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Community Briefs
Experimental Film Screening A Poet Speaks on Langston Hughes E. Ethelbert Miller, poet and director of the African American Resource Center at Howard University, will explore the life and work of Langston Hughes at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers Street, on March 6 at 7 p.m. Miller will offer several new interpretations of some of Hughes' poems while asking: "How does the work of Langston Hughes continue to help us understand who we are as Americans?" An audience Q&A and book-signing will follow. Admission is $5 for Lower Manhattan residents, free to students, and $10 for general admission. Infant and Child CPR The Jewish Community Project is holding a three-hour workshop on child CPR, rescue breathing, Heimlich and first aid. The workshop is March 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The cost is $75. Call 212-334-3522 or e-mail info@jcpdowntown.org for more information. Precinct Council The 1st Precinct Community Council, a forum for those interested in police issues in the precinct, is seeking members. The precinct’s commanding officer and other officers attend meetings, held at the 1st Precinct, 16 Ericsson Pl., on the last Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Contact Officers Rick Lee or Tommy Moran at 212-334-0640 or e-mail firstpctca@aol.com. Film Fest Volunteers The Tribeca Film Festival is seeking volunteers for this season. Festival representatives will be on hand at two upcoming meetings at Tribeca Cinemas, 54 Varick St. at Laight, for questions and applications. The meetings are Feb. 12 and March 5, both at 7 p.m. RSVP to volunteers@tribecafilmfestival, or for an online application, go to www.tribecafilmfestival.org/volunteer.html. Surrogate’s Court Tour Tour New York City’s 1907 Surrogate’s Court Building at Chambers and Centre Streets on Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. A baroque marble staircase inspired by Garnier’s Paris Opera House, lavish mosaic murals and allegorical sculptures are some of the impressive features. Call the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council at 212-219-9401 or go to www.lmcc.net and click on “Access Restricted.”
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