EVENTS WEDNESDAY 2/19 Around Town The Art Show ...
Around Town
The Art Show Gala Benefit Preview Get first crack at the Art Dealers Assoc. of America's five-day exhibition & sale of paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints & photography in genres ranging from 15th century to contemporary art works from 70 American galleries?proceeds benefit the Henry Street Settlement; 7th Regiment Armory, Park Ave. (67th St.), tkts. 212-766-9200 x248; 5:30-9:30, $150-$2000.
Civil War Re-Enactment Watch over 100 Civil War enthusiasts re-enact 1863's Charge of the 124th New York, from the Battle of Chancellorsville, complete w/Northern & Southern army units, pup tents & camp fires. Cast members from the soon-to-be released Gods and Generals, incl. actor Jeff Daniels, will also be there lending the event authenticity; Central Park, East Meadow, enter at 99th St. (5th Ave.), 10:30, free.
Free Assistance with Tax Preparation IRS-certified RSVP volunteers help elderly (60 & over), unemployed, disabled & low income New Yorkers e-file their taxes at 150 local sites; contact your local RSVP office; Manhattan 212-614-5558, Bklyn, 718-624-2853 or check out www.cssny.org for more info [through 4/15].
Film/Video
The Best of the African Diaspora Film Festival International showcase of African-legacy independent films starts w/Candombe (Uruguay), The Healer & The Forgotten Roots (Mexico), goes on w/Almoudou (Senegal) on Tues., various Luis Buñuel films Fri.-Sun. And ten shorts from the Ottawa Festival of Animation on Mon.; BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), Ft. Greene, 718-636-4100; call for times, $10, $7 st.
Cinewomen Short Program Night feat. five movies by emerging female directors; Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 212-505-5181; 7, $8, $5 st./s.c.
"Featuring?Meet the Music Makers of Silent Film" Series continues w/two b&w films accompanied by live music?Be My King (15 min.) directed by Henry George (1929) & Feel My Pulse Valley (63 min.) directed by Gregory La Cava (1928); Donnell Library Media Center, 20 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-0609; 2:30, free.
Invincible Warner Herzog's drama stars Tim Roth as a ruthless psychic; Makor, 35 W 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000; 7:30 & 9:45, $9 [repeats Thurs.].
God Has a Rap Sheet New feature film written & directed by Jerky Boy, Kamal Ahmed, about eight men who spend the night in jail w/a homeless man who claims he's God; Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. (Ave. A), 212-254-3300; 9:20, $8.50 [repeats Thurs., through 2/27].
A Spotlight on Spike Lee In honor of Black History Month, Lee's student film, Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads, plus his made-for-television documentary, A Huey P. Newton Story, screen for the duration of February at Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6600; 12:15, $10, screenings free w/mus. adm. [repeats Thurs.-Sun. & Tues., through 2/28].
Lectures
"London's Architect: The Life and Times of Sir Christopher Wren" Author/professor Lisa Jardine discusses this historical figure at NY Public Library, Celeste Bartos Forum, 5th Ave. (42nd St.), 212-930-0855; 6:30, $10.
"Transcending Durban" Prof. Thomas Weiss explores the impact of U.S. foreign & domestic policies on race & human rights; CUNY Grad Center, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-8215; 6:30-8, free.
Readings
The Dante Club From Publishers Weekly: "Talk about high concept: in [Matthew] Pearl's debut novel, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes and James Russell Lowell team up with 19th-century publisher J.T. Fields to catch a serial killer in post-Civil War Boston?this is an ambitious and often entertaining thriller that may remind readers of Caleb Carr"; Village Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. Lafayette St. & B'way), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.
Death of a Nationalist From Publishers Weekly: "The immediate aftermath of the Spanish Civil War provides the bleak setting for [Rebecca] Pawel's stirring first novel"; Book Court, 163 Court (betw. Pacific & Dean Sts.), Bklyn, 718-875-3677; 7.
Michael Ledwidge Author of Before the Devil Knows You're Dead at New York's real Filthy MacNasty's?Rocky Sullivan's, 129 Lexington Ave. (betw. 28th & 29th Sts.), 212-725-3871; 8, free.
Workshops
Health Issues Anonymous 12-step support group useful 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, don.
THURSDAY 2/20
Around Town
The Art Show Art Dealers Assoc. of America pres. five-day exhibition & sale of paintings, sculpture, drawings incl. Frida Kahlo portraits, prints & photography incl. Imogen Cunningham images, in genres ranging from 15th century to contemporary art from 70 American galleries?plus two discussions, incl. one w/MOMA director Glenn D. Lowry; 7th Regiment Armory, Park Ave. (67th St.), 212-940-8925; 12-8, $15 [repeats Fri. & Sat. 12-8, Sun. & Mon. 12-6].
"Gramercy Garden Antiques Show" Fourth annual sale of decorative outdoor plants, garden accessories, books, fountains & furniture incl. French, British, Asian & American garden chairs for the estate owner or windowsill gardener?plus demos & lectures from experts at House & Garden, the Chelsea Garden Center & Country Living; 69th Regiment Armory, Lexington Ave. (26th St.), 212-255-0020, www.stellashows.com; 11-7, $12 [repeats Fri. & Sat. 11-7, Sun. 11-5].
Film/Video
Erendira Multi-disciplinary performance/video footage inspired by Nobel prize winner novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez's book?expect a dark fairy tale of family, abuse & murder; HERE, 145 6th Ave. (Spring St.), 212-647-0202; 8:30, $15.
From the Other Side Director Chantal Akerman's film shows the desperate plight of Mexican immigrants; Film Anthology Archives, 32 Second Ave. (2nd St.), 212-505-5181; 7 & 9:15, $8, $5 st./s.c. [repeats daily through 2/25].
Béla Tarr, Stanley Nelson, Vincente Minnelli Various artistic films & documentaries by these visionary directors, screen at Gramercy Theatre, 127 E. 23rd St. (Lexington Ave.), 212-777-4900, www.moma.org; call for times, $12, $8.50 s.c.
"Viewpoint?Popular Feature Films by Filmmakers of African Descent" feat. 16 mm b&w She's Gotta Have It, directed by Spike Lee (1986); Donnell Library Media Center, 20 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-0609; 2:30, free.
Lectures
"Economic Citizenship: Is This the New Road?" w/Columbia University professor Alice Kessler-Harris; CUNY Grad Center, Martin Segal Theatre, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-7940; 5:15-7:30, call for price.
Jeffrey Nathan Lecture & tasting series feat. co-owner of Abigail's restaurant & author of Adventures in Jewish Cooking; @SQC Restaurant, 270 Columbus Ave. (betw. 72nd & 73rd Sts.), 212-579-0100; 4, free.
Readings
Akashic Books' Monthly Reading Series T. Cooper (Some of the Parts), Yongsoo Park (Boy Genius) & Michael Richardson (Plans for a Mushroom Radio) at Soft Skull Press' newish store; 71 Bond St. (State St.), Bklyn, 718-643-1599; 7, free.
Joyce Maynard's The Usual Rules Young girl whose mother is killed by terrorists goes to live with the father she never knew; West Side Y, 5 W. 63rd St. (Central Park W.), 212-875-4124; 7.
Rock Til You Drop John Strausbaugh, former New York Press editor, celebrates second paperback edition of the most talked about book in the music business since I'm with the Band; Village Underground 130 W. 3rd St. (betw. 6th Ave. & MacDougal St.), 212-777-7745; 8, $10.
Straight Outta' Boonville Robert Mailer Anderson reads from debut novel, which has received wildly varying reviews; Housing Works Used Book Cafe, 126 Crosby St. (betw. Houston & Lafayette Sts.), 212-334-3324; 7, free.
Workshops
"Fashion Your Own Sense of Self" Explore the world of color & fabric and learn how to use clothing & accessories to boost your confidence. Part of ongoing workshop/seminar series offered for people w/cancer & their families & caregivers; Cancer Care, 275 7th Ave., 22nd fl. (betw. 26th & 27th Sts.), 212-712-8359; 12:30-1:30, free.
Patsy Rodenburg World-renown voice teacher (she personally trained actors such as Judi Dench & Nicole Kidman) leads a workshop/demonstration; the Drama Book Shop, 250 W. 40th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-944-0595; 5, call for price.
FRIDAY 2/21
Around Town
Artist's Slide Night Check out this informal gathering where people can show slides of their recent or fave works; Pete's Candy Store, 709 Lorimer St. (betw. Richardson & Frost Sts.), Williamsburg, sign-up 917-539-4772; 7-9, free.
"24th-Annual Greenwich Village Antiquarian Book Fair" feat. out-of-print books (both children's & adult's), maps & prints from 70 book dealers, as well as match book covers, political flyers, Broadway show posters, bookends, statuary, autographed photos & Dickensware?proceeds support P.S. 3 programs; P.S. 3, 490 Hudson St. (betw. Christopher & Grove Sts.), 212-675-8151; 6-10, $12 for a 3-day pass [repeats Sat. 12-7, $6; Sun. 12-5, $4].
Film/Video
Antagonism over the Airwaves Multimedia project incorporates rare radio & television elements to examine America's changing culture, attitudes & values; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6800; 7:30, $10, $8 st./s.c. [repeats daily, through 5/18].
Censorship Screening package pres. famous instances of censorship on television & radio & explores the changes in standards for judging decency; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6800; call for times, $10, $8 st./s.c. [repeats daily, through 3/6].
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. screens as part of ongoing film series following New York women's lives. Film scholar Wanda Bershen leads discussion after the film?reception follows; New-York Historical Society, 2 W. 77th St. (Central Park W.), 212-873-3400; 6:30, $6, $4 st./s.c.
The Movements of Spring New documentary by Wolfgang Achtner narrates the development of Italy's grassroots opposition to the leadership of media mogul & current prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi; NYU, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, 25 W. 12th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-998-8730; 6, free.
Private Parts "Sunshine@Midnight" series pres. movie by Howard Stern feat. Stern as...Howard Stern; Sunshine Cinema, 143 E. Houston St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-358-7709; $10, $6.50 s.c.
Standing in the Shadows of Motown Continuation of the African-American History + Culture series w/ Paul Justman's 2002 film pays trib. to the Funk Brothers; American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave. (36th St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; call for times, $8.50, $5.50 st./s.c.
"Le Gangland" Films series depicting French Gangsters of the New Wave cinema continues w/Jean-Pierre Melville's 1967 masterwork Le Samouraï; Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. (Ave. A), 212-254-3300; call for times, $8.50 [repeats daily, through 2/25].
"Sammy in the Sixties" Salute to Sammy Davis Jr. incl. tv appearances, rare 1963 BBC studio concert & final episode of NBC variety series, The Sammy Davis Jr. Show; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6800; 7:30, $10, $8 st./s.c. [repeats Fri. at 7:30, Tues.-Sun. at 2, through 4/6].
Lectures
Poets on the Peaks The Poetry Project offers slide show/talk w/John Suiter, the book's author/photographer; St. Mark's Church, 131 E. 10th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-674-0910; 10:30 p.m., $10.
"Talking with Artists" Wendy Wasserstein moderates panel discussion w/artists Jennifer Bartlett, Peter Plagens, Clifford Ross, Michal Rovner & Pat Steir. Art talks are in conjunction w/the Art Show; 7th Regiment Armory, Tiffany Room, Park Ave. (67th St.), 212-940-8925; 3-4:30, $30.
Workshops
"The Art of Being Human: Shambhala Training Level 1" The first of five weekend class series, this workshop is an introduction to meditation; Shambala Center of New York, 118 W. 22nd St., 6th fl. (6th Ave.), 212-662-4433; Fri. 7:30-9:30 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., $150.
"Giving a Voice to the Heart" Practice chanting to quiet the analytical mind & open the heart; Integral Yoga Institute, 227 W. 13th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-929-0586; 8-9 p.m., $3 sug. don.
SATURDAY 2/22
Around Town
Body Temple: A Holistic Celebration Interactive journey of discovery feat. yoga w/Shekar or Kirtan w/Marie Elizabeth (5-7), lecture by raw food nutrition expert David Wolfe (7:15-8:45), tribal tradition-inspired TranceDance w/Parashakti Sigalit?bring your own blindfold (9-10:30) & dance party w/performances incl. Electric Earth's tribal drumming, music by Irene Mastrangeli, Babatunde's India-Baba fashion show & the ShaktiSpirit Dancers (10:30-1); Atmananda Yoga Center, 552 B'way, 3rd fl. (betw. Prince & Spring Sts.), 212-388-1516, www.bodytemple.info; 5 p.m.-1 a.m., $40, $30 adv.
"The Homocyclosocial" Bring some food or drinks to the Fast 'n' Fab Cycling Club's seventh annual potluck dinner & social, heralding the start of cycling season, where lesbian, gay & supportive cyclists learn about gear, riding techniques & upcoming activities?followed by a moonlight ride through Central Park (9:15); LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), www.fastnfab.org; 7 p.m., $10
"The Manhattan Society's 16th-Annual Casino Night" "The Best of Broadway" black-tie gala feat. dinner & drinks, games, raffles, silent auction & music from the New Deal Orchestra to raise awareness & funds for a cure to Multiple Sclerosis; Marriott Marquis Hotel, 1535 B'way (betw. 45th & 46th Sts.), 212-463-7787 x3030, 800-367-9723; 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m., $125, $175 incl. VIP champagne reception.
"10th-Annual Park Slope United Methodist Church Book Sale" Take advantage of this year's extended hours & get a jump on thousands of new & used books, records, CDs, videos, children's books & games; Park Slope United Methodist Church, 6th Ave. (8th St.), Park Slope, 718-768-3093; 9-4, free.
Film/Video
Citizen Kane & Kenneth Anger Program One of the most influential movies ever directed by Orson Welles' (2 p.m.) followed by three short films by the genius of American underground cinema (4:30); American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave. (36th St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; $8.50, $5.50 st./s.c.
Flamingo Road Director Michael Curtiz's 1949 b&w film shows the life of a hard-edged carnival dancer (Joan Crawford) who claws her way to the top of the social scale in a steamy tale of political corruption in a small southern town; YWCA, 610 Lexington Ave. (53rd St.), 212-735-9717; 4:30, $7 [repeats Sun.].
4 Little Girls American Museum of Natural History honors Black History Month w/Spike Lee's documentary about the Baptist Church bombing in Alabama; 79th St. (Central Park W.), 212-496-3306; 1, free w/mus. adm.
I Look Up To The Sky Now Barbara Bickart's new documentary incl. video self-portraits of 12 graduates of the video performance programs for queer youth; Dance Theatre Workshop, 219 W. 19th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-691-6500; 2-4, call for price.
Star Trek Entire movie saga in chronological order plays weekly through May 3. Series continues w/Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986); Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. (Ave. A), 212-254-3300; 2, $8.50, $6 st./s.c.
Lectures
"Cremaster 3: The Process of Making" First in a series where artists, cultural historians & curators gather to discuss role of sculpture in contemporary art. Production team of Cremaster 3 explain the process of creating the film & related sculptures; Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave. (89th St.), 212-423-3587; $15, $10 st./s.c.
"Medical Issues in the Black Community: A New Approach to Health" In honor of Black History Month, highly-acclaimed Integral Yoga nutritional consultant, Manu Dawson, discusses how diabetes, hypertension, colon cancer & lupus can be addressed & prevented naturally; Integral Yoga Institute, 227 W. 13th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), RSVP 212-929-0585; 3-5, $18.
"Why? Feminist Analyses of the State of the World" Professional panel of women addresses many current issues, incl. global economies, human rights & the environment; Barnard College's Julius S. Held Lecture Hall, 3009 B'way (betw. W. 117th St. & B'way), 212-854-2067; 8:30 a.m., $40, free st.
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.
Workshops
"Transforming Anger" Workshop to help understand how anger originates & how it can be released & expressed in appropriate ways; Integral Yoga Institute, 227 W. 13th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-929-0586; 10-12:30, $20.
Winter Birds Walk All ages welcome to join walk to observe birds in the park & waterfowl on the Hudson River; Battery Park City, 2 South End Ave. (West Side Hwy.), 212-267-9700; 10:30-12 p.m., free.
Winter Hike Join the Urban Park Rangers for an exploration of Inwood Hill Park & feel free to bring snowshoes if it looks like snow; Inwood Hill Nature Center, Inwood Hill Park, 212-304-2365; 1, free.
SUNDAY 2/23
Around Town
Family Disco Dance Let mom & dad show you how to do the locomotion, bump & hustle?plus snacks for wee ones & full bar for the elders (solid gold!); Jack Rose, 771 8th Ave. (47th St.), 212-586-7425; 5, $12.
"Lunar New Year-4701: The Year of the Ram" Five-week Chinese New Year celebration continues w/another mini-parade feat. tri-state "Lion & Dragon Dance" troupes?weaving through Chinatown beneath imported, red silk lanterns (made in China). Plus Chinatown restaurants serve prix-fixe $8.88 lunches & $18.88 dinners; begins at Canal St. (Mott St.), 212-764-6330, www.ccbany.org; 1-2, free [through 3/2].
"The Riverside Church Holistic Health Fair" "Faith and Miracles- Openness to the Immeasurable" theme reinforced w/integrative healthcare screenings, health education, workshops, lectures & samples of Body Work massage, Therapeutic Touch & Reiki, yoga, meditation & acupuncture; South Hall, Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Dr. (betw. 120th. & 122nd Sts.), 212-870-6758; 12-3, free.
"Tarrytown" Mark Posey & the Fast n' Fab lesbian & gay cycling club departs from the usual Nyack route, heading West for a 65-mile ride on S. Mountain Rd. to the Orchards farm stand for a quick nosh instead?helmets are required & bad weather cancels a trip; meet at New York side of George Washington Bridge, 212-567-7160, www.fastnfab.org; 9 a.m., free.
Film/Video
Imagenation Independent Film Festival feat. short & feature-length screenings, panels, workshops, musical performances & networking parties oriented toward reaffirming the role of indies in social change. Dr. Dre, Dead Prez, Warrington Hudlin & Roger Guenveur Smith are among those suppose to attend; Apollo Theatre & other uptown venues, www.imagenationfilm.org for sched. [through 2/25].
The Platinum Tapes Contemporary film- & video-makers & visual artists present their music videos; Ocularis at Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-388-8713; 7, $6.
Triumph of the Will Director Leni Riefenstahl's 1935 masterpiece documentary on the Sixth Nuremberg Nazi Party Congress & propaganda (4:15) is preceded by October (Ten Days That Shook the World), Eisenstein's 1928 state-sponsored reenactment of the Bolshevik revolution (2:00); American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave. (36th St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; $8.50, $5.50 st./s.c.
Readings
Fourth Sunday Reading Series Today, Susan Montez (Radio Free Queens), Frank Rubino & Christopher Steakhouse at Cornelia St. Cafe, 29 Cornelia St. (6th Ave.), 212-989-9319; 6, $8 min.
John McWhorter Author of Losing the Race: Self-Sabatoge in Black America reads from latest?Authentically Black: Essays for the Black Silent Majority?as part of Black History Month at Brooklyn Public Library's Central Branch, Grand Army Plaza (Prospect Park W.), 718-230-2100; 2, free.
Sunday Night Fiction Series Poet Nathaniel Bellows reads from debut novel, On This Day; KGB, 85 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-505-3360; 7, free.
MONDAY 2/24
Around Town
Second-Annual Earthshanker Awards Gala Titan Theatre Co. honors leaders in diversity, incl. Tony award-winner Hinton Battle, playwright Jose Rivera, La MaMa E.T.C. founder Ellen Stewart & the director of Center for Nonviolence & Peace Studies Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr., at dinner feat. performances by Titan members & appearances by last year's winners; Sal Anthony's S.P.Q.R., 133 Mulberry St. (betw. Grand & Hester Sts.), 212-961-1283, www.titanstheatre.org; 6, $150.
Film/Video
Emmanuelle Just Jaeckin's 1974 film stars Sylvia Kristel as a women in search of adventure, as part of the Retro Film Program series; Two Boots Den of Cin, 44 Ave. A (3rd St.), 212-254-0800; 8, $5.
Mr. Saturday Night Billy Crystal's homage to the pioneers of stand-up comedy; Center for Jewish History, 15 W. 16th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-294-8301; 7, $7, $3.50 st./s.c.
The Safety of Objects Special sneak preview & panel discussion about Rose Trouche's new film feat. Glenn Close & Dermot Mulroney. The story shows overlapping tales of four suburban families caught up in their own quirky struggles; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000; 7:30 & 10, $25.
Lectures
"How to Transform the Democratic Party" Well-known leaders of social movements & electoral politics participate in symposium about issues that a reformed Democratic party must address; CUNY Grad Center, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-8215; 6:30-9:30, $10, free st.
"War on the Glacier" Writer Kevin Fedarko & photographer Teru Kuwayama describe their trek to the Siachen Glacier, icy battlefield site in war over Kashmir; Explorers Club, 46 E. 70th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-628-8383; 7-8:15, $12, $5 st.
Jean Widmer Graphic art pioneer whose work is currently on view in Cooper Union School of Art talks about his career (he created the first road signage system in France); Cooper Union, Engineering Bldg., Wollman Aud., 51 Astor Pl. (3rd Ave.), 212-353-4158; 6:30, free.
Readings
T.C. Boyle & William H. Gass Author of If the River Was Whiskey & Omensetter's Luck, respectively, read at 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 8, $16.
Louise Erdrich Publishers Weekly on The Master Butcher Singing Club: "All of the virtues of Erdrich's best works?her lyrical precision, bleakly beautiful North Dakota settings, deft interweaving of characters and subplots, and haunting evocation of love and its attendant mysteries?are on full display in this superb novel"; Upper West Side Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.
Miranda July Performance artist reads at Knitting Factory Old Office, 74 Leonard St. (betw. Church St. & B'way), 212-219-3055. 9:30, $7.
Man and Wife Tony Parsons appears to promote the sequel to Man and Boy at Borders Bookstore, 461 Park Ave. (57th St.), 212-980-6785; 6:30, free.
TUESDAY 2/25
Around Town
"East River Bridge Tolls: A Boon for New York" Institute for Rational Urban Mobility continues its cause for an auto-free New York at meeting feat. speaker Charles Komanoff from the Bridge Toll Advocacy Project; NYPD Downtown Center, conference room, 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.
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.
"A Work In Progress: An Evening with Alexander Payne" MOMA's second-annual film benefit honors writer/director Alexander Payne & his work incl. last year's About Schmidt, 1999's Election & 1996's Citizen Ruth. Bingham Ray's conversation w/the filmmaker is followed by Vanity Fair sponsored party feat. DJ & dancing at the W Hotel in Union Square?proceeds benefit the Department of Film & Media & the Junior Associates; the Gramercy Theatre, 127 E. 23rd St. (betw. Lexington & Park Aves.), 212-708-9680; 7 p.m., $200-$375.
Film/Video
"Cinematographer Raoul Coutard: The Light & the Eye" After the last screening of Francois Truffaut's La peau douce (12:30, 3:30, 6:30), Coutard makes a personal appearance & interview; French Institute's Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6160; 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9, $8.
L'Chayim, Comrade Stalin Yale Stromm retraces the steps of the first Jewish pioneers to settle in Siberia; Makor, 35 W 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000; 7:30 & 9:30, $9 [repeats daily, through 2/27].
Nowhere in Africa Award-winning film based on the true story of a Jewish family who in 1938 Germany fled to Kenya. Proceeds go to programs & services for women w/breast & ovarian cancer; NYU's Cantor Film Center, 36 E. 8th St. (betw. 4th & 5th Aves.), 212-937-5578, res. req.; 6:30, $35.
Lectures
Faust Grand opera by Charles Gounod is explained in a discussion led by Bridget Paolucci; Kaplan Penthouse, 10th fl., Rose Bldg., 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, B'way (65th St.), 212-769-7028; 6:15-7:45, $12.
"Travelling Literatures: Conrad and His Inheritors" Discussion about a literature genre that crosses national boundaries as seen through the works of Joseph Conrad & other distinguished writers. Reception to follow; Barnard College, Sulzberger Parlor, 117th St. (B'way), 212-854-3577; 7, free.
Readings
Julie Otsuka From Amazon.com: "A precise, understated gem of a first novel, Julie Otsuka's When the Emperor Was Divine tells one Japanese American family's story of internment in a Utah enemy alien camp during World War II"; Japan Society, 333 E. 47th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-832-1155; 6:30.