BLUESTOCKINGS BOOKSTORE, 172 Allen St., 777-6028: Women’s Poetry Jam w/ Open Mike, last Tue. of every month, 7-9 p.m., 8-min. limit, $2

THE BOWERY POETRY CLUB, 308 Bowery, 334-6414: Mon.–Da Bowery Improv. Poets, 9 p.m., free admission; Wed.–“Supreme Poets,” poetry & spoken word, 8:30 p.m., $10; Sat.–“Poets4Life,” monthly performance of poetry on the second Saturday of every month, $12, call 696-6455 for more information.

CARING COMMUNITY, 20 Washington Sq. N., 877-7699: Tue.–Poetry writing workshop, sponsored by the Greenwich House Senior Center, 1:30-3:30 p.m., free.

CORNELIA ST. CAFÉ, 29 Cornelia St., 989-9318, www.poetz.com: Fri.–Pink Pony West Reading Series, feat. poet and open mike, 6 p.m., $6, includes free drink.

THE PEN & BRUSH, INC., 16 E. Tenth St., 475-3669: Call for current readings & workshops.

THe pink pony, 176 Ludlow St., 212-253-1922: Various readings monthly, call for information.

THE POETRY PROJECT, 131 E. 10th St., 674-0910: Call for current poetry reading information.

POET’S HOUSE, 72 Spring St., 2nd fl., 212-431-7920: Call for information about Poetry readings.

RAVEN CAFÉ, 194 Ave. A, 529-4712: Wed.–Open Stage, 6:30 p.m., free.

13 BAR LOUNGE, 35 E. 13th St., 662-5560: Mon.–“A Little Bit Louder,” weekly poetry readings/slam, 7 p.m.

ZINC BAR, 90 W. Houston St., 533-9317: Sun.–Reading Series, 7 p.m., suggested donation $3.

Greenwich house, 27 Barrow St., 212-877-7699: First & Third Tue. of every month-”Living Room Style” poetry reading & discussion, 1:30-3 p.m., free.

South street seaport, Melville Gallery, 213 Water St., 212-748-8735: Call for current reading schedule for Winter 2004.

Borders, 100 Broadway across from Trinity Church, 212-964-1988: Call now about upcoming readings and appearance at this new location throughout the Winter.

Caffe sha sha, 510 Hudson St., 718-651-1664: Call for current reading schedule, $7.

PARTNERS & CRIME, 44 Greenwich Ave., 212-243-0440: call for current reading & author appearances.

SUFI BOOKS, 227 W. Broadway, 334-5212: Call for information about reading events.

MEETINGS/
CLASSES

Abrons arts center, 466 Grand St., 212-598-0400: Call now or go to henrystreet.org/abronsartscenter for information on Summer 2004 classes & workshops at the Center.

Ametz Adoption Program, 120 Wall St., 212-558-9949: Call for information about Ametz’s adoption workshops for before, during & after the adoption process; meetings are held at UJA-Federation, 6-8 p.m., $25 per person, call for schedule & details.

AUTO FREE NEW YORK, NYPD Downtown Center, 104 Washington St., 212-475-3394: Call for current free meeting information.

THE EMPLOYMENT PROJECT, Judson Memorial Church, W. Fourth St. at Sullivan St., 533-6945: Mon.–“Surviving the Recession: A Mutual Self-Help Support Group,” 6-8 p.m., free.

park west camera club, at Soho Photo Gallery, 15 White St., 212-685-8784: Mon.-Weekly Meetings of the Park West Camera Club, call or check parkwestcameraclub.org for schedule, introductory meetings free, 7 p.m.

THIRTEENTH PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL, 230 E. 21st St., 212-477-7427: Third Tue. of every month–The community council’s regular meeting, 7:30 p.m., free, call for information.

WALL ST. SYNAGOGUE, 47 Beekman St., 227-7800, ext. 11: Tue., Wed. & Fri.–“Dissecting a Sugya: An Analytic Approach to the Talmud Baba Kama,” a class for students w/ a background in Talmudic studies, 8:15 a.m., at various downtown locations, call for more info.; Wed.–A Hebrew reading crash course, for adults who have never learned the Hebrew alphabet, 6:15 p.m., free, registration required.

WOMEN’S LIBERATION MOVEMENT, Muhlenberg Library, 209 W. 23rd St. at Seventh Ave., 718-909-2359: Go to redstockings.org for more information & current meeting schedule.