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Do you have a civic, school, church, blockmumassociation social, or club meeting comingup next week? Be sure everyone knowsabout it by letting PHOENIX knowfiib m it your listings bynoon Monday for each Thursday%u2019s paper.Write PHOENiX ai 132 Ciinton St, or caii643-1032PAINTINGS O N PAPER: Works by James Dem artis are now on exhibit at theSeventh Ave.EXHIBITION IN ARTSPEAK %u2014EVENTSM EETING: District 15 Pres.Council, with local school board candidates District 15 office, 360 Smith St. Thurs., March 8, 8 p.m.VARIETY SHOW: Benefit Packer scholarship Kuna, iviarcn %u00bb-iu, bp.m., Mar. 11, 2 p.m. Tickets: $10, patrons; $2, advance; $3.50 at door. Write, PTA Variety Show, Packer Collegiate Inst., 170 Joralemon St.PLANT CLASS: Horticulture and plant arrangement. 10 sessions. Mar. 1-Mar. 10, 6:20 p.m.-8 p.m., New York City Community College. Registration begins Mar. 1. $35. Contact Prof. C. J.McQueen, Room 301, Namm Hall, NYCCC, 300 Jay St.THE ROOTS OF THE MONETARY CRISIS: speakersDick Bass, Prof, of Economics at Queens College, and Dick Roberts, Socialist Workers Party candidate for Comptroller. Presented by the Brooklyn Militant Forum on Fri., Mar. 0, 8p.m. 136 Lawrence St. Donation: $1.00. Dinner served at 6p.m. Info: call 596-2849 (Flovd or Pam)DAYCARE RALLY: to opposethreatened fed. legislation which will make vast numbers of working mothers ineligible to include their children in daycare centers. Meet in front of 286 Court St., Sat., March 10, 12:30 p.m.FESTIVAL TIME: Dances of India %u2014 Vishakha and Govinda. Sat., Mar. 10, 2PM. Aud. Court, Brooklyn Museum.AUCTION: Antiques and trifles. Grace United Methodist Church, 7th Ave. and St. Johns PI. Sat., March 10, 1 p.m. 50 cents.FERNS AS HOUSE PLANTS: Experts will provide information on care; plants supplied to take home. Bring sandwich %u2014 coffee & tea will be served. Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. Fee: $11 nonmembs $8 membs. Sat., Mar. 10. 10:30am to 2:30pm.IRISH DANCE NIGHT: Sun.,Mar. 11, 7:30 p.m. Holy Name of Jesus Church, 245 Prospeet Park West. Donation.LECTURE: The GalapagosIslands, illustrated lecture by Doris Stone. Sun., Mar. 11, 3 p.m., Brooklyn Botanic Garden.GOWAM'S CANAL MEETING: Mon., Mar. 12, 8 p in. at St. Mary%u2019s Church, Court and Luqueer Sts.MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION: of Columbia St. will meet on Mon., Mar. 12, 6:30 p.m. at La Casa, 167 Columbia St. Topics: sodium street lights; improvements; attracting more business.72NI) PRECINCT COUNCIL: will meet on Tues., Mar. 13, 8 p.m. Precinct House, 4th Ave. and 29th St.COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH PLANNING BOARD: for Community Planning Districts No. 2 & No. 6 will hold an open meeting on Mon., Mar. 12, 6:30p.m. at the Lafayette Ave. Presbyterian Church, 85 South Oxford St. (Jarvie Room)Brownstone G allery, 76SPRING PLANTING BEGINS INDOORS: Raise plants at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden for your garden. Mar. 13, 6:30 to 8p.m. Fee: Nonmembs. $15, Membs. $10. (4 sessions).NURSES WORKSHOP: Wed.,Mar. 14, 9:30 a.m., LIU Brooklyn Center, Humanities Bldg. Info, Dr. Leonia Weiner, 834-6220.FILM FESTIVAL: %u2018The Devils;%u201d sponsored by the Long Island University Student Government. Conference Hall, LIU, H. Bldg. Wed., Mar. 14, 7:30 p.m. Adm. $.75.MEETING: of the newly formed Brooklyn Chapter of the Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation, Inc. Wed., Mar. 14. 8PM, in the Community Room of Kings Plaza, 5100 Flatbush Ave. at Ave. U. (Free).RETIREMENT SEMINAR: %u201c Retirement: How to Make It Financially Secure and Personally Rewarding.%u201d Thurs., Mar. 15, *7 p.m. Polytechnic Inst, of Brooklyn, Jay St. and Myrtle Ave. Reservations, 643-2060. Free.YWCA BENEFIT: Ice skatingand dinner party: BenefitBrooklyn YW. Fri., March 16, 7-11 p.m. Rockefeller Center. Tickets, TR 5-1190, ext. 3.ART EXHIBITSMAX ROSENBERG: Exhibit of works hv the Brooklyn artist. Atlantic Savings and Loan Assn., 175 Rcmsen St. Through March. Banking hours.Automated Serendipity, created by Jack Schwartz, NYU Computer Science Department, works by Henry Mulhsh and his students. Metcalfe Lobby Showcase. Feb. 14- March 12. L.I.U. Brooklyn Center Campus, Flatbush and DeKalb Aves.SCULPTURAL ENVIRONMENT, hv Rolando E. Vega. Brooklyn Museum, Corner Gallery, Jan. 28%u2014 March 11.PAINTINGS ON PA PE R : Exhibition of works by James Demartis, opening Friday, March 2, 8 p.m. and continuing through March 23. Brownstone Gallery, 76 Seventh Ave., Tuesday-Friday, 11- 6 p.m. Tel. 636-8736.CARMELO PLUCHINOTTA: Paintings on exhibit Mar. 5-29, LIU Brooklyn Center, Humanities Social Science Center.TOM JANUS: Exhibit ofphotographs. Mar. 12-April 9, LIU Brooklyn Center, Metcalfe Hall Lobby.ROLLS. SPRAY AND FLOOD: One-man show by Robert Seals. Feb. 25 - Mar. 15. Little Gallery, Brooklyn Museum.EXHIBIT: Salute To Brooklyn%u2019s Creative Youth,%u201d paintings, sculpture, graphics & collages created this year by borough young people, Community Gallery, Brooklyn Museum, March 18-April 15.ARTS & CRAFTS OF ETHIOPIA: Rugs, jewelry, basketry, wrought iron, & unusual objects. Through Mar. 31. Gallery Shop, Brooklyn Museum.GROUP SHOW: Works by six SoHo painters%u2014Toni Dove, Robert Nason, David Robinson, Susan Scott, Arnold Trachtman, Harry Weisburd%u2014will be on exhibit Feb. 26-March 14, New York City Community College, Grace Gallery, 300 Jay St.LOCAL POLLUTION: is subject of month-long exhibit at N.Y.C. Community College. Sewer maps, Gowanus water samples, charts on air pollution & info on City%u2019s garbage production. Feb. 26 - Mar. 30. Weekdays: 9a.m. - 9 p.m., Saturdays: 9a.m.-2p.m. Collegelibrary, 300 Jay St.SEMINAR: ContemporarySculpture. Thursdays at 1p.m., Feb. 22 - Apr. 5. Major movements since 1940; talks, slides, visits to museums. Registration limited. Fee: Membs. $13. Non-membs. $16. Call the Education Office, Brooklyn Museum: 638-5000ext. 74.EXHIBIT: Paintings of Lise Williams. Main Lobby, Long Island University. Through Mar. 12.BATIK AND TIE-D YE DEMONSTRATION: given by Shreedevi Munshi, Sun., Mar. 11, 3PM. Japanese Gallery, Brooklyn Museum.ANNA TEFFT SICK: Exhibit of drawings, paintings aNd explorations in clay by a Brooklyn Heights artist. Greenwich House Pottery, 16 Jones St., Manhattan, 1-5 p.m. Mar. 10-24.City Red Tape Delays Local Library RepairBY CORRINE COLEMANOfficials of the Brooklyn Public Library applaud the Boerum Hill community%u2019s desire for participation in renovation plans for the Pacific St. branch, the oldest library building in the borough, according to Larry Brandwein, assistand director of the Brooklyn system. %u201c We consider neighborhood input healthy and constructive, ne said, adding that the Department of Public Works, the city agency in control of building work, will be apprised of the library's backing of all but one of the community%u2019s suggestions.Brandwein was referring to design ideas worked out with Boerum Hill architects like placement of air conditioning duct work in a system conforming with the shape of the building rotunda.use of lighting fixtures that relate to the nature of the main reading room, installation of carpeting, restoration of the skylight, inclusion of a photo lab and a music listening room. All the above plans are good, he said, and except for the suggestion for keeping the moat, a typical aspect of library buildings constructed around 1904, hard to maintain now, we will recommend approval.The problem however, as Brandwein pointed out, is not with the Brooklyn Public Library, butwith the city %u2014 the Department of Public Works. The community plan will delay work on the Carnegie landmark structure, which will add to the $340,000. which was recently awarded to a contractor, he said. With the city%u2019s presentplight, their reaction to the possibility of such delay is not likely to be favorable, he warned.As a result of two recent meetings with library officials, the Boerum Hill group, which has demanded a voice in refurbishingsince the branch closed in Feb. 1972, will forward their recommendations along with technical data, samples and cost estimates to the DPW. Distressed by the award of the renovation contract without their knowledge, the group nevertheless does not wish to change the contractor, but to include their ideas in the work to be done, according to spokesman Robert Snyder. It is likely that further meetings will lie necessary after the city department responds.The question of the vandalism discovered at the Pacific St. building during the recent meeting of the community and library officials was answered by Brandwein: Lack of sufficient manpower for full security patrol of open branches precludes the possibility of such service to a closed library,h p G a iH W n u /o v o r o l m o c ieverything that could be destroyed has already been, he noted, and added however, that long delays in beginning construction furthered the opportunity for such destructiveness. The community fear of use of monies allocated for renovation towards repair of the vandalism was allayed by Brandwein. when he advised that nvtr n funds will be forthcoming for that purpose.G ALLERY TALK : Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt. Nina Jensen, lecturer. Wed., Mar. 14, & Sat., Mar. 17, 1:15PM. Fifth FL, Brooklyn Museum.PARIS ETCHINGS: Rarely seen 19th century prints from the Brooklyn Museum%u2019s collection. Through April 15.BROOKLYN ARTISTS: Members of the Artists League of Brooklyn are exhibiting paintings, graphics and sculpture at the National Museum of Sport. Madison Square Gardens. March 1-31. Info, 244- 4127.CLASSICAL MUSICAL CONCERT: Handel, Bach, Mozart.Joese Contreras. First Unitarian Church, Monroe and Pierrepont, Wed., Mar. 14, 7:30 p.m. Sponsored free by the Brooklyn Heights Board of Trade.MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA: Mozart, Brahms, Carolos Chavez and Ravel. Sat., Mar. 10, 8 p.m., Brooklyn College, W'hitman Hall. $3.25%u2014$5.95.SUNDAY CONCERT: QueensBorough-wide Jr. High School Chorus; Mar. 11, 1PM, Aud. Court, Brooklyn Museum.JAZZ CONCERT: Reynold Scott Ensemble, MUSE, Thurs., March 15, 8 p.m.JAZZ: by the Portraval. Sun.,Mar. 11, 8:30 p.m., Krannys Nook, 782 Union St. $2.THEATRETHE FIREBUGS: LIU Theatre presents Max Frisch%u2019s black comedy. March 9, 10, 16, 17. 7:30 p.m. St. Felix St. Playhouse, 126 St. Felix St., adjacent to the Academy of Music. Tickets, $2; $1.50, students. Info, 834-6291.BLITHE S P IR IT %u2019 : HeightsPlayers present Noel Coward%u2019s play. Directed by John Bourne. Mar. 9, 10, 16, & 17, 8:30p.m. 26 Willow PI. Donation: $2.50 at door. Reservations: 625-8875.TRY-OUTS: for %u201c ComedyQuartet,%u201d a program to benefit the Heights and Hill Community Council, scheduled for production in mid-April. Mon.. Mar. 12, 7:30 p.m., Unitarian Church, 50 Monroe PI.GALLERY PLAYERS WORKSHOP: Acting Workshop at Park Slope Cultural Cent. 186 St. Johns PI. Every Mon., donation $2- session. Info: YU 1-7903, 622-1037.ScorpioContinued from Page 15The Solarz challenge to the county organization's long-time hold on the Borough Presidency (a piece of political real estate that will be plenty more powerful when the Rockefeller Charter Revision Commission reports its recommendations) is a serious one. The kind of convincing that it took to get reformers out of Solarz corner and into Leone's was made easy by the sniping of a host of Solarz critics. As one observer said recently: %u201c Milt Goldner can%u2019t be all wrong.\tinues, coupied with present disinterest in the race in northern Brooklyn, Leone is a sure winner in June.Sickof the Sexist Singles Scene?B R *L A