EVENTS WEDNESDAY 1/2 Around Town Holiday Lights Walking Tour Highlights ...
Around Town
Holiday Lights Walking Tour Highlights incl. world's largest toy store, a laser light show, department store window displays, world's largest lighted Menorah & more; 212-242-3521 for meeting places; 1:45 & 6:45, $15, $10 kids [through 1/3].
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.
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; Thurs.-Sat. & Tues. 11-6, free [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; Mon.-Fri. 12-6, Sat. 12-5; free [through 1/12].
Family
Big Top Doo-Wop 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].
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].
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 daily, through 1/15].
"Happy Birthday: WRT Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary" w/screening of A Matter of Life and Death (1:30, 6:20) & Kiss Me Deadly (4, 8:30); Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, 165 W. 65th St. (B'way), 212-875-5600; $9, $4.50 st./s.c. [through 1/10].
"The Frank Sinatra Show: Happy Holidays w/Bing & Frank" New print screens at Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6600; 12:30 & 3:30, $6, $4 st./s.c. [repeats Thurs. & Fri. at 6, Sat. & Sun. at 12:30 & 3:30, through 1/6].
Readings
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.
Workshops
Health Issues Anonymous Twelve-step program for those living w/a health concern; St. Luke's-Roosevelt Center, 324 W. 108th St. (betw. B'way & Riverside Dr.), #205, 212-362-7214; 5:30-7.
THURSDAY 1/3
Around Town
BiRequest Social discussion group for bi-sexuals & "bi-friendlies" meets for dinner tonight at NY Spaces, 131 W. 72nd St. (betw. B'way & Columbus Aves.), 212-714-7714; 6-8, $5.
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.
Film/Video
"Greatest Hits" continues w/Hitchcock's Rear Window (1:10, 5:30, 9:50) & The Man Who Knew Too Much (3:15 & 7:35); Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; $9 [repeats daily, through Sat.].
Readings
Carl Hiaasen Mystery writer reads from his latest, Basket Case (which ranked 380 on Amazon a full week before publication), about rock band whose members start turning up dead; Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-253-0810; 7, free.
FRIDAY 1/4
Around Town
Psychology Discussion Group Discuss gay life w/other men & women; Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center, 208 W. 13th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-228-5153; 8, $5.
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].
Three Kings Day Parade Live camels & sheep accompany heroes of the WTC & children dressed as shepherds; El Museo del Barrio, 1230 5th Ave. (104th St.), 212-831-7272; 9 a.m.; free.
Film/Video
Born Again Brother Doc. by Jewish filmmaker, Julia Pimsleur, about her born-again Christian brother, followed by q&a; NY Society for Ethical Culture, 2 W. 64th St. (Central Park W.), 212-563-5210; 7, $3.
"The Films of Jean-Pierre Jeunet" Three-day series begins tonight w/The City of Lost Children (6:30) & Alien IV: Resurrection (9); French Institute, Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6160; $8.
The Troma Team Screening Series pres. Fatty Drives the Bus, entertaining flick about Satan, Jesus & busload of Chicago tourists; Trilogy Theater, 341 W. 44th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 212-489-1632; 8:15 & 9:45, call for price.
Wages of Fear 1953 French drama screens at Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 718-592-9700; 6:30, $5, $2.50 s.c./child.
SATURDAY 1/5
Around Town
Dignity New York Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgendered Catholics...listen up! Liturgies today at St. John's in the Village Episcopal Church, 218 W. 11th St. (7th Ave.), 212-243-6192; 8, free.
Greenwich Village Literary Pub Crawl Tour the local bars where famous authors got drunk, sniffed life...wannabe actors lead the way, but you can deal w/them; meet at the White Horse Tavern, 567 Hudson St. (11th St.), RSVP 212-613-5796; 2, $12, $9 st./s.c.
Family
Born to Dance "Reel to Real" series feat. tap dancers Jenny Lane, Buster Brown & 6-year-old Hannah Leah Dunn in a retrospective on great tapper Eleanor Powell; Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, 165 W. 65th St. (B'way), 212-875-5570; 11:30 & 2, $8-$16.
Chinese Folk Dance Co. Visit farms, battlefields & palaces on-stage at Arts Connection, 120 W. 46th St. (betw. 6th Ave. & B'way), 212-302-7433; 3-4, $6.
Dreaming Next Year's Garden Visualize garden concepts in a 3-D mixed media model; Kerlin Learning Center, Wave Hill, 675 W. 252nd St. (Independence Ave.), Bronx, 718-549-3200, 1-4, free.
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].
Stories in Motion Make a phenakistoscope to animate drawings; Sony Wonder Technology Lab, 56th St. (Madison Ave.),212-833-4698; 2-5, $5 [repeats Sun.].
Film/Video
"Brazil On Screen" In conjunction w/"Brazil: Body & Soul" exhibition, series highlights tv & film of Brazil. Today, Beijoqueiro (Portrait of a Serial Kisser) screens at Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave. (89th St.), 212-423-3500; 7, $6, $5 st./s.c. [through 1/9].
"Cinema of Shadows: The Hollywood Film Noir" Thirty-one films screened in 16mm format, begins w/Somewhere in the Night; YWCA, 610 Lexington Ave. (53rd St.), 212-735-9717; 4:30, $7 [repeats Sun.].
"The Films of Jean-Pierre Jeunet" Three-day series continues w/Delicatessen, followed by q&a w/Mr. Jeunet; French Institute, Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6160; 7, $12.
Readings
The Breath of the All-Merciful: Ibn Arabi on Suffering & Negativity in the Dynamics of Spiritual Life Chair of Islamic Thought at the University of Exeter (school of choice for those who failed the interview portion of their Oxbridge applications), James Morris, lectures on comparative spirituality; Sufi Books, 227 W. B'way (betw. Franklin & White Sts.), 212-334-5212; call for time & price.
SUNDAY 1/6
Around Town
Community Service Opportunities Volunteers needed to transport & socialize w/elderly residents, sponsored by Makor (email Robert at rlieberthal@yahoo.com); Cafe Israel at Jewish Home & Hospital, 120 W. 106th St. (6th Ave.), 212-601-1000; 3-5.
Singles Dance/Lunch Party for the over 40 crowd (and yes, there is a DJ); Sol Goldman YM-YWHA, 344 E. 14th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-780-0800; 12-3, $30.
Family
Rumpelstiltskin Light-hearted puppet version of the classic fairy tale; the Town School, 540 E. 76th St. (betw. York & East End Aves.), 212-369-8890 x159; 11, 12:30 & 2; $7.
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.
Science Spectacular: Moving Continents Kids 6-11 can learn why earthquakes happen & build their own volcanos; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-996-1100; 10-12, $35 adult, $25 child.
Film/Video
"The Films of Jean-Pierre Jeunet" Series concludes w/screening of current film, Amélie, followed by q&a w/Mr. Jeunet; French Institute, Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6160; 4, $12.
"Greatest Hits" continues w/Douglas Sirk's Written on the Wind (1:35, 5:40, 9:45) & Imitation of Life (3:25 & 7:30); Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; $9 [repeats Mon.].
Lectures
Ethical Culture: The Best Kept Secret in American Religious History?Why? Dr. Khoren Arisian lectures at NY Society for Ethical Culture, 2 W. 64th St. (Central Park W.), 212-874-5210; 11:30 a.m., free.
Readings
A Sondheim Slam! His lyrics interpreted by "NYC's leading poetry slam performers," incl. Regie Cabico; Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette St. (betw. E. 4th St. & Astor Pl.), 212-539-8778; 7, $12 [repeats 1/20] .
Unorganized Reading No time limit, no list, no bull shit; ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St. (betw. Suffolk & Clinton Sts.), 718-638-2927; 3.
MONDAY 1/7
Benefits
A Prayer Recital Soprano Nozomi Kawaguchi & pianist Ivan Yanakov perform to benefit the Red Cross; Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 154 W. 57th St. (7th Ave.), 212-247-7800; 8, $10-$15.
Film/Video
"Mondo Mondays" Retro film series screens classic X-rated Flesh Gordon?beware of Penisaurus; Den of Cin, Two Boots, 44 Ave. A (betw. 3rd & 4th Sts.), 212-714-3575; 8, $5 incl. 1 drink.
A Trial in Prague Czech film set during 1952 Cold War looks at testimonies of 14 journalists who were tried for treason & espionage; Center for Jewish History, 15 W. 16th St. (5th Ave.), 917-606-8200; 2:30, $7, $3.50 st./s.c.
Lectures
New York Women in Communications kicks off its "Cocktails & Conversation" series w/lecture by Janice RealsEllig, co-author of What Every Successful Woman Knows: 12 Breakthrough Strategies to Get the Power & Ignite Your Career; NY Design Center, 200 Lexington Ave. (33rd St.), 212-297-2133; 6-8, $10, $5 st.
Readings
The Fireman's Workout Book Author Michael Stefano flexes at Village Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. Lafayette St. & B'way), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.
Arthur Japin, Harry Mulisch Dutch authors of The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi & The Procedure (respectively) read; 92nd St. Y Unterberg Poetry Center, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 8:15, $16.
The Last Cowboys at the End of the World Nick Reding reads from his latest, a non-fiction account of the gauchos?group of cattle herders widely believed to be myth; the Half King, 505 W. 23rd St. (10th Ave.), 212-462-4300; 7, free.
Literary Latte Magazine hosts reading for contributors themed "Palindromes & Structures," since "2002 will be our last palindromic year until 2112"; Housing Works Used Book Cafe, 126 Crosby St. (betw. Houston & Lafayette Sts.), 212-334-3324; 6:30.
Workshops
Hebrew Reading Crash Course begins today at Congregation Emunath Israel, 236 W. 23rd St. (6th Ave), 212-242-9882; 6.
TUESDAY 1/8
Family
After School Games Club Checkers, chess, backgammon & Monopoly for 3rd, 4th & 5th 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].
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-$12 [through 1/10].
La Comédie-Française ou l'amour joué 1996 doc. on prestigious theater co.; French Institute, Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6160; 12:30 & 6:30, $8.
"Mauritz Stiller" Series of mostly new prints & restored 35mm prints by Swedish filmmaker/director concludes w/Hotel Imperial; Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-708-9400; 2:30, $12, $8.50 st./s.c.
Lectures
Libertarian Book Club's Anarchist Forum Today's topic, "What is this War Really About: Counter Information Alliance Speaks Up about Bush's Terrorism"; 339 Lafayette St. (betw. 4th & Great Jones Sts.), 212-979-8353; 7:30.
Want to Get a Job w/the US 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].
What is Astrology? Susan Miller, author of Planets & Possibilities: Explore the Worlds Beyond Your Sun Sign discusses the art & mythology of astrology; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 7:30, $25.
Readings
A Hero of Our Own Sheila Isenberg reads from her biography of V. Fry, man who helped bring Marc Chagall, Max Ernst & many other artists out of Nazi Germany; Upper West Side Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.
The "A" List: The National Society of Film Critics' 100 Essential Films Break out the noise-makers! Handful of contributors gather for discussion; Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-253-0810; 7, free.