WEDNESDAY 8/13 WEDNESDAY 8/13 Around Town "Drinking & ...
Around Town
"Drinking & Thinking" Test your "knowledge of useless information"?you can win free beer & "hang out w/the brainiest pub-goers in Manhattan"; Jack Dempsey's Public House, 61 2nd Ave. (betw. 3rd & 4th Sts.), 212-388-0662; 7:30, free.
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/day [repeats Thurs. & Fri.].
National Underwear Day Fresh Pair underwear models will be collecting signatures to make this dream a reality. Do we smell a national day off? Oh no, that's just our dirty unmentionables; Times Square, 42nd St. (B'way), 212-431-7900, www.freshpair.com; 11:30-2, free.
Revamped! Citywide Rummage Sale Shop for "new" duds at the community garden, followed by fashion show (7:30 p.m.)?drop off your old stuff Thurs. & Fri. at Union Square (9-5); 6B Botanical Garden, 6th St. (betw. Aves. B & C), 212-477-4022; 1-7, free [repeats Fri. & Sat.].
The Second-Annual Summer Bar Party Beware of boozing in flip flops?proceeds benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC; Tavaru, 192 3rd Ave. (betw. 17th & 18th Sts.), 212-994-7738, www.bigsnyc.org; 7-10, $30-$35.
"Summer's Not Over Yet" The Next Generation?the young professionals of the Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) gathering feat. cancer researcher Dr. Howard Cedar. Hors d' oeuvres, wine & beer; Reebok Sports Club, 160 Columbus Ave. (67th St.), 212-969-9800; 6:30-10, $55.
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" High School Life. Relive adolescence by enrolling in your favorite series'?incl. The Facts of Life, The Brady Bunch & Welcome Back, Kotter?alma maters; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6600; 12:30 & 3, $10, $8 st./s.c. [repeats Thurs.-Sun.].
Chinatown There's big trouble in little China?wait that's a different picture all together! New 35mm print of Roman Polanski's 1974 L.A.-drought thriller, starring Jack Nicholson & Faye Dunaway; Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (betw. Varick St. & 6th Ave.), 212-727-8110, www.filmforum.com; 1:20, 3:50, 6:30 & 9:10, $9.75, $5 child./s.c [repeats Thurs.].
"The 80s: Totally Radical" Like, no way! Enjoy rad classics incl. 1990 Christian Slater DJ drama Pump Up the Volume (5:30 p.m., repeats Sun. at 4)?also 1985 John Hughes drama The Breaksfast Club (Thurs. at 8, Sat. at 4), 1989's Heathers (Fri. at 10, Sun. at 6, Mon. at 8) & 1985's The Goonies, starring Sean Astin & Josh Brolin (Fri. at 5:30, Sat. at 5:45, Mon. 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 Dave Fleischer's 1928 animated short Ko-Ko Lamps Aladdin, followed by Albert Parker's 1927 drama The Love of Sunya, starring the great Gloria Swanson; Donnell Library Center, 20 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-0618; 2:30, free [through 8/27].
Film Series Under the Stars Prix fixe meals served w/outdoor movies. Today, see Lina Wertmüller's original 1974 dramedy Swept Away, starring Mariangela Melato & Giancarlo Giannini as unlikely marooned lovers?Italian w/English subtitles; Barolo Restaurant, 398 W. B'way (betw. Spring & Broome Sts.), 212-226-1102; 9, free w/dinner.
On the Waterfront Everything that can go wrong, does in director Mira Nair's 2001 Bollywood inspired dramedy Monsoon Wedding, about an enthusiastic father's chaotically arranged marriage for his daughter; Socrates Sculpture Park, B'way (Vernon Blvd.), LIC, 718-956-1819, www.socratessculpturepark.org; 7, free.
Thanks for the Memories: Bob Hope's 100th Birthday Tribute to Mr. Hope in time for his untimely (timely?) passing at age 100. Today romantic comedies incl. director Melvin Frank's The Facts of Life (1960), also starring Lucille Ball (1 & 6:15, repeats Thurs. at 3:15) & David Butler's Caught in the Draft (1941), feat. Dorothy Lamour, preceded by Lloyd French's 1936 short Calling All Tars (3:15 & 8:30); Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center, 165 W. 65th St. (B'way), 212-875-5600, www.filmlinc.com; check web for full sched., $9.50, $7 st..
Lectures
Naima Rauam discusses how climbing city bridges effects how she paints; South Street Seaport, Melville Gallery, 213 Water St. (betw. Fulton & Beekman Sts.), 212-748-8649; 7, $3 sugg. don.
Readings
Five Points: The 19th Century New York City Neighborhood That Invented Tap Dance, Stole Elections, and Became the World's Most Notorious Slum Tyler Anbinder reads at the real Filthy MacNasty's; Rocky Sullivan's, 129 Lexington Ave. (29th St.), 212-725-3871; 8, free.
Mirror Mirror: A History of the Human Love Affair with Reflection Mark Pendergrast (Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World) appears; Barnes & Noble, 240 E. 86th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-794-1962; 7, free.
Seven Blessings From Publishers Weekly: "Two Orthodox Jewish matchmakers strive busily to marry off their neighbors in this bustling debut novel set in modern-day Jerusalem"; Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.
Workshops
Dialogue Forum Series w/Rabbi William Berkowitz & guest, Avi Hoffman speak about Hoffman's acting career; Forchheimer Aud., Center for Jewish History, 15 W. 16th St. (5th Ave.), 917-606-8200; 8, free.
Historical Translations of the Talmud All are welcome; Young Israel of Fifth Avenue, 3 W. 16th St. (5th Ave.), 212-255-4826; 7 sharp, free.
Insight Meditation For beginners & veterans alike; 6th & Ave. B Garden, 6th St. (Ave. B), 212-982-5673; 6:30, free.
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.
THURSDAY 8/14
Around Town
Harlem Week Golden Hoops East Coast High School Basketball Classic brought to you by Harlem Week '03. Check out other exciting events as part of this month-long celebration; Gauchos Gym, 149th St. (Gerard Ave.), Bronx, 212-348-3010; 6-10 [repeats Sat. & Sun.].
Lite FM Presents "Broadway in Bryant Park" Lite FM personality Bill Buchner hosts excerpts from B'Way shows: Chicago, Rent, Aida & The Thing About Men; Bryant Park Fountain Stage, 42nd St. (6th Ave), 212-922-9393; 12:30-1:30 p.m., free.
New York Young Republican Club, Inc. General meeting feat. former Giuliani speech writer JP Avlon; Soldiers, Sailors, Marines & Airmens Club, 283 Lexington Ave. 2nd Fl. (betw. 36th &37 Sts.), 212-533-4940, info@nyyrc.org; 7:30-9:30, $5, $2 st.
Tribeca Beach Party Benefit Fun in the sun?hopefully. BBQ, drinks & steel drums. A real treat; Hudson River Park, Pier 25, N. Moore St. (West St.), 212-966-0063, info@ tribeca.org; 6-10, $35.
Twilight Tours Through Prospect Park Take a seat aboard the Independence & let the serene summer sounds of nature sedate you & yours; Prospect Park Audubon Center, Park Dr. (Ocean Ave.), 718-287-3400; 7-9, $25.
Film/Video
Civilian Casuaties: Fragments From the War on Terror Screening of director Frances Anderson's 2002 doc. that shadows a delegation of four Americans to Afganistan to share grief & condolences for the U.S. bombings?followed by discussion w/Alfredo Lopez; Brecht Forum, 122 W. 27th St., 10th fl. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-242-4201; 7:30, $6-$10 sliding scale.
"Combating Anti-Semitism" SummerNights program pres. "Your Show of Shows and It's Progeny, Part 2" w/screenings of tv episodes incl. Get Smart's "The Man From Y.E.N.T.A.," MASH's "Life with Father" & Person to Person's "Sid Caesar"; Jewish Museum, 1109 5th Ave. (92nd St.), 212-423-3200; 5-9, pay what you wish.
Fourth-Annual Brooklyn Bridge Park Summer Film Series Enjoy popcorn & Steven Spielberg's sci-fi classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), that famously disclosed "we are not alone" at twilight?starring Richard Dreyfuss & Teri Garr; Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, 26 New Dock St. (Water St.), Bklyn, 718-802-0603, www.bbpc.net; 8:45, free [raindate 8/15].
Unit One Last chance to see 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.
Readings
Braving Home: Dispatches from the Underwater Town, the Lava-Side Inn and Other Extreme Locales From Amazon.com: "As a cub reporter at The New Republic, Jake Halpern earned the unofficial job title of Bad Homes Correspondent. [The book] tells his stories of places where people really ought not live and the people who live there anyway"; Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.
Workshops
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, free.
FRIDAY 8/15
Around Town
Metro Tour Service Mauricio Lorence guides you through the ethnic communities, historic sites & institutions of Brooklyn Heights, Fort Greene & Clinton Hill; Marriott Hotel Brooklyn, 333 Adams St. (betw. Pearl & Willoughby Sts.), Bklyn, 718-789-0430, metrotourservice@yahoo.com; 2-5, $25 [repeats Sat. & Sun.].
NY Mets at the Bronx Zoo Part of "Big Cats Weekend" where music & face-painting share the bill w/leopards & tigers; Bronx Zoo, Bronx River Parkway (Fordham Rd.), 718-220-5182; 10-5:30, $11, $8 child./s.c.
Sunset Jam: Mary Knysh Make African, S. Indian, Caribbean & Indonesian music w/drums, guitars, flutes, recorders, mandolins & tambourines; Battery Park City, Wagner Park, Battery Pl. (West St.), 212-267-9700; 6:30-8:30, free.
The Gangs of New York Walking Tour "explore the legends & lore" of the Five Points made so popular by Leo. "Murderer's Alley" & Bill "the Butcher" Poole's haunts are highlighted?meet at S.W. corner of B'way & Chambers St; City Hall Park, Park Row (B'way), 212-439-1090, www.bigonion.com; 1, $12, $10 st./s.c.
"Wall Street Community Day Festival Series" Merchandise exhibitors & corporate displays create "shopping mall along Wall Street" at seventh-annual festival celebrating the glory of the "financial capitol of the world" w/over 100 booths feat. arts & crafts, ethnic foods, antiques & jewelry; Wall St. (betw. Water & South Sts.), 212-809-4900; 11-6, free.
Film/Video
Johnny Guitar New 35mm print of director Nicholas Ray's 1954 western, starring Joan Crawford as a gun-toting saloon owner & Sterling Hayden as the guitar-toting Johnny; Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (betw. Varick St. & 6th Ave.), 212-727-8110, www.filmforum.com; 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40 & 9:50, $9.75, $5 child. [repeats Sat.-Tues., through 8/21].
Pink Floyd The Wall Don't be the only one sober at the "Sunshine@Midnight" screening of director Alan Parker's 1982 trippy musical war drama, starring Bob Geldof as Pink?no kiddies, not the obnoxious TRL staple; Landmark Sunshine Cinema, 143 E. Houston St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 800-555-TELL; 12 a.m., $10, $6.50 s.c. [repeats Sat.].
Repertory Nights screens Jean-Luc Godard's 1965 drama Pierrot Le Fou, about an impromtu roadtrip from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea?French w/English subtitles; American Museum of the Moving Image, 35 Ave. (36 St.), Astoria, 718-784-4520; 7:30, free w/adm. [repeats Sat. & Sun. at 6:30].
The Return of Kurosawa and Mifune All month catch the best of director Akira Kurosawa & his favorite actor Toshiro Mifune. Today, one of Kurosawa's favorite films, 1958 b&w "grand epic" The Hidden Fortress; BAM Rose Cinema, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), Ft. Greene, 718-636-4100; 2, 5 & 8, $10, $6 s.c., child. under 12 [repeats Sat.].
SATURDAY 8/16
Around Town
"Be a Maritime Audubon" Make watercolors & fishy feats w/the goal of encouraging kids to appreciate American wildlife; the Peking, Pier 16, 213 Water St. (Fulton St.), 212-748-8758; 1-4, $5.
Culinary Tour of American History Spit-roasted meats & coleslaw. Yummy; Historic Richmond Town, 441 Clarke Ave. (Richmond Rd.), Staten Island, 718-351-1611; 5-9, $45.
Got Crabs? No, not that kind you sick bastards! Eat 'em & learn about 'em too w/Christopher Letts & Tom Lake; River Project Pier 26, W. St. & N. Moore St. (betw. Chambers & Canal Sts.), 212-233-3030; 3-6, don.
"Hamptons Hopping" with MTA LIRR Ride past some pretty impressive homes after brunch at Asaro's?maybe you'll even get to see where Lizzy mowed down those people, although we doubt it's a stop on the tour; Penn Station, 34th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 718-217-LIRR, www.mta.info; 7:45 a.m., $60, $50 child.
Hell's Kitchen Neighborhood Network Day Over 70 non-profit, service-related vendors, from medical groups to theaters, connect w/the community; Hell's Kitchen Flea Market, W. 39th St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 212-463-0200 x222; 10-5, free.
LGBT Cycling Club Ride Lisa & Lee ride about 65 miles over the GW Bridge & back again. You can meet them on the Jersey side of the bridge (9 a.m.) or at the boathouse in Central Park w/your helmet; Central Park, 59th St. (6th Ave.), 212-567-7160, fastnfab@yahoo; 8 a.m., free.
New York City Record & CD Collectors Expo "Knowledgeable dealers" pres. large selection of new, used, rare & collectible records & CDs at great prices; Rooftop Pool, Holiday Inn, 440 W. 57th St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 973-773-6067, www.showsandexpos.com; 10-4, $6.
Summer skating Escape the heat on "perfectly cool 55 degree" ice?bring or rent skates; Chelsea Piers Sky Rink, Pier 61, 23rd St. (Hudson River), 212-336-6100; 2-4, free.
University Place Festival Quality merch., food, over 150 vendors; University Place(from 8th to 14th Sts.), 646-230-0489; 11-7, free.
"The West Village Scavenger Hunt/Pub Tour" Solve riddles for rewards & discover new bars along the way. Free beer if you win, smarty pants; Peculier Pub, 145 Bleeker St. (betw. Thompson & LaGuardia), 212-696-6537; 4, $25.
"Who Was Who?" Guided Walking Tour feat. special appearance by actor Douglas Kiddie (Sly Fox); St. Paul's Chapel, 211 B'way (Fulton St.), 212-873-6715, deringtours@earthlink.net; 10, $10, $8 st./s.c.
Film/Video
Coney Island Saturday Night Film Series Chow down on free popcorn while trying to understand director Lloyd Kaufman's Terror Firmer (1999), about low budget filmmakers pursued by hermaphrodite serial killer, feat. cameo by Ron Jeremy?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 screens 1955 Walt Disney animated children's classic Lady and the Tramp (3 p.m.), 1938 b&w musical comedy The Big Broadcast of 1938, starring W.C. Fields, Martha Raye & Bob Hope on an ocean liner (6) & 1939 musical adventure The Wizard of Oz (9)?proceeds benefit Saved In Time's monument renovations; Green-Wood Cemetary Chapel, 500 25th St. (5th Ave.), Sunset Park, 718-857-4816, RSVP www.gowanus.com; $5-$8 per film.
YWCA Cine-Club screens director Jean Negulesco's 1946 b&w crime drama Three Strangers, starring Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet & Geraldine Fitzgerald as strangers who share the fortune of a sweepstakes ticket; YWCA, 610 Lexington Ave. (53rd St.), 212-735-9717; 4:30, $7 [repeats Sun.].
Workshops
Can I Afford to be Gay? Can you afford not to? A discussion of the spending involved w/the fabled Gay lifestyle; Identity House, 39 W. 14th St. #205 (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-243-8181; 11 A.M., $10 sugg. don..
Chocolate Tasting Today, enjoy Soho's finest chocolate from Balthazar Bakery?Sunday, sample White House-supplier Greystone's delicious goodness; American Museum of Natural History, Central Park W. (79th St.), 212-769-5100; $12, $9 st./s.c., $7 child [repeats Sun.].
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 8/17
Around Town
Fun in the Fields: Gardening for Kids Your kids are going to get dirty anyways, so they might as well learn a thing or two about insects, herbs & veggies while their at it; Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum, 5816 Clarendon Rd. (Ralph Ave.), E. Flatbush, 718-629-5400; 2-3, $3.
Gramercy Park Tour w/the "Manhole Cover Lady" Diana Stuart; meet at Lexington Ave., N.W. corner (21st St.), 212-685-6150; 12, $20.
New York City Health Fair & Expo Outdoor event that incl. free screenings, advice & "tons of health related info.?part of Harlem Week '03; 135th St.(betw. Malcolm X Blvd. & Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvds.), Harlem, 212-862-7200; 11-6, free.
Outdoor Cultural Arts & Entertainment Festival Celebrate Harlem Day. Catch main stage performances as well as a smorgasbord of cultural goodies; 135th St.(betw. Malcolm X Blvd. & Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvds.), Harlem; 10-9, free.
Songs & Costumes of Colonial Times Bob & Eva Gabriel in 18th cent. costumes w/Ed Brown & Annmarie Lambiase on guitar performing songs from the era; Weeping Beech Park, 143-35 37th Ave (Parsons Blvd.), Flushing, 718-939-0647x17; 3, free.
Summer Songs and Stories Tammy Hall & Robin Brady tell tales to you wee ones that will send their imaginations soaring?Lefferts Historic House; Prospect Park, Flatbush Ave. (Empire Blvd.), Bklyn, 718-789-2822, www.prospectpark.org; 2-3, free.
Film/Video
"Best of TLVSN" Joe Proulx & Ringo pres. screening of some mighty fine corporate television; Bluestockings, 172 Allen St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-777-6028; 8, $2 sugg. don.
Sunday at the Movies Green-Wood Partnership screens director Robert Wise's 1971 sci-fi thriller The Andromeda Strain, based on Michael Crichton's succesful novel about an alien virus that plagues humanity. Think The Blob meets The Stand?proceeds benefit Saved in Time; the Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 4th Ave. (betw. Union & President Sts.), 718-857-4816, RSVP www.gowanus.com; 8:30, $8.
Lectures
Trusting our Hearts in the Midst of Uncertainty Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh breaks it down in a public talk; Beacon Theater, 2124 Bíway (74th St.), 212-496-7070, www.ticketmaster.com; 7, $25-$50.
Workshops
Bug Out! Children learn about all things crawling. Yucky?pre-registration req.; Brooklyn Children's Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. (St. Mark's Ave.), x110; 11-12:30, $5.
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 8/18
Film/Video
"Film at the Tank" Visual arts space's bi-monthly series screens director Irene Lusztig's 2001 b&w doc. Reconstruction, revealing details of communist Romania's 1959 Ioanid Gang bank heist incl. her grandmother's connected role & life sentence; the Tank, 432 W. 42nd St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 212-868-4444; 8, $7.
Monday Night Shorts Weekly series organized by Erni Vales & Victoria Clark pres. Paula Zimmerman-Taylor's music video City Lights, a late-night look at Times Square, set to music by Tom Monte; Freight Restaurant, Chelsea Market, 410 W. 16th St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 212-242-6555; 7:30 & 10, free.
Summer "Camp" Sing-Along Jerome Robbins & Robert Wise's 1961 romantic musical West Side Story, starring Rita Moreno, George Chakiris & Natalie Wood's terrible Puerto Rican accent; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-413-8806, ww.makor.org; 7:30, $10.
Readings
Creating True Peace: Ending Violence in Yourself, Your Community and the World Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese monk nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King, appears; Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (Union Sq. betw. B'way & Park Aves.); 7, free.
Workshops
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 8/19
Around Town
Genio Cards Are Here! Get a picture & autograph from your favorite Marvel Super Heroes incl. Spider-Man & the Incredible Hulk, now appearing on Genio's new collectible playing cards?the first 100 kids get a free Genio poster; FAO Schwarz, 767 Fifth Ave. (betw. 59th & 58th Sts.), 212-644-9400; 11-3, free.
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.
Walking Tour of Harlem Jazz. Art. Literature. Architecture. As NY's center of African American culture, Harlem has it all. Learn about one of our "most important neighborhoods" as part of Harlem Week '03; meet at Schomburg Center, N.W. corner 135th St. (Lenox Ave.), 212-280-7888; 11:30, $20.
Film/Video
"Blast From Your Past What Gen X Watched: 1969-1985" For Kids/By Kids. Children of the 70s & 80s proved they knew a thing or two about programming. Check out kid-inspired hits incl. The Electric Company, slime vehicle You Can't Do That on Television & 3-2-1 Contact; 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.
Summer "Camp" Sing-Along It ain't no Grease 2! But the 1978 musical Grease does have plenty of Pink Ladies & T-Birds stirring up trouble, starring John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000, www.makor.org; 7:30, $10.
Readings
Carol Burnett Special lady who, according to a reviewer on Amazon.com, "has 'the goods,'" discusses One More Time: A Memoir; Barnes & Noble, 1972 B'way (betw. W. 65th & W. 66th Sts.), 212-595-6859; 7, free.
Living in the Dead Zone: Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison?Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder From the jacket: "Examines how the 'king and queen' of rock and roll suffered from a little understood psychiatric disorder. [The authors] develop imaginary but revealing psychotherapy sessions with Janis and Jim...of course, they had no direct opportunity to interview them, nor to provide them with therapy." Next week: your dead grandmother becomes a schizophrenic!; Barnes & Noble, 106 Court St. (State St.), Bklyn, 718-246-4996; 7, free.
Workshops
All Around the World Three day course explores the different environments in which kids across the globe grow up; Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Ave. (Carroll Pl.), Bklyn, 718-623-7200; $34.