The Early Word: Youth Creative Writing Workshop

1. Registration begins Monday for , a six-week program for kids 8-12 and teens 13-17 on Saturdays running from July 7-Aug. 11. Participants will be invited to read at the Fort Greene Park Summer Literary Festival on Aug. 18. For more info, call NY Writer's Coaltion at 718-398-2883 or e-mail at fgp@nywriterscoalition.org.

2. Summer dusk, a garden, some cocktails and smooth sounds at this . Need anyone say more? Kif, 219 Dekalb Ave. 8 p.m. Free.

3. explores the social, economic, and legislative is­sues that led to the decline of conventional public housing in America, including the now-demolished Pruitt-Igoe housing project in St. Louis. BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave. 6:50 p.m., followed by a panel led by director Chad Friedrichs. $12.

4. , a weekly stand-up comedy show that only discriminates on the basis of funny, brings on the talent. Brooklyn Moon, 745 Fulton St. 8 p.m. Free.

5. Alternate side parking rules are in effect.