EVENTS WEDNESDAY 4/10 Around Town Help w/Income Tax ...
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].
Motorcycle Show Choppers, classic American bikes, Honda, Yamaha & Suzuki showcase over 40 bikes; 30 Rockefeller Center, Plaza St., 49th & 50th Sts. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 7 a.m.-10 p.m., free [through 4/21].
Wednesday Night Skate NY recreational skate group visits Riverside Park, South St. Seaport & more; meet at Union Sq. N. (17th St.), 212-696-7247; 8, free.
White Columns Benefit Silent auction & gala feat. works by more than 150 artists incl. William Wegman. Gala/cocktail party held April 20 from 7-10 p.m.; White Columns, 320 W. 13th St. (Horatio St.) 212-924-4212; call for hours.
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].
"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].
"Twentieth Century Mirrors: America Through the Eyes of Independent Filmmakers" The company responsible for such film adaptations as Where the Wild Things Are, Weston Woods Studios, receives recognition w/a month-long screening series. Today, special children's program; Donnell Library Center, 20 W. 53rd St. (5th Ave.), 212-621-0609; 11:30 a.m., free.
Film/Video
African Film Festival Twenty-one films, w/an emphasis on ones from Southern Africa, screen at Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, 165 W. 65th St. (B'way), 212-875-5600; call for sched., $9.50 [through 4/11].
New Finnish Film Festival continues w/Peter Lindholm's Drakarna Over Helsingfors?English subtitles; Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave. (37th St.), 212-879-9779; 6:30, $8.
"Star Theater" Retro film series screens controversial doc., FTA (1972), starring Jane Fonda; Den of Cin, Two Boots, 44 Ave. A (betw. 3rd & 4th Sts.), 212-714-3575; 7, $5 incl. 1 drink.
"A Tribute to Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music" Screening series showcases composer's tv appearances w/excerpts from The Tonight Show, The Ed Sullivan Show & The Perry Como Show; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6600; 12;30, $6, $4 st./s.c. [repeats Thurs.-Sun. & Tues., through 4/30].
Lectures
Covering Terror is the topic at this year's George Polk Awards Seminar, where WSJ Managing Editor Paul Steiger pays tribute to Daniel Pearl; 718-488-1153 for location; 5:30.
Fulton Fish Market Month? We've officially heard it all. Lunchtime talk today on its history at Melville Gallery, 213 Water St. (Beekman St.), 212-843-9234; 12:15, $3 contrib.
A Revolutionary Life: William Godwin's Memoirs of Mary Wollstonecraft Dr. Pamela Clemit discusses her findings; NY Public Library's Center for Scholars and Writers, 42nd St. (5th Ave.), 212-930-0084; 6, free.
Readings
Michael Chabon Pres. Ghostly Tales Wonder Boys author gets Paul Hecht & Leonard Nimoy to read Conrad Aiken's "Silent Snow, Secret Snow" & Fitz-James O'Brien's "What Was It?" (the trekkies, the Irish?there's something here for everyone); Symphony Space, 2537 B'way (95th St.), 212-864-5400; 8, $20.
Hattie Gossett's 60th Birthday Manifestation & Vitalization And you thought Paris Hilton was high maintenance! Harlem artist/writer performs today at the New School, 66 W. 12th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-229-5488; 6, $5, st. free.
The 10th Annual Poets House Showcase Over 1000 new books on display from heavy hitters to small fries; Poets House, 72 Spring St. (Lafayette St.), 212-431-7920; call for times & prices [through 4/30].
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.
THURSDAY 4/11
Around Town
Making the Grade Parents, kids & school personnel discuss gay, bisexual & transgender issues in the classroom; City Hall, Chambers St. (B'way), 212-620-7310; 5-7.
Surfing for a Cure Sample food & drinks from area restaurants while raising money for diabetes; Roxy, 515 W. 18th St. (10th Ave.), 212-689-2860; 7-12 a.m., $60-$75.
Want to Improve Your English Skills? Register for class placement at Aguilar Branch Library, 174 E. 110th St. (betw. Lexington & 3rd Aves.), 212-340-0918; 5:30-6, free.
White Collar Grateful Dead Benefit See original paintings by Jerry Garcia, rare posters & photos during benefit for deadhead Jim Greene?Relix magazine hosts event; Theater 99, 99 Attorney St. (betw. Delancey & Rivington Sts.), 7-10, $100 incl. magazine subscription.
Film/Video
Commitment: The Rockefeller Foundation Media Arts Fellowship at 15 Anniversary celebration has 15 programs of features, docs., shorts & experimental films. Regret to Inform, about widowed American & Vietnamese women, kicks off the festival; Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Ave.), 212-708-9400; 2:30, call for sched. & price [through Mon.].
The Great American Comedy Film Forum's largest festival, which screens classic comedies, continues w/It Happened One Night & Bringing Up Baby w/Katharine Hepburn & Cary Grant; 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; call for times, $9.75.
Viva Zapata! In celebration of the centennial of Steinbeck's birth, his 1952 screenplay starring Marlon Brando & Anthony Quinn plays at CUNY Grad Center, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-8215; 7, free.
Lectures
Tariq Ali Journalist/novelist talks about 9/11, Islamic culture & his work at Columbia University's Davis Aud., W. 118th St. (betw. Amsterdam Ave. & Morningside Dr.), 212-807-9680; 6:30.
Readings
Jimmy Breslin reads from his latest, The Short Sweet Dream of Eduardo Gutierrez; Housing Works Used Book Cafe, 126 Crosby St. (betw. Houston & Lafayette Sts.), 212-334-3324; 7, free.
Look Again Series pres. plays & musicals pre-AIDS. Today's readings: Fred & Harold, T-Shirts; Community Center, 208 W. 13th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-620-7310; 7:30, $5 contrib.
Weekly Open Mic Poetry & jam session at Julia de Burgos Cultural Center, 1680 Lexington Ave. (betw. 106th & 107th Sts.), 212-831-4333; 7-12 a.m., $5.
Women Poets of NYC: A Reading Marie Ponsot & Sapphire at Museum of the City of NY, 1220 5th Ave. (103rd St.), 212-534-1672; 6, $7.
FRIDAY 4/12
Around Town
Windows on 42nd Street Two hundred artists entertain people walking by w/visual art, installations & live performances. Today, "Interiors" installation is created; 135 W. 42nd St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), free [through 4/16].
Family
The Perfect Monster New production about trying to be perfect & creating monsters, by TADA!'s children's musical theater company; 120 W. 28th St. (betw 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-627-1732; 7, $15, $6 kids 15 & under [repeats Sat & Sun. at 2 & 4, through 5/5].
Pinocchio St. Petersburg's independent Eifman Ballet pres. ballet for adults & children alike, flooded w/color & light from characters like clowns, fairies & of course, Pinocchio; City Center, 131 W. 55th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-581-1212; 8, $40-$60 [repeats Sat. at 2 & 8, Sun. at 2 & 7].
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 7/15].
Film/Video
The Great American Comedy Marx Brothers double feature: A Night at the Opera & Duck Soup; 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; call for times, $9.75 [repeats Sat.].
"Labor Goes to the Movies" Monthly program screens 2000 doc. about stripping called Live Nude Girls Unite!; Center for Worker Education, 99 Hudson St., 6th fl. (Leonard St.), 6, $2 contrib. [through 5/10].
"No Man's Land: The Splintering of Yugoslavia" Film series documents war-torn country that suffers from racism & nationalism; BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), Ft. Greene, 718-636-4100; call for sched. & prices [through 4/14].
Lectures
With/Out Walls: Incarceration/Education/Control Conference on U.S. jails w/judges, professors, etc. begins today at CUNY Grad Center, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-2005; call for times & prices [through Sat.].
Readings
Bowery Poetry Club pres. reading entitled "The Black Beats" (they've got to be better than the white ones); 308 Bowery (betw. Houston & Bleecker Sts.), 212-614-0505; 7, $5.
Workshops
Dr. Love offers "Free Spring Dating Workshop" today at the SLC Conference Center, 22 W. 34th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-978-3890; 7.
SATURDAY 4/13
Around Town
Sephora's Amalfi Dream Get a makeover or consultation by a member of the Vincent Longos makeup team; Sephora Rockefeller Center, 636 5th Ave. (51st St.), RSVP 212-944-6789; 11-6, $35 incl. products.
Family
"An Afternoon of Dance with Ailey II" brings young performers to Arts Connection, 120 W. 46th St. (betw. 6th Ave. & B'way), 212-302-7433; 3.
All Available Boats Family Workshop Celebrate National Poetry Month by writing a response to exhibit documenting how ships in the harbor responded to 9/11; South St. Seaport Museum, 207 Front St. (Fulton St.), 212-748-8758; 1-4, $3 contrib. [repeats 4/27].
Animal Outpost Weekend Learn what makes frogs & snakes tick?and touch 'em too!; Brooklyn Children's Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. (betw. St. Marks Ave. & Prospect Pl.), 718-735-4400; 10-5, $4 contrib. [repeats Sun.].
Bulbs & Buried Treasures Weekend Indulge in flower face painting & bulb art, then bring a bulb home; Everett Children's Adventure Garden at NY Botanical Garden, 200th St. (Southern Blvd.), Bronx, 718-817-8700, [www.nybg.org;](http://www.nybg.org;/) 1-6 [repeats Sun.].
Duck on a Bike Author David Shannon reads to the kiddies plus "A Tribute to Spring" puppet show; Scholastic Store, 557 B'way (betw. Prince & Spring Sts.), 212-343-6166; 3, free.
Family Art Project This weekend gather twigs & branches from the spring woods & then turn them into a wall sculpture!; Kerlin Learning Center at Wave Hill, 675 W. 252nd St. (Indep. Ave.), Bronx, 718-549-3200; 1-4 [repeats Sun.].
The Hans Christian Andersen Storytellers read "The Seven Fathers" today at Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave. (37th St.), 212-879-9779; 11:30, free.
Lenny Suib Puppet Playhouse Folk tales w/shadow puppets. Today, Ron Sopyla in Smallest, Best; Mazur Theater, 555 E. 90th St. (betw. York & East End Aves.), 212-369-8890 x159; 10:30 a.m. & 12 p.m., $7 [repeats Sun.].
"Song of Mulan" Ancient Chinese secret (just teasing) we mean legend set to music as part of the "Family Folk & Fairy Tales" series at Tribeca Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers St. (betw. Greenwich & West Sts.), 212-346-8510; 1:30, $14, $9 child.
Tin Can Sailors Kids learn to tie knots, raise flags & more aboard the USS Edson; Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, W. 46th St. (12th Ave.), 212-245-0072; 11-4, call for price.
The Velveteen Rabbit Musical version w/workshops & special holiday matinees; YWCA, 610 Lexington Ave. (53rd St.), 212-866-5170; 1, $5-$15 [repeats Sun.].
What's Up with a Periscope? Learn how they work & then make your own at Sony Wonder Lab, 550 Madison Ave . (55th St.), 212-883-8100, [www.sonywondertechlab.com;](http://www.sonywondertechlab.com;/) 2-5, $10 [repeats Sun.].
Film/Video
Konundrum Engine Film Series Up-&-coming filmmakers screen their shorts at Collective Unconscious, 145 Ludlow St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-254-5277; 5-7, $5.
Northern Exposure Finnish doc. festival screens 20 films at the Scandinavia House & Pioneer Theater; 212-879-9779 or [www.scandinaviahouse.org](http://www.scandinaviahouse.org/) for sched.; $5-$10/screening, $22/3-day pass [through 4/16].
"Only in NY" The opening of the Leonard Nimoy Thalia sparks a free movie marathon, which begins today w/West Side Story, Manhattan, On the Waterfront, Annie Hall & Mean Streets; Symphony Space, 2537 B'way (95th St.), 212-864-5400; 12 p.m.-9:15, free [continues Sun.]
Readings
ASJA Annual Writers Conference "The premier conference for freelance nonfiction writers" feat. 100 agents, publishers & editors from W.W. Norton, Simon & Schuster, St. Martin's, Time Warner, The Atlantic Monthly, Rolling Stone & more; the Grand Hyatt Hotel, 42nd St. (Grand Central Station), 212-997-0947; call for times & prices [through Sun.].
Workshops
"Perfecting Your Male Person" Self-proclaimed granddaddy of drag Shelly Mars leads workshop at Bluestockings, 172 Allen St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-777-6028; 3-6, contrib.
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 4/14
Around Town
Art Smart seeks artists to volunteer time (eight hours/month) w/kids living in NYC shelter system; 212-966-7807 for info.
English Handbell Festival 100 ringers perform at Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Dr. (betw. 120th. & 122nd Sts.), 212-870-6784; 4, $15, $10 st./s.c.
Networking Brunch for women working in the fashion industry, sponsored by Acquaint; Garage Restaurant, 99 7th Ave. S. (Grove St.), RSVP 212-996-8258; 1 & 3, $30.
Parkinson's Unity Walk celebrates those living w/Parkinson's disease w/a walk & festivities at Central Park Bandshell, 72nd St. (5th Ave.), 866-PUW-WALK for info; 11 a.m., free .
3on3nyc Basketball tournament honors three victims of 9/11; Chelsea Piers, Basketball City, W. 23rd St. (12th Ave.), [www.3on3nyc.com](http://www.3on3nyc.com/) for info; reg. at 12:30, $500/team, $2000 corporate sponsors.
Family
Animal Outpost Weekend Meet the animals & indulge in science projects at Brooklyn Children's Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. (betw. St. Marks Ave. & Prospect Pl.), 718-735-4402; call for hours, $4.
Children's Galleries for Jewish Culture Chelsea museum feat. two exhibits: "From Tent to Temple" & "From Home to Home"?no strollers admitted; 515 W. 20th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-924-4500; 2-5, $5.
"Kids 'n' Comedy" It's no "Showtime at the Apollo," but this may get your rising star there; Gotham Comedy Club, 34 W. 22nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-877-6115, reg. req.; 4, $15 & 1 drink min.
Papermaking workshop teaches kids how to make shaped papers & paper sheets; American Museum of Natural History, 79th St. (Central Park W.), 212-769-5200, res. req.; 1 & 3:30, $5.
Film/Video
"Hard-Boiled Hollywood" Eighteen classic & contemporary films based on novels by Norman Mailer, Walter Mosley, James M. Cain screen. Today, High Sierra, based on the life of John Dillinger (2) & The Asphalt Jungle starring Marilyn Monroe (4); American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave. (36th St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; $8.50, $5.50 st./s.c. [through 5/5].
"Reports from the Global Village" series has Jason Boughton's "A Halter of Strongly Twisted Rope" on government intervention & Lynne Sachs' look at Vietnam protestors, "Investigation of a Flame"; Ocularis at Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-388-8713; 8:30, $6.
Lectures
Biographies & Brunch Andrew Delbanco (of the upcoming Melville's World) on Herman; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 11-1, $30.
"Breaking the Impasse: the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict Seen Through a Humanist Lens" Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine speaks; NY Society for Ethical Culture, 2 W. 64th St. (Central Park W.), 212-874-5210; 11:30, free.
How Do You Picture the New New York? Municipal Arts Society sponsors forum for public to weigh in on how we should rebuild (minutes from this meeting will be presented to officials managing re-development of lower Manhattan); NYU's Main Bldg., 31 Washington Pl. (University Pl.), 212-750-3972; 1:30.
Readings
KGB Fiction The tradition continues today w/Adam Johnson (Emporium: Stories) & Viken Berberian (The Cyclist); KGB, 85 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-505-3360; 7, free.
Workshops
Oral Fixations & Satisfactions An "irreverent, informative & honest workshop" on goin' down South!; Toys in Babeland, 94 Rivington St. (betw. Ludlow & Orchard Sts.), 212-375-1701; 8, $20.
MONDAY 4/15
Around Town
Donghia Warehouse Sale Save 50%-75% on sofas, chairs, tables, beds, mirrors, lighting & more; the Puck Bldg., 295 Lafayette St. (Houston St.), 212-925-2777; 9-6 [repeats Tues. 9-8, through 4/17].
Health Screenings Free monthly glaucoma, vision, blood pressure & blood glucose screenings for senior citizen & disabled Medicare beneficiaries at Empire Medicare Services, 800 2nd Ave. (betw. 42nd & 43rd Sts.), 800-442-8430; 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
New York: Benefit to Aid the Disaster Psychiatry Outreach Program David Rimmer's theatrical production, New York, discusses the effect of 9/11 & feat. an all-star cast; Lotus, 409 W. 14th St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), RSVP 212-659-8733; 7, $25-$100.
Film/Video
8th Avignon/New York Film Festival Thirty-five films screened over the next week. Opening night gala debuts new musical accompaniment to 1925 silent, Phantom of the Opera; French Institute, 22 E. 60th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6160; 6, $8-$100.
"Mondo Mondays" Retro film series screens Ken Russell's 1975 Tommy?the Who, Elton John, Tina Turner & Jack Nicholson; Den of Cin, Two Boots, 44 Ave. A (betw. 3rd & 4th Sts.), 212-714-3575; 8, $5 incl. 1 drink.
Lectures
Asian Women in Business sponsor seminar for entrepreneurs at TIAA-CREF, 730 3rd Ave. (betw. 45th & 46th Sts.), RSVP 212-868-1368; 9 a.m., free.
Readings
Noel Ignatiev on Race Rolling Stone called the author a "dangerous mind," today he discusses ideas from his books, How the Irish Became White & Race Traitor at Barnard College's Julius S. Held Lecture Hall, 3009 B'way (betw. W. 117th St. & B'way), 212-854-2037; call for times & prices.
Saturn Series Open mic plus this week's feat. poet: Jackie Sheeler; Revival, 129 E. 15th St. (betw. 3rd Ave. & Irving Pl.), 212-598-4820; 7:30, $3.
United States Poet Laureate Billy Collins & Pulitzer recipient Galway Kinnell discuss their favorite poets & play recordings of Whitman, Frost, et al for National Poetry Month; Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave. (89th St.), 212-870-5643; 8, $18, $12 st./s.c.
TUESDAY 4/16
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.
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH) Learn about assistive devices & try them out at League for the Hard of Hearing, 71 W. 23rd St., 18th fl. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 917-305-7890; 5:30-7:15, free.
Family
Children's Gardening Hands-on weekly program for Spring; Battery Park City Parks Conservatory, 21 South End Ave. (W. Thames St.), RSVP 212-267-9700 x348; 3:45-5:30, free.
Kid's Day at MoMa Design Store, Soho hosts a series of activities for kids. Today, learn how architect Daniel R. Oakley molds Oliblocks, the modern version of Legos; 81 Spring St. (Crosby St.), 646-613-1367; 3-5, free.
Film/Video
8th Avignon/New York Film Festival Thomas Bardinet directs Les Ames Calines (Sweet Jacques) about a seduction backfiring; French Institute, 22 E. 60th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6160; 12:30, $8.
Rod Serling: The Twilight Zone & Beyond Retrospective continues 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 hour-long "Love, Women & Flowers" about labor conditions surrounding Columbia's third largest import & "La Mirada de Myriam," focusing on one woman's struggles & strengths; the Americas Society, 680 Park Ave. (68th St.), RSVP 212-249-8950 x364; 6:30, free [through 4/30].
Lectures
Critique Student Art?For Free! If you're lucky you may be able to score a plastic cup of red wine & hit on Jerry Saltz, art critic for The Village Voice, too; Pratt Institute, 718-636-3600 for location; 12-2.
Readings
Bombers: An Oral History of the Yankees Richard Lally appears to discuss & sign this Please Kill Me of sports; Barnes & Noble, 160 E. 54th St. (3rd Ave.), 212-750-8033; 12:30, free.
A Collection of Beauties at the Height of Their Popularity: A Novel Whitney Otto (How to Make an American Quilt) reads & signs her latest about youth & excess in 1980s San Francisco (and it sounds like all the characters are straight women, though they do have names like "Coco" & "Gracie"?); Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.