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USE the LIBRARY! Information Director, at 951-5367 WWW.BROOKLYN.CUNY.EDU SPRING 2003 Spring 2003 All events are free unless otherwise noted. Wednesday, February 26 Thursday, April 17 www.brooklyn.cuny.edu Programs in the Student Center require a valid Citizenship Application Assistance. Open House for Prospective Graduate Brooklyn College ID or a Community Resident 1-5 p.m. State Lounge, Student Center. Students. 6 p.m. Student Center. Pass for admittance. For the full schedule of Naturalization applications. Information and Information: 951-5001. Consumer Product Safety Commission athletic events, contact Alex Lange, sports requirements: 951-5352. Saturday, April 26 USE THE LIBRARY! www.cpsc.gov information director, at 951-5367. For events Men’s Volleyball. Brooklyn vs. John Jay. Richard Lewis. 8 p.m. Whitman Hall. $40. Find out about product recalls, unsafe products at Whitman Hall, call the Box Office at 7 p.m. 211 Roosevelt Hall. HOW TO DO WEB RESEARCH and injury statistics. There is also a special child- 951-4500. Sunday, April 27 safety section and a listing of the commission’s Thursday, February 27 to Ellen Gould. Bubbe Meises, Bubbe Stories. There is no better way to gather information Sunday, March 9 publications. Also available in Spanish. FEBRUARY 2 p.m. Whitman Hall. $25. quickly than by using the Internet. Investigating A library’s reference desk is the best place The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman, Saturday, February 1 a particular car you want to buy? Need to find Better Business Bureau: Shopping Safely to go for help with research. You will find directed by Rose Bonczek. Gershwin Theater. Wednesday, April 30 Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba the right city agency to make a complaint? On-line librarians who are trained to help you Show times: 951-4500. $12; $10 senior citizens. Citizenship Application Assistance. 8 p.m. Whitman Hall. $30. Want homework help? It can all be found on www.bbb.org/library/shoponline.asp define your questions and find the 1–5 p.m. State Lounge, Student Center. the World Wide Web (WWW). Gives excellent tips on identifying and avoiding answers. Brooklyn College Library’s Sunday, February 2 MARCH Naturalization applications. Information and To help you get started, the librarians at on-line shopping fraud and scams. Reference Desk is on the first floor. Aesop’s Fables. 2 p.m. Theatreworks/USA. Sunday, March 2 requirements: 951-5352. the Brooklyn College Library have compiled the Health-related Web Sites There is at least one reference librarian Whitman Hall. $15. North Carolina Dance Theatre. following list of some of their A Streetcar Named Desire. MAY Department of Health and Human Services on duty at all times. If you cannot favorite search engines and visit in person, you may search the Thursday, February 6 2 p.m. Whitman Hall. $30. Thursday, May 1 to Sunday, May 11 www.os.dhhs.gov popular Web sites. Brooklyn College Library Web site, Men’s Volleyball. Brooklyn vs. City College. Blood Wedding, by Federico García Lorca, Many links to information on such topics as 6 p.m. 211 Roosevelt Hall. Sunday, March 9 directed by Peter Wallace. Gershwin Theater. Search Engines cancer, nursing homes, and adolescent health. http://library.brooklyn.cuny.edu, Crazy for You. 2 p.m. Whitman Hall. $40. Show times: 951-4500. $12; $10 senior citizens. www.google.com New York Online Access to Health call (718) 951-5628, or e-mail your Friday, February 7 question to [email protected] Men’s Basketball. Brooklyn vs. Medgar Evers Sunday, March 16 www.looksmart.com (NOAH) Thursday, May 15 www.lycos.com www.noah-health.org Reference librarians at your local College. 5 p.m. 322 Roosevelt Hall. Little Bear and the Enchanted Wood, Open House for Undergraduate www.netscape.com One of the most reliable consumer health branch of the Brooklyn Public Library are by Maurice Sendak. 2 p.m. Whitman Hall. $15. Students. 6 p.m. Student Center. Women’s Basketball. Brooklyn vs. Medgar www.alltheweb.com information sites. Also available in Spanish. also glad to help you. Nearby branches are: Evers College. 7:30 p.m. 322 Roosevelt Hall. Information: 951-5001. Tuesday, March 18 www.altavista.com NYC Department of Health Central Branch Men’s Volleyball. Brooklyn vs. Hunter. Saturday, February 8 Sunday, May 18 Many library computers www.nyc.gov/html/doh/home.html Grand Army Plaza 6:30 p.m. 211 Roosevelt Hall. Men’s Basketball. Brooklyn vs. Berkeley The Cotton Club. have access to a special service, Lexis- Provides health-related information and services. (718) 230-2100 College. 2 p.m. 322 Roosevelt Hall. 2 p.m. Whitman Hall. $40. Nexis, which enables users to find published Saturday, March 22 Clarendon Branch news reports from national newspapers, New York City Services and Resources Sunday, February 9 The Lydian Singers with David Rudder. New York City’s Official Web site 2035 Nostrand Avenue, near Farragut Road 8 p.m. Whitman Hall. $40. JUNE magazines, and journals. Dang Thai Son, pianist. http://home.nyc.gov (718) 421-1159 Sunday, June 1 2 p.m. Whitman Hall. $30. Popular Consumer Web Sites Offers access to all city agency Web sites as Thursday, March 27 Open House for Adult Students. 10 a.m. Cortelyou Branch Consumer.gov well as information about business, quality of Men’s Volleyball. Brooklyn vs. Cooper Union. Student Center. Information: 951-5001. 1305 Cortelyou Road, at Argyle Road Monday, February 10 www.consumer.gov life issues, resident services, sanitation, family 6 p.m. 211 Roosevelt Hall. (718) 693-7763 Women’s Basketball. Brooklyn vs. NY Provides information about product recalls, and senior services, job opportunities, public Maritime College. 5 p.m. 322 Roosevelt Hall. Saturday, March 29 CLIP THIS COUPON AND BRING links to other government agencies, special safety, and transportation. Flatbush Branch Men’s Basketball. Brooklyn vs. SUNY Women’s Softball. Brooklyn vs. Baruch. IT TO THE BROOKLYN CENTER sections on shopping from home, and New York Immigration Hotline 22 Linden Boulevard, near Flatbush Avenue Purchase. 7 p.m. 322 Roosevelt Hall. Doubleheader. Noon. Athletic Fields. BOX OFFICE FOR DISCOUNTED TICKETS. guidelines on how to file a complaint and www.usdoj.gov/ins/index.html (718) 856-0813 assess health care quality. Friday, February 14 Men’s Tennis. Brooklyn vs. Baruch. Noon. Free information and a list of reputable not-for- Midwood Branch Tennis Courts. Men’s Volleyball. Brooklyn vs. Lehman. profit agencies. Assistance in finding qualified 975 E. 16 Street, near Avenue J low-cost immigration service providers. 7 p.m. 211 Roosevelt Hall. Sunday, March 30 (718) 252-0967 Saturday, February 15 Boris Godounov. Teatro Lirico D’Europa. 2 p.m. Whitman Hall. $30. Valentine’s Day with Freddie Jackson and Oleta Adams. GET A LIBRARY CARD COMMUNITY RESIDENT CAMPUS ID PASS 8 p.m. Whitman Hall. $40, $35. APRIL Saturday, April 5 You and your family may use the new Brooklyn College Brooklyn College welcomes you to explore and enjoy our campus. Sunday, February 16 Ben Vereen. Library by joining the Friends of the Library. The college will issue you a Community Resident Photo-ID Pass Alberto Mizrahi, tenor. 8 p.m. Whitman Hall. $45. that will provide access to the campus. To obtain a pass, 2 p.m. Whitman Hall. $25. Take 10% off* the There are two membership levels: please drop by the Office of Campus and Community Safety Services, regular ticket price of Sunday, April 6 • Access—For $50 per year, you may enjoy the reading 0202 Ingersoll Hall, or call (718) 951-5511. You will need to provide Saturday, February 22 Good Driving,Amelia Bedelia & Other a Brooklyn Center performance. proof of local residency, such as a utility bill, and photo-identification. U.S. Military Academy Concert Band. Storybooks. Theatreworks/USA. 2 p.m. rooms and library facilities, access the Internet, 7:30 p.m. Whitman Hall. Whitman Hall. $15. *Offer excludes Ben Vereen, New York Philharmonic, North Carolina Dance and make use of numerous electronic databases. Sunday, February 23 Saturday, April 12 Theatre, and all children’s shows. • Borrowing—For $75 per year, you may borrow books Russian American Kids Circus. New York Philharmonic. Limit 6 tickets per coupon. in addition to enjoying access privileges. 2 p.m. Whitman Hall. $15. 8 p.m. Whitman Hall. $30. This coupon is good only for Brooklyn Center professional events. To learn more, please call 951-5346 or 951-5335. Sunday, April 13 James Sewell Ballet. Offer expires May 18, 2003. 2 p.m. Whitman Hall. $30. EUREKA! INSPIRING GIRLS CONTINUING EDUCATION WILL GET YOU THERE STEPPING UP TO For young teenage girls across the city, Fill your child’s Saturday with fun and learning for as little as $160 per course. 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