EVENTS WEDNESDAY 6/19 Around Town ARChive of Contemporary Music Sale Nation’s largest ...

Around Town

ARChive of Contemporary Music Sale Nation's largest popular music collection hosts nine-day summer record sale feat. record-company donated CDs, vintage LPs, tapes & videos (some signed), posters & books; ARChive, 54 White St. (betw. Church St. & B'way), 212-226-6967; 11-6, free [repeats Thurs.-Sun.].

Barefoot Dancing Let your tootsies loose on this 28-acre public garden w/casual dance instruction followed by open dancing; Wave Hill, W. 249th St. (Independence Ave.), 718-549-3200; 7-8:30 p.m., $4, $2 st./s.c.

BiRequest Social discussion group for bi-sexuals & bi-friendlies?followed by dinner & informal socializing; LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St. (7th Ave.), Birequest@yahoogroups.com; 6-8, $5 contrib.

A Greek Revival Don your toga & sandals & catch a Pegasus to the ninth annual garden party/benefit w/cocktails, silent auction & dancing?plus predictions from the House oracle of Delphi; Merchant's House Museum, 29 E. 4th St. (betw. Bowery & Lafayette St.), RSVP 212-777-1089; 7-10, $75-$150.

UJA-Federation Annual Music Visionary of the Year Award Luncheon Hosts Danny Goldberg & Steve Shapiro honor Fred Davis & Daniel Glass for "their dedication to family, friendship & philanthropy"?former honorees have incl. Russell Simmons & Lyor Cohen; the Pierre, 2 E. 61st St. (5th Ave.), RSVP 212-836-1126; 12, $500.

Renaissance Celebrate the arts at the first annual event to benefit the YWCA-NYC feat. live art auction hosted by Sotheby's Hugh Hildesley w/original works donated by Peter Max, Betsey Johnson & Nicole Miller, silent auction, cocktail reception & buffet dinner; National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park S. (betw. Lexington Ave. & Irving Pl.), info 212-580-0835, tkts. 212-755-4500; 6:30-9:30, $175.

River Walk Join Yvonne Adrian for early morning fitness class, which incl. gentle stretching & four levels of walking, from strolls to runs; meet on the plaza at Riverside Park S., Riverside Dr. (68th St.), 212-408-0219; 7:30 a.m., free.

Salute to the Sun: Hatha Yoga for Beginners, but all levels are welcome to join Ruth Vargas' after-work yoga?bring mat & wear loose clothing; meet on the 70th St. pier at the fish table in Riverside Park S., Riverside Dr. (68th St.), 212-408-0219; 6:30 p.m., free [through 10/28].

Wednesday Night Skate NY recreational skate group moves in giant swarms through Central Park, Union Square, the Brooklyn Bridge & more; meet at Union Sq. N. (17th St.), 212-696-7247; 8, free.

Family

Wednesdays in Wagner The Battery Parks Conservancy invites kids five years & older to spend Weds. afternoons playing sports, gardening, participating in group games & creating art projects in its gardens & parks; Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park, (Battery Pl.), 212-267-9700; 3:30-5:30 p.m., free.

Film/Video

Dyke TV Mini Film Festival Lesbians show off new works, incl. "21" by Erin Greenwell, "Monogamous Slut" by Julie Goldman & Erin Greenwell, plus more; Millennium, 66 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd Ave. & Bowery), 212-673-0090 or 718-230-4770; 8, $15.

"Movies Under the Stars" Free outdoor screenings in Hoboken, on the waterfront overlooking the Hudson River, continue w/Woody Allen's Manhattan; Pier A Park, 1st St. (Frank Sinatra Dr.), Hoboken PATH Station, 201-420-2207; 9.

"Sautet & Chabrol: Two Worlds Apart" series screens 1958's tale about a man who returns home to find the town dying, Le beau Serge; French Institute's Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6160; 12:30, 3:30, 6:30 & 9, $8, $6 st.

Sound and Fury Josh Aronson directs 2001 Oscar Nominee for Best Documentary Feature about a family's decision whether or not to give their deaf child cochlear implants; Makor, 35 W 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000; 7:30 & 9:30, $8 [repeats Thurs.].

"Star Theater" series feat. Edward D. Wood Jr.'s Plan 9 from Outer Space, starring Bela Lugosi & his non look-a-like; Den of Cin, Two Boots, 44 Ave. A (betw. 3rd & 4th Sts.), 212-714-3575; 7, $5 incl. 1 drink.

Readings

Fantastic Fiction feat. "World Fantasy Award" winner Rachel Pollack reading from A Secret Woman, plus Constance Ash's I Would Hurt You If I Could; KGB, 85 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-505-3360; 7, free.

Tom Kelly reads from The Rackets at New York's Filthy MacNasty's; Rocky Sullivan's, 129 Lexington Ave. (betw. 28th & 29th Sts.), 212-725-3871; 8, free.

Bob Kerrey Embattled former senator reads from his new memoir, When I Was a Young Man, though the Vietnam vet still does not remember clearly the events that enveloped him in scandal last year; Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-253-0810; 7, free.

Latin-Jewish Literary Evening w/Achy Obejas (Days of Awe) & Ilan Stavans (On Borrowed Words); Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000; 7:30, $12-$15.

Joanna Trollope reads from her latest novel, Girl from the South, which Publishers Weekly had this to say about: "An admired English author of wryly intelligent family dramas, Trollope has never enjoyed a particularly wide American readership. This very likable novel, which features a protagonist from South Carolina involved with an English visitor, might change that"; Lincoln Triangle Barnes & Noble, 1972 B'way (66th St.), 212-595-6859; 7, free.

Lectures

Ports & Passages: Hamburg South Street Seaport pres. maritime historian Norman Brouwer's lecture on the port from which thousands of Europeans sailed to the U.S. He reads from Henry Roth's novel about the city?Call It Sleep?& declares, "Ich bin ein Hamburger"; Eldridge Street Synagogue, 12 Eldridge St. (betw. Canal & Division Sts.), 212-978-0803; 6, $6.

Say Goodbye to Your Sugar Addiction Ah, sugar. What would you do without it? Well, you wouldn't be robbed of vital nutrients, you'd be slimmer & wouldn't have Austin Powers teeth, so try & kick the addiction; Audrey Cohen College, 75 Varick St. (Canal St.), 212-343-1234 x5009; 7, $15.

Tokyo Fashion Forward Elle magazine's Anne Slowey moderates a talk w/exciting young designers Hiroaki Ohya?Issey Miyake is a big fan?& Kosuke Tsumura, followed by reception; Japan Society, 333 E. 47th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-715-1253; 6:30, $10.

THURSDAY 6/20

Around Town

Restaurant Day kicks off Summer Restaurant Week, as almost 200 restaurants incl. Aquavit, Carnegie Deli & Nobu offer tasting portions at outside tables?a minimum of $1 from each portion benefits City Meals-on-Wheels & Share Our Strength; for participating restaurants & locations check out www.nycvisit.com, info 212-484-1222; 12, $3-$5.

Save One Person, Save the World or so the saying goes. Group pres. one charitable case at a time to ensure action. Simon Jacobson & the Meaningful Life Center pres. launch party w/cocktails, hors d'oeuvres & inspiration; Barouge, 228 W. 72nd St. (betw. B'way & W. End Ave.), 212-472-5847, www.saveoneperson.org; 7, $90 sliding scale.

Family

Afternoon Chess Teens who haven't succumbed to the allure of Grand Theft Auto 3 can learn strategy in a more constructive way Thursday afternoons through the summer. Chess in the park is free, lessons are also available for a $56 fee; Nelson A. Rockefeller Park, (at Chambers St.), 212-267-9700; 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Film/Video

"David Bowie: Sound + Vision," five-part screening series for the 30th anniversary of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars. Videos, outtakes, interviews & rarely seen performances have been amassed from archives & the duke's own library; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6800; call for times, $6 [through 9/14].

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, now in its 13th year, continues at Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, 165 W. 65th St. (B'way), 212-875-5600 or www.filmlinc.com for complete sched., $9.50, $6 st. [through 6/27].

The Producers New 35mm print of Mel Brooks' Academy Award-winning movie starring Gene Wilder & Zero Mostel, concludes its run at Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; 1, 2:50, 4:40, 6:30, 8:20, 10:10, $9.75.

"Viewpoint?Growing Ups and Downs" Two 16mm shorts: "Your Closest Neighbor" & "House Party" followed by 1983's Joe's Bed/Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads directed by Spike Lee; Donnell Media Center, New York Public Library, 20 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6thAves.), 212-621-0609; 2:30, free.

Lectures

Jazz as a Second Language Find out how to listen to jazz in one lesson; Arkadia Music Center, 34 E. 23rd St. (betw. Park & Madison Aves.) 212-533-0007; 6:30, pay-what-you-wish.

Kabbalistic Healing: Ancient Wisdom for Wellness The folks at the Kabbalah Center believe that illness & pain are symptoms of problems that began much earlier in the mind & they have kabbalistic tools for healing. Sounds good, eh?; Kabbalah Center, 155 E. 48th St. (betw. 3rd & Lexington Aves.), 212-644-0025; 6:30, $26.

Magic Johnson Earvin, as he's known, talks about the story of his success, as part of the "2002 Business Exchange" tour; Millennium Hotel Broadway, 145 W. 44th St. (B'way), 888-265-6480; 2-10, free.

New York on Film: 1980s-2000 Conversation & screenings w/NYC filmmakers Jem Cohen & Neil Goldberg?call for sched.; Jewish Museum, 1109 5th Ave. (92nd St.), 212-423-3224; 6:30, $10.

Readings

Canongate Books, an independent Scottish publisher, throws bash for their American division at Housing Works Used Book Cafe, 126 Crosby St. (betw. Houston & Lafayette Sts.), 212-334-3324; 7, free.

Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination Robin D.G. Kelley appears for discussion & signing at Barnes & Noble, 396 6th Ave. (8th St.), 212-674-8780; 7:30, free.

Workshop

Knife Skills No gangsters here, son. Program focuses on the correct & safe way to use a knife when cooking, preparing meals in half the time & mastering French & Japanese techniques?b.y.o.n. (bring your knife, knife); National Gourmet Institute for Food & Health, 48 W. 21st St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-645-5170; 6:30, $70.

Summer Art Studio Evenings Ceramics, painting, making jewelry, digital video & culinary arts, followed by rooftop festivities; Jewish Community Center, 334 Amsterdam Ave. (76th St.), 646-505-5708; 6:30, call for price.

FRIDAY 6/21

Around Town

The Chelsea Challenge 2002 Hit the ice! NYC Gay Hockey Association hosts three-day tournament feat. players from U.S. & Canada?all are welcome to join. Weekend highlights incl. registration after-party at xl (Fri. at 10 p.m.) & Chelsea Piers bbq (Sat. at 7:30 p.m.); Sky Rink, Chelsea Piers, Pier 61, Hudson River (23rd St.), www.nycgayhockey.org; registration 7-10, $85, $35 incl. after-party, bbq tickets & t-shirt, free to watch.

City Pass Has Arrived Check out the discounted ticket book containing passes for attractions at the Whitney, Circle Line, Guggenheim, Intrepid & more, allowing you to skip the lines & save time; available at participating attractions or online at www.citypass.com, 707-256-0490 for info; $38, $31 ages 12-17.

Summer Solstice Raw Food Potluck Celebrate the solstice w/scrumptious raw vegan dishes (isn't that just lots of salads??bring enough for 6); Eco Books, 837 Union St., 2nd fl. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), Park Slope, 718-623-2698; 7:30, $10, $3 w/dish.

Family

Cartoon POWER!!! "Celebrating Cartoon Network's 9 3/4 Birthday"?part of the museum's trib. to Cartoon Network's original programming & contributions to animation?the Powerpuff Girls marathon continues its run at the Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves. ), 212-621-6600; 1 p.m., $6, $3 child. [repeats Sat. & Sun. 1-6, Tues. at 1, through 7/12].

Gone Fishing Rods, reels & bait (what does it take to hook the 30-plus species of Hudson River fish?) are provided as all ages join master anglers, telling fish stories, for lunchtime catch & release fishing; Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park; Battery Park City, West Side Hwy. (Battery Pl.), 212-267-9700; 11:30-1:30, free.

Sunset Singing Circle Join singer & guitarist Terre Roche for folk songs, rounds & chants as the sun sets over the Hudson at Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park; Battery Park City, West Side Hwy. (Battery Pl.), 212-267-9700; 7-8:30, free.

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 Jordan & Antawn Jamison; 704-568-6801 for free brochure [through 7/15].

The Wacky Olympics According to the American Association of Pediatrics, May through August is the peak period for injuries; let them teach you "how to care for minor wounds," watch the Maximum Velocity stunt team & participate in outdoor summer games; Main Plaza, Chelsea Piers, Hudson River (23rd St.), 212-336-6870; 6 a.m.-1 p.m., free.

Film/Video

Dr. Strangelove Cult classic from 1964 involving politics & nuclear attack, starring Peter Sellers, screens at NY Society for Ethical Culture, 2 W. 64th St. (Central Park W.), 212-874-5210; 6:30, $3.

Kiss Me, Stupid Dean Martin & Kim Novak star in this "slightly dirtier" 35mm print of Billy Wilder's love swaperoo; Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30, $9.75 [through 6/27].

"Rooftop Films" Weekly showcase of independent shorts screened on top of a Brooklyn rooftop; Peter's Car Corp., 265 McKibbin St. (Bushwick Ave.), www.rooftopfilms.com for info, 8:30, $6 [through 9/13].

"Frantisek Vlácil" Three-week retrospective highlighting works by Czech filmmaker, continues w/1967's compelling story of the Middle Ages, Valley of the Bees; BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), Ft. Greene, 718-636-4100; 4:30, 6:50 & 9:10, $9 [through 6/28].

Workshops

Landscape Drawing During the summertime, the Botanic Garden offers plenty of subjects to draw, w/today's focus on line, shape & composition?bring a drawing pad or you'll be drawing on the grass; Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Ave. (Eastern Pkwy.), Bklyn, 718-623-7220; 10:30 a.m., $197 for full program.

SATURDAY 6/22

Around Town

Free Walking Tour Village Alliance pres. guide Arthur Marks' tour of 8th St. & St. Marks Place's history & gossip incl. where Andy Warhol played & Abraham Lincoln declared "right makes might"; meet at Northwest corner of St. Marks Pl. (2nd Ave.), 212-777-2173; 11:30, free.

The Mermaid Parade Brave the crowds & the heat to celebrate the 20th year of outrageous costumes, fish folk of all sizes & fun at Coney Island, Surf Ave. (betw. W. 10th & W. 15th Sts.) & Riegelmann Boardwalk (betw. W. 10th & W. 15th Sts.), www.coneyisland.com; 2-6, free.

Ninth-Annual Gateway to Nations Over 1000 Native Americans gather for heritage festival. Full-blooded Comanche Wallace Coffey MCs the event feat. live bird of prey exhibit, mechanical bull-riding contest, traditional dances from North & South American Indians (Hoop Dance, Women's Fancy Shawl & Aztec Fire Dancers), art vendors w/pottery, carvings, beadwork & leatherwork, authentic cuisine, petting zoo & pony rides; Floyd Bennett Field, Gateway National Recreation Area, Bklyn, 718-686-9297, redhawkarts.home.mindspring.com; 11-9, $8, $4 s.c., $3 child., free 5 & under [repeats Sun. 11-7].

Old Time NYC Gangsters Tour Bring your Metro Card for this public transportation-friendly tour visiting places gangsters "worked, lived, loved & died?bullets or natural causes"; meet at 147 W. 43rd St. (betw. B'way & 6th Ave.), 212-475-6914; 4 p.m., $20.

Punk Rock Aerobics Far from Sweatin' to the Oldies, this class gives you a real beat to groove by?check out www.punkrockaerobics.com for the full schedule?feat. DJ Clint Conley (Mission of Burma); Parkside Lounge, 317 E. Houston St. (Attorney St.), 212-673-6270; $7, 3 [repeats Sun. at Luxx, 256 Grand St. (betw. Driggs Ave. & Roebling St.), Williamsburg, 718-599-1000; 2, $7].

Staten Island Waterfront Festival Opening day parade feat. vintage cars, floats, marching bands, clowns & more to complement the arts & crafts, flea market, food court, music & regularly scheduled surprises; St. George Municipal Parking Lot, across from Staten Island Ferry Terminal, Staten Island, 718-815-3874; 11-6, free.

10th-Annual Bus Festival All New Yorkers know, the bus is the only way to see the city! Celebrate public transit by checking out vintage bus fleet, mini-bus parade, storytelling & museum store tents, music from Spank & Gillygaloo & creative workshops; Columbus Park Plaza (betw. Borough Hall & NYS Supreme Court Bldg.), www.mta.info; 10-4, free.

Family

Children's Day Thousands of area families converge under the summer sun at South Street Seaport for the 10th-annual Children's Day, feat, favorites Gordon (Roscoe Orman) & Elmo from Sesame Street, children's performer Louie Miranda, the cast of STOMP, face painters, jugglers, clowns, a petting zoo, ubiquitous costume-performers portraying Snoopy, Thomas the Tank Engine & one of Maurice Sendak's "Wild Things," plus additional events at the Seaport Museum. South Street Seaport, Pier 17, South St. (Fulton St.), 212-SEA-PORT; 12-4 p.m.

Etiquette Classes for Children Mortified that your children have improperly greeted the Japanese ambassador? Scandalized when they fumble w/escargot at society dinners? At these classes, children age 6-18 receive hands-on instruction from a professional certified etiquette expert, incl. how to create proper place settings w/fine china & how to handle "difficult" foods, sponsored by the Plaza Hotel's "Young Plaza Ambassadors" program; Plaza Hotel, 5th Ave., 3rd fl. (59th St.), RSVP 212-843-9316; 11:30 a.m.; $40-$75 incl. lunch

Scholastic's Second Annual Beach Blowout School is out & the Scholastic Store & Child magazine are celebrating w/a spectacular beach party! How they'll get the beach into the store remains to be seen, but Clifford the Big Red Dog will be on hand to greet the kids; the Scholastic Store, 557 B'way (betw. Prince & Spring Sts.), 212-343-6166; 3-4, free.

What's Up w/a Periscope Learn about submarine periscopes then construct your own & see more than meets the eye; Sony Wonder Lab, 550 Madison Ave. (56th St.), 212-883-8100; 2-5, $10 [repeats Sun.].

Film/Video

Confronting the Prison Industrial Complex Doc. films & shorts screen, plus live productions to celebrate the newest issue of Sandbox magazine; Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-782-5188; 9, $15.

"Grand Illusions: Classic French Cinema" Double Jean-Luc Godard feature: A Bout de Souffle (1959), sexy portrait of a small-time gangster & a woman (1 p.m.), plus Le Mépris (1963), starring Brigitte Bardot w/cameo by Fritz Lang (2:45); Symphony Space, 2537 B'way (95th St.), 212-864-5400; $9, $8 s.c. [repeats Sun., through 6/30].

"Rudolph Valentino & Other Exotic Lovers" Three weekends devoted to "the Latin Lover," incl. screenings of Son of the Sheik (4 p.m.) & The Devil Is a Woman (Sun. at 4)?live music accompanies these silent films; American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave. (36th St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; call for sched., $8.50, $5.50 st./s.c. [repeats Sun., through 6/30].

Workshops

Drawing in the Park You can use whichever tool you please to draw the Hudson skyline?or any other subject matter?w/instruction & critique from artists Louise Johnson & Larry Dobens; Battery Park City Conservancy, South Cove (Rector St.), 212-267-9700; 10:30 a.m., free.

SUNDAY 6/23

Around Town

A Faerie Tea Traditional three-course afternoon tea served in 19th-century garden, followed by tour of Merchant's House Museum, 29 E. 4th St. (betw. Bowery & Lafayette St.), 212-777-1089; seatings at 1:30 & 3, $30 per couple, $15 add. guests.

The Museum of Comic & Cartoon Art Festival boasts posters, comics, animation & 3D-art from over 200 artists & collectors; Puck Building, 293 Lafayette St. (Houston St.), 212-696-7945; 11-7, $5 contrib.

Tour De Cure 2002 takes cyclists over the George Washington Bridge, through Bergen County & back to upper Manhattan along three routes, to benefit the mission of the American Diabetes Association; Riverside Park, Riverside Dr. (83rd St.), 888-DIABETES, www.diabetes.org; 6:30 a.m. check-in (50 mile), 7:30 a.m. (25 mile), 8:30 a.m. (15 mile), $25 & $100 min. pledge.

Family

Children's Galleries for Jewish Culture Chelsea museum feat. two exhibits: "From Tent to Temple" & "From Home to Home" letting children (6-12) dress up, design communities & grind wheat. This week, kids design ancient beaded necklaces & create postcards about life in America?no strollers admitted; 515 W. 20th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-924-4500; 2-5, $5.

Family Music Festival at Battery Park City: Harmony on the Hudson Celebrating the official start of summer & honoring strength & unity of all New Yorkers, folk singer Tom Chapin, Griot musician David Pleasant's synthesis of West African storytelling & African-American musical traditions, storytellers, dance & post-modern Jewish musicians the Klezmatics, entertain at Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park, (Battery Pl.), 212-267-9700; 10:30-7.

Filipino Village Day-long schedule of events focusing on Filipino culture incl. a children's folk dance performance & workshop, Filipino lantern workshop, sacred ritual & court dance performance workshop & the Rajah Mangandiri Dance Theatre; Theatre of Riverside Church, 91 Claremont Ave. (betw. 120th & 122nd Sts.), 212-870-6874; 1-8, free.

Kid's Fest Celebrate the hotel's reopening w/Jim West's Dinosaurs feat. puppets & fun Dino facts; the Atrium, Embassy Suites Hotel, 102 North End Ave. (betw. Vesey & Murray Sts.), 212-945-0100; 1, free.

Film/Video

Best of IMAX Film Festival Last chance to see three of the museum's favorite films, Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets, To Fly! & Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure, in the newly renovated theater at American Museum of Natural History, 79th St. (Central Park W.), 212-769-5200; call for times, $15, $11 st./s.c., $9 child., price incl. mus. adm.

Lectures

Living w/Cancer Cancer Care pres. 12th-annual conference w/breakfast, lectures, workshops, q&a & more to benefit those suffering from the disease; St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, 1000 10th Ave. (59th St.), 212-712-8080; 9:00-3:15, free.

Readings

Third-Annual Literary Magazine Fair at Housing Works More than 50 print & web publications represented from around the globe w/monies from all sales going to AIDS charities; Housing Works Used Book Cafe, 126 Crosby St. (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-334-3324; 12-7, free.

Workshops

Spring Journaling Seminar This all-day seminar is designed to "uncover the source of your internal chaos & explore historical patterns that inhibit your life" through art & conversation; Rosenberg + Kaufman Fine Art, 115 Wooster St. (betw. Prince & Spring Sts.), 212-431-4838; 8:30, $199.

MONDAY 6/24

Around Town

A Night to Remember Out of love for the arts, Michael Hughes pres. "a potpourri of music, dance & poetry" feat. champagne reception & hors d'oeuvres?also tributes to the victims of 9/11 & to late performers incl. Phyllis Hyman, Aaliyah & Frankie Crocker; Cami Recital Hall, 165 W. 57th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), RSVP 212-252-2299; 7, $20.

Summer Restaurant Week continues w/160 restaurants incl. Manhattan Ocean Club, Tavern on the Green & Union Pacific offering three-course lunch menus for $20.02 each; for participating restaurants & locations check out www.nycvisit.com, info 212-484-1222; 12, $20.02 [repeats daily, through 6/28].

Family

Advanced Art Instructor Miki Iwamura teaches free weekly course in Battery Park City for "skilled artists" (ages 10-18). Participants apply drawing & painting techniques to still-lifes & landscapes, practice sculpting skills & participate in projects such as printmaking & t-shirt design; Nelson A. Rockefeller Park, (at Chambers St.), 212-267-9700, res. req.; 4-5:30 p.m., free.

Art Colony Camp, Pop-Up Bookmaking Kids 6-11 focus on all types of books & learn how to make their own pop-up creation; Children's Museum of the Arts, 182 Lafayette St. (betw. Broome & Grand Sts.), 212-274-0986, reg. req., call for times & prices.

Mystery Musical TADA!, NYC's leading youth theater, pres. its ongoing summer series of "Musical Theater Week-longs" where kids 8-18 learn to sing, dance & act in productions of original musicals. Courses run Mon.-Fri., call for reg. & details; TADA! 15 W. 28th St., 3rd fl. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-252-1619; 9:30-2:30, call for prices [through 6/28].

Film/Video

"Bryant Park Summer Film Festival" Free outdoor festival continues its 10-year "stars under the stars" run every Mon. night w/Alfred Hitchcock's (color) thriller, The Man Who Knew Too Much starring Doris Day?bring a blanket to sit on & arrive early; 6th Ave. (42nd St.), 212-512-5700, www.hbobryantparkfilm.com; sunset [through 8/19].

Lectures

Building Prosperity: How Is the City's Infrastructure Holding Up? The New-York Historical Society president Kenneth T. Jackson relates the infrastructure of the city to its prosperity & how its current deterioration is cause for alarm, reception follows; 2 W. 77th St. (Central Park W.), 212-873-3400; 6:30, $6.

Marketing Through Search Engines Seminar helps you brush up on marketing skills & improves your research skills; Noble Desktop, 594 B'way (betw. Prince & Houston Sts.), 212-226-4149; 3-5 & 6-8, free.

Readings

Life of Pi follows the varied adventures of a 16-year-old Indian boy; Astor Pl. Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. Lafayette St. & B'way), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.

One Hot Summer The Miami-based, Cuban Sex and the City?just what literature & Latin America needed!; Upper West Side Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.

South Street Seaport Museum Arts & Letters Lecture Contributors to the book New York September Eleven Two Thousand read & sign copies; Melville Gallery, 213 Water St. (betw. Fulton & Beekman Sts.), 212-748-8735; 6:30, $3.

TUESDAY 6/25

Around Town

Auto-Free New York Meeting Institute for Rational Urban Mobility pres. "Rethinking Amtrak: Can Better Intercity Rail Reduce Car Use?" w/CUNY's visiting professor Anthony Perl; Conference Room at NYPD Downtown Center, 104 Washington St. (Rector St.), 212-475-3394, www.auto-free.org; 6-8, free.

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.

Take Home a Nude The New York Academy of Arts' benefit auction feat. cocktails (incl. the new Pink Nudie), hors d'oeuvres, silent auction w/over 200 original works from artists Christo, Claes Oldenberg, Roy Lichtenstein & Sol LeWitt & Naked Spin, live body-painting performance followed by live auction at 8 p.m.?to benefit the Academy's scholarships & educational programs; Sotheby's Auction House, 1334 York Ave. (72nd St.), 212-966-0300; 7, $500, $200 live auction only, $175 adv.

Tuesday Night Trivia It's probably not as fun as Rock & Roll Jeopardy on VH1, but prizes incl. $10-$25 bar tabs; Baggot Inn, 82 W. 3rd St. (betw. Thompson & Sullivan Sts.), 212-477-0622; 7:30, free.

Family

Teen Drumming The beat goes on w/circle led by traditional West African drummer, Maguette Camara, for ages 13-18; Nelson A. Rockefeller Park, Battery Park City, Chambers St. entrance, 212-267-9700; 4-5:30, free [through 10/29].

Film/Video

Five Films by Bertrand Blier finishes its run w/Mon homme (My Man), involving attraction between a homeless man & a hooker; French Institute, 22 E. 60th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6100; 12:30, 3:30 & 6:30, $8, $6 st. [through 6/25].

"Frantisek Vlácil" Retrospective highlighting works by Czech filmmaker, feat. Shadow of Fern from 1985, which is based on Josef Capek's novel about murder, guilt & punishment; BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), Ft. Greene, 718-636-4100; 4:30, 6:50 & 9:10, $9 [through 6/28].

"New York, New York: Golden Age of Cinema Festival" screens Paul Auster's flick about Brooklyn, Smoke, starring Harvey Keitel & William Hurt; NYU Cantor Film Center, #200, 36 E. 8th St. (betw. B'way & University Pl.), 212-998-8816; 6:30, $12.

Lectures

Celestial Highlights Learn about the stars, constellations, planets, meteor showers & eclipses by looking through the most advanced star projector in the world; Hayden Planetarium, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park W. (79th St.), 212-769-5200; 6:30, $10.

"Fat of the Land: Garbage in New York" Talkin' trash w/Benjamin Miller, discussing his book about the history of political & business quests regarding garbage disposal & recommendations for the future; Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 5:30, free.

Memory, Imagination & the Writer The New York Writers Workshop kicks off reading/open forum series w/novelist Sheila Kohler discussing her work, memory & the craft of writing; Rose Bldg., Jewish Community Center, 334 Amsterdam Ave. (76th St.), 646-505-5712; 8, free.

Negotiated Spaces: Views of our Worlds Author Samuel R. Delany discusses the notorious history of Times Square & contrasts it w/its family-friendly reincarnation during the 90s, referring to his book Times Square Red, Times Square Blue; the Urban Center, 457 Madison Ave. (51st St.), 212-935-3595; 6:30, $10.

Readings

The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint Brady Udall's first novel, compared to Ken Kesey's One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, opens in late-60s Arizona, where we find our hero/narrator abandoned by his alcoholic mother & recovering from a near-fatal head injury; Chelsea Barnes & Noble, 675 6th Ave. (21st St.), 212-727-1227; 7:30, free.

The Muse Asylum Two literary guys fall for same girl?one consoles himself by tracking down a reclusive novelist, the other goes crazy & pens his "confessions" (speaking of, has everyone gone out & rented Henry Fool lately?); Barnes & Noble, 396 6th Ave. (8th St.), 212-674-8780; 7:30, free.

TimesTalks pres. Pulitzer Prize winner Oscar Hijuelos (The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love) discussing his career & new novel, A Simple Habana Melody; El Museo del Barrio, 1230 5th Ave. (104th St.), 1-888-NYT-1870; 6:30, $25.

Workshops

Jokes & Humor in Psychoanalysis & Everyday Life Laughing really is good for you. w/Dr. Joan Cela; Mid-Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis, 239 Central Park W., #1AS (83rd St.), 212-799-8558; 1, $20 & reg. fee.