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FOR CHILDREN

'THE BAD BOY OF AMERICAN MUSIC' (Sunday) If that title doesn't pique interest, nothing will. This concert, the last of the season in the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's Meet the Music! series for ages 6 and older, will focus on George Antheil (1900-1950), who liked to emulate machines in his works and loved to rebel against his elders. Sympathetic souls are expected to attend. At 1 and 3 p.m., Merkin Concert Hall, 129 West 67th Street, Manhattan, [phone], chambermusicsociety.org; $15.

BEST OF NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL (Saturday and Sunday) Where can young cinephiles see independent film that's refreshing and creative but still age-appropriate? This festival has always been a reliable source, and this weekend it will begin another series of monthly screenings of past highlights at the IFC Center in Greenwich Village and -- for the first time -- at the Bronxville Cinema in Westchester and the Red Bank Art Cinema in New Jersey. The film is ''Nocturna,'' a feature from Spain and France (but presented in English). For ages 4 to 10, it presents a lushly animated universe of mystical creatures (including a guardian fleet of cats) discovered by a boy named Tim as he explores the night. At 11 a.m., 323 Avenue of the Americas, at Third Street, Greenwich Village, [phone], gkids.com; $11; $8 for members; $7.50 for children.

'THE BUTTONHOLE BANDIT: AN INTERGALACTIC MUSICAL FANTASY' (Saturday and Sunday) You never know what you might find buried in a child's messy closet. In Phoebe's case it's an entire galaxy. This new show by Mary Fengar Gail, produced by the Looking Glass Theater, follows the adventures of Phoebe as she helps save the galaxy in the company of an alien called Melf the Gelf. Saturday at noon and 2 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 4 p.m., 422 West 57th Street, Clinton, [phone], lookingglasstheatrenyc.com; $15; $12 for 12 and under.

CHILDREN'S READING SERIES (Saturday) The 92nd Street Y will conclude its first season of children's readings with a writer whose name would seem to promise kinship with the young: Andrew Motion. The British poet laureate, he will read his favorite children's poems by authors like Beatrix Potter, Rudyard Kipling and Lewis Carroll. At 1 p.m., 1395 Lexington Avenue, [phone], 92y.org; $10.

FAMILY ART DAY (Sunday) Having an autistic spectrum disorder does not preclude artistic talent; some with these conditions show extraordinary gifts. In honor of National Autism Awareness Month (April) the JCC in Manhattan is presenting ''The Artistic Spectrum: Artwork by Young People on the Autistic Spectrum,'' a show of work by artists ages 10 to 21 (through April 24). On Sunday it is inviting children of all abilities to make art, tour the exhibition and enjoy refreshments. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 334 Amsterdam Avenue, at 76th Street, [phone], jccmanhattan.org; free.

HAGGADAH COVER FAMILY WORKSHOP (Sunday) Passover is almost here, and the haggadah -- the book each participant reads from during the seder -- is easily battered from seasons of use. This workshop at the Yeshiva University Museum will enable children 6 and older to make an embossed aluminum cover for the book, using metal tooling techniques and artificial jewels. (Each child must bring a haggadah for measuring.) (Also on April 13.) From 2 to 4 p.m., Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, Flatiron district, [phone]; yumuseum.org. Free with museum admission: $8; $6 for students, 65+ and ages 5 through 16.

'IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE' (Saturday and Sunday) Manhattan Children's Theater has revived Jody Davidson's witty adaptation of Laura Joffe Numeroff's picture book, which suggests that if you give a mouse a cookie, it's going to want a glass of milk, and if you give it the milk, it's going to want a napkin, and so on. And if you give this show your time, it will reward you greatly. (Through May 18.) At noon and 2 p.m., 52 White Street, near Church Street, TriBeCa, [phone], mctny.org; $20, $15 for children and 65+.

KIDSCREATE (Sunday) There are precocious children, and then there are really precocious children. Those featured in this monthly workshop series for ages 5 and older at the Children's Museum of Manhattan definitely fall into the ''really'' category: they are authors, inventors, entrepreneurs, scientists. This installment features the young environmentalist Hunter Gross, 12, who started the Kool Company, which sells natural canvas products as replacements for many paper and plastic goods. Children who sign up for the program will join him in an activity. At 3 and 4 p.m., the Tisch Building, 212 West 83rd Street, [phone], cmom.org. Free with museum admission: $9; $6 for 65+; free for members.

LITTLE LEAGUE PARADE (Saturday) The opening of the season for the Major Leagues also means preparing for Little League. Prospect Park in Brooklyn will celebrate the occasion with its annual parade, culminating in an Opening Day ceremony at the park's band shell. And baseball isn't all that's starting: the day also signifies the beginning of carousel rides, electric boat tours and other spring treats in the park. Parade at 10 a.m., starting at Seventh Avenue and Carroll Street, Park Slope, [phone], prospectpark.org; free.

'THE PIEMAKER' (Friday through Sunday) This show may make you hungry. With a book by Ryan Gilliam, executive director of the youth theater company Downtown Art, and music and lyrics by Mike Hickey, it is set in 1978 in a country diner in Iowa, where the pies are famous. But the subject is also the '60s, reflected in the rock score of the production, aimed at ages 7 and older. (Through April 27.) Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m., Downtown Art, 61 East Fourth Street, East Village, [phone], downtownart.org; $10; $5 for children.

BEN RUDNICK AND FRIENDS (Sunday) Whether it's Beatles' tunes or ''Over the Rainbow,'' Ben Rudnick and his band seem to play it. In this family concert they'll offer plenty of original tunes -- bluegrass, rock, calypso -- as well as twists on old favorites. At noon, Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, near Bleecker Street, East Village, [phone], bowerypoetry.com; $10.

'SHEL-EBRATION' (Saturday) That's Shel as in Shel Silverstein, the author of many books of poetry beloved by children (and not a few adults). The New York Public Library honors his life and work in this program, which will include readings and a concert by the band Astrograss. At 2:30 p.m., Donnell Library Center, second floor, 20 West 53rd Street, Manhattan, [phone], nypl.org; free.

'THE SILLY JELLY FISH' (Saturday) Forget about Cupid. Under the sea, at least, the uniter of lonely hearts appears to be a silly jellyfish. In this production, based on a Japanese folk tale, the jellyfish helps a lovesick sea dragon. Performed by the Hudson Vagabond Puppets, the show will include the troupe's signature giant creations, like a 40-foot-long whale. At 2 p.m., Kingsborough Community College Performing Arts Center, 2001 Oriental Boulevard, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, [phone], www.kbcc.cuny.edu/kcc--arts/children.html ; $10.

'THE TOY CASTLE' (Saturday and Sunday) In the PBS television series of the same title, toys like a ballerina, a rag doll and a goblin come to life when everyone else is asleep. Now they're frolicking in a new location: the stage. This one-hour adaptation for ages 2 to 6, presented by New York Theater Ballet, will include a preshow movement class for the audience and the distribution of small bags of props; here everyone's a dancer. (Through April 13.) At 11 a.m. and 1 and 3:30 p.m., Gould Hall, 55 East 59th Street, Manhattan, [phone], nytb.org; $30; $25 for 12 and under.

DAVID WEINSTONE AND THE MUSIC FOR AARDVARKS BAND (Sunday) Music for aardvarks is also music for children, as Mr. Weinstone, a former punk rocker, will demonstrate in two concerts for ages 2 to 5 at the Jewish Museum. His group specializes in tunes for urban kids, as you can tell from titles like ''Subway'' and ''Staten Island Ferry.'' At 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., 1109 Fifth Avenue, at 92nd Street, [phone], the jewishmuseum.org; $15; $10 for children; $12 and $8 for family-level members. LAUREL GRAEBER

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OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS Swooping in to take advantage of Wall Street's losses, some investors are betting -- and betting big -- that the financial crisis has reached the bottom.

DARKER MOOD Public opinion has taken a turn for the worse, as Americans say the country is headed in the wrong direction, the latest New York Times/CBS News poll said. [A1.]

TAKEOVER DETAILS In testimony before the Senate banking committee, federal officials and Wall Street executives reveal details of the rescue of Bear Stearns three weeks ago. [C1.]

Inside the Senate hearing, Washington insiders wield influence that Wall Street power brokers once had. [C1.]

SMOKERS LAWSUIT Cigarette makers won a victory in the decision of a federal appeals court to reject an $800 billion class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of smokers of ''light'' cigarettes. [C1.]

A RIVAL FOR ITUNES MySpace unveiled an ambitious joint venture with three major record labels that will feature free online streaming of songs and a paid download service. [C1.]

A NEW CHAPTER HarperCollins Publishers is starting a business that will share its profits with writers and focus its sales efforts on the Internet. [C3.]

GROUNDED ATA left frustrated travelers scattered around the country after it abruptly shut down operations and filed for bankruptcy protection. [C3.]

F.A.A. UNDER SCRUTINY Three Federal Aviation Administration inspectors testified that they were pressured to go easy on airlines that were not properly inspecting their planes. [C3.]

SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES BayernLB, a state-owned bank in Germany, reported a record 4.3 billion euros ($6.7 billion) in write-downs related to losses in the subprime mortgage crisis. [C3.]

TAKING ON THE IPHONETouch screens, the mobile Internet and devices packed with multimedia capabilities dominated CTIA Wireless 2008, the wireless industry's largest trade show, as makers of mobile phones tried to compete with the iPhone. [C2.]

BEHIND THE SCENES Google and other companies in a federal auction for wireless licenses began discussing what went on during the auction. [C3.]

EUROPEAN GUIDELINES European ministers are expected to sign an agreement to increase cooperation between central banks and financial regulators to deal with cross-border crises. [C4.]

HOT COFFEE, HOT DEALS Ritual Coffee Roasters, a cafe in San Francisco, is a hot spot for entrepreneurs and venture capitalists looking for deals. [C4.]

HOUSING PROVISION DIES A controversial proposal to let bankruptcy judges alter the terms of loans on primary homes died in the Senate. [C5.]

BUILDING BUZZ Ford Motor is planning a series of ''house parties'' to cultivate consumers at the grass-roots level. Advertising: Stuart Elliott. [C6.]

MODEST GAIN The stock market edged higher as investors showed hints of confidence. [C6.]
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'SYNESTHESIA' Do kids today even play Telephone? Maybe not, but experimental arts groups do. ''Synesthesia,'' a work conceived and produced by Electric Pear Productions, a two-year-old multimedia theater group, is based on that childhood game. For the second year, Melanie Sylvan and Ashlin Halfnight, founders of Electric Pear, have brought together a dozen artists from various genres, including theater, music, dance, art, comedy and spoken word. Over five and a half months, each had two weeks to create a work based on the preceding artist's piece.

The jumping-off point for the entire process was a message in a fortune cookie: ''New people will bring you new realizations, especially about big issues.'' That sentence was turned into a 10-minute short by the filmmaker Gregory Stuart Edwards, who handed it over to the writer Damian Lanigan, who created a monologue based on it, which went to the photographer Peter Hapak, and so on.

''What we're doing here is taking the implicit conversation that's going on in the arts already, where people are borrowing and being inspired from other mediums, and making that explicit,'' Mr. Halfnight said, adding that the choice of artists and the order of the chain is part of the curatorial process. (Improv comedy is otherwise rarely mentioned in the same breath as contemporary choreography.) In the final 90-minute piece, artists present their work and explain their inspiration.

As with schoolyard Telephone, the end results bear little resemblance to the beginning: the themes that emerged from that strangely prophetic cookie were control, Nascar and umbrellas. (The artist Brian Whiteley came up with ''Candy Stripes and Umbrellas,'' above.) Expect a comedy sketch using an actual umbrella as a prop, a two-hander about a driver by the playwright Clay McLeod Chapman, and a dance, ''Still/Crashing,'' by Jo-anne Lee, which physicalizes a tailspin. (Saturday and Sunday at 7 p.m., Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South, Greenwich Village, 212-868-4444, smarttix.com, electricpear.org; $20.) MELENA RYZIK

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, Central Park West and 79th Street. Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., ''Cultural and Biological Diversity,'' a celebration with music, film and readings. Tuesday at 7 p.m., ''Art/Sci Collision: Crocheting the Coral Reef,'' a discussion of the ''Hyberbolic Crochet,'' a large-scale crocheted piece that draws attention to the conservation of ocean coral reefs; taking part will be Margaret Wertheim, director of the Institute for Figuring, and Kate Holmes, a marine biologist at the museum; $15, $13.50 for members, students and 60+. Through May 26, ''Water: H2O = Life'' and ''The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter.'' In the Imax theater, ''Dinosaurs Alive!,'' a film about museum paleontologists in search of dinosaur remains. Timed tickets to ''Water: H20 = Life'' and ''The Butterfly Conservatory,'' as well as tickets to Imax films, include museum admission. [phone] or [phone]; amnh.org. Timed tickets: $22; $16.50 for students and 60+; $13 for 12 and younger. Suggested general admission: $15; $11 for students and 60+; $8.50 for children. Supersaver tickets, including museum and Rose Center for Earth and Space admission, the Hayden Planetarium space show (''Cosmic Collisions'') and all special exhibitions: $30; $23 for students and 60+; $19 for 12 and younger. Hours: daily, 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. The Rose Center is open until 8:45 p.m. for ''Starry Nights: Fridays Under the Sphere,'' with jazz, a cash bar and tapas on the first Friday of every month; this Friday, the Valerie Capers Ensemble.

HISTORIC RICHMOND TOWN, Staten Island Historical Society, 441 Clarke Avenue, Richmond Town. The Tavern Concerts, Saturday evenings. [phone], extension 280. $15; $12 for members. Through April 13, ''Inherit the Wind,'' by the Staten Island Shakespearean Theater Company. This weekend: Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 3 p.m.; tickets, $20 ($25 for premium seats), $18 for students; reservations: [phone], Ext. 245. Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., a Revolutionary War re-enactment. Every Wednesday through April 23, 7:30 to 9 p.m., English country dancing; $5. Hours: Wednesdays through Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Tours offered on weekdays at 2:30 p.m. and weekends at 2 and 3:30 p.m. $5; $3.50 for students and children 5 to 17; free for members and children under 5.

MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street. Saturday at 3 p.m., Allan Tannenbaum, a photojournalist and author of ''John & Yoko: A New York Love Story,'' will discuss the time he spent with the couple; with Jack Crager, the managing editor of American Photo, and Joe Crupi, a guitarist who performed with Lennon. Sunday at 2 p.m., ''The Art of the Countertenor,'' a performance by the singer Bryan Nesby, with Byron Sean, a pianist. Thursday at 7 p.m., readings of one-act plays: ''Formerly Known as Sarah,'' by Joyce Griffin, based on the life of the beauty entrepreneur Madame C. J. Walker, and ''Urges,'' by Roger Parris, about a woman who makes a visit to a Baptist church in Harlem; part of the Roger Furman Reading Series by the New Heritage Theater Group; reservations required: [phone]. Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. [phone]; mcny.org. Suggested admission: $9; $5 for students and 62+; free for children under 12 and for everyone on Sundays, 10 a.m. to noon; $20 for families.

NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, 111 Amsterdam Avenue, at 65th Street, Lincoln Center. Through June 28, ''New York Story: Jerome Robbins and His World,'' an exhibition of documents, photographs, costumes and other items. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Monday, noon to 8 p.m.; Thursdays, noon to 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. [phone]. Free. nypl.org.

NEW YORK TRANSIT MUSEUM, Gallery Annex, Grand Central Terminal, next to the stationmaster's office. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., ''M.T.A. Arts for Transit: Art Along the Hudson Line,'' a tour of artwork at Grand Central Terminal and Metro-North stations along the Hudson Line; $30, $25 for members; optional tour of Wave Hill in the Bronx, $6; reservations required: [phone]. Through July 6, ''A Railroad Reborn: Metro-North at 25,'' an exhibition of photographs and artifacts in celebration of the line's 25th anniversary. Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. [phone]. Free.

Gardens

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN, Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W) and Fordham Road, Bedford Park, the Bronx. Includes 50 gardens and plant collections. Through Sunday, the Orchid Show, with thousands of varieties on display as well as lectures and gardening demonstrations. Open Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tram tours daily, every 20 minutes. [phone], nybg.org. During the Orchid Show an all-garden pass is $20; $18 for students and 62+; $7 for children 2 to 12; and free for children under 2. Grounds admission: $6 (Bronx residents, $5); $3 for 62+ and students; $1 for children 2 to 12; and free for under 2. Parking, $12.

WAVE HILL, Independence Avenue and West 249th Street, Riverdale, the Bronx. Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m., a family art project in making paintings and collages based on garden grounds. Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., screenings of environmental films. Hours: Tuesdays through Sundays, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., [phone], wavehill.org. $6; $3 for students and 65+; $2 for children 6 and older; free for members and under 6; Tuesdays, free all day; Saturdays, free 9 a.m. to noon.

Events

AFTERTASTE 2, Parsons, the New School for Design, 66 Fifth Avenue at West 13th Street, West Village. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., the second of a two-day festival devoted to interior design with scholars and professionals. [phone]. Free.

BENEFIT ART AUCTION, Saturday at 6 p.m., at Milk Gallery, 450 West 15th Street, Chelsea. Featuring works by David Hockney, William Wegman and others. Sponsored by Stoked Mentoring, a nonprofit organization that seeks to inspire young adults at risk through mentors and coaches. stokedmentoring.org. Tickets, $50; part of the evening's proceeds will benefit the organization.

'BE THE CHANGE' WALK, Sunday at 1 p.m., four 1.5-mile walks beginning at different Manhattan locations to initiate a monthlong tribute to Gandhi; the four starting points are the New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street; Sara D. Roosevelt Park, East Houston and Chrystie Streets; the southern end of City Hall Park, Broadway and Park Row; and Chelsea Park, Ninth Avenue and 27th Street. The walks will end at 2:30 p.m. at Union Square Park, where there will be remarks by the composer Philip Glass, the author Mark Kurlansky, the author and activist the Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou, and others, and a traditional flower petal ceremony near the Gandhi statue. Sponsored by the Satya Graha Forum, a nonprofit organization that promotes Gandhi's message of social change through nonviolence. satyagrahanyc.org. Free.

'BROADWAY BY THE YEAR - BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1954,' Monday at 8 p.m., at Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street, Manhattan. A musical revue with songs from ''The Pajama Game,'' ''Peter Pan,'' ''Fanny'' and other shows. Ticket information: [phone]; ticketmaster.com. Information: [phone]; the-townhall-nyc.org.

BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY, Grand Army Plaza, Flatbush Avenue and Eastern Parkway. Saturday at 4 p.m., a poetry salon with the author Jayne Cortez and the composer and author Elizabeth Swados. Sunday at 4 p.m., a performance by the Amstel Saxophone Quartet. [phone]; brooklynpubliclibrary.org. Free.

CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue, at 112th Street, Morningside Heights. Tours of this historic cathedral and its recent restoration, Tuesdays through Saturdays at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.; $5, $4 for students. Saturdays at noon and 2 p.m., the tour includes a climb on the spiral stone staircase to the roof for a panoramic view; $15, $10 for students; participants should be 12 and older, and flashlights are recommended. Sunday at 2 p.m., a special tour of the Chapel of Tongues, which represents the diverse city population since the early 20th century; $10, $8 for students. Reservations: [phone].

'DESERT ONE,' a dramatic reading of a play by Michael Dolan about a 1980 event in Iran, Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Living Room, in the Gershwin Hotel, 7 East 27th Street, Manhattan. [phone]. $10.

FIRST SATURDAY, Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, at Prospect Park. An evening of free events Saturday from 5 to 11 p.m. in conjunction with ''Murakami,'' an exhibition of work by the Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, including a drumming performance, film screenings, concerts, an art workshop and a dance party. [phone], brooklynmuseum.org.

GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE, Sunday at 1:30 p.m., on Fifth Avenue, from 61st to 69th Streets, Manhattan.

NEW YORK TARTAN DAY PARADE, Saturday at 2 p.m., on Avenue of the Americas, from 46th to 58th Streets.

92ND STREET Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., ''Healthy, Wealthy & Wise: Life After 50,'' a symposium with discussions, seminars and free health screenings; events' admissions range from $25 to $59; 92y.org/healthywealthy. Tuesday at 7 p.m., ''American Popular Culture of the Depression/Escapism,'' a lecture by Howard Oboler, a film scholar; $25. Tuesday at 8:15 p.m., Cokie Roberts, the journalist, will talk about women who have helped shape American life and politics; $26. Wednesday at 1 p.m., a reading by Garrison Keillor; $20. [phone]; 92y.org; $18, $10 for those 35 and younger.

23RD STREET FESTIVAL, from Seventh to Eighth Avenues, Manhattan. Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES FESTIVAL, Saturday at 11 a.m., in Cooper Square, between Astor Place and Fifth Street, East Village.

MORGAN LIBRARY& MUSEUM, 225 Madison Avenue, at 36th Street. Friday at 7 p.m., ''Michelangelo, Vasari and Their Contemporaries: Drawings from the Uffizi,'' a lecture by Andaleeb Badiee Banta, of the curatorial department; free. Through April 13, ''Close Encounters: Irving Penn Portraits of Artists and Writers.'' [phone]; morganlibrary.org. Viewing hours, Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday through Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. $12, $8 for students, children under 16 and 65+; free for everyone Fridays, 7 to 9 p.m.

ONLINE NEWSPAPERS: NEW YORK EDITION, Madison Square Park, Fifth Avenue at 23rd Street. Through April 27, an outdoor art installation by Olia Lialina and Dragan Espenschied that features digitized front pages from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post and The Daily News. Daily, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sponsored by the Madison Square Park Conservancy. madisonsquarepark.org. VISAS FOR LIFE: THE RIGHTEOUS AND HONORABLE DIPLOMATS, Ellis Island. Through Sept. 1, an exhibition of photographs and documents that tell the stories of those who helped Jews and other refugees during the Holocaust. Daily, 9:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. nps.gov/elis. Ferry information: statuecruises.com.

WATSON ADVENTURES, Saturday at 2 p.m., ''The Gangsters' New York Hunt,'' a scavenger hunt for adults through the streets of Little Italy and Chinatown. Meeting place and reservations: [phone]. $26.50.

Spoken Word

CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK GRADUATE CENTER, 365 Fifth Avenue, at 34th Street. Monday at 6:30 p.m., ''Blackface: Examining the Minstrel Tradition,'' a panel discussion with scholars and writers. Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., ''From Rags to Riches: An Evening of Stories from Garment Industry Manufacturers,'' a discussion with historians that will focus on Jewish manufacturers from the mid-1940s to the present. [phone]. Both are free.

GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY, Chapel, Fifth Avenue and 25th Street, Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn. Sunday at 1 p.m., a discussion with David H. Jones, author of the novel ''Two Brothers: One North, One South,'' based on a true story of the Civil War. Sponsored by the Green-Wood Historic Fund. [phone], green-wood.com. Donation, $5.

'STRONG AT THE BROKEN PLACES,' Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Council Senior Center, 241 West 72nd Street, Manhattan. A discussion with Richard M. Cohen, who has written about people -- including himself -- who are living with serious chronic illnesses. Sponsored by the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged; [phone]. Donation: $3.

THE SHAPE OF DISCLOSURE: GEORGE OPPEN CENTENNIAL SYMPOSIUM, Tuesday, 3 to 9 p.m., at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street. A tribute to the poet with panel discussions and readings. poetshouse.org. $10, free for students and Poets House members.

YIVO INSTITUTE AT THE CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY, 15 West 16th Street, Flatiron district. Sunday, ''Jewish Sovereignty: Its Promise and Its Reverberations,'' a daylong program with a screening at 1 p.m. of ''Exodus'' and a discussion at 7 p.m. with the philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy and the writer Paul Berman. Information: yivo.org. Tickets information: [phone]; smarttix.com.

Walking Tours

ADVENTURE ON A SHOESTRING Saturday at 3 p.m., ''Roosevelt Island Ramble,'' which includes the Blackwell House and a mysterious lighthouse, meeting on the northwest corner of Second Avenue and 59th Street. [phone]. $10.

A TOUR GROWS IN BROOKLYN, a tour that focuses on brownstone life in Park Slope. Daily at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Meeting place and reservations: [phone], brooklynwalkingtour.com. $25; $15 for children; including lunch.

ART GALLERY WALKING TOUR IN CHELSEA Saturday at 1 p.m., visits eight modern-art galleries, meeting at 526 West 26th Street. Sponsored by nygallerytours.com. [phone]. $20.

BIG ONION WALKING TOURS Saturday at 11 a.m., ''SoHo and Nolita,'' meeting on the southeast corner of Spring and Lafayette Streets. [phone]. $15; $12 for 63+; $10 for students and New-York Historical Society members.

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS : 'FORGOTTEN BY TIME,' Sunday at 2 p.m., meeting on the northwest corner of Henry and Clark Streets. Sponsored by Bernie's New York. [phone]. $15.

CENTER FOR THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT Saturday at 1 p.m., a tour of the Greenpoint-Williamsburg border and Bushwick Creek in Brooklyn, meeting at the Bedford Avenue stop on the L train. [phone], Ext. 217. $13; $10 for members; $8 for students and 62+.

'THE HIDDEN CHARMS OF CHELSEA' Sunday at 1 p.m., meeting at the General Theological Seminary, Ninth Avenue at 20th Street. Sponsored by Joyce Gold History Tours of New York. [phone]. $15, $12 for 65+.

EAST VILLAGE TOURS Lower Manhattan walks. Friday and Saturday at 11 a.m., a tour of the East Village, meeting at the Astor Place Cube. Saturday and Tuesday at 1 p.m., ''Gangsters, Murderers and Weirdos,'' meeting at the northwest corner of Second Avenue and Houston Street. Sunday at 2 p.m., the Five Points section, meeting on the southwest corner of Chambers and Centre Streets. [phone], eastvillagetours.com. Each tour, $15; $10 for students.

HARLEM, YOUR WAY! Sunday at 10:15 a.m., ''Experience the Beauty of Harlem Gospel'' includes a talk about the history of Harlem, with a stop at an art gallery and a gospel church service, meeting at 129 West 130th Street. An optional meal follows. [phone]. $27.

I'LL TAKE MANHATTAN TOURS Saturday at 1 p.m., ''SoHo: Yesterday and Today'' visits the area's cast-iron buildings, galleries and boutiques, meeting on the southeast corner of Broadway and Houston Street. [phone]. $15.

IN-DEPTH WALKING TOURS Two Manhattan tours exploring the architecture that influenced Ayn Rand and sites associated with her. Saturday at 11 a.m., ''Ayn Rand's Park Avenue,'' meeting on the southeast corner of Lexington Avenue and 45th Street. Sunday at 11 a.m., ''Ayn Rand on Broadway,'' meeting on the northeast corner of Broadway and 49th Street. [phone]. Each tour, $20.

MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY Sunday at 2 p.m., ''The First Walk,'' the first walk sponsored by the society in 1956, from Madison Square to Gramercy Park and Stuyvesant Square, ending at Pete's Tavern, meeting in front of the Admiral Farragut Monument in the northern end of Madison Square Park, Fifth Avenue and 26th Street. [phone]. $15; $12 for members.

NEW YORK TALKS AND WALKS Saturday at 7 p.m., ''Edgar Allan Poe and His Ghostly Friends of Greenwich Village,'' meeting in front of the Fire Patrol Station No. 2, 84 West Third Street, West Village. [phone]; newyorktalksandwalks.com. $20 cash, $15 credit card.

NOSHWALKS Sunday at 2 p.m., a walk through the Rego Park and Forest Hills sections of Queens, with samplings of ethnic cuisine, meeting in Queens in front of the Queens Bazaar, 94-02 63rd Drive. Reservations: [phone]. $35; $32 for subscribers.

NYC DISCOVERY TOURS, Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 p.m., ''The Harlem You Never Knew,'' commemorating the death of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Reservations and meeting place: [phone]. $15.

OUTDOORS CLUB, Sunday at 12:45 p.m., a five-mile walk along the East River, meeting at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, 400 East 34th Street. Co-sponsored by the Urban Trail Conference. [phone]. $3.

ROCK JUNKET -- ROCK 'N' ROLL WALKING TOURS, Saturday at 11 a.m. and Wednesday and Thursday at 1 p.m., covering the rock roots of the East Village, meeting on the southwest corner of East Ninth Street and Third Avenue. [phone]; rockjunket.com. $29.

STREET SMARTS N.Y. Sunday at 2 p.m., ''Forever Fashionable Flatiron,'' meeting in front of the Flatiron Building at the intersection of Broadway, Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street. [phone]. $10.

UNION SQUARE: CROSSROADS OF NEW YORK Saturdays at 2 p.m., a tour that focuses on the political history of the area, meeting by the statue of Abraham Lincoln near the 16th Street transverse. Sponsored by the Union Square Partnership. [phone], unionsquarenyc.org. Free.

Recreation

MORE MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON, two races for women Sunday in Central Park. The 26.2-mile marathon is open to individual runners 40 and older; the 13.1-mile half marathon is for two-member teams in which one partner is 40 or older. Both runs begin at 8 a.m. on East Drive at 70th Street. Sponsored by the New York Road Runners Club and More Magazine. Marathon registration: $50; $40 for members. Half-marathon registration: $30 and $25. [phone], nyrr.org or more.com. More will also sponsor a free Health and Wellness Expo on Friday, noon to 7 p.m., and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Altman Building, 135 West 18th Street, Chelsea.