EVENTS WEDNESDAY 3/6 Around Town America’s Coin Banks encourages saving ...

Around Town

America's Coin Banks encourages saving w/exhibit of over 70 unusual & antique coin banks; Museum of American Financial History, 28 B'way (Exchange Pl.), 212-908-4695; 10-4, $2

Christmas in July Cody Camps of Freedom offers two free weeks of summer camp to kids age 8-15 who lost a parent in the Sept. 11 attacks, incl. transportation, meals, etc.; 800-399-4436 or www.codycamps.com for more info.

Family

The Children's Aid Society Art Show displays paintings, sculptures, jewelry, mosaics & other mediums by children; National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park S. (E. 20th St.), 212-475-3424; call for times [through Sat.].

Extreme Choices 3-D Laser show exposes kids to dangers of smoking; Liberty Science Center in NJ, 201-200-1000 for info; $3-$3.50 [repeats daily, through 6/02].

"Jerry & Brian Pinkney" Exhibit of illustrations by father & son; Children's Museum of Manhattan, Tisch Bldg., 212 W. 83rd St. (B'way), 212-721-1224; call for times & prices [through 4/19].

Stories & Songs for young children & adults. Today, Kathy Lord & Susan Weber perform at the Regatta Community Room, 21 South End Ave. (W. Thames St.), 212-267-9700 x348, reg. req.; 9:45-12:45, $35/four sessions.

Film/Video

New York Underground Film Festival Ninth-annual boasts ten features, nine doc., more than 100 shorts, plus live music; Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 800-965-4827 or [www.nyuff.com](http://www.nyuff.com/) for sched., $8.50 [through 3/12].

Ram Dass (Fierce Grace) Mickey Lemle's doc. about ex-Harvard faculty member's life during the 60s & 70s, debuts at Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; 1, 2:50, 4:40, 6:30, 8:20, 10:10, $9 [daily, through 3/12].

"Star Theater" Retro film series shows She Done Him Wrong (1933) feat. a very young Cary Grant & Mae West's first starring role; Den of Cin, Two Boots, 44 Ave. A (betw. 3rd & 4th Sts.), 212-714-3575; 7, $5 incl. 1 drink.

Lectures

Eating Right for Busy Lives "Crash course in healthy eating for people on the run" sponsored by the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Prevention & Wellness Program, 160 E. 53rd St. (betw. Lexington & 3rd Ave.), 888-675-9355; 12-1, $75.

Readings

The Girls in the Van Journo Beth Harpaz reads from her book about covering the Clinton senate campaign; Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza (Flatbush Ave.), 718-399-7668; 6, free.

Mutant Aliens Cartoonist Bill Plympton appears to sign his "graphic novel" at Jim Hanley's Universe, 4 W. 33rd St. (5th Ave.), 212-268-7088; 5-7, free.

Workshops

Health Issues Anonymous Twelve-step program for those living w/a health concern; St. Luke's-Roosevelt Center, 324 W. 108th St., #205 (betw. B'way & Riverside Dr.), 212-362-7214; 5:30-7.

Learn English for Free at NY Public Library branches; 212-221-7676 or www.nypl.org for locations & times [through 3/21].

Passover Cooking Class cont. today at 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 7, $75 [through 3/18].

Transracial Adoptions The "Differences May Not Matter to You, But They Will to Your Child" workshop happens today at Spence-Chapin Adoption Agency, 6 E. 94th St. (betw. 5th & Madison Aves.), 212-360-0259; 6:30, call for prices.

THURSDAY 3/7

Family

Winter Preschool Play Toys, games, stories & songs for children six months to four years; the Regatta Community Room, 21 South End Ave. (W. Thames St.), 212-267-9700 x348; 10-12 p.m., free.

Lectures

The Congo: A Witness to African History Panel discussion today at NYU's Vanderbilt Hall, 40 Washington Sq. S. (betw. Sullivan & MacDougal Sts.), 212-998-8877; 7.

Roots of Sectarian Conflict Series cont. today w/focus on India at Asia Society, 725 Park Ave. (70th St.), 212-517-ASIA; 6:30.

Martha Stewart in conversation w/Business Week editor-in-chief Stephen Shepard, as part of the "Captains of Industry" series at 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 8, $22.

Walter Isaacson attempts to "Put the War on Terrorism in Historical & Journalistic Perspective" at the NY Public Library for Humanities & Social Sciences, 42nd St. (5th Ave.), 212-221-7676; 6:30, $10.

Readings

Testimony of an Irish Slave Girl Kate McCafferty reads from her novel about child kidnapped during Cromwell's reign & sent to Barbados, where she experiences plantation life; NYU's Ireland House, 1 Washington Mews (Washington Sq. N.), 212-998-3950; 7.

FRIDAY 3/8

Around Town

Shabbat Across America Brief service w/explanations, dinner & singing; Young Israel of 5th Ave., 3 W. 16th St. (5th Ave.), 212-255-4826, res. req.; 6, $15.

Family

The Ten Star All-Star Summer Basketball Camp Boys & girls ages 10-19 eligible to apply, camp is by invitation only, past celebs incl. Michael Jordon & Antawn Jamison; 704-568-6801 for free brochure [through 4/15].

Film/Video

"¡Acción! Mexican Cinema Now" Three weekends of films. Today, popular road trip movie Y Tu Mamá También; Guggenheim Museum, Peter B. Lewis Theater, 1071 5th Ave. (89th St.), 212-360-4321; 7, $6, $5 st/s.c. [continues Sat., through 3/23].

African-American Women in Cinema Annual film festival kicks off tonight & feat. works by independent African-American & Latina filmmakers; Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, 7th Ave. (52nd St.), 212-769-7949; 6:30, call for price [through Sun.].

"Labor Goes to the Movies" Monthly program screens 1966 Belgian film La Promesse; Center for Worker Education, 99 Hudson St., 6th fl. (Leonard St.), 6, $2 contrib. [through 5/10].

Lord of the Cockrings Saint Rev. Jen's?you know, the girl who wears the elf ears?parody of the current Blockbuster film (shot in Williamsburg of course); Collective Unconscious, 145 Ludlow St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-254-5277; 12 a.m., $5.

Pepe Le Moko New 35mm print of French romance w/nine minutes of never-seen-before tape; Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; call for times, $9 [repeats 3/14].

Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2002 Seventh-annual showcase of contemporary French films incl. 14 NY debuts, begins today at Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, 165 W. 65th St. (B'way), 212-875-5600 info, 212-496-3809 tkts.; call for sched., $9.50 [continues Sat.-Mon., through 3/17].

"The Short Century: Films from Africa" In conjunction w/P.S.1's same-titled exhibit, movies by African filmmakers screen at MoMA. Today, Der Leone have sept cabeças about colonialism in Africa; 11 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-708-9400; 8:15, free w/adm. [through 5/3].

Readings

John Strausbaugh (Rock Til You Drop), Neal Pollack (The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature) & Kurt Thometz (Life Turns Man Up and Down) team up to read at Brooklyn's Community Bookstore, 143 7th Ave. (betw. Carroll & Garfield Sts.), Park Slope, 718-783-3075; 7:30, free.

Workshops

World Famous DJs to Teach Their Craft Free to the Public That should be a short lesson; 600 B'way (Houston St.), 917-545-7823 or 347-351-4170 call for times [through 5/16].

SATURDAY 3/9

Around Town

Help w/Income Tax Elderly, low-income individuals & families can get free tax preparation, bring social security card, last year's returns, W-2 forms & current forms; Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 240 E. 31st St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-689-1595, call for appt.; 12:30-4:30 [repeats Sun. 1-4, through 5/14].

Triple Pier Antiques Show Over 600 dealers in all kinds of collectibles; 12th Ave. (55th St.), 212-255-0020; 9-6, $12 [repeats Sun. 11-7].

Family

BAMkids Film Festival Forty films & shorts from 23 countries screen at BAM, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), 718-636-4100; call for sched., $9, $6 kids 13 & under [continues Sun.].

Candle Making Workshop recommended for ages 7-12; Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum, Jumel Terrace (betw. 160th & 162nd Sts.), 212-923-8008, res. req.; 1-4, free.

Family Art Project Make a percussion instrument, learn about "Tropical Rhythms," then jam; Wave Hill, 675 W. 252nd St. (Independence Ave.), Bronx, 718-549-3200, 1-4, free [repeats Sun.].

Hans Christian Andersen Storytellers In honor of "Women's History Month," Margaret Dawson recites The Maid of Norway; Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave. (37th St.), 212-879-9779; 11:30, free.

Kid's Opera Jam Play It By Ear pres. improv operas, "Kid's Opera Jam" & "Points of View"; Riverside Church, 91 Claremont Ave. (betw. 120th & 122nd Sts.), 212-330-7790; 3 & 8, $8-$15.

The Ransom of Red Chief Play taken from O. Henry short; Vital Theater Co., 432 W. 42nd St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 212-592-4508; 11 & 1, $10 [repeats Sun., through 3/17].

"Saturdays Alive!" This week, "Magical Mosaics" workshop (12:30) & "World on a String" performance by the Cashore Marionettes (3); Arts Connection, 120 W. 46th St. (betw. 6th Ave. & B'way), 212-302-7433; $6 each.

South African Can Fun-raiser Music & storytelling to benefit AIDS Vaccine South Afritrek 2002; 515 Greenwich St. #506 (Spring St.), RSVP 212-337-8043 x26; 8 p.m., $10 contrib.

Star Gazing Make a telescope, then check out the new "StarQuest" exhibition; Brooklyn Children's Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. (betw. St. Marks Ave. & Prospect Pl.), 718-735-4400; 1-4, $4 [repeats Sun.].

Stories in Motion Learn about animation & make a "phenakistoscope"; Sony Wonder Technology Lab, 550 Madison Ave. (55th St.), 212-883-4698; 2-5, $5 [repeats Sun.].

Three Little Pigs Retelling of classic by Liz Joyce & her puppets; Puppet Playhouse at Mazur Theater, 555 E. 90th St. (betw. York & East End Aves.), 212-369-8890 x159; 10:30 & 12 p.m., $7 [repeats Sun.].

The Velveteen Rabbit Musical recommended for kids 3-10, creative workshop precedes performance; Hitchcock-Rockefeller Aud., YWCA, 610 Lexington Ave. (53rd St.) 212-866-5170; 1, $15 [repeats Sun., through 4/14].

Film/Video

"Cinema of Shadows: The Hollywood Film Noir" Thirty-one films screen in 16mm format, incl. The Killers (1946) based on Ernest Hemingway; YWCA, 610 Lexington Ave. (53rd St.), 212-735-9717; 4:30, $7 [repeats Sun.].

Legacy Film Festival: Women & the Holocaust Fourth annual, which corresponds w/"Women's History Month," focuses on the before & after effects of the Holocaust. Today, Last Journey into Silence doc. & One Survivor Remembers; Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, 70 Washington Sq. S, 12th fl. (betw. W. 4th St. & University Pl.), 212-945-0039; 8:30, $5, $4 st./s.c., $30/festival pass [continues Sun., through 3/24].

Readings

Women of Word Spoken word, slam & all those other dumb catch-phrases by female poets like Aileen Cho & Jackie Sheeler; Nuyorican Poets Cafe, 236 E. 3rd St. (betw. Aves. B & C), 212-505-8183; 10, $12, $10 st.

Workshops

Job Search Skills in Today's Changing Marketplace Tips for how to best present yourself on paper & electronically; Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 5th Ave. (betw. 39th & 40th Sts.), 212-340-0934; 10:30 a.m., free.

Vermicomposting Learn how worms improve composting?bins, 1 lb. of worms & Worms Eat My Garbage book incl.; Queens Botanical Gardens, 43-50 Main St., Flushing, 718-886-3800; 10-12 p.m., $10.

SUNDAY 3/10

Around Town

The Black Moses Choreographer Debbie Allen joins the Black Women's Leadership Caucus to honor Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Ross Tubman & encourage legislature to honor Tubman every March 10; Grand Hall, Union DC 1707, 75 Varick St. (Grand St.), 212-560-2542; 3-7, $50-$500.

Fast & Fabulous Cycling Club NY's lesbian & gay bike club; www.fastnfab.org or 212-567-7160 for meeting place; 9 a.m.

Young Dancers In Repertory Fundraiser for dancers' scholarship fund?prizes awarded for high scores in each age group; Maple Lanes Bowling Alley, 1570 60th St. (15th Ave.), Bklyn, 718-567-9620; 3:30, $16 incl. two games & rental costs.

Family

All Day Adventure: Sugar & Snow?Let's Go! Come to Chestnut Ridge & learn how to tap trees & make maple syrup; meet at 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-996-1100; 9-4, $40/adult, $20 kids 7-12.

Children's Galleries for Jewish Culture Museum moves to Chelsea & celebrates w/two new exhibits: "From Tent to Temple" & "From Home to Home"?no strollers admitted; 515 W. 20th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-245-8200; 2-5, $5.

"Kids 'n Comedy" It's no "Showtime at the Apollo," but this may get your rising star there; Gotham Comedy Club, 34 W. 22nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-877-6115, reg. req.; 4, $15 & 1 drink min.

Spirit of New York City "Tales about the courageous & enduring nature of our city" told w/puppets. Today, On the Wings of a Story w/Joyce Weiss & Scott Molampy; the Princetown Playhouse, 133 MacDougal St. (betw. W. 3rd & 4th Sts.), 212-998-5867; 3, free.

Teen Slam Semi-finals, teens compete to participate in the national 2002 Youth Poetry Slam; Nuyorican Poets Cafe, 236 E. 3rd St. (betw. Aves. B & C), 212-691-6590 x21; 5, $7, $5 teens.

Film/Video

9/11 & Beyond, Independent Voices Speak Six months after 9/11, seven indie films screen incl. Afghanistan: Ground Zero to Ground Zero feature; Culture Project, 45 Bleecker St. (Lafayette St.), RSVP [reservations@konscious.com](mailto:reservations@konscious.com); 7:30, $12 contrib.

Julius Caesar Marlon Brando stars in "political thriller," as part of "John Houseman: He Earned It" series at BAM, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), 718-832-3052; 6:50 & 9:10, $9, $6 s.c.

"Love in a Cold Season" series screens Matador feat. a younger Antonio Banderas; Ocularis at Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-388-8713; 7, $6-$10.

Lydia Lunch Video Hysteria: Musical Highlights 1977-2001 incl. Footage of Teenage Jesus & 8 Eyed Spy, as part of NY Underground Film Festival; CB's 313 Gallery, 313 Bowery (Bleecker St.), 212-677-0455; 10, $15.

"New York, New York: Films Selected by the NY Film Critics Circle" Series showcasing films handpicked by prestigious critics, incl. 1933 version of King Kong introduced by Newsday's John Anderson & The Cruise introduced by The Daily News' Jami Bernard; American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave. (36th St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; 2 & 4:30, $8.50, $5.50 st./s.c. [through 3/31].

Lectures

Gardening w/the Experts From growing seed to how to get started; NY Botanical Garden, 200th St. (Southern Blvd.), Bronx, 718-817-8747; 2, call for price.

Readings

KGB Fiction Night continues w/Aimee Bender (The Girl in the Flammable Skirt) & Ben Marcus (Notable American Women); 85 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-505-3360; 7, free.

Workshops

G Spotting What is it & what should you do w/it when you find it; Toys in Babeland, 94 Rivington St. (betw. Ludlow & Orchard Sts.), 212-375-1701; 8, $20.

MONDAY 3/11

Around Town

Friendly French Conversation Group Read & discuss literature weekly, no English allowed; Magic Carpet, 54 Carmine St. (Bedford St.), 914-803-0654; 7:30-9:30, free.

Macy's Fight Multiple Sclerosis Night Private shopping evening w/100% of proceeds benefiting the National MS Society, w/entertainment & refreshments; enter at B'way (34th St.), 212-494-5580; 5-9, $5 or free at www.msnyc.org.

Film/Video

"Mondo Mondays" Retro film series screens Amalia Rodrigues: Live in New York City w/Portugal's diva singing classics; Den of Cin, Two Boots, 44 Ave. A (betw. 3rd & 4th Sts.), 212-714-3575; 8, $5 incl. 1 drink.

"Movie Love: A Trib. to Pauline Kael" Series honoring The New Yorker's late film critic closes out today w/Night of the Shooting Stars introduced by film critic David Denby at 6:50; BAM, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), 718-636-4100; 4:30, 6:50 & 9:10, $9.

Readings

Resistance of the Heart Reading of award-winning book by Nathan Stoltzfus about 2000 gentile women who went up against the Gestapo to get their Jewish husbands back?and won; Center for Jewish History, 15 W. 16th St. (5th Ave.), 917-606-8200; 7:30, $5.

Saturn Series Open mic plus this week's feature poet: Thad Rutkowski at Revival, 129 E. 15th St. (betw. 3rd Ave. & Irving Pl.), 212-598-4820; 7:30, $3.

TUESDAY 3/12

Around Town

Pure Country NYC Weekly country dance & music night w/line dance lessons from Rona Kaye; Jack Rose, 771 8th Ave. (47th St.), 212-247-7518; 6:30, $13.

Family

Krazy Kite Making for ages 5-12; Tompkins Sq. Library; 331 E. 10th St. (betw. Aves. A & B), 212-228-4747, reg. req.; 3:30, free.

Film/Video

Dinner & a Movie Weekly screenings followed by family-style dinner & discussion in French. This week, Luis Buneul's 1977 surrealist, Cet Obscur Objet du Désir (That Obscure Object of Desire) about obsession?English subtitles, BYOB!; Columbia University's La Maison Française, 116th St., 2nd fl. (B'way), 212-854-4482; 6:30, call for price.

French Cancan Jean Renoir's 1954 comedy-drama about laundry attendant who becomes a star at Moulin Rouge; French Institute, Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6160; 12:30, 3:30, 6:30 & 9, $8.

Rod Serling: The Twilight Zone & Beyond Retrospective continues at Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6600; call for sched., $6, $4 st./s.c. [repeats Thurs.-Sun., through 4/21].

Lectures

Hiphop Super Conference & Expo Yes that's really what they're calling this collection of over 100 panels & workshops on business, music, fashion & film; Puck Bldg., 295 Lafayette St. (Houston St.), info@hhsc2002.com or [www.HHSC2002.com;](http://www.HHSC2002.com;/) call for times & prices [through 3/15].

Libertarian Book Club's Anarchist Forum welcomes Paul Kneisel of the Internet Anti-Fascist website for a discussion on the far right's use of the net for furthering their cause; 339 Lafayette St. (betw. W. 4th & Great Jones Sts.), 212-982-8353; 7:30, call for price.