EVENTS WEDNESDAY 8/15 Around Town August Windows Dance, ...

Around Town

August Windows Dance, music & theater production comes to storefront window in Times Square, stop & listen or merely stare & wonder how these people get paid; Chashama, 135 W. 42nd St. (betw. B'way & 6th Ave.), www.publicitytree.com; 6:30, free [repeats Fri.-Tues., through 9/1].

Insight Meditation Basic instruction for beginners & advanced meditators; 6th St. & Ave. B Garden, 6th St. (Ave. B), 212-982-5673; 7-8:30 p.m., free.

Wednesday Night Skate Weekly nighttime skate around Manhattan. Route varies, be comfortable skating in traffic, wear protective gear, meet on corner of 17th St. (betw. Union Sq. W. & B'way), 212-696-7247 or www.WeSkateNY.org for info.; 8, free.

Family

Arthur's World Artist Marc Brown, creator of Arthur series, exhibits at the Children's Museum of Manhattan, 212 W. 83rd St. (betw. Amsterdam & B'way), 212-721-1234; call for times, $5 [repeats daily, through 8/31].

Babe Pig speaks at Donnell Library Center, 20 W. 53rd St. (5th Ave.), 212-621-0636; 11 a.m., free.

Extreme Choices 3-D Laser show exposes kids to dangers of nicotine & smoking; Liberty Science Center in NJ, 201-200-1000 for info; $3-$3.50 [repeats daily, through 6/2002].

Children's Storytime Dance performance follows weekly reading. This week, hear Miffy & see Miffy in person (or character); Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-253-0810; 5 p.m., free.

Summertime Storytelling Festival Annual storytelling at Hans Christian Andersen statue w/professionals reciting tales from around the world; Central Park, 72nd St. (5th Ave.), 11 a.m., free.

Film/Video

Bryant Park Film Festival Free outdoor summer film festival ends tonight w/An American in Paris; Bryant Park, 6th Ave. (betw. 40th & 42nd Sts.), 212-512-5700, www.hbobryantparkfilm.com; sunset.

Classic Tearjerkers screen this month, continuing today w/The Red Shoes (1948), at NY Public Library's St. Agnes Branch, 444 Amsterdam Ave. (W. 81st St.), 212-221-7676; 2, free.

Keaton Classics Not as cute as Johnny Depp, but more talented. Another Buster retrospective begins at Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; call for times, prices & complete sched. [through 10/1].

Movies Under the Stars Free outdoor screenings in Hoboken continue w/Emperor's New Groove; Erie Lackawana Plaza, Hoboken PATH Station, 201-420-2207; 8:30.

New Asian Filmmakers Three shorts & Eric Lin's feature, Chinatown (1999); Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 212-505-5110; call for times & prices.

This Is Spinal Tap It's a very slim chance there's a single person out there who hasn't seen it yet & that's exactly why it's listed; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (Central Park W. & Columbus Ave.), 212-601-1000; 7:30 & 9:30, $8 [through 8/16].

Wednesdays at Void Tonight, The Apartment (1960), starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine & Fred MacMurray; Void, 16 Mercer St. (Howard St.), 212-941-6492; 8, free.

Readings/Open Mic

Fiery Feminist Fest Women's Rights Day celebration feat. poetry, music & readings?plus bring a poem to share; Radical Women, 32 Union Sq. E., #907 (16th St.), 212-677-7002; 7:30, free.

Donna Hill Author of Through the Fire reads from latest, Rhythms, about struggles of African-American women; Park Slope Barnes & Noble, 267 7th Ave. (6th St.), 718-832-9066; 7:30, free.

William Monahan New York Press contributor celebrates paperback version of Light House: A Trifle; Village Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. Lafayette St. & B'way), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.

Scifi.com Evening of contemporary science fiction w/Scott Westerfeld, author of Evolution's Darling, plus Delia Sherman; KGB, 85 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-505-3360; 7, free.

THURSDAY 8/16

Around Town

General Membership Meeting about feminist issues, sponsored by the National Organization for Women; NOW-NYC, 150 W. 28th St. (7th Ave.), 212-627-9895; 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Women in Production Annual Summer Cruise Enjoy dinner, endless drinks, live music, dancing & NYC skyline while aboard a ship on the Hudson; Pier 62, 12th Ave (W. 23rd St.), 212-431-5786; 7, $100.

Family

Clay Creations Workshop challenges kids to create an alien that can survive in a specific environment; New York Hall of Science, 47-01 Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 718-699-0005; 2 & 3:30, $3 [repeats Fri.-Sun., through 9/2].

Kids Project Summer Camp: Come As You Are Awareness program for disabled kids using activities & PC puppets; Epiphany Library, 228 E. 23rd St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-679-2645; 4, free.

Lincoln Center Out-Of-Doors Festival pres. concert for kids feat. drumming, African dance & Muntu Dance Theater of Chicago; Josie Robertson Plaza, 63rd St. (Columbus Ave.), 212-875-5000; 10:30 a.m., free.

Sony Wonder Sony hosts weekly activities for families. This week, a screening of Dr. Strangelove?guess Kubrick was a family man; Sony Plaza, 550 Madison Ave. (55th St.), 212-883-8100, www.sonywondertechlab.com; 2-5, $5.

Readings/Open Mic

Diane Jacobs, Katha Pollit Authors of Vindication of the Rights of Woman discuss life & work of Mary Wollstonecraft; Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-253-0810; 7:30, free.

Linda St. John Reading & singing for memoir Even Dogs Go Home to Die; Village Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. Lafayette St. & B'way), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.

George Plimpton chronicles some of baseball's finest moments during reading from Homerun; Lincoln Triangle Barnes & Noble, 1972 B'way (66th St.), 212-595-6859; 7, free.

Summer Wordsmiths Robert Booras, creator of S.P.A.W.N. Magazine, hosts evening of readings; Halcyon, 227 Smith St. (betw. Butler & Douglass Sts.), Bklyn, 718-260-9299; 7:30, free.

FRIDAY 8/17

Family

Story Songs Sing a-long w/multi-talented Bob-a-loo who tells stories, plays the flute & drums; Chatham Square Branch Library, 33 E. B'way (betw. Catherine & Market Sts.), 212-964-6598, 3, free.

Film/Video

When Korean Cinema Attacks! Eleven new Korean films are screening?today's offerings incl. a "masked wrestling comedy," "lesbian schoolgirl ghost story" & "art house horror flick"; Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 212-505-5110; call for sched. [through 8/26].

Parades/Street Fairs

Community Day Festival Series Monthly party on the streets of Manhattan offers stress relief to 1000s of workers in Manhattan's financial district-feat. food, fun & festivities; Wall St. (betw. South & Water Sts.), 212-809-4900, 11-6 p.m., free.

SATURDAY 8/18

Around Town

Battle Week 2001 Week long commemoration of the American Revolution, w/reenactment of the Battle of Brooklyn; Long Meadow in Prospect Park, 5th St. (Prospect Park N.), 718-768-3195; 1 p.m., free.

Intrepid Museum Hosts Police Appreciation Weekend, where our second-favorite blue units perform demonstrations; Pier 86, 12th Ave. (46th St.); 212-245-0072.

Star Night: Fundraiser Fashion Show & Party feat. Hugo Boss collection, NBA's Stephon Marbury & DJ Biz Markie; Chelsea Piers, Pier 60, 12th Ave. (23rd St.), 212-664-0300; 10-3 a.m., $100-150.

Family

Come Fly a Kite! Make & fly your own; Henry Luce Observatory, Belvedere Castle, Central Park, 79th St. (midpark), 212-772-0210; 1-2:30, free.

Family Art Project See & sketch the countryside during "Roll Out the Landscape" workshop at Kerlin Learning Center at Wave Hill, 675 W. 252nd St. (Indep. Ave.), Bronx, 718-549-3200;1-4, free w/grounds adm.

Maya the Bee Jazz puppet play for kids 3-9 based on German book about a bee who runs away from her hive; Salon Theater, 45 Bleecker St. (Lafayette St.), 212-539-6644; 2 p.m., $7-$15.

Ohm Land Live Interactive production teaches yoga to kids by associating each movement w/piece of world music; 45 Bleecker Theater, 45 Bleecker St. (Lafayette St.), 212-206-1515, www.ohmland.com; 11 a.m., $15, $7 child [through 9/1].

Snakes & Stories Snakes & lizards join parents & children at Saturday Storybook Reading Program?bring your favorite stuffed animal; Imagination Playground in Prospect Park, Ocean Ave. (Lincoln Rd.), Park Slope, 718-965-6973, www.prospectpark.org; 3-5, free.

Tales in the Park Children's theater group Once Upon a Time Inc. pres. Little Red Riding Hood at Queens Museum of Art, New York City Bldg., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 718-592-9700, www.queensmuse.org; 3, free.

Terrarium Fun Play w/dirt without getting in trouble: build your own terrarium!; Dana Discovery Center, Central Park, 110th St. (5th Ave.), 212-310-6658; 1-2:30, free.

Urban Renaissance Weekly afternoons in the park w/music, art & storytelling; Imagination Playground in Prospect Park, Ocean Ave. (Lincoln Rd.), Bklyn, 718-965-8954, www.prospectpark.org; 5-7, free.

Wiseacre Farm A birthday on the farm at Thirteenth St. Rep, 50 W. 13th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-675-6677; 1, $7.

Film/Video

Metropolis See Fritz Lang's classic on the big screen w/live accompaniment; Cinema Classics, 332 E. 11th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-677-6309; 12 a.m., $12.

Renoir in Hollywood YWCA Cine-Club pres. This Land is Mine (1943) at YWCA, 610 Lexington Ave. (53rd St.), 212-735-9717; 4:30, $7 [repeats Sun.].

The Stranger Orson Welles as Nazi war criminal turned Connecticut professor; American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave. (36th St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; 4, call for price.

The Trial Film version of Kafka story directed by Orson Welles, starring Anthony Perkins & Jeanne Moreau; American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave. (36th St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; 6:30, call for price.

Parades/Street Fairs

The Children's Festival, in honor of Harlem Week the festival salutes parents & children w/hourly entertainment incl. fashion shows, storytelling, music, games, rides & educational exhibits; Henry Highland Garnett School, 135th St. (betw. Adam Clayton Powell & Malcolm X. Blvds.), www.discoverharlem.com for info.; 12-6.

Seventh Ave. Tourist Fair Shopping extravaganza feat. arts, crafts, exploitation, merchandise, food, pollution & games; 7th Ave (betw. 47th & 57th Sts.), 212-809-4900; 11-6 p.m., free.

Readings/Open Mic

Franke reads for weekly series hosted by Yictove; Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St. (betw. B'way & Church St.), 212-219-3055; 6, $5.

SUNDAY 8/19

Around Town

Cove to Cove Swim Jump in the Hudson & see w/your own eyes that you are not the only living thing in that water?half-mile swim runs from Battery Park City's South Cove to North Cove Yacht Harbor; Battery Park City, West Thames St., 212-267-9700 or www.nycswim.org; 10:30 a.m., free.

Nike Playoff Festival Want to be "The Best" of Manhattan? Then prove your skills freestyling about sport; Howard Bennett Park, W. 135th St. (5th Ave.), 212-213-7459; 12-5 p.m., free.

Family

Family Art Project See & sketch the countryside during "Roll Out the Landscape" workshop at Kerlin Learning Center at Wave Hill, 675 W. 252nd St. (Indep. Ave.), Bronx, 718-549-3200;1-4, free w/grounds adm.

Playoff Festival Watch talented children put on a show & then get on-stage to express your own hidden talents; Howard Bennett Park, 135th St. (betw. 5th Ave. & Malcolm X Blvd.), 212-213-7059; 12-5, free.

Tour the Guggenheim Special Viewing introduces children & guardians to the architecture of Frank Gehry & Frank Lloyd Wright; Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave. (betw, 88th & 89th Sts.), 212-423-3587; 12, free w/adm.

Wiseacre Farm A birthday on the farm at Thirteenth St. Rep, 50 W. 13th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-675-6677; 1, $7.

Film/Video

Cine Al Aire Libre Ocularis & African Film Festival pres. outdoor screening of Fritz Baumann's the Journey of the Lion (1992), about Rastafarian who travels to Africa; Grand Ferry Park, Grand St. (Kent Ave.), Bklyn, 718-388-8713; sunset, free.

Parades/Street Fairs

The Children's Festival, in honor of Harlem Week the festival salutes parents & children w/hourly entertainment incl. fashion shows, storytelling, music, games, rides & educational exhibits; Henry Highland Garnett School, 135th St. (betw. Adam Clayton Powell & Malcolm X. Blvds.), www.discoverharlem.com for info; 12-6.

Salute to New York Festival Learn about the city's civic, community & non-profit organizations while eating, listening to music & shopping; Madison Avenue (betw. 42nd & 57th Sts.), 212-764-6330; 11-6, free.

Second Ave. Summerfest Entertainment for all ages, things to eat, do & buy; 2nd Ave (betw. 47th & 57th Sts.), 212-809-4900; 11-6, free.

Readings/Open Mic

Our Unorganized Reading (O.U.R.) J.D. Rage, Bob Hart, Carl Herr, Bruce Weber & Peter Kerns host series?all-spoken words welcome, no time limit, no features, no b.s.; ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St. (betw. Suffolk & Clinton Sts.), 212-638-2927; 3, contrib.

MONDAY 8/20

Around Town

Olive Leaf Wholeness Center Discuss health issues facing the lesbian community, plus q&a, refreshments; Olive Leaf Wholeness Center, 145 E. 23rd St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), RSVP 212-477-0405; 7-9 p.m., free.

Family

Backgammon After-school sessions of a game that you probably never wanted to learn, but wouldn't mind learning; Nelson A. Rockefeller Park, Battery Park City (Liberty St.), RSVP 212-267-9700; 3:30-5:30, free [through 8/27].

Film/Video

Den of Banned Films presents Ecstasy (1933) starring Hedy Lamarr as adulterous wife w/penchant for swimming in the nude; Two Boots, 44 Ave. A (betw. 3rd & 4th Sts.), 212-254-1919; 8, $5 incl. one drink.

Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942 musical about life of playwright, dancer & composer George M Cohan; Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-708-9400; 3:30, free w/mus. adm.

Readings/Open Mic

Beverly Donofrio reads from her novel Looking for Mary, as part of Half King's Monday night reading series; 505 W. 23rd St. (10th Ave.), 212-462-4300; 7, free.

Friendly French Conversation Group Weekly readings of 18th-century French literature; 54 Carmine St. (betw. Bleecker & Bedford Sts.), 914-803-0654; 7:30, free.

TUESDAY 8/21

Family

Gardening Second- through fifth-graders learn to help mom & dad plant a garden; Nelson A. Rockefeller Park, Battery Park City (Liberty St.), RSVP 212-267-9700; 3:45, free [through 10/1].

Hansel & Gretel Puppet show for kids ages 4-8; Muhlenberg Branch Library, 209 W. 23rd St. (betw. 7th & 8th Sts.), 212-924-1585; 2, free.

Teen Art Drawing, painting, sculpture & pin-hole photography instruction keep teens' portfolio skills up; Nelson A. Rockefeller Park, Battery Park City (Liberty St.), RSVP 212-267-9700; 3:30-5:30, free [through 8/28].

Film/Video

Chicks with Flicks Finalists in women's film festival screen their work at Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. (Ave. A), 212-254-3300; call for times & prices.

Readings/Open Mic

Harry Ellison's Poets Circle Ellison gives 45-minute lecture, then attendees read from their own works; Corrado Bakery Cafe, 120 E. 15th St. (Irving Pl.), 718-651-1664; 6:30-9:30, $7.