EVENTS WEDNESDAY 9/5 Around Town Jazz Open House Learn about ...

Around Town

Jazz Open House Learn about adult jazz program at Lucy Moses School; Abraham Goodman House, 129 W. 67th St. (B'way), 212-501-3360; 7 p.m., free.

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].

Toddler Storytime Stories & finger plays for children 18 months to 3 years of age; Early Childhood Resource & Information Center, 66 Leroy St. (betw. Hudson St. & 7th Ave.), 212-929-0815, free.

Film/Video

Djomeh Director Hassan Yektapanah relates love story betw. dairy farmer & local girl in highly-praised piece of New Iranian cinema; Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; 1:00, 2:50, 4:40, 6:30, 8:20, 10:15, $9 [through 9/18].

Down From the Mountain Chris Hegedus' concert film feat. folk musicians from O Brother, Where Art Thou? & discussion w/filmmakers following first show; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (Central Park W. & Columbus Ave.), 212-601-1000; 7:30 & 9:30, $9.

The Ghosts of Attica Premiere screening of doc. about bloodiest prison revolt in U.S. history (in upstate NY), followed by discussion w/filmmakers; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6600; 6 & 8, $10.

Manhattan Witness the genesis of Woody's obsession w/pubescent women?excellent b&w photography by Gordon Willis; Cinema Classics, 332 E. 11th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-677-5368; 6, 8 & 10, $5.50.

Monterey Pop Concert film feat. performances by the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Canned Heat, Otis Redding, Simon & Garfunkel, Steve Miller & the Mamas & the Papas; the Screening Room, 54 Varick St. (Canal St.), 212-334-2100; 3:30, 5:45, 8, 10:15, $6-$9 [through 9/6].

Moviepalooza Seven indie shorts & features?meet w/directors & actors before & after screenings; Irish Arts Center, 553 W. 51st St. (11th Ave.), 212-462-3064; call for times & prices [through 9/9].

New York: Cinema City Films set in NY screen this month, starting w/Little Fugitive, minimalist tale of a boy who runs away to Coney Island believing that he has killed his brother. Truffaut claimed this film was a key influence on the French New Wave; St. Agnes Branch Public Library, 444 Amsterdam Ave. (81st St.), 212-221-7676; 2, free.

Lectures

Suze Orman Author of Road to Wealth discusses debt, savings, stocks, trusts & new tax laws; CUNY Grad Center, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-7170; 7, free.

Understand Out-of-Body Experience Free lecture on OBEs & paranormal activity at IIPC, 262 W. 38th St., #507 (8th Ave.), 212-869-4595; 7.

Readings/Open Mic

Ninth Annual John Cage Birthday Tribute w/readings from "A Year from Monday," "M," "Silence" & more at St. Mark's Church, 131 E. 10th St. (2nd Ave.), 212-674-0910; 7:30, free.

FRIDAY 9/7

Family

Untitled Theater Company #61's Ionesco Festival feat. Eugene Ionesco play Rhinoceros, a parody about conformity w/shadow puppets, masks & live music; the Connelly Theater, 220 E. 4th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-387-2043; 6:30, $15 [repeats Sat at 8:30, Mon. at 8, through 9/29].

Film/Video

James Bond: Two Films from the Archive MoMA shows off its new print of Tomorrow Never Dies, w/From Russia with Love; 11 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-708-9400; 2:30 & 6:00, $10.

Galaxy Avant-garde & independent filmmakers Stan Brakhage, Jim Davis & Jordan Belson look at the cosmos in the light of 20th-century astrophysics; Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 212-505-5110; 7:00, $8.

Joy Ride Director John Dahl (Rounders, Red Rock West) discusses his newest film after screening; Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, 165 W. 65th St. (B'way), 212-875-5600; 7:30, $9.

Ladyfest*East More than 30 films by women filmmakers screen this weekend. Highlights incl. sci-fi adventure Born in Flames, unionizing stripper doc. Live Nude Girls Unite!, lengthy street harassment doc. War Zone, rockumentary Kiss My Grits: The Herstory of Women in Punk and Hard Rock; Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 212-505-5181; call for times & prices.

Sidewalks of New York Preview of Ed Burns' latest in which a self-indulgent star, Burns, directs his hip actor friends while following around another film crew documenting the lives of New Yorkers. Heather Graham, Dennis Farina & Stanley Tucci stars?discussion w/Burns follows the screening; DGA Theater, 110 W. 57th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-307-7171; 7, $12.

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].

Readings/Open Mic

Geraldine Brooks appears on tour w/Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague; Upper West Side Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; call for time, free.

FRIDAY 9/7

Around Town

Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Nerds of the world, unite! Weekend of exhibitions, tournaments, game demos & artist signings devoted to sci-fi/fantasy card game; Madison Sq. Garden, 4 Penn Plaza (betw. 32nd & 33rd Sts.), 800-324-6496; 8:30 a.m.-11 p.m., free [through Sun.].

NY/NJ Baby Fair Weekend of product exhibitions, childcare info stations & family activities, incl. Baby Derby races; NJ Convention & Expo Center at Raritan Center, 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison, 877-959-BABY; 10-5, $8 adults, children under 12 & grandparents free.

Power Dating sponsored by the Learning Annex?each "potential life-long mate" gets five minutes of small talk before it's on to the next; Holiday Inn, 440 W. 57th St. (9th Ave.), 212-874-4472; 7-10, $29.

Film/Video

An Actor's Revenge MoMa begins its Kon Ichikawa retrospective w/Kabuki tale set in 18th-century Japan; 11 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-708-9400; 6, $10.

Highway of Heartache Greg Wild directs the first & only drag queen movie musical; Two Boots Den of Cin, 44 Ave. A (betw. 3rd & 4th Sts.), 212-254-1919; 11, $5 incl. a beverage.

Midnight Special Triumph of the Will, Leni Riefenstahl's disturbingly effective Nazi propaganda film; Cinema Classics, 332 E. 11th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-677-1027; 12 a.m., $5.50.

New York International Independent Film & Video Festival Ten-day hootenanny starts tonight w/meet & greet session at the Garden?www.nyfilmvideo.com or call 212-777-7100 for sched., film descriptions & ticket information. Screenings begin Sat.

The Long Walk Home Racial & feminist tensions play out against backdrop of Montgomery, AL in 1955, w/Sissy Spacek & Whoopi Goldberg?discussion follows; Queens Museum of Art, New York City Bldg., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 718-592-9700; 6:30, $5.

The Second Annual New York International Latino Film Festival: Best of the Fest Three-day showcase for Latino filmmakers; BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave. (betw. Ashland Pl. & St. Felix St.), Ft. Greene, 718-636-4100; $9.

Readings/Open Mic

Anne Heche Getting dick made her a writer too! Newly straight Heche reads from Call Me Crazy; Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-253-0810; 7:30, free.

Shakespeare's Monkey Poetry Collective feat. poetry slam & open mic; Nuyorican Poets Cafe, 236 E. 3rd St. (betw. Aves. B & C), 212-505-8183; 7:30, $7.

SATURDAY 8/8

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].

Gay Gotham Chorus Auditions for all male voice parts; the Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew, 263 W. 86th St. (West End Ave.), 212-369-3179 for audition; 2-4 [repeats Sun.].

Gen Art/Nokia Fashion Week Show Mingle w/elite & see new fashion companies Danenberg Castro, Keanan Duffty & Liz Collins?after-party at Spa; Bryant Park, 6th Ave. (betw. 40th & 42nd Sts.), 212-971-5420, 8, call for prices.

Interfaith Harvest Festival Musicians & performers bring together, new age, Celtic, bluegrass & sufi performances; Central Park Bandshell, 72nd St. (midpark), 718-492-2192; 12-3 p.m., free.

Music Memorabilia Show & Used Book Fair LPs, 45s, CDs, sheet music, posters, rare & out-of-print books in all categories & genres; Tip Top Shoe Building, 155 W. 72nd St. 4th fl. (B'way), 212-579-0689, 10-2, free.

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].

Family Art Project: Fishy Fun Make your own 3-D fish creations & learn about aquatic animals; Kerlin Learning Center at Wave Hill, 675 W. 252nd St. (Indep. Ave.), Bronx, 718-549-3200; 1-4, free w/grounds adm. [repeats Sun.].

Kati Kuroda tells Japanese folk tales, incl. The Tricky Rabbit & The Tongue-Cut Sparrow; Rector Park West at Battery Park City (W. Thames St.), 212-267-9700; 11, free.

Untitled Theater Company #61's Ionesco Festival feat. Eugene Ionesco's play 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; 12 p.m., $15, $7 children [repeats Sun 12, through 9/21].

Weekly Medieval Arts Workshop Families create medieval crafts incl. stained-glass collage, gargoyle & limestone block, 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

1776 Based on musical of the same name, film dramatizes the fight for American Independence w/the Founding Fathers writing, arguing, and singing?; The Old Stone House, J.J. Burns Park, 336 3rd St. (betw. 4th & 5th Aves.), Bklyn, 718-768-3195; 2, free.

Marrakesh to Jerusalem: Films from the Arab World Two-day Arab movie series feat. three Moroccan films in their U.S. debut; Cantor Film Center, 36 E. 8th St. (betw. B'way & University Pl.), 212-662-4433, call for times & prices.

The Seventh Seal Part of the "Homage to Ingmar Bergman" series: Max von Sydow's angst-ridden knight wanders Europe to play chess w/Death; YWCA, 610 Lexington Ave. (53rd St.), 212-755-9717; 4:30, $7.

The Theory of the Leisure Class Brad Renfro from this year's amazing Bully & Chris McDonald from Requiem for a Dream star in dystopic interpretation of Middle America?part of the NY International Independent Film & Video Festival; Clearview Cinema, 239 E. 59th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Ave.), 212-759-4631; 6, $10.

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.

Parades/Street Fairs

Kitchen Neighborhood Street Fair Potluck of performances feat. hiphop group Second 2 Last, Tito Castro, tango lessons & art exhibitions sponsored by the Kitchen Center; 19th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-255-5793; 2-5, free.

Readings/Open Mic

Book Group meets tonight to discuss T.C. Boyle Stories; Park Slope Barnes & Noble, 267 7th Ave. (6th St.), Bklyn, 718-832-9066; call for time, 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.

Women of the Word Evening of spoken word & poetry w/Aileen Cho, Susana Cook, Ife Oshun & more; Nuyorican Poets Cafe, 236 E. 3rd St. (betw. Aves. B & C), 212-505-8183; 10, $15.

SUNDAY 9/9

Around Town

Fiesta de Flores celebrates people & plants of Latin America w/music, dancing, crafts, food & tours led in Spanish; the New York Botanical Garden, 200th St. (Southern Blvd.), Bronx, 718-817-8700; 11-4, call for prices.

Rosh Hashana Expo & Jewish Unity Concert Events & activities to prepare for the Jewish New Year, plus challah-baking & candle-making; Washington Sq. Park, 5th Ave. (Washington Sq. N.), 646-336-7272; 2, free.

Family

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

Film/Video

Alphaville Ocularis' weekly series feat. Jean-Luc Godard's 1965 sci-fi noir re-enactment of the legend of Orpheus & Eurydice, starring Anna Karina & Eddie Constantine; Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-388-8713; 7 & 9:30, $6.

Beyond the Summit Doc. of the cleanup efforts on Mt. Everest narrated by Sharon Stone, as part of the NY International Independent Film & Video Festival; Sutton 1& 2, 205 E. 57th St. (3rd Ave.), 212-759-1411; 12:10 p.m., $10.

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.

Night Falls on Manhattan Sidney Lumet's police story stars Andy Garcia as an assistant DA prosecuting a botched drug bust, part of ongoing "NYPD" film series, see also Posteritati Movie Poster in "Art"; Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (Varick St.), 212-727-8110; 3:55 & 7:55, $9.

Pitfall 1948 Andre de Toth film involving a suburban family man who throws it all away for a dangerous femme fatale; American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave. (36th St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; 2, call for price.

Lectures

AIDS Doctors: Voices from the Epidemic Discussion w/editors of oral history spanning early 80s to present; City Museum, 1220 5th Ave. (betw. 103rd & 104th Sts.), 212-534-1672; 2, free.

Parades/Street Fairs

16th Annual International Cultures Parade Floats, traditional costumes & performances in music & dance by over 100 cultural communities, sponsored by International Immigrants Foundation; Madison Ave. (betw. 42nd & 43rd Sts.), 212-204-1299; 2, free.

Readings/Open Mic

East Harlem Poetry Slam w/local writers & open mic; Modesto Flores Garden, Lexington Ave. (betw. 104th & 105th Sts.), 212-806-8821 ext.129; 2-5.

MONDAY 9/10

Around Town

Memory Screenings for senior citizens & disabled, sponsored by Empire Medicare Services; Medicare Education Center, 800 2nd Ave. (betw. 42nd & 43rd Sts.), RSVP 212-476-2289; 10-2, free.

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, 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].

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.

Judgement Corbin Bernsen of L.A. Law fame resurfaces for more courtroom drama about the trial of God for crimes against humanity. If there is a God, Mr. Bernsen will not be playing him?part of the NY International Independent Film & Video Festival; Sutton 1& 2, 205 E. 57th St. (3rd Ave.), 212-759-1411; 4:00, $10.

Lectures

"Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Medicare" but were afraid to ask; Lenox Hill Senior Center, 343 E. 70th St. (1st Ave.), 212-744-5022; 1:15, free.

HELP Non-profit offers herpes seminar w/gynecologist & women's health specialist Dr. Marianne Styler?she'll take questions from audience too!; Cabrini Medical Center, 227 E. 19th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-628-9154; 7:30, don.

Readings/Open Mic

Deepak Chopra continues to cash them checks w/new book on decreasing one's "biological age"; Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-721-5282; 7:30, free.

The Circle Author Laura Day talks about how wishful thinking can change your life; Village Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. Lafayette St. & B'way), 212-420-0816; 7:30, free.

Garrison Keillor reads from the enormously popular Lake Wobegon: Summer 1956 & NPR groupies leave parent's basement to throw panties; Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-253-0810; 7:30, 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 9/11

Around Town

Estate Jewelry Auction Bid for antique pocket watches, cigarette cases & cufflinks from Cartier & Tiffany's; William Doyle Galleries, 175 E. 87th St. (betw. Lexington & 3rd Sts.), 212-427-2730; 10 a.m., free.

Oysters: From the Ecosystem to Your Plate Sampling & presentation of the bottom feeders, prepared in a variety of styles; the River Project, Pier 26, West St. (betw. Canal & Chambers Sts.), RSVP 212-431-5787; 5:30-9, $45.

Family

Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban Reading by Jim Dale, actor & voice of the recorded Harry Potter books; Scholastic Store, 557 B'way (betw. Prince & Spring Sts.), RSVP 212-343-6166; 4, free.

Teen Art Weekly workshop to help 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, free [through 9/24].

Film/Video

Himalaya Eric Valli's story of the Tibetan Buddhist community in exile was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (Central Park W. & Columbus Ave.), 212-601-1000; 7:30 & 9:30, $8.

Iridium Jazz Film Series kicks off today w/Thelonious Monk: Straight to Chaser doc. feat. 1968 studio & tour footage; Iridium Jazz Club, 1650 B'way (51st St.), 212-582-2121; 7.

Jo's Town Doc. feature examines a Missouri high school's 20-year reunion production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town, as part of the NY International Independent Film & Video Festival; Sutton 1& 2, 205 E. 57th St. (3rd Ave.), 212-759-1411; 8:10, $10.

La Belle et La Bête Jean Cocteau's version of the classic fairy tale w/ Jean Marais, Josette Day & Marcel André; French Institute, Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6160; 12:30, 3:30, 6:30 & 9, $8.

Lectures

Margaret Atwood of the novels Cat's Eye, Alias Grace & The Blind Assassin (which won the Booker last year) is interviewed by Marilyn French; NY Public Library, 5th Ave. (42nd St.), RSVP 212-930-0855; 6, $10.

The Raelian Movement, you know, the people who believe all life on Earth was created in laboratories by folks "in the sky," hold meeting at Musical Theater, 440 Lafayette St. (Astor Pl. & 4th St.), 212-586-0156; 8, $5.

Rock 'Til You Drop Author & New York Press Editor John Strausbaugh heads panel on "clostomy rock" w/Jim Miller (Flowers in the Dustbin), M. Doughty (Soul Coughing), Danny Fields & Tanya Richardson; the New School, Swayduck Aud., 65 5th Ave. (betw. 13th & 14th Sts.) 212-229-5600; 8, free.

Tribute to Marty Glickman Marv Albert, Ira Berkow & Bob Costas reminisce about late, great radio broadcaster; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (5th Ave.), 212-621-6600; 6, $10.

Readings/Open Mic

Anarchy! An Anthology of Emma Goldman's "Mother Earth" Peter Glassgold reads from activist magazine's best at Lincoln Triangle Barnes & Noble, 1972 B'way (66th St.), 212-595-6859; 7, free.

Eddie B Poetry Open Open mic starts at 7:30 w/feat. poet Jay Chollick at Korova Milk Bar, 200 Ave. A (betw. 12th & 13th Sts.), 718-389-2666; free.

Niagara Falls All Over Again Elizabeth McCracken reads from new novel about Vaudeville; Village Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. Lafayette St. & B'way), 212-420-0816; 7:30, free.