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Around Town

FlirtingTime.com Join host Harmonica Sunbeam for this 21+ gay, lesbian, bi & trans "alternative soiree"; Chetty Red, 28 E. 23rd St. (betw. Park & Madison Aves.), 212-613-0097/www.flirtingtime.com; 7-10, $20.

Join the Junior Rangers Children 8-11 canoe, fish, camp & enjoy the great outdoors while learning how to preserve it; Inwood Hill Nature Center, 218th St. (Indian Rd.), 212-360-1311; 9:30-3:30, $25, $100 5 days [through 8/15] [repeats Thurs., Fri., Mon. & Tues.].

Wednesday Night Skate Strap on a helmet & join roller/in-line skaters as they weave through city streets passing the South Street Seaport, the Brooklyn Bridge & Times Square on two-hour ride; Union Sq. Park, 17th St. (B'way), 212-696-7247, www.weskateny.org; 8, free.

Film/Video

"Blast From Your Past What Gen X Watched: 1969-1985" Afterschool Activities. Teen drama hasn't been the same since the ABC Afterschool Special went off the air in 1988. From drug abuse to alcholism, no problem was overlooked. Don't miss episodes incl. "Which Mother Is Mine" & "She Drinks a Little"; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6600; 12:30 & 3, $10, $8 st./s.c, $5 child. under 14.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon On the Waterfront outdoor international festival screens Taiwanese director Ang Lee's 2000 action adventure hit, starring Chow Yun-Fat, Michelee Yeoh & Ziyi Zhang?also feat. dance & food; Socrates Sculpture Park, B'way (Vernon Blvd.), LIC, 718-956-1819, www.socratessculpturepark.org; 7, free [through 8/27].

"The 80s: Totally Radical" Like, no way! Celebrate the era everyone loves to hate w/screenings incl. 1985 sci-fi adventure Back to the Future (6 p.m., repeats Sun. at 4, Tues. at 5:45), 1983 romantic comedy Valley Girl (8:15, repeats Fri. & Mon. at 6) & 1988 thriller They Live (10:15, repeats Sun. at 10:15 & Tues. at 10); Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. (Ave. A), 212-254-3300, www.twoboots.com/pioneer; $9, $6.50 st./s.c. [through 8/19].

"Featuring...Roaring Into the Twenties: The New, New York Woman" Series, in conjunction w/art exhibit of same name, revisits silent b&w greats. First, director Al Christie's 1918 comedy short Know Thy Wife, followed by Clarence Brown's 1925 drama Smouldering Fires; Donnell Library Center, 20 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-0618; 2:30, free.

My Terrorist After surviving a 1978 PLO terrorist attack, Israeli director Yulie Gerstel's documentary reveals her resolve to help parole the attacker; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000, www.makor.org; 7:30 & 9, $9 [repeats Tues.].

Three Medieval Tales "Complete and uncensored 35mm prints of [Pier] Pasolini's vibrant, bawdy and visually spectacular 'trilogy of life'?The Decameron (1970), The Canterbury Tales (1974) and The Arabian Nights (1974)"; Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (betw. Varick St. & 6th Ave.), 212-727-8110; call for times & prices [through 7/31].

Readings

Asphalt Gods: An Oral History of the Rucker Tournament From Publishers Weekly: "Highlighting a little-known piece of New York history, [Vincent] Mallozzi documents the Harlem basketball institution called the Rucker Tournament, includ[ing] some of basketball's great games throughout the decades. Here, pros Julius Erving, Wilt Chamberlain and Kobe Bryant pounded the asphalt with local unknowns"; Barnes & Noble, 240 E. 86th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-794-1962; 7:30, free.

Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl: A Nancy Chan Novel Tracy Quan reads at NYC's real Filthy MacNasty's; Rocky Sullivan's, 129 Lexington Ave. (29th St.), 212-725-3871; 8, free.

The Miss Stone Affair: America's First Modern Hostage Crisis From Publishers Weekly: "Zooming in on a historical footnote, the kidnapping of an American missionary by Macedonian revolutionaries in 1901, [Teresa] Carpenter discovers a Byronic adventure and an early lesson in the perils of international power for the U.S."; Astor Place Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.

Narcissus Ascending: A Novel Novel about 20 somethings in New York has received mixed reviews; South Street Seaport, Melville Gallery, 213 Water St. (betw. Fulton & Beekman Sts.), 212-748-8649; 7.

The Princess Diaries: Volume IV And A Half: Project Princess The triumphant Meg Cabot appears; meet at Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (Union Sq. betw. B'way & Park Aves.); 5, free.

Reunion: A Novel From Publishers Weekly: "[Alan] Lightman (Einstein's Dreams, etc.) indulges his romantic side in this fourth novel, coming dangerously close to mawkishness with a tale of an aging professor pining for his lost youth"; Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.

You've Got a Friend: New Life After Breast Cancer Author Yvonne Manley, a psychiatric nurse & breast cancer survivor who runs the city's Karen Horney Clinic breast cancer support group, appears; Barnes & Noble, 160 E. 54th St. (3rd Ave.), 212-750-8033; 6:30, free.

Workshops

New Dharma Meditaiton 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.

THURSDAY 7/31

Around Town

Guided Bus & Ferry Tour of Staten Island Historic Richmond Town, Snug Harbor Cultural Center's Chinese Scholar's Garden & Fort Wadsworth & Battery Weed; meet at Whitehall Ferry Terminal, Whitehall St. (South St.), 718-477-3329; 10:30, $50.

Lite FM Presents Broadway in Bryant Park Radio personality Valerie Smaldone hosts gathering feat. excerpts from The Prince & The Pauper, Stomp, Urinetown & The Lion King; Bryant Park, 6th Ave. (betw. 40th & 42nd Sts), 212-398-8061; 12:30, free.

Summer Aviate Music, sculpture, photo & video from "Brooklyn-based women-run arts collective devoted to showcasing new unknown visual art outside the gallery"; Orchard Bar & Grill, 196 Orchard St. (betw. Houston & Stanton Sts.), 212-477-1550; 9 p.m.-3 a.m., $5.

Film/Video

"Combating Anti-Semitism" SummerNights program screens tv episodes that questioned anti-semitic practices incl. All in the Family's "Archie is Branded," The Mary Tyler Moore Show's "Some of My Best Friends Are Rhoda & "The Battle of Burning Oak" from Bewitched; Jewish Museum, 1109 5th Ave. (92nd St.), 212-423-3200, tkts 212-423-3337; 5-9, pay-what-you-wish.

Fourth-Annual Brooklyn Bridge Park Summer Film Series Enjoy popcorn & the Coen Brothers 2000 comedy O Brother, Where Art Thou? at twilight. George Clooney, John Turturro & Tim Blake Nelson star in the adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey; Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, 26 New Dock St. (Water St.), Bklyn, 718-802-0603, www.bbpc.net; 8:45, free.

Hip Hop Film Festival NYC Parks & agnes b. pres. films & live performances. Today, brush up on your hiphop history w/director Doug Pray's 2001 doc. Scratch, tracing its progression from 1970's Bronx to today & feat. performances by DJ Jazzy Jay, the Jungle Brothers & Grand Wizard Theodore; Indian Lake, Crotona Park, Charlotte St. (Crotona Park E.), Bronx, 311, www.crotonapark.org; 8:45, free.

International Black Panther Film Festival Danny Glover chairs third-annual fest hoping "to capture the imagination of a new generation" w/dramas, docs. & shorts feat. the Black Panther Party's spirit of liberation?also workshops, lectures & panels; Aaron Davis Hall, W. 135th St. (Convent Ave.), 212-650-7100, www.pantherfilmfest.com; $10, $7 st./s.c [continues through 8/4].

International Black Panther Film Festival Danny Glover chairs third-annual fest hoping "to capture the imagination of a new generation" w/dramas, docs. & shorts feat. the Black Panther Party's spirit of liberation?also workshops, lectures & panels; Aaron Davis Hall, W. 135th St. (Convent Ave.), 212-650-7100, www.pantherfilmfest.com; $10, $7 st [continues through 8/4].

Letters from the Dead Series pres. I Hate Sao Paulo, directed by Dardo Toledo, from Brazil, where "rapid modernization and ruthless dictatorships seem to be equally damaging to the human spirit"; Cyber Cafe, 250 W. 49th St. (betw. B'way & 8th Ave.), 718-278-2448; 8.

Unit One Enjoy 12 of the original 30 episodes of Danish series, soon to be remade for U.S. tv, likened to Law & Order & The X-Files?two episodes per viewing; Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave. (betw. 37th & 38th Sts.), RSVP 212-847-9746; 6:30, $8 [through 8/14].

Readings

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints Points for title?Dito Montiel, of 80s punk band "Gutterboy" (but what happened there?), reads from memoir about growing up on Lower East Side; Astor Place Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.

Jill Nelson From Publishers Weekly: "A brothel for women? Journalist Nelson, author of several popular nonfiction books (Straight, No Chaser; etc.), offers a ribald take on the battle between the sexes and one heck of an entrepreneurial scheme, in her wickedly funny first novel"; Barnes & Noble, 240 E. 86th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-794-1962; 7, free.

Workshops

Choral Workshop Something involving Bernstein & Haydn, if you're interested, chances are you already know what the deal is?we sure don't; CAMI Hall, 165 W. 57th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-841-9500, 718-274-7279; 7:30, $10.

Prepare for the Unexpected The American Red Cross is concerned for your safety, let them help you prepare for disasters; American Red Cross, 150 Amsterdam Ave. (betw. 66th & 67th Sts.), 212-875-2168; 6-7:30.

FRIDAY 8/1

Around Town

An Eye for Collecting: Museum Tour Young collectors or curators join fellow collector & Site and Insight curator Agnus Gund to share their views on works; P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, 22-25 Jackson Ave. (46th Ave.), LIC, 718-784-2084; 3:30, $6.

Sleeping Beauty Puppet Show Central Park's Puppets in the Parks tell this tale; Brower Park, 145 Brooklyn Ave. (St. Mark's Ave.), Bklyn, 718-735-4400; 11-11:45 a.m, free.

"The Unity Party" Female party: DJ's Missy & Trini, DJ China & erotic entertainment by scantily clad women?proceeds benefit Black Pride Inc.; Metronome, 915 B'way (21st St.), 212-505-7400; 10-4, $12-$15.

Yahoo! Yodeling Contest Strap on your leiderhosen & warm up those vocal cords. Best NY yodeler competes in national finals, feat. famous yodeler Wylie Gustafson; Times Square Studios, 44th St. (B'Way), 212-453-2140; 12-3, free.

Film/Video

The Age of Innocence See Martin Scorsese's adaptation of Edith Wharton's wonderful novel in neighborhood that invokes this gilded era (however, if you're the type who's used to wandering around aimlessly on Friday afternoons with mantinee money in your pocket, this might hit too close to home); MOMA's Gramercy Theater, 127 E. 23rd St. (betw. Lexington & Park Aves.), 212-777-4900; 2.

Harold and Maude "Sunshine@Midnight" series pres. director Hal Ashby's 1971 beloved tale about a rich teen obsessed w/death who meets a lively senior citizen at a funeral?also the fave flick of Cameron Diaz's There's Something About Mary character; Landmark Sunshine Cinema, 143 E. Houston St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 800-555-TELL; 12 a.m., $10, $6.50 s.c. [repeats Sat.].

RiverFlicks: Spaceballs Hilarious Mel Brooks (The Producers) Star Wars rip-off w/John Candy, Joan Rivers, Daphne Zuniga & Bill Pulman. Run at ludicrous speed to see this one! (Yogurt's orders, not ours); Hudson River Park, Pier 25, N. Moore St. (West St.), 212-533-PARK; 6, free.

Rooftop Films Seventh-annual film fest screens short "High-Concept/Low Budget Films" from San Francisco?preceded by live music (8 p.m.); OfficeOps, 57 Thames St., 2nd fl. (betw. Morgan & Knickerbocker Aves.), Bklyn, 877 786-1912, www.rooftopfilms.com; 9, $6.

Sunset Boulevard "I am [still] big?it's the pictures that got small"; Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (betw. Varick St. & 6th Ave.), 212-727-8110; 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:50 & 10 [through 8/7].

SATURDAY 8/2

Around Town

Black Pride Celebration Party Female party feat. DJ Mary Mac?open bar 11-12; Club Shelter, 20 W. 39th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-719-9867; 10-5, $12-$15.

Bronx Mambo to Hip-Hop Tour A different 'hood, a different experience. Visit street corners, record stores, grafiti-clad walls, clubs & dance halls where everyone from Hector Lavoe to Big Pun & Grandmaster Flash lived & rehearsed; the Point, 940 Garrison Ave. (Barretto St.), Bronx, 212-836-0692; 11, $15.

Bob Hope "Walking tour of the Broadway theater district pays tribute to the greatest comedian of his time"...born "Leslie Townes Hope," and that's a lot to overcome; meet at N.E. corner of 44th St.(7th Ave.), 212-265-2663; 12, $5.

Jamaica Avenue "JAMS" Festival Jamaican arts, crafts & music?plus pony rides, on stage entertainment, food & merchandise; Jamaica Ave. (betw. Parsons Blvd. & 169th St.), Queens, 646-230-0489; 11-7, free.

NBA Hoop-It-Up Basketball Extravaganza Think you've got game? Register for "competitive 3-on-3 b-ball tourney for players ages 8 & up" & find out. Get a team of up to 5 players together & register online by weds. 7/30; Nassau Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Tpk., , Uniondale, L.I., 201-612-8348; 9 a.m., $120-$185 [repeats Sun.].

Play Day at Lincoln Center Bring the family for full day of fun incl. belly dancing, tap dancing, chess & hanging w/the Big Apple Circus; Lincoln Center, Rose Bldg., 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, 10th fl. (B'way), 212-769-7028; 2-6, free.

Street Smarts N.Y. Tours: Ghostly Greenwich Village Where did they die? Visit public execution sites, the "cursed" Mark Twain house & a graveyard. Scary shizzle; meet at Washington Square Arch, Washington Sq. N. (5th Ave.), 212-969-8262; 6 p.m., $10.

The Tribeca Scavenger Hunt/Pub Tour "Ultimate urban drinking experience!" Nothing surpasses trying to find things when your drunk. See for yourslef?gather some mates & compete for free pitchers of beer; Reade Street Pub, 135 Reade St. (betw. Hudson & Greenwich Sts.), 212-696-6537; 4, $25.

23rd Street Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen Festival Arts & crafts, food & merchandise from over 100 vendors?proceeds benefit the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen; 23rd St.(betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), Chelsea, 646-230-0489; 11-7, free.

The White Party Moonlight Cruise Absolut vodka pres. jazz, food, comedy & best dressed "all white" contest?21+; Chelsea Piers, Pier 63, 23rd St. (12th Ave.), 718-346-3589, www.umenent.com/wp; 1 a.m.-5 a.m., $85.

Film/Video

Coney Island Saturday Night Film Series pres. The Bikini Bandits Experience, starring bikini clad outlaws, Corey Feldman, Dee Dee Ramone & The Howard Stern Show's Hank the angry druken dwarf?proceeds benefit Coney Island USA; Coney Island Museum, 1208 Surf Ave. (Stillwell Ave.), Coney Island, 718-372-5159; 8:30, $5.

Saturday at the Movies Green-Wood Partnership pres. 1971 children's classic Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (3 p.m.), Disney's 1954 version of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, starring Kirk Douglas (6) & director Stanley Kubrick's 1968 sci-fi staple 2001: A Space Odyssey (9)?proceeds benefit Saved In Time; Green-Wood Cemetary Chapel, 500 25th St. (5th Ave.), Sunset Park, 718-857-4816;, $5-$8.

YWCA Cine-Club Screens director Robert Aldrich's 1955 b&w private eye thriller Kiss Me Deadly?quite risque in its day; YWCA, 610 Lexington Ave. (53rd St.), 212-735-9753; 4:30, $7 [repeats Sun.].

Workshops

Free Yoga Monique Schubert leads you through kripalu yoga moves; Socrates Sculpture Park, B'way (Vernon Blvd.), LIC, 718-956-1819; 11 a.m., free.

SUNDAY 8/3

Around Town

Columbus Avenue Summer Fair Over 200 vendors pres. art, crafts & food?proceeds benefit the Lincoln Square Neighborhood Center; Columbus Ave (betw. 66th & 72nd Sts.), 646-230-0489; 11-6, free.

A Great Day in Harlem Cycle through this enchanting neighborhood?plus check out the other activities going on as part of Harlem Week; meet at 135th St. (St. Nicholas Ave.), RSVP 212-862-8477; 10 a.m.

Inspirational Brunch Exorcise your demons over a mimosa or bloody mary & celebrate black pride in NY; Pangea, 178 2nd Ave. (betw. 11th & 12th Sts), res. req. 718-623-9428; 12 p.m., $15 incl. drinks.

Junction Blvd. Festival Arts & crafts, merchandise, food & antiques from over 100 vendors?proceeds benefit the Junction Blvd. Merchants Assoc.; Junction Blvd.(betw. 37th St. & Roosevelt Ave.), Queens, 646-230-0489; 11-6, free.

Park to Park Swim One mile swim through muck & mire, from Hudson River Park's South Cove to Pier 25?must be 15+ to participate; Battery Park City Rector Park, Rector St. (W. Thames St./Rector St. Bridge), 1-888-NYC-SWIM, www.nycswim.org; 9 check-in, $50.

Street Smarts N.Y. Tours: Crimes of Old New York Murder, death, blood, carnage! See where the city's first murder took place & other sites of "dastardly doings"; National Museum of the American Indian, George Gustav Heye Center, 1 Bowling Green (betw. State & Whitehall Sts.), 212-969-8262; 2, $10.

Surveillance Camera Oudoor Walking Tours Picadilly Circus may be the most photographed place in the world but your 'hood could be a close second. Discover "video cameras that surveill public space." Big Brother is watching!; meet at N.W. corner Park Ave. (48th St.), 212-561-0106; 2, free.

Wall Street to Battery Tour Visit part of the "first New York." See where the Gordon Gekkos & Bud Foxes make big bucks; Trinity Church, B'way (Wall St.), 718-655-1883; 2, $10.

Film/Video

Cinema Warsaw screens director Grant Lee's 1999 rockumentary Radiohead: Meeting People is Easy, exploring the ups & downs of the band's rock star fame; Warsaw, 261 Driggs Ave. (betw. Eckford & Leonard Sts.), Greenpoint, 718-303-9513, www.cinemawarsaw.com; 8, $10.

Short Comedy Film Festival First Sundays pres. three-night screening of funny works composing the "Best Of" the festival incl. animations, docs., spoofs & basement-budgets features?followed by Stella Artois-sponsored after party; Chicago City Limits Theater, 1105 1st Ave. (61st St.), 212-888-5233, www.firstsundays.com; 7, $10 [repeats Mon. & Tues.].

Sunday at the Movies Green-Wood Partnership pres. two Katharine Hepburn romantic comedy classics. First, Bringing Up Baby (1938), co-starring Cary Grant (6 p.m.), followed by 1942's Woman of the Year, feat. real life paramour Spencer Tracy (8:30)?proceeds benefit Saved in Time; the Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 4th Ave. (betw. Union & President Sts.), 718-857-4816; $8 each.

Readings

Open "We'll take anything you throw at us, but if you do poetry, we'll probably throw something at you"...somewhere in the city a young, determined sort is interpreting that as a challenege, sir!; Black and White, 86 E. 10th St. (betw. 3rd & 4th Aves.), 212-253-0246; call for time, free.

SI OutLOUD: Melville Celebration Hear selections from classic Moby Dick, while enjoying majestic harbor overlook; Fort Wadsworth, Bay St. (School St.), Staten Island, 718-907-0709, sioutloud@yahoo.com; 2, free.

Workshops

Children's Workshop Stories of the Sky?take a trip into StarLab, the fun inflatable planetarium; American Museum of Natural History, Central Park W. (79th St.), 212-769-5100; 2:30-4, $25 (per pair).

Headstand Workshop Monisha Raja teaches yoga students to reverse gravitational effects for physical & mental benefits; Joyous Life Center, 119 W. 23rd St. #700 (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), RSVP 212-352-9910; 4:15, $15.

Oral Sex Basics: Cunnilingus Get a degree in pleasure, open to all?next week, fellatio; Toys in Babeland, 94 Rivington St. (betw. Orchard & Ludlow Sts.), 212-375-1701; 8, $30.

Tai Chi All levels are welcome to better your balance & enjoy the outdoors; Socrates Sculpture Park, B'way (Vernon Blvd.), LIC, 718-956-1819, www.socratessculpturepark.org; 11-12, free.

MONDAY 8/4

Around Town

"Yoga in the Garden" Yoga for the experienced or the beginner. Joan Coddington shows you how to contort the body into unimaginable positions?wear comfy clothes & bring a towel or mat; 6th & Ave. B Garden, 6th St. (Ave. B), 212-982-5673; 7 a.m., free.

Film/Video

"Film at the Tank" Visual arts space's bi-monthly series screens director Richard Sylvarnes' "haunting ghost story" The Cloud of Unknowing (2002), about a doctor who believes his dead wife is possessing a woman who nearly dies the same way?feat. discussion w/Sylvarnes & producer Hal Hartley; the Tank, 432 W. 42nd St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 212-868-4444; 7 & 9:15, $7.

Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns Director AJ Schnack's 2002 They Might Be Giants rockumentary feat. intimate interviews w/band famous for quirky hits incl. "Particle Man" & "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-413-8806, ww.makor.org; 7:30 & 9:30, $9 [repeats Tues.].

Readings

An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 Robert Dallek bucks the trend & writes about Carolyn's father-in-law; Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.

Workshops

Cool Summer Cooking Learn to make simple, elegant & healthy dishes for your significant other of same description, in three sessions; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000; 7, $90.

Drunk and Delicious Cooking Class Learn to incorporate liquor into your cooking & make Shabbat w/the in-laws fly by; JCC, 334 Amsterdam Ave. (76th St.), RSVP 646-505-5708, www.jccmanhattan.com; 7.

Lost CrEaTiVe Weekly performance art workshop focuses on using your subconscious to create art; Collective Unconscious, 145 Ludlow St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-254-5277; 7:30-10:30, $5.

TUESDAY 8/5

Around Town

Grassroots Group Art Auction MAMA's first art auction fundraiser feat. photos, paintings & multi-media pieces by known & unknown artists; Bluestockings, 172 Allen St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-358-7706, huffifer@community.hipmama.com; 7-10, free.

Summertime Chowder Dinner Beacon Restaurant pres. chowder (New England or Manhattan we wonder), lobster, chicken & other summertime classics; Beacon Restaurant, 25 W. 56th St. (betw. 7th & Park Aves.), 212-332-0500; 6:30, $75.

Tuesday Night Trivia "Even Nerds can score" w/questions ranging from easy to hard. Get a team together to exercise, then kill your brain cells & win $10-$25 bar tabs; Baggot Inn, 82 W. 3rd St. (betw. Sullivan & Thompson Sts.), 212-477-0622; 7:30, free.

Film/Video

"An Irreverent Wit: The Comedies of Sacha Guitry" Retrospective of actor/director Guitry continues w/1948 b&w historical commentary The Lame Devil, in which Guitrry portrays Napoleonic French diplomat Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord?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.

Readings

The Grasshopper King From Publishers Weekly: "A prominent scholar who stops speaking in the late 1960s is the unlikely central figure of this clever campus satire, the debut of a young Princeton mathematics professor"; Astor Place Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.

Sheri Holman From the jacket: "Holman delivers a sharp, contemporary story steeped in history that will gratify readers of her earlier work, The Dress Lodger. The Mammoth Cheese follows the residents of rural Three Chimneys, Virginia, on their historic journey to re-create the original Thomas Jefferson-era, 1,235-pound 'Mammoth Cheese'"; Chelsea Barnes & Noble, 675 6th Ave. (21st St.), 212-727-1227; 7, free.

Paris Review 50th Anniversary Celebration w/host George Plimpton; Central Park SummerStage, 72nd St. (midpark), 212-366-CPSS; 7:30.

She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders From Publishers Weekly: "[Jennifer Finney] Boylan is 45 years old, but for more than 40 of those years she was James Finney Boylan. A professor and author of four books of fiction, Boylan has a good comic ear, and that humor keeps the book, which tells the story of Boylan's passage from male to female, on track if somewhat trivialized"; Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.

Workshops

Aquatic Plants "Do plants only live on land?" Nope! Kids & teens dig a bit deeper at this three session class; Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Ave. (Carroll Pl.), Bklyn, 718-623-7200; $34.

Self-Promotion for Introverts Hate Interviews? Does selling yourself feel like selling your soul? Explore new ways to display your talents & qualities; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000; 7, $30.