Lectures & Workshops LECTURES/WORKSHOPS Wednesday 2/21 CANDACE BUSHNELL TALKS ABOUT SEX ...
Wednesday 2/21
CANDACE BUSHNELL TALKS ABOUT SEX & THE CITY
If her one-dimensional characters haven't completed your lobotomy, here's your chance!; 238 Thompson St. (betw. W. 3rd St. & Washington Sq. S.), 212-998-4941; 8, $3.
HEALTH ISSUES ANONYMOUS
Twelve-step group for those living w/a health concern; St. Luke's Roosevelt Center, 324 W. 108th St., #305 (betw. B'way & Riverside Dr.), 212-362-7214; 5:30-7, free.
SWING 46
Dance lessons start the night off w/big bands at 10; 349 W 46th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 212-262-9554; 9:15, call for price.
Thursday 2/22
BEYOND FORM: ART & ARCHITECTURE IN THE SPACE OF MEDIA
Panel discussion on how technology is changing art & architecture; School of Visual Arts, 209 E. 23rd St., 3rd fl. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-592-2010; 8, free.
MIT'S MICHAEL DERTOUZOS ON HUMAN-CENTRIC COMPUTERS
Dertouzos lectures on his new book, The Unfinished Revolution: Making Computers Human-Centric, which outlines how speech understanding, automation, individualized information access, collaboration & customization will make our lives that much sicker; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-996-1100; 8:15, $20.
Friday 2/23
ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Dr. Jonathan Miller gives keynote address at three-day conference on mind-altering substances, even though I told them my brother would do it for free; New School, Tishman Aud., 66 W. 12th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-229-2488; 6, call for price.
CITYLAW BREAKFAST
Series focusing on NYC legal & public affairs. Today, CUNY Chancellor Dr. Matthew Goldstein talks about whatever's on his mind, incl. perhaps the new Hunter college president; NY Law School, Ernst C. Stiefel Reading Room, 47 Worth St. (betw. Church St. & W. B'way), 212-431-2800; 8:15, call for price.
QUEER DIASPORAS/PSYCHIC DIASPORAS: ON THE FILMS OF ANG LEE
Columbia's Dave Eng examines Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, the film that prostitutes itself in subway cars; CUNY Grad Center, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-8215; 1:30, call for price.
STOOP POETRY WORKSHOP
Serious scribes, bring 10 copies of your work to Tribes Gallery, 285 E. 3rd St. (betw. Aves. C & D), 212-674-3778; 7:30-9:30, $3 contrib.
Saturday 2/24
AFRICAN DANCE CLASSES
For ages eight & up, in celebration of Black History Month; Center for Dance Studies, 231 60th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), Bklyn., RSVP 718-567-9620; 1:30, call for prices.
METROPOLITAN OPERA GUILD PRESENTS
John Muller's lecture on Mozart's Cosi fan tutte (trans. They're All Like Rhat, about women, naturally); 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, B'way (65th St.), 212-769-7028; 11:30, $12-$14.
MODELS OF RESISTANCE: CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN ACTIVISTS ACROSS GENERATIONS
Staceyann Chin, Jennifer Kern, Abigail Reyes of Women Working for Change & Shawnta Smith of Young Women's Leadership Foundation discuss where feminism is headed in the millennium of the woman. But where's Christy Turlington? Those new anti-smoking ads are so great?it breaks my heart to see a supermodel cry; Barnard Center for Research on Women, 3009 B'way (betw. W. 117th St. & B'way), 212-854-2067; 10-4, free.
TRIBAL SOUNDZ CLASSES
"Dances of the Voice" (Sat. at 12); Tribal Soundz, 340 E. 6th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), RSVP 212-673-5992, $5.
Sunday 2/25
DEFEATING BUSH'S RACIST AGENDA
Jarvis "Kick Out the Jams" Tyner of the U.S. Communist Party & Councilmember Christine Quinn will be among the speakers at Winston Unity Aud., 235 W. 23rd St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-924-0550; 2, $3.
Monday 2/26
ACTORS STUDIO
Seminar series sponsored by the New School. Today's speaker?the irreverent, insufferable Kevin Kline; New School, 66 W. 12th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-229-5690; 7, call for price.
Tuesday 2/27
AMERICAN IRISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Dr. James Patterson discusses "A Very Dangerous Influence: Republican Hold-outs in County Galway"; American Irish Historical Society, 991 5th Ave. (80th St.), RSVP 212-288-2263; 6:30, free.
DHARMA GATHERING
Learn about Shambhala Buddhism w/Acharya Judy Lief. "Acharya" means she's a senior teacher, one of only 15 worldwide, under the guidance of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Session incl. meditation plus q&a; NY Shambhala Center, 118 W. 22nd St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-675-6544; 7, free.
WHITNEY DIALOGUES: HANS HAACKE
Discussion on German conceptual artist whose exhibit "Sanitation 2000" appeared recently at the museum; 580 Madison Ave. (betw. 56th & 57th Sts.), 212-570-3676; 7, free.
WORKTALK
Today, Warren McGoldrick on "The New Technology of Interpersonal Communications"; St. Jean Baptiste Church Parish Center, E. 76th St. (betw. Lexington & 3rd Aves.), 212-949-9300; 6, contrib.