WEDNESDAY 8/6 WEDNESDAY 8/6 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, $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 alcoholism, 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 [repeats Thurs.].

"The 80s: Totally Radical" Like, no way! Enjoy hottie-filled classics incl. 1985's The Goonies, starring Sean Astin & Josh Brolin (6 p.m., repeats Sat. & Sun. at 6), 1990 Christian Slater DJ drama Pump Up the Volume (8:15, repeats Sun. at 10:15, Mon. at 6, Tues. at 10) & 1986 drama River's Edge, w/Keanu Reeves & Crispin Glover (10:15, repeats Thurs. & Tues. at 6, 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 1927 animated short Ko-Ko Chops Suey, followed by Alfred Santell's 1927 romantic comedy Orchids and Ermine, starring Colleeen Moore & Sam Hardy; 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, Marco Ferreri's 1973 NC-17-rated drama The Grande Bouffe, starring Marcello Mastroianni as one of four men set to die in a food & sex filled weekend?French w/English subtitles; Barolo Restaurant, 398 W. B'way (betw. Spring & Broome Sts.), 212-226-1102; 9, free w/dinner.

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 Thurs.].

La Historia Oficial The Brecht Forum pres. The Official Story, 1985 Argentine film by dir. Luis Puenzo about a school teacher/housewife who realizes she is unknowingly taking part in a reign of terror; Junno's, 64 Downing St. (betw. Varick St. & 6th Ave.), 212-627-7995; 7:30, $6-$10.

On the Waterfront Everyone's a con artist in Argentinean director Fabián Bielinsky's 2001 thriller Nine Queens, about two Buenos Aires swindlers who find trouble when their street scams evolve into a major counterfeit stamp deal?Spanish w/English subtitles; Socrates Sculpture Park, B'way (Vernon Blvd.), LIC, 718-956-1819, www.socratessculpturepark.org; 7, free.

The Return of Kurosawa and Mifune All month catch the best of director Akira Kurosawa & his favorite actor Toshiro Mifune. Today, I Live in Fear the 1955 collaboration about a man so obsessed & scared of nuclear extermination, his family thinks he's nuts & wants to have him commited; BAM Rose Cinema, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), Ft. Greene, 718-636-4100; 4:30, 6:50 & 9:10, $10, $6 s.c. & child. under 12 [repeats Thurs.].

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 [repeats Thurs.].

Unforgiven RiverFlicks screens Clint Eastwood's 1992 western & Best Picture Oscar-winner, starring himself, Gene Hackman & Morgan Freeman; Hudson River Park, Pier 54, 13th St. (West St.), 212-533-PARK, www.hudsonriverpark.org; dusk, free.

Lectures

Painting the Fulton Fish Market Lunchtime Lecture series invites artist Naima Rauam to share her watercolor & oil techniques w/you; South Street Seaport, Melville Gallery, 213 Water St. (betw. Fulton & Beekman Sts.), 212-748-8649; 12:15-1:15, $3.

Seriously Funny Brian Gage moderates panel feat. Sabrina Jones, Seth Tobocman & Fly, discussing corporate media's affect on political art/cartoons; Housing Works Used Book Cafe, 126 Crosby St. (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-334-3324; 7, free.

Readings

New York Streetscapes: Tales of Manhattan's Significant Buildings and Landmarks Columnist Christopher Gray appears; Barnes & Noble, 1972 B'way (betw. W. 65th & W. 66th Sts.), 212-595-6859; 7, free.

Soft Skull Sneak Peek w/Matthew Sharpe, Amanda Stern & John S. Hall (King Missile); Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-614-0505; 7, $5.

Nina Solomon & Gary Shteyngart God bless you! Authors read from Single Wife & The Russian Debutante's Handbook, respectively, at NYC's real Filthy MacNasty's; Rocky Sullivan's, 129 Lexington Ave. (29th St.), 212-725-3871; 8.

Tunneling: A Novel From Booklist: "Asthmatic, bright, and in love with Kafka and the Dewey decimal system, Rachel Finch is a preteen any librarian could love. In this tragicomic mix of fantasy and bildungsroman, Rachel travels through time and space, aided by an enigmatic quasi superhero, to help writers in distress"; Chelsea Barnes & Noble, 675 6th Ave. (21st St.), 212-727-1227; 7, free.

Workshops

Learning Photoshop Through Art Four classes over four weeks give participants a thorough understanding of Photoshop through projects based on modern art & architecture; Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave. (89th St.), 212-423-3500; 6-8:30, $200.

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.

Writer's Talking- A Place For Writers to Read and Discuss Their Work Bring your work & see what other writers out there think, then get them back for their harsh words; Barnes & Noble, 160 E. 54th St. (3rd Ave.), 212-750-8033; 6:30, free.

THURSDAY 8/7

Around Town

Aurora's Birthday Celebration & Tribute to Celia Cruz Zon del Barrio invites you to this special birthday party & tribute feat. poets & musicians; El Taller Boricua Gallery, Latino Cutural Center, 1680 Lexington Ave. (betw. 105th &106th Sts.), 917-309-5022; 7, $5.

Calling All (Gay) Cowboys: Auditions for American Pride Yeehaw! Are you an openly gay male who sings country music? Grammy-nominated producer/songwriter Larry Dvoskin & Oscar/Emmy executive producer Jeff Margolis (Fame) are waiting for you to git yer buns to America's first national search for an openly gay country music star; SIR Studios, 312 W. 52nd St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 212-333-7728 x117; 12-3, free.

Lite FM Presents "Broadway in Bryant Park" Lite FM personality Valerie Smaldone hosts excerpts from B'Way shows: Movin' Out, Beauty & the Beast & Cabaret; Bryant Park Fountain Stage, 42nd St. (6th Ave), 212-922-9393; 12:30-1:30 p.m., free.

Volunteer in Prospect Park: Open House Run-down of all the volunteer opportunities in Park; Prospect Park Audubon Center, Park Dr. (Ocean Ave.), 718-965-8960; 6:30, free.

Film/Video

Fourth-Annual Brooklyn Bridge Park Summer Film Series Enjoy popcorn & director John Landis' romantic comedy Coming To America, memorably starring lots of Eddie Murphy & Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Louie Anderson & Eric La Salle at twilight; Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, 26 New Dock St. (Water St.), Bklyn, 718-802-0603, www.bbpc.net; 8:45, free [raindate 8/8].

Free Film Screenings Two films in conjunction w/exhibit on Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Music is the Weapon directed by Stephane Tchal-Gadjieff & Jean Jacques Flori in 1983, about the 1981 government raid on Fela's compound?followed by Maria Lovett's 2002 doc. Red Hot + Riot: Encounters with AIDS in Africa; New Museum of Contemporary Art, 583 B'way (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-219-1222; 6-9, free.

Guys and Dolls Brando can sing? See for yourself in director Joseph L. Mankiewicz's 1955 musical, set in NY & Havana, also starring Frank Sinatra & Jean Simmons. Preceded by live jazz & pop from the Howard Fishman Quartet (7:30)?as part of Celebrate Brooklyn!; Prospect Park Bandshell, 9th St. (Prospect Pk. W.), Park Slope, 718-855-7882; 8:30, $3 don.

Imitation of Christ Andy Warhol's 1970 comic melodrama based on the 15th century devotional text Imitatione Christi starring Factory faves Nico, Ondine, Patrick & Brigid Berlin; MOMA's Gramercy Theater, 127 E. 23rd St. (betw. Lexington & Park Aves.), 212-777-4900; 8, $12, $8.50 st./s.c [repeats Fri. 4].

Shaping A World of Kindness Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation pres. world-wide screening of video feat. Rabbi Yissocher Frand discussing the importance of chesed or "loving kindness" on Tisha B'Av, a day of mourning; Young Israel of Fifth Avenue, 3 W. 16th St. (5th Ave.), 212-255-4826; 6 p.m., $10, $7 st.

Survival of the Weakest Director Hector Babenco's Brazilian film 1981, tells the tale of a ten year old pimp, murderer & drug-dealer. As uplifting as that sounds, this film was one of the first to point out the plight of kids on the streets of Rio de Janeiro; Junno's, 64 Downing St. (betw. Varick St. & 6th Ave.), 212-627-7995; 7:30, $6-$10.

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

Built in a Day From the Doubleday website: "In Steven Rinehart's darkly funny debut novel, an overeducated underachiever tries to become a responsible father to his twin teenage stepsons and a house full of wounded misfits"; Astor Place Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.

Dan Simmons Science-fiction scribe reads from newest novel, Ilium; Chelsea Barnes & Noble, 675 6th Ave. (21st St.), 212-727-1227; 7, free.

Workshops

Attraction, Flirtation & Seduction: Using Your Power as a Woman to Get Everything you Desire Learn how to use your feminine wiles to get your way. Odd that this is being presented by the Women's Mosaic. Please enjoy the Kama Sutra theme of the event space; K lounge, 30 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), RSVP 917-816-0834; 6:30-9, $5.

Meditation Exercise "Blueprint to the Future" discussion series helps you visualize a process 'for attracting abundance'?of what you ask? That's for us to know & you to find out; Community House, 15 Borage Pl. (41st St.), Forest Hills, 718-263-3501; 1, $10-$12.

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 8/8

Around Town

Devotional Chanting to Support Rita Project Lend your support to this non-profit that "uses the arts to end suicide & celebrate life"; Skylight Ballroom, Puck Bldg., 295 Lafayette St., 7th fl. (Houston St.), 866-468-7619, www.ticketweb.com; 7 p.m.-10:30 p.m., $35.

Egg-Citing Dinosaur Eggs Bet you thought Dinosaurs were egg-stinct (that was stupid) So did we, but they aren't. Spot their eggs & take home your own egg-celent egg creation; Brower Park, 145 Brooklyn Ave. (St. Mark's Ave.), Bklyn, 718-735-4400; 2, free.

Eye Wash Wednesdays Wanna see a VJ? "Relatively new art form" combines mixed, looped & layered sampled & original visual elements feat. Trigger Motion, Amoeba Technology, Melissa Ulto & Eric Knuble. A complete audio/visual experience; Frying Pan, Pier 63, W. 23rd St. (12th Ave), FORWARDmotiontheater.org; 9, free.

Metro Tour Service "Discover & learn" the ethnic communities, historic sites & institutions of Brooklyn Heights, Fort Greene & Clinton Hill w/tour guide Mauricio Lorence; Marriott Hotel Brooklyn, 333 Adams St. (betw. Pearl & Willoughby Sts.), Bklyn, 718-789-0430, metrotourservice@yahoo.com; 2-5, $25 [repeats Sat. & Sun.].

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.

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 Sat., Sun. & Tues., through 8/17].

Chicken Run RiverFlicks screens Wallace & Gromit creators, Peter Lord & Nick Park's claymation family feature set on a 1950's Yorskire chicken farm?feat. the voices of Miranda Richardson, Mel Gibson & Julia Sawalha; Hudson River Park, Pier 25, N. Moore St. (West St.), 212-533-PARK, www.hudsonriverpark.org; 6, free.

Sista II Sista Benefit Rooftop Films pres. youth-produced shorts incl. Tamika Guishard's Hip Hop Gurlz & Daniel Howard's Jai-Yen: Cool Heart, preceded by live music from Marmalade (8 p.m.)?proceeds benefit Bushwick's freedom school for women of color, SIIS; OfficeOps, 57 Thames St. (betw. Morgan & Knickerbocker Aves.), Williamsburg, 877-786-1912, www.rooftopfilms.com; 9, $6.

Thanks for the Memories: Bob Hope's 100th Birthday Lincoln Centers tribute to Mr. Hope timed to perfection w/ his untimely (timely?) passing at age 100. Tonight see him young again in Road to Morocco the 1942 film directed by David Butler starring Bob, Bing Crosby & Dorothy Lamour in a b&w pre-reality-dating-show film about two castaways competing for one girl; Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center, 165 W. 65th St. (B'way), 212-721-6500; 5 & 9:30, $9.50, $7 st. [through 8/14] [repeats Sat. 1].

Readings

Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Uses of Propaganda in Bush's War on Iraq Sheldon Rampton & John Stauber stop by for discussion & signing; Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.

Workshops

Basic Hand Reflexology Six-day intensive requires no prior knowledge of how to flex you hands, but wait till you get out, you'll know all there is to know about hands reflexing; New York Open Center, 83 Spring St. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-219-2527; 9:30-5:30, $650.

Lantern Workshop Light up your life w/a little homemade lantern, taught by Sally Young?kids must bring an adult; 6th & Ave. B Garden, 6th St. (Ave. B), 212-982-5673; 9 p.m., free [through 8/9].

Women's Couples Group Identity House brings you a place to discuss what makes a couple work, be it lesbian, bi or trans; LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-620-7310; 6-8, $10.

SATURDAY 8/9

Around Town

Artist Workers Action League Workers Memorial Day May Day Festival benefit feat. music by Paddy on the Railway, comedy by Sharif Corinaldi, DJ Chemus & film shorts; Flannery's, 205 W. 14th St. (betw. 9th & 10 Aves.), 212-696-6568, mayfest@yahoo.org; 9, $10, $5 st., strikers free.

Free Wine Tasting "Improve your wine smarts" while you sip on cool wines perfect for hot summer evenings?alcoholics, please replace "evenings" w/"mornings, noons & nights"; Best Cellars, 1291 Lexington Ave (betw. 86th & 87th Sts.), 212-426-4200; 3-4, free.

Greek Music & Dancing on the Hudson Join the Greek American Folklore Society for an evening of traditonal dancing, performance & music. Hopa!; Battery Park City, Esplanade Pl., Liberty St. (West St.), 212-267-9700; 6:30-8, free.

Music Memorabilia Show & Non-Fiction Book Fair Spend the day browsing music incl. over 10,000 LPs, 45s, 78s & CDs, from jazz to classical, disco to spoken word, from the 1800s to the 1980s & rare, out-of-print, used & antique books?also photographs, posters, sheet music, magazines, books & calendars; Tip Top Shoe Bldg., 155 W. 72nd St., 4th fl. (B'way), 212-579-0689, www.musiccollecting.com; 10-2, free.

Paws, Claws & Jaws Overcome your fear of dying at a young age by being thrashed to death by a crazed carnivore; Bronx Zoo, Bronx River Parkway (Fordham Rd.), 718-367-1010; 10-5:30, $11, $8 st./s.c. [repeats Sun.].

Recycle a Bicycle or Bicycle Part The Lower East Side Ecology Center will send your old bike(s) to Ghana, Africa?tax deductible donations & pick-ups available; Sarah D. Roosevelt Park, Rivington St. (betw. Chrystie & Forsyth Sts.), 718-858-2972, ko@recycleabicycle.org; 10-4, free.

Urban Decay Day Founder Wende Zomnir consults her sexy, dramatic makeup brand?giveaways too!; Sephora Times Sq., 1500 Bíway (betw. 43rd & 44th Sts.), 212-944-6789; 11-8, free.

Washington Square North Festival Over 100 vendors w/arts & crafts, antiques & food; Washington Square, 6th Ave. (betw. 8th & 14th Sts.), 646-230-0489; 11-6, free.

Watson Adventures: Movie Scavenger Hunt Trivia questions guide you to famous & not so famous places where famous & not so famous movies were filmed; Central Park, 59th St. (6th Ave.), 212-726-1529, www.WatsonAdventures.com; 2-5, $25.

Film/Video

Eyes Wide Open Widescreen film survey pres. Lawrence of Arabia David Lean's 1962 epic starring Peter O'Toole as Lawrence, a British lieutenant chronicling his legendary life in Arabia during WWI. Followed by The Wild Bunch, Sam Peckinpah's 1969 Western about aging outlaws looking for one last score [6 p.m.]; American Museum of the Moving Image, 35 Ave. (36 St.), Astoria, 718-784-4520; 2, $10, $7.50 st./s.c., $5 child 5-18, child 4 & under free [repeats Sun.].

Saturday at the Movies Green-Wood Partnership screens 1937 Walt Disney animated children's classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarves?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; 3, $5.

Thanks for the Memories: Bob Hope's 100th Birthday Lincoln Centers tribute to Mr. Hope timed to perfection w/ his untimely (timely?) passing at age 100. Tonight, see 1949 color film The Paleface starring Bob & Jane Russell in a comedy/Western by Norman Z. McLeod [5 p.m.] & follow it up w/them in Son of Paleface, the sequel by Frank Tashlin [7 p.m.]; Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center, 165 W. 65th St. (B'way), 212-721-6500;, $9.50, $7 st. [repeats Sun. & Tues. 1].

YWCA Cine-Club Screens director Samuel Fuller's 1961 16mm b&w crime drama Underworld U.S.A., about a boy (Cliff Robertson) who grows up to avenge his murdered father's killers; YWCA, 610 Lexington Ave. (53rd St.), 212-735-9717; 4:30, $7 [repeats Sun.].

Lectures

The Indigenous Peoples of Guyana Part of Global Weekends programing in recognition of the UN's International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, author Lal Balkran speaks on the situation of nine indigenous groups, followed by q & a session; American Museum of Natural History, Central Park W. (79th St.), 212-769-5100; 1-2, free.

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 8/10

Around Town

Myrtle Avenue Festival Arts & crafts, quality merchandise, demos, live entertainment, children's rides & food; Myrtle Ave.(betw. Fresh Pond Rd. & Wykoff Ave.), Queens, 646-230-0489; 11-7, free.

Summer at Snug Harbor Summer-time events that are sure to make you sweat. This weekend: Latin rhythms w/Don Adolfo Orquesta Organizacion; Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace (Snug Harbor Rd.), Staten Island, 718-448-2500 x214; 3, free.

Surveillance Camera Walking Tour Big Brother is watching like never before! One-hour tour reveals that no one's ever really alone & points out cameras surveying public space. This week: Fifth Ave.; meet at Fifth Ave., N.E. corner (42nd St.), 212-561-0106; 2, free.

Vigil at Ground Zero Bring your body, heart, mind & spirit and remember; Church St.(betw. Fulton & Vesey Sts.), 212-358-3843, lomapc@aol.com; 5:30-6:30, free [repeats Mon.].

Walk the Lower East Side at Night Dr. Phil & his band of NY Talkers & Walkers show you the "underside of Jewish immigrant life"?leave your emotional baggage at home; First Rouamian-American Synagogue, 89 Rivington St. (betw. Ludlow & Orchard Sts.), 888-377-4455; 10:30 a.m., $15.

Yiddish Fest 2003: Four Generations of Yiddish Oy vey! Workmen's Circle's annual fair feat. Yiddish songs from bands incl. Hot Pstromi (2 p.m.); Madison Ave.(betw. 42nd & 57th Sts.), 212-889-6800 x271; 12-4, free.

Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament Trading card & video game competition w/open tournaments & activities for geeks?oops, we meant fans; Madison Square Garden, 2 Penn Plaza (32nd St.), 212-465-MSG1, www.yugioh-card.com; 8 & 12, $2.

Film/Video

Classic Thalia from the Kino International Collection Double feature of scary movies, first director F.M. Murnau's Nosferatu, the 1922 German grandaddy of vampire flicks, starring Max Schreck (whose last name means fright!)?followed by Georges Franju's 1959 French thriller, Eyes Without a Face, about a creepy surgeon who steals girls' faces in order to try to 'fix' his daughter's (8:45); Leonard Nimoy Thalia, Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 B'way (95th St.), 212-864-5400; 7, $10, $8 s.c.

Sunday at the Movies Green-Wood Partnership pres. director Billy Wilder's b&w romantic comedy Some Like It Hot (1959), starring Tony Curtis & Jack Lemmon in drag w/Marilyn Manroe as the ukelele-playing Sugar Kane?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.

The Return of Kurosawa and Mifune All month catch the best of director Akira Kurosawa & his favorite actor Toshiro Mifune. Today, Yojimbo, their 1961 film about a crafty ronin who saves a town by pitting two rival gangs against each other; BAM Rose Cinema, 30 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland Pl.), Ft. Greene, 718-636-4100; 2, 4:30, 6:50 & 9:10, $10, $6 s.c., child. under 12 [repeats Mon. at 4:30, 6:50 & 9:10].

Lectures

Africa: Facing the Challenges of Globalization Panel discusses controversial initiatives & the rising consumer demands on African economies & peoples?part of Global Weekends, in recognition of the UN's International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples; American Museum of Natural History, Central Park W. (79th St.), 212-769-5100; 2:30-4, free.

Workshops

Create Your Success Workshop Unhappy w/your life? Get over it, isn't everyone? Or attend this workshop & discover what you want from life & how not to forget to achieve it; Joyous Life Center, 119 W. 23rd St. #700 (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), res. req. 212-352-9910; 4-6, $25, $20 adv.

How to Deepen Your Practice of Yoga If the 'tension stored within your body' isn't allowing you to reach your full yoga potential, we suggest a nap & then this workshop; Joyous Life Center, 119 W. 23rd St. #700 (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), res. req. 212-352-9910; 12-1, free.

Nia Workshop: Moving Through the Twelve Steps Learn to move in a class blending Martial Arts, Tai Chi, Dance & the Healing Arts. A smorgasbord of self-help; Joyous Life Center, 119 W. 23rd St. #700 (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), res. req. 212-352-9910; 2-3:30, $15.

Oral Sex Basics: Fellatio Get a degree in pleasure, open to all?if you missed out on the cunnilingus last week, open wide for fellatio today; Toys in Babeland, 94 Rivington St. (betw. Orchard & Ludlow Sts.), 212-375-1701; 8, $30.

Soap Workshop You stinky. Karen Schifano & Mary Tyson help you fix it w/homemade soap?kids bring an adult; 6th & Ave. B Garden, 6th St. (Ave. B), 212-982-5673; 2, free.

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 8/11

Film/Video

Nirkendwo in Afrika (Nowhere in Africa) This 2001 drama won Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars. Directed by Caroline Link, it is the story of a family's escape from Nazi Germany to Kenya?German & Swahili w/English subtitles; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (betw. Columbus Ave. & Central Park W.), 212-601-1000; 7:30, $9 [repeats Tues.].

Those Who Love Me Can Take The Train Winner of several French César awards, Patrice Chéreau's 1998 phoenix rises from the ashes feeling film stars all of France's hot young things incl. Vincent Pérez, Pascal Greggory & Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi?French w/Engl. sub.; Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 212-505-5181; 9, $8, $5 st./s.c.

Readings

American Splendor: The Life & Times of Harvey Pekar Illustrated by R. Crumb; Chelsea Barnes & Noble, 675 6th Ave. (21st St.), 212-727-1227; 7, free.

Cut Time: An Education at the Fights "Under the auspcies of ring legend Larry Holmes, [author Carlo] Rotella describes what boxing specifics can teach us about themes as grand as maturity and aging, pain and persistance, intimacy and distance, and even learning itself"; Half King, 505 W. 23rd St. (10th Ave.), 212-462-4300; 7.

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 8/12

Around Town

Carlebach Shul Interactive Tu B'Av Gathering Relationship games, improv, arts & crafts for the "original ladies night." Meet the Jew of your dreams. Challah!; Carlebach Shul, 305 W. 79th St. (betw. West End Ave. & Riverside Dr.), 212-580-2391; 7:30 p.m.-12 a.m., $10.

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 ends w/1951 b&w comedy Poison, about an unhappily married couple who attempt to murder each other?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.

The Tin Drum Classic 1972 film by dir. Volker Schlöndorff based on a Günter Grass novel about a three year old boy who decides not to grow up, fairly grotesque & traumatizing scenes ensue; Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 212-505-5181; 9:15, $8, $5 st./s.c.

Lectures

God in the Equation: How Einstein Became the Prophet of the New Religious Era How can we all just get along & by we I mean us atheists & us religious folk? Corey S. Powell discusses Einstein & the 'God Factor'; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 12, $12.

Readings

After the Ball: Gilded Age Secrets, Boardroom Betrayals, and the Party That Ignited the Great Wall Street Scandal of 1905 Author Patricia Beard appears; Barnes & Noble, 160 E. 54th St. (3rd Ave.), 212-750-8033; 6:30, free.

The Coming Catholic Church : How the Faithful Are Shaping a New American Catholicism David Gibson discusses; Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.

The Outside of August From Publishers Weekly: "Wanderlust strikes hard in this fitfully engaging second novel by [Joanna] Hershon (Swimming), in which loyalty and commitment vie with the irrepressible desire to escape"; Astor Place Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-420-1322; 7:30, free.

Workshops

The Art of Nature Since the beginning of time, artists & writers (you know all those amoeba artists & writers) have been fascinated w/nature. Which is a bit egotistical as they are a part of it...at any rate, be inspired by nature?make paper & frames or draw w/natural inks; Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Ave. (Carroll Pl.), Bklyn, 718-623-7200; 1-3, $30.