EVENTS WEDNESDAY 9/12 Around Town Fit for the Cure ...

Around Town

Fit for the Cure Get bra fitting & help fight breast cancer; Saks Fifth Avenue, 611 5th Ave. (48th St.), 212-753-4000; 11-5, free [repeats Thurs.].

Showroom Seven Fall/Winter 2001 Sample Sale Discover new designers before they end up in Vogue; Showroom House, 498 7th Ave. (betw. 36th & 37th Sts.), 212-643-4810; 10-7, free [through 9/14].

Wednesday Night Skate Weekly 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; 8, free [through 10/31].

Family

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].

Dr. Jane Goodall Meet the chimp scientist at Scholastic Store, 557 B'way (betw. Prince & Spring Sts.), RSVP 212-343-6166; 11:30, free.

Wednesdays in Wagner Hands-on artistic collaboration; Robert. F. Wagner, Jr. Park, Battery Park City (Battery Pl.), 212-267-9700; 3:30-5:30 [through 9/26].

Film/Video

Always a Bridesmaid Wedding videographer examines her own ambivalence about marriage; Cinema Classics, 332 E. 11th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-677-1027; 8 & 10, $5.50.

Gaudi Afternoon Indie mystery set in Barcelona stars Judy Davis, Marcia Gay Harden, Juliette Lewis & Lilli Taylor?discussion w/director Susan Seidelman before the screening; Clearview Chelsea Cinema, 260 W. 23rd St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.); 6, $10.

Key Films of Ernie Gehr Season opens w/Ernie's films shown on the rooftop; Dia Center for the Arts, 548 W. 22nd St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-989-5566; 8, free.

Manhattan Witness the genesis of Woody's obsession w/pubescent women?excellent b&w photography by Gordon Willis; Void, 16 Mercer St. (Howard St.), 212-941-6492; 7:30, free.

New York: Cinema City Films set in NY screen this month, w/Jules Dassin's classic cop noir Naked City tonight; St. Agnes Branch Public Library, 444 Amsterdam Ave. (81st St.), 212-221-7676; 2, free.

New York International Independent Film & Video Festival Ten-day hootenanny continues?www.nyfilmvideo.com or call 212-777-7100 for sched., film descriptions & ticket information.

Lectures

African Encyclopedia Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discusses "W.E.B. Du Bois & the Encyclopedia Africana" followed by cocktail reception; Hunter College, 8th St. (Lexington Ave.), RSVP 212-650-3607; 6:30, call for price.

Readings/Open Mic

Michael Berg signs his latest, The Way: Using the Wisdom of Kabbalah for Spiritual Transformation & Fulfillment, which has been endorsed by both Madonna & Sandra Bernhard, two very centered people; Barnes & Noble, 160 E. 54th St. (3rd Ave.), 212-750-8033; 6:30, free.

The Writings of the Young Marcel Proust Book party/forum for Frank Rosengarten's new work of criticism; Brecht Forum, 122 W. 27th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-242-4201; 7:30, call for price.

Word of Mouth: Two Novels About Israel Writers who are concerned w/the fate of a whole nation as opposed to their own personal neuroses: Melvin Bukiet & Simone Zelitch; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000; 7:30, $7.

THURSDAY 9/13

Around Town

Harvest in the Square Tasting festival w/over 40 neighborhood restaurants & micro breweries participating; Union Square Park, 14th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave.), 212-239-6200; 7:30-10, $75-$85.

National Vision Rehabilitation Day Those w/impairments are invited to come sample new technologies; The Lighthouse, Inc., 111 E. 59th St. (betw. Lexington & Park Aves.), 212-821-9558; 1-4.

Family

All The Pretty Horses Sony Wonder Technology Lab shows childhood classic; Sony Wonder Technology Lab, 550 56th St. (Madison Ave.), 6, 212-833-7858; call for reservations, free.

Film/Video

Totò Recall Twelve-film retrospective of Italy's "King of Comedy" Antonio de Curtis; BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave. (betw. Ashland Pl. & St. Felix St.), Ft. Greene; 718-636-4100; $9 [through 9/28].

Vengo A gypsy feud provides back story for spectacular flamenco dancing?from Lacho Drom director Tony Gatlif; Screening Room, 54 Varick (Canal St.), 212-334-2100; 4, 6, 8 & 10; $9.

Lectures

Critic's Choice "TimesTalks" series commemorating 150th anniversary of the New York Times begins today w/lectures by Edward Albee, Benicio Del Toro, Lou Reed, Helen Mirren, Conan O'Brien & many, many others; 888-NYT-1870 for location, times, prices & complete sched.

Sacred Spaces & Peaceful Places Author Edward Bergman, Peg Breen of NY Landmarks Conservancy, David Dunlap of the New York Times & more weigh in on beauty & importance of the city's "prominent houses of worship"; Interfaith Center, 40 E. 30th St. (betw. Park & Madison Aves.), 212-685-4242; 6:30, $10.

State of the NYC Digital Economy to be discussed panel-style w/Charles Platt (Wired Magazine) & Josh Harris (Pseudo.com, professional nutcase, exhibitionist); New School, Tishman Aud., 66 W. 12th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-229-5876; 6:30, free.

Parades/Street Fairs

Feast of San Gennaro Seventy-fifth annual festival kicks off today; Mulberry St. (betw. Houston & Walker Sts.), 212-768-9320 or www.sangennaro.org for info; 11:30-11:30 [daily through 9/23].

Readings/Open Mic

September Wordsmiths celebrates poetry & fiction w/readings by Thaddeus Rutkowski (Roughhouse: A Novel in Snapshots), Donna Cartelli & Michele Somerville; Halcyon, 227 Smith St. (Douglass St.), Carrol Gardens, 718-260-9299; 7:30, free.

Sloppy Firsts Megan McCafferty reads from a year in the life of her heroine, the sassy Jessica Darling, as she slouches toward high school graduation; Village Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. Lafayette St. & B'way), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.

FRIDAY 9/14

Around Town

Restaurant Day Annual event feat. samples from Emerald Planet, Two Boots, Tuscan Square & more w/proceeds benefiting Meals on Wheels; Rockefeller Center, 50th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-843-8031; 12-3, $1-$5 per sample.

The Ultimate Fish Room Freshwater fish & plant auction at NY Aquarium, see "Since When?" for more; Surf Ave. (W. 8th St.), Coney Island, 718-837-4455; 7:30.

Family

How to Help Children Become Readers Special program by Early Childhood Resource & Information Center feat. author Mem Fox; Hudson Park Branch Library, 66 Leroy St. (7th Ave.), 212-929-0815; 10 a.m., free.

Film/Video

All About Esther Parody adaptation of 50s classic All About Eve set in the Chitlin Circuit of African-American melodramas; Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 4th Ave. (betw. President & Union Sts.), Carrol Gardens, 718-857-4816; 8.

Faster, Harder, Shorter Short pieces of different genres by emerging filmmakers; White Columns, 320 W. 13th St. (entrance on Horation St.), 212-924-4212; 8, free.

Ghetto Film School Bronx-based teen film collective premieres new projects incl. doc. feature Mexico en Florecer?reception to follow; Julia de Burgos Cultural Center, 1680 Lexington Ave. (105th St.), 718-542-0267; 6:30, free.

I Wake Up Screaming Considered the first film noir, a sports promoter finds a dead girl, gets seduced by her sister & hounded by the fuzz; part of ongoing "NYPD" film series, see also Posteritati Movie Poster in "Art"; Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; 1:45, 5:05, 8:20, $9.

New York Animation Festival Six day festival of independently-produced animation starts today feat. panel discussions & presentations; Cinema Village, 22 E. 12th St. (betw. University Pl. & 5th Ave.), 212-924-3363; call for sched., $9.

Pordenone Presents Works from the Pordenone Silent Film Festival?the world's only festival for silent film; BAM Cinématek, 30 Lafayette Ave. (betw. Ashland Pl. & St. Felix St.), Ft. Greene, 718-636-4100; call for sched., $9, [through 9/16]

Raging Bull Scorsese/Deniro classic about prizefighter Jake LaMotta; Cinema Classics, 332 E. 11th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-677-1027; 8 & 10, $5.50.

The Making of Iranian Cinema: Two Decades & A Century Screenings, panel discussions, art exhibits & book signings surrounding the Iranian phenomenon; Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, 165 W. 65th St. (B'way), 212-875-5600; call for sched.

Lectures

Art & Democracy Symposium brought to you by the Tisch people, who don't know much about either; Cooper Union's Great Hall, 7 E. 7th St. (3rd Ave.), 212-992-9311; call for time, $10.

Parades/Street Fairs

Salute to Wall Street Festival Classic carnival pays trib. to old New York w/petting zoo, hay wagon rides, over 300 craft artisans, exhibits, merchandise & food vendors, sponsored by the John Heuss House Homeless Center; Beaver St. (betw. B'way & William St.), 212-809-4900; 11-6, free.

Readings/Open Mic

The Age of Innocence Edith Wharton's excellent novel is subject of discussion at "Great Books Reading Group" tonight; Village Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. Lafayette St. & B'way), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.

Elena Georgiou reads from her personal stock pile of poetry; Cornelia St. Cafe, 29 Cornelia St. (6th Ave.), 212-989-9319; 6, $6.

SATURDAY 8/15

Around Town

Autumn Crafts Festival feat. porcelain, leather, precious jewelry, blown glass, designer fashions in silks & wool, home furnishings & more; Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park & Josie L. Robertson Plaza, Columbus Ave. (64th St.), 973-746-0091; 11-7, free [repeats Sun, through 9/16].

Self Magazine sponsors annual workout in the park w/yoga, Pilates & info on latest health trends; Rumsey Playfield, 72nd St. (Central Park), 888-844-SELF; 10-3, $5.

Vanished: Photos from the Propsect Park Archives on exhibit every weekend at the Gallery in the Grand Army Plaza Arch, Prospect Park W. (Flatbush Ave.), 718-965-7722; 1-5, call for price [through 10/28].

Family

Fly By Night Trapeze dance co. incorporates freeze tag & body sculptures; Pier 63, 23rd St. (West Side Hwy), 212-304-3791, 2, $15, $12 st./s.c., kids free.

Freddie Fish Super Sleuth Explore new outdoor water exhibit through games & puzzles; Children's Museum of the Art, 118 Mercer St. (betw. Prince & Spring Sts.), 212-721-1234; Sat. & Sun at 11, 2 & 4:30, call for price.

Harlem Health Fair Kids photographed, free medical screening & info. on various health issues; Foot Clinics of NY, 555 E. 24th St. (Park Ave.), 212-410-8186; 10-3, free.

Kidsmobile Library on wheels is part of "Storybook Reading Program"?kids can get their own library card & borrow books of their choice; Imagination Playground in Prospect Park, Ocean Ave. (Lincoln Rd.), Park Slope, 718-965-6973; 1-5, free [through 10/6].

Untitled Theater Company #61's Ionesco Festival feat. Eugene Ionesco play Rhinoceros, a parody about conformity w/shadow puppets, masks & live music & Tales for Children Less Than Three Years Old, based on bedtime stories Ionesco told his daughter; the Connelly Theater, 220 E. 4th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-387-2043, call for times, $15, $7 child.

Walk on the Wild Side Sketch flowers at Wave Hill then create colorful paintings; Kerlin Learning Center at Wave Hill, 675 W. 252nd St. (Indep. Ave.), Bronx, 718-549-3200, x232; Sat. & Sun. 1-4, free.

Weekly Medieval Arts Workshop Families create stained-glass collage, gargoyle & limestone block (debatable whether a limestone block is a craft), ages 4 & up; the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave. (112th St.), RSVP 212-932-7347; 10, $5/class.

Film/Video

Female Trouble Screening plus q&a w/John Waters, as part of Gay Life Expo; Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 11th Ave. (37th St.), 212-352-3535; 5:30, $25.

I Shot Andy Warhol Mary Harron's (American Psycho) first film stars Lili Taylor as art stalker Valerie Solanas, as part of the "Being Andy Warhol" series; Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 212-505-5110; 2:30, $8.

Joey Ramone Tribute Night Part of CMJ's Filmfest?live concert footage of the Ramones plus shorts from new filmmakers?hosted by Lenny Kaye of the Patti Smith band; Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. (Ave. A), 212-254-3300; 9, call for price.

Plaster Caster Doc. of groupie Cynthia Plaster Caster's infamous castings of rock-star's penises?stand-outs incl. Jimi Hendrix (natch!), Jello Biafra & Paul Barker; Pioneer Theater 155 E. 3rd St. (Ave. A), 212-254-3300; 6:45.

The Bluebird Maurice Tourneur's stylized adaptation of the Maurice Maeterlinck play; American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave. (36th St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; 2, $8.50.

Lectures

www.commercialcloset.org Michael Wilke talks about his popular website which chronicles lesbians & gays in advertising over past 30 years; Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 11th Ave. (37th St.), 212-352-3535; 12:30.

Readings/Open Mic

Poetry in the Branches Marie Ponsot & Naomi Replansky read; NY Public Library, 150 W. 100th St. (5th Ave.), 212-222-8030; 2, free.

Rattapallax Press hosts poets Marilyn Hacker, Beatrix Gates & Stephanos Papadopoulos; NY Public Library, 444 Amsterdam Ave. (W. 81st St.), 212-221-7676; 2, free.

Smash Nova's Saturday Joyfest Open mic hosted by David Speer; Baggot Inn, 82 W. 3rd St. (betw. Thompson & Sullivan Sts.), 212-477-0622; 3:30-5:30, contrib.

SUNDAY 9/16

Around Town

Adventures for the Unattached Attend "Fall Singles Mixer," drink wine, eat cheese, hear jazz & find someone to hibernate with; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 7:30, $25.

Race for the Cure More than 30,000 people & plenty of celebs descend on Central Park to run for breast cancer charities; 212-293-CURE or www.nyraceforthecure.org for reg. & complete info.

Family

High Holiday Family Workshop Parents & children learn about traditions of the Jewish New Year, incl. the Shofar & apples & honey, plus they can make their own "book of life"; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 2-4, $20/family.

The Mighty Curious Improv Troupe Creative Improv for kids to create stories & games; Gotham Comedy Club, 34 W. 22nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-665-3386, 2, $5.

Peaceable Kingdom Activities to promote awareness of CARE's humanitarian mission; Central Park Zoo, 5th Ave. (64th St.), 212-686-3110, 6, $25-$1000.

Puppets, Puppets, Puppets incl. singing frogs & dancing skeletons; the Town School, 540 E. 76th St. (betw. York & East End Ave.), 212-369-8890 x159; 11, 12:30 & 2, $7, child under 10 months free [through 1/2].

Film/Video

The Beginning of Charlie Chaplin Seven shorts from the Little Tramp's early years?part of the "Silent Clowns Film Series"; New-York Historical Society, 2 W. 77th St. (Central Park W.), 212-714-3575; 2, $7.

Breakfast at Tiffany's Shown weekly, Audrey Hepburn & George Peppard are upscale freeloaders with a mutual attraction that can't be fulfilled; Screening Room, 54 Varick (Canal St.), 212-334-2100; 1:30, $9, $6 if you have brunch in the restaurant before the movie.

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmakers Apocalypse Witness the impressive spectacle of an out of control megalomaniac making a film about an out of control megalomaniac?"The horror, the horror"; Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-388-8713; 7 & 9:30, $6.

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Classic for the tykes?and must see on DVD; Cinema Classics, 332 E. 11th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-677-1027; 8 & 10, $5.50.

Workshops

Sex Toys 101 Dildos & harnesses & butt plugs, oh my! Tour the toys & get tips on using them; Toys in Babeland, 94 Rivington St. (betw. Ludlow & Orchard Sts.), 212-375-1701; 7:30, $20.

MONDAY 9/17

Around Town

Singles High Holiday Services for those who worship the silver screen. "Hip, young Jewish singles" invited to mingle & mark holiday at Tribeca Film Center, 375 Greenwich St. (betw. N. Moore & Franklin Sts.), RSVP 212-889-5532, x201; call for times, prices & complete info [repeats Tues.].

Family

Backgammon Mondays for teens & adults at two locations during lunch & after school; the Upper Room in Battery Park City, The Esplanade (Albany St.), 212-267-9700; 12-1:30, free; Nelson A. Rockefeller Park, Battery Park City, Chambers St. (Vessey St.), 212-267-9700; 3:30-5:30, free [through 9/24].

Children's Photography Workshop Make an Ansel Adams out of your 4th- or 5th-grade child; Nelson A. Rockefeller Park, Battery Park City, Chambers St. (Vessey St.), 212-267-9700; 3:30-5, free [through 10/29].

Readings/Open Mic

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

Workshops

Feng Shui Introduction to ancient art of placement & arrangement affords great opportunity to meet single gay men; the Center, 208 W. 13th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-620-7310; 8, $20-$25.

TUESDAY 9/18

Around Town

Fasting & Detox Workshop for beginners & pros at High Vibe, 85 E. 3rd St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-777-6645; 7, free.

Rosh Hashana American Jewish Heritage Organization offers free high holy day service geared toward those whose faith has strayed; RSVP 212-439-8754 for location; 10 a.m.

Rosh Hashana Free high holy day service geared toward those who come from conservative, reform, or unaffiliated backgrounds; RSVP 212-209-6801 for location, time & price.

Family

Teen Art Weekly workshop helps teens prepare portfolios for NYC's art high schools & colleges; Nelson A. Rockefeller Park, Battery Park City, Chambers St. (Vessey St.), 212-267-9700, 3:30-5:30, free [through 9/24].

Film/Video

Iridium Jazz Film Series continues w/Miles & Quincy, Live at Montreux doc. feat. 1991 performance w/Gil Evans; Iridium Jazz Club, 1650 B'way (51st St.), 212-582-2121; 7, $27.50.

Les Vacances de M. Hulot Proto-Clouseau? Jacques Tati's 1953 comedy about a vacation gone wrong; French Institute, Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6160; 12:30, 3:30, 6:30 & 9, $8.