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Celebratethe ArtsFor a chance to dabble inpaints or to view some spectacular collages and needlecrafts, all arts and craftsfanatics are encouraged toattend the City-Wide Arts andCrafts Festival today, atFlushing Meadow-CoronaPark.Catering to all ages, thefestival, in addition to exhibiting artwork by pre-schoolersto senior citizens, will offervarious workshops providingindividual instruction. Sponsoring the Festival, the Parksand Recreation Department isproviding three arts and craftsmobile units carrying a multitude of displays. The Festivalattracted over 5000 participants and spectators lastyear%u2014don%u2019t miss it this year!C ity-W id e A rts and C raftsFestival, Flushing M eadow -Corona Park%u2014 Fasseraiie Southsection. Today, Aug. 17, 10a.m .-3p.m . Raindate: Aug. 18.Country Music in the CityDown home, foot-stompin%u2019 music will fill your country heart at theEagle Tavern tonight. Famous for its old-time and string band music,the Eagle Tavern will proudly hold an open jam session (free!). Got thatdown-to-earth country blood running through your city veins. Whetheryou partake in the music making or just lie hack and enjoy it...the EagleTavern guarantees to make you tap your feet all the way homeEagle Tavern, 355 W est 14th Street, at 9 p.m . For more informationcall 594-1384 or 924-0275.Two FilmsTwo Bucks%u201c I don%u2019t believe in science that isboring or political messages that aredull,%u201d is the philosophy of Yugoslavian film director Dusan Makavejev, who made %u2018 %u2018W .R .,%u201d asexual/political satire and testament to the life and teachings ofWilheim Reich. The film is beingshown August 18, 19 and 20 at7:30 p.m. at the Brecht Auditorium,186 West 4th Street. Discussionswill follow the early showings. OnFriday, August 18 Ruth McCormick, film critic for Cineastemagazine will lead the discussion.The leaders of the other days%u2019conversations have not yet beenannounced. The Brecht Auditoriumwill in addition offer a secondfeature, %u2018 %u2018M ore Nuclear PowerStations?,%u201d a Danish documentaryon nuclear power and radioactivewastes.R im viewing is on August 1 8,1 9,1 0at 7:30 and 9:30 p .m ., BrechtAuditorium, 186 W . 4th St. Admission is $2.Bocce Gotcha?Join the Gang in Soho *Join well-known celebrities and returning champions for the ThompsonStreet Park fifth annual Sambuca Romana Bocce Tournament. Among themany participants from all five boroughs, Long Island and New Jersey areplayers from almost every ethnic group imaginable.Steadily growing in popularity on New York playgrounds, parks andstreets, the Italian version of lawn bowling is becoming the up and comingsport about town.Sambuca Romana Bocce Tournament, Thompson Street Park, 95Thompson Street, In Soho. Aug. 19 and 20 9 a.m .-5 p.m . For moreinformation call Patricia Newlin at 582-7373.Fresh Winds Coinin' to the Coffee HouseThere%u2019s nothing like Fresh Wind, and Peter Bairand Pat Williams will be the first to agree with you.They%u2019re the twosome that make up Fresh Wind, ateam of singers who%u2019ll be performing at The GoodCoffee House, 53 Prospect Park West in Brooklyn.Bair and Williams will sing jazz and folk-pop music,accompanied by Marianne Tortorrella who playsfolk-jazz piano, on August 18. Admission to TheGood Coffee house is $2.50, which includes free teaand coffee%u2014a bargain in itself! So see ya there forgood jazz as wel I as a good time.The Good Coffee House, 53 Prospect Park W .,Friday, Aug. 18. Admission $2.50 %u2014 ------------------------Music by the PondIn the Seventies it seems as if the only concerts we hear about are rock concerts. They arecramped with thousands of teenagers screaming wildly as their favorite superstars come out andprance outrageously while performing their songs, which are often too loud for the average person.Picture on the other hand three serious musicians playing the works of the great classical composerson a scenic hill, overlooking a pond and a Japanese Garden. Like the idea?In a nutshell it is the %u2018%u2018Music by the Pond%u201d series at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. The lastconcert in the series will take place Sunday August 20 at 3 p.m. at the Alfred T. White Memorial.%u2018%u2018Musica Di Camera,%u201d which consists of Lauren Rongo on flute, Bruce McCall on oboe and KukikoMitani on bassoon, will perform three classical pieces: Vivaldi%u2019s Concerto for flute, oboe andbassoon, Haydn%u2019s London Trio #1 and a Telemann Trio Senata. In the event of rain, the concert willtake place in the auditorium.Musica r, Camera,%u201d August 20, at ** p.m. For information, call Estelle Gerald, 622-4433.Untaxingthe BurdenWith all the hullabaloo aboutproperty taxes, try making senseof it all with the New YorkPublic Interest Research Group(NYPIRG) just-published %u2018%u2018Homeowners Guide to Property Taxes.%u201dThe guide gives a full run down onthe property tax system itself, plustechniques on saving, assertingyour homeowner rights, filingcomplaints, and even where toair your gripes. This jam-packedeight-page booklet actuallymakes sense of w here yourmoney goes and how it%u2019s spent.NYPIRG%u2019s tax guide costs $1.25;pick it up or send for it from:NYPIRG, 5 Beekman Street, NewYork, NY 10038.Thursday, August 17, 1978