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sii1iS'Spicing The SeasonWhile you're gandering about at the Seated Indian shop at the Long Island Historical Society this coming week, you'll find an extra attraction: in addition to thenormal aggregation of odds, ends, new and old books, borough memorabilia and stocking-stuffers, the shop will be stocking a round of Christmas Herb and Spice Creations by local resident Sally Skillman.You may have thought that frankincense, myrrh and the lot of other Christmas balms had moved out of style, but they'll be available for a limited stint at the Seated Indian, say proprietors, along withholiday cards and many other season-warmers for the discerning-or historical-gift giver. The shop's point is a selfproclaimed celebration of Brooklyn and its history, so you%u2019ll be able to give this season an aromatic adventure, as weil as some snippet of Brooklyn%u2019s past.Sally Skillman will be at theSeated Indian Nov. 27%u2014Dec. 1from 11am%u20145pm to discuss herwork. The Seated Indian is locatedat 128 Pierrepont St. in thebuilding of the Long IslandHistorical Society. For moreinformation, call 237-0769.TheFolk%u2019s In The BalletThe newest dance event at Brooklyn College is a dance premiere scheduled for this weekend, when the Bohemian Folk Ballet of Prague, currently starting its first North American tour, will be coming to town in Brooklyn.The Ballet, which was created just after Worl War ||, draws from tradition couched in the cultures of Bohemia. Moravia and Slovakia, the three big districts which today comprise Czechoslovakia. The works the Ballet will feature include a Wedding Dance from Slovakia, a Harvest Dance from Southern Moravia, a Rebel Dance of 18th Century Highwaymen and the Dance of the Highlanders from the frontier of the Tatras Mountains.The Bohemian Folk Ballet of Prague willperform at the Brooklyn Center for thePerforming Arts at Brooklyn College (BCBC)Dec. 1 at 8pm, Dec. 2 at 2pm at the WhitmanHall at Brooklyn College (Nostrand andFlatbush). Tickets are S8, $7 and $4. Call 859-1180 for more information or reservations.TheThreesCompanyMarking TheLandmarksPick a landmark, any landmark, and you%u2019ll be able to find it in the New Landmarks Commission Guide to sites of specialty and interest throughout the five boroughs. It%u2019s the final solution if you were in doubt as to the exact boundaries of theCarroll Gardens Historic District or if you were wondering whether any around-the-corner sites have recently been logged onto the roils of the Commission. In addition there%u2019s a veritable wealth of tid-bit type information in the booklet (who knows how Cobble Hill was named? It came from the 1766 Ratzer map of Brooklyn, when the area was dubbed %u201c Cobleshill,\the neighborhood in 1959),Even beyond the local level, the book is a handy resource, listing the wherefores and whereabouts of places like ttie oldesthtiildinn in Npw York Rtatp thp Trop thatGrows in Brooklyn, and an index of landmarks and special spots all around thecity, for those with an historical bent.A Guide to New York City Landmarks%u201d is available at the LandmarksPrpcpruatinn r.nm m iccinn 305 Brn2 ri%u201c,aw ,nrSI, or for $1.50 if mailed out. For more information, call the Commission at 566-7577.The Rolando Jorif Dance Company is working out three by three these days: in the dawn days of December it will be making its third Brooklyn tour, performing on three days throughout the area, and premiering a new threepart work. Good things happen in threes, says the saying, and Jorif seems out to prove it true.A new premiere piece, in addition to the group%u2019s basic ballets from the past, will be dance vignette brought to Eric Satie%u2019s %u201c Trois Gnossienes%u201d (Three Knossein Dances), choreographed by company head Rolando Jorif.The Rolando Jnrif Dance Companywill perform Dec. 1 at the BACADowntown Cultural Center, 111Willoughby St.; Dec. 8 at the St. JohnSt. Matthew Emmanuel CommunityCenter, 415 7th St.; and Dec. 15 in theParish Hall of the Church of St. Ann ancthe Holy Trinity. All performances are a8pm, and a $3 contribution itsuggested.Two Tem pos O f D a n c e TimeCertainly the world of dance has taken on a temporal twist, swinging both back to its primitive roots and looking toward themes of technology and minimalism as well, and this week%u2019s double dance bill at the Klitgord Auditorium will be taking on both schools of motion.The Capoerias of Bihia will be working along the older lines, presenting dance that borrows gallantly from Brazilian folkdance folklore and melds and molds those influences into a unique pastiche of dancing, instru: ,usir andsinging On the c-- .f cobwill be Pnildar :> as arepertoire ranging from classical dance up through more impressionistic jazz works.The Capoerias of Bihia and Phildanco will perform in the KlitgordAuditorium at 300 .lay St nn Nnv 30 S5(S3 for students. $2 for children). Call858-9820 or 643-8106 for moreinformation and reservations.