WEDNESDAY 3/12 Around Town City Harvest Food Drive ...
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WEDNESDAY 3/12
Around Town
City Harvest Food Drive Overestimated storage space on your latest Costco venture? No problem! Donate your extra non-perishable food to City Harvest bins at FedEx Express locals throughout Manhattan, helping to stock soup kitchens w/much needed supplies; FedEx Express sites throughout Manhattan, www.cityharvest.org/food/drives.html ; [repeats Thurs.-Tues.].
Rally Against Circus Cruelty Join Three Rings: Students, Parents, Teachers Opposed to Animal Circuses as they rally outside Feld Entertainment, the company that owns Ringling Brothers Circus, opposing the inhuman treatment of circus animals one week before the Greatest Show on Earth hits Madison Sq. Garden; Feld Entertainment, 261 Madison Ave. (betw. 38th & 39th Sts.); 4:30-5:30, free.
"The Role of the Document" Pable Helguera leads Contemporary Art Reading Group through discussion of assigned readings relating to new exhibition, Matthew Barney: The Cremaster Cycle; Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave. (88th St.), 212-423-3587; 6, $10, $7 st./s.c.
"Thinking and Drinking" Dust off your noggin & head downtown to compete in five fast rounds of trivia for prizes of $10-$25 bar tabs; Dempsey's Pub, 61 2nd Ave. (betw. 3rd & 4th Sts.), 212-388-0662; 7:30, free.
Film/Video
Antagonism over the Airwaves Multimedia project incorporates rare radio & television elements to examine America's changing culture, attitudes & values; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6800; 3, $10, $8 st./s.c. [repeats Thurs. & Fri. at 6, Sat., Sun. & Tues. at 3, through 5/18].
"John Cassavetes: From the Archive" Retrospective honors mid-century independent filmmaker w/such greats as Shadows, Faces, A Woman under the Influence; MOMA's Gramercy Theater, 127 E. 23rd St. (betw. Lexington & Park Aves.), 212-708-9680; call for times, $12, $8.50 st./s.c. [through 3/13].
Kinky Friedman: Proud to Be an Asshole from El Paso Documentary starring Bill Clinton, Willie Nelson & Lyle Lovett; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000; 7:30 & 9:30, $9 [repeats Thurs. at 7:30 & 9:30].
"New Films from Mainland China" Series debuts two U.S. premieres: medieval epic The Journey to the Western Xia Empire & Roaring Across the Horizon, about an MIT scientist who returns to China to help develop a nuclear bomb; Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. (Ave. A), 212-254-3300; call for times, $8.50 [through 3/18].
Lectures
"Arts & Letters Lecture Series" Author Marcus Rediker ( Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea ), gives llustrated lecture, Golden Age of Piracy, on logic & methods pirates used to terrorize sea faring folk; South Street Seaport's Melville Gallery, 213 Water St. (betw. Fulton & Beekman Sts.), 212-748-8735; 7-9, $10.
"Surrealism: Love, Art, and Writing" Join Prof. Mary Ann Caws as she explores art & literature of the surrealist era, a 1920's movement that upheld absurdity; CUNY Grad Center, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-8215; 1:30, $10.
Readings
"The Future of the American Novel" Fred Tuten (The Green Hour) & Walter Mosely (the Easy Rawlins mystery series) discuss; Village Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. Lafayette St. & B'way), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.
Prose in General Peter Cameron (The City of Your Final Destination), Raphael Rubinstein (Postcards from Alphaville) & Roberta Allen (The Dreaming Girl); Art in General, 79 Walker St. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-219-0473; 7, $5 don.
Red Carpet Diaries: Confessions of a Glamour Boy Separated from Steven Tyler at birth, the relatively unscathed, always entertaining Mr. Cojocaru graces us w/his presence tonight; Chelsea Barnes & Noble, 675 6th Ave (21st St.), 212-727-1227; 7, free.
Workshops
Elements of Fiction Writing Wanting to learn how to write & publish your work-in-progress novel? Author Jonathan Ames teaches writing exercises and offers advice on pratical ways to get published; Mediabistro, 494 B'way (betw. Spring & Broome Sts.); 7-10, $65.
THURSDAY 3/13
Around Town
"Ports in a Storm" Merchant's House Museum teams up w/Astor Wines & Spirits to bring you the third & final winter wine tasting feat. ports, sherries & dessert wines to warm your chilled bones; Old Merchants House, 29 E. 4th St. (betw. Bowery & Lafayette St.), 212-777-1089 res. req.; 6:30, $45.
Film/Video
"Nicholas Ray, Writ Large" Longtime champion of Nicholas Ray, Michael Almereyda, pres. the most comprehensive retrospective in North America w/nearly two dozen films. Party Girl, which is set in Chicago during the Prohibition, kicks off the month-long series; MOMA's Gramercy Theater, 127 E. 23rd St. (betw. Lexington & Park Aves.), 212-708-9680; 8:15, $12 [through 4/12].
"Viewpoint..Tribute to Doris Chase" Shorts directed by this filmmaker screen throughout the day in honor of her 80th birthday; Donnell Library Center, 20 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-0609; 2:30, free [through 3/27].
Mayor of the West Side Judd Ehrlich's story about a disabled boy's life before & after his Bar Mitzvah; JCC, 334 Amsterdam Ave. (76th St.), 646-505-5708; 7:30, $10.
Lectures
"Astor Place: Athenian or Bohemian" Join Prof. Peter Buckley as he discusses the cause of the 1849 Astor Place Riots, which were supposedly caused by a quarrel between Shakespearean patrons; Wollman Aud., 51 Astor Pl. (4th Ave.); 6:30, free.
"Regulating Women" Amnesty International & panel of activists examine how human rights violations are perpetrated against queer women; LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-620-7310; 7-9, free.
Readings
New York Year by Year From Booklist: "Here is a fascinating chronological history?from 1524 to 2001, looking at the people, buildings, institutions, political events, music, and businesses that helped shape the city"; South Street Seaport's Melville Gallery, 213 Water St. (betw. Fulton & Beekman Sts.), 212-748-8735; 7, $3 don.
Food For Thought Mid-day play reading series remains very literary, dahling! Today?Overruled by G.B. Shaw & Edith Wharton's Roman Fever ; National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park S. (20th St.), 212-475-3424; 1, $40 (incl. "light sandwich lunch").
FRIDAY 3/14
Around Town
Slideshow World War III artists Seth Tobocman, Kevin Pyle & Mac McGill give slideshow to benefit Books Through Bars; ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St. (betw. Suffolk & Clinton Sts.), 212-254-3697 x323; 8, $5, $3 w/paperback dictionary.
Film/Video
The Best of the African Film Festival showcases some of the better offerings from this year's 10th-annual festival. Program incl. political dramas, realistic stories & today's tale about being smitten, The Prince of Forgiveness, shot in Senegal w/English subtitles; BAM Rose Cinema, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), Ft. Greene, 718-636-4100; 6:50 & 9:30, $10 [continues 3/15 & 3/16].
Dazed and Confused Richard Linklater's funnier-if-you're-stoned comedy, tracing the lives of incoming freshman, screens as part of "Sunshine@Midnight" series; Sunshine Cinema, 143 E. Houston St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-358-7709; 12 a.m., $10, $6.50 s.c. [repeats 3/15].
"Sammy in the Sixties" Salute to Sammy Davis Jr. incl. tv appearances, rare 1963 BBC studio concert & final episode of NBC variety series, The Sammy Davis Jr. Show; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6800; 7:30, $10, $8 st./s.c. [repeats Sat., Sun. & Tues. at 2, through 4/6].
Readings
Samurai William: The Englishman Who Opened the East Giles Milton signs his bio of William Adams, the inspiration for James Clavell's Shogun; South Street Seaport's Melville Gallery, 213 Water St. (betw. Fulton & Beekman Sts.), 212-748-8735; 7, $3 don.
SATURDAY 3/15
Around Town
"Pipes & Potatoes: The Authentic St. Patrick" Learn cultural details about Brooklyn's Irish immigrant farmers, dance to traditional bagpipes & make homemade potato soup while enjoying biscuits & tea?plus kids enjoy making Celtic potato stamps & spin Irish linen w/costumed educators; Fidler-Wyckoff House Park, 5816 Clarendon Rd. (Ralph Ave.), East Flatbush; 12-4.
Recreation Center Membership Drive Join the cheapest health club in town when 20 Parks & Recreation Centers city-wide host open houses feat. yearly memberships of $50-$75, $10 s.c., call your borough's recreation department?plus join today & receive a free gift; Park's Recreation Centers, 800-201-PARK; 10-4, free.
Film/Video
"Orson Welles" Month-long weekend series screens story adapted from Franz Kafka novel, The Trial; YWCA, 610 Lexington Ave. (53rd St.), 212-735-9717; 4:30, $7 [repeats Sun., through 4/6].
"Innovation and Influence: Movies Selected by the New York Film Critics Circle" Newsday's Gene Seymour introduces Melvin Van Peebles' blaxploitation film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, which stars himself, Rhetta Hughes & John Amos; American Museum of the Moving Image, 35 Ave. (36 St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; 2, $8.50, $5.50 st./s.c. [through 3/30].
Star Trek Entire movie saga in chronological order plays weekly through May 3. Series continues w/Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991); Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. (Ave. A), 212-254-3300; 2, $8.50, $6 st./s.c. [repeats 3/22, through 5/3].
Lectures
Travel By Train: American Railroad Poster, 1870-1950 Author Michael Zega discusses his book of the same name, which contains travel posters from the golden age of railroading; NY Transit Museum, Gallery Annex, Grand Central Terminal 42nd St. (Park Ave. S.), 718-694-5100; 2:30, free.
Readings
Castles of Gold: Songs & Stories of Irish Immigration Frank McCourt reads from oral history of those leaving the Emerald Isle for these sunnier shores during the early 20th century; World Financial Winter Garden, 220 Vesey St. (West Side Hwy.), 212-945-0505; 4.
SUNDAY 3/16
Around Town
"The Dual Contracts" Join Subway expert Joe Cunningham on this NY Transit Museum tour exploring early additions to Manhattan's Northeast & Southwest subways. Learn how the Dual Contracts of the IRT & BRT altered 1904's original underground; New York Transit Museum, call for location , 718-694-5139 res. req.; 12, $20.
"From the Waldorf-Astoria to Rockefeller Center" Experience the art & architecture of New York's mighty skyscrapers incl. the General Electric Bldg., Waldorf-Astoria, Goelet Bldg. & Rockefeller Center on this two-hour tour led by Anthony Robins, founder of the Art Deco Society; West Side YMCA, 5 W. 63rd St. (Central Park W.), 212-875-4124; 2:30, $15 & $3 transportation cost.
"St. Patrick" Big Onion Walking Tours lead you through the former Little Ireland district of Lower Manhattan w/stops at all things Irish incl. the Old St. Patrick's Cathedral, Al Smith's childhood home & former sites of Tammany Hall & the Five Points slum; St. Paul's Chapel, 211 B'way (Fulton St.), 212-439-1090; 1, $12, $10 st./s.c.
Film/Video
"Being There" Program of three shorts incl. Samuel Beckett's only screenplay, Film, directed by Alan Schneider & starring Buster Keaton; Ocularis at Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-388-8713; 8:30, $6.
Lectures
The Ferro-Grumley Annual Finalist Reading announces the six best lesbian & gay fiction titles (published in North America) from last year; Bessie Schönberg Theater, 219 W. 19th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-924-0077; 7-9, $5.
Readings
Sunday Night Fiction Series gets some criticism w/Michael Bronski (The Pleasure Principle, Pulp Friction); KGB, 85 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-505-3360; 7, free.
MONDAY 3/17
Around Town
"Black Beauties: Celebrating 100 Years of African-American Women on Broadway" Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS pres. talented African-American women incl. Debbie Allen, Ruby Dee & Stephanie Pope saluting B'way stars who have made a unique contribution to 20th-century American theater, incl. Ethel Waters, Florence Mills & Vinette Carroll, through song & spoken word; Lamb's Theater, 130 W. 44th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-840-0770; 7 p.m., $35-$55.
"Open House" Jeffrey Yuen, scholar of Chinese Medicine, introduces you to Classical Chinese Acupuncture, plus learn about curriculum & financial aid; Swedish Institute, 226 W. 26th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), RSVP 212-924-5900 x35; 6:30 p.m., free.
Film/Video
"An Evening with Tom Jones and Paul Lynde" Episode from the variety show, This Is Tom Jones (starring Sammy Davis Jr.), screens alongside two episodes from the 1971 sitcom The Paul Lynde Show; Two Boots Den of Cin, 44 Ave. A (3rd St.), 212-254-0800; 8, $5.
"The Baron of Blood: Mario Bava" Nine films screen during two-month retrospective on Italian horror filmmaker. Series continues w/Italian sex comedy, Four Times That Night, w/English subtitles; Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. (Ave. A), 212-254-3300; 4:30, 6:50 & 9:10, $10, $7 st. [through 4/28].
Max John Cusack plays the most challenging role of his career, a German-Jewish art dealer; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000; 7:30 & 9:30, $9 [repeats Tues. at 7:30 & 9:30, through 3/20].
Lectures
Music of the Holocaust Lecturer/pianist Caroline Stoessinger discusses how Nazis exploited Jewish musicians by using their work for propaganda; CUNY Grad Center, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-8215; 3:30-5, $15, $10 s.c., st. free.
Readings
Junno's Monday Night Readings This week, Alex Orlovsky & Gina Zucker are featured; Junno's, 64 Downing St. (betw. Varick St. & 6th Ave.), 212-627-7995; 7, free.
TUESDAY 3/18
Around Town
Bingo! No bells! No whistles! Just plain old fashion bingo feat. various prizes incl. t-shirts, CDs, box sets & maybe a blue-haired old lady or two; the Underground Lounge, 955 West End Ave. (107th St.), 212-531-4759; 8:30, 2 drink min.
Pure Country NYC Weekly country stomp & music night w/DJ Alan Kohn; dance partner & line dance lessons courtesy of Rona Kaye; Jack Rose Upstairs, 771 8th Ave. (betw. 47th & 48th Sts.), 212-247-7518; 6:30, $13.
Purim Festivites Join Congregation Emunath Israel for special Purim meal (5:30), followed by dessert & entertainment w/bangitout.com writers (7:30); the West Side Jewish Center, 347 W. 34th St. (9th Ave.), 212-502-5291; 5:30, $20, $5 without dinner.
Tuesday Night Trivia It's probably not as much fun as watching Family Feud, but prizes do incl. $10-$25 bar tabs; Baggot Inn, 82 W. 3rd St. (betw. Sullivan & Thompson Sts.), 212-477-0622; 7:30, free.
Film/Video
Peter and Kathy Rose Robert Beck Memorial Cinema pres. first show of works by the Rose siblings; Collective Unconscious, 145 Ludlow St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-254-5277; 9:30, $5.
Lectures
"What Liberal Media? Truth and Bias in the American Coverage of War and Peace" Al Franken (comedian & author), Eric Alterman (Nation columnist), Grover Norquist (reform president) & other media experts discuss biased war coverage; CUNY Grad Center, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-8215; 7-9, free.
Readings
Amanda Davis Author of Circling the Drain collection reads from first novel, Wonder When You'll Miss Me; Village Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. Lafayette St. & B'way), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.
The Greatest Stories Never Told "Consider: The pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock because they ran out of beer, three cigars changed the course of the Civil War and the Scottish kilt was invented by an Englishman"; Barnes & Noble, 160 E. 54th St. (3rd Ave), 212-750-8033; 6:30, free.
The Lesbian Sex Book Party to celebrate new edition; Remote Lounge, 327 Bowery (2nd St.), 212-228-0228; 7, free.
Searching for Hassan: An American Family's Journey Home to Iran The Wards, despite failure to obtain visas from a nervous U.S. State Department, go back to Tehran to track down a beloved servant; Asia Society, 725 Park Ave. (70th St.), 212-517-ASIA; 6:30, $10.
Spotlight Readings Series feat. "new and novel works in progress" welcomes Edmund White, Joyce Carol Oates & Kim Sooja; Kitchen, 512 W. 19th St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 212-255-5793; 7, $10-$12.