WEDNESDAY 5/14 WEDNESDAY 5/14 Around Town "Age ...
Around Town
"Age in Action 2003" Festival honors older New Yorkers' "wisdom, skills and experience" w/music performances, dance contest, craft projects, info services & live entertainment; Flushing Meadows, Corona Park, 111th St. (Corona Ave.), Queens, 311, www.nyc.gov/aging; 10-3, free.
"Central Park Night Tour" Eric Stein leads you on three-hour tour of Central Park's infamous & dangerous spots incl. the Central Park Jogger rape, Jennifer Levin's murder & the dimly lit Ramble?wear comfy shoes & children ages 12-18 must be accompanied by adult; meet at International AYH-Hostel, 891 Amsterdam Ave. (betw. 103rd & 104th Sts.), res. req. 917-838-6233; 7:30, $30 [repeats Thurs.-Sat.].
"Eat More Chocolate" Retailer Chocolate Bar celebrates one year-anniversary w/bash feat. cocktails incl. chocolate martini's & stouts, hors d'oeuvres, confections & dancing; Eugene, 27 W. 24th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-334-8006, www.chocolatebarnyc.com; 8, free.
The New Old Country Sneak preview of Faye Lederman's 2002 doc., following Jewish-Americans pilgrimages to landmarks incl. Guss's Pickles & the Eldridge Street Synagogue, plus screening of short A Good Uplift, about Lower East Side brasserie?followed by reception feat. food from local eateries; Eldridge Street Project, 12 Eldridge St. (betw. Canal & Division Sts.), res. req. 212-978-8800; 7:30, $5.
St. George Tour Learn the history of Staten Island's Institute of Arts & Sciences, Borough Hall & Yankees, as well as New York Harbor on two-hour tour; meet at Whitehall Ferry Terminal, Whitehall St. (South St.), 718-447-3329, www.statenislandarts.org; 11:20, free [repeats Tues.].
"Thinking and Drinking" Dust off your noggin & head downtown to compete in five fast rounds of random trivia for prizes of $10-$25 bar tabs; Dempsey's Pub, 61 2nd Ave. (betw. 3rd & 4th Sts.), 212-388-0662; 7:30, free.
"31st-Annual POSH Sale Benefit Preview" Get a peek at new & gently used clothes & accessories from designers incl. Prada, Burberry, Donna Karan & Armani during reception?proceeds benefit Lighthouse International; Lighthouse International, 110 E. 60th St. (betw. Lexington & Park Aves.), 212-861-9445; 6-9, $100 incl. free sale adm.
Wednesday Night Skate Strap on a helmet & join roller/in-line skaters as they weave through city streets passing the South Street Seaport, the Brooklyn Bridge & Times Square on two-hour ride; Union Sq. Park, 17th St. (B'way), 212-696-7247; 8, free.
Film/Video
"Director's Fortnight" Director Rob Nilsson programs works by mentor John Cassavetes & screens his own 2002 film Attitude, about HIV-positive chop shop owner dealing w/new estranged status; Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. (Ave. A), 212-254-3300, www.twoboots.com/pioneer; website for full sched., $9, $6.50 st./s.c.
"Modern Tales From the North: Sweden" Series screens 2002's Ingmar Bergman. Intermezzo, directed by Gunnar Bergdahl & feat. 83-year old Bergman, followed by Stefan Jarl's 2002 doc. The Bricklayer?Swedish w/English subtitles; Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave. (betw. 37th & 38th Sts.), 212-879-9779; 6:30, $8.
"Operation Strangelove" Nile Southern introduces anti-war screening of Stanley Kubrick's 1964 sci-fi war comedy Dr. Strangelove, followed by panel discussion "The Art of Dissent: Satire and Protest" feat. Art Spiegelman & Janeane Garofalo; United Artists Theatres, 102 North End Ave. (betw. 4th & 5th Pl.), 917-886-7878, www.operationstrangelove.org; 7, $15 sugg. don.
Lectures
"Arts & Letters Series" Thirsty for knowledge? Stanley Greenberg reviews & reads his new book Water Works: A Journey Through New York's Hidden Water System; South Street Seaport, Melville Gallery, 213 Water St. (betw. Fulton & Beekman Sts.), 212-748-8735; 7-9, free.
"The Political Economy of War, Oil, and the Military" Political analysts examine war's economic outcome & military spending w/panelists incl. Midnight Notes member George Caffentzis & author William Hartung; Brecht Forum, 122 W. 27th St., 10th fl. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-242-4201; 7:30, $10.
"Seeking the Secrets of Life: The DNA Story in New York" Your lover could be your cousin! Author Steve Olsen (Mapping Human History: Discovering the Past Through Our Genes), illustrates we are all genetically related; Science Industry Business Library, 188 Madison Ave. (34th St.), 212-592-7000; 5:30-7, free.
Readings
Anthony Bourdain Author of Kitchen Confidential reads from The Bobby Gold Stories; Partners & Crime, 44 Greenwich Ave. (Charles St.), 212-243-0440; 7.
Shawn McBride reads from Green Grass Grace?about a 13-year old chucklehead/altar boy?at New York's real Filthy MacNasty's; Rocky Sullivan's, 129 Lexington Ave. (29th St.), 212-725-3871; 8, free.
Workshops
"Alexander Technique" Hands-on method teaches how to recognize & change postural patterns; New York Open Center, 83 Spring St. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-219-2527; 8, free.
"Say Goodbye To Your Sugar Cravings" Put down that Chunky Monkey! Informative class explains why we crave sugar & how to reduce cravings without side effects; McBurney YMCA, 125 W. 14th St. (6th & 7th Aves.), 212-741-9210; 7-8, $14.
THURSDAY 5/15
Around Town
31st-Annual POSH Sale feat. new & gently used clothes & accessories for men, women & children from designers incl. Bill Blass, Celine, Chanel, Ralph Lauren & Hermes; Lighthouse International, 110 E. 60th St. (betw. Lexington & Park Aves.), 212-861-9445; 12-8, $10, $5 st., $25 3-day pass [repeats Fri. 10-6 & Sat. 11-5].
"Black & Blue Ball X" Leda & Carrie's 10th-annual fetish extravaganza feat. lots of provocative performances. Dress code is excessive fetish, peacock drag & opulent formal?part of the NYC Fetish Marathon; Float, 240 W. 52nd St. (betw. B'way & 8th Ave), 212-219-9276; 9, $45.
Free Skin Cancer Screenings May is Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention month & lucky for you the Skin Cancer Foundation is offering skin cancer screenings; NYU Medical Center, Charles C. Harris Skin & Cancer Unit, 550 1st Ave. (31st St.), RSVP 212-263-2627; 2-6, free.
Film/Video
"Asian Films Are Go!!!" Screening of 19 contemporary movies from Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan & India incl. director Ahn Jin-Woo's romance Over the Rainbow, Park Jin-Pyo's banned septuagenarian-romance Too Young to Die & Yuthlert Sippapak's action/comedy Killer Tattoo, all w/English subtitles; Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 212-505-5181, www.subwaycinema.com; website for full sched., $8 [repeats Fri.-Tues., through 5/26].
"Movie Night" Bill Plympton pres. animated shorts & highlights of future projects incl. Eat, Parking, Hair High & Mutant Aliens, followed by live animation display?proceeds benefit the New York Chapter of the Graphic Artists Guild; Void, 16 Mercer St. (Howard St.), 212-941-6492; 8, $15.
"Written By Horton Foote" BAMcinématek's series highlights screenwriter Footes best-loved films incl. 1926 drama To Kill A Mockingbird (4:30, 7 & 9:30), 1983 drama Tender Mercies (Fri. at 2, 4:30, 6:50 & 9:10) & 1965 drama Baby the Rain Must Fall (Sat. at 2, 4:30, 6:50 & 9:10); BAM Rose Cinema, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), Ft. Greene, 718-777-FILM, www.bam.org; website for full sched., $10, $7 st., $6 s.c./child. under 12 [continues Fri.-Sun.].
Lectures
"How To Restore a Literary Treasure: A Lecture on the Bloomsbury Group's Charleston Farmhouse" Art consultant Deborah Gage discusses renovating the house that was the meeting place for Virginia Woolf & Lytton Strachey; Small Press Center, 20 W. 44th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-764-7021; 6, $10.
"Talking Across Generations Part 2" Series feat. New Yorker food writer Calvin Trillin conversing w/Lower East Side's Russ & Daughters owners; Museum of Jewish Heritage, 18 First Pl. (West St.), 212-968-1800; 7, $15.
"Women, Terrorism & War" Is feminism the "opposite of fundamentalism?" Nothing Sacred: Women Respond to Religious Fundamentalism and Terrorism writers debate gender stereotypes; Brecht Forum, 122 W. 27th St., 10th fl. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-242-4201; 7:30, $10.
Readings
Central Park, An American Masterpiece: A Comprehensive History of the Nation's First Urban Park Just in time for the big 150; Borders, 461 Park Ave. (57th St.), 212-980-6785; 6:30, free.
Food For Thought One act play & light sandwich lunch, every week & verrry literary dahling. Today, Elmore Leonard's Sparks; National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park S. (20th St.), 212-475-3424; 1, $40.
The New Mysticism Daniel Pinchbeck breaks on through the doors of perception w/Breaking Open the Head while John Horgan takes a more Rational Mysticism approach; Housing Works Used Book Cafe, 126 Crosby St. (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-334-3324; 7, free.
FRIDAY 5/16
Around Town
"Foire a la Brocante" Sidewalk sale feat. French pottery, country antique furniture & crystal chandeliers; Le Fanion, 299 W. 4th St. (Bank St.), 212-463-8760, www.lefanion.com; 11-6, free [repeats Sat.].
"A Taste of Chelsea" Benefit for P.S. 11 lets you dig in & enjoy samples from over 20 chefs incl. six entrees, desserts & two wines?plus silent & live auction w/prizes incl. vacations, Broadway tickets & dinners; Chelsea Market, 75 9th Ave. (betw. 15th & 16th Sts.), 212-496-4520; 6-9, $30, $25 adv.
"Women of Color & Friends Game Night" SpeakOUT pres. evening of cards, board games, food, music & chit chat w/other women?nothing heats up an evening like girl-on-girl spades!; LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-620-7310; 7-10, free.
Film/Video
Cinemania Screening of directors Steven Kijak & Anglea Christlieb's doc. following five film-obsessed New Yorkers, whose lives subsist on premieres, screenings & two-films a day habits?plus meet the stars & filmmakers this weekend; Cinema Village, 22 E. 12th St. (betw. 5th Ave. & University Pl.), 212-924-3363, www.cinemavillage.com; website for sched., $9, $7 st., $5.50 s.c.
The Matrix Catch "Sunshine@Midnight" series screening of Andy & Larry Wachowski's 1999 blockbuster action-adventure, starring Keanu Reeves & Samuel L. Jackson, just in time for the sequel; Sunshine Cinema, 143 E. Houston St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 800-555-TELL; 12 a.m., $10, $6.50 s.c. [repeats Sat.].
Painted Faces Film historian Edwin W. Chen introduces & discusses films that "offer a context for China's urban development." Today, director Alex Law's 1988 examination of Hong Kong, from island shelter to "international metropolis"?Mandarin w/English subtitles; China Institute, 125 E. 65th St. (betw. Park & Lexington Aves.), 212-744-8181; 6:30, $7.
A Woman is a Woman New 35mm print of Jean-Luc Godard's 1961 homage to American musicals screens daily, starring Anna Karina, Jean-Paul Belmondo & Jean Claude Brialy; Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (betw. Varick St. & 6th Ave.), 212-727-8110; 1. 2:45, 4:30, 6:15, 8 & 9:45, $9.75, $5 child. under 12 [repeats Sat.-Tues.].
Readings
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Marjane Satrapi discusses memoir "chronicling her early life in Iran and detailing the enormous toll repressive regimes exact on the individual"; Astor Place Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.
Workshops
"The Altar of My Soul" Santera priestess Marta Moreno Verga teaches you how to make your own ancestral altar; New York Open Center, 83 Spring St. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-219-2527; 7-9:30, $35.
"Aura Reading" Do you have an honest face? Aura reader Rose Rosetree teaches how to read facial expressions & recognize hidden traits; Eglife Francaise du St. Esprit, 109 E. 60th St. (betw. Lexington & Park Aves.), 212-308-2210 ; 7-9, $25.
"Regeneration & Rejuvenation Integrative nutrition expert Paul Pitchford discusses herbal food remedies, detoxification & positive diets; Sufi Books, 227 W. B'way (betw. Franklin & White Sts.), 212-334-5212; 7:30-10, $25.
SATURDAY 5/17
Around Town
"Bring Your Brush" Brooklyn GreenBridge invites members of the Boro to bring in small tree limbs & shrub cuttings to be turned into mulch for you to take home if you wish?also today cellphone, television, battery & computer recycling, so do your part!; 6/15 Green Community Garden, Sixth Ave. (15th St.), Park Slope, 718-623-7290; 10-3, free.
"Earth Celebrations' Rites of Spring: Procession to Save Our Gardens" 13th-annual eight-hour parade visits over 35 gardens feat. dance & poetry performances, giant puppets, costumed characters & music by artists incl. Heather Lev, Beth Griffith, Ginga Pura Samba Band, John Weiss & Ray Santiago; Forsyth Street Garden Club & Bird Sanctuary, Forsyth St. (betw. Delancey & Broome Sts.), 212-777-7969, www.earthcelebrations.com; 10-6, free.
Extrav-O-Rama Jim Kelly hosts fourth-annual arts & music showcase feat. performances by Homeschool, Apollo Heights, Secret Weapon, Ff & Aaarktica w/DJ smallchange & even a raffle?proceeds benefit the Williamsburg Neighborhood Nursery School; Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), 718-782-5188; 8, $12.
"Graham Avenue Festival' feat. children's rides, pony rides, live entertainment, food & over 200 vendors?proceeds benefit the Graham Avenue BID; Graham Ave.(betw. B'way & Boreum St.), Williamsburg, 646-230-0489; 11-7, free.
Kiddy Up! Celebrate the opening of "Legends of Our Times" at two-day children's fest feat. rodeo-themed activities incl. stick horse racing, Plains dancing, workshops & pony rides; National Museum of the American Indian, George Gustav Heye Center, 1 Bowling Green (betw. State & Whitehall Sts.), 212-514-3700; 12-5, free [repeats Sun.].
"NYC CD & Record Collectors Expo" feat. new, used & collectable rock, metal, jazz, disco, classical, imported & promo CDs, LPs, tapes & memorabilia?plus the first 100 customers get a free CD!; Embassy Ballroom, Holiday Inn, 440 W. 57th St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 973-773-6067; 10-4, $6, $25 early adm.
"Second Annual New York KayakFest" New York Kayak Co. introduces kayaking to active New Yorkers w/expert lectures, the U.S. Coast Guard's National Safe Boating demos incl. Eskimo Rolls & water rescues, intros to new products & safety news; Hudson River Park, Pier 40, W. Houston St. (West St.), 212-924-1327; 10-5, free.
"Ye Olde Village Fair" 29th-annual outdoor fest feat. food court, cafe, kids' games, balloons, raffle & live music from the Grove Street Stompers, Blue Wolfe, Belizean Melody Swingers, Patrick Poladian Jazz Trio & Brian Sledge's Swing Band?plus clothes, jewelry, novelties & antiques from 250 vendors; Barrow & Commerce Sts.(betw. Hudson St. & 7th Ave. S.), 212-366-1451; 12-10, free.
Film/Video
"The Kid From Brooklyn" Reel To Real family series honors Danny Kaye w/collection of clips from the entertainer's 50-year career incl. The Five Pennies & The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, followed by live re-enactments from his Broadway performances; Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center, 165 W. 65th St. (B'way), 212-875-5570; www.filmlinc.com for complete sched., $16.50, $8.50 child.
"More Shadows: Film Noir Encore" screens director Jules Dassin's 1949 b&w thriller Thieves' Highway, based on A.I. Bezzerides' novel Thieves' Market, about crook who controls produce truckers & merchants; YWCA, 610 Lexington Ave. (53rd St.), 212-735-9717; 4:30, $7 [repeats Sun.].
Readings
George Dickerson "Tough-guy actor from Blue Velvet and former UN Security in civil-war era Lebanon reads love poetry" of Eliot, Cummings, Dickinson, Millay, Auden, Leonard Cohen, Yeats & even some of his own; Medicine Show, 549 W. 52nd St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-262-4216; 7:30, $7.
SUNDAY 5/18
Around Town
Book Sale Brooklyn Public Library Friends & Volunteers pres. book sale feat. 50 cent paperbacks & dollar hardcovers in all categories; Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Flatbush Ave. (Prospect Park W.), 718-230-2406; 12-4, free.
"The Fabulous 5th Avenue Street Fair" feat. arts & crafts, hand-made & vintage clothes, jewelry, lingerie, toys, food, furniture, kids' puppet workshop & rides?plus music from Streets of Brooklyn, Nervous Cabaret, Ari Ben Moses Band, Nuclear Family, Radio Mundial w/DJs Amanda & Nickodemus; 5th Ave.(betw. St. Johns Pl. & 12th St.), Park Slope, www.business-sanity.com/5th.html; 11-7, free.
Fifth-Annual Masturbate-a-Thon Grab a sponsor & masturbate w/pride for store's annual event also feat. "Sex Toys Workshop" (8 p.m.) & other activities intended to take the shame out of self pleasure?proceeds benefit Audre Lorde Project's HIV prevention; Toys in Babeland, 94 Rivington St. (betw. Orchard & Ludlow Sts.), 212-375-1701, www.babeland.com; website for more info.
"May Peace Prevail On Earth World Music and Dance Concert" feat. performance by the Vanaver Caravan & folk music from This Land is Your Land?plus sale of t-shirts, note cards & home baked food to benefit the University Plaza Nursery School; University Plaza Nursery School, 11 2nd Ave., 5th fl. theater (betw. 6th & 7th Sts.), 212-677-3916; 2, $15, $10 child.
"Passport to Taiwan Festival" Celebrate Taiwanese American heritage w/traditional foods incl. bamboo tamales & tea, games, temple drum workshops, fortune teller, arts & crafts, puppet shows, straw weaving & origami?plus theater, opera & music performances; Union Square Park, 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave.), www.passport2taiwan.com; 11-5, free.
SpringFest Annual celebration feat. roots blues from Dirty Red, Carolina Slim & Norris (3), discussion w/botanical artists (12), tour of the bluebells & wisteria (1 & 3) & poetry reading w/Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge & Molly McQuade (2); Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Ave. (Carroll Pl.), Bklyn, 718-623-7200; 12, free w/adm.
Surveillance Camera Outdoor Walking Tours Big Brother is watching like never before! One-hour tour reveals that no one's ever really alone & points out cameras surveying public space. This week: Midtown; SCOWT, meet at N.E. corner of 48th St. (Park Ave.), 212-561-0106; 2, free.
Film/Video
"Koreans and Japanese in Film" Director Mitsuhiro Mihara introduces the U.S.-premiere of his drama Dodge a-Go-Go (2002), about sixth grade dodgeball fanatic forced to leave Tokyo for Korea w/her family, where her obsession continues?Japanese & Korean w/English subtitles; Japan Society, 333 E. 47th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-832-1155, tkts. 212-752-3015; 2, $9, $5 st./s.c.
Makor Cult Café Series pres. double features in downstairs cafe w/beer & food. Tonight, battle of the bands w/comedy classics incl. director Richard Lester's A Hard Days Night (1964), starring the Beatles, followed by Eric Idle & Gary Weis' The Rutles (1978); Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000; 7, free.
"Risky Business" Screening of new video projects by Mexican media artists incl. Ximena Cuevas, Ricardo Nicolayevsky & Fabiola Torres, followed by new works from Whitney Independent Study Program, Studio Division (9:30); Ocularis at Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-388-8713; 7, $6.
Readings
KGB Fiction Series This week: Meghan Daum (My Misspent Youth, The Quality of Life Report) & Matthew Derby (Super Flat Times); KGB, 85 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd Ave. & Bowery), 212-505-3360; 7, free.
Workshops
"Yoga For Musicians" Lynne Couchara teaches the musical set yoga aspects that relieve tension, develop focus, increase creativity, improve breathing & remove performance jitters; Joyous Life Center, 119 W. 23rd St. #700 (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), res. req. 212-352-9910; 12-3, $25, $20 adv.
MONDAY 5/19
Around Town
"The Big Quiz Thing" When drinking isn't enough...Noah Tarnow hosts five rounds of team trivia feat. DJ GB & $200 grand prize; Slipper Room, 167 Orchard St. (Stanton St.), 212-592-0965; 8, $5.
"Bone Density Screening" Healthy bones are important! Get instant bone density results & learn how to reduce osteoporosis risk; Health Nuts, 835 2nd Ave. (betw. 44th & 45th Sts.), 212-490-2979; 11-3, free.
"Grand Gourmet-The Flavor of Midtown" Fourth-annual food tasting dishes, wines & microbrews from over 36 neighborhood restaurants?proceeds benefit the Grand Central Neighborhood Social Services Corporation; Grand Central, Vanderbilt Hall, 42nd St. (Park Ave.), 212-239-6200, www.grandcentralpartnership.org; 7:30-9:30, $75, $65 adv.
Spring Mingle Professionals ages 20-50 mingle & learn about cancer research w/hors d'oeuvres, wine & beer?proceeds benefit Israel Cancer Research Fund; HSBC Bank Headquarters, 452 5th Ave. (40th St.), 212-969-9800; 6-9, $50, $36 adv.
"Toast of the Town 2003" Wine Enthusiast invites you to sample over 300 wines & spirits w/munchies from local restaurants incl. Union Square Cafe, Dos Caminos & Olive's?plus every guest gets a Spiegelau glass; NY State Theater, 20 Lincoln Center, B'way (64th St.), 800-847-5949, www.wineenthusiast.com/tot; 5-10, $95, $85 adv., $145 VIP tasting.
Film/Video
Bob Roberts Screening of 1992 political satire about right-wing, folk-singing Senate candidate (Tim Robbins) who manipulates the media to win votes, followed by discussion w/writer/actor/director Robbins; American Museum of the Moving Image, 35 Ave. (36 St.), Astoria, 718-784-4520; 7, $18.
"The Den of Spring in Song" Retro film series screens director Keith McMillan's 1981 concert film Concert for Kampuchea feat. performances by Wings, Chrissie Hynde, Robert Plant & Elvis Costello; Two Boots Den of Cin, 44 Ave. A (3rd St.), 212-254-0800; 8, $5.
"Monday Night Shorts @ Freight Film Salon" Weekly showcase screens work of emerging filmmakers. This week, playwright/director Christopher Boal's first film Walking Charely, shot in Brooklyn & journalist/producer Howard Weinberg's Sid at 90, starring "journeyman actor" Sid Raymond; Freight Restaurant, 410 W. 16th St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 212-242-6555; 6:30, free.
Lectures
"Air Force One: A History of the Presidents and Their Planes" U.S. News & World Report writer Kenneth T. Walsh discusses ways the past 12 presidents conducted private & public business in the air; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000; 12, $12.
"Einstein's Legacy and the Einstein Papers Project" Scholars discuss "the most important and comprehensive documentary and editorial scientific projects of the past 100 years"?followed by evening panel (7:30-9, $10); American Museum of Natural History, Central Park W. (79th St.), 212-769-5100; 9-4:30, free.
Readings
The Dive From Clausen's Pier Ann Packer reads & signs new paperback edition of her popular novel; Mt. St. Vincent College, 6301 Riverdale Ave. (W. 263rd St.), 800-665-CMSV; 8.
Kalahari Typing School for Men: More From the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Alexander McCall Smith reads from latest in series; Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.
The Nearly Departed, Or My Family & Other Foreigners Holidays & anniversaries are "commercial events invented by `Hellmark,' " Barney is black & kids are instructed to "limp away" from the handicapped space in memoirist Brenda Cullteron's world; Chelsea Barnes & Noble, 675 6th Ave. (21st St.), 212-727-1227; 7, free.
Workshops
"Communicating and Building Trust in Intimate Relationships" Therapist Judy Wenning offers council for gay couples. Advice incl. effective communicating, expressing trust & understanding your partner?dinner follows; Marble Collegiate Church, 1 W. 29th St. (5th Ave.), 212-686-2770; 6-7, $15.
Rochelle Rice Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services pres. In Fitness and Health president Rice discussing how separation/divorce can lead to self-discovery & pres. intro to yoga & Pilates improving the body/mind connection; JCC, 334 Amsterdam Ave. (76th St.), res. req. 646-505-5708; 7, $15.
TUESDAY 5/20
Around Town
SHHH Meeting Manhattan chapter of Self Help for Hard of Hearing People discusses issues affecting people w/hearing loss; League for the Hard of Hearing, 71 W. 23rd St., 18th fl. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 718-350-3203; 5:30-7, free.
Tuesday Night Trivia It's probably not as much fun as watching Donny Osmond host Pyramid, but prizes do incl. $10-$25 bar tabs; Baggot Inn, 82 W. 3rd St. (betw. Sullivan & Thompson Sts.), 212-477-0622; 7:30, free.
"Wine Tasting: Heading For the Hamptons" Astor Wines & Spirits pres. tasting of Long Island wines?don't knock 'em, 'til you've tried 'em?paired w/Les Trois Petits Cochons' pates & terrines; Merchant's House, 29 E. 4th St. (betw. Bowery & Lafayette St.), res. req. 212-777-1089; 6:30, $30.
Film/Video
"Light and Shadows: Conrad Hall" BAMcinématek four-week ode to Hollywood cinematographer Hall ends w/director John Huston's 1972 drama Fat City, about two boxers, one advancing, the other declining; BAM Rose Cinema, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), Ft. Greene, 718-636-4100; 4:30, 6:50 & 9:30, $10, $7 st., $6 s.c.
"Snap! Crack! Pop!" Robert Beck Memorial Cinema screens works by filmmakers incl. Robert Greene, English Kills & Keith Sanborn, followed by live performances; Collective Unconscious, 145 Ludlow St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-254-5277, www.rbmc.net; 9:30, $5.
"William Klein Film Retrospective" ends w/director Klein's 1974 doc. Muhammad Ali, the Greatest, feat. appearances by Malcolm X, Sonny Liston & George Foreman, pummeled in Zaire; Florence Gould Hall French Institute, 55 E. 59th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6160; 12:30, 3:30, 6:30 & 9, $8, $6 st.
Lectures
"Leopards in the Temple: The Transformation of American Fiction, 1945-1970" Professor Morris Dickstein examines novels by Vladimir Nabokov, J.D. Salinger & James Baldwin; CUNY Grad Center, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-8215; 6, free.
Readings
On the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of The Paris Review The nothing short of delightful George Plimpton emcees interview w/Frank Rich & Tony Kushner (Angels in America); 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 8, $16.
The Pact Drs. Davis, Jenkins & Hunt, three men who grew up in Newark projects raised by single mothers, discuss book about their deal to keep each other off the streets & in college; Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.