EVENTS WEDNESDAY 2/5 Around Town "Eat Your Heart ...
Around Town
"Eat Your Heart Out?Delicious Food for Cardiac Health" Haelth nutritionist Bridget Bennet & "health-supportive" chef Alexandra Jamieson pres. interactive cooking & nutrition class feat. cooking demos, plenty of samples, a couple of chocolate desserts & take home recipes; Haelth/Soho, 599 B'way, 4th fl. (Houston St.), res. req. 212-334-9600; 6:30-8:30, $25.
Film/Video
"Featuring?Meet the Music Makers of Silent Film" New series kicks off w/two b&w shorts?Maid in Morocco directed by Charles Lemont & Kid Boots directed by Frank Tuttle; Donnell Library Media Center, 20 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-0609; 2:30, free.
Sinatra Amidst the Pyramids Debut screening of Sept. 27, 1979 benefit concert held in Egypt beside the Sphinx incl. songs "My Way" & "New York, New York"; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6600; 3, $10, $8 st./s.c., $5 child. under 13 [repeats Thurs.-Sun., through 2/23].
A Spotlight on Spike Lee In honor of Black History Month, Lee's student film, Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads, plus 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 Thurs.-Sun., through 2/28].
Lectures
"Anne Vallayer-Coster: Painter to the Court of Marie-Antoinette" 18th-century French art specialist Marianne Roland Michel examines the relationship of the artist's work compared to Dutch, French & contemporary models; Frick Collection, 1 E. 70th St. (5th Ave.), 212-288-0700; 5:30, free.
A.S. Byatt pres. lecture examining long-reaching literary impact of Coleridge's Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner; Humanities & Social Sciences Library of the New York Public Library, 476 Fifth Ave. (42nd St.), 212-930-0571; 6:30, $10.
"An Evening with Herman Melville" South Street Seaport Museum historian, Jack Putnam, leads discussion on Melville's biography. Evening begins w/reading from Moby Dick, incl. wine & refreshments; Melville Gallery, 213 Water St. (betw. Fulton & Beekman Sts.), RSVP 212-748-8735; 7-9, contrib. $3.
"Nurturing Good Children Now" Author & family psychologist Ron Taffel offers techniques to protect & strengthen your child's core self; The James Room, 117th St. (B'way), 212-854-7907; 7:30, free.
"Reading the Zeitgeist: Defining a Cultural Moment" Join panel of cultural commentators incl. Joan Acocella & James Wood as they explore visions that united artists & audiences; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (Central Park W. & Columbus Ave.), 212-601-1000; 7:30, $15.
"Trowels and Tribulations of an Island Garden" Annual horticulture lecture series returns w/New York Times contributor/Jersey green thumb Ken Druse; Wave Hill, 675 W. 252nd St. (Indep. Ave.), Bronx, 718-549-3200; 6:30, $20.
Readings
Mary Cremen Poet & contributor to The Yorkville Anthology of New Writers reads at New York's real Filthy McNasty's; Rocky Sullivan's, 129 Lexington Ave. (betw. 28th & 29th Sts.), 212-725-3871; 8, free.
Little Gray Book Lecture No. 16: How to Pour the Perfect Werthmann Adam Rapoport, Samantha Hunt, Starlee Kine & Jonathan Coulton go above & beyond last call at Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-782-5188; 8, $5 don.
This Far By Faith: Stories From the African-American Religious Experience From Publishers Weekly: "[Juan] Williams, who wrote the companion volume to the award-winning PBS documentary Eyes on the Prize, offers a well-illustrated companion volume to the upcoming PBS series This Far by Faith?following African-American religious history, beginning with slavery through the emergence of free black churches; the nadir of the late 19th century; the Great Migration; the rise of black nationalism and urban religious traditions in the early 20th century; the civil rights movement; and the embrace of alternative religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and the Five Percenters in the 1970s through the 1990s"; Barnes & Noble, 240 E. 86th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-794-1962; 7, free.
Workshops
Nature & Figure Drawing Beginners & advanced students try to improve their skills w/artist Jane Weissman; Battery Park City, 2 South End Ave. (West Side Hwy.), 212-267-9700; 2:30-4:30, free [through 3/19].
THURSDAY 2/6
Around Town
Setsubun Festival Make a demon mask, scatter beans, create origami & eat as many soy beans as your age while you bid farewell to winter & ward off evil spirits in the new year at traditional Japanese ceremony; Tenri School of Japanese Language, 43A W. 13th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-645-2800; 7, free.
Film/Video
Peter Sellers Two-week retrospective honoring great comic talent incl. Alexander Mackendrick's The Ladykillers, The Pink Panther & Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Tonight, The Mouse That Roared & Only Two Can Play; America at Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; call for sched., $9.75 [repeats almost daily, through 2/13].
"Viewpoint?Popular Feature Films by Filmmakers of African Descent" feat. original 1971 version of Shaft, directed by Gordon Parks & starring Richard Roundtree; Donnell Library Media Center, 20 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-0609; 2:30, free.
Lectures
"Inside Publishing" Christopher Lehmann-Haupt of The New York Times interviews Peter Mayer, owner/publisher of The Overlook Press. Reception to follow; Small Press Center, 20 W. 44th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-764-7021; 6, $10.
Nicola Perry & Anita Naughton Lecture & tasting series pres. authors of Tea & Sympathy Cookbook; SQC Restaurant, 270 Columbus Ave. (betw. 72nd & 73rd Sts.), 212-579-0100; 4, free.
Sister Helen Film screening followed by discussion w/directors Rebecca Cammisa & Rob Fruchtman; Jewish Community Center, 334 Amsterdam Ave. (76th St.), 646-505-4404, www.jccnyc.org; 7:30, $10.
Readings
Close to Home Peter Robinson (In a Dry Season) at Mysterious Books & Murder Ink, 129 W. 56th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-765-0900; 11 a.m., free.
The Hidden Life of Otto Frank From the jacket: "Who betrayed Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis? Probing this startling act of treachery, [Carol] Lee brings to light never-before-documented information about Anne's father, Otto Frank, and the individual who would claim responsibility?and their terrifying and complicated relationship that continued until the day Frank died"; Anne Frank Center USA, 584 B'way (betw. Prince & Houston Sts.), Suite 408, 212-431-7993; 5.
Pico Iyer?Cuba and the Night, The Global Soul?reads from Abandon at the Asia Society, 725 Park Ave. (70th St.), 212-517-ASIA; 6:30.
More Like Wrestling Two sisters grow-up unsupervised in Oakland in Danyel Smith's first novel; Park Slope Barnes & Noble, 267 7th Ave. (6th St.), 718-832-9066; 7:30, free.
Mystical Dogs: Animals as Guides to Our Inner Life Uh?our friend read Carl Jung once. Then he had this nightmare a black dog came and attacked him while he was sleeping; Borders Bookstore, 461 Park Ave. (57th St.), 212-980-6785; 7, free.
Workshops
Health Issues Anonymous 12-step support group useful for those living w/a health concern; St. Luke's-Roosevelt Center, 324 W. 108th St., Rm. 205 (betw. B'way & Riverside Dr.), 212-362-7214; 5:30-7, don.
"Scents & Sensibility" Exploration of the personality & positive effects of fragrance as part of ongoing workshop/seminar series offered for people w/cancer & their families & caregivers; Cancer Care, 275 7th Ave., 22nd fl. (betw. 26th & 27th Sts.), 212-712-8359; 12:30, free.
FRIDAY 2/7
Around Town
Thunderbird American Indian Dancers' 40th Season Troupe director Louis Mofsie reveals the performance elements at Pop-Wow feat. over 10 Native American tribes, incl. the Alaskan Inuit people. Elaborate dress, traditional dances (incl. audience participatory Round Dance), stories, music, crafts & foods?to benefit the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers Scholarship Fund; Theater for the New City, 155 1st Ave. (10th St.), 212-254-1109; 8 p.m., $10 [repeats Sat. at 8, Sun. at 2 & 5].
Film/Video
"Le Gangland" Films series running in conjunction w/Posteritati Movie Poster's "French Gangsters & the New Wave" 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].
"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; 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
"New York Women's Lives" Friday evening film series feat. Crooklyn (1994), w/post-viewing discussion & reception led by screen scholar Wanda Bershen; New-York Historical Society, 2 W. 77th St. (Central Park W.), 212-873-3400; 6:30, $6, $4 st./s.c., free for members.
Shigeru Ban: Current Work Japanese architect uses non-traditional materials & techniques for innovative dwellings; The Great Hall at Cooper Union, 7 E. 7th St. (3rd Ave.), 212-753-1722; 6:30, $10.
Readings
Pink Cornelia Reading Series (formerly the "Pink Pony West") pres. Patricia Spears Jones; Cornelia St. Cafe, 29 Cornelia St. (6th Ave.), 212-989-9319; 6, $6.
Workshops
Psychology Discussion Group Discuss gay life w/men & women at monthly meeting; Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, 208 W. 13th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-228-5153; 8, $5.
SATURDAY 2/8
Around Town
"Beyond Chowmein?An Insiders View of Chinatown" NY Food Show's Joe Mauriello tours the culinary & cultural treasures of Chinatown during 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.].
"Dog Walk" Auction specialists Alan Fausel & Charles O'Brien lead dogs & their humans on informative tour of the "Dogs in Art" exhibit, using this year's auction highlights to explore the dog painting genre; Doyle New York, 175 E. 87th St. (betw. Lexington & 3rd Aves.), www.DoyleNewYork.com or 212-427-4141; 10 a.m., free.
"The Gangs of New York" New York Talks & Walks pres. tour of Foley Square, once "America's first media slum," visited by nineteenth-century tourists incl. Abraham Lincoln & Charles Dickens; meet inside Blimpies Restaurant, 38 Park Row (betw. Spruce & Beekman Sts.), 888-377-4455; 1:30, $15 [repeats Sun.]
Non-Fiction Book Fair & Music Memorabilia Show Celebrate Black History Month at sale feat. 10,000 records of rare African-American music collectibles from 1800s to 1980s, incl. comedy albums from Redd Foxx, r&b by Sam Cooke, Duke Ellington posters, Fats Domino photos & Nat "King" Cole sheet music; Tip Top Shoe Building, 155 W. 72nd St. 4th fl. (betw. B'way & Columbus Ave.), 212-579-0689; 10-2, free.
Film/Video
"Chabrol/Huppert" Series highlighting work by French director Claude Chabrol & actress Isabelle Huppert focuses on 1940's melodramas this week. Film critic Elliott Stein introduces House of Strangers (1949), based on novel by Jerome Weidman; YWCA, 610 Lexington Ave. (53rd St.), 212-735-9717; 4:30, $7 [repeats Sun.].
Marianne Romantic drama (1929) set during WWI wherein French girl falls for Yank. Silent version screens at 2 p.m. w/sound version at 4 as part of "You Ain't Heard Nothin'" series; American Museum of the Moving Image, 35 Ave. (36 St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; $8.50, $5.50 st./s.c.
Star Trek Entire movie saga in chronological order plays weekly through May 3. Series continues w/Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984); Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. (Ave. A), 212-254-3300; 2, $8.50, $6 st./s.c. [repeats 2/8].
Lectures
Recipes for Love Cooking demonstration by pastry chef Gina DePalma of Babbo & author/food editor Tish Boyle. Recipes incl. "Romeo & Juliet kisses" & heart-shaped chocolate-kahlua sandwich cookies; B'way Panhandler, 477 Broome St. (Wooster St.), 212-966-3434; 2-5, free.
Readings
The United Nations Society of Writers & Rattapallax Press pres. Sindiwe Magona, George Dickerson & Bhikshuni Weisbrot at the New York Public Library, St. Agnes Branch, 444 Amsterdam Ave. (W. 81st St.), 212-877-4380; 2, free.
Workshops
"The Healing Power of Herbs" Plant specialists lead weekend lecture/workshop/walking tour offering insight on plants used to promote health & well-being; NY Botanical Garden, 200th St. (Southern Blvd.), Bronx, RSVP 718-817-8747; call for times, $46/workshop [repeats Sat.].
Sing Songs from Around the World Group singing workshop taught by Tannis Kowalchuk of NaCL Theatre feat. selections from Eastern Europe, Africa, New Zealand, Russia, England & the U.S. (no experience necessary); Brooklyn Arts Exchange, 421 5th Ave. (8th St.), Park Slope, 718-832-0018; 2-4, $15.
SUNDAY 2/9
Around Town
"A.S.P.C.A. Dogs in Art Brunch" Grab your furry friend & lap up champagne at brunch feat. private "Dogs in Art" auction, w/free catalogs, Pedigree doggie bags & Ralph Lauren canine fashion show (modeled by dogs waiting to be adopted)?proceeds benefit the ASPCA; Doyle New York, 175 E. 87th St. (betw. Lexington & 3rd Aves.), www.DoyleNewYork.com res. req. 212-427-4141 x600; 11 a.m., $50 sug. don.
Family Disco Dance Let mom & dad show you how to do the locomotion, bump & hustle?plus snacks for wee ones & full bar for the elders (solid gold!); Jack Rose, 771 8th Ave. (47th St.), 212-586-7425; 5, $12.
"Lunar New Year-4701: The Year of the Ram" Five-week Chinese New Year celebration continues w/another Main Street parade?decorated floats, tri-state "Lion & Dragon Dance" troupes, jugglers, bands, martial artists?weaving through Chinatown beneath imported, red silk lanterns (made in China). Plus Chinatown restaurants serve prix fixe $8.88 lunches & $18.88 dinners; begins at Mulberry St. (Mott St.), 212-764-6330; 1-5, free.
"New York Academy of Sciences' 2003 New York City Science & Engineering Fair Expo" Over 1000 public & private high school students display their science & technology projects for prize money at "Family Science Day," which feat. demos, lab tours & planetarium shows plus a scavenger hunt for children; Great Hall, City College, 138 St. (Convent Ave.), www.nyas.org or 212-838-0230; 10:30-3, free.
Film/Video
Broadway Silent version of 1929 musical involving naive dancer screens at 2 p.m., followed by talkie rendition at 4, as part of "You Ain't Heard Nothin'" series at American Museum of the Moving Image, 35 Ave. (36 St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; $8.50, $5.50 st./s.c.
Second Sight: New Chicago Films Program showcases experimental & narrative 16mm films & videos from the Windy City; Ocularis at Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-388-8713; 8:30, $6.
Lectures
Jewish Immigration & American Synagogue Music Cantor Bruce Ruben traces three immigration waves to America & their effect on liturgical music; Central Synagogue Community House, 123 E. 55th St. (betw. Park & Lexington Aves.), 212-415-5544; 2, $5.
Readings
Soft Skull Press' Sunday series pres. readings by Jocko Weyland (The Answer is Never) & Hannah Tinti (Animal Crackers & Resurrection Man) at their newish store; 71 Bond St. (State St.), Bklyn, 718-643-1599; 2, free.
Sunday Night Fiction Series w/Suki Kim (The Interpreter); KGB, 85 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-505-3360; 7, free.
Workshops
"Orgasms for Two" Sex educator & author Betty Dodson offers advice about partner sex for couples of all persuasions; Toys in Babeland, 94 Rivington St. (betw. Ludlow & Orchard Sts.), 212-375-1701; 8, $30.
Orienteering Fun & educational program allows the amateur explorer to hone their compass skills; North Meadow Recreation Center, Central Park (mid-park at 99th St.), 866-NYC-HAWK; 11, free.
Valentine Nia Jam Nia's dynamic workout program uses freedom of expression & creativity to awaken mind, body & spirit; Joyous Life Energy Center, 119 W. 23rd. St. Suite 700 (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-352-9910; 1:30-3, $18.
MONDAY 2/10
Around Town
"Kids in Candyland" Adults & children head to the other happiest place on earth & enjoy creating edible art, decorating cookies, storytelling, face-painting, kid-friendly finger foods, juice & wine?proceeds benefit the children's programs at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House; Dylan's Candy Bar, 1011 3rd Ave. (60th St.), 212-244-5022 x1355; 5-8, $50-$1000.
"Out On Stage" Comedian Caroline Rhea becomes emcee & auctioneer at New York City Gay Men's Chorus' annual benefit feat. performances by Billy Porter & Uptown Express, hors d'oeuvres, open bar, silent auction & lots of sexy, melodic men; Estate, 47 W. 20th St. (6th Ave.), www.nycgmc.org or 212-242-1777 x10; 7-10, $50.
Film/Video
Debbie Does Dallas Original, X-rated, cumming-of-age, cheerleader flick that inspired the production running at Jane Street Theatre screens; Barbes, 376 9th St. (6th Ave.), Park Slope, 718-965-9177; 9, free.
"Mondo Mondays" pres. 1977 spoof shot on $10,000 budget?The Perfumed Nightmare; Den of Cin, Two Boots, 44 Ave. A (betw. 3rd & 4th Sts.), 212-254-0800; 8, $5.
Zelig Woody Allen's 1983 b&w satire of fame & politics 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.
Lectures
"Anatomy of a Perfect Cake" Pastry chef/cookbook writer Nick Malgieri leads exploration on do's & don't's of baking for professional & home cooks; Institute of Culinary Education, 50 W. 23rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), RSVP 212-252-3762 or www.RFPorg.org; 6, $40.
History of the Atlantic Ocean Adult education class led by historian/educator Jack Putnam; Melville Gallery, 213 Water St. (betw. Fulton & Beekman Sts.), RSVP 212-748-8735; 7-9, $10.
"Money and Taxes" Career Transition for Dancers hosts seminar on saving & investing; Actor's Equity Association, 165 W. 46th St., 14th Fl., (B'way), RSVP 212-764-0172; 5-7, free.
Readings
The Commissariat of Enlightenment Jonathan Franzen calls Ken Kalfus "an ironist in the best late-modern European style: wry, humane, precise, and beautifully smitten with ideas"; the Half King, 505 W. 23rd St. (10th Ave.), 212-462-4300; 7, free.
Dressing the Man From Publishers Weekly: "Heavily illustrated with photographs of dapper dans from Humphrey Bogart to the Duke of Windsor and drawings depicting neckwear, suit jackets, coat sleeves and trouser creases, this is a superb reference for any man"; Barnes & Noble, 240 E. 86th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-794-1962; 7, free.
Margriet de Moor & Tim Krabbe Authors of The Virtuoso & The Vanishing, respectively, read at 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 8:15, $16.
TUESDAY 2/11
Around Town
"Dogs in Art" Dogs are encouraged to attend, bid & bring their human companions to auction feat. paintings, sculptures & prints that embody "three centuries of dogs in art." Highlights incl. breed & pet portraits & "sporting" paintings by artists incl. John Emms, Maude Earl & Samuel Fulton (rather!); Doyle New York, 175 E. 87th St. (betw. Lexington & 3rd Aves.), res. req. 212-427-4141 x600; 1 p.m., free.
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.
Westminster Dog Show Doggie day spa invites friendly dogs & their humans to watch the Westminster Kennel Club's 127th-annual Best in Show competition?stranger than Christopher Guest's 2000 mockumentary?at celebration feat. free drinks, prizes & service discounts; Pup Culture, 529 Broome St. (betw. 6th Ave. & Thompson St.), www.pupculturenyc.com or 212-925-2090; 6-9, free.
Lectures
Rafael Viñoly Architect known for elegance presents his new book, plus past & current projects; Urban Center Books, 457 Madison Ave. (51st St.), 212-935-3595; 6:30, $15, $10 st./s.c.
Readings
Dr. Ruth appears today to discuss Lover's Companion at Borders Bookstore, 461 Park Ave. (57th St.), 212-980-6785; 6:30, free.
Forever: A Novel From the author of Snow in August & A Drinking Life; Park Slope Barnes & Noble, 267 7th Ave. (6th St.), 718-832-9066; 7:30, free.
The Hemingway Book Club of Kosovo Paula Huntley reads from a new memoir at KGB, 85 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-505-3360; 7, free.
Workshops
Winter Cooking with Chef Shawna Small group lessons w/chef Shawna Goodman on how to prepare gourmet, dairy/vegetarian cuisine; Synagogue for the Arts, 49 White St. (betw. B'way & Church St.), RSVP 212-966-7141, $35.