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SPECIAL EVENTS LISTINGS 05 06 03 Respond to this Story family Tuesday 6 CANARY ISLANDS EXPO V. CIDA Museum, 600 St. Bernard Pkwy., Hwy. 30, adjacent to St. Bernard State Park, 682-5696. Kid- and class-oriented demonstration of arts, crafts and lifestyle of early Canary Island settlers in St. Bernard Parish, including coffee making, medical cures, pirogue making and folk dancing. Hot dogs, jambalaya, nachos and soft drinks sold. Reservations required. Free admission. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday 10 SAFE KIDS WEEK EVENT. City Park, Carousel Gardens, 909-1000. Louisiana SAFE KIDS Inc. presents seventh annual SAFE KIDS Games with a focus on learning how to prevent injuries and reduce risk of hazards in playing. Free admission. Noon to 3 p.m. special events Tuesday 6 TRANSSEXUAL MEETING. 620 N. Carrollton Ave., 488-9924. Meetings addressing various transsexual concerns the first Tuesday of every month. Tonight: "Surgery Issues" with Dr. Elliott Black. Free admission. 6 p.m. lecture and discussion, 7:15 p.m. dinner follows. Wednesday 7 ARTS COUNCIL AWARDS LUNCHEON. Hilton Hotel, Poydras Street at river, 523-1465. The Arts Council of New Orleans presents the Mayor's Arts Awards to various artists and organizations, with honorees including Kermit Ruffins, Lee Tucker, French Quarter Festivals, the Rev. Lois Dejean and Hibernia National Bank. Tickets $45. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. WEDNESDAYS AT THE SQUARE. Lafayette Square, across from Gallier Hall, 500 block of St. Charles Ave., 561-8927. Concert series runs every Wednesday through June 25 and features live music, refreshments and artist showcases. This week: The Radiators. Free admission 5 p.m. PRESERVATION 101. Preservation Resource Center, 923 Tchoupitoulas St., 636-3065. Series of four workshops teaching various aspects of preservation and renovation in New Orleans, government incentives, overview of local neighborhoods and more. Suggested donation $2. Through May 28. 7 p.m. POLITICS WITH A PUNCH. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Round-table discussion hosted by Jeff Crouere and Marc Morial; this month features guest Randy Ewing, candidate for Louisiana governor. Admission $21 plus $6 bar minimum. 8 p.m. Thursday 8 THURSDAYS AT TWILIGHT GARDEN CONCERT SERIES. City Park, New Orleans Botanical Garden, 483-9386. Weekly concert and garden tour series. This week: Betsy McGovern performs "The American Voice -- Folk Songs of the United States at the Time of the Louisiana Purchase." Free with admission to the Botanical Garden, $5 adults, $2 children 5-12. 5 p.m. BICENTENNIAL LECTURE SERIES. Cabildo, 701 Chartres St., 568-6360. Louisiana Purchase-themed lecture series with Clarence J. Munford, professor emeritus, University of Guelph, discussing "The Haitian Revolution and the Timeline: Periodization and Historiography Black and White." Free admission. 7 p.m. RIGOLETTO. Mahalia Jackson Theatre of the Performing Arts, City Park, 529-3000. Giuseppe Verdi's classic story of the cursed hunchback closes out the New Orleans Opera Association's 60th season. "Nuts and Bolts" info program hosted guest conductor David Jiménez starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets $30 to $80. 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday. BINDLESTIFF FAMILY CIRKUS. The A.R.K., 511 Marigny St., (877) BINDLES. The avant-garde circus comes to town, featuring sword-swallowing, acrobatics, bull-whip mastery, clowns, juggling and more. $10 general public, $8 with costume. 10:30 p.m. today and Friday. Friday 9 CAGED. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767. Performance by Baton Rouge-based dance troupe. Call for ticket prices. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. DOCTOR A´ GO-GO. El Matador, 504 Esplanade Ave., 569-8361. Live music from band Doctor A´ Go-Go with their go-go nurses dancing, a fashion show by Fifi Mahony's featuring '60s-style bikinis. Wearing Polynesian/tropical fashion gets you $2 off admission. Call for ticket prices. 10 p.m. Saturday 10 WALK THE BEAT. City Park, Marconi Meadows, 891-9999. Seventh annual Walk the Beat 5K Walk/Run to benefit community policing throughout the metro area. Post-race party features live music with the Topcats, free food and refreshments (beer and soft drinks). Registration $18, includes T-shirt. 8:30 a.m. MOM'S ON A MISSION WALK. Lafrienere Park, 3000 Downs Blvd., Metairie, 888-1135. Fundraiser for Louisiana/Mississippi chapter of Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America featuring walk with teams, live music, raffle, food and prizes. Registration $10 advance, $20 day of. Registration 9 a.m., walk 10 a.m. RECORD AND MUSIC SHOW. University of New Orleans, Human Performance Center, Elysian Fields Avenue at Leon C. Simon Boulevard, 280-6232. Inaugural New Orleans Record and Music Show features booths selling music and related wares, including records, CDs, tapes, jewelry, photography, clothes, instruments and memorabilia. Admission $5, children under 10 free; donations benefit Special Olympics Louisiana. 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. RISKY ART: LIABILITY AND PRESENTING THE ARTS. University of New Orleans Downtown Theater, Scottish Rite Temple, 619 Carondelet St., 539-9580. Workshop presented by the Graduate Program in Arts Administration at UNO with a focus on what performers, managers and promoters are liable for when presenting arts events. Panelists include New Orleans Arena's Glen Menard, Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena's Marco Perez, House of Blues' Dan Smith, State Palace Theater's Robert Brunet and Le Chat Noir's Barbara Motley. Free admission. 10 a.m. to noon. BAYOUMARKET. Pitot House, 1440 Moss St., 482-0312. Louisiana Landmarks Society presents first-ever BayouMarket, an estate sale on the grounds of historic Pitot House of silver, antiques, lamps, art and more. Refreshments served. Admission $5. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. ALGIERS POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE CRAWFISH BOIL. Aurora Country Club, 5244 Gen. Meyer Ave., Algiers, 362-4340. Eleventh-annual crawfish boil fundraiser for Algiers' Fourth District police force. Admission $10 per person. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. HENRY BUTLER. Borders Books & Music, Veterans Memorial Boulevard at Causeway, Metairie, 835-1363. Performance and CD signing of new album by New Orleans pianist and composer Henry Butler. Free admission. 3 p.m. JAZZ'N THE VINES. Pontchartrain Vineyards, 81250 Hwy. 1082 (Old Military Road), north of Covington, (985) 892-9742. Monthly spring and summer concert series in outdoor setting in vineyard. This month featuring Last Straws (Dixieland jazz). Concert-goers bring picnic fare, blankets, tables and chairs. No outside alcohol. Admission $8.50. 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday 11 BRUNCH WITH BIANCA. W Hotel, Zoe Bistrot, 333 Poydras St., 207-5018. Drag artist Bianca del Rio with sidekick Blanche DeBris lead comedy and entertainment during Sunday brunch. Admission $25, includes meal. 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. MUSIC ON MOTHER'S DAY. City Park, Rose Garden, 523-6530. Concert of classical and pop music with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra's Ensemble Orchestra and visit to New Orleans Museum of Art included. Admission $65, includes champagne lunch, concert and museum admission. Champagne reception noon, lunch 12:30 p.m., concert 1:30 p.m. THE THREE UNO TENORS: A SALUTE TO DIVERSITY. University of New Orleans, Performing Arts Center, 280-2586. UNO pays musical tribute to diversity with a concert featuring African-American tenor Chauncey Packer, Filipino tenor Arthur Espiritu and Costa Rican tenor Ernesto Rodriguez covering a wide range of international material and spirituals. Tickets $20. 2 p.m. MOTHER'S DAY CONCERT AND PICNIC. Cabrini Park, corner of Dauphine and Barracks streets, 581-7200. Sixth annual event of Vieux Carré Property Owners, Residents and Associates Inc. with music by the New Leviathan Oriental Fox-Trot Orchestra. Attendees bring own picnic baskets, chairs and blankets. Free admission. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. SHORT BIRTHDAY SOIREE. The Phoenix Bar, 941 Elysian Fields Ave., 949-0882. Dwarf model, actor and writer Wally Sherwood celebrates his birthday with Wally's Tall Trivia Contest, emceed by King Armenius XXXV, $5 beer bust, raffle and spaghetti supper. Proceeds benefit AIDS support at Buzzy's Boys and Girls. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday 12 8MINUTEDATING. The Dock, 1926 West End Blvd., 452-8132. Singles event for 30- to 40-year-olds. Sponsored by 8minuteDating.com, singles match after eight eight-minute one-on-one conversations. Visit www.8minuteDating.com to register. 8 p.m. call for auditions MR. 3000. Extras are being auditioned for a feature film starring comedian Bernie Mac. All types are needed, ages ranging from 18 to 80. Call 670-9026 for more info. Audition calls will be taken through June 20. call for entries NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES. New Orleans Film Festival, 843 Carondelet St., 524-5271. Call for film submissions for inclusion in 2003 New Orleans Film Festival. The festival's Competitive Division screens films on 35mm, 16mm, DVD, VHS and Beta. Early submission (by May 9) $35, final deadline June 13 ($45); the festival runs Oct. 9-16. Other Stories This Week in Arts & Entertainment: A&E Feature Spinal Chord Art Review Horror Vacui Theater Review The Price of Freedom Arts Listings