & pianist Maurizio Pollini, discussion w/Abbado & Pollini follows; John C. Borden Aud., Manhattan School of Music, B'way (122nd St.), 212-749-2802 x4428; 6, free, tkts. req.
Lectures
The Anti-Art Legacy of Marcel Duchamp is this week's "Brown Bag Lunch Lecture" at the Museum of Modern Art, 18 W. 54th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-708-9781; 12:30, $5, B.Y.O. lunch.
The Case of Wen Ho Lee Los Alamos scientist accused of & imprisoned for espionage (sans trial) discusses new book My Country Versus Me; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5450; 8, $22.
Displaced Persons: Growing Up After the Holocaust The Times' Joseph Berger speaks about his new book, a document of Jewish upheaval & survival in America; Barnard College's Julius S. Held Lecture Hall, 3009 B'way (betw. W. 117th St. & B'way), RSVP 212-854-2038; 6:30, free.
Meeting God: Elements of Hindu Devotion Stephen Huyler speaks; American Museum of Natural History, 79th St. (Central Park W.), 212-769-5200; 2, call for price.
Readings
Paul Muldoon Poet/Princeton prof. reads to promote his latest, Poems 1968-1998; American Irish Historical Society, 991 5th Ave. (80th St.), 212-288-2263; 6:30, free.
NYC BigCityLit Celebration Come hear Emmy Chang, Sue Kwock Kim, Monica Ferrell, Paolo Javier & more at Asian-American Writers' Workshop, 16 W. 32nd St. (betw. 5th Ave. & B'way), 212-494-0061; 7, $5.
FRIDAY 10/5
Around Town
Gramercy Park Modern Come buy uncomfortable, impractical, "arty" furniture, etc.; 69th Regiment Armory, Lexington Ave. (26th St.), 212-255-0020; 11-7 [through 10/7].
Family
Jewish Harvest Festival of Booths Celebrate & learn about Sukkoth & other Jewish traditions; Brooklyn Children's Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. (betw. St. Marks Ave. & Prospect Pl.), 718-735-4402; 10-5, free.
Martha A cranky old woman meets a fun loving puppet goose; New Victory Theater, 209 W. 42nd St. (B'way), 212-239-6200; 7, $10-$30.
"Meet the Virtuoso" Listen to violin, cello & piano, then speak w/performers; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-996-1100; 2, free.
Film/Video
"Before the Legend: The Legend of Ralph Kramden & The Honeymooners" screens episodes from Jackie Gleason's sketch comedy show Cavalcade of Stars; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6600; 1, $6, $4 st./s.c., $3 child. under 13 [repeats Sat. & Sun. at 1, through 11/11].
Do the Right Thing Spike Lee's 1989 slice of Brooklyn starring John Turturro screens at Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 718-592-9700; 6:30, $5, $2.50 s.c./child.
Greek Cinema Showcase screens America, America at American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave. (36th St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; 8, $8.50, $5.50 st./s.c.
Readings
Robert Creeley reads (black tie required) at the Harvard Club, 27 W. 44th St. (5th Ave.), RSVP 212-254-9628; 8, call for price.
SATURDAY 10/6
Around Town
New York Walk for Farm Animals is "part of a national effort to promote animal rights," because right now, there's a pig upstate pulling 10-hour shifts; 212-567-4556 for location, time & complete info.
Vanished: Photos from the Prospect Park Archives on exhibit every weekend at the Gallery in the Grand Army Plaza Arch, Prospect Park W. (Flatbush Ave.), Park Slope, 718-965-7722; 1-5, call for price [through 10/28].
Benefits
And The Sun Went Down Luvchild Theatre Ensemble has replaced its Oct. shows w/a work-in-progress based on stories of people directly touched by the events of Sept. 11?all proceeds benefit victims & families; New York Comedy Club, 241 E. 24th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-330-9314; 6, $10 &2 drink min.
Family
Adoption 101 for Grandparents Workshop for grandparents to learn how to answer difficult questions & other info; Spence-Chapin's Adoption Resource Center, 6 E. 94th St. (betw. Madison & 5th Aves.), 212-360-0259; 1, $15-$25.
Barry Harris Cooks Up Family Jazz Famous pianist makes jazz accessible to children & families through music & interaction; Town Hall, 123 W. 43rd St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-840-2824; 11 a.m., $10-$15.
Bird Watching Audubon Society leads families on tour of Central Park, w/emphasis on?you guessed it?birds; Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, Central Park, 110th St. (5th Ave.) 212-860-1370; 11, free.
Face to Face: Dealing with Prejudice & Discrimination Timely & relevant exhibit created to help families fight prejudice & discrimination in a positive manner; Brooklyn Children's Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. (betw. St. Marks Ave. & Prospect Pl.), 718-735-4400, call for museum hours & prices.
Kidsmobile Library on wheels is part of "Storybook Reading Program"?kids can get their own library card & borrow books of their choice; Imagination Playground in Prospect Park, Ocean Ave. (Lincoln Rd.), Park Slope, 718-965-6973; 1-5, free.
Martha A cranky old woman meets a fun loving puppet goose; New Victory Theater, 209 W. 42nd St. (B'way), 212-239-6200; 12 & 5, $10-$30.
Maze Crazy "Family Art Project" artist Willie Cole shows you & yours how to create mazes; Kerlin Learning Center at Wave Hill, 675 W. 252nd St. (Indep. Ave.), Bronx, 718-549-3200, 1-4, free.
Weekly Medieval Arts Workshop Families formulate stained-glass collage, gargoyle & limestone block (debatable whether a limestone block is a craft), ages 4 & up; the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave. (112th St.), RSVP 212-932-7347; 10, $5/class.
Film/Video
"From Albert Brooks to the TV Funhouse: Selected Short Films from Saturday Night Live" showcases the tv institution's emergence as a network forum for shorts; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6600; 4, $6, $4 st./s.c., $3 child. under 13 [repeats Sun. at 4, Tues. & Fri. at 6:30, through 11/2].
"Killing the Koala: Australian Films of the 90s" Four-week festival w/more than 30 films begins today at BAM, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), 718-636-4111; call for sched. & prices [through 10/30].
"The Lifetime Series: A Catherine Breillat Retrospective" begins w/Romance, followed by discussion w/actress (2, $15); A Real Young Girl (4:30); Tapage Nocturne (6:30); American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave. (36th St.), Astoria, 718-784-4520; 2, $8.50, $5.50 st./s.c. [repeats Sun.].
NY S/M Film Festival concludes tonight w/Out of the Darkness: The Reality of S&M plus The Pain Game & controversial schoolgirl drama Lies; 24 Bond St. (betw. Lafayette St. & Bowery), 212-388-0722; 7, $9.
"ThinkFilm" Saturday series in conjunction w/Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation exhibit opens today w/The Color of Paradise; Brooklyn Museum of Art, 200 Eastern Pkwy. (Washington Ave.), 718-638-5000; 1 & 3, $6, $3 st./s.c.
Lectures
Gotham History Festival Lectures by historians & architects at libraries all over the city, beginning today w/"The Impact of the Irish in the Bronx"; 212-221-7676 for times & complete sched.; free [through 10/14].
Readings/Open Mic
5_Trope Benefit Sponsored by an online literary magazine, reading for homeless HIV & AIDS patients brings you Jenny Offill, Gary Lutz, Victoria Redel & John Yau; Housing Works Used Book Cafe, 126 Crosby St. (betw. Houston & Lafayette Sts.), 212-334-3324; 7, free.
Smash Nova's Saturday Joyfest Open mic hosted by David Speer; Baggot Inn, 82 W. 3rd St. (betw. Thompson & Sullivan Sts.), 212-477-0622; 3:30-5:30, contrib.
SUNDAY 10/7
Around Town
Blessing of the Animals It's that time of year again...time to get your cats, ducks & horses blessed at the 17th Annual Feast of St. Francis; Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave., (112th St.), 212-932-7347; 11.
Memory Walk Tactfully titled event benefits Alzheimer's patients & caregivers who lost loved ones in the WTC disaster, sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association, NYC Chapter; 212-983-0700 or 212-983-6906 for location; 8-10:30 a.m.
Benefits
AMF National Bowl-a-thon Spend the day bowling to help raise $3 million for the Twin Towers Fund; Chelsea Piers, W. 23rd St. (West Side Hwy) 212-835-2695 or www.amf.com; 3, $200 per lane/all donations welcome.
Blessing of the Animals Special service dedicated to World Trade Center search & rescue teams; the Church of the Resurrection, 119 E. 74th St. (betw. Lexington & Park Aves.), 212-879-4320; 11 a.m. service, 12:30 p.m. blessing, free.
Freehold Motorcycle Ride Habitat for Humanity hosts 60-mile ride w/10% of proceeds benefiting families of firefighters & police officers; Freehold Savings & Loan, 68 W. Main St. (Lincoln Pl.), Freehold, NJ, 908-614-7937, 11 a.m. reg., $25 for riders/$15 for passengers.
Family
Martha A cranky old woman meets a fun loving puppet goose; New Victory Theater, 209 W. 42nd St. (B'way), 212-239-6200; 12 & 5, $10-$30.
Maze Crazy "Family Art Project" artist Willie Cole shows you & yours how to create mazes; Kerlin Learning Center at Wave Hill, 675 W. 252nd St. (Indep. Ave.), Bronx, 718-549-3200, 1-4, free.
Puppets To Go Marionettes dance & entertain; the Town School, 540 E. 76th St. (betw. York & East End Ave.), 212-369-8890 x159; 11, 12:30 & 2, $7, child under 10 months free [through 1/2].
A Robot Just for You Art project to help children design their own robots; Sony Wonder Lab, 56th St. (Madison Ave.) 212-833-7858; 2-5, $5.
Film/Video
Breakfast at Tiffany's Shown weekly, Audrey Hepburn & George Peppard are upscale freeloaders w/a mutual attraction that can't be fulfilled; Screening Room, 54 Varick (Canal St.), 212-334-2100; 1:30, $9, $6 if you have brunch in the restaurant before the movie.
Ivan's Childhood USSR's Andrei Tarkovsky's depiction of young lad's fate during WWII; Ocularis at Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-388-8713; 7 & 9:30, $6.
"The Lifetime Series: A Catherine Breillat Retrospective" continues w/36 Fillette (2); Dirty Like an Angel (4); Perfect Love! (6:30); American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave. (36th St.), Astoria, 718-784-4520; 2, $8.40, $5.50 st./s.c.
Readings/Open Mic
Indran Amirthanagayam Southern Indian writer reads from his latest volume; Cornelia St. Cafe, 29 Cornelia St. (6th Ave.), 212-989-9319; call for time & price.
Callaloo John Edgar Wideman & Rita Dove read to support new journal of African & African-American writing; Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St. (betw. E. 4th St. & Astor Pl.), RSVP 212-539-8685; 5, free.
KGB Sunday Fiction Series w/Lisa Shea & her novel, Hula, about two sisters growing up; 85 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-505-3360; 7, free.
Poetry Slam for Seniors Writers who've reached the big 6-5 are invited to share their work; Eldridge St. Synangogue, 12 Eldridge St. (betw. Canal & Division Sts.), RSVP 212-219-0903; 2:30, free.
Marie Ponsot Poet reads from her latest, The Bird Catcher, which won the National Book Critics Award; Ethical Culture Meeting House, 4450 Fieldston Rd. (Manhattan College Pkwy), Bronx, 718-329-7300; 1, $5.
MONDAY 10/8
Around Town
East Harlem Multicultural Festival celebrates w/local art, music & food; E. 104th St. (betw. 3rd & Lexington Aves.), 212-860-8821 x110; 11-6, free.
Benefits
Haircut for Life Roberto Novo & his stylists cut hair to benefit WTC victims; Roberto Novo Salon, 192 8th Ave. (betw. 19th & 20th Sts.), 212-929-1652; 11-8, $25 min. contrib. [repeats 10/15].
Stand Up For New York Comedy show feat. Bill Cosby, Jerry Seinfeld, Colin Quinn, Will Ferrell & George Wallace benefits the Twin Towers Fund & the New York Police & Fire Widow & Children Bereft Fund; Carnegie Hall, Isaac Stern Auditorium, 57th St. (7th. Ave.), 212-247-7800; 8, $100-$2500.
Film/Video
Flicker Film Festival Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St. (betw. Church St. & B'way), 212-219-3055; 7, $5.
Lectures
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Herpes but Didn't Know Who to Ask Sponsored by NY HELP; Center of Life, 208 W. 30th St., 2nd fl. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-628-9154; 7:30, $5.
Readings/Open Mic
Erotic Whispers Mistress Aprill invites virgins & whores to share in weekly open mic event at 99 MacDougal St. (Bleecker St.), 718-401-6592; 7-9, free.
Friendly French Conversation Group Weekly readings of 18th-century French literature; 54 Carmine St. (betw. Bleecker & Bedford Sts.), 914-803-0654; 7:30, free.
Judy Garland, the Golden Years Author Rita Piro & actress Margaret O'Brien read from new bio offering a friendlier Judy; Lincoln Triangle Barnes & Noble, 1972 B'way (66th St.), 212-595-6859; 2, free.
TUESDAY 10/9
Film/Video
Les yeux sans visage (Eyes Without a Face); French Institute, Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6160; 12:30, 3:30, 6:30 & 9, $8.
Melina Mercouri Two-week trib. to Greek star feat. discussion w/director (& Mercouri's husband) Jules Dassin, plus selections of classics like The Naked City & Rififi; Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; 8, $9 [through 10/18].
Lectures
Learn How to Promote Your Books Effectively Panel discussion w/various publicists at the Small Press Center, 20 W. 44th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-764-7021; 5:30, $25.