READINGS Wednesday 4/5 joan collins Star talks about husbands, haircare & ...
joan collins
Star talks about husbands, haircare & new book; Rizzoli, 31 W. 57th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 759-2424; 6, free.
mother & daughter jewish cooking
Mother & daughter team, Evelyn & Judi Rose offer recipes & tales at Lincoln Triangle Barnes & Noble, 1972 B'way (66th St.), 595-6859; 7, free.
rhino word beat
Contributors to Our Souls Have Grown Deep Like the Rivers: Black Poets Read Their Work read at Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 253-0810; 7:30, free.
which lillith?
Jewish feminist writers Enid Dame & Henny Wenkart discuss works & the Lillith myth; JASA, 120 W. 76th St. (betw. Columbus & Amsterdam Aves.), 712-0170; 10:30 a.m., free.
Thursday 4/6
BOB COSTAS
Sportscaster critiques Major League Baseball in Fair Ball; Lincoln Triangle Barnes & Noble, 1972 B'way (66th St.), 595-6859; 7, free.
MARK DOTY, MARIE HOWE
Poets read from latest works; NYU's Bobst Library, 70 Washington Sq. S. (LaGuardia Pl.), 998-2596; 7, free.
JUDITH PODELL, BETSY SUSSLER
Multi-talented writers read from works-in-progress at Locus Media, 594 B'way, Su.. 1010 (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 219-3088; 6:30, $5.
proletkult poetry circus
Bi-weekly open mic feat. Ronna Bunker; 317 Church St. (betw. Walker & Lispenard Sts.), 228-4062; 7, $5.
Friday 4/7
ALICE ELLIOTT DARK, KAYLIE JONES
Teacher & author read from latest works; West Side Y, 5 W. 63rd St. (Central Pk. W.), 875-4128; 7:30, free.
KIM FIELD
Musican signs copies of new book Harmonies, Harps & Heavy Breathers; Rizzoli, 454 W. B'way (betw. Prince & Houston Sts.), 674-1616; 6:30, free.
PINK PONY READING SERIES
Join feat. poets Robert Dunn & Thomas Catterson at the Pink Pony, 176 Ludlow St. (betw. Houston & Stanton Sts.), 253-1922; 7, $5.
READINGS IN CONTEMPORARY POETRY
Series cont. with Norma Cole & Fanny Howe; Dia Center for the Arts, 548 W. 22nd St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 989-5566; 7, $6.
ARIEL SCHRAG
Teen comic artist reads at Bluestockings, 172 Allen St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 777-6028; 7, free.
JODY SHIELD
Author reads from new novel The Fig Eater at Upper West Side Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 362-8835; 7:30, free.
Saturday 4/8
beatriz badikian
Poet reads from collection Mapmaker Revisited; Bluestockings, 172 Allen St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 777-6028; 7, free.
david henderson
Poet reads from latest work Neo-California; Hamilton Fish Library, 415 E. Houston St. (Ave. D), 673-2290; 3:30, free.
bell hooks
Author examines relationship betw. health & creativity; 96th St. Regional Library, 112 E. 96th St. (betw. Park & Lexington Aves.), 298-0908; 2, free.
italian american reading series
Open mic for Italian American writers; Cornelia St. Cafe, 29 Cornelia St. (betw. Bleecker & W. 4th Sts.), 989-9319; 6, $5 incl. 1 drink.
aaron kiely, david dirshenbaum
Baseball poets read at Double Happiness, 173 Mott St. (Broome St.), 941-1282; 4, $4.
Losing geography
Series feat. poets Karen Swenson, Ken McCullough & U. Sam Ouer; Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 5th Ave. (betw. 39th & 40th Sts.), 340-0934; 2, free.
Sunday 4/9
Jaime clarke, david ryan
Authors read short stories from Mississippi Review; KGB, 85 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 505-3360; 7, free.
good world reading series
Deke Weaver & Michael Barrish read from latest works; Good World Bar, 3 Orchard St. (Canal St.), 925-9975; 4, free.
Poets playground
Series cont. with Tom Catterson; Common Basis Theater, 750 8th Ave., 5th Fl. (betw. 46th & 47th Sts.), 340-1112; 12, $5.
SPIRIT & PSYCHE
Author of Jung & the Lost Gospels discusses Gnostic tradition at Theosophical Society, 242 E. 53rd St., 758-3835; 3, $5-$10 contrib.
TEMPLE BAR READING SERIES
Steven Varni & Michael Skakun explore theme of fathers & sons at Temple Bar, 332 Lafayette St. (betw. Bleecker & Houston Sts.), 925-4242; 7:30, free.
OUR UNORGANIZED READING (O.U.R.)
Spoken word every Sunday, hosted by Bob Hart, J.D. Rage, Carl Herr, Peter Kerns & Bruce Weber?no time limit, no list, no features, no b.s.; ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St. (betw. Suffolk & Clinton Sts.), 674-3585; 3, contrib.
Monday 4/10
SIA FIGIEL
Hear excerpts from first novel by a Somoan woman published in the U.S.; Tonic, 107 Norfolk St. (betw. Delancey & Rivington Sts.), 473-9530; 7, free.
the mammoth book of short erotic novels
Contributors Michael Hemmingson, Nikki Dillon & others read from anthology; Lotus Club, 317 Church St. (betw. Walker & Lispenard Sts.), 625-2544; 7, free.
SLAM THIS!
Sign up for open mic feat. Lyric, author of Release; 13, 35 E. 13th St. (University Pl.), 718-275-0329; 7, $5.
SOCIETY UNBOUND
Reading of Tom Paulin's The Riot Act; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 996-1100; 8, $15.
FRED WALTZKIN
Author recounts childhood & relationship with father in memoir; Lincoln Triangle Barnes & Noble, 1972 B'way (66th St.), 595-6859; 7, free.
Tuesday 4/11
harry ellison's poets circle
Share works & use mystical poetry to meditate at Corrado Bakery Cafe, 120 E. 15th St. (Irving Pl.), 718-651-1664; 6:30, $7.
the greedy hand
Tax commentator Amity Shlaes exposes tax system at Barnes & Noble, 160 E. 54th St. (3rd Ave.), 750-8033; 12:30, free.
poetry night
Open mic feat. author of Conversations During Sleep Michele Wolf; Barnes & Noble, 240 E. 86th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 794-1962; 8, free.
STAR MILK BEYOND 2000
Open mic feat. Allen David Goldschmidt at Korova Milk Bar, 200 Ave. A. (betw. 12th & 13th Sts.), 718-389-2666; 7:30, $2 & 1 drink min.
WORDS OF LOVE
Discuss poetry & prose of Bible; Logos Bookstore, 1575 York Ave. (betw. 83rd & 84th Sts.), 517-7292; 7, free.