EMPIRE STATE
POSTCARD COMPETITION

Do you have
what it takes to design a postcard? Upstate, non-profit art group seeks
submissions for cash prizes, but try to avoid the women-bent-over-a-boardwalk
motif. $20 entry fee & work should be sent to All Arts Matter, P.O.
Box 513, Greenville, NY 12083 by Aug. 1; or call 518-966-4038 for more info.

NASHVILLE NEW
MUSIC CONFERENCE

Now accepting
submissions for four-day festival in Oct., 615-269-5454 or www.2nmc.com for
more info. All entries must be received by June 30.

HEALING CIRCLE

Join Urban
shaman Donna Henes at Mama Donna’s Tea Garden & Healing Haven, 718-857-2247
for location, res. req.; 7:30, free.

NEW YORK YOUNG
REPUBLICAN CLUB

Monthly meeting
feat. Harry Binswanger, director of the Ayn Rand Institute; American Association
of University Women, 111 E. 37th St. (betw. Park & Lexington Aves.), 212-533-4940;
7:30-9:30, $8, $2 st.

WEIL STUDIO
& JUDY ROSS TEXTILES SAMPLE SALE

Rugs, pillows,
coffee tables, lamps & more; 34 Renwick St., 3rd fl. (betw. Canal &
Spring Sts.), 212-229-0655; 12-7.

WELLNESS WEDNESDAYS

Weekly haven
for healing feat. stress management workshop (11 a.m.), Tai Chi at sunset (5:15)
& yoga (6:30); Riverside Park S., Hudson River (betw. 68th & 72nd Sts.),
212-408-0219; free.

SINGLES UPBEAT
SOIREE

Introductions,
buffet, conversation & drinks in 10021, Manhattan’s richest ZIP code;
718-875-3878 for location, res. req.; 9:30, $40 [repeats Sat.].

LEATHER PRIDE
NIGHT AUCTION

Eighteenth
annual auction of leather & fetish clothing, toys & equipment benefits
local charities; the Roxy, 515 W. 18th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 718-497-4994;
7-11, $20, $10 adv.

RECORD &
CD COLLECTORS EXPO

Albums, compact
discs, tapes & memorabilia for sale; Holiday Inn, 440 W. 57th St. (betw.
10th & 11th Aves.), 973-773-6067; 10-4, $6.

REAL MEN COOK
FOR CHARITY

Good-natured
food-preparation event for Father’s Day; Harlem YMCA, 180 W. 135th
St. (betw. Lenox Ave. & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.), 212-283-3458 or www.realmencook.com;
3-6, call for price.

FRIENDLY FRENCH
CONVERSATION GROUP

Weekly readings
catering towards 18th-century French literature; 54 Carmine St. (betw. Bleecker
& Bedford Sts.), 914-803-0654; 7:30, free.

CHRISTOPHER
BRIAN WOLK PLAYWRITING AWARD

The Abingdon
Theatre Co. will award $1000 to an emerging playwright. Submit three copies
of your work w/SASE to 432 W. 42nd St., 4th fl. NYC 10036 by June 1 or call
212-736-6604 for more info.

EMPIRE STATE
POSTCARD COMPETITION

Do you have
what it takes to design a postcard? Upstate, non-profit art group seeks
submissions for cash prizes, try to avoid the women-bent-over-a-boardwalk motif.
$20 entry fee & work should be sent to All Arts Matter, P.O. Box 513,
Greenville, NY 12083 by Aug. 1; or call 518-966-4038 for more info.

FUNNIEST GAY
OR LESBIAN CONTEST

Annual competition
seeks gay jokes at Stand-Up NY Comedy Club; call Bob at 212-877-4766 for more
info [through 5/31].

MENTOR PROGRAM

Convenant House’s
Rights of Passage seeks volunteers to share experiences w/formerly homeless
kids; 212-727-4198 for more info [through 5/31].

NASHVILLE NEW
MUSIC CONFERENCE

Now accepting
submissions for four-day festival in Oct., 615-269-5454 or www.2nmc.com for
more info. All entries must be received by June 30.

PHOTOGRAPHY
CONTEST

The International
Library of Photography will award $60,000 in prizes. Contest is free, deadline
is May 31; Send one photo in the category of people, travel, pets, children,
sports, nature, action, humor, portraiture or other to: The International Library
of Photography, #101-2611, 3600 Crondall Lane, Owings Mills, MD, 21117 or www.picture.com
for info.

SCHOOL GRANTS

McDonalds will
award $50,000 to help NYC teachers fund family activities, deadline is May 25th,
call 516-872-1480, ext.773 for more info.

THE USA SONGWRITING
COMPETITION

Fifteen categories,
$50,000 awarded. Songs must be five minutes or less & lyrics need to be
written down, $30 application fee; visit www.songwriting.net for more info.
Contests runs through May 31.

80TH STREET
RESIDENCE

Art facility
dedicated to helping those w/Alzheimers celebrates their first anniversary;
430 80th St. (betw. 1st & York Aves.), 212-717-8888, ext.205; 3-7, free

GLORIA STEINEM
AWARDS: A NATIONAL SALUTE TO WOMEN OF VISION

Yes, Gloria
herself will be there, hosting a night that honors women in positions
of power; Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, Grand Ballroom, 301 Park Ave. (50th St.), 212-742-2300,
ext.420; 6, $500-$1000.

For that room
that could use a fertility stick; Park Ave. Armory, Park Ave. (67th St.),
212-472-1180 or www.cloudband.com; 12-8:30, $15.

SHOWROOM SEVEN
SAMPLE SALE

Stock &
samples, sizes 6-10, cash & credit cards–Ghost, Erickson Beamon, Kitty
Boots, Whistles & Petro Zillia; 498 7th Ave., 24th fl. (betw. 37th &
38th Sts.), 212-643-4810; 10-7, free to look [continues Thurs. & Fri. 10-7].

ROCKETMOBILE

Dunkin’
Donuts’ traveling coffee crusader Rocket Man comes to NYC to save coffee
drinkers from over-priced java, you also get a chance to win the rocket
mobile; try Dunkin’ Donuts locations throughout the city & along 3rd
Ave. from 11-6.

CHRISTOPHER
BRIAN WOLK PLAYWRITING AWARD

The Abingdon
Theatre Co. will award $1000 to an emerging playwright. Submit three copies
of your work w/SASE to 432 W. 42nd St., 4th fl. NYC 10036 by June 1 or call
212-736-6604 for more info.

EMPIRE STATE
POSTCARD COMPETITION

Do you have
what it takes to design a postcard? Upstate, non-profit art group seeks
submissions for cash prizes, try to avoid the women-bent-over-a-boardwalk motif.
$20 entry fee & work should be sent to All Arts Matter, P.O. Box 513,
Greenville, NY 12083 by Aug. 1; or call 518-966-4038 for more info.

FUNNIEST GAY
OR LESBIAN CONTEST

Annual competition
seeks gay jokes at Stand-Up NY Comedy Club; call Bob at 212-877-4766 for more
info [through 5/31].

MENTOR PROGRAM

Convenant House’s
Rights of Passage seeks volunteers to share experiences w/formerly homeless
kids; 212-727-4198 for more info [through 5/31].

NASHVILLE NEW
MUSIC CONFERENCE

Now accepting
submissions for four-day festival in Oct., 615-269-5454 or www.2nmc.com for
more info. All entries must be received by June 30.

PHOTOGRAPHY
CONTEST

The International
Library of Photography will award $60,000 in prizes. Contest is free, deadline
is May 31; Send one photo in the category of people, travel, pets, children,
sports, nature, action, humor, portraiture or other to: The International Library
of Photography, #101-2611, 3600 Crondall Lane, Owings Mills, MD, 21117 or www.picture.com
for info.

SCHOOL GRANTS

McDonalds will
award $50,000 to help NYC teachers fund family activities, deadline is May 25th,
call 516-872-1480, ext.773 for more info.

THE USA SONGWRITING
COMPETITION

Fifteen categories,
$50,000 awarded. Songs must be five minutes or less & lyrics need to be
written down, $30 application fee; visit www.songwriting.net for more info.
Contests runs through May 31.

SHOWROOM SEVEN
SAMPLE SALE

Stock &
samples, sizes 6-10, cash & credit cards–Ghost, Erickson Beamon, Kitty
Boots, Whistles & Petro Zillia; 498 7th Ave., 24th fl. (betw. 37th &
38th Sts.), 212-643-4810; 10-7, free to look [continues Thurs.-Sat. & Mon.,
through 5/25].

THIRTEEN/WNET

Tri-state Community
Advisory Board meeting; 450 W. 33rd St., 6th fl. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.),
212-560-3021; 4-5, free.

SOCIAL DISCUSSION

Dinner &
socializing for bisexuals & their supporters; NY Spaces, 131 W. 72nd St.
(betw. B’way & Columbus Ave.), 212-714-7714; 6-8, $3-$5.

TAKE OFF
POUNDS SENSIBLY

TOPS, a non-profit
weight loss support group, holds free open houses today & Sundays at noon;
Gracie Sq. Hospital, 420 1st Ave., 1st fl. (25th St.), 212-758-6389 or www.tops.org;
5:45, call for price [repeats Sun. at 12].

SINGLES UPBEAT
SOIREE

Introductions,
buffet, conversation & drinks in 10021, Manhattan’s richest ZIP code;
Penthouse at Sutton Pl. Suites, 300 E. 58th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.),
718-875-3878, res. req.; 9:30, $38 [repeats Sat.].

CONTRA &
SQUARE DANCE

Beginners welcome,
no partner needed, live music, wear soft-soled nonstreet shoes; Metropolitan
Duane Church, 201 W. 13th St. (7th Ave.), 212-459-4080; 7:45, $11.

RECORD &
CD EXPO

Thousands of
LPs, 45s, 78s, v-discs, books, posters & photos; Embassy Ballrooms, Inn
on W. 57th, 440 W. 57th St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 973-773-6067; 10-4,
$6.

T.A.G. TEAM
EXHIBIT

NY INTERNATIONAL
TRIBAL ANTIQUES SHOW

For that room
that could use a fertility stick; Park Ave. Armory, Park Ave. (67th St.),
212-472-1180 or www.cloudband.com; 12-8:30, $15 [repeats Mon. & Tues. 12-8:30,
through 5/23].

NYC CAMERA
SHOW & SALE

New & used
cameras, darkroom equipment & accessories; Embassy Ballrooms, Holiday Inn,
440 W. 57th St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 973-472-5460; 10-3, $6.

POTLUCK DINNER

Bring a dish
& "the farmer" will offer tips on buying local produce; Arrow
Community, 35-38 35th St. (36th Ave.), Astoria, 718-937-1264; 5-8.

SPRINGFEST!

From today
until Father’s Day, Brooklyn Botanic Garden offers weekly programs
incl. "Secrets of the Garden," feat. tours & facts about the Garden;
1000 Washington Ave. (Empire Blvd.), 718-622-4433; 1-5, free w/grounds adm.
[through 6/17].