WEDNESDAY 3/17 WEDNESDAY 3/17 Around Town Education Fair ...
Around Town
Education Fair Get the lowdown on undergraduate & graduate programs w/representatives from several NYC colleges & universities; Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 5th Ave. (40th St.), 212-340-0833; 6:30-8, free.
Israeli Wine Expo Brought to you by the people who deserve a good drink; JCC, 334 Amsterdam Ave. (76th St.), 646-505-5708; 6:30, $54.
Notorious Women of Washington Square Illustrated look at the radical women who have called Washington Square home over the years, preceded by a networking session w/drink specials; LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-620-7310; 6:30, $10.
NYC Sierra Club Abortion rights on the docket; Washington Sq. Methodist Church, 135 W. 4th St. (6th Ave.), 212-529-4737; 6:30.
Patsy Cline Look-A-Like Contest w/judge Michael Musto (sign up 6:30-7:30); Cowgirl Hall of Fame, 519 Hudson St. (W. 10th St.), 212-633-1133; 8.
St. Patrick's Day Parade Everyone's Irish today! Just pull on something green & slur yourself past tens of thousands of parade revelers, incl. the mayor & assorted celebs doing plenty o' binge drinking?when else can you get tanked on a Wednesday?; 5th Ave.(betw. 44th & 86th St.), 212-222-4688; 11-3, free.
St. Patrick's Day Party Duck out of work early & party 'til you puke when happy hours prices start at 4! If you're still standing at 8, your reward is the pleasure of hearing Irish singer Dobin; Micky's Blue Room, 171 Ave. C (betw. 10th & 11th Sts.), 212-375-0723; 4 p.m., free.
Film/Video
Falling Sky Vibrant 2002 black comedy from Norway, starring Kim Bodina & others, who are surely vibrant, but probably not black; Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave. (betw. 37th & 38th Sts.), 212-879-9779; 6:30, $8.
Lectures
Digital Happy Hour Creators of two unique politcally based web projects share their insights?feat. Harrell Fletcher, Miranda July, Brody Conlon, Joan Leandre & Anne Marie Schleiner; Kitchen, 512 W. 19th St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 212-255-5793; 6, $8.
Readings
America's Women: Four Hundred Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines Gail Collins stops by for discussion & signing; NY Public Library, Central Branch, 476 5th Ave. (42nd St.), 212-869-8089; 6.
Dr. Seuss: An American Icon Author Philip Nel discusses & signs; Chelsea Barnes & Noble, 675 6th Ave. (21st St.), 212-727-1227; 7, free.
Fantastic Fiction w/Andy Duncan (Beluthahatchie and Other Stories) & Richard Morgan (Altered Carbon); KGB Bar, 85 E 4th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-505-3360 ; 7.
Jesus in America: Personal Savior, Cultural Hero, National Obsession Author Richard Wightman Fox explains; St. Bart's Church, 109 E. 50th St. (Park Ave.), 212-378-0200; 7:30, free.
Workshops
Balancing the Chakras Through Music Dr. Louise Montello leads workshop focusing on the use of "music & sound to balance the seven energy centers of the body & mind"; Himalayan Institute, 78 5th Ave. (14th St.), 212-243-5995, www.hinyc.org; 7, $35.
Body Tonic Instructor Maria Petschnig teaches the phenomenon that is Pilates, boasting "back stretch & movement"; OfficeOps, 57 Thames St., 2nd fl. (betw. Morgan & Knickerbocker Aves.), Bushwick, 718-418-2509, www.OfficeOps.Org; 6:15 p.m., $2.
Daily Instructed Meditation Gifted teachers lead early morning sessions that incl. "teaching from a variety of approaches as well as sitting practice"; JCC, 334 Amsterdam Ave. (76th St.), 646-505-5708, www.jccmanhattan.com; 7:30, free [repeats Thurs., Fri., Mon. & Tues.].
New Dharma Meditaton Groups Promising balance, clarity, openness, compassion, centering & dignity, now what could be bad about that? Led by Angel Kyodo Williams author, ordained minister & teacher of New Dharma; Sufi Books, 227 W. B'way (betw. Franklin & White Sts.), 212-386-5468; 6:30, free.
Poetry Workshop Arthur Bitterman teaches w/"criticism & enlightenment"; Riverside Public Library, W. 65th St. (Amsterdam Ave.), 212-874-0772; 6, free.
THURSDAY 3/18
Around Town
Free Bone Density Screenings "Early detection can prevent the serious dangers of Osteoporosis"; New York Total Health Centers, 122 Fulton St. (B'way), 212-277-4198; 12-2:30.
Opening Act Benefit Comedy improv benefit to raise funds for Opening Act, a group that brings theater productions to NYC high schools; Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette St. (betw. E. 4th St. & Astor Pl.), RSVP 646-732-9616; 7, $75-$1500.
Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Circus The "Greatest Show On Earth" makes its annual trek to the tri-state, feat. clowns, elephants, lions, aerialsts & acrobats; Madison Square Garden, 2 Penn Plaza (32nd St.), 212-465-MSG1; 7:30, $12.50-$50 [repeats Fri. at 11, Sat. & Sun. at 10:30, 3 & 7:30, through 4/11].
Third Coast Festival Listening Room "Book club for radio" showcases audio doucumentaries from around the world?plus, discussions w/radiophiles Dean Olsher, Johanna Zorn & Julie Shapiro; Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-782-5188; 7-9, $5.
Film/Video
Columbia 3-D Thursdays Series of newly restored 50s double-feature 3-D classics?this week, The Stranger Wore a Gun starring Randolph Scott, followed by The Nebraskan?enemies uniting in the face of Indians; Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (betw. Varick St. & 6th Ave.), 212-727-8110; see webstie for times, $10.
Manhattan Murder Mystery Only not-horrendous flick Sony's ever put on?jump on it; Sony Wonder Technology Lab, 550 Madison Ave. (56th St.), 212-833-8100; 6, free.
Lectures
Artists' Visions Sophie Calle discusses her "innvovative work & the inspiration behind it" w/former MoMA curator Robert Storr; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 8:15, $25.
"Election 2004: Where is the Jewish Community?" Democratic strategists discuss the issues?moderated by Assemblyman Scott Stringer feat. Suri Kasirer, Mark Mellman & Hank Sheinkopf; Swayduck Auditorium, New School University, 65 5th Ave. (betw. 13th & 14th Sts.), RSVP 212-868-4080; 7, $10 sugg. don.
Emerging Voices Architects Rand Elliot & Pierre Thibault discuss their work and the designs that "express a spare functional utility that is inflected by the open landscape & local vernacular"; Lighthouse International, 110 E. 60th St. (betw. Lexington & Park Aves.), 212-753-1722, www.archleague.org; 6:30, $10.
Freedom of Information Day Judy Russell discusses the issue of "dissemination/public access to information" versus having to "extract information from the government"; Science Industry Business Library, 188 Madison Ave. (34th St.), 212-592-7000; 11, free.
Irshad Manji: a Muslim's Call for Reform in her Faith Best-selling author tackles Muslim anti-Semitism, the treatment of women under Islam & slavery while offering a "practical vision for how Islam can rediscover tolerance, pluralism & independent thinking"; Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-8215, www.gc.cuny.edu; 7, $15, $5 st.
"The Island at the Center of the World" Author Russell Shorto explores the history of Manhattan & the role of "Dutch society in shaping America"?followed by book signing; South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton St. (betw. South & Front Sts.), 212-748-8735, www.southstseaport.org; 7, $3 sugg. don.
The New Economy & the "Post-Major Label" Music Industry Recording artists, music industry activists & analysts look at the impact of digital technology & indie labels on performing artists?feat. Stanley Arnowitz, Joe Eisman, Jamie Kitman, Rebecca Moore, John O'Conner, Marc Ribot & a representative of the Black Rock Coalition; Brecht Forum, 122 W. 27th St., 10th fl. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-242-4201; 7:30, $6, $8, $10 sugg. don.
Readings
Cities Without Citizens "comprises a collection of essays and documents engaging issues of citizenship, human rights and the architecture of cities"; Van Alen Institute, 30 W. 22nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-924-7000; 6:30.
5th-Annual (Dirty) Limerick Slam Okay, okay?we added the dirty part, but nothing's stoppin' you (former US Poet Laureate Billy Collins also appears); Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery (betw. Bleecker & Houston Sts.), 212-614-0505; 7, $20.
Food Politics: How The Food Industry Influences Nutrition And Health Amazon.com: "In the U.S., we're bombarded with nutritional advice?the work, we assume, of reliable authorities with our best interests at heart. Far from it, says Marion Nestle, whose Food Politics absorbingly details how the food industry?through lobbying, advertising, and the co-opting of experts?influences our dietary choices to our detriment"; Union Square Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-253-0810; 7, free.
GraceLand: A Novel From Publishers Weekly: "Abani's debut novel offers a searing chronicle of a young man's coming of age in Nigeria during the late 1970s and early 1980s"; Astor Place Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.
Rosario Tijeras From Publishers Weekly: "The American debut by award-winning Colombian novelist [Jorge] Franco is an energetic but awkward combination of As I Lay Dying and a Quentin Tarantino splatter-fest-a slim novel that leans more toward the latter's B-movie violence than Faulkner's penetrating examination of a character's death"; Chelsea Barnes & Noble, 675 6th Ave. (21st St.), 212-727-1227; 7, free.
Amanda Stern (The Long Haul) & Daniel Nester (God Save My Queen) read; Halcyon, 227 Smith St. (betw. Butler & Douglass Sts.), Bklyn, 718-260-9299; call for times & prices.
The Trouble With Islam: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith "Controversial Canadian author & media personality discusses & signs her new book that covers topics including Muslim anti-Semitism and the ill-treatment of women under Islam"; Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-8215; 7, $15, $5 st.
Workshops
Bereavement Workshops: Losing a Mother as an Adult Trained group leaders encourage the use of "various tools incl. spiritual tools to explore issues of loss"; HealthCare Chaplaincy, 307 E. 60th (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-644-1111; 6:30, free.
"Cafh-A Path of Spiritual Unfolding" Learn to "clarify & direct your life" through meditation, teachings, dialogue, individual practice & spiritual guidance; Cafh Foundation, 2061 B'way (betw. 71st & 72nd Sts.), 212-724-4260, www.cafh.org; 7:30, free.
Polarity Therapy "Realign, balance & discover the energies of the body" using bodywork, reflexology, cranial-sacral therapy, verbal counseling, nutritional advice, yoga & breath work; Himalayan Institute, 78 5th Ave. (14th St.), 212-243-5995, www.himalayanyoga.org; by appointment, $75.
Preparing for the Unexpected Families & individuals learn "basic safety steps to take before & during an emergency"; American Red Cross, 150 Amsterdam Ave. (betw. 66th & 67th Sts.), 212-874-5839; 6:15, free.
FRIDAY 3/19
Around Town
The Arts Still Say NO to War Benefit for United for Peace & Justice group, feat. poet Louis Reyes Rivera & singers Bev Grant, Kirk Kelly & John Pietaro; Brecht Forum, 122 W. 27th St., 10th fl. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-242-4201; 7:30-11:30, $5-$10.
Contra Dance No experience or partner neccesary to join this traditional American folk dance?Donna Hunt does the calling & band Fingerplay handles the rest; LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-620-7310; 7:30, $10.
Live & Silent Auction Dinners, furniture & trips are auctioned off, all to the theme of alum Richard Rodgers' Motown?proceeds benefit P.S .16; Manhattan School of Arts and Technology, 132 89th St. (betw. Columbus & Amsterdam Aves.); 7-10, free.
Metro Tour Service History & landmark specialist Mauricio Lorence leads three-hour tour around the ethnic communities & institutions of Brooklyn Heights, Ft. Greene & Clinton Hill; Marriott Hotel Brooklyn, 333 Adams St. (betw. Pearl & Willoughby Sts.), Bklyn; 2-5, $25 [repeats Sat. & Sun.].
Midnight Yoga A change of pace from the usual Friday night hedonism routine?all yoga levels are welcome & the proceedings incl. special music selections; Laughing Lotus, 59 W. 19th St., 3rd fl. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-414-2903; 10 p.m.-12 a.m., $10.
Film/Video
Tribute to Nathalie Baye Screenings of The Flower of Evil (your wife) at 6:30 & Every Other Weekend (your mistress) at 9?early screening followed by q&a w/Bayemore?plus, more flicks tomorrow; Florence Gould Hall, French Institute, 55 E. 59th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6160; $12.
Tribute to Marco Bellocchio Look back on the career of one of Italy's most political & respected directors w/today's screening of Henry IV (1984); BAM Rose Cinema, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), Ft. Greene, 718-636-4100; 2, 4:30, 6:50 & 9:10, $10 [through 3/28].
Blazing Saddles You need some stinking badges, see Mel at his finest; Landmark Sunshine Cinema, 143 E. Houston St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-330-8182; 12 a.m., $10 [repeats Sat.].
Film Fleadh You can still be Irish at the sixth-annual Irish film festival?just don't ask anyone to kiss you!; Cantor Film Center, 36 E. 8th St. (betw. 5th Ave. & Greene St.), www.filmfleadh.com; see website for times & prices [repeats Sat.].
Lectures
Chloe Piene Contemporary artist discusses her work, the "creative process & issues in contemporary art"; Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-708-9781, www.moma.org; 6, $10, $8 st.
Ultraprevention: the New Science of Health Dr. Mark Hyman discusses a "new emerging model of medicine" that focuses on "healthcare, not disease care" to promote a "vital, disease-free life"; New York Open Center, 83 Spring St. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-219-2527; 7, $18.
Readings
Princes Of Ireland: The Dublin Saga Author of London & The Forest tackles the Emerald Isle; Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.
The Writer's Voice Visiting Author Series pres. Kathleen Hughes (Dear Mrs. Lindbergh) & Roxana Robinson (Sweetwater, Georgia O'Keeffe); West Side YMCA, 5 W. 63rd St. (Central Park W.), 212-875-4124; 7, free.
Workshops
Women's Integrative Mediation Classes Ongoing workshop helps you get focused & learn specific techniques to help you on the path towards enlightenment; Infinity Healing Center, 27 W. 20th St. #306 (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-923-2495; 6, $15.
SATURDAY 3/20
Around Town
Ages of a Man Pianist Byron Janis will conduct a public master class w/five students in tribute to Sir John Gielund & Chopin; NY Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Plaza (65th St.), RSVP 212-642-0142; 2:30, free.
Concern for Hunger Fun Run/Walk Do your part to help solve the hunger problem in Haiti w/this 5K run/walk through the park; East Drive, Central Park, 99th St. (5th Ave.), RSVP 212-557-8000; 9:30 a.m., $17-$25.
March Against War and Occupation It's springtime?grab those picket signs out & kick off the protest season the old-fashioned way. This one is about?you guessed it?Bush & Iraq; meet at Madison Ave. (23rd St.), 212-868-5545, www.unitedforpeace.org; 12, free.
St. Joseph's School Festival All the regular street fair attractions w/proceeds going to St. Joseph's School, incl. a white elephant area that "promises to be a bargain hunter's paradise!"; Washington Place (betw. Grove & MacDougal Sts.), 646-230-0489; 11-7, free.
3rd Annual Same Sex Wedding Expo "Discover the hottest trends in weddings and commitment ceremonies"; Jacob Javits Convention Center, 11th Ave. (38th St.), 800-243-9774; call for times & prices [repeats Sun.].
Triple Pier Antiques Show Over 600 antiques exhibitors sell anything & everything you could possibly want, w/prices ranging from $10-$100,000?plus a special show on restoration on Pier 94; Piers 90, 92, 94, 12th Ave. (betw. 50th & 54th Sts.); 9-6, $12, child. free [repeats Sun. 11-7].
Whitney Biennial Bonanza New scavenger hunt combs the depths of the contemporary art collection at the Whitney; Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Ave. (75th St.), 212-726-1529; 3-5:30, $30 incl. adm.
Film/Video
Lars Von Trier Retrospective continues w/screening of the director's 1994 tv mini-series, The Kingdom; American Museum of the Moving Image, 35 Ave. (36 St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077, www.movingimage.us; 4, $10 [repeats Sun. at 3:30, through 3/28].
Village Zendo Dharma Flicks pres. "Since You've Been Gone...," filmmaker Stacey Foiles' moving chronicle of her journey through grief & loss of her partner?followed by discussion; Village Zendo, 588 B'way #910 (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-340-4656; 6:15, $10.
Lectures
Women: Remember the Past, Face the Future Celebrate Women's History month w/series of panels on women in law & media, starting a home business & climbing the corporate ladder, as well as vignettes on women overcoming obstacles in the past; Historic Richmond Town, 441 Clarke Ave. (Richmond Rd.), Staten Island; 10-4, free.
Workshops
Acting Workshop Theater legend Lee Worley offers her "unique approach to acting" through exercises developed from "meditative & Buddhist principles"; Shambhala Meditation Center, 118 W. 22nd St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-675-6544, www.ny.shambhala.org; 10, $80 [repeats Sun.].
Arty Facts Kids ages 4-7 discover how artists "made objects in the Museum collections" & then explore materials in the studio; Brooklyn Museum of Art, 200 Eastern Pkwy. (Washington Ave.), Bklyn, 718-638-5000, www.brooklynmuseum.org; 11 & 2, $6, $3 st./s.c. [repeats Sun.].
Basic Self Defense Protect ya neck w/this essential workshop. Exercises are optional; LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-620-7310; 2-4, $10 sugg. don.
A Chopin Master Class Byron Janis leads class w/five piano students incl. Michael Berkowsky, Andrew Le, Natalia Lavrova, Daniel Spiegel & Lu Wang; NYPL for the Performing Arts' Bruno Walter Auditorium, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, B'way (64th St.), 212-642-0142; 2:30, free.
Getting Stoned: the Tao of Sculpting Learn to "follow your intuition & sculpt the stone" as Dr. Judy de Zanger leads hands-on workshop exploring "creativity in general & sculpting in particular"; Educational Alliance, 197 E. B'way (betw. Jefferson & Clinton Sts.), res. req. 212-780-2300; 2, $5.
"Musicianship & the Bass" Acclaimed bassist John Patitucci leads workshop as part of ongoing Blue Note Master Class series; Blue Note, 131 W. 3rd St. (betw. MacDougal St. & 6th Ave.), 212-475-8592; 2, $20, $10 st.
Weird & Wonderful: Artist Materials Families explore the museum's permanent collection & temporary exhibitions through "lively discussions & gallery activities"; MOMA QNS, 33rd St. (Queens Blvd.), L.I.C., 212-708-9805, www.moma.org; 9:30, $5.
SUNDAY 3/21
Around Town
East Meets West Garden Guided Tour From the wisteria to the cherry trees, see where the trees & flowers of Asia can be found throughout the garden; Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Ave. (Carroll Pl.), Bklyn, 718-623-7200; 3, free w/adm.
Funny Gals: An Evening of Women Clowns Cirque Boom pres. a knee-slapping evening of "slapstick, red noses & soft spots"; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000; 7:30, $15.
Hairy B.A.C.: Bears of All Colors "Multi-culturalism with hairy hunks"; LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-620-7310; 3, $4.
Hats Off, Taps On for Gregory Tribute to Gregory Hines w/film & live dance, feat performers incl. Van "the Man" Porter, Evette Glover, Harold Cromer, Max Pollak & the Young Hoofers; Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center, 165 W. 65th St. (B'way), 212-721-6500; 11:30 & 2, $16, $9 child.
Japanese Dish Gardens Make your own Japanese garden?in a dish!; Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Ave. (Carroll Pl.), Bklyn, 718-623-7200; 1-3, Free w/adm.
Joe's Pug: A Benefit for Pug Rescue in Honor of Kate Gustern w/music by Tammy Faye Starlite & others; Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette St. (betw. E. 4th St. & Astor Pl.), 212-539-8778; 6:30, $30.
Waverly Block Association Festival Street fair feat. arts & crafts vendors, as well as all your favorite food stands?benefits the Waverly Block Association; Waverly Pl.(betw. MacDougal & Christopher Sts.), 646-230-0489; 11-7, free.
Film/Video
Toronto Exchange Club Collective art productions from the Great White North, it just sounds like Canadian wife-swapping; Ocularis at Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-388-8713; 7, $6.
Lectures
"Fiet's Vase" Alison Leslie Gold shares Holocaust survival stories; Council Senior Center, 241 W. 72nd St. (betw. Amsterdam & West End Aves.), 212-273-5304; 1, don.
Growing up Arab American Filmmaker Ghazi Albuliwi pres. clips & discusses his upcoming film West Bank Brooklyn, the story of four Arab Americans "struggling to navigate a path between the competing demands of tradition & assimilation"; American Museum of Natural History, Central Park W. (79th St.), 212-769-5200; 4, free.
Readings
Girls Write Now "Nonprofit organization that guides and encourages teenage girls to develop their writing and communication skills through mentoring relationships with women writers" sponsors reading; Housing Works Used Book Cafe, 126 Crosby St. (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-334-3324; 5, free.
Winter Hearthside Readings This afternoon: Sue Halpern (The Book of Hard Things, Four Wings and a Prayer) & Bill McKibben (Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age); Wave Hill, 675 W. 252nd St. (Independence Ave.), Bronx, 718-549-3200; 2, free .
Workshops
Beginning Djembe Workshop Bashir Shakur teaches traditional rhythms from Mali, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Ghana & Guinea; Tribal Soundz, 340 E. 6th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-673-5992; 1:15, $15.
India Insights: A Practice Drawn from a Month in India Instructor Brooke Myers shares techniques she learned during her travels abroad; Iyengar Yoga Institute of Greater New York, 27 W. 24th St., #800 (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-691-9642; 2, $25.
MONDAY 3/22
Around Town
Chateau Ste Michelle Wines joins w/steak-chain giant in special four-course meal offer; Ruth's Chris Steak House, 148 W. 51st St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-245-9600; 7, $125.
Metro Walking Tour visits lower Manhattan, focusing on city's early history & the lives of its African-American inhabitants; Battery Park, State St. (West St.), 212-307-7171; 2-5, $25 [repeats Tues.].
Film/Video
Bloody Hell: British Horror Today, The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)?plus, tomorrow catch The Creeping Flesh (1972), in which bad shit comes to England in a box; BAM Rose Cinema, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), Ft. Greene, 718-636-4100; 4:30, 6:50 & 9:10, $10.
Klezmer on Fish Sreet Documentary about Jewish culture revival in modern Poland?followed by panel discussion, for just six bucks more; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000; 9:30, $9.
Monday Night Shorts Weekly screenings showcase shorts from independent filmmakers, this week by the Dirty Creeps, Tommy Austin, Jason Wicks & Rick Mowat; Freight Restaurant, Chelsea Market, 410 W. 16th St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 212-242-6555; 7:30, free.
On the Waterfront Special 50th anniversary screening w/Budd Schulberg (Oscar winner-Best Screenplay 1954); Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Ames Theater, 111 E. 59th St. (betw. Park & Lexington Aves.), RSVP 888-778-7575; 7:30, $5, $3 st.
Lectures
Foreign Exchanges Salman Rushdie hosts conversation between novelist Walter Mosley & writer/former political prisoner Chris Abani?also, feat. a reading by Alfre Woodard; Gallery of the French Institute Alliance FranÁaise, 22 E. 60th St. (betw. Park & Madison Aves.), 212-355-6100; 7, $10, st. free.
The Imagination of Darren Star Creator of such television classics as Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place & Sex & the City discusses how is able to "write both comedy & drama" & the differences between "writing for cable & the networks"; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6600, www.mtr.org; 6, $15.
The Role of Media in the Construction of Jewish Community Panelists discuss "roles played by Jewish museums, contemporary radio programs & new media" using sound recordings & "visual images"?feat. Dr. Jenna Weissman Joselit, Dr. Samuel G. Freedman & Dr. Jeffrey Shandler; Jewish Museum, 1109 5th Ave. (92nd St.), 212-423-3337; 8, free.
Readings
Cause Celeb! "Dramatic readings of celebrity autobiographies. Laugh till you cry with the first-person, jugular stylings of the famous, infamous and almost were." This week: "How To: Advice from the Stars"; Fez/Time Cafe, 380 Lafayette St. (Great Jones St.), 212-533-7000; 7, $10.
Enough: Staying Human In An Engineered Age From Publishers Weekly: "In 1989, McKibben published The End of Nature, a gorgeously written and galvanizing book about the true cost of global warming, the destruction of the ozone layer and other man-made ills... [Now], in an absorbing and horrifying montage of images, he depicts microscopic nanobots consuming the world and children born so genetically enhanced that they will never be able to believe that they reach for the stars as pianists or painters or long-distance runners because there is something unique in them that has a passion to try"; Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.
First Annual Mythological Reading Series Tonight, Native American folktales & Sufism; HERE, 145 6th Ave. (betw. Spring & Dominick Sts.), 212-647-0202; call for time, $12.
Hatchet Jobs: A Few Swipes at Contemporary Literature Author Dale Peck (What We Lost) appears to promote his latest; Arlene's Grocery, 95 Stanton St. (betw. Ludlow & Orchard Sts.), 212-358-1633; 7, free.
On the Blue Shore of Silence Poet Pablo Neruda reads; Instituto Cervantes, 211-215 E. 49 St. (3rd Ave.), 212-661-6011; 6, free.
The President of Good and Evil Ethicist Pete Singer analyzes the actions of the current administration; Chelsea Barnes & Noble, 675 6th Ave. (21st St.), 212-727-1227; 7, free.
The 10th Muse Billy Collins hosts evening w/younger writers George Bilgere, Michael Donaghy & Rachel Wetzteon in anticipation of National Poetry Month (when they have to make it "a month" it's always a bad sign); 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 8:15, $16.
Wonder When You'll Miss Me Susan Choi, Susan Orlean & Elissa Schappell read tonight from the late Amanda Davis' eerily titled tome; Half King, 505 W. 23rd St. (10th Ave.), 212-462-4300; 7.
Workshops
Family, Culture & Success First in a series of workshops highlighting "accomplished Asian female entrepreneurs," Suchitra Paleewong discusses how she & her family "leveraged their knowledge of Thai culture & the U.S. marketplace to start a successful business"; Bangkok House, 360 W. 46th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), res. req. 212-868-1368, www.awib.org; 6, $50.
Put the Power in PowerPoint Learn to "master slides, automations, timings, bullet points"; Mediabistro, 494 B'way (betw. Spring & Broome Sts.), 212-966-4466, www.mediabistro.com; 7, $65.
TUESDAY 3/23
Around Town
Tuesday Night Trivia Be proud that you're a geek?you could help your team win $10-$25 bar tabs by answering some pretty wacky & obscure questions; Baggot Inn, 82 W. 3rd St. (betw. Sullivan & Thompson Sts.), 212-477-0622; 7:30, 2 drink min.
Film/Video
Bridget Irish All the way from the Pacific Northwest, a 90-min. program of lo-fi/no-budget works from a promising video artist w/a porn star name; Collective Unconscious, 145 Ludlow St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-254-5277; 8:30, $5.
Pathé: The First Cinematic Empire Oh, those crazy, studio-owning Pathé brothers. Today, check out Voici le temps des assassins (Deadlier than the Male), 1955?French w/English subtitles; Florence Gould Hall, French Institute, 55 E. 59th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6160; 12:30, 3:30, 6:30 & 9, $8, $6 st. [through 3/30].
Lectures
Foods of the Silk Road: Carousing & Consuming, an Original Asian Diversity Dr. Jacqueline Newman explores the "tastes & flavors found along the ancient route" & "describes their influences on Chinese cuisine"; China Institute, 125 E. 65th St. (betw. Park & Lexington Aves.), res. req. 212-334-4175; 6:30, $30, $22 st./s.c.
"International Private Sector" "International insiders" offer "practical employment advice & share real life experience"?feat. Michel Chow-Tai, Patricia DeGennaro & Nusrat Durrant; NYU Vernon Center, 58 W. 10th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-992-9091; 6, free.
Susan Miller Best-selling astrologer reveals "what you can expect in love, finance, career, family, health & more"?followed by book signing; Union Square Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-253-0810; 7, free.
Tax Clinic for Elder & Low-Income Citizens Non-profit homelessness prevention organization, Eviction Intervention Services, hosts weekly seminar for "those who need it most"; Lexington United Methodist Church, 150 E. 62nd St. (betw. Lexington & 3rd Aves.), 212-308-2210; 10, free.
"Visibility or Invisibility? Media Representations of Mixed Race People" Panelists address the "current fixation w/mixed race people" & how "mixed people can use this period of increased visibility to make themselves heard"?feat. Phil Bertelsen, Susan Fales-Hill & Jessica Chen Drammeh; Kimmel Center for University Life, 60 Washington Sq. S. (LaGuardia Pl.), RSVP 212-561-1773; 7, $5.
Weddings for Dummies Authors Marcy Blum & Laura Fisher take you through "all the essentials of planning a wedding" from handling "tricky family dynamics" to "keeping track of gifts & writing thank-you notes"; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 7, $40.
Readings
Love And Hydrogen: New And Selected Stories The title of this book reminds us of that Sweet song "Love is Like Oxygen." We're alone there? Yeah, we thought so; Astor Place Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.
Still Life With Bombers: Israel In The Age Of Terrorism David Horovitz discusses; Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.
The Year Ahead 2004 Astrologist Susan Miller offers advice; meet at Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'wa