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ERA NOW and ThenE!; T h e ex o f d ru m and a stro s y n c o p a te d rh yth m w ill c be b rin g in g the sound; J a m a ic a to B ro o k ly n , a r g e s t C a r i b bc o m m u n ity o u ts id e ot C a rib b e a n its e lf. W ell kn re g g a e a rtis t P eter Tosh be p e rfo rm in g in B ro oklyi th e fir s t tim e ever, and wi jo in e d in c o n c e rt by B r o o k ly n re g g a e -g*L e t%u2019s all g o to the P a rk on S u ndaya fte rn o o n . A ugust 26, to celeb rate W om en%u2019sE q u a lity D a y , th e a n n iv e rs a ry o f tn eratification of th e 19th A m endm ent grantingw om en the right to vote. Brooklyn N.O .W .(N ational O rganization fo r W om en) will besponsoring a picnic in Prospect Park fromnoon until 6 or so, near th e Third Street andProspect Park W est en trance. W om en, m en,and fam ilie s w ill be bringing food andbeverages, so ftb all eq uipm ent, and frisbees,so join in the celebration.C om m em orating the 19th A m endm ent isa chance to fig h t for an o th er one, the ERA.There will be inform al speaking about theEqual Rights A m endm ent w ith literatureavailable about the ERA and other w o m en%u2019sissues.W hile yo u%u2019re eating and playing softballin Brookly n, there wi!! be o th e r events around the city to call atten tio n to th e drive for EqualRights, including a 24 hour w atch at 59thS tre e t an d 5th A v e n u e in M a n h a tta n .Hundreds of people d ed icated to passage ofthe ERA will appear over the period fromm idnigh t Saturday, the 25th, th ro u g h o u tS u n d a y re a d in g th e E q u al R ig h tsA m e n d m e n t, an d s p e a k in g a b o u t itsim portance.Women%u2019s Equality Day Picnic. Sunday,August 26, noon on. Prospect Park, ThirdStreet and Prospect Park West Entrance.Bring your own food. Free. 253-1997.on mv wail.\Pane 10 The PH O EN IX, Auq. 23,1979The W orld A c c o rd in gto H a ro ldW h e n c u te little H a ro ld ta k e s his p u rp le c ra y o n in han d, th e w h o le face o f th e w o rld b e g in s to c h a n g e . U nlike m o s t a rtis ts , H a ro ld can s te p rig h t in to th e p ic tu re s he d ra w s on th e w all o f h is ro o m . T h is le a d s to all s o rts of a d v e n tu re s and id e n tity c ris e s . S ince H a ro ld can d ra w p ic tu re s w h ic h are e ith e r very big o r very s m a ll, he b e c o m e s u n s u re o f h is o w n size.If th is all s o u n d s ra th e r like c h ild r e n %u2019 s fa re , th a t is p ro b a b ly b e c a u s e it is. B ut th e saga o f H aroldcan be th o ro u g h ly e n jo y e d by p e o p le o f all g e s. S e rio u s m in d e d a d u lts can r a tio n a liz e t h e ir e n jo y m e n t b y a n a ly z in g th e s to ry fo r its p h ilo s o p h ic and p s y c h o lo g ic a l im p a c t as w e ll.%u201c Harold and the PurpleCrayon,%u201d a movie supposedly forkids ages 3-5 but enjoyable for all,will be shown at 11 am at thePacific Branch Library, 25 4thAvenue on August 29. For moreinformation, call 638-5180.*