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like the Roaring Tw en ties, the Dullrgate S even ties, but how about theThere w ere M ae W est, Busby Berkley,Ids and Art Deco.it tim e in A m e ric a %u2019s history the Northetterm ent C o m m itte e is having an, still operating Art Deco m ovie theaterit the C o m m itte e . The C o m m itte e alsonanagem ent of th e %u201c Plaza C in e m a %u201d atat Park Place.rices of $5 you can listen to m usic of/ Jazz Band %u201c N o va,%u201d a Eubie Blake Jazzand %u201c4 0 %u2019s g e n e ra tio n ,%u201d a 16-piece band,Fields classic, %u201c It%u2019s A G ift.%u201de North Flatbush Betterment Committeeerne at the Plaza Cinema, 316 Flatbush10 at 7pm. Reservations, call 789-6457,It isn%u2019t just a m eal; it%u2019s an experience.D ining at H u b ert%u2019s, we m ean.T h is cozy V ictorian charm er at the unlikelyco rner of Hoyt and Bergen S treets now has aw eekly a la carte m enu with a range of farefor every palate. On a recent w eek-night(alas,H u b e rt%u2019s, like m any fine restaurants, isclo sed on M onday) our party had a generousrack of lam b ($14) and a fine filet of beef w itha hearty m ushroom sauce ($13), preceededby appetizers of scallops and a terrine ofrabbit. The portions w ere finely prepared andap p ealin g ly presented %u2014 a hallm ark ofH u b e rt%u2019s, w here style is as outstand ing asco n ten t. D inner w as great, but w hat stole theshow was desert, a delightfu l hom em adepeach brandy ice cream .Eating at H u b e rt%u2019s should be a joy on anyevening, but Saturdays to com e w ill be guestc h e f night and the eating o pp ortunities willrange from the unique to the exotic.Saturday, O ct. 7, Lauren Kaye, ch ef at G racieM ansio n, w ill d em o n strate the cu sine that ispleasing the particular palate of the M ayor ofth e City of N ew York. On O ct. 14, guest chefw ill be Edna Lew is, author of %u201cThe Taste ofC ountry C o o kin g %u201d(Knopf), featuring roastpheasant. Follow ing on Oct. 21 w ill be IreneKuo, author of %u201cThe Key to C hineseC o o kin g %u201d (Knopf). W rite the restaurant for abrochure of the co m p lete fall and w interschedu les.Chefs and hosts Karen Hubert and LenAllison. Hubert%u2019s is open for dinner every dayexcept Monday. 148 Hoyt Street, Brooklyn11217. Tel. 858-0400 for reservations.AnExperiencePaul Occhiogrosso PhotoBlock)ncerned aboutirhood clean isan Your B lo ck,%u201d3 C o m m ittee for%u2022rganizing blockand recyclinginto parks orgraftitti and theirtm ent are alsoY.C. Sanitationst people wouldknew how . Thisservice deliverym get d o n e .%u201dur Block,%u201d is freeY.C., 3 West 29th1, or 25 cents byHappyFeetFolk dance is the traditional dance ofth e peasant, done to celebrate a happyoccasion or the end of a days%u2019 work. Youngand old particip ated , and the spirit wasalw ays joyous. That spirit can still be foundtoday at The Park Slope Folk D ance Group onTuesdays nights.Karl Finger leads and teach es dancesfrom Russia, G reece, and Israel. Beginnerclasses (at. 7:30pm ) give the basics for anevening of dance that follow s right after.F in g er stresses that the dances are verysim p le and anyone can learn. For the m onthof O ctober all b eginner classes are free andone full night of dance (O ctober 9) is freealso. Folk dance does not require partners,dress co d e or dance experience. It is a formof dance that cannot be altered by society'schanges, and w ill alw ays have the spirit ofcelebration , shared by a group.The Fark Slope Folk Dance group meetsTuesday evenings at Garfield Temple, 8thAve. and Garfield Place, Park Slope. Freebeginners classes through October at 7:30pm, regular class from 8:30 to 11. Free danceparty from 8:30 to 11 on Oct. 9. $2contribution for class. Karl Finger, 783-0500.Seasonal TreesThe trees are the best barom etersof the autum n. As the m onths grindinexorably to w inter and thetem perature dives, then leaps up for atransplated m id-O ctober springtim e,and plunges back to the depths of them ercury scale, the trees blithely gogrey, brighten th eir leaves and then dropthem .C atching the initial end of the colorblitz, the Prospect Park Environm entalC enter will set out into the fall thisw eekend w ith a walk, led by CharlesMazza, C urator of Instruction at TheBrooklyn B otanic G arden, through bothProspect Park and sections of theBotanic G arden. More than just a strollthrough the greenery, M azza will pointout som e of ch oice specim ens growingalong the way, including an im portedPagoda Tree from C hina, the fam ousCam perdow n Elm tree from Scotland,and a relative of the A m erican Oakbrought in from Turkestan. M azza willalso point out som e trees as m uch as acentury old, that, if replaced today,would never reach their full sizes againbecause of air co nditio ns and thehardships of urban growth.%u201c Autumn Trees of Park andGarden,\1 pm (raindate, Oct. 7) meetingopposite the Public Library at the GrandArmv Plaza entrance to Prospect Park.Admission is SI. Forupcoming events, write the ProspectPark Environmental Center, 206 St.Johns Place. Brooklyn, 11217 or call622-7686.1October 4,1979, The PHOENIX, Page 13John Muir Photo