Lectures/Workshops Wednesday 2/28 HEALTH ISSUES ANONYMOUS Twelve-step group for ...
HEALTH ISSUES ANONYMOUS
Twelve-step group for those living w/a health concern; St. Luke's Roosevelt Center, 324 W. 108th St., #305 (betw. B'way & Riverside Dr.), 212-362-7214; 5:30-7, free.
MEET THE AUTHOR
Talk w/novelist Amitav Ghosh about his latest, The Glass Palace; Cafe at the Lighthouse, 111 E. 59th St. (betw. Park & Lexington Aves.), 212-327-9276; 6:30, $10.
SWING 46
Dance lessons start the night off; big bands come on at 10; 349 W 46th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 212-262-9554; 9:15, call for price.
Thursday 3/1
EATING DISORDER AWARENESS WEEK INFORMATION
Experts from NYC's Renfrew Center answer questions & hand out literature; Borders, 461 Park Ave. (57th St.), 212-980-3566; 12, free.
HOLISTIC APPROACHES TO CANCER CARE
Robin Rose Bennett, wisewoman herbalist, speaks at Riverside Church, 91 Claremont Ave. (120th St.), 212-870-6758; 6:30, free.
STRIP SHOWS, CENSORSHIP & GIULIANI'S WAR ON PORN
Katherine Liepe-Levinson discusses that weird Rudy-cleanliness we all live with; The Albert Ellis Institute, 45 E. 65th St. (betw. Park & Madison Aves.), 212-535-0822; 6:30, $5.
THE UNITED NATIONS: PLUSES & PITFALLS IN ITS SECOND HALF CENTURY
Panel discussion w/the U.N.'s Shashi Tharoor & author David Rieff, sponsored by the New School's World Policy Institute, 66 W. 12th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-229-5808; 6, free.
Friday 3/2
ARTISTS TALK ON ART
Today, "Hoteliers Who Support the Visual Arts" w/James Knowles of the Roger Smith & Stanley Bard of the Chelsea; Phoenix Gallery, 568 B'way (Prince St.), 212-779-9250; call for time, $6, $3, st./s.c.
STOOP POETRY WORKSHOP
Serious scribes, bring 10 copies of your work to Tribes Gallery, 285 E. 3rd St. (betw. Aves. C & D), 212-674-3778; 7:30-9:30, $3 contrib.
SWING XXI
Get a free beginner class in Argentine tango, waltz, mambo or swing at XXI Studios, 21. 26th St. (5th & Madison Aves.), 212-481-8342; call for times [repeats Sun.].
Saturday 3/3
NORTHEAST REGIONAL SOCIALIST CONFERENCE
Presentations on abortion rights, Palestine liberation, Ralph Nader & more; Columbia University Law School, 435 W. 116th St. (Morningside Dr.), 212-502-0707; 10:30-6, $5.
TRIBAL SOUNDZ CLASSES
"Dances of the Voice" (Sat. at 12); Tribal Soundz, 340 E. 6th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), RSVP 212-673-5992, $5.
Sunday 3/4
HEART OF DARKNESS: A FILMMAKER'S APOCALYPSE
Panel discussion heavy on Coppolas, as Eleanor talks about her doc. of hubby Francis Ford's Apocalypse Now; Directors Guild, 110 W. 57th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 888-NYT-1870; 3, $25.
Monday 3/5
JOB SEARCH TECHNIQUES
Nancy Freidberg talks about "high impact salary negotiations"; Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 5th Ave. (betw. 39th & 40th Sts.), 212-221-7676; call for times, free.
METROPOLITAN OPERA GUILD PRESENTS
Dr. Harlow Robinson of Northeastern University lectures on the MET's new production of Sergei Prokofiev's The Gambler; 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, B'way (65th St.), 212-769-7028; 6:15, $12-$14.
Tuesday 3/6
DHARMA GATHERING
Learn about Shambhala Buddhism w/Acharya Judy Lief. "Acharya" means she's a senior teacher, one of only 15 worldwide, under the guidance of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Session incl. meditation plus q&a; NY Shambhala Center, 118 W. 22nd St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-675-6544; 7, free.
SCIENCE PRESS BREAKFAST
This morning's topic: "New Techniques & Procedures in Minimally Invasive/Access Surgery"; Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 1300 York Ave. (69th St.), #A-126; 212-746-6320; 9, call for price.
THE WINE WORKSHOP
Today, explore Madeira, the world's longest-living fortified wine...or just catch a buzz; Park Ave. Townhouse, 47 E. 29th St. (betw. Park & Madison Aves.), 212-875-0222; 7, $75.