‘HOME’ IS WHERE THE HEART IS. Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison discusses her new novel, “Home,” with author Russel Banks at Symphony Space. The book tells the story of a traumatized Korean War veteran struggling with his return home. 7:30 p.m. $25; 30 and under, $15. 2537 Broadway, at 95th St. (212) 864-5400.
YOU HEARD IT HERE. Learn how sound is made at the Columbus Library’s “Sounds Like Science.” Kids will re-create the roar of a dinosaur and the funky rhythms of disco using simple tools like magnets. 4 p.m. Free. 742 10th Ave. (212) 586-5098.
FREE CHIC. Superdry USA is celebrating the opening of its new Times Square location with all-day giveaways. The first 100 shoppers get a free leather jacket, shoppers 101 to 600 get a free T-shirt, and 500 afternoon shoppers receive postcards redeemable for free shirts. Everyone who spends more than $100 can enter to win a shopping spree. 9 a.m. Free. 729 Seventh Ave. (646) 602-9195.
SCREEN SIRENS. As part of the Columbia University film festival, female moviemakers, including Lisa Cholodenko (“The Kids Are All Right”), headline a panel discussion called “What Glass Ceiling? The Remarkable Success of Columbia’s Women Filmmakers.” Free. 7 p.m. Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, 144 W. 65th St. (212) 875-5456.
LIVE WITH LIZA. Legendary entertainer Liza Minnelli signs copies of her new CD, “Live at the Winter Garden,” at Barnes and Noble. Customers must purchase the CD, which includes recordings from her 1974 Winter Garden concert, to get in. If you’ve already bought it, bring your receipt. Noon. $9.99. 555 Fifth Ave. (212) 697-3048.
RAG TIME. Poet Tyehimba Jess and Brooklyn Phil Chamber Players perform works inspired by H.T. Burleigh, one of the first African-Americans admitted to the National Conservatory of Music. They also will play his collaborations with composer Antonin Dvorak as part of ‘Tyehimba Jess: Spirituals, Rags and Strings in Brooklyn.’ 7 p.m. Free. Central Library, Dweck Center, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn. (718) 230-2100.
COME ONE, COME ALL! See world-class magicians, mind readers and illusionists at “Magic at Coney,” a variety show for the whole family at the Coney Island Circus Sideshow. 9 p.m. $10; kids, $7.50. 1208 Surf Ave., Brooklyn. (718) 372-5159.
GET PHYSICAL. The West Bronx Recreation Center is holding a no-membership required open house for adults and seniors to try out their equipment and fitness classes. 9 a.m. Free. Jesup Ave., between 172 St. and Cross Bronx Expressway, Bronx. (718) 293-5934.
MAKE IT WORK! Industry insider Mercedes Gonzalez discusses the ins and outs of “Starting a Fashion Line on a Shoestring Budget” at the Science, Industry and Business Library. 6 p.m. Free. 188 Madison Ave. (917) 275-6975.
ROSES ARE RED … Make a green gift for Mother’s Day this year at the Long Island City Library’s Grow Your Own Flowers workshop. Kids will be provided with all the materials to start a mini-garden in a recyclable plastic bottle. 4 p.m. Free. 37-44 21st St., Queens. (718) 752-3700.
TOP STITCH STUDENTS. See innovative work by more than 800 of the Fashion Institute of Technology’s School of Art Design’s graduating students. The exhibits will range from fashion to toy design. Noon. Free. Seventh Ave., at 27th St. (212) 217-4558.
THIS CZECH LIFE. Lauded Czech film “Four Sons” tells the story of a middle-aged man who finds friendship with a mystic as his life and teenage son spiral out of control. Catch the New York premiere as well as a QA with director Bohdan Sláma at BAM Rose Cinemas. 7 p.m. $9-$12. 30 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn. (718) 636-4100.
SERGEANT PEPPER MARCHES ON. The Lehman College Jazz Band plays classic and Beatles covers at their “Lehman College Lonely Hearts Club Band” season-opening concert. Noon. Free. Music Building, Room 306, 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West, Bronx. (718) 960-8247.
