LECTURES/WORKSHOPS Wednesday 9/13 BROADWAY DIVAS AS GAY ICONS Times critic Stephen ...
BROADWAY DIVAS AS GAY ICONS
Times critic Stephen Holden interviews cabaret legend Eartha Kitt at the Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center, 1 Little W. 12th St. (Hudson St.), 212-620-7310; 7, $10.
FALL BIRD WALKS IN CENTRAL PARK
Naturalist Stephen Quinn heads weekly expedition on bird identification using habitat, behavior & songs as clues; American Museum of Natural History, 79th St. (Central Pk. W.), 212-769-5100; call for times, $65 [repeats Thurs. & Tues., through 10/25].
HEALTH ISSUES ANONYMOUS
Twelve-step group for those living with 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.
TALKS AT THE COOPER UNION
This week hear artists, critics & curators discuss the work of Jeff Koons; Great Hall at Cooper Union, 3rd Ave. (betw. 7th St. & St. Mark's Pl.), 212-980-4575; call for times, $7, $5 st./s.c.
Thursday 9/14
THE CIRCLE: HEALING, INTUITION & TRANSFORMATION
Laura Day, author of Practical Intuition, hosts workshop designed to boost your success rate in all of life's categories; Learning Annex, call 212-371-0280 for location & reg.; 6:30, $39.
GAY & LESBIAN READING GROUP
This week's topic: Carson McCullers' The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter; the Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center, 1 Little W. 12th St. (Hudson St.), 212-228-5153; 8, call for price.
LECTURE & BOOK SIGNING WITH PETER BALAKIAN
Author of Black Dog of Fate discusses memoir about Armenian genocide; Museum of Jewish Heritage, 18 First Pl. (Battery Pl.), 212-968-1800; 6:30, $7, $5 st./s.c.
Friday 9/15
STOOP POETRY WORKSHOP
Serious scribers 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 9/16
HOW TO WRITE A MOVIE IN 21 DAYS WITH VIKI KING
Viki King? Huh. Never heard of her; School For The Physical City; 55 E. 25th St. (betw. Park & Madison Aves.), RSVP 212-371-0280; 10 a.m., $29-$49.
JOURNAL/ISMS
If you can get past the title of this conference (we couldn't), hear "artists, writers, academics & editors" discuss cultural criticism in print journalism; Swiss Institute, 495 B'way (betw. Broome & Spring Sts.), 212-925-2035; call for times & prices [repeats Sun.].
NY BOTANICAL GARDEN
Visit the garden during their open house & learn about continuing education classes on 660 different topics incl. Chinese healing herbs, tree climbing & more; NY Botanical Garden, 200th St. (Southern Blvd.), Bronx, 718-817-8747; call for times & prices.
TRIBAL SOUNDZ CLASSES
"Dances of the Voice" (Sat. at 2); "Bellydancing Classes" (Mon. at 6); "Dumbek Classes" (Tues. at 6); Tribal Soundz, 340 E. 6th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-673-5992 for prices.
Sunday 9/17
INFERTILITY CONFERENCE
Playwright Wendy Wasserstein shares her experience & Dr. Alan Copperman offers advice; Mt. Sinai Medical Center; Stern Auditorium, 100th St. (Madison Ave.), 212-241-9200; 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m., call for price.
92ND ST. Y OPEN HOUSE
Adults are encouraged to check out art, dance & music classes today plus try first session for free; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-996-1100; 12-3, free [through 10/00].
THE POLITICS OF HOLLYWOOD
Christopher Reeve, Alec "I'm one of the good guys I promise" Baldwin, Ron Silver, Stockard Channing & Blair Brown make up panel discussion; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-996-1100; 8, $20.
ROCKETTE EXPERIENCE
Get inside look at world of Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall; call 212-582-9304 for location & times; $50.
SPILLING OPEN: THE ART OF BECOMING YOURSELF
Author Sabrina Ward Harrison encourages women to keep a journal; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-996-1100; 3, $30.
Monday 9/18
MAAFA 2000
Psychologist Edwin Nichols speaks, as part of week long conference on African American issues; 895 Hendrix St. (Stanley Ave.), Bklyn., 718-257-1300; call for time & price.
WHAT PRICE CONFIDENCE
Celebrate Ernst Krenek's 100th birthday w/exerts from & discussions about his opera; Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave. (89th St.), 212-423-3587; $15, $10 st./s.c.
Tuesday 9/19
LECTURES AT THE MET
Today hear Edward Wessex on "Crown & Country"; Metropolitan Museum of Art, 5th Ave. (82nd St.), 212-570-3949; call for times & prices.
RETIREMENT PLAN ALTERNATIVES
Matt Tuttle of Prudential Securities offers advice to small business owners; Science, Industry & Business Library of the New York Public Library, 188 Madison Ave. (betw. 34th & 35th Sts.), 212-592-7000; 7, free.
TUESDAY EVENING HOUR
Weekly lecture series. Today: Kenneth Lin pres. slides on Bangladesh, Yemen & good 'ol Manhattan; 310 Greenwich St. (Independence Plaza), 718-388-2835; 6:30, $2.