ANNUAL FALES LECTURE IN ENGLISH & AMERICAN LITERATURE
If nothing else, go for the free beer & easy cheerleaders! Today, Dr. Carolyn Dever of Vanderbilt University (yee-haw Anglophiles!) pres. "Victorian Paranoia: Psychoanalysis & Narrative Form"; NYU's Bobst Library, 70 Washington Sq. S., 3rd fl. (LaGuardia Pl.), 212-998-2630; 6:30, free.
DAVID COPPERFIELD'S GERMAN BEER SEMINAR
Feat. Oktoberfest, Doppelbock, Lager & Weiss beers; David Copperfield's, 74th St. (York Ave.), RSVP 212-734-6152; 8, $25.
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.
JAPAN SOCIETY: YOUNG PROFESSIONAL SERIES
Japanese entrepreneurs Hima Furuta (InfiniteFace.com), Yoko Sakanoue (Business Development Asia) & Michael Braun (Richards & O'Neil, LLP) discuss their experiences & mingle; Japan Society, 333 E. 47th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-832-1155; 6:30, free.
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.
VERMEER TEACHING HIMSELF
The MET's Walter Liedtke lectures; Frick Collection, 1 E. 70th St. (5th Ave.), 212-288-0700; 5:30.
Thursday 4/26
AN END TO GLOBAL TREATIES: A NEW AMERICAN ISOLATIONISM?
Panel discussion w/David Fromkin, Antony Blinkin & James Chace, sponsored by the New School's World Policy Institute; 66 W. 12th St., #510 (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), RSVP 212-229-5808; 6, free.
HISTORY FORUM: JAZZ IN NEW YORK CITY
Incl. folks from Ken Burns' doc., Gary Giddins (Voice), Margo Jefferson (Times) & others; CUNY Grad Center, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-8215; 6, $15.
Friday 4/27
PROTEST! THE POWER OF PETITION & ASSEMBLY IN AMERICAN SOCIETY
Gallery talk about exhibit of U.S. protest history from the Revolutionary War on; 580 Madison Ave. (betw. 56th & 57th Sts.), 212-317-7596; 1, free.
SIERRA LEONE: ON DIAMONDS, GUN TRAFFICKING & VIOLENCE
Seminar on African politics south of the Sahara, sponsored by Long Island University; 718-488-1480 for location & price, 3:30.
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.
Saturday 4/28
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 4/29
THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AIDS VACCINES
Dr. Seth Berkley of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative speaks; NY Society for Ethical Culture, 2 W. 64th St. (Central Park W.), 212-874-5210; 11:30, call for price.
Monday 4/30
THE COLOR OF SOUND
Artists discuss relationship between art & music, proceeds benefit NYC Opera. Today, Paul Kellogg & Robert Rosenblum; 525 W. 22nd St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), RSVP 212-870-5595; 6, $175.
LESBIAN & GAY FILMMAKERS: LIVING OUT LOUD
Share their experiences w/youths. Panelists incl. Anika Burt, Sandi Simcha DuBowski, John Cameron Mitchell, Robert Hawk & Stephen Winter; NY Film Academy, 100 E. 17th St. (Park Ave. S.), 212-674-4300; 6:30, call for price.
Tuesday 5/1
CAPS
Baruch college, which offers continuing & professional studies plus English as a second language, begins registration?brochures available tomorrow; 17 Lexington Ave. (23rd St.), 212-802-5600 or www.baruch.cuny.edu; 9-6.
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.
JOURNEY TO FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT
Michael Emma & Caroline Tear of Salomon Smith Barney give advice; Science, Industry & Business Library of the New York Public Library, 188 Madison Ave. (betw. 34th & 35th Sts.), 212-592-7000; 5:30, free.
LEARN ABOUT LATEST RESEARCH ON THE HUMAN BRAIN
Series of lectures by researchers at Cornell, Columbia, etc. begins tonight with "Heredity & Diseases of the Brain: A Genetics-Based Study" by Dr. Richard Mayeux, introduction by Walter Cronkite; American Museum of Natural History, Main Auditorium, 79th St. (Central Park W.), 212-769-5100; 7, call for price.
SLAVERY: A PRESENT DAY CAUSE FOR ALARM
According to Dr. Charles Jacobs, 27 million people all over the world are forced to work for no money under threat of violence. Author Francis Bok, who spent 10 years enslaved in Sudan, joins him; CUNY Grad Center, 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-8215; 6, $15.