EVENTS WEDNESDAY 1/29 Around Town Artist Studio Program ...
Around Town
Artist Studio Program Open Studios Smack Mellon celebrates the completed works & concluded residency of 2002's fellowship artists incl. Tana Hargest, Megan Michalak & Jean Shin & studio artists incl. David Baskin, Andrea Cohen, James Hong & Heather Rowe by opening their studios to the public; 70 Washington St., 2nd fl. (betw. York & Front Sts.), Dumbo, 718-422-0989; 12-6, free [repeats Thurs.-Sun. 12-6].
"Ground Zero to Rebuilt Winter Garden" Hear architect Ben Baxt's personal perspective on the tragedies of September 11th, then join architectural historian Matt Postal on tour of the recently reopened Winter Garden?if you can get through the throngs of "Ground Zero" merchandise hawkers; meet at Baxt Associates Architects, 20 Vesey St. #900 (betw. Church St. & B'way), 212-935-3960, res. req.; 12-1:30, $12.
Norma Kamali Vintage Sale Peruse truckloads of clothing & accessories from sample lines incl. swimwear, evening gowns & sportswear?plus a century's worth of items from Kamali's private collection, all under $100; Norma Kamali, 11 W. 56th St., 3rd fl. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-957-9797; 10-6, free [repeats Thurs & Fri.].
"Seventh-Annual National Black Fine Art Show" Essence's editorial director, Susan L. Taylor, hosts gala charity preview feat. works by African-American, African & Caribbean artists from 43 international galleries. Plus cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, catalog & one readmission?proceeds benefit the Jack & Jill of America Foundation & the New York Urban League; Puck Bldg., 295 Lafayette St. (Houston St.), www.nationalblackfineartshow.com; 6-9:30, $100.
"Winter Restaurant Week 2003" Nearly 170 of the city's restaurants incl. Asia de Cuba, Blue Water Grill, Montrachet & Lupa offer $20.03 prix-fixe lunch & $30.03 dinner menus to "showcase the quality, variety & hospitality" of local eateries; visit www.nycvisit.com for a complete list [repeats Thurs. & Fri.].
Film/Video
"O Canada! A Salute to Canadian Broadcasting Corporation" Seminar, screening & radio listening series feat. drama, comedy, documentary, public affairs & news programming w/works by David Cronenberg, Atom Egoyan & the Kids in the Hall among others; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6600; 1, screenings free w/mus. adm. [repeats Thurs.-Sun. & Tues., through 2/2].
Lectures
"Trowels and Tribulations of an Island Garden" Annual horticulture lecture series returns w/New York Times contributor/Jersey gardener Ken Druse; Wave Hill, 675 W. 252nd St. (Indep. Ave.), Bronx, 718-549-3200; 6:30, $20.
Readings
Stephen Dubner discovers what any hardened groupie could tell ya in Confessions of a Hero Worshiper: never try to interact with your idols; Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.
Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story Back in vogue, James McBride introduces readings by Cynthia Nixon (Maeve Binchy), Lawrence Clayton (Kurt Vonnegut) & Michael Genet (James McBride); Symphony Space, 2537 B'way (95th St.), 212-864-5400; 6:30, $21, $20 st./s.c.
Tin House Lit mag relocates its "Film & Fiction Reading Series," w/new partner the Sundance Institute, to Housing Works Used Book Cafe, 126 Crosby St. (betw. Houston & Lafayette Sts.), 212-334-3324; 7, free.
Workshops
Nature & Figure Drawing Beginners & advanced students can improve their skills w/artist Jane Weissman; Battery Park City, West Side Hwy. (Battery Pl.), 212-267-9700; 2:30-4:30, free [through 3/19].
THURSDAY 1/30
Around Town
"Seventh-Annual National Black Fine Art Show" Celebrate Black History Month at art show feat. photographs, drawings, paintings & sculptures by established & emerging African-American, African & Caribbean artists from 43 international galleries; Puck Bldg., 295 Lafayette St. (Houston St.), 718-784-7700 x117, www.nationalblackfineartshow.com; 12-5, $15 incl. catalog, $10 st., $30 three-day pass [repeats Fri. 12-8:30, Sat. 11-8:30, Sun. 11-6].
Film/Video
Sinatra Amidst the Pyramids Debut screening of Sept. 27, 1979 benefit concert held in Egypt, performed outside among the Sphinx & pyramids, incl. songs "My Way" & "New York, New York"; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6600; 6, $10, $8 st./s.c., $5 child. under 13 [repeats Fri.-Sun. & Tues., through 2/23].
Lectures
"Court Cases That Help You or Hurt You" Panel of knowledgeable folks address legal rulings affecting writers & publishers; Small Press Center, 20 W. 44th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-764-7021; 6, $25.
Dale DeGroff Lecture & tasting series pres. the author of The Craft of the Cocktail; SQC Restaurant, 270 Columbus Ave. (betw. 72nd & 73rd Sts.), 212-579-0100; 4, free.
"Matisse and Picasso: A Friendship in Art" Artist, friend of both artists & author of Life with Picasso, Françoise Gilot, lectures & slide shows at French Institute's Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6160; 7, $18.
Preparing for the Unexpected Ninety-minute presentation by the Red Cross to help individuals, families & communities prepare for disasters (incl. basic safety tips). Every Thursday at American Red Cross, 150 Amsterdam Ave. (betw. 66th & 67th Sts.), 800-442-5980; 6:15, free.
Readings
Big Small Press No, Tonto hasn't come out with a new quarterly, it's the "independent publishing collective" comprised of McSweeney's, Open City, Fence & Verse. Representatives read & celebrate tonight at Housing Works Used Book Cafe, 126 Crosby St. (betw. Houston & Lafayette Sts.), 212-334-3324; 7-9, free.
CBS News Correspondent Bob Schieffer offers behind-the-scenes anecdotes about covering the Washington beat w/This Just In: What I Couldn't Tell You on TV; Upper West Side Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.
FRIDAY 1/31
Around Town
"Bar Night" Release your inner animal w/the Metrobears as you knock a few back. Satisfy your love for burly hairy men & enjoy all the beer & soda your furry little heart desires?benefits the MBNY Community Chest; the Dugout, 185 Christopher St. (Weehawken St.), 212-460-1845; 8-12, $9.
"Manhattan Vintage Fashion Show" Hunt for beautiful vintage clothing & accessories incl. bias cut velvet dresses, beaded cashmere, silk lingerie & handbags?plus check out Dean Sonnenberg's new creations & corset collection; Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 W. 18th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), www.manhattanvintage.com; 1-7, $20 [repeats Sat. 10-6].
Film/Video
"Le Gangland" Films series running in conjunction w/Posteritati Movie Poster's "French Gangsters & the New Wave" poster show continues w/1937 French gangster flick, Pepe le Moko; Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. (Ave. A), 212-254-3300; 9:30, $8.50 [repeats Sat.-Tues., through 3/4].
Peter Sellers Two week retrospective honoring great comic talent, incl. Alexander Mackendrick's The Ladykillers, What's New, Pussycat? & Dr. Strangelove; America at Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; call for sched., $9.75 [through 2/13].
"Positif Champions: 50 Years of Cinema" Retrospective film series honoring 500 issues of the French film journal Positif, concludes today w/restored love story, Je t'aime, je t'aime & two other pictures?call for sched.; MOMA at the Gramercy Theatre, 127 E. 23rd St. (betw. Park & Lexington Aves.), 212-777-4900; 2, 4, 6:45, 8:30, $12, $8.50 st./s.c.
"Sammy in the Sixties" Salute to Sammy Davis Jr. incl. tv appearances, rare 1963 BBC studio concert & final episode of NBC variety series, The Sammy Davis Jr. Show, among others; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6600; 7:30, $10 [repeats Sat., Sun., Tues.-Thurs. at 2, through 4/6].
Lectures
"Enlightened Pursuits: Collecting and Exhibiting the Art of Other Cultures" Two-day symposium thrown by American Friends of the British Museum incl. three panels, one lecture, cocktail reception (Fri.) & lunch on Sat.; call 212-644-0522 for location & sched., $90/day, $175 both days.
"The Musical Legacy of the African Diaspora" Critic Nelson George (ex-Village Voice columnist) moderates discussion w/group of critics, scholars & musicians, part of "BAMtalk" series; BAM Hillman Attic Studio, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), Ft. Greene, 718-636-4100; 7:30, $8.
Enrique Norten, founder of architectural film, TEN Arquitectos, discusses Brooklyn Public Library's new Visual & Performing Arts Library; Cooper Union Great Hall, 7 E. 7th St. (3rd Ave.), RSVP 212-980-3767; 6:30, $10.
Readings
Pink Cornelia Reading Series (formerly the "Pink Pony West") pres. Katie O'Loughlin; Cornelia St. Cafe, 29 Cornelia St. (6th Ave.), 212-989-9319; 6, $6.
That Takes Ovaries!: Bold Females & Their Brazen Acts Celebration for new anthology feat. reading & open mic at Bluestockings, 172 Allen St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-777-6028; 7, don.
SATURDAY 2/1
Around Town
"Beyond Chowmein?An Insiders View of Chinatown" NY Food Show's Joe Mauriello tours the culinary & cultural treasures of Chinatown during Chinese New Year w/stops at a Buddhist temple, tea shop, herbal shop, fish, vegetable & meat markets, local restaurant for multi-course banquet & the "secret tunnels" located below ground?plus participants receive info packs w/Chinese recipes, local histories & list of related resources; meet at statue, Chatham Sq. Mott St. (Bowery), 212-696-6666, res. req.; 10 a.m. & 2 p.m., $75 [repeats Sun.].
JP Lookalike Contest Ever seen Velazquez's 1650 masterpiece of Juan de Pareja at the MET & thought you were looking in a mirror? If yes, then artist Paco Cao invites you to compete against other JP-bizarros for two-week all-expense-paid trip for two to Madrid. Winner announced at spectacle feat. musical performances; Teatro Heckscher, El Museo del Barrio, 1230 5th Ave. (104th St.), 212-831-7272 x136, www.lookalikecontest.com; 3 contestant arrival, 7:30 winner announced, free.
"Lunar New Year-4701: The Year of the Ram" Gala five-week Chinese New Year's celebration continues w/performances by six Lion Dance troupes, brief firework display?if Mayor Mike okays it?& spreading of "Gung Hey Fat Choy" (wishing you prosperity & wealth) blessings; Chatham Square, Bowery (E. B'way), 212-764-6330; 1-6, free.
"A Passage To Asia" Join the Asian American Business Development Center to celebrate the "Year of the Ram," 4701 at Lunar New Year Festival feat. cultural performances, martial art demos, flower market, gift sale & giveaways; Columbus Park, Mulberry St. (betw. Worth & Bayard Sts.), 212-966-0100 x19, www.aabdc.com; 10-4, free [repeats Sun.].
Film/Video
A Spotlight on Spike Lee In honor of Black History Month, Lee's student film Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads & his made-for-television documentary, A Huey P. Newton Story, screen for the duration of February at Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6600; 12:15, $10, screenings free w/mus. adm. [repeats Sun., through 2/28].
Blackmail Alfred Hitchcock-directed silent version screens at 2 p.m. w/sound version at 4, as part of "You Ain't Heard Nothin'" series. This was the first British film with sound; American Museum of the Moving Image, 35 Ave. (36 St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; $8.50, $5.50 st./s.c.
"Chabrol/Huppert" Film critic Elliott Stein introduces series highlighting works by director Claude Chabrol & actress Isabelle Huppert?today, doctor tries to find the cure for hepatitis during the final days of WWII, Dr. Akagi (1998); YWCA, 610 Lexington Ave. (53rd St.), 212-735-9717; 4:30, $7 [repeats Sun.].
Star Trek Entire movie saga in chronological order plays weekly through May 3. Series continues w/Star Trek III: The Search of Spock (1984); Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. (Ave. A), 212-254-3300; 2, $8.50, $6 st./s.c. [repeats 2/8].
Lectures
Albert Ellis Institute Workshops & Lectures Today, "Giving Up Your Jealousy"; 45 E. 65th St. (betw. Park & Madison Aves.), 212-535-0822, www.rebt.org; call for times & prices.
"Animal-Free Gardening: Horticulture Against the Odds" Deer, rabbits, woodchucks?okay, pigeons & rats ravaging your greenery? Lois Sheinfeld offers coping techniques at Dana Discovery Center, Harlem Meer in Central Park, 110th St. (5th Ave.), 212-860-1370; 10-12, $35.
"Mozart: the Price of Genius" Examining his life from letters, relationships & current scientific theories on his "eccentricities," brought to you by the Metropolitan Opera Guild; Kaplan Penthouse, 10th fl., Rose Bldg., 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, B'way (65th St.), 212-769-7028; 11:30, $12.
SUNDAY 2/2
Around Town
Family Disco Dance Let mom & dad show you how to do the Locomotion, the bump & the hustle?plus snacks for wee ones & full bar for the elders; Jack Rose, 771 8th Ave. (47th St.), 212-586-7425; 5, $12.
"A Lunar New Year Folk Arts Festival" Enjoy eating Chinese New Year delicacies w/music, art & performances from Chinese, Korean & Indian Folk artists incl. Shadow Puppetry from Chinese Theatre Works?plus hands-on demos from a calligrapher, origami artist, fortune teller, Mahendi hand painter, Er Hur performer & dough figurine artist; Arts Centre, 26 Bowery, 3rd fl. (betw. Pell & Division Sts.), 212-233-2154; 2-4, $12, $6 st./s.c./child., free child. 3 & under.
"Lunar New Year-4701: The Year of the Ram" Five-week Chinese New Year celebration continues w/Main Street parade?decorated floats, Lion & Dragon Dance troupes, music & dance performers & martial artists?weaving through Chinatown beneath imported red silk lanterns (made in China!); begins at Mulberry St. (Mott St.), 212-764-6330; 1-4, free.
"On the Avenue" Lisa Mainetti & fashion doll club BKNYC host fashion doll show feat. displays of dolls, clothing & accessories incl. Barbie, Strawberry Shortcake, GI Joe & Man from UNCLE dolls. Plus free doll & collection appraisals. Silent auction to benefit the National Alliance for Autism Research; Penn Plaza Pavilion, Hotel Pennsylvania, 401 7th Ave. (33rd St.), www.shoppingwithlisa.com; 9 a.m., $10; 10-3:30, $6.
2003 Annual Dixon Place Donor Dinner Warren Leight & Nancy Giles host as Dixon Place honors the Vineyard Theatre for three years of support w/evening feat. four-course gourmet meal & performances by Suzzy Roche, lesbian comic Marga Gomez, Miss Saturn & her 25 hula hoops, Michelle Matlock & the Dwyer Family Band w/Henry Hample; Marion's Restaurant, 354 Bowery (betw. E. 4th & Great Jones Sts.), 212-219-0736 x101, www.dixonplace.org; 6, $125.
Film/Video
Coquette Silent version of 1929 tale about a Southern belle/flirt being compromised, screens before the sound rendition, as part of "You Ain't Heard Nothin'" series at American Museum of the Moving Image, 35 Ave. (36 St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; 2 & 4, $8.50, $5.50 st./s.c.
Readings
Soft Skull Press' Sunday series pres. reading by "Blue" (Corner Stores in the Middle of the Block) at their newish store; 71 Bond St. (State St.), Bklyn, 718-643-1599; 2, free.
Workshops
Inversions & Backbends Lynn Neumann teaches prep course in hand, forearm & head stands (what, no elbows?); Joyous Life Energy Center, 119 W. 23rd. St. Suite 700 (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-352-9910; 11-1, call for price.
MONDAY 2/3
Around Town
Open Performance Night First 10 people to sign-up at 5:30 p.m. are welcome to perform anything from poetry to dance?but no stand-up! ; Marion's Restaurant, 354 Bowery (betw. E. 4th & Great Jones Sts.), 212-219-0736; 6, free.
Film/Video
Award-Winning Films from Sundance Three shorts: "Gina, An Actress, Age 29," "Fishbelly White" & "Five Feet High and Rising" screen tonight at Ocularis at Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-388-8713; 7, $6.
Beauty and the Beast Jean Cocteau's 1946 version of popular fairy tale; Barbes, 376 9th St. (6th Ave.), Park Slope, 718-965-9177; 9, free.
The Frisco Kid Set in the 1850s, Gene Wilder plays a Polish rabbi who makes his way to San Francisco, along the way he meets a young bank robber (played by Harrison Ford), as part of "Jewish Humor in America" series at Center for Jewish History, 15 W. 16th St. (5th Ave.), 917-606-8200; 7, $7, $3.50 st./s.c.
"Mondo Mondays" See Farrah Fawcett & Tom Selleck in their film debuts, Myra Breckinridge (1970); Den of Cin, Two Boots, 44 Ave. A (betw. 3rd & 4th Sts.), 212-254-0800; 8, $5.
Lectures
The Explorers Club Student members give presentations on their projects; 46 E. 70th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-628-8383, www.explorers.org; 7, $12, $5 st.
Readings
New Voices: Fiction & Memoir w/Joyce Carol Oates, Lan Samantha Chang, Jonathan Safran Foer & Barry Raine at 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 8, $16.
The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex For Men Meet San Francisco-based author Bill Brent at Toys in Babeland, 94 Rivington St. (betw. Orchard & Ludlow Sts.), 212-375-1701; 7, free.
TUESDAY 2/4
Around Town
Pure Country NYC Weekly country stomp & music night w/DJ Alan Kohn; line dance lessons courtesy of Rona Kaye at Jack Rose, 771 8th Ave. (47th St.), 212-247-7518; 6:30, $13.
Tuesday Night Trivia It's probably not as much fun as Family Feud, but prizes do incl. $10-$25 bar tabs; Baggot Inn, 82 W. 3rd St. (betw. Thompson & Sullivan Sts.), 212-477-0622; 7:30, free.
Lectures
"Techniques for Managing Your Job Search" "Advanced" networking & online searching included; Science, Industry & Business Library of the New York Public Library, 188 Madison Ave. (betw. 34th & 35th Sts.), 212-592-7000; 5:30, call for price.
Readings
A.S. Byatt From Amazon.com: "Anyone who has followed the adventures of Frederica and her friends from The Virgin in the Garden through Still Life and Babel Tower will find it impossible to resist A Whistling Woman, the conclusion of A.S. Byatt's masterful quartet on postwar English life and manners"; Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-253-0810; 7, free.
The Seduction of Silence From Publishers Weekly: "Sydney-based writer [Bem] Le Hunte makes her American debut with this story of several generations of Indian women who span decades and continents in their quest for enlightenment"; Astor Pl. Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. Lafayette St. & B'way), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.
Random Family Author Adrian Nicole Leblanc went undercover on the issue of poverty in America by interviewing one extended family over a ten-year time span. She reports her findings today at Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.
Workshops
Flowers 101 w/Shula Wiener at Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (Central Park W. & Columbus Ave.), 212-601-1000; call for times & prices.