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DOWNTOWN AREA %u25a0Send to 1 %u2018U p and Com ing, To Have Your Event Listed Here, Compost* a Conc isely 1 395 Atlantic. Avenue, Brooklyn 11217Sure To Inc lude a Telephone Num ber. C O M M U N I T Y C A L E N D A RDeadline: 1 riclay for TFiursday%u2019s PaperEvents_______OPENING DAYCARE CENTER:Methodist Hospital holds opening ceremony ot its new MHB Child Care Center. Sept. 18, 5-7pm. 516 6th St. Reservations required. For into, 780-3367.MONTAUK RACES: MontaukClub holds \for prospective members. Sept. 19, 8pm. 25 Eighth Ave Free. Reservations required. For into, 638-0800.BWARE OF RAPE: Brooklyn . Women's Anti-Rape Exchange (BWARE) holds recruiting tor community-based anti-rape group in Bedford-Stuyvesant Sept 20, 11am-4pm. Restoration Plaza, Fulton St., between Brooklyn and New York Aves. For info, 330-0310.ATURA RALLY: Atlantic Terminal (ATURA) Coalition holds rally to \munity Plan.\from Atlantic Terminal, corner of Atlantic Ave. and S. Elliot PL; 1:45pm, rally at Brooklyn Arms Hotel; 2:30pm, rally at Albee Square Mall. For info, 643-9603.INTERNATIONAL FOLKDANCE: Solar Yoga and Arts Center presents Karl Finger leading \Folkdance\of fall. Sept. 20. 7:30pm. P S. 321, Seventh Ave. and 1st St. $10. For info, 499-3669.HOMELESS RALLY: The Atlantic Terminal Urban Renewal Area (ATURA) Coalition will hold a rally for homeless children and foi jobs at the Brooklyn Arms Hotel, Sept. 20 at 1:30pm. Speakers include Mark Green, candidate for U S. Senate, Congressmember Ed Towns, Reverend Herbert Daughtry and Assemblymembers Roger Green and Al Vann Brooklyn Arms is located on Lafayette Ave., across the street from BAM. For info call 643-9603, 237-2585 or 788-1283 BIRO CLUB TRIPS: The Brooklyn Bird Club plans trip to Green-Wood cemetery to look at owls, bittern and other birds, September 20. Registration required. $2 for nonmembers; members free. For info call Elly Kover, 499-8428.FRENCH COOKING: Montauk Club holds Country French Cooking tasting event for prospective members. Sept. 21, 5pm. 25 Eighth Ave. Free. Reservations required. For info, 638-0800.VALLONE AT LUNCHEON: City Council Majority Leader Peter Vallone speaks at League of Women Voters luncheon. Sept. 24, 12:30pm. Heights Cafe, 41 Clark St. For info, (212)677-5050.SENIOR CRAFTS: Clinton Hill Library holds \Sachet Packets,\for seniors. Sept. 24, 1:30pm. Washington and Lafayette Ave. Free. For info, 857-8038.LOBSTER DINNER: Park Slope United Methodist Church holds lobster dinner, beachcomber style. Sept. 27, 6pm. Sixth Ave. and 8th St. Reservations required. $18 For info, 622-8448, eves.MeetingsWEEKSVILLE ANNUAL: Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and Bedford-Stuyvesant holds 16th annual meeting at Pratt Institute Higgins Hall, second floor auditorium, Sept. 21, 2pm. Hall is at St James Place and Lafayette Ave. Refreshments served. For info, call 756-5250.GAY FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS:Gay/lesbian group holds bi-weekly meeting. Sept. 22, 8pm. St. John/ St, Matthew Community Center, 415 7th St. For info, 789-2613HEIGHTS TOASTMASTERS: Club holds meetings every two weeks to teach oratory skills. Sept. 25, 7:15-9:30pm. 345 Adams St., 6th floor. Free. For info. 469-7534.RETIRED FEDS: BrooklynChapter 500 of National Association of Retired Federal Employees holds meeting, with presentation on \ops,\torney General's office. Sept. 27. 2pm. Brooklyn War Memorial, Cadman Plaza West and Orange St. For info, 996-1637.LOFT BOARD: The New York City Loft Board will meet Sept 25 at 12:30pm at the Loft Board meeting room, 116 Nassau St., 11thfloor, in Manhattan Agenda items include discussion and votes on individual cases. For info call (212) 566-1438Fairs and Fleas5TH STREET FAIR: 5th Street 300 Block Association holds street festival on 5th St., between Fifth and Sixth Aves. Sept. 20.MUSIC FESTIVAL: 14th annual East New York Music Festival and Fair features music, dance, puppets, clowns and rides for children; Sept. 20 and 21, all day. Van Siclen Ave., between Linden Blvd. and Stanley Ave. For info, 649-7979FLATBUSH FROLIC: Flatbush Development Corporation sponsors 11th annual Flatbush Frolic street fair. Sept. 21, 12-5pm. Cortelyou Rd , between E. 17th St. and Coney Island Ave. For info, 469-8990.ToursJOB CENTER: Brooklyn Central Library tour of Education and Job Center Wednesdays, 2pm. Grand Army Plaza. Free. For info, 780-7700.LAST CHANCE BIRDING: Urban Park Rangers offer \Last Glance Birding\Park, before birds fly south for winter. Sept. 20, 8am. Meet at Ave. U Parking Lot at Marine Park. Free For info, 287-3400.HISTORICAL SHEEPSHEAD BAY.Brooklyn Historical Society presents walking tour of Sheepshead Bay. led by Justin Ferate. Sept 21, 1pm. Meet at Sheepshead Bay D train station. $5; members $3. For info, 624-0890FORT GREENE WILDFLOWERS:Urban Park Rangers present \Harvest of Wildflowers.\1pm. Fort Greene Visitors Center, Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument. Free For info, 287-3400PLGNA HOUSE TOUR: Prospect Lefterts Garden Neighborhood Association holds its 17th annual house tour of 12 brownstone, limestone and brick turn-of-thecentury row houses Also exhibits on urban gardening and renovation resources Sept. 27, 1-5pm.Tickets at 575 Flatbush Ave. $7, $6 in advance. For info, 284-6210.MARINE PAST/PRESENT. Urban Park Rangers take a look a t'' Marine Park: Past and Present.\11am Meet at Ave. U Parking Lot. Free. For info, 287-3400.PROSPECT YESTERDAY/ TOMORROW: Urban Park Rangers lead \row in Prospect Park.\1pm. Grand Army Plaza Arch. Free For info, 287-3400.T a l k ^ ^ _TODAY%u2019S EDUCATION: Officer and member of Community School Board 15 Norman Fruchter speaks on \Society for Ethical Culture%u2019s Sunday Platform meeting. Sept. 21, 11am. 53 Prospect Park West. Free. For info, 768-2972.BURGLARY AWARENESS: 88th Precinct C.P.O P. holds Burglary Awareness Program, with officers Laureano and Randall. Sept. 23, 7pm. Emmanuel Baptist Church,279 Lafayette Ave. For info, 636-2101REBUILDING LADY LIBERTY: Architect Tichard hayden speaks on 1' Rebuilding the Statue of Liberty at Montauk Club, for prospective members. Sept. 24,6pm. 25 Eighth Ave. Free. Reservations required For info, 638-0800.FISH BIOLOGY: Gateway National Recreation Area's Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge presents talk on \and Biology.\Jamaica Bay visitor center. Free. Reservations required For info, 474-0613.UNDERSTANDING MICROCOMPUTERS: Montauk Club present talk on \Microcomputers\Sept. 24, 8pm. 25 Eighth Ave. Free. Reservations required For info, 638-0800Courses______W OMEN%u2019S EDUCATION: Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Women offers High School Equivalency and English as a Second Language courses. Intensive workshops in writing and math as well. Wed., 5:30-9:30pm. 294 Smith St. Free. For info, registration, and schedule call 624-3475.ADULT BASIC ED: The Open Book program offers classes in reading and writing, with beginning and Pre-GED levels Mornings, 9am12noon or evenings, 6-9pm; both meet three times a week. Fourth Ave. at 9th St. Free. For info, 788-0666.JOB READINESS: Opportunity Program for Women holds registration for Job Readiness Program for unemployed women. Sept. 18-24. 415 7th St For info, 788-8322.gHORT TAKEgBWARE STARTS SATELLITE: TheBrooklyn Women%u2019s Anti-Rape Exchange (BWARE) has received funding to begin and support satellite anti-rape centers in Brooklyn; the first in Bedford-Stuyvesant. BWARE will be recruiting for Bed-Stuy at Network Day, Sept. 20 all day at Restoration Plaza. For info, call 330-0310.PROSPECT LEFFERTS HOUSE TOUR: The Prospect Lefferts Gardens House Tour is set for Sept. 27 and will feature several new homes. Tour includes landscaping demonstrations, chamber music and refreshments. A block long flea market will be featured. Tickets are $6 in advance and $7 on the day of the tour, seniors $5 and kids under 12, free, and will be sold at 575 Flatbush Ave. Advance tickets can be purchased by writing to PLG Neighborhood Association 575 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, 11225. Tomruns from l-5pm. For info, call 284-6210 or 462-0024.O-FISH-AL CONTEST: The New YorK Aquarium is sponsoring a contest for those who want to guess Nuka%u2019s-the walrus that calls the Coney Island aquarium homeweight. Nuka is four years old and weighed 145 lbs. at 10 weeks. Full-grown walrus%u2019 tip the scales at 1,800 lbs. To enter, send your guess to: %u201c Guess Nuka%u2019s Weight Contest,%u201d New York Aquarium, West 8th St., and Surf Ave., Brooklyn, 11224. Contest ends September 25 (entries must be mailed by Sept. 22) and the prize is a Zoological Society membership. For info call 266-8711 or 266-8712.HISTORICAL SHEEPSHEAD BAY: The Brooklyn Historical Society will present a walking tour of Sheepshead Bay led by Justin Ferate on September 21. Walk through the seaside neighborhood and discuss the community%u2019s past (home of Winston Churchill's mother, Jenny Jerome) and its future. Meet at 1pm outside the Sheepshead Bay D train station. The tom is $5, $3 for Society members. For information, call 624-0890.HIGH SCHOOL FAIR: The High School Division of the New York City Board of Education will hold its Fifth Annual High Suiiooi Fair on September 20 anu 21 ai marlin Luther King, Jr. High School in Manhattan. Students and their parents will have the opportunity to evaluate the City%u2019s 112 publichigh schools. Each school will have a booth featuring programs, comses and activities at the school, as well as students%u2019 handbooks and brochures. The fair runs from 10am-2:30pm, at 122 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan, between 65th and 66th Street. For information, call 232-2535.SCHOONER RACE: The South Street Seaport Museum will present the 20th Annual Schooner Race for the Mayor%u2019s Cup, to be held September 27 starting at 9:30am. The Seaport will have seats available on the De Witt Clinton to watch the race. Tickets are $25; members $18; children, $15. Boarding is at Pier 16. For information, call (212) 964-9082.METHODIST LOBSTER DANCE: The Park Slope United Methodist Church will hold the Fifth Annual Park Slope Lobster Dinner, with clams, mussels, com-on-thecob, and lobster. The dinner will be held on Sept. 27 at 6pm, at Sixth Ave. and 8th St. Tickets are $18. For information, call 622-8448.BEECHER RIVALRY: The Brooklyn Historical Society will present a lectme on September 17 by Joseph S. Van Why, on %u201c Sibling Rivalry: Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe.%u201d The talk will be held in conjunction with the Society%u2019s exhibition %u201c The Great Divine: Brooklyn%u2019s Henry Ward Beecher.%u201d %u201c Sibling Rivalry%u201d will start at 6pm, in the library at 128 Pierrepont Street. Admission is free. For information, call 624-0890.ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR: Polytechnic University celebrates the centennial of electrical engineering at P.U. with a symposium on %u201c State-of-the-Art and the Future in Electrical Engineering.%u201d U.S. Senator Alphonse M. D%u2019Amato will be the keynote speaker at the symposium, which will take place from Tuesday-Thursday September 22-24, at the Sheraton Center Hotel and Towers, 52nd Street and Seventh Avenue, Manhattan. The symposium will begin at 9am each day, lasting until 5:30pm on Tuesday, and 5pm each day after. 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