EVENTS WEDNESDAY 1/22 Around Town 11th-Annual Outsider Art ...
Around Town
11th-Annual Outsider Art Fair Benefit Preview Get the first look at thousands of works by contemporary self-taught artists while enjoying cocktails, hors d'oeuvres & live music?benefits the American Folk Art Museum; the Puck Bldg., 295 Lafayette St. (Houston St.), 212-977-7170 x308; 5:30-9, $150-$750.
Roe v. Wade 30th Anniversary Event Celebrate a woman's right to choose on the anniversary of the Supreme Court's groundbreaking abortion decision by joining Brooklyn's National Organization for Women (NOW) as they picket newly elected State Senator Marty Golden for being close-minded & anti-choice; Bay Ridge Manor, 476 76th St. (betw. 4th & 5th Aves.), Bklyn, 718-748-8855; 2 p.m., free.
Film/Video
Le Cercle Rouge New color restoration of uncut French gangster film, which was the biggest success of director Jean-Pierre Melville's career, debuts in America at Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; 1:20, 4, 7, 9:35, $9.75 [through 1/23].
"O Canada! A Salute to Canadian Broadcasting Corporation" Seminar, screening & radio listening series feat. drama, comedy, documentary, public affairs & news programming w/works by David Cronenberg, Atom Egoyan & the Kids in the Hall among others; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6800; 1, $15, screenings free w/mus. adm. [repeats Thurs.-Sun. & Tues., through 2/2].
The Twelfth Annual New York Jewish Film Festival Eleven-day exploration of the diversity of Jewish culture, feat. approximately 30 films, continues today & tomorrow at Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, 165 W. 65th St. (B'way), 212-875-5600 for complete sched., 212-496-3809 for tkts. & sched.; $9.50, $7 st. [through 1/23].
Lectures
"Einstein: Patents & Inventions" Linda S. Therkorn, from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, pres. some of Einstein's best devices & shares the patent clerks theories that continue to inspire inventors today; Linder Theater, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park W. (79th St.), 212-769-5200; 7, $15.
Resident Talk Danish curator Simon Sheik talks about his cultural projects & writings?plus reception; apexart, 291 Church St. (betw. Walker & White Sts.), 212-431-5270; 6, free.
Readings
Gumbo: A Celebration of African American Writers feat. work of Eric Jerome Dickey & Terry McMillan. Dana Crum & Elizabeth Nunez read from anthology benefiting the Hurston/Wright Foundation; Upper West Side Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.
Mister Posterior and the Genius Child From Publishers Weekly: "This funny, touching first novel captures the domestic anarchy of the 1970s through the eyes of brainy eight-year-old Vanessa Brick, a student at an alternative Cambridge, Mass., elementary school." Emily Jenkins at Borders Bookstore, 461 Park Ave. (57th St.), 212-980-6785; 6:30, free.
Pulp Friction From Publishers Weekly: "Noting research that included reading 'just over 225 novels,' cultural critic Bronski (The Pleasure Principle) delightfully chronicles gay pulp novels from their emergence in the late 1940s through the post-Stonewall era in this expansive, exhaustively researched amalgam of fiction and gay history." St. Martin's celebrates at Cornelia St. Cafe, 29 Cornelia St. (6th Ave.), 212-989-9319; 6.
Workshops
Learn to Meditate Let these masters of enlightenment help you "explore & develop clarity, tranquility & compassion"; Shambhala Meditation Center, 118 W. 22nd St., 6th fl. (6th Ave.), 212-675-6544; 6 p.m., free [repeats Sun. at 9 a.m.].
"Mastering the Intricacies of French Opera" Metropolitan Opera Guild pres. master class for singers interested in singing French repertory, led by mezzo-soprano (not Meadow Soprano, you HBO junkies!) Regina Resnik; NY Society for Ethical Culture, 2 W. 64th St. (Central Park W.), 212-769-7028; 6:15, $17, $15 adv.
THURSDAY 1/23
Around Town
"Cheap Thrills" Merchant's House Museum teams up w/Astor Wines & Spirits to bring you the first of three winter wine tastings feat. delectable international wines costing less than $10 paired w/suitable hors d'oeuvres; Merchant's House Museum, 29 E. 4th St. (betw. Lafayette St. & Bowery), 212-777-1089, res. req.; 6:30, $45, $120 all three.
11th-Annual Outsider Art Fair feat. "outsider, art brut, visionary & intuitive art" pieces from 32 international dealers incl. Gary Snyder Fine Art exhibiting Janet Sobel's 1940s drip paintings & Galerie Atelier Herenplaats representing European artists w/disabilities; the Puck Bldg., 295 Lafayette St. (Houston St.), 212-777-5218; 12-8, $15, $35 three-day pass [repeats Fri. 12-8, Sat. 11-7, Sun. 11-6].
Film/Video
The Earliest Silent Films Director of the Cannes Film Festival, Thierry Frémaux, pres. selection of silents culled from the Lumière Institute's collection (6:30, $8). Then at 8 p.m., Bertrand Tavernier's 1985 film Autour de minuit (Round Midnight) screens, followed by q&a w/Thierry Frémaux (8, $15); French Institute's Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-307-4100.
"Positif Champions: 50 Years of Cinema" Retrospective film series honors 500 issues of the French film journal Positif; MOMA at the Gramercy Theatre, 127 E. 23rd St. (betw. Park & Lexington Aves.), 212-777-4900; call for sched., $12, $8.50 st./s.c. [through 1/31].
Sinatra Amidst the Pyramids Debut screening of Sept. 27, 1979 benefit concert held in Egypt, performed outside among the Sphinx & pyramids, incl. songs "My Way" & "New York, New York"; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6800; 6, $10, $8 st./s.c., $5 child. under 13 [repeats Fri.-Sun. & Tues., through 2/2].
Lectures
Global Security Roundtable Series pres. "Standoff on the Korean Peninsula: Defusing North Korea's Ambitions" w/William J. Perry, former Secretary of Defense; Japan Society, 333 E. 47th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-832-1155; 6:30, $10.
Nick Malgieri Lecture & tasting series pres. the author of Perfect Cakes?you might even get a wee dessert sample too!; SQC Restaurant, 270 Columbus Ave. (betw. 72nd & 73rd Sts.), 212-579-0100; 4, free.
Readings
Exoterica Reading Series pres. contributors to Short Fuse: The Global Anthology of New Fusion Poetry at Ethical Culture Meeting House, 4450 Fieldston Rd. (Manhattan College Pkwy.), Bronx, 718-712-6220; 8, $5.
Lucy: A Novel From Booklist: "Ellen Feldman humanizes two icons?in this novel detailing the love affair between Franklin Roosevelt and his wife's secretary, Lucy Mercer Rutherford. With Lucy, Rutherford has created a Whartonesque heroine: an intelligent and perceptive woman stymied by the social restrictions of her time. Eleanor serves as a peripheral character, emerging as a woman driven by her convictions and her need to right the unending wrongs of the world, while Roosevelt is a charismatic figure who is unsure of why any obstacle?social mores, political opponents, or polio?should impede his desires"; Upper West Side Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.
FRIDAY 1/24
Around Town
"Bearaoke II" Release your inner animal w/the Metrobears when Miss Trai La Trash hosts karaoke sung by burly hairy men & all the beer & soda your furry little heart desires?benefits the MBNY Community Chest; the Dugout, 185 Christopher St. (Weehawken St.), 212-460-1845; 8-12, $9.
"Downtown: Inside & Out" Urban historian Joseph Svehlak explores downtown history, art & architecture on walk from Bowling Green to Wall St. w/stops at the former U.S. Custom House, the Regent Wall St. Hotel & the 1905 Wall Street subway station; meet on the steps of the National Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green (B'way), 212-439-1049; 11 a.m., $12.
Film/Video
In the Mirror of Maya Deren Avant-garde composer John Zorn performs the score to a new documentary, which makes its world premiere tonight. Reception feat. photographs by filmmaker Alexander Hammid, his second wife Hella Hammid & their son Tino, kicks off the evening at 6; Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 212-505-5181; 7 p.m. screening, $8.
Rosemary's Baby Roman Polanski's twisted horror flick starring Mia Farrow & John Cassavetes, begins week-long run at Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:30, $9.75 [daily, through 1/30].
Lectures
"Inside Out: Dressing the Mid-19th Century Woman" Costume historian Marci Morimoto discusses & displays the many layers of clothing & accessories that helped women in the 1850s & 1860s maintain their modesty; Merchant's House Museum, 29 E. 4th St. (betw. Lafayette St. & Bowery), 212-777-1089; 6:30, $15.
The Underreported Impact of Welfare "Reform" FAIR pres. Director Kathy Leichter & City Limits staff writer Matt Pacenza sharing their personal approaches to welfare issues in the media; Housing Works Used Book Cafe, 126 Crosby St. (betw. Prince & Houston Sts.), 212-633-6700; 6:30, free.
Readings
Susan McDougal "breaks her silence, revealing the pressure she withstood by federal prosecutors who wanted her to lie about President Clinton" with The Woman Who Wouldn't Talk; Upper West Side Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.
Michelangelo & the Pope's Ceiling Ross King recounts the four years the artist spent on his back; Three Lives & Co., 154 W. 10th St. (Waverly Pl.), 212-741-2069; 7, free.
Pink Cornelia Reading Series (formerly the "Pink Pony West") pres. Arizona police officer Corbet Dean; Cornelia St. Cafe, 29 Cornelia St. (6th Ave.), 212-989-9319; 6, $6.
SATURDAY 1/25
Around Town
Artist Studio Program Open Studios Smack Mellon celebrates the completed works & concluded residency of 2002's fellowship artists incl. Torsten Zenas Burns, Tana Hargest, Megan Michalak, Nadine Caroline Robinson & Jean Shin by opening their studios to the public?reception for the artists today; 70 Washington St., 2nd fl. (betw. York & Front Sts.), Dumbo, 718-422-0989; 12-9, free [repeats Sun. 12-6].
Bluestocking Benefit Poet Janine Avril & spoken word artist Cheryl B. host bookstore benefit feat. performances by Rachel Kramer Brussel, the Goddess Perlman, Robin Cloud, Jennifer Lindsay, Tai Freedom Ford, Athena Rich & Lyanna Figueroa; Bluestockings Women's Bookstore, 172 Allen St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-777-6028; 7, $5-$10 sliding scale.
"Bread & Torah: Celebrating 10 Years of Kolot Chayeinu" Author Daniel Wolfe emcees when Park Slope's progressive congregation honors its forward thinking members w/performances by playwright Tony Kushner, pianist Zalmen Mlotek, Yiddish singer Adrienne Cooper & filmmaker Brad Lichtenstein, among others?cocktail & dessert reception; Picnic House, Prospect Park, 718-390-7493 for specifics; 7, $72, $54 limited income.
"Eighth-Annual Earth Celebrations' Visions for the Earth: Winter Pageant" Join hundreds of city gardeners, artists & children in parade marked w/lanterns, giant puppets & glittering costumes, followed by performances from opera singer Emily Dirks, Butoh Dance, Quenia-Brazilian Dance & video projection artist Terri Ferrari in La Plaza Cultural Garden?hot cider & roasted apples served; parade begins at 638 E. 6th St. (betw. Aves. B & C), 212-777-7969; 7, free.
"Lunar New Year-4701: The Year of the Ram" Gala five-week Chinese New Year's celebration officially begins today w/opening ceremony feat. dignitaries, celebs & mini-Lion Dance performance at the gateway to Chinatown; Mott St. (Canal St.), 212-764-6330; 1, free.
Film/Video
Alphaville Jean-Luc Godard's b&w sci-fi thriller starring Anna Karina (1965); American Museum of the Moving Image, 35 Ave. (36 St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; 6:30, $8.50, $5.50 st./s.c. [repeats Sun.].
"Chabrol/Huppert" Film critic Elliott Stein introduces series highlighting works by director Claude Chabrol & actress Isabelle Huppert?today, Japanese drama about an unfaithful lover, The Eel (1997); YWCA, 610 Lexington Ave. (53rd St.), 212-735-9717; 4:30, $7 [repeats Sun.].
"George A. Romero" Retrospective ends this weekend. Today, E.C. Comics are depicted in Creepshow (2 p.m.), followed by tour de force, Monkey Shines (4:15); American Museum of the Moving Image, 35 Ave. (36 St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; call for sched., $8.50, $5.50 st./s.c. [through 1/26].
Star Trek Entire movie saga in chronological order plays weekly through May 3. Series continues w/Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982); Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. (Ave. A), 212-254-3300; 2, $8.50, $6 st./s.c.
Lectures
"Conversation w/El Mariachi: A Family Tradition" Ethnomusicologist Cathy Ragland speaks w/three members of the Ponce family who perform w/Mariachi Real de Mexico on the importance of passing on their rich tradition; American Museum of Natural History, Central Park W. (79th St.), 212-769-5200; 2:15-2:45, free [repeats Sun. 12-1:30].
Readings
The X Readings "Writers are invited to submit sample work for reserved 20-min. segments?novel chapters, partial screenplays, poetry of length"; BAX, 421 5th Ave. (betw. 7th & 8th Sts.), Park Slope, 718-832-0018; 8-10.
SUNDAY 1/26
Around Town
Family Disco Dance Let mom & dad show you how to do the Locomotion, the bump & the hustle?plus snacks for wee ones & full bar for the elders; Jack Rose, 771 8th Ave. (47th St.), 212-586-7425; 5, $12.
"Northvale" Join the lesbian & gay Fast and Fabulous Cycling Club on 45-mile trek through back roads w/possible stop at the Northvale Diner?helmets are required & wet weather or temperature below 30 degrees cancels a trip; meet at the Central Park Boathouse, Central Park, enter at 72nd St. (5th Ave.), call for more details, 212-567-7160; 9 a.m., free.
Readings
ABC No Rio continues their "Unorganicized Reading Series" today, advertising "no time limit, no list, no features & no b.s."; ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St. (betw. Suffolk & Clinton Sts.), 212-254-3697; 3, $2 contrib.
Benefit for At-Risk-Youth Community Project Poetry by Patricia Smith, Guy Le Charles Gonzalez, Jason Schneiderman, Jennifer Knox & Ada Limon; Liquids, 266 E. 10th St. (betw. 1st Ave. & Ave. A), 212-539-3738 or 212-677-1717; 7, $5.
Breaking Clean From Publishers Weekly: "Poet and essayist [Judy] Blunt grew up on a Montana cattle ranch in the 1950s and 60s, where "indoor plumbing" meant a door on the privy and "running water" was a fast ranch wife with two buckets." The author appears to promote the paperback edition of her debut memoir at Wave Hill, 675 W. 252nd St. (Indep. Ave.), Bronx, 718-549-3200; 2, free w/grounds adm.
Soft Skull Press' Sunday series pres. readings by Tina Celona (The Real Moon of Poetry) & Mattvei Yankelevich (Borises by the Sea, Ugly Duckling Presse ) at their newish store; 71 Bond St. (State St.), Bklyn, 718-643-1599; 2, free.
Lectures
Anika Nailah African-American author leads dialogue between black & white women on issues concerning freedom, coinciding w/the publication of her debut book of short stories, Free: And Other Stories; NY Society for Ethical Culture, 2 W. 64th St. (Central Park W.), 212-874-5210; 1:30, free.
MONDAY 1/27
Around Town
"Winter Restaurant Week 2003" Nearly 170 of the city's restaurants incl. 2nd Ave. Deli, Aquavit, China Grill & the Water Club offer $20.03 prix-fixe lunch & $30.03 dinner menus to "showcase the quality, variety & hospitality" of local eateries; check out www.nycvisit.com for a complete list [repeats Tues., through 1/31].
Film/Video
Farrebique Picturesque film shot in Aveyron, France, w/"real people" is a realistic look at farm life (1946); Barbes, 376 9th St. (6th Ave.), Park Slope, 718-965-9177; 9, free.
The Producers Mel Brooks' directorial debut, which inspired the current Broadway hit, screens as part of "Jewish Humor in America" series at Center for Jewish History, 15 W. 16th St. (5th Ave.), 917-606-8200; 7, $7, $3.50 st./s.c.
"Mondo Mondays" screens 1941 comedy directed by H.C. Potter, Hellzapoppin, feat. "the most stunning jitterbug dance sequence ever captured on film"; Den of Cin, Two Boots, 44 Ave. A (betw. 3rd & 4th Sts.), 212-254-0800; 8, $5.
Lectures
"In Search of Robinson Crusoe" Japanese explorer Diasuke Takahashi discusses his pursuit of Alexander Selkirk (the inspiring castaway of DeFoe's novel), sharing slides of his journeys from Scotland to the Juan Fernandez Islands & signing copies of his book; Explorers Club, 46 E. 70th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-628-8383; 6:30, $12, $5 st.
Readings
Darkness in Him From Booklist: "Jake Conason, the narrator of Lyons' debut thriller, is extremely ambitious and seemingly headed for a stratospheric legal career. He's a top student at a fictitious university in St. Louis, his fraternity brothers respect him, and he's dating the prettiest woman on campus. But when a drunken fling with a member of his girlfriend's sorority threatens to block his entry into Harvard Law School, Jake's desire to succeed just will not let that happen?" Author Andrew Lyons at the Half King, 505 W. 23rd St. (10th Ave.), 212-462-4300; 7, free.
W.S. Di Piero & Rosanna Warren Poets appear at 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 8, $16.
Workshops
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous If you're recovering from overeating, bulimia or anorexia, check out this 12-step program, free of dues, fees & traumatizing weigh-ins; the Sol Goldman Y, 14th St. (1st Ave.), 212-656-1052; 7, free.
TUESDAY 1/28
Around Town
"Advocating for Greenways for NYC" Institute for Rational Urban Mobility continues its cause for an auto-free New York during meeting feat. speaker David Lutz, executive director of the Neighborhood Open Space Coalition; NYPD Downtown Center, 104 Washington St. (Rector St.), 212-475-3394; 6-8, free.
Pure Country NYC Weekly country stomp & music night w/DJ Alan Kohn; line dance lessons courtesy of Rona Kaye at Jack Rose, 771 8th Ave. (47th St.), 212-247-7518; 6:30, $13.
6th-Annual Matzo Ball Eating Contest Watch w/equal parts disgust & fascination as regional qualifiers compete for $2500 PC Richards gift certificate by consuming as many matzo balls as possible in five minutes & 25 seconds?benefits the Interfaith Nutrition Network; Ben's Kosher Deli, 209 W. 38th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 888-344-BENS; 10 a.m., free.
Tuesday Night Trivia It's probably not as much fun as Family Feud, but prizes do incl. $10-$25 bar tabs; Baggot Inn, 82 W. 3rd St. (betw. Thompson & Sullivan Sts.), 212-477-0622; 7:30, free.
Lectures
Cecil Balmond The Municipal Art Society's Urban Center Books pres. Arup's principal engineer presenting & discussing "the art of configuration" in his work & books Informal & Number 9; the Urban Center, 457 Madison Ave. (51st St.), 212-935-3595; 6:30, $15, $10 st./s.c.
Current Ideas About Cancer Screening Nurse Victoria Rosenwald discusses the newest screening methods currently available & answers questions; Cancer Care, 275 7th Ave., 22nd fl. (betw. 26th & 27th Sts.), 212-712-8359, res. req.; 12:30, free.
Readings
Susan Vreeland discusses & signs the paperback Passion of Artemisia?a novel detailing the childhood, rape, marriage and commercial success of Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi?her follow-up to Girl in Hyacinth Blue; Borders Bookstore, 461 Park Ave. (57th St.), 212-980-6785; 6:30, free.
Workshops
Winter Cooking Chef Shawna Goodman christens the Kosher kitchen w/hands-on lessons in preparing gourmet, kosher, low-fat vegetarian cuisine?expect lots of sampling & a take-home recipe booklet; Synagogue for the Arts, 49 White St. (betw. Church St. & B'way), RSVP 212-966-7141; 7, $35.