WEDNESDAY 10/8 WEDNESDAY 10/8 Around Town Bill Cosby, ...
Around Town
Bill Cosby, Elaine Jones & Marty Lipton will be honored for their "exceptional achievements that serve as a fine tribute to the legacy of Justice William J. Brennan, Jr." plus help from the priceless Alec "Bloviator" Baldwin & prices every NYPress reader can afford; Chelsea Piers, 23rd St. (12th Ave.), 212-992-8646; 7, $500-$10,000.
Design-In Marathon Uninterrupted design dialogues, feat. over 80 architects, urban planners & engineers incl. Daniel Libeskind, Enrique Norten & Claire Weisz, carry on for 16-hour stretch; Center for Architecture, 538 LaGuardia Pl. (betw. W. 3rd & Bleecker Sts.), 212-683-0023; 8 a.m., free .
Stanley Cup Display Get warmed up for hockey season by taking photos w/the Stanely Cup & other historic trophies on display; Times Square Studios, 44th St. (B'way), 212-789-2000; 12-7, free .
Sukkah Decorating Nosh on pizza & help Washington Heights & Inwood's YM/YWHA decorate their Sukkah?supplies are provided; YM/YWHA, 54 Nagle Ave. (Bennett Ave.), Washington Heights, RSVP 212-569-6200 x200; 6, $2, $1 child.
"Thinking and Drinking" Smarty-pants compete in five fast rounds of random trivia for prizes of $10-$25 bar tabs; Dempsey's Pub, 61 2nd Ave. (betw. 3rd & 4th Sts.), 212-678-5126; 7:30, free.
Film/Video
"Ingrid Bergman: The Swedish Films" Series pres. ten films incl. eight early works from the Swedish actress. Today, Bergman plays a secretary in love w/her unhappily married boss in director Gustaf Edgren's 1935 b&w drama, Walpurgis Night?Swedish w/English subtitles; Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave. (betw. 37th & 38th Sts.), 212-879-9779, www.scandinaviahouse.org; 6:30, $8. [through 2/4]
Brooklyn Underground Film Festival Second-annual showcase of 97 underground films from 12 countries. Highlights incl. Public Discourse (Thurs. at 9:45, Mon. at 7) & Soldier of Fortune (Thurs. at 6:30, Mon. at 9)?plus nightly DJs & dancing (11 p.m.); Brooklyn Underground Film Festival, 88 Front St. (Washington St.), Bklyn, www.brooklynunderground.org; see website for full sched., $6. [continues Thurs.-Tues.].
"For the Love of Kate" Celebrate the life & work of Katharine Hepburn w/month-long 16mm screenings of her best-loved films. Today, director George Cukor's b&w romantic comedy The Philadelphia Story (1940), starring Hepburn, Cary Grant & Jimmy Stewert; Donnell Library Center, 20 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-0618; 2:30, free . [through 10/29]
"The 41st New York Film Festival" pres. 26 features & 15 shorts in 17-day showcase. Festival continues today w/screening of director David Mackenzie's 2003 thriller Young Adam, set in Scotland & starring Ewan McGregor & Tilda Swinton?see website for complete sched.; Alice Tully Hall, 1941 B'way (65th St.), 212-875-5050; 6, $15. [repeats Thurs. at 9:15, through 10/19].
"Hello, I'm Johnny Cash" Series pres. the best from the man in black, incl. his 1957 tv debut & recent music video, in four programs. Today, check out "Part 1: Walking the Line (1957-69)" feat. his live performances on The Jackie Gleason Show, Ranch Party & Town Hall Party; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6600; 2, $10, $8 st./s.c.. [repeats Thurs. at 2 & 6, Fri.-Sun. & Tues. at 2, through 11/2].
The Iceman Cometh Three-week retrospective of director John Frankenheimer (1930-2002) continues w/screening of the four-hour 1973 drama, adapted from Eugene O'Neill's play & starring Lee Marvin, Fredric March, Robert Ryan & Jeff Bridges; Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (betw. Varick St. & 6th Ave.), 212-727-8110, www.filmforum.com; 2 & 7, $9.75.
The Little Shop of Horrors Director Roger Corman's 1960 non-musical version of the black comedy about blood-thirsty plant Audrey Junior, feat. a young Jack Nicolson at a masochist dental patient; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000, www.makor.org; 7:30 & 9:30, $9.
"Paul Morrissey: An Independent Spirit" BAMcinématek screens filmmaker Morrissey's 1982 drama Forty Deuce, starring Kevin Bacon as a junkie hustler in Alan Bowne's adaptation of his own off-Broadway play?followed by q&a w/Morrissey & Elliott Stein; BAM Rose Cinema, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), Ft. Greene, 718-636-4100, www.bam.org; 7:30, $10, $7 st., $6 s.c.
"Possessed" Week of horror screenings begins w/director Robert Wise's 1963 thriller The Haunting?also playing, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (Fri. at 5 & 9:30, Sat. at 7:15, Sun. at 9:15, Tues. at 10) & George A. Romero's 1968 b&w classic Night of the Living Dead (Sat. at 12 a.m.); Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. (Ave. A), 212-254-3300, www.twoboots.com/pioneer; 9, $9, $6 st./s.c.. [repeats Fri. at 7:15, Sat. at 5 & 9:30, Sun. at 7, Mon. at 10].
The Singing Detective Preview Screening Robert Downey Jr. plays a hospitalized crime-story writer who hallucinates?method acting??song-and-dance numbers, in Dennis Potter's adaptation of the London mini-series, now set in 1940's Los Angeles, followed by discussion w/director Keith Gordon; American Museum of the Moving Image, 35 Ave. (36 St.), Astoria, 718-784-4520; 7, $16.
Lectures
"The Great Museum Cafeterias of the Western World" Cartoonist Ben Katchor pres. illustrated lecture on the "design & culture of museum cafeterias"; Museum of Jewish Heritage, 18 First Pl. (Little West St.), 212-968-1800; 7, don.
Harlem On My Mind Jazz legend Bobby Short explores the "legendary musical heritage of Harlem," sharing "memories & anecdotes"; Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Ave. (103rd St.), 212-534-1672, www.mcny.org; 6:30, $10, $8 st./s.c.
Investment Strategies Wall Street expert Abby Joseph Cohen reviews "factors affecting the markets"; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; www.92y.org; 8:15, $25.
"Islamic Fundamentalism, Revolution & the Politics of Jihad" Author Roxanne Euben discusses jihad's meaning & significance in a post-9/11 world; NYU SCPS's Woolworth Bldg. Center, 15 Barclay St. (betw. B'way & Church Sts.), 212-988-7070, www.scps.nyu.edu; 6, free .
"On the Radio: Covering Breaking News" Panelists Irene Cornell, Beth Fertig, Jessica Ettinger Gottesman, Mona Rivera & Jo Ann Allen discuss the role of women in radio; National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park S. (20th St.), RSVP 212-777-1610; 7, $25.
Robert Karplus, His Legacy & Enduring Relevance: Innovation in Science Education Drs. Judith A. Ramaley & Fernand Brunschwig speak on the "current possibilities & potential" of science education w/focus on Karplus's work; Bank Street College of Education, 620 W. 112th St. (betw. B'way & West End Aves.), RSVP 516-997-4700 x193; 5:30, free .
Yogic Nutrition David Wolfe speaks on "flexibility" & nutrition; Virayoga, 580 B'way (betw. Prince & Houston Sts.), 917-514-3886; 8:30 p.m., $30.
Readings
Chinese Takeout: A Novel From Publishers Weekly: "[Arthur] Nersesian (The Fuck-Up; Manhattan Loverboy) weaves a heartfelt, tragicomic bohemian romance with echoes of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice"; Astor Place Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-420-1322; 7:30.
Daphne Gottlieb Poet reads from new work, Final Girl?plus readings by Tennessee Jones & Maggie Estep; Bluestockings, 172 Allen St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-777-6028; 7, free .
Lives of the Circus Animals: A Novel From Publishers Weekly: "Clever stage satire and compassionate character writing distinguish this heady, humorous New York theater novel by the author of The Notorious Mr. August and Father of Frankenstein (which was made into the Academy Award-winning film Gods and Monsters)"...the title being an allusion to the venerable W.B; Three Lives & Co., 154 W. 10th St. (Waverly Pl.), 212-741-2069; 7.
The New Anti-Semitism Author Phyllis Chesler appears; Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30.
David Prete reads from Say That to My Face at New York's real Filthy MacNasty's; Rocky Sullivan's, 129 Lexington Ave. (29th St.), 212-725-3871; 8, free .
Urban Tribes: A Generation Redefines Friendship, Family, and Commitment Journalist Ethan Waters discusses; Coliseum Books, 11 W. 42nd St. (5th Ave.), 212-803-5890; 7, free .
Workshops
How To Be Cherished Women learn how to shift their relationships & lead "more fulfilled, easy, graceful lives"; Life Works, 55 5th Ave. (betw. 12th & 13th Sts.), 212-741-8787; 7:30-9, free .
Moving On Aerobics Marthy Eddy leads women who have or had breast cancer through "gentle yet invigorating workout"; JCC, 334 Amsterdam Ave. (76th St.), 212-523-7082, www.jccmanhattan.com; 12.
New Dharma Meditation In-depth instruction & personal guidance for meditation w/out "dogma" w/Angel Kyodo Williams & Stan Grier; Sufi Books, 227 W. B'way (betw. Franklin & White Sts.), 212-334-5212; www.sufibooks.com; 6:30-8:30.
Tabla Class Bull Buchen teaches everyone how to play the tabla & "feel the pulse" of Indian music?bring your own drum; Tribal Soundz, 340 E. 6th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-673-5992; 7, $15.
THURSDAY 10/9
Around Town
Bird Watching BPC Parks Conservancy invites bird watchers to join the NY Audubon Society's Sarah Elliott & Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge's Dave Taft in admiring our feathered friends; Battery Park City, Wagner Park, Battery Pl. (West St.), 212-267-9700; 12, free .
Fall Concert Series Nothing's better than drunken throwing! Ceramic store pres. adult night feat. free red wine, live music, discounted hourly rates & no kids at all three Manhattan locations?see website for more locations; Our Name Is Mudd, 59 Greenwich Ave. (7th Ave.), 212-647-7899, www.ournameismud.com; 6-11, free . [through 10/23]
National Vision Rehabilitation Day Celebrate World Sight Day w/full day of lectures & discussions of services available for the blind & partially sighted incl. launch of internet portal; Ames Auditorium, Lighthouse International, 111 E. 59th St. (betw. Park & Lexington Aves.), 212-821-9227; 10-4, free .
A Night of Music & Laughs to Benefit the FDNY Bag Music pres. performances by musicians & comedians incl. Billy "Bingo" Dennis, Tony Thunder Smith, Dave Keyes & Beth Greenwood at Thomas R. Elsasser Fund benefit?proceeds benefit children of deceased FDNY members; Town Hall, 123 W. 43rd St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-840-2824; 8, $20-$30.
Rockefeller Center Farmers Market Annual market brings fresh fruits & veggies, flowers & baked goods from regional farmers to citydwellers?plus special kids activities on Saturdays; Rockefeller Center Plaza, 51st St. (betw. 5th & 6th Ave.), 212-843-8024; 8-6, free . [repeats Thurs.-Sat., through 11/15].
Young Survival Association & Sarah Michelle Gellar in benefit for foundation supporting women under 40 w/breast cancer (live auction hosted by comedian Judy Gold); Angel Orensanz Foundation, 172 Norfolk St. (betw. Houston & Stanton Sts), 212-206-6610; 7:30-10:30, $75-$85.
Film/Video
"John Mills: Forever English" Series of films feat. British actor Mills continues today w/screenings of director Anthony Pelissier's 1950 drama The Rocking Horse Winner, based on a D.H. Lawrence story (3:30 p.m.) & J. Lee Thompson's 1959 crime drama Tiger Bay, co-starring Hayley Mills (6); MOMA's Gramercy Theater, 127 E. 23rd St. (betw. Lexington & Park Aves.), 212-777-4900, www.moma.org; see website for Fri. & Sat. scheds., $6. [through 10/17]
Lectures
Designing New York Women design professionals, incl. Kristina Backlund, Stephanie Carroll, Ellen Christiasen, Kathleen Fable, Kalina Ivanov, Judy Rhee, C.J. Simpson & Anne Stuhler, discuss the "current state of industry"; Props for Today, 330 W. 34th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), RSVP 212-679-0870, www.nywift.org; 6:30, $10.
An Evening w/Tan Dun Acclaimed Chinese-born composer/conductor discusses his life & career?plus live performance of Dun's recent work; Asia Society, 725 Park Ave. (70th St.), RSVP 212-517-ASIA, www.asiasociety.org; 7, $20.
"The Jewish Writer in the 21st Century" Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Tony Kushner discusses the role of Jewish writers w/award-winning journalists Joseph Berger, Samuel G. Freedman & Helen Epstein; YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, 15 W. 16th St. (5th Ave.), 212-294-6137; 7:30, $50, $10 st.
"The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." Panelists Drew Hansen, Rep. John Lewis, Cornel West & Brent Staples examine Dr. King's "effect on today's society"; Sylvia & Danny Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, 695 Park Ave. (68th St.), RSVP 888-NYT-1870, www.nytimes.com; 6:30-8, $25.
Mysticism & Miracles: Poetry of the Holy Scriptures Harry Ellison pres. lecture focusing on the Book of Samuel followed by reading of participants' poetry; Caffe Sha Sha, 510 Hudson St. (betw. Christopher & W. 10th Sts.), 718-651-1664; 7-9:30, $7.
New Forums for Political Poetry in America Panelist Martin Espada, Fanny Howe, Claudia Keelan, Myung Mi Kim, Tracie Morris & Donald Revell address issue of politics & poetry in the 21st century; Poets House, 72 Spring St., 2nd fl. (B'way), 212-431-7920, www.poetshouse.org; 7, $7.
"Oldoinyo Lengai?Mountain of God" Lecture on the "mysterious volcano" Oldoinyo Lengai, the only active volcano in the world that "erupts natrocarbonatite lava"; Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-8215; www.gc.cuny.edu; 6:30, $15, $5 st.
Retirement?Ten Years Out & Counting Wyatt M. Rushton, Esq. shares his personal retirement experience & offers advice on your financial future; Science Industry Business Library, 188 Madison Ave. (34th St.), 212-592-7000; 5:30.
War Report?Media as Weapon: The Aesthetic of a Selective Visibility Panelist incl. Professor Bazon Brock, Don North, Michael Najjar & Professor Patricia Riley discuss the phenomenon of "real-time war" & the significance of live, front-line reporting; Goethe-Institut, 1014 5th Ave. (betw. 82nd & 83rd Sts.), 212-439-8700, www.goethe.de/newyork; 5, free .
Witnessing Time/Being Time: Consciousness as Context in Contemporary Art Discussion about Buddhism, art & meditation; NYU Silver Center, 32 Waverly Pl. (betw. Greene St. & University Pl.), 212-998-6780, www.nyu.edu/fas/cmch; 7:45.
Readings
Paul Auster & Don Byron Auster reads his own work incl. forthcoming novel?joined on clarinet by jazz giant Don Byron & Sextet; Great Hall at Cooper Union, 7 E. 7th St. (3rd Ave.), 212-353-4120; 7:30, $20, $15 st./s.c.
Comedian David Brenner reads from I Think There Is a Terrorist in My Soup; Barnes & Noble, 600 5th Ave. (48th St.), 212-957-2890; 1, free .
Food For Thought One act play & light sandwich lunch, every week & verrry literary dahling. Today, Noel Coward's Come Into the Garden Maud; National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park S. (20th St.), 212-475-3424; 1, $40.
Play Money From Booklist: "First-novelist [Phillip] Allen stumbles slightly when attempting to evoke the more overarching social analysis of Tom Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities (1987). Otherwise, this former Wall Street lawyer knows whereof he speaks and lays out the territory with finesse"; Barnes & Noble, 396 6th Ave. (betw. Waverly Pl. & W. 8th St.), 212-674-8780; 7:30.
"A Socrates Experience" Ronald Gross (Socrates' Way: Seven Master Keys to Using Your Mind to the Utmost) appears today in character (that's why it's called an "experience," stupid); Donnell Library Center, 20 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-0618; 6.
The Stranger and the Statesman: James Smithson, John Quincy Adams, and the Making of America's Greatest Museum: The Smithsonian Author Nina Burleigh appears; English Speaking Union of NYC, 9 E. 69th St. (betw. 5th & Madison Aves.), 212-879-8200; 6:30.
Women Poets Series starts today w/Linda Gregg, Lynn Sharon Schwartz & Cathy Park Hong; Barnard College, B'way (117th St.), 212-854-2067; 7.
Workshops
Capoeira Class Contra-master Gulliver teaches techniques of this unique exercise/art form?walk-ins & beginners welcome; OfficeOps, 57 Thames St., 2nd fl. (betw. Morgan & Knickerbocker Aves.), Bushwick, 718-418-2509, www.OfficeOps.Org; 7, $10. [repeats Sat. at 11].
First-Time Homebuyers Extended Workshop Learn how to "determine an affordable monthly mortgage payment," establish a good credit record & negotiate prices; Citibank Financial Center, 2261 1st Ave. (betw. 115th & 116th Sts.), RSVP 866-241-5122, www.citymortgage.com; 6:00-8:30, free .
Preparing for the Unexpected You can learn a lot about how to avoid & prepare for emergencies in just 90-mins.; American Red Cross, 150 Amsterdam Ave. (betw. 66th & 67th Sts.), 212-874-5839, www.nyredcross.org; 6:15, free .
FRIDAY 10/10
Around Town
"Daytime TV Stars Unite for Annual Charity Event" Soap bigs from every show put aside plans for adultery, murder, etc. (and that's just w/other characters on their own programs) to "salute St. Jude Children's Research Hospital"; Marriott Marquis, 1535 B'way (betw. 45th & 46th Sts.), 212-239-3239; call for times & prices.
Cafe St. Bart's Cashes In "Salute" to the Man in Black incl. "fundraiser" where the musical acts work for free but you must buy drinks and/or food to listen. Oh, the staff accepts "donations for a local chapter of the American Diabetes Association" while management pockets all the proceeds of this soiree; Cafe St. Bart's, 109 E. 50th St. (Park Ave), 212-888-2664; 7.
Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show Why buy knock-offs, when you can have the real thing? Gloves & glasses are the focus of this huge fashion event?even a pair made for Michael Jackson!?but you'll surely find inspiration to makeover your entire wardrobe; Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Ave.), 518-434-4312; 1-7, $20. [repeats Sun. 10-6].
Metro Tour Service History & landmark specialist Mauricio Lorence leads three-hour tour around Brooklyn Heights, Ft. Greene & Clinton Hill's historic ethnic communities & institutions; Marriott Hotel Brooklyn, 333 Adams St. (betw. Pearl & Willoughby Sts.), Bklyn, 718-789-0430, metrotourservice@yahoo.com; 2-5, $25. [repeats Sat. & Sun.].
17th-Annual Giant Fish Auction Rare, wild, & tank raised fishies, plants & dry goods go to the highest bidder?afterward enjoy free refreshments & peruse sale items w/your new scaly pal; Saint Brendan's Catholic Church, 1525 E. 12th St. (Ave. O), Coney Island, 718-837-4455; 7:30, free .
SonicVision Moby pres. digitally animated music show feat. tracks by Radiohead, David Bowie, the Flaming Lips, Goldfrapp & Brian Eno?drugs not included; Hayden Planetarium, American Museum of Natural History, 81st St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), RSVP 212-769-5200, www.amnh.org; 7:30, 8:30, 9:30 & 10:30, $15. [repeats Sat.].
Film/Video
Andy Warhol: I Don't Know What I'm Doing Festival screens late "pop" artist's flicks, w/the warning (well, warnings, if you count the title of the series) "while the majority of these films are unrated, they are for mature audiences only"; BAM Rose Cinema, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), Ft. Greene, 718-636-4100; call for times, prices & complete sched. [through 10/28]
The Bride of Frankenstein Green-Wood Partnership's "Friday at the Movies" pres. director James Whale's 1935 b&w Frankenstein sequel, starring Boris Karloff & Elsa Lancaster. Whale's last days, before his tragic suicide, were explored in the 1998 drama Gods and Monsters, starring Ian McKellen & Brendan Fraser; the Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 4th Ave. (betw. Union & President Sts.), 718-857-4816, RSVP www.gowanus.com; 11, $8.
"Horror Film Festival" Two days of B-movie double features. Today, Frank Henenlotter's Frankenstein-inspired Frankenhooker (1990) & Peter Jackson's zombie movie Dead Alive (1992)?tomorrow, see The Funhouse & Mother's Day; MF Gallery, 157 Rivington St. (betw. Suffolk & Clinton Sts.), 917-446-8681; 7, $5, $2.50 w/mask. [continues Sat.].
The Lost Boys Vampires (incl. Keifer Sutherland) invade Santa Carla, CA. in director Joel Schumacher's 1987 horror hit?also starring Jason Patric, Dianne Wiest, Jami Gertz & the Coreys; Landmark Sunshine Cinema, 143 E. Houston St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 800-555-TELL; 12 a.m., $10, $6.50 s.c.. [repeats Sat.].
"Resfest 2003" feat. studio tours, live music, film screenings & seminars?don't miss Matt Goldman's short The Perpetual Life of Jim Albers, a "paranoid journey through the mind, body and soul of an everyman" (Sun. at 3 p.m.); Tribeca Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers St. (betw. Greenwich & West Sts.), 212-220-1466, www.resfest.com; see website for full sched., $12, $10 adv.. [continues Sat. & Sun.].
Lectures
How to Lose Weight "Inspiring speaker" Dr. Fischer shares latest medical info & nutritional recommendations; DOROT Headquarters, 171 W. 85th St. (Amsterdam Ave.), 212-769-2850, www.dorotusa.org; 10:45, $5 sugg. don.
SATURDAY 10/11
Around Town
Annual International Children's Day Japanese "Shichigosan" ceremony performed; United Nations, 46th St. (1st Ave.), 212-963-1234; call for times & prices. [through 10/12]
Annual Gotham Motorcycle Classic See 32 classes of show bikes?plus visit cycle-related vendors, exhibitions & non-show bikes. Or buy your very own; Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, Pier 86 W. 46th St. (12th Ave.), 212-245-0072; 10-5, $14, $20 2-day pass. [repeats Sun.].
"Crafts on Columbus" Three-weekend marketplace continues w/art, photography & American handicrafts, incl. blown glass, leather goods, candles, furniture & clothing, from 150 artisans & designers; Columbus Ave. (betw. 77th & 81st Sts.), 212-866-2239; 10-5:30, free . [repeats Sun.].
11th-Annual Upper Broadway Fall Festival Upper West Side Recycling Center & the Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness & Housing pres. gathering of 200 craftpersons, antiques dealers & artists?plus fodd from over 18 countries; B'way (betw. 110th & 118th Sts.), 212-764-6330; 11-6, free .
"Festival of Resistance and Esperanza" Por un mejor HOY's annual celebration feat. crafts tables, food & refreshments?plus screening of newly released Mexican doc. about 10-year indigenous Chiapas struggle, Zapatisita: Crónica de una rebélion; Millennium, 66 E. 4th St. (betw. Bowery & 2nd Ave.), 212-673-0090; 2-5, $5 sugg. don.
GreenFlea Market Dig through impressive array of antiques, crafts & vintage clothes at weekly flea market, and feel good about it?all proceeds benefit PS 41; Greenwich Ave.(betw. W. 10th & 11th Sts.), 212-721-0900; 10-6, free . [through 12/20]
Seed Saturday Learn to recycle your plants by collecting & storing seeds w/Laurel Rimmer (2 p.m., $10), bring the family down to make harvest time hangings out of cones, pods & seed heads (1-4) or learn to transplant samplings & prep the garden?or terrace?for winter (1-4); Wave Hill, 675 W. 252nd St. (Independence Ave.), Bronx, 718-549-3200; 1-4, free .
Film/Video
"Dark Lover: Screening of Rudolph Valentino" Retrospective of the revered dark-skinned actor continues w/silent b&w classics from his short, five-year starring career feat. live piano accompaniment. Today, see 1921 WWI drama The Four Horsemen of the Apocalpyse?also 1924's Monsieur Beaucaire (Sun. at 2), 1925's Cobra (Sun. at 4) & The Son of the Sheik (Mon. at 4); MOMA's Gramercy Theater, 127 E. 23rd St. (betw. Lexington & Park Aves.), 212-777-4900; 8:15, $6.
"Petropolis Film Series III" All-day "kiddy cartoon marathon" feat. classic Warner Brothers shorts (11 a.m.), E.B. White tear-jerker Charlotte's Web, about some terrific humble pig (12:15) & 1998's Oliver & Company, w/music by Billy Joel (2:15); the New-York Historical Society, 2 W. 77th St. (Central Park W.), 212-873-3400; 5-8, free .
"Robert Benton Retrospective" continues w/writer/director Benton's 1984 depression drama Places In the Heart, starring Sally Fields & Danny Glover (2 p.m.) & 1982 thriller Still of the Night, starring Roy Scheider, Meryl Streep & Jessica Tandy (4:30); American Museum of the Moving Image, 35 Ave. (36 St.), Astoria, 718-784-4520; $10, $7.50 st./s.c., $5 child. 5-18. [continues Sun.].
"Saturday at the Movies" Green-Wood Partnership pres. Disney's 1941 animated classic Dumbo (3 p.m.), director Sidney Lumet's 1975 caper drama Dog Day Afternoon, starring Al Pacino (6) & Lewis Milestone's 1930 b&w WWI drama All Quiet On the Western Front (9)?proceeds benefit Saved In Time; Green-Wood Cemetery Chapel, 500 25th St. (5th Ave.), Sunset Park, 718-857-4816, RSVP www.gowanus.com; $5-$8 per film.
Lectures
An Introduction to Medical Qigong Kwan Sai-Hung discusses the use of qigong & Taoist yoga for internal developent & healing; New York Open Center, 83 Spring St. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-219-2527; 7-9, $18.
Readings
The Evasion-English Dictionary "examines the verbal cover-ups of our non-frank lingua and illuminates what we really say and who we really are"; Cornelia St. Cafe, 29 Cornelia St. (6th Ave.), 212-989-9318; 6, $6.
Maxine Hong Kingston Novelist reads from The Fifth Book of Peace?followed by q&a; Asian American Writers' Workshop, 16 W. 32nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), res. req. 212-494-0061; 7, $10.
Workshops
How Do I Identify? Why Do I Need a Label? Workshop examines "who we are as individuals" & the tendency in today's society to label or categorize; Identity House, 39 W. 14th St. #205 (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-243-8181, www.identityhouse.org; 1-3, $10 sugg. don.
Kundalini Yoga Spend the morning stretching w/Francoise; Joyous Life Center, 119 W. 23rd St. #700 (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-352-9910; 9:30-10:45, $10.
Mexican Cooking Class Learn to make Huitlacoche, Queso Anejo & shrimp empanadas w/Chef Sue Torres; Suenos, 311 W. 17th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 212-243-3111; 10:30-1:30, $50.
"Transform Your Life Through Meditation" Dr. Andrew Vidich teaches you to create positive change; Community Church of NY, 40 E. 35th St. (betw. Park & Madison Aves.), 888-794-0814; 2:45.
SUNDAY 10/12
Around Town
Amsterdam Avenue Fall Fair Arts & crafts, food & merchandise from neighborhood groups & over 200 vendors?part of proceeds benefits St. Timothy's/St. Matthews Neighborhood Center; Amsterdam Ave.(betw. 76th & 86th Sts.), 646-230-0489; 11-6.
5th-Annual Shamanic Gathering in Central Park The NY Drumming Circle invites you to get funky & spiritual while drumming & dancing w/indigenous shamans?bring rattle or drum, notepad & pen, bandana, blanket & food for potluck picnic; Great Hill, Central Park, Central Park W. (106th St.), 212-533-0909; 1, free .
Scandals, Scalawags & Murder Most Fowl Walking Tour History would be boring if it weren't for criminals. Ruth Edebohls talks about Green-Wood cemetary's most interesting murderers, adultresses, gangsters & con-men; meet at Green-Wood Cemetery, Ft. Hamilton Pkwy. (McDonald Ave.), Sunset Park, 718-469-5277; 1 p.m., $11.
6th Avenue Festival Catch arts & crafts, merchandise, demos & food before street fair season ends?proceeds benefit Friends of Community Board #2; 6th Ave.(betw. 8th & 14th Sts.), 646-230-0489; 11-6.
Film/Video
"The Skyline At Work" Caspar Stracke pres. shorts documenting the city's architectural transformations since 9/11 incl. director Wolfgang Staehle's Empire 42/7 (2002), Dominique Gradenwitz's Fighting For Ground Zero (2003) & Lian Yue's Light As Fuck (2003); Ocularis at Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-388-8713; 7, $6.
Spellbound Eight pre-teens, from all backgrounds, spell words you've never even heard of, hoping to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee in director Jeffrey Blitz's hilarious 2002 documentary; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-413-8806, ww.makor.org; 7:30 & 9:30, $9. [repeats Mon. & Tues.].
"Sunday at the Movies" Green-Wood Partnership pres. lots of actor Burt Reynolds. In director Robert Aldrich's 1974 dramedy The Longest Yard, Reynolds organizes fellow inmates into a prison football team (6 p.m.), then Reynolds finds serious backwoods trouble in John Boorman's traumatic 1972 drama Deliverance (8:30)?proceeds benefit Saved in Time; the Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 4th Ave. (betw. Union & President Sts.), 718-857-4816, RSVP www.gowanus.com; $8 per film.
Lectures
Mario Cuomo: Quo Vadis, America? Governor Cuomo "shares his thoughts on America's current path"; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; www.92y.org; 8, $25.
Workshops
Beginning Djembe Workshop Bashir Shakur teaches you traditional rhythms from Ivory Coast, Mali, Ghana, Senegal & Guinea?beginners welcome; Tribal Soundz, 340 E. 6th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-673-5992, www.tribalsoundz.com; 1:15, $15.
English Language Classes Polish up your language skills at adult class?then you can read the library's books!; Brooklyn Public Library McKinley Park Branch, Ft. Hamilton Pkwy (68th St.), 718-748-8001, www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org; 6, free . [repeats Sat. at 1].
Fiction Writing Discover your strengths & individual voice in six-sessions focusing on "character, setting, language & plot"; Women's Studio Center Wills Art Bldg., 43-01 21st St. (43rd Ave.), L.I.C., 718-361-5649; 10-12, $155.
Happiness & Joy Celebrations in Poetry & Prose Workshop Elena Lopez Sans invites you to "explore your creativity & imagination" through writing & sharing your work; Joyous Life Center, 119 W. 23rd St. #700 (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), res. req. 212-352-9910; 1, $35, $30 adv.
MONDAY 10/13
Around Town
Child Auditions for A Christmas Carol Your child could be this year's Tiny Tim, just get the little bugger?ages 7 & up, prepared to sing "Silent Night"?down to this cattle call & let him work his magic; Theater at Madison Square Garden, 32nd St. (7th Ave.), 212-465-4409; 10, free .
Sunnyside Columbus Day Festival feat. street fair stuffs & food from over 150 vendors?plus pony rides, children's rides & local merchants. Proceeds benefit Sunnyside Community Services; Greenpoint Ave.(betw. 44th & 48th Sts.), Queens, 646-230-0489; 11-7, free .
Film/Video
Art: 21-Art in the Twenty-First Century Screening of PBS doc. series focusing on contemporary artists. Today, "Time" program feat. visual artists Martin Puryear, Paul Pfeiffer, Vija Celmins & Tim Hawkinson; Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery (betw. 1st & 2nd Sts.), 212-614-0505, www.pbs.org/art21; 6, free .
"Creature Double-Feature" Weekly exploration of 1950s sci-fi classics w/commentary by Daivd O. Sarnoff, Howard Schafer & Keith Orpheum pres. Richard E. Cunha's Missile To the Moon (1958)?plus free popcorn; Cinema Classics, 332 E. 11th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-677-1027; 10, $5.
Israel: Ideal and Reality Film series highlights Israel's history & struggles w/screenings. Today, see 1970 b&w doc. A Wall In Jerusalem, narrated by Richard Burton; Forchheimer Aud., Center for Jewish History, 15 W. 16th St. (5th Ave.), res. req. 917-606-8200, www.cjh.org; 7, $8, $4 st./s.c.
Monday Night Shorts Erni Vales & Victoria Clark host series showcasing work from independent filmmakers incl. Michael Goldburg's Before the Big Game, Sharon Hodge's Shorts By Sharon & John Lee's The John Lee Project; Freight R