EVENTS WEDNESDAY 3/27 Around Town Help w/Income Tax Elderly, low-income ...
Around Town
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].
High Vibe Health & Healing sponsors a workshop on "Raw Food Prep"; 85 E. 3rd St. (1st Ave.), 212-777-6645; 7-10, $30.
Volunteer Opportunity Help the All Stars Project continue to support youth talent in the theaters; 212-941-9400 for info.
Family
A Community of Many Worlds Arab folktale comes to life at Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Ave. (103rd St.), 212-534-1672; 2.
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].
Kid Artists Needed, No Experience Necessary! Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association invites kids K-6 to design new logo which should reflect child w/a disability living active, fun lifestyle. Winners receive $500 savings bond; [www.epva.org](http://www.epva.org/) ("Just 4 Kids" icon) [deadline 4/1].
Film/Video
Sweet Smell of Success New 35mm print of Alexander Mackendrick's tale of NYC in the 50s, screens today & tomorrow at Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; 1:30, 3:30, 5:40, 7:30, 9:30, $9.
Lectures
International Women's Day Celebration Egyptian feminist Nawal El Saadawi speaks; Radical Women, 32 Union Sq. E. #907 (16th St.), 212-677-7002; 7:30.
Lent Preaching Series on 9/11 ends today w/Rev. Gayanne Silver (in the shadow of WTC) at Trinity Church, B'way (Wall St.), 212-602-9686; 12, free.
Readings
New Irish Authors Night Up-and-comers read, hosted by Colum McCann; American Irish Historical Society, 991 5th Ave. (80th St.), RSVP 212-288-2263; 6:30, call for price.
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.
Henna Hand Painting Henna Garden folks demonstrate ancient medicinal/artistic practice followed by workshop, as part of "Community of Many Worlds: Arab Americans in NYC" at Museum of the City of NY, 1220 Fifth Ave. (103rd St.), 212-534-1672; 2.
THURSDAY 3/28
Around Town
Oxygen8 Oxygen, the cable channel for women, puts comic strips involving characters Miss Behave, Miss Manage & Man Hattan in 150 bar bathrooms throughout the city, incl. Beauty Bar, Filter 14, Meow Mix, Fun & Twirl [through 4/7].
Family
The Velveteen Rabbit Musical version w/workshops & special holiday matinees; YWCA, 610 Lexington Ave. (53rd St.), 212-866-5170; call for times & prices [through 4/5].
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 Films of Jean-Luc Godard & Anna Karina" Retrospective continues w/Godard's tale of prostitution, My Life to Live; BAM, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), 718-832-3052; 2, 4:30, 6:50, 9:10, $9, $6 st./s.c. [repeats Fri., through 3/31].
From Here to Eternity Restored print documenting & recreating the events surrounding Pearl Harbor, won eight Oscars (1953); Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 212-505-5181; 7, $8, $5 st. [repeats Fri. at 9:30, Sat. at 7, Sun. at 3:30 & 7:30].
"Viewpoint?The Feminist Presence in Filmmaking" Filmmaker Midge MacKenzie discusses two of her short works incl. "Mother Love" (aka I Stand Here Ironing) based on Tillie Olsen's short story; Donnell Library Media Center, 20 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-0609; 2:30, free.
Lectures
Architectural League Pres. "Emerging Voices 2002" Today's speakers represent Zago Architecture (Detroit) & Open Office Architects (NYC); Lighthouse, Inc., 111 E. 59th St. (betw. Lexington & Park Aves.), 212-753-1722; 6:30, $10.
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.
WTC Pollution Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting asks, "what are the real health risks, and why the media silence?"; Housing Works Used Book Store Cafe, 126 Crosby St. (betw. Prince & Houston Sts.), 212-334-3324; 6:30, free.
Readings
Dante's Inferno Marathon No, it's not the first date that budding Joyce scholar took you on sophomore year, it's the ninth annual "dramatic literary and liturgical event" at St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave. (112th St.), 212-307-1226; 9.
Look Again Series pres. plays & musicals pre-AIDS?call for sched.; Community Center, 208 W. 13th St., (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-620-7310; 7:30, $5 don.
Third Annual Limerick Slam Pulitzer Prize winner Galway Kinnell reads plus bawdy open mic ("there was an old man/from Birmingham?"); Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery (betw. Houston & Bleecker Sts.), 212-614-3040; 7:30, $10.
FRIDAY 3/29
Around Town
Spring's Hottest Trends Get a makeover or consultation by the Lorac makeup team; Sephoria Soho, 555 B'way (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), RSVP 212-625-1309; 12-6, $35 incl. products.
Times's Up! Non-profit environmental organization leads monthly "Critical Mass" for skaters & cyclists; meet at Union Square, 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-802-8222; 7, free.
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
The Great American Comedy Film Forum's largest festival screens classic comedies, starting w/Sullivan's Travels & The Palm Beach Story; 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; call for times, $9.75 [repeats Sat. & Sun., through 6/6].
Lord of the Cockrings Saint Rev. Jen's?you know, the girl who wears the elf ears?parody of current Blockbuster; Collective Unconscious, 145 Ludlow St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-254-5277; 12 a.m., $5.
"States of Mind: Madness & Method" Ten-week series exploring the fine line between creativity & madness in films, in which the protagonists are artists?call for sched.; Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 718-592-9700; $5 [through 5/17]
Lectures
Two-Day Symposium on Henry Darger coincides w/exhibit at the American Folk Art Museum. Darger scholars answer such pressing questions as did Henry kill Elsie Paroubek & why his epic novel, which Darger considered his real art, never been published?; 45 W. 53rd St. (5th Ave.), 212-977-7170; call for times & prices [through Sat.].
Readings
American Hardcore Author Steven Blush appears today at True, 28 E. 23rd St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-254-6117; 9, call for times.
SATURDAY 3/30
Around Town
Anti-War Tour Speak-out against Bush's war tatics; Barnard College, Lefrak Gymnasium, 117th St. (B'way), 212-502-0707; 8, $5 contrib.
Easter Eggstravaganza Long-running tradition returns for its 56th year?egg hunt, puppet show, three-legged races & the Easter Bunny; Central Park, 72nd St. (Central Park W.), 800-201-PARK; 11-3, free .
The Pearls of Wisdom: Living History Stories Celebrate Women's History Month at Tompkins Sq. Library, 331 E. 10th St. (betw. Aves. A & B), 212-228-4747; 2:30, free.
Preview the BMW Mini & enter to win a four-day weekend w/this classic icon; the Terrance Conran Shop, 407 E. 59th St. (1st Ave.), 212-755-9079; 10-7, free to look [repeats Sun. 12-6].
Saturday Fitness Fun House Open house allows parents to workout while kids play; Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, 331 E. 70th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-744-5022 x24; 11:45-12:45, free.
Times's Up! Non-profit environmental organization leads "Riverside Ride" for skaters & cyclists; meet at Columbus Circle, 59th St. (Central Park W.), 212-802-8222; 10 p.m., free.
Words in Motion DJ dance party, spoken word/poetry & open mic for teens; Studio Museum of Harlem, 144 W. 125th St. (betw. Lenox Ave. & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.), 212-864-4500 x264; 6-8, free.
Family
Annual Sea Turtle Egg Hunt Help Momma Sassafrass search for her lost eggs aboard the historic Peking ship at South St. Seaport Museum, 207 Front St. (Fulton St.), 212-748-8600, 1-4.
The Chelsea Easter Bunny Strikes Again Easter egg hunt, face painting, live music, balloon sculpting, clowns & more; Chelsea Market, 75 9th Ave. (W. 15th St.), 212-243-6005; 11-5, free.
Family Art Project Look for spiders on the grounds & then replicate their webs in a "Dream Catcher" workshop at Wave Hill, 675 W. 252nd St. (Independence Ave.), Bronx, 718-549-3200, 1-4, free [repeats Sun.].
New York's Oldest House Make Dutch donuts & wash 'em down w/mug of hot cider (make mine Irish); Wyckoff House, Ralph Ave. (Clarendon Rd.), Bklyn, 718-629-5400; 1-3, $3.
Film/Video
"New York, New York: Films Selected by the NY Film Critics Circle" Series showcases films handpicked by prestigious critics. Today, The Times' Stephen Holden introduces the Network starring Faye Dunaway; 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].
Sunday dramatizes the relations between Northern Ireland & England ca. 1968-1973; NYU Cantor Film Center, #200, 36 E. 8th St. (betw. B'way & University Pl.), 212-998-3950; 7, $5.
Lectures
2002 Northeast Socialist Conference Not quite the level of debauch one experiences at comparable libertarian functions, but you can bet on some topless poker; Barnard College, 117th St. (B'way), 212-502-0707; 10 a.m.-10 p.m., call for price.
Readings
Chewed Water Aishah Rahman reads from memoir of her youth as foster child in Harlem; NY Public Library, 115th St. Branch, 203 W. 115th St. (betw. Adam Clayton Powell & Frederick Douglass Blvds.), 212-221-7676; 3, free.
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 call for times [through 5/16].
SUNDAY 3/31
Around Town
Annual Easter Extravaganza & Fashion Walk Costume contest for those 18 & under, games, the Easter Bunny & prizes; Jackie Robinson Youth Center, 181 W. 135th St. (betw. Lenox & 7th Aves.), 917-939-0990; 2-7, $10, $5 adv.
Easter Parade boasts "the most elegant gathering New York City has to offer" w/two-hour tour around midtown incl. stop at St. Patrick's Cathedral; Grand Central Terminal, 42nd St. (Park Ave.), 212-370-4214; 10 a.m., $15.
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.
Camp Fire Songs Children memorize the entire Steely Dan catalogue today at Brooklyn Children's Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. (betw. St. Marks Ave. & Prospect Pl.), 718-735-4400; 3, $4.
Film/Video
"The Films of Jean-Luc Godard & Anna Karina" Retrospective concludes w/Alphaville, futuristic noir shot in 1965 Paris, was originally titled Tarzan vs. IBM; BAM, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), 718-832-3052; 2, 4:30, 6:50 & 9:10, $9, $6.
Open Zone Local video & filmmakers screen doc., experimental & animated shorts; Ocularis at Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-388-8713, 7, $6 [continues Mon.].
New York, New York: Films Selected by the NY Film Critics Circle" closes its run w/screening of Martin Scorsese's classic New York, New York (1977) introduced by Godfrey Cheshire, followed by Bob Fosse's All That Jazz (1979) w/New York Press critic Matt Zoller Seitz; American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave. (36th St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; 1 & 4, $8.50, $5.50 st./s.c.
MONDAY 4/1
Around Town
April Fools' Day Parade Seventeenth-annual celebration of the folly of mankind, begins at 5th Ave. & 59th St. & continues on till Washington Square Park, where the king & queen are crowned; 212-254-7878; 12 p.m., free.
Family
Children's Theater History Workshops Kids age 7-12 learn U.S. history through theater & storytelling (participants write & perform their own plays). It all reminds me of the mock election of 1920 in ninth grade when we spread a rumor that Wilson was gay, resulting in one very public French kiss & ultimately, his defeat; Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum, Jumel Terrace (betw. 160th & 162nd Sts.), 212-923-8008; call for times & prices [through 4/6].
Master Puppeteer Preston Foerder performs The Frog Prince today at Children's Museum of Manhattan, Tisch Bldg., 212 W. 83rd St. (B'way) 212-721-1223; 1:30 & 3.
Film/Video
The Great American Comedy Film Forum's largest festival, which screens classic comedies, continues w/Horse Feathers & Monkey Business; 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; call for times, $9 [repeats Tues., through 6/6].
Lectures
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy Author from country w/active monarchy bashes an, admittedly shady, Bush/Enron relationship; Walker Stage, 56 Walker St. (B'way), [arroz@caipirinha.com](mailto:arroz@caipirinha.com) or www.votermarch.org/events.htm; 7, $5.
Readings
April Fool's Fiction Live The New Yorker pres. dramatic readings of Noah Baumbach, Andy Borowitz, Jeffrey Eugenides, Jack Handey & Paul Rudnick (be sure to wear your "Omniscient Narrator or Bust" t-shirt); Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette St. (betw. E. 4th St. & Astor Pl.), 212-239-6200; 7:30, $15.
Saturn Series Open mic plus this week's feat. poet: Evie Ivy; Revival, 129 E. 15th St. (betw. 3rd Ave. & Irving Pl.), 212-598-4820; 7:30, $3.
TUESDAY 4/2
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
Children's Gardening Hands-on weekly program for Spring; Battery Park City Parks Conservatory, 21 South End Ave. (W. Thames St.), 212-267-9700 x348; call for times, free.
Film/Video
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 Weds.-Sun., through 4/21].
"Women Make Movies, Latin Style" Series showcasing films by & about Latin-American women, screens "Macho" short about Men Against Violence organization before A Man, When He Is a Man, 1982 dark humor doc. set in Costa Rica; the Americas Society, 680 Park Ave. (68th St.), RSVP 212-249-8950 x364; 6:30, free [through 4/30].
Readings
Ed McBain (no relation to The Simpsons' action hero) mingles w/his fans over "food and beverages" at the Mysterious Bookshop, 129 W. 56th St. (6th Ave.), 212-765-0900; 5-7, $25.
Ian McEwan Best-selling-shock-jock-scribe of The Cement Garden & Black Dogs hops the pond to read from his latest, Atonement, in which the author gets back to his English roots w/what he refers to loudly & in public as his "Jane Austen novel"; the Old First Church, 729 Carroll St. (7th Ave.), Park Slope, 718-783-3075; 7, $7.