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Around Town

Big Onion Walking Tours pres. Immigrant New York, "multi-ethnic" tour through Chinatown, Little Italy, LES, Little Germany, Little Ireland & Little Africa w/sites incl. the African Burial Ground!; Big Onion Walking Tours, meet at S.E. corner of B'way (Chambers St.), 212-439-1090, www.bigonion.com; 1, $12, $10 st./s.c. [repeats Thurs., Sat. & Sun.].

"The Next Hiring Wave" BiZBash & mediabistro.com host panel discussion on today's job market & how to prepare for the "coming economy" w/speakers incl. BiZBash Media prez Richard Aaron & Tishman Hotels' HR director Margaret Poswistilo?followed by cocktail party to ease the blow; Show, 135 W. 41st St. (betw. 6th Ave. & B'way), 212-278-9088, www.bizbash.com; 4-8, $25.

"Older Adult Day" Grab you AARP card & head to this "special event for seniors!"; McBurney YMCA, 125 W. 14th St. (6th & 7th Aves.), 212-741-9210;, free.

Scholastic Book Sale & Fundraiser for P.S. 191 Visit P.S. 191 & Hudson Honors Middle School Program's annual fundraiser feat. "great buys" on baked goods, books, toys & games w/parent & student run contests; P.S. 191 School Yard, 210 W. 61st St. (Amesterdam Ave.), 212-678-2810; 8-6 [repeats Thurs. & Fri.].

Film/Video

It Kinda Scares Me Screening of director Tomer Heymann's documentary. After announcing his gay orientation to the delinquent boys he leads, youth leader Tomer examines how the boys struggle w/their own masculinity & sexuality; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000; 7:30 & 9, $9 [repeats Thurs.].

Oracles & Demons of Ladakh Premiere screening of director Rob McGann's documentary observing the lives of some of Tibet's shamanic figures, followed by panel discusion led by Dr. Robert Thurman?part of proceeds benefit the Nechung Monastery & Tibet House; Florence Gould Hall French Institute, 55 E. 59th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6160; 7:30, $19.

"Suburban Nightmares" Directors Leonard Kastle & Donald Volkman's 1970 thriller The Honeymoon Killers, based on real life killer couple Martha & Raymond (9:35) & new 35mm print of Frank Perry & Sydney Pollock's 1968 drama The Swimmer, starring Burt Lancaster as swimmer Ned, paddling his way through Westport, Connecticut pools (7:30); 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. [through 6/10].

A Woman is a Woman Screening of new 35mm print of Jean-Luc Godard's 1961 homage to American musicals, 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 Thurs.].

Lectures

Crises in American Democracy Forum on violations of international human rights law & domestic civil liberties. Speakers incl. Danny Glover, Phyllis Bennis, Michael Ratner & Hussein Ibish; NY Society for Ethical Culture, 2 W. 64th St. (Central Park W.), 212-874-5210; 5.

1234?We Still Don't Want Your @&$%* War! Todd Gitlin & Eli PAriser discuss how activism today compares w/the "good old days"; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000; 7:30, $15, $12 adv.

The Seven Beliefs Smile, you can do it! Drs. Belisa Lozano-Vranich & Jorge Petit empower Latinas to recognize & overcome depression at talk feat. booksigning; New York Open Center, 83 Spring St. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-219-2527; 8.

Vanished Kingdoms Which way did they go? Mabel H. Cabot talks about Janet Elliot Wulsin's (her mother) adventures as an explorer in the 1920s?followed by book signing; Asia Society, 725 Park Ave. (70th St), 212-628-8383; 6:30, $10, $7 st.

Readings

Hungry Ghost Keith Kachtick's first novel written in second person; Barnes & Noble, 396 6th Ave. (betw. Waverly Pl. & W. 8th St.), 212-674-8780; 7:30, free.

Poetry of Herman Melville Jack Putnam reads from work of man who died as a clerk, w/unpublished copy of Billy Budd in his desk drawer; South Street Seaport, Melville Gallery, 213 Water St. (betw. Fulton & Beekman Sts.), 212-748-8649; 7.

A Patriot's Handbook: Songs, Poems, Stories, and Speeches Celebrating the Land We Love Caroline Kennedy discusses & signs; Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-253-0810; 7, free.

Public Places: My Life in the Theater, With Peter O'Toole and Beyond Sian Phillips appears; Barnes & Noble, 1972 B'way (betw. W. 65th & W. 66th Sts.), 212-595-6859; 7, free.

Star of the Sea From Publishers Weekly: "Shortlisted for Irish Novel of the Year, this brooding new historical fiction by Joseph O'Connor (Cowboys and Indians) chronicles the mayhem aboard Star of the Sea, a leaky ship crossing from Ireland to New York during the bitter winter of 1847..."; Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.

Tin House "Literary quarterly's reading series" feat. Joshua Shenk, whose The Melancholy of Abraham Lincoln is forthcoming from Viking Press; Housing Works Used Book Cafe, 126 Crosby St. (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-334-3324; 7.

Joel Turnipseed reads from Baghdad Express?about a philosophy-school drop-out whose unit is activated when Saddam invades Kuwait?at the real Filthy MacNasty's; Rocky Sullivan's, 129 Lexington Ave. (29th St.), 212-725-3871; 8, free.

THURSDAY 5/29

Around Town

Capoeira Class Contra-master Gulliver demos & teaches "the movements of attack and escape" using dance, music & martial arts; Office Ops, 57 Thames St., 2nd Fl. B'klyn, NY (betw. Morgan & Knickerbocker Ave.), 718-418-2509, www.OfficeOps.Org; 7-8:30, $5 [through 6/4].

Free Gyrotonic Training Session Enjoy free 20 min. individual training session on high-tech "Gyrotonic Expansion System." Sage Fitness founder Pam Warshay helps improve your "range of twist & body balance," overall sports performance, imbalances & weaknesses; Sage Fitness, 80 E. 11th St., # 414 (betw. B'way & University Pl.), res. req. 212-982-5756; free [repeats Fri. & Sat.].

Annual MFA Diploma Exhibition Final days of annual exhibition feat. 50 student works, incl. traditional/contemporary paintings, drawings & sculptures like you've never seen, by Academy's current Master of Fine Arts program graduates; New York Academy of Art, 111 Franklin St. (betw. W. B'way & Church St.), 212-966-0300, www.nyaa.edu; 11-5, free [repeats Fri.].

Spring Art Walk Eight Upper East Side galleries, incl. Leo Castelli, Mitchell-Innes & Nash, Gerald Peters & CDS Gallery, invite you to visit their featured exhibits during special evening hours, refreshments will be served; James Graham & Sons Gallery, 1014 Madison Ave. 3rd fl. (78th St.), 212-535-5767, www.artdealers.org; 5-9, free.

Film/Video

The First Annual New York Iranian Film Festival Columbia professor Hamid Dabashi curates screening of six award-winning recent Iranian films w/"Iraq and Afganistan: War and Peace in Iranian Cinema" theme. Today, director Samira Makhmalbaf's 2000 drama Blackboards (7 p.m., repeats Sat. at 9:30) & Moshen Makhmalbaf's 2001 drama Khandahar (9, repeats Fri. at 7:30)?both w/subtitles; Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 646-408-0215, www.nyiff.org; website for full sched., $8 [continues Fri.-Tues.].

"Hollywood Comedy Classics" Senior citizen series screens director Leo McCarey's hysterical b&w musical comedy Duck Soup (1933), starring all your favorite Marx Brothers; American Museum of the Moving Image, 35 Ave. (36 St.), Astoria, 718-784-4520; 10:30 & 1, free.

"Meet the Makers" Program welcomes silent film accompanist Philip Carli, explaining the process of silent film scoring, followed by a live demo to director Henry W. George's comedy short Be My King & Gregory La Cava's 1928 comedy Feel My Pulse; Donnell Library Center, 20 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-0609; 6, free.

The Plot Against Harry Screening of director Michael Roemer's 1989 b&w comedy, starring Martin Priest as Harry, a small time Jewish racketeer fresh from jail?followed by discussion w/Village Voice film critic J. Hoberman; Jewish Museum, 1109 5th Ave. (92nd St.), 212-423-3337; 6:30, $12, $10 st./s.c.

"Rebirth of a Nation" DJ Spooky uses sound & images from D. W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation & reimagines the 1915 justification for slavery as a cultural analysis of our future?followed by discussion; American Museum of the Moving Image, 35 Ave. (36 St.), Astoria, 718-784-4520; 7:30, $15.

"Robert Whitman Book Launch and Film Screening" Celebrate the release of Robret Whitman: Playback at reception feat. artist Whitman?followed by screening of Whitman-curated film & video works in the rooftop garden incl. Alfred Leslie's The Last Shirt (1964) & Emile Cohl's The Automatic Moving Company (1910); Dia:Chelsea, 548 W. 22nd St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-840-7470; 6 p.m., free.

Cinema Warsaw screens director Roman Polanski's 1968 thriller Rosemary's Baby, starring pixie Mia Farrow as the expectant Rosemary, who'll be receiving quite a surprise; Warsaw, 261 Driggs Ave. (betw. Eckford & Leonard Sts.), Greenpoint, 718-303-9513, www.cinemawarsaw.com; 7:30, $10 [repeats Fri. at 7:30 & 10:15].

Lectures

The Art of Making Mountains: Korean Roots of Early Japanese Gardens Start w/molehill, add dirt. Marc Peter Keane examines the influence of Korea on the early development of Japanese Gardens; Japan Society, 333 E. 47th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-715-1253; 6:30.

Exposing the Deep: Technology and the Art of Underwater Photography Camera shy coral? Ed Jameson talks about the 200 hours he's spent underwater w/a 3D macro camera; American Museum of Natural History, Central Park W. (79th St.), 212-769-5100; 7, $15, $13.50 st./s.c., $7 child.

From Tongues Untied to Kissing Jessica Stein Forum on the impact of film festivals on local filmmakers & queer cinema; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, 208 W. 13th St. (7th Ave.), 212-620-7310; 7:30, $5 sugg. don.

Readings

Children with Emerald Eyes Psychologist Mira Rothenberg's account of working w/"disturbed and autistic children"; Barnes & Noble, 106 Court St. (State St.), Bklyn, 718-246-4996; 7, free.

Laughing Allegra: The Inspiring Story of a Mother's Struggle and Triumph Raising a Daughter with Learning Disabilities Anne Ford discusses & signs; Barnes & Noble, 396 6th Ave. (betw. Waverly Pl. & W. 8th St.), 212-674-8780; 7, free.

A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide "The United States had never in its history intervened to stop genocide and had in fact rarely even made a point of condemning it as it occurred"; Astor Place Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.

FRIDAY 5/30

Around Town

"Critical Mass Ride" Time's Up's international event held in more than 325 cities "focuses on the rights of bicyclists" & aims to "make people take notice of cyclists as road users"; Union Square Park N., 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-802-8222; 7 p.m.

"Spring Fever Festival" Series continues w/more art, film, live music, dance & theatrical performances. Today's show incl. Random Violence, Traci Lynn Smith & high life & The Lives of Inanimate Objects; the Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 4th Ave. (betw. Union & President Sts.), 347-683-7698, www.breedingground.com; 6-12, $12, $8/3 shows, $25 weekend pass (6 shows & lunch) [continues Sat. & Sun. 12-12, Mon. & Tues. 6-12, through 6/7].

Film/Video

Cannibal Holocaust "Sunshine@Midnight" series pres. Ruggero Deodato's 1979 Blair Witch-esque horror flick, about missing filmmakers last seen tracking Amazonian cannibals; Sunshine Cinema, 143 E. Houston St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 800-555-TELL; 12 a.m., $10, $6.50 s.c. [repeats Sat.].

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Screenings of newly restored English-language version of Sergio Leone's 1966 spaghetti western feat. 15 mins. of unseen footage & remastered soundtrack, still starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef & Eli Wallach; Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (betw. Varick St. & 6th Ave.), 212-727-8110, www.filmforum.com; 1:20, 4:40 & 8, $9.75 [repeats Sat.-Tues., through 6/12].

"Koreans and Japanese in Film" Producer Lee Bong-U introduces U.S.-premiere of director Junji Sakamoto's 2002 political thriller KT, based on Eisuke Nakazono's novel?Japanese & Korean w/English subtitles; Japan Society, 333 E. 47th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-832-1155, tkts. 212-752-3015; 6:30, $9, $5 st./s.c.

Shower Film historian Edwin W. Chen introduces & discusses films that "offer a context for China's urban development." Today, director Zhang Yang's 2000 bathhouse dramedy about a son returning home to family in Beijing?Mandarin w/English subtitles; China Institute, 125 E. 65th St. (betw. Park & Lexington Aves.), 212-744-8181; 6:30, $7.

Lectures

An Overview of Islamic Jurisprudence Guest speaker Dr. Moussa Abou Ramadan focuses on problem of change; Center for Jewish History, 15 W. 16th St. (5th Ave.), 212-294-8301; 8.

Murder 101: Killer Bitches, Babes, Broads and Bombshells Trina Robbins talks about cold-blooded murderesses, true crime stories & the differences between male & female serial killers; Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. (btw. Stanton & Rivington), 212-502-0807; 7:30.

Readings

Dark Arcana Anne Waldman reads from new book of poetry on Vietnam feat. photographs by Patti Smith; Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery (betw. 1st Ave. & Bleecker St.), 212-614-0505; 5, free.

Workshops

Inner Disarmament: Spiritual Activism Sensei Robert Joshin Althouse helps you stop externalizing fear & demonizing 'the other,' ultimately making peace; Sufi Books, 227 W. B'way (betw. Franklin & White Sts.), res. req. 212-334-5212; 7, $15, $125 all three [repeats Sat. & Sun. at 10].

SATURDAY 5/31

Around Town

"15th Annual Special Olympics NY Metro Tournament" Largest ever NYC Special Olympics competition feat. over 1000 athletes & coaches competing in aquatics, basketball, track & field, volleyball, gymnastics & powerlifting?plus arts & crafts, music & carnival games; Riverbank State Park, 145 St. (Riverside Dr.), 212-661-3963, www.specialolympicsnewyork.org; 10-4, free.

"Broadway/Columbia Festival" Fundraiser for Riverside Church w/over 200 vendors, community groups, arts & crafts, food, antiques & more; B'way(betw. 116th & 120th Sts.), 646-230-0489; 11-6, free.

New York Family Arts Festival Riverside Church & Harlem Arts Alliance pres. fifth-annual month-long celebration of "interactive multicultural performances and events." Opening day street fair feat. tap & step dancers Def Dance Jam & Alpha Omega, jazz musicians Onaje Allan Gumbs & Paula Larke, spoken word group Words of Harlem?also magicians, clowns, vendors & "non-stop" excitement!; B'way(120th St.), 212-870-6784, www.theriversidechurchny.org; 12-5, free [repeats Sat.].

"Finnish Spring Dance & Carnival" EuroCircle.com pres. evening of Finnish Fun w/music by two time Grammy winner Janita, food, open bar, dancing & raffle feat. prizes incl. round trip Finland-bound FINNAIR ticket & cruise for two; Chelsea Piers, Pier 63, 23rd St. (12th Ave.), eurocircle.com/finnfun/; 7-12, $60.

LeFrak Kiwanis Festival Arts & crafts, merchandise & food from over 100 vendors at this street fair to benefit the LeFrak Kiwanis Club/Queens West Kiwanis Foundation; 99th St.(betw. 57th Ave. & LIE), Queens, 646-230-0489; 11-7, free.

Peripheral City: Rediscovering the Gowanus Canal All aboard 16-seat pontoon boat, manned by Cpt. Bill Sheehan, for floating tour of the Gowanus Canal feat. live performances along the way by artist collective Red Dive; meet at 400 Carroll St.(betw. Bond & Nevins Sts.), 212-615-6797; hourly 12-4, $20 [repeats Sun. & Mon.].

Alex Schweitzer's Birthday Party Drink with New York Press' ad man extraordinaire & buy the big man a drink to get him back for all those rounds he's bought you!; Reservoir, 70 University Pl. (betw. 10th & 11th Sts.), 212-475-0770; 9, free.

The East Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Benefit Festival Over 700 vendors man 20 block festival feat. arts & crafts, demos, food & two stages of live entertainment?proceeds benefit the East Manhattan Chamber of Commerce; 2nd Ave.(betw. 66th & 86th Sts.), 646-230-0489; 11-6.

"YAI Central Park Challenge" The YAI organization has "provided services for people with developmental and learning disabilities" for 45 years. Join celebrities incl. Kelly Ripa (Regis and Kelly), Mark Consuelos, Dominic Chianese (Sopranos' Uncle Junior) & Cathy Moriarty-Gentile in 5K run?or 3K walk?to raise money for this important cause; meet at Central Park, 72nd St. entrance (midpark, near bandshell), 212-273-6526, www.yai.org; 8:30.

Film/Video

"Coney Island Saturday Night Film Series" New weekly program begins w/Mellisa Shachat pres. her 2001 documentary Gibtown, about Gibsonton, Florida, the off-season/retirement community for sideshow & carnival performers; Coney Island Musuem, 1208 Surf Ave. (betw. W. 12th St. & Stillwell Ave.), Coney Island, 718-372-5159; 8:30, $5.

"More Shadows: Film Noir Encore" screens director Frank Tuttle's 1942 b&w crime thriller This Gun for Hire, based on Graham Greene's novel of the same name & starring sultry Veronica Lake; YWCA, 610 Lexington Ave. (53rd St.), 212-735-9717; 4:30, $7 [repeats Sun.].

"Sprout Film Festival" Festival screens 17 independent shorts, animations & documentaries related to people w/disabilities in four programs. Highlights incl. NY premiere of director Nancy Fliesler's doc. Lifestyles of the Poor & Unknown (1:30) & Judd Ehrlich's coming-of-age doc. Mayor of the West Side?followed by q&a w/director & film subject (11); Metropolitan Museum of Art, Uris Aud., 1000 5th Ave. (82nd St.), 888-222-9575, www.gosprout.org/filmfestival.html; 11, 1:30, 4 & 6:30, $8, $6 adv.

Lectures

Coney Island: Lost and Found Misplaced a neighborhood? Author & photographer Charles Denson takes an insider's look at Coney Island; Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Flatbush Ave. (Prospect Park W.), 718-230-2100; 2.

SUNDAY 6/1

Around Town

"Can Religions Form International Norms of Morality? The Fossils Say No! American Atheists' national spokesperson & Atheist Viewpoint host Ron Barrier addresses questions about religion in today's society?all "freethinkers" welcome; Source of Life Conference Center, 352 7th Ave., 16th fl. (betw. 29th & 30th Sts.), 212-330-6794, nyc-atheists.org; 1-5, don.

"The Baroness' Fetish Retinue" It's the season finale of Baroness' Fetish Retinue party, feat. fetish images & party photos by Mark McQueen, live performances & plenty of latex for all, before "months of fetish fun" pack up to go on summer hiatus; Alphabet Lounge, 104 Ave. C (7th St.), 212-529-5964, www.baroness.com; 8, $15, $5 fetish gear, free for the fabulous.

Dyke Sex Workshop Everything you ever wanted to know about lesbian sex, from "packing to strapping it on" to "licking and sucking." Better take notes, Dyke Singles Mixer, Babeland@Remote, is right afterwards?workshop tickets get you into the mixer free; Toys in Babeland, 94 Rivington St. (betw. Orchard & Ludlow Sts.), 212-375-1701, www.babeland.com; 8, 9 party, $30, $5 party.

"From Pages to Pavement" First in a series of NYC walking tours hosted by Street Smarts NY. Learn the "truth behind the fiction" at the scenes of seven best-selling novels "set in Gaslight Era New York"; meet at Washington Square Arch, Washington Sq. N. (5th Ave.), 212-969-8262, www.streetsmartsny.com; 2, $10 [repeats Sat. & Sun., through 6/29].

Historic Walk Historian Robert A. Miller invites you to walk along a portion of the historic Long Island Motor Parkway, the first "high-speed, limited access, crossing-free, dustless automobile toll road in the world"?as part of Queens Historical Society's current exhibition "Queens Jewels: A History of Queens Parks"; meet at Alley Pond Field House, Winchester Blvd. (Union Tpk.), Queens, 718-939-0647 x17; 2-5, $3 [repeats Sat., Sun. & Tues.].

"NYC Recycling Awareness Day" The Lower East Side Ecology Center invites you to recycle batteries & electronics incl. computers, fax machines & pagers?plus bring a bag & take home free "black gold" from the educational Worm Village; Union Square Park N., 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-477-4022; 11-4, free.

Pinkster Carnival Celebrate African heritage with games, races, face painting, popcorn, BBQ & performances by Ayiti-La Haitian Dance Company & the Senecosta Church Choir; Fidler-Wyckoff House Park, 5816 Clarendon Rd. (Ralph Ave.), East Flatbush, 718-629-5400; 12-4, free [raindate 6/7].

"Rose Month" Month of "rose-themed" activities in honor of the 75th-anniversary of the Cranford Rose Garden?one of America's finest. Celebration kicks off today w/garden tours, the American Globe Theater's "Shakespeare's Rose Poetry" & chamber music concerts; Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Ave. (Carroll Pl.), Bklyn, 718-623-7200, www.bbg.org; 12, $5, $3 st./s.c [through 6/29].

Sports Ball 6 Annual Sports Ball fundraiser feat. "awesome" dance party, 1500 gay & lesbian sports enthusiasts & five hour open bar, DJs Steve "Chip-Chop" Gonzalez & Keana, silent auction & dozens of sports groups incl. Gotham Knights Rugby Football Club, NY Gay Pool League & Metro Gay Wrestling Alliance?proceeds benefit participating leagues & teams; Webster Hall, 125 E. 11th St. (betw. 3rd & 4th Aves.), 212-353-1600, www.sportsball6.com; 7-12, $30, $25 adv.

Film/Video

"Robert(a) Beck Memorial Cinema 5th-Anniversary Cerebrum" Celebrate Collective Unconscious' successful Tuesday night series w/screenings of film & video works by Memorial Cinema members incl. Francois Boue, Brian Coffey, Ghen Zando-Dannis, Sandra Gibson, Glen Fogel & Bruce McClure; Ocularis at Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-388-8713; 8:30, $6.

Lectures

The Playwrights Role in Fostering Social Change Change is good. Panel to discuss the role of theater in the world; Graduate Center CUNY, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-8215; 2-4, $10 sugg. don.

"What Are You Waiting For? Living With Conviction in Tumultuous and Cynical Times" "Sunday Meetings in June" pres. talk w/Khoren Arisian, presided by trustee member Frank Prescod; NY Society for Ethical Culture, 2 W. 64th St. (Central Park W.), 212-874-5210; 11:30 a.m., free [repeats Sun.].

Readings

KGB Fiction Series This week: Karl Iagnemma (On the Nature of Human Romantic Interaction) & Keith Kachtick (Hungry Ghost); KGB, 85 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd Ave. & Bowery), 212-505-3360; 7, free.

Workshops

Alternative Careers: Matching Your Personality with the Right Job What did you want to be when you grew up? Identify your strengths & weaknesses & find the right career for you; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 1-4, $40.

Headstand Workshop See the world from a new perspective. This workshop guides you safely & systematically to headstand excellence; Joyous Life Center, 119 W. 23rd St. #700 (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), res. req. 212-352-9910; 4-5, $15.

MONDAY 6/2

Around Town

"Yoga in the Garden" Yoga for the experienced or the beginner. Joan Coddington shows you how to contort the body into unimaginable positions?wear comfy clothes & bring a towel or mat; 6th & Ave. B Garden, 6th St. (Ave. B), 212-982-5673; 7 a.m., free [repeats Mon., through 6/29].

Film/Video

HoMoVISIONES screens premiere of director Gonzalo Aburto's drama Amores Locos, following Angel (Carlos Valencia) through discovery of his sexuality via a ripped condom?followed by reception; El Museo del Barrio, 1230 5th Ave. (104th St.), 917-603-9243, www.homovisiones.org; 7, $5 sugg. don.

"Monday Nights with Oscar" Academy celebrates 75th anniversery & screens director William A. Wellman's 1927 silent WWI drama & best picture-winner Wings. New color-tinted print still stars Clara Bow, Charles "Buddy Roger" & Richard Arlen but feat. live piano accompaniment by Stuart Oderman; Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Ames Theater, 111 E. 59th St. (betw. Park & Lexington Aves.), 888-778-7575, www.oscars.org; 7:30, $7, $5 st.

Lectures

Broadway Talks: Talking Heads The street, it speaks! So does Leonard Lopate & the cast of Talking Heads; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 8, $22.

Dysfunctional Families: Shakespeare and The Sopranos Compares big Tony to Richard III & discusses who is the more dysfunctional family man; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000; 7, $15.

Penguin-Putnam Author Series Randy Wayne White, author of Everglades speaks; Graduate Center CUNY, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-8215; 7.

Readings

Patriots: The Vietnam War Remembered From All Sides From Publishers Weekly: "When [Christian] Appy (Working-Class War) says 'all sides' he is not exaggerating. It's difficult to think of any group of people who were involved in the many and varied aspects of the American war in Vietnam not represented in these oral history pages"; Barnes & Noble, 240 E. 86th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-794-1962; 7, free.

Workshops

Fight For Your Love Kick, punch! No, no, learn how to establish & maintain a healthy relationship by addressing conflict constructively; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 6:30-8, $80.

TUESDAY 6/3

Around Town

Finger Puppet Workshop Mindy Levokove will "show kids how to turn their hands into a (potential) cast of 10; 6th & Ave. B Garden, 6th St. (Ave. B), 212-982-5673; 6 p.m., 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.

Film/Video

"Joan of Arc" Retrospective screens archival print of director Cecil B. Demille's 1917 b&w silent drama Joan the Woman, set in WWI & feat. live music accompaniment (6:30) & Victor Fleming's 1948 Technicolor action spectacular Joan of Arc (12:30, 3:30 & 9); Florence Gould Hall French Institute, 55 E. 59th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6160;, $8, $6 st.

Lectures

A Public Roundtable on 9/11, Iraq, Empire and Democracy King Arthur would be proud. Panelists incl. Christopher Hitchens, William Kristol. Reception & book signing to follow; Pace University, 3 Spruce St. (betw. Park Row & Gold St.), 212-346-1396; 4:30-6:30.

"Anarchism Is Exploding, Step In Dancing" Critical Resistance member & former Black Panther Ashanti Alston spreads revolutionary thought; Brecht Forum, 122 W. 27th St., 10th fl. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-242-4201; 7:30, $6-$10 sugg. don..

Made From Scratch: Reclaiming the Pleasures of the American Hearth Take 'em back! Journalist Jean Zimmerman speaks on the woman's place in society & the home; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 12-1, $12.

The Mayor's Vision for Lower Manhattan Pres. by Deputy Mayor Daniel L. Doctoroff; Great Hall at Cooper Union, 7 E. 7th St. (3rd Ave.), 212-353-4120; 6:30.

Torah Teachings: On Summer Vacation in Tenuous Times Life is hard in the summer, Rabbi Jen Krause speaks on war, terrorism & summer break; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 6:30-8, $15.

Readings

Delhi Confidential Young Indian novelists Aniruddha Bahal (Bunker 13) & Akhil Sharma (An Obedient Father) read; Housing Works Used Book Cafe, 126 Crosby St. (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-334-3324; 7.

Getting Mother's Body: A Novel "Billy Beede, the teenage daughter of the fast-running, no-account, and six-years-dead Willa Mae, comes home one day to find a fateful letter waiting for her: Willa Mae's burial spot in LaJunta, Arizona, is about to be plowed up to make way for a supermarket"?by Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks; Astor Place Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.

Mortals: A Novel Author Norman Rush (Mating) reads; Barnes & Noble, 1972 B'way (betw. W. 65th & W. 66th Sts.), 212-595-6859; 7, free.

Three Junes Julia Glass' popular novel now out in paperback; Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.

The Writing Life From Publishers Weekly: "Though some of the authors do pass on practical wisdom to would-be writers, this collection is ideally suited for those who want to enjoy the 'literary life' vicariously"; Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-253-0810; 7, free.