OUTDOORS Tours & Hikes BIG ONION WALKING TOURS "Green Wood Cemetery," ...
BIG ONION WALKING TOURS
"Green Wood Cemetery," Sat. at 1; "Jewish Lower East Side," Sun. at 1; "Revolutionary NY," Sun. at 1; 212-439-1090 for meeting place; all tours $10-$12.
BROOKLYN CENTER FOR THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT
Today: "The Idea of the Garden Cemetery?Evergreen"; 718-788-8500, ext.401 for meeting place; Sun. at 1, $8, $5 st.
DR. PHIL'S NY WALKS & TALKS
Licensed guide Philip Schoenberg leads tours of Brooklyn & Manhattan. This week, "Child Friendly Ramble: Soho," Sat. at 11:30; "Fashionable Soho," Sat. at 1; "Yiddish Theatrical Row," Sun. at 1; 888-377-4455 for meeting place; $10.
FOODS OF NEW YORK
"A Food Adventure of Greenwich Village" explores restaurants & specialty shops both new & old; 732-636-4650 or foodtours@aol.com for res. & meeting place; Weds.-Sun. & Tues. 11:30-1:30, $25 incl. lunch.
GREENWICH VILLAGE CLUB CRAWL
Guided tours of NY music clubs. "Jazz & Blues," Weds.; "3 Blues Bands," Thurs.; "Blues, Jazz & Stand-Up Comedy," Fri.; "Blues & Rock," Sat.; 212-875-7019 for res., times & meeting place; $20 incl. live music.
GREENWICH VILLAGE LITERARY PUB CRAWL
Actors from The New Ensemble Theater Co. lead tour of four pubs giving literary histories & performances. Stops incl. Chumley's, the Cornelia St. Cafe, McBell's, the Cedar Tavern & the White Horse Tavern; meet at the White Horse Tavern, 567 Hudson St. (11th St.), 212-613-5796; Sat. at 2, $12, $9 st./s.c.
LES SHOPPING TOUR
Shopping tour of Orchard St. district; meet at Katz's Deli, 205 E. Houston St. (Ludlow St.); 212-226-9010; Sun. at 11, free [through 12/00].
LES TENEMENT MUSEUM TOURS
"Streets Where We Lived," tour of LES plus history of immigrants who settled there; 212-431-0233 for meeting place, Sat. & Sun. at 1 & 2:30, $7-$9.
MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY WALKING TOURS
"Merchants, Mayors & Magnificence," Fri. at 1; "NY in the Time of Washington Irving," Sat. at 1; "On Broadway," Sun. at 1; "Art Deco Midtown," Mon. at 11:30; 212-935-3960 for res. & location; $10-$15.
92ND ST. Y TOURS
"Grand Central Terminal," Sun. at 10; "Through the Urban Glass: Artists on Display," Sun. at 10:30; "Secrets of the Chelsea Hotel," Sun. at 1; 212-996-1100 for res. & location; $25.
NYC CULTURAL WALKING TOURS
See Waldorf Astoria Art Deco & Trump Tower Post Modernity during "Midtown Architectural Walking Tour"; meet at 300 Park Ave. (betw. E. 49th & E. 50th Sts.), 212-979-2388; Sun. at 2, $10.
WALKING TOURS OF SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS
Find out who's watching you on 5th Ave.; meet at NW corner of 5th Ave. (46th St.), 212-561-0106; Sun. at 2, $10.
THE "WILDMAN" IS COMING...
Nature & ecology walk w/"Wildman" Steve Brill, Sat. in Alley Pond Park & Sun. in Central Park; 718-291-6825 for meeting places & times, $10, $5 kids.
Parades, Fairs & Outdoor Sporting Events
BLADE NIGHT MANHATTAN
Join 100+ skaters on two-hour tour of city; meet at SW corner of Union Sq. Pk. (14th St.), 212-673-2933 or www.geocities.com/bladenightnyc.com; Weds. at 8, free.
BOTANIC GARDEN'S BLOOMING LIGHTS
Nearly 50 different scenes incl. a 24 ft. juggling snowman, on display?perfect for kiddies; Fri., Sat. & Sun. from 5-9, free-$6 [through 12/31].
HOLIDAY GARDEN & TRAIN SHOW
Enid A. Haupt Conservatory hosts miniature landscape of old NYC complete w/trolleys & skyline; NY Botanical Garden, 200th St. (Southern Blvd.), Bronx, 718-817-8700; call for times, free w/grounds adm. [through 1/07/01].
HOLIDAY MARKET AT UNION SQUARE
Over 100 boutiques hawking jewelry, clothing & various present-worthy incidentals; Union Sq. (14th St.), 212-713-1544; call for days & times, free (through 12/24].
LINCOLN CENTER'S TREE LIGHTING
Plus Jose Feliciano performs "Feliz Navidad" while Big Bird mingles; Josie Robertson Plaza, Lincoln Center, B'way (63rd St.), 212-875-5108; Mon. at 6:15, free.
PASTRY LOVER'S GUIDE TO NY
Commune pastry chef Alex Espiritu leads tour of city's finest kitchens sponsored by 92nd St. Y; 212-966-1100 for meeting place; 10 a.m., $65.
ROCKEFELLER PLAZA TREE-LIGHTING
The 100-foot tree gets lit at 7. Scheduled performances incl. 98 Degrees, Marc Anthony & Natalie Cole; 50th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), Weds., free.
TIME'S UP
Environmentalist/bicycle-advocacy group sponsors monthly skates & rides throughout NYC. This week: "Moonlight Ride"; 212-802-8222 for meeting place; Fri. at 7, free.