LECTURES/WORKSHOPS Wednesday 9/27 ARTIST TALK Evening w/Jackie Chang, creator of ...
ARTIST TALK
Evening w/Jackie Chang, creator of "Global Village/Corporate Nation" installation; Museum of Chinese in the Americas, 70 Mulberry St., 5th fl. (Bayard St.), 212-619-4785; 6:30, free.
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 Park W.), 212-769-5100; call for times, $65 [repeats Thurs. & Tues., through 10/25].
ROSENTHAL INSTITUTE FREE LECTURE SERIES ON THE HOLOCAUST
Dr. Eva Fogelman, Graduate Center CUNY, on "Reflections on the Psychological Reactions of Post-Holocaust Generations"; 365 5th Ave. (34th St.), 212-817-2005; 6:15, free.
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 [through 10/25].
MAKOR'S GREAT LAWYERS SERIES
Today Robert M. Morgenthau sets out to prove it's not an oxymoron with "Integrity & the Law, A Personal Testament"; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (Central Park W. & Columbus Ave.), 212-601-1000; 7:30, $20.
Thursday 9/28
COMEBACK CITIES: THE URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD REVIVAL
Conversation w/author Paul Grogan of Comeback Cities & the Local Initiatives Support Corporation; New School, 66 W. 12th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-229-5418; 8:45 a.m., free.
CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE ROSE
Today PBS talk show host interviews novelist/memoirist/playwright/journalist Gore Vidal; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-996-1100; 8, $20.
ITALIAN-AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS
SUNY/Stony Brook prof. of Italian American Studies Mary Jo Bona lectures in first of series on Italian American culture; NYU's Casa Italiana, 24 W. 12th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-998-8739; 6, free.
MARX ON THE THIRD WORLD & WOMEN'S LIBERATION
Author & Marx scholar Kevin Anderson lectures w/emphasis on Engles' Origin of the Family; Brecht Forum, 122 W. 27th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-242-4201; 7:30, $6.
TOASTMASTERS
Sponsors annual Humorous Speech Contest; House of the Association, 42 W. 44th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-382-6661; 12:30, $15, incl. lunch.
Friday 9/29
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 9/30
BLUE ACTION MONTHLY: PRISON ISSUES
Series discusses economic, social & political topics affecting NYC & our prison system; Bluestockings, 172 Allen St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-777-6028; 7, free.
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 10/01
THE 2000 ELECTIONS: DOES IT MATTER WHO WINS?
Chair of the Communist Party, Sam Webb, poses question; Winston Unity Aud., 235 W. 23rd St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-924-0550; 2, free.
Monday 10/02
PUBLIC SCHOOL OPTIONS
Forum brings together three professionals (two superintendents & one director) working in NYC public schools who'll give you lots of info on programs & staffing plus a chance to ask questions; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-996-1100; 8:15 a.m., $15.
WOMEN 2000 MEDIA PANEL
Barnard College sponsors panel discussion on "Charting the New Landscape of Media: Convergence & Content" w/Eleanor Clift of Newsweek, Nancy Evans of iVillage.com, Jane Friedman of Harper Collins & Beth Mendelson of The Mitchell Report; Barnard's McIntosh Center, 117th St. (B'way), 212-854-2037; 6, call for price.
Tuesday 10/03
AUTHORS ON ASIA
Continuing series. This week: Pulitzer winners Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn report on Asia via their new book Thunder From the East; Japan Society, 333 E. 47th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-832-1155; 6:30, $5-$10.
BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
Assistant Attorney General Joe Klein discusses the state of Microsoft w/Business Week's Stephen B. Shepard, Q&A follows; McGraw Hill Reading Room, 1221 6th Ave. (49th St.), RSVP 212-686-5005; 6:30, $10, st. free.
WORDS & MUSIC
Lecture series continues this week w/WQXR's Nimet Habachy pres. "Richard Strauss: The Man & His Music"; Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Ave. (82nd St.), 212-570-3949; call for time & price.