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Around Town
Eye Wash Wednesdays Wanna see a VJ? "Relatively new art form" combines mixed, looped & layered sampled & original visual elements w/music from DJs Krou & Zemi17 for complete audio/visual experience. Lounge is equipped w/plasma screens, CRTs & video projectors; Freight Restaurant, Chelsea Market, 410 W. 16th St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), forwardmotiontheater.org; 9 p.m.-1 a.m., free.
Greenwich Villae Walking Tour Big Onion Walking Tours show you where Aaron Burr, E.E. Cummings & Edith Wharton resided?plus learn about this "unique and legendary" neighborhood's history & architecture; meet at Washington Square Arch, Washington Sq. N. (5th Ave.), 212-439-1090; 1, $12, $10 st./s.c.
Humane Society Fundraiser Celebrate this trendy hood-tonight stores & restaurants are open late?while getting great deals?proceeds benefit the Meatpacking District & "Protect the Seals" campaign; Studio of Diane Von Furstenberg, 389 W. 12th St. (betw. Washington St. & 10th Ave.), www.meatpackingdistrict.com ; 6.
"Plants of the World" Soap, walking sticks & absinthe. Brushes, baseball bats & Buddha. The common thread: plants. Go it alone or take a guided tour & learn the many purposes of 15 useful "plants of the world"; Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Ave. (Carroll Pl.), Bklyn, 718-623-7241, noemifigueroa@bbg.org; Tues.-Fri. 8-6; weekends & holidays 10-6, $5, $3 st./s.c., child. under 16 free, Tues. free [through 8/31].
Film/Video
"Blast From Your Past What Gen X Watched: 1969-1985" Classic Night:1977. If you snuck out of bed & down to the den on 11/22/77 you would have seen these three shows: Laverne & Shirley, M*A*S*H* & Soap; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6600; 12:30 & 3, $10, $8 st./s.c, $5 child. under 14 [through 7/27].
Cremaster Last chance to see artist Mathew Barney's Cremaster 1-5 films, the inspiration for his recent Guggenheim installation; Guggenheim Museum Peter B. Lewis Theater, 1071 5th Ave. (89th St.), 212-360-4321; 10-8, $10, $20 1-day pass [through 7/25].
Film Series Under the Stars Prix fixe meals served w/outdoor movies. Today, Fellini's 1963 drama 8 1/2 Part II in French, Italian & English, starring Marcello Mastroianni & the lovely Anouk Aimée; Barolo Restaurant, 398 W. B'way (betw. Spring & Broome Sts.), 212-226-1102; 9, free w/dinner.
"The Freed Unit and the Golden Age of the MGM" Three-week trib. to producer Arthur Freed's musicals continues w/two films for the price of one! First, 1949 sailor adventure On the Town, starring Frank Sinatra & Gene Kelly (1:30, 5:25 & 9:20), followed by director Busby Berkeley's 1949 comedy Take Me Out to the Ball Game (3:30 & 7:25), starring Sinatra, Kelly & Esther Williams; Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (betw. Varick St. & 6th Ave.), 212-727-8110, www.filmforum.com; $9.75.
Movie Night at Freedom Hall Screens Pamela Yates & Peter Kinoy's 1991 tale Poverty Outlaw, about the women who started the Kensington Welfare Rights Union?preceded by dinner (7 p.m., $6); Freedom Hall, 113 W. 128th St. (betw. Malcolm X & Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvds.), 212-222-0633; 7:30, free.
On the Waterfront: Celebrating the Cultural Diversity of Queens Outdoor screenings w/international themes, dance & food. This week, director Jorge Furtado's 2002 dramedy Two Summers, chronicling the lives of teens in Brazil; Socrates Sculpture Park, B'way (Vernon Blvd.), LIC, 718-956-1819, www.socratessculpturepark.org; 7, free [through 8/27].
RiverFlicks Paul Rubens (Pee-wee) travels cross-country in search of his beloved bike in director Tim Burton's 1985 comedy Pee-wee's Big Adventure, making memorable stops at sites incl. the Alamo; Hudson River Park, Pier 54, 13th St. (West St.), 212-533-PARK; dusk, free.
"Featuring...Roaring Into the Twenties: The New, New York Woman" Series, in conjunction w/art exhibit of same name, pres. director Theresa Svoboda's 1992 16mm b&w work, Margarets Sanger: A Public Nuisance, followed by Raoul Walsh's Regeneration (1915); Donnell Library Center, 20 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-0618; 2:30, free.
Trash Sinema Three weeks of dirty films shouts-out John Waters. Today, the director's tale of a girl's life from innocence to mass murder in Female Trouble; Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. (Ave. A), 212-254-3300; 6, $9, $6.50 st./s.c. [repeats Thurs. at 6 & 9:45, Fri.-Sun. at 6 & 8, Mon. & Tues. at 6:15].
Lectures
The Argentinian-Jewish Community at Risk Dr. Bernardo Kliksberg discusses how Argentina's meltdown is affecting 'the future of Argentinian Jewry'; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000; 7, $10, $5 st.
La Comida Del Barrio: Latin-American Cooking in the USA Chef Aaron Sanchez explores the cooking that has come from Latin-American communities around the country & demos a tasty dish from his new book?delicioso!; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 12-1, $12.
Readings
Bessie Chris Albertson reads from blues bio on Bessie Smith at the real Filthy MacNasty's; Rocky Sullivan's, 129 Lexington Ave. (29th St.), 212-725-3871; 8, free.
My Ex-Best Friend: A Novel of Suburbia Beth Brophy reads from new mystery; Astor Place Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.
Ship Ablaze: The Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum From Publishers Weekly: "[Edward T.] O'Donnell (1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Irish American History) trains his historian's eyes on one of New York's greatest but little-known disasters?a 1904 steamboat fire that killed more than 1,000 people"; Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.
Workshops
The Art of the Self-Published Book: Bookmaking Workshop for Writers Two-day workshop teaches typewriters w/too many ideas how to stitch their pamphlets & stab their Japanese bindings; Booklyn, 37 Greenpoint Ave., 4th fl. (Franklin Ave.), Bklyn, 718-383-9621; 7-10, $50-$80.
Spanish Twelve week course meets once a week, a class & time for every level!; Carlitos, 1701 Lexington Ave. (betw. 106th & 107th Sts.), 212-665-0174; call for times, $220.
THURSDAY 7/24
Around Town
The Manhattan Society's Ultimate Summer Party Permanently parked aircraft carrier gets is manned w/food, dancing, raffle & live music?proceeds benefit MS-related research; Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, Pier 86 W. 46th St. (12th Ave.), tkts 212-463-7787, www.msnyc.org; 7-11, $80.
Rally Against the Smoking Ban Hey, it's worth a shot, right!?; City Hall Park, Park Row (B'way), 212-513-1988; 1 p.m., free.
Summer Soiree in Prospect Park Show off your fierce fashions while supporting this beautiful space. Food, drink, silent auction, gift bags & even a ride aboard electric river boat, the Independence; Prospect Park, Flatbush Ave. (Empire Blvd.), Bklyn, 718-282-7789, cmark@prospectpark.org; 7 p.m., $35-$150.
Film/Video
The Black Pirate Douglas Fairbanks stars in this 1926, silent swashbuckler w/live accompaniment (the original score) provided by Alloy Orchestra; Prospect Park Bandshell, 9th St. (Prospect Pk. W.), Park Slope, 718-855-7882; 7:30.
Fourth Annual Brooklyn Bridge Park Summer Film Series Enjoy popcorn at twilight & enjoy Kid Galahad, starring Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis & Edward G. Robinson; Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, 26 New Dock St. (Water St.), Bklyn, 718-802-0603; 8:45, free.
Gaga For the Goldbergs SummerNights program pres. seven episodes from b&w tv family comedy, The Goldbergs, incl. "Rent Strike," "Pincus Pines," "Yom Kippur" & "Molly's Fish"; Jewish Museum, 1109 5th Ave. (92nd St.), 212-423-3200, tkts 212-423-3337; 5-9, pay-what-you-wish.
Hip Hop Film Festival NYC Parks & madame agnes b. pres. films & live performances. Today, "Hip Hop Made in Marseille" brings you DJ Tony Tone, Raheim, Special K., USA Dancers & DOA (7 p.m.), followed by screening of director Israel's 2002 doc. The Freshest Kids starring Afrika Bambaataa, Mos Def & Fab Five Freddy; Indian Lake, Crotona Park, Charlotte St. (Crotona Park E.), Bronx, 311; 8:45, free.
Latino Film Showcase New York International Latino Film Festival pres. works by Latinos filmmakers; Riverside Park, South Pier, Hudson River (betw. 68th & 72nd Sts.); 7:30-11:30, free.
Unit One Enjoy 12 of the original 30 episodes of Danish series, soon to be remade for U.S. tv, likened to Law & Order & The X-Files?two episodes per viewing; Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave. (betw. 37th & 38th Sts.), RSVP 212-847-9746; 6:30, $8 [through 8/14].
Video Thursday Series screens director Jaromil Jires' 1994 romantic comedy Helimadoe, adapted from Jaroslav Havlícek's novel?Czech w/English subtitles; Czech Center New York, 1109 Madison Ave. (83rd St.), 212-288-0830; 8, free.
Lectures
How to Pick Up a New Yorker Filmmaker Jon Rubin (So Many Women, So little Hair) joins authors Gabe Fischbarg & Jennifer Bawden to discuss practical ways to get under New Yorkers' shells; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000; 8:30, $10.
The Role of Religion in Caribbean History: From Amerindian Shamanism to Rastafarianism Patrick Hylton & others discuss the diverse Caribbean religions from plantations to today; Brecht Forum, 122 W. 27th St., 10th fl. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-242-4201; 7:30, $6-$10.
Readings
The Caprices Novelist Sabina Murray reads from debut collection of short stories/winner of the 2003 PEN/Faulkner Prize; Asian American Writers' Workshop, 16 W. 32nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-494-0061; 7, $5.
Fiction Night at Astor Place G.F. Michelsen (The Art and Practice of Explosion) & Sergio Troncoso (The Nature of Truth) discuss their work; Astor Place Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.
Full Frontal PR: Getting People Talking About You, Your Business or Your Product From Publishers Weekly: "For a public relations professional, [author Richard] Laermer might have succeeded too well with this book: it could threaten to put firms like his own, RLM PR, out of business"; Barnes & Noble, 160 E. 54th St. (3rd Ave.), 212-750-8033; 7, free.
Zadie Smith & Louis Edwards read from Autograph Man & Oscar Wilde Discovers America, respectively; Central Park SummerStage, 72nd St. (midpark), 212-366-CPSS; 7:30.
Workshops
The Art of the Hand-Made Book: Bookmaking Workshop for Artists Monsieur, are you an artiste? Enjoy this two-day workshop, become crafty & create your own book; Booklyn, 37 Greenpoint Ave., 4th fl. (Franklin Ave.), Bklyn, 718-383-9621; 10-4, $30-$100.
The Moon, Astrology and Your Well Being! Feeling loony? You're not alone! See for yourself at seminar that teaches you how to incorporate moon watching into your routine, then you can prepare for lunar-spurred madness; McBurney YMCA, 125 W. 14th St. (6th & 7th Aves.), 212-741-9210; 7-8:30, $20.
Prepare for the Unexpected The American Red Cross is concerned for your safety, let them help you prepare for disasters; American Red Cross, 150 Amsterdam Ave. (betw. 66th & 67th Sts.), 212-875-2168; 6-7:30.
FRIDAY 7/25
Around Town
Deb's Family Disco Dance Drag your kid to this single-parent disco meat market & display hustle & bump moves while digging on crystal tattoos, disco ball necklaces & inflatable shoes?plus snacks for the wee ones. Expect a visit from competitive ballroom munchkins performing tango, rumba & waltz demos; Jack Rose, 771 8th Ave. (47th St.), 212-586-7425; 5, $12, $7 w/multi pass.
New Brooklyn Boutiques: Multi-Designer Sample Sale "Truly fabulous shopping experience" w/unique clothing, jewelry, handbags, shoes, lingerie & home decor priced 25-75% below retail; Jelly, Urban Monster, Scarlet Ginger, Kimera, 389 & 396 Atlantic Ave. (betw. Hoyt & Bond Sts.), Bklyn, 718-855-6400, shop@brooklynboutique.com; 11-7, free [repeats Sat. & Sun.].
POW-WOW Bring your own seating to enjoy costumed dancing, singing, contests, crafts & food; Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy, Floral Park, 718-347-FARM; 6-10, $3-$7 [repeats Sat. 10-10 & Sun. 10-5].
Sunset Jam on the Hudson Solo artist Peter Hawes drums to West African & Middle Eastern beats. See how Hawes uses his skills to "analyze and improve leadership, cooperation and organizational behavior in corporations"; Battery Park City, Wagner Park, Battery Pl. (West St.), info@bpcparks.org; 6:30-8:30, free.
Film/Video
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas "Sunshine@Midnight" series pres. Terry Gilliam's 1998 drug-filled dramedy, starring Johnny "This is bat country!" Depp & Benicio 'White Rabbit' Del Toro, adapted from Hunter S. Thompson's book; Landmark Sunshine Cinema, 143 E. Houston St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 800-555-TELL; 12 a.m., $10, $6.50 s.c. [repeats Sat.].
The Filthy Fifties Film Fest "Let the Porno Liberation Front take you back to a more repressed era with an evening of Bettie Page reels, sex-ed films, go-go dancers, and Hugh Hefner smoking jackets"; Collective Unconscious, 145 Ludlow St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-254-5277; 8, $10, BYOB.
Flicker #11 Bi-monthly show of Super 8 films comes complete w/raffle prizes, cookies & t-shirts; Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St. (betw. B'way & Church St.), 212-219-3006; 7, $5.
Pasolini: Three Medieval Tales Complete & uncensored, see new 35mm prints of three Pasolini works: The Decameron, The Canterbury Tales & Arabian Nights; Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (betw. Varick St. & 6th Ave.), 212-727-8110; call for times & prices [through 7/31].
RiverFlicks Movies under the stars pres. 2001 comedy Legally Blonde, starring Reese Witherspoon as blonde menace Elle Woods; Hudson River Park, Pier 25, N. Moore St. (West St.), 212-533-PARK; dusk, free.
Rooftop Films Seventh-annual film fest screens short films on hot roofs. Today's theme is "Scenes from Texas"; OfficeOps, 57 Thames St., 2nd fl. (betw. Morgan & Knickerbocker Aves.), Bklyn, 718-418-2509; 9, $6.
Workshops
The Faith Project Part One Delve into the mysteries of faith & discover similarities between all the major religious practices of the day at workshop/performance feat. poetry, music & sacred texts; the Tank, 432 W. 42nd St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 212-868-4444; 7:30, $5 [repeats Sat. at 7:30].
SATURDAY 7/26
Around Town
Books Through Bars Summer Vegetarian BBQ Incl. live performances by John S. Hall (Missile III), Youmi & poets from the 5th Avenue Committee; ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St. (betw. Suffolk & Clinton Sts.), 212-254-3697; 3, $5.
Herman Melville's Birthday Bash South Street Seaport Museum celebrates the Moby Dick author's 184 birthday w/cake, lemonade & reading of said book; the Peking, Pier 16, 213 Water St. (Fulton St.), 212-843-9213; 1-4, free.
N.Y.C. Unfolds Street Fair Arts & crafts, food, antiques & the AIDS Memorial Quilt?proceeds support various AIDS causes; W. 3rd St. (betw. B'way & LaGuardia Pl.), 212-809-4900; 11-6, free.
Summer Nights at the Bronx Zoo Rare opportunity to see what goes on, after the sun goes down?also sea lion feeding (7p.m.), face painting & dancing; Bronx Zoo, Bronx River Parkway (Fordham Rd.), 718-367-1010; 5-8, $8, $5 child./s.c.
36th Avenue Festival Over 100 vendors, pony rides, children's rides, arts & crafts, food, merchandise & community group exhibitions; 36th Ave. (betw. 29th & 35th Sts.), Astoria; 11-7, free.
Film/Video
Coney Island Saturday Night Film Series pres. docs., newsreels & shorts showcasing our favorite boardwalk, plus selection from 2002 Short Film Festival?proceeds benefit Coney Island USA; Coney Island Museum, 1208 Surf Ave. (Stillwell Ave.), Coney Island, 718-372-5159; 8:30, $5.
"Indonesia's Dirty War (Aceh)" Video screening & humanitarian aid fund raiser; Bluestockings, 172 Allen St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-777-6028; 7, $10 don.
Repertory Nights Today, three films Forbidden Planet (not the store, the film), Le Forty Guns & High and Low, directed by respectively, Fred M. Wilcox, Samuel Fuller & Akira Kurosawa; American Museum of the Moving Image, 35 Ave. (36 St.), Astoria, 718-784-4520; 2, 4 & 6:30, $10, $7.50 st./s.c., $5 child. 5-18, child. 4 & under free.
Readings
Mexican Poetry Community readings of multi-cultural classics; Port Richmond Branch Library, 75 Bennett St. (at Park Ave.); 2, free.
Patpong Street Reading of full-length play by R.A. Carlsen about boy & father who travel back to Bangkok; St. Agnes Library, 444 Amsterdam Ave. (81st St.), 212-877-4380; 2, free.
Workshops
The ABCs of Chocolate A is for apple, which we don't want. B is for biscuit which we also don't want. Finally, C is for cho-co-late. Yippee!; American Museum of Natural History, Central Park W. (79th St.), 212-769-5100; 11 & 2, $30 pair.
Free Yoga Monique Schubert leads you through kripalu yoga moves; Socrates Sculpture Park, B'way (Vernon Blvd.), LIC, 718-956-1819; 11 a.m., free.
Safety Lessons for the Whole Family If your family is so functional you can actually take lessons together, we suggest this program teaching 5-12 year olds about stranger safety & firearm precautions?by the way, guns are bad?& fingerprint the kiddies, just for kicks; New York City Police Museum, 100 Old Slip St. (betw. Water & South Sts.), 212-480-3100 ext 119; 12:30, $5, $3 s.c., $2 child. under 18.
SUNDAY 7/27
Around Town
East Side Summer Festival Ethnic arts & crafts, food, antiques, jewelry & merchendise. A perfect event for the whole family; 3rd Ave.(betw. 42nd & 57th Sts.), 212-809-4900; 11-6, free.
New York City Movie Day Festival Quality merchendise & food from over 300 vendors?plus movie studio displays; 7th Ave.(betw. 47th & 57th Sts.); 11-6, free.
Surveillance Camera Oudoor Walking Tours Picadilly Cicus may be the most photographed place in the world but your 'hood could be a close second. SCOWT incl. "general introduction to the emerging surveillance society as well as a choice selection of video cameras that surveill public space." Big Brother is watching; meet at 14th St.(8th Ave.), 212-561-0106; 2, free.
Tribes Poetry Reading Nick Isabella emcees-followed by Free Tibet Extravaganza (5 p.m.); Tribes Gallery, 285 E. 3rd St. (betw. Aves. C & D), 212-674-3778; 2:30-5, free.
Film/Video
The Hidden Face of Globalization Brought to you by "Julie Marx," National Labor Committee (and you thought we couldn't come up with a film for Sunday); The Den at Two Boots Pizza, 44 Ave A (betw. 3rd & 4th Sts), 212-677-6770; 4.
OT: Our Town "Against all odds, students at Dominguez High School [in Compton] are putting on the first school play in over 20 years," as part of the "New Indie Films" series (hey, you even got a choice); Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000; 3, $20.
Lectures
Alice B. Toklas Forum on Harm Reduction Monthly forum pres. "Medical Marijuana and HIV" followed by "Organizing for Treatment Options in New York" w/Assemblyman Richard Gottfried. Put that in your pipe & smoke it; LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-620-7310; 6, free.
Readings
Open "We'll take anything you throw at us, but if you do poetry, we'll probably throw something at you"...somewhere in the city a young, determined sort is interpreting that as a challenege, sir!; Black and White, 86 E. 10th St. (betw. 3rd & 4th Aves.), 212-253-0246; call for time, free.
Workshops
Tai Chi All levels are welcome to better your balance & enjoy the outdoors; Socrates Sculpture Park, B'way (Vernon Blvd.), LIC, 718-956-1819, www.socratessculpturepark.org; 11-12, free.
Yoga and Dialougue: Communication as a Spiritual Practice Workshop Jason Kanter shares the secret to human interaction; that being to effectively communicate you must 'stay grounded in your own experience while simultaneously being present & open to others'?oops, did we just give it all away?; Joyous Life Center, 119 W. 23rd St. #700 (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), res. req. 212-352-9910; 10-5, $50.
MONDAY 7/28
Around Town
NYC Black LGBT Community Forum on Hate Violence On May 13th, 15 year-old Sakia Gunn was the victim of a hate crime in Newark, NJ. The crime: murder. Honor her memory & speak out against "hate violence"; LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), www.blackpridenyc.com; 6-8, free.
Film/Video
Human Weapon Screening of director Ilan Ziv's 2002 doc. exploring what drives "a human being to become a suicide bomber," Hebrew w/English subtitles?Tues. 7:30 screening followed by discussion w/director, the Israeli Consul's Yahel Vilan & terrorist expert Yehudit Barsky; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000, www.makor.org; 7:30 & 9, $9-$15 [repeats Tues. at 7:30 & 9:30].
Monday Night Shorts/Film Series Weekly series organized by Erni Vales & Victoria Clark pres. Dialogue For the Blind, The Ex-Factor & The Interview; Freight Restaurant, Chelsea Market, 410 W. 16th St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 212-242-6555; 7:30, free.
"One, Two, Three, Four: Billy Wilder" BAMcinématek showcases rarely-seen Wilder films. Today, 1972 dramedy Avanti!, starring Jack Lemmon & Juiet Mills as an unlikely couple that find love in Italy; BAM Rose Cinema, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), Ft. Greene, 718-777-FILM, www.bam.org; 5 & 8, $10, $7 st., $6 s.c./child.
Readings
Isaac Newton From Publishers Weekly: "[James] Gleick's most renowned writing falls into one of two categories: vivid character studies or broad syntheses of scientific trends. Here, he fuses the two genres with a biography of the man who was emblematic of a new scientific paradigm..."; Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.
Workshops
Ceramics Spend five days in an air conditioned studio w/your hands covered in slick at this adult-only summer intensive; JCC, 334 Amsterdam Ave. (76th St.), 646-505-5708; 9-2, $400.
Lost CrEaTiVe Weekly performance art workshop focusing on using your subconscious to create art; Collective Unconscious, 145 Ludlow St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-254-5277; 7:30-10:30, $5.
Study Group: Why Capitalism Doesn't Work and Can't Be Fixed Sidney Gluck demystifies Marxist economic theory, then explains why the economy melted in the 90s & globalization didn't solve the problem; Freedom Hall, 113 W. 128th St. (betw. Malcolm X & Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvds.), 212-222-0633; 7, $3.
Summerscape for Preteens Weeklong intensive leads tweens through the museum's collections & then to the studio to create their own masterworks; Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave. (89th St.), 212-423-3500; 1-4, $100.
The 12-Week Picture Book Writer Lovely & amazing author & Viking Children's Books editor Jill Davis teaches you what you need to know to become the next Sendak; Mediabistro, 494 B'way (betw. Spring & Broome Sts.), 212-966-4466; 7 p.m., $625.
TUESDAY 7/29
Around Town
Bedazzle Them-The Power of Entertainment Networking Seminar "Discover the power of networking, volunteering & reaching out to the LGBT community through entertainment events"; GMHC, 119 W. 24th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), www.blackpridenyc.com; 6:30-9, free.
Tuesday Night Trivia "Even Nerds can score" w/questions ranging from easy to hard. Get a team together to exercise, then kill your brain cells & win $10-$25 bar tabs; Baggot Inn, 82 W. 3rd St. (betw. Sullivan & Thompson Sts.), 212-477-0622; 7:30, free.
Film/Video
"An Irreverent Wit: The Comedies of Sacha Guitry" Retrospective of actor/director Guitry continues w/1937 b&w comedy The Pearls of the Crown, a story about the seven pearls of Catherine d'Medici, narrated by three characters?in French, Italian & English; Florence Gould Hall French Institute, 55 E. 59th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6160; 12:30, 3:30, 6:30 & 9, $8.
Flash Gordon Mike Hodges' 1980 camp classic (we know you already can't get the theme song out of your head) screens as part of the "BAM Cinema Favorites" series; BAM Rose Cinema, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), Ft. Greene, 718-636-4100; 4:30, 6:50 & 9:10.
Robert Beck Memorial Cinema See Taiwanese filmmaker Tony Wu's cinematic works incl. Psycho Shower, Frame Parade & Sentimental Journey; Collective Unconscious, 145 Ludlow St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-254-5277; 9:30, $5.
Lectures
Another Malevich: A Cinematic Geometry Independent scholar & curator Margarita Tupitsyn examines Kazimir Malevich & his, ahem, "relations" w/cinema; Guggenheim Museum Peter B. Lewis Theater, 1071 5th Ave. (89th St.), 212-423-3587; 6:30, $10, $7 st./s.c.
Readings
Blood and Champagne: The Life and Times of Robert Capa From Amazon.com: "'It does seem to me that Capa has proved beyond all doubt that the camera need not be a cold mechanical device,' John Steinbeck wrote of photojournalist Robert Capa in a quote that launches this well-written, exhaustively researched biography. 'Like the pen, it is as good as the man who uses it...'"; Astor Place Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.
Workshops
Dynamic Earth Natural disasters, anyone? Three-day class on volcanoes, glaciers & earthquakes; Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Ave. (Carroll Pl.), Bklyn, 718-623-7200; 1-3, $34.
Feng Shui Basics Bring harmony & balance to your life through the arrangement of your furniture & space. Then, go out & find us an apartment so we can arrange some furniture, too; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 7-9, $30.
Fiction Writing Tell us a story. Take fiction writing for a few days & put those summer daze fantasies to good use; JCC, 334 Amsterdam Ave. (76th St.), 646-505-5708; 11-2, $275.
Free Playwriting Workshop Gotham Writer's Workshop pres. author Amy Fox (Heights, Summer Cyclone) in one, of their many, intro writing classes; Barnes & Noble, 160 E. 54th St. (3rd Ave.), 212-750-8033; 6:30-7:30, free.