EVENTS WEDNESDAY 9/26 Around Town Free Daily Meditation for New ...

Around Town

Free Daily Meditation for New Yorkers in need at Jivamukti Yoga Center, 404 Lafayette St. (betw. 4th St. & Astor Pl.), 212-353-0214; call for times [through 9/30].

National Arbor Day Foundation Last chance to join & get 10 free trees; www.arborday.org

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].

Film/Video

Annie Hall 1977 Woody Allen flick starring Diane Keaton & Shelley Duvall; Void, 16 Mercer St. (Howard St.), 212-941-6492; 7:30, free.

Juda Finnish love triangle w/English subtitles; Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave. (betw. 37th & 38th Sts.), 212-779-3587; 6 & 8:30, $8.

"Stop, Look & Listen!" Music & film festival screens Rockers (6); Seeking Heat: David Byrne & Los Amigos Invisibles: The Making of Arepa 3000 (8) & Between the Teeth (10); Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. (Ave. A), 212-254-3300; call for prices.

Lectures

Do's & Do Not's of Bouncing Back from Bankruptcy w/author of Bouncing Back from Bankruptcy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Back on Your Financial Feet; Source of Life Center, 22 W. 34th St., 5th fl. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-244-5888; 7, $39.

Report Back on U.N. World Conference against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia & related intolerance by Colette Pean at Radical Women, 32 Union Sq. E., #907 (16th St.), 212-677-7002; 7:30, free.

THURSDAY 9/27

Around Town

Yom Kippur Day 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.

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

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].

Lectures

Black Soldiers in the Diaspora Academic Ben Vinson pres. "From Slavery to Modern Times," as part of forum on migration at Barnard Hall, 117th St. (B'way), 212-854-2037; 6.

Adam Hochschild discusses his latest, King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror & Heroism in Colonial Africa; Brecht Forum, 122 W. 27th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-242-4201; 7:30, $6.

FRIDAY 9/28

Around Town

Jammin' 105 Music Cruise! Let the S.S. Queen of Hearts, three flutes of champagne & DJs from 105 FM take you away; Pier 40, West Side Hwy (W. Houston St.), 212-987-BOAT; 6, $20.

Film/Video

"Faster, Harder, Shorter" series of short pieces of different genres by emerging filmmakers, in conjunction w/exhibit at White Columns concludes today, 320 W. 13th St. (entrance on Horation St.), 212-924-4212; 8, free.

Wizard of Oz accompanied by Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon; Cinema Classics, 332 E. 11th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-677-1027; 12 a.m., $5.50.

Lectures

The Art & Science of Prayer in the Esoteric Christian Tradition Explore healing power of prayer w/Peter Roche de Coppens; Open Center, 83 Spring St. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-219-2527; 7-10, $20.

Readings/Open Mic

The Ash Garden Dennis Bock reads from his novel telling fate of three lives in wake of Hiroshima; Upper West Side Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.

Belladonna Blatant, shameless references to Stevie are always welcome here...tonight, poets Lee Ann Brown & Adeena Karasick read & hopefully wear lace shawls at Bluestockings, 172 Allen St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-777-6028; 7.

SATURDAY 9/29

Around Town

GNC Pro Perforrmance Arm Wrestling Contest Need some frivilous entertainment to take your mind off things for a bit? This might do the trick...; South St. Seaport, Pier 17 (Fulton St.), 212-714-1280; 11-3, free.

Gourmet Raw Cuisine Food Prep Courses This week, "The Raw Basics" w/Marie Lumholtz; High Vibe, 85 E. 3rd St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-777-6645; 9:30, $60.

Poem Kite Adults & kids over 10 invited to make a banner-like kite "designed to carry your thoughts into the sky" & then fly it; American Craft Museum, 40 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-956-3535; 10:30, $35.

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.), park Slope, 718-965-7722; 1-5, call for price [through 10/28].

Family

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].

Face to Face: Dealing with Prejudice & Discrimination Timely & relevant exhibit created to help families fight prejudice & discrimination in positive manner; Brooklyn Children's Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. (betw. St. Marks Ave. & Prospect Pl.), 718-735-4400, call for museum hours & prices.

Free Health Insurance Visit museum & receive reliable & confidential advice on how to apply for free children's health insurance; Children's Museum of Manhattan, 212 W. 83rd St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.) 212-721-1223, 10-5, 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.

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.

Film/Video

"Anime Movie Weekend" series screens Ghost in the Shell (1 p.m.) & Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade (3); Brooklyn Museum of Art, 200 Eastern Pkwy (Washington Ave.), Bklyn, 718-638-5000; Sat., $6, $3 st./s.c.

"Social Engineering: Highlights from the A/V Geeks Educational Film Archieve" showcases high school health room classics on drugs, VD & madness in the office plays through Sun.; American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave. (36th St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; 2 & 4:15, $8.50, $5.50 st./s.c.

2001: Bowie Odyssey Tribute to David Bowie w/musical performances; Cinema Classics, 332 E. 11th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-677-1027; 12 a.m., $5.50.

Lectures

MET Guild Lectures Opera talk w/John Muller on Mozart's Idomeneo; Kaplan Penthouse, 10th fl., Rose Bldg., 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, B'way (65th St.), 212-769-7028; 11:30 a.m., $12.

Readings/Open Mic

Bark If You Love Me Author of book about dog's life gives special reading & signing at Prospect Park so lil' bow wow can come along too; 718-832-9066 for location; 1, 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 9/30

Around Town

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

Teen Volunteer Fair Meet w/35 non-profits & find out how you can make a difference; Central Park, Rumsey Playfield, 5th Ave. (72nd St.), 212-873-2600 or www.vteens.org; 1-5, free.

Family

Books 'bout b.b. Children create book & matching illustrations about Sony Wonder's telepresence robot; Sony Wonder Lab, 56th St. (Madison Ave.) 212-833-7858, 2-5, $5.

Free Health Insurance Visit museum & receive reliable & confidential advice on how to apply for free children's health insurance; Children's Museum of Manhattan, 212 W. 83rd St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam) 212-721-1223, 10 - 5, free.

Puppets To Go Little Red Riding Hood learns some important lessons; 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

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.

Return of the Silent Fools Six shorts incl. "Mickey in School" starring a young Mickey Rooney screen, as part of the "Silent Clowns Film Series" at New-York Historical Society, 2 W. 77th St. (Central Park W.), 212-969-0968; 2, $7.

Underground Emir Kusturica's epic look at Yugoslavia; Ocularis at Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-388-8713; 8:30, $6.

Readings/Open Mic

On Borrowed Words: A Memoir of Language Good, 'cause that's about the only kind we'll allow these days, bub! Author & yiddish-as-first-language speaker Ilan Stavans & critic Morris Dickstein read & discuss culture, religion, politics & translation; Eldridge St. Synangogue, 12 Eldridge St. (betw. Canal & Division Sts.), 212-978-8800; 3, $6, $4 st./s.c.

MONDAY 10/1

Family

Story Time Stories for children from 5-8; Hamilton Fish Park Library, 415 E. Houston St. (betw. Aves. C & D), 212-673-2290, 4, free.

Lectures

The Buddhist Spiritual Path Classes on essential practices & mediations continue today w/"Death"; Chakrasambara Center, 520 8th Ave. (betw. 36th & 37th Sts.), 917-351-9390; 7, $12.

Readings/Open Mic

Erotic Whispers Mistress Aprill invites both virgins & whores to share in this weekly open mic event at 99 MacDougal St. (Bleecker St.), 718-401-6592; 7-9, 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 10/2

Film/Video

Du rififi chez les hommes 1953 comedy about four losers driving truckloads of nitroglycerine around the South America; French Institute, Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6160; 12:30, 3:30, 6:30 & 9, $8.

Iridium Jazz Film Series continues w/Blue Note: A Story of Modern Jazz, which documents jazz labels; Iridium Jazz Club, 1650 B'way (51st St.), 212-582-2121; 7, $27.50 [repeats daily, through 10/7].

NY S/M Film Festival Second annual festival all about bondage, dominance, sadomasochism, role-play & fetishes kicks off today w/(Still More of) The Good, the Bad, and the Ridiculous: S/M at the Movies; 24 Bond St. (betw. Lafayette St. & Bowery), 212-388-0722; 7:30, $9 [through 10/6].

Lectures

The Anti-Art Legacy of Marcel Duchamp is this week's "Brown Bag Lunch Lecture" at the Museum of Modern Art, 18 W. 54th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-708-9781; 12:30, $5, B.O.Y. lunch [repeats 10/4].

The Crisis of Neglected Diseases like malaria & tuberculosis, which kill millions every year prompted this week's international conference sponsored by Doctors Without Borders; CUNY Grad Center, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-2005; 9:30-5, call for price & complete sched. [through 9/4].