LECTURES/WORKSHOPS Wednesday 1/12 HEALTH ISSUES ANONYMOUS Twelve-step group for those living ...

| 16 Feb 2015 | 04:50

    HEALTH ISSUES ANONYMOUS

    Twelve-step group for those living with a health concern; St Luke's Roosevelt Center, 324 W. 108th St. (betw. B'way & Riverside Dr.), rm. 205, 874-7372; 5:30-7.

     

    CHRISTIAN DE PORTZAMPARC

    French architect speaks on latest landscape, the LVMH Tower on 57th St.; French Institute's Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 355-6160; 7, $10.

     

    REIKI: AN ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF CANCER PREVENTION & STRESS REDUCTION

    Randi L. Ditman leads ancient hands-on balancing technique workshop; Sol Goldman YM-YWHA, 344 E. 14th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 780-0800 ext.227; 6:30-8, free.

     

    SEX & GENDER, GENDER & SEX

    "For Parents of Preschoolers" workshop series at 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 996-1100; Weds. at 9:10 a.m., $15.

     

    Thursday 1/13

    THE ART & CRAFT OF AMERICAN GARDENING

    Monthly series feat. Brent Heath on "Heirloom Bulbs for Vintage Landscapes" & author Mac Griswold on "Heirloom Garden; Then & Now;" NY Botanical Garden, 200th St. (Southern Blvd.), Bronx, 718-817-8747; 10 a.m.-12, $25.

     

    ARTISTS' VISIONS: CARROLL DUNHAM

    MoMA's Robert Storr joins Dunham for a discussion on artist's work; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 996-1100; 8:15, $20.

     

    GOVERNMENT GIVEAWAYS TO THE MEAT INDUSTRY

    Pamela Rice lectures on subsidies the government offers the meat industry; Vegetarian Center of NY, 150 5th Ave., (20th St.), 414-9100; 7, contrib.

     

    Monday 1/17

    JOB HUNT WORKSHOP

    "How to Handle Difficult Interview Questions" workshop at the Five O'Clock Club, 20 W. 44th St., 4th Fl. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 286-9332, reg. req.; 6:30-8:30, $45.

     

    Tuesday 1/18

    ADULT ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER

    Dr. Daniel Amen examines the disorder & offers suggestions on how to change one's behavior; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 996-1100; 8:15, $20.

     

    CELEBRATING WOMEN OF ACCOMPLISHMENT

    Joannie C. Danielides moderates panel about goals for the millennium with The View's cohost Star Jones, People's Ann Moore & Columbia University's Mary O. Mundinger; Hyatt's Commodore Grill, 42nd St. (Lexington Ave.), 661-4737; 6-8, $40, $10 st.

     

    GOTHAM WRITER'S WORKSHOP

    Larry Carr instructs "Playwriting Workshop" at Kips Bay Border's, 576 2nd Ave. (32nd St.), 685-3938; 7:30, free.

     

    sexual HARASSMENT SUPPORT GROUP

    Free confidential forum for those experiencing unwanted sexual badgering; 423-2150 to register; 6-7:30.

     

    WORK TALK

    Jane Pollak hosts motivational lecture, "21 Tools & Strategies for Entrepreneurs & Intrapreneurs" at the Community Center at St. Jean Baptiste, 175 E. 76th St. (betw. Lexington & 3rd Aves.), 949-9300 or www.walktalk.org; 6-8:30, $10 contrib.

     

    WORLD WIDE WEB

    New York Public Library hosts "Introduction to the World Wide Web" workshop, limited to 8 participants; Donnell Library Center, 20 W. 53rd St. (5th Ave.), 621-0618; 10:00, free [through 1/25].