HEALTH ISSUES ANONYMOUS
Twelve-step group for those living w/a health concern; St. Luke's Roosevelt Center, 324 W. 108th St., #305 (betw. B'way & Riverside Dr.), 212-362-7214; 5:30-7, free.
ISRAELI FOLK-DANCING WEDNESDAYS
Event draws large crowd, w/beginners picking up moves in introductory lesson & then sticking around to hang w/more advanced dancers later on; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 6:45-12:00 a.m., $9.
SEX IN JAPANESE ART & CULTURE
Three-part series exploring history of eroticism in Japan begins today with "Sex & the Floating World: 1700-1820"; Japan Society, 333 E. 47th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-752-3015; 6:30, $10, $5 st.
SWING 46
Dance lessons start the night off; big bands at 10; 349 W 46th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 212-262-9554; 9:15, call for price.
Thursday 5/31
CITY LIMITS: YOUNG ARCHITECTS FORUM 2001
Chris Perry & David Erdman of "SERVO"; Eric Worcester of "MANIFOLD"; The Urban Center, 457 Madison Ave. (51st St.), 212-935-3960 or www.archleague.org; 6:30, call for price.
DESIGNING WOMEN
Series celebrating "first ladies of design" continues today w/Martha Brooks Hutcheson, Ellen Biddle Shipman, Marion Cruger Coffin & Florence (what no middle name?) Yoch, all of whom helped design set of Gone with the Wind; The NY Horticultural Society, 128 W. 58th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-757-0915; 7:30, $20.
Friday 6/1
STOOP POETRY WORKSHOP
Serious scribes, bring 10 copies of your work to Tribes Gallery, 285 E. 3rd St. (betw. Aves. C & D), 212-674-3778; 7:30-9:30, $3 contrib.
Saturday 6/2
AFRO-BRAZILIAN DRUMMING WORKSHOP
Focusing on samba. BYOD & no drumming on your thighs, please; Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, 107 Suffolk St. (Delancey St.), 888-456-5162; 4, $15.
HOW TO BECOME A FOOD CRITIC
Step one: get some rich parents. Claudia M. Caruana lectures; The Inn, 131 W. 23rd St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-229-5690; 9:30-4, $135.
TRIBAL SOUNDZ CLASSES
"Dances of the Voice"; Tribal Soundz, 340 E. 6th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), RSVP 212-673-5992; 12, $5.
Monday 6/4
JOB SEARCH TECHNIQUES
Lecture series continues w/Christine Fouts on "Getting the Job Search Off on the Right Foot," or you could just screw it all & learn "How to Become a Food Critic"; Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 5th Ave. (betw. 39th & 40th Sts.), 212-340-0934; 6:30, free.
Tuesday 6/5
DHARMA GATHERING
Learn about Shambhala Buddhism w/Acharya Judy Lief. "Acharya" means she's a senior teacher, one of only 15 worldwide, under the guidance of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Session incl. meditation plus q&a; NY Shambhala Center, 118 W. 22nd St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-675-6544; 7, free.
MEDICINE & MEDIA IN EAST TIMOR
Winston Neil Rondo, General Secretary of the Centre for Internally Displaced Peoples Service in Kupang (West Timor), talks about working w/East Timor refugees & somewhere, Noam Chomsky cashes a roaylty check; Parish Center, Church of S
. Paul the Apostle, 405 W. 59th St. (Columbus Ave.), 212-265-3495; 7, $5.
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM A FINANCIAL PLANNER
Nancy Kistner, CFP breaks it down; Science, Industry & Business Library of the New York Public Library, 188 Madison Ave. (betw. 34th & 35th Sts.), 212-592-7000; 5:30, free.