<h2> THEATER:</h2> 
<h2> 'DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER'</h2> 
 WHAT <a href="/topics/Jennifer_Tilly">Jennifer Tilly</a> co-stars in this farce written by Marc Camoletti, the Frenchman who wrote "<a href="/topics/Boeing_Boeing">Boeing-Boeing</a>." 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m., <a href="/topics/American_Airlines">American Airlines</a> Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St. 
 INFO $67-$117, 212-719-1300, roundabouttheatre.org 
 &nbsp; 
<h2> 'LEAP OF FAITH'</h2> 
 WHAT Raul Esparza stars as a con-man preacher in this musical adaptation of the 1992 film. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., St. James Theatre, 246 W. 44th St. 
 INFO $47-$137, 212-239-6200, leapoffaithbroadway.com 
 &nbsp; 
<h2> 'THE COLUMNIST'</h2> 
 WHAT <a href="/topics/John_Lithgow">John Lithgow</a> stars as '60s political journalist Joseph Alsop in <a href="/topics/David_Auburn">David Auburn</a>'s new drama. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m., Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47th St. 
 INFO $67-$121, 212-239-6200, manhattantheatreclub.com 
 --Linda Winer 
 &nbsp; 
<h3> MOVIE: 'Rear Window'</h3> 
 WHAT <a href="/topics/Alfred_Hitchcock">Alfred Hitchcock</a> set the gold standard for the thriller genre with this 1954 classic starring <a href="/topics/Jimmy_Stewart">Jimmy Stewart</a> and <a href="/topics/Grace_Kelly">Grace Kelly</a> as accidental sleuths solving the case of a missing neighbor. It's part of a 13-film tribute to the Old Master that continues weekends through June. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday through Sunday at 11 a.m. at IFC Center, 323 Sixth Ave. 
 INFO $13, 212-924-7771; ifccenter.com 
 -- Rafer Guzmán 
 &nbsp; 
<h3> ART: Affordable Art Fair</h3> 
 WHAT Art fairs have become must-visits for the deep-pocketed collector, so it's refreshing that there's one featuring work for as little as $100. You may have to dig deep to find quality, but that's true at <a href="/topics/Art_Basel">Art Basel</a> <a href="/topics/Miami_Beach">Miami Beach</a>, too. 
 WHEN | WHERE Through Sunday at 7 W. 34th St. 
 INFO Admission $12, 212-255-2003, affordableartfair.us 
 -- Ted Loos 
 &nbsp; 
<h3> MUSIC: <a href="/topics/Fountains_of_Wayne_%28musician%29">Fountains of Wayne</a></h3> 
 WHAT Power pop thy name is <a href="/topics/Fountains_of_Wayne_%28musician%29">Fountains of Wayne</a>. So many great songs over the years: "Leave the Biker," "Traffic and Weather," "Stacey's Mom" . . . 
 WHEN | WHERE Saturday at 8 p.m. <a href="/topics/Irving_Plaza">Irving Plaza</a>, 17 Irving Place 
 INFO $30; 800-745-3000, livenation.com 
 --Kevin Amorim 
 &nbsp; 
<h3> NIGHTLIFE: Saved by the '90s</h3> 
 WHAT As if this recession weren't bad enough, you can return to the scene of our last hard times: the '90s. <a href="/topics/The_Sounds_%28musician%29">The sounds</a> of the era are spun by DJ Toy and played by the Bayside Tigers. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 11:30 p.m. Canal Room, 285 West Broadway 
 INFO $12 at the door; 212-941-8100, canalroom.com 
 -- Kevin Amorim 
 &nbsp; 
<h3> FOOD: Tertulia</h3> 
 WHAT New York has been in the throes of a Spanish tapas craze for a few years, but this recent Greenwich Village entry may be the best of all. Chef Seamus Mullen pulls intense flavor out of everything from a grilled whole fluke to a humble radish salad. 
 WHEN | WHERE Lunch, brunch and dinner, 359 Sixth Ave. 
 INFO $15 average entree; 646-559- 9909, tertulianyc.com 
 -- Ted Loos

THEATER: 'DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER' WHAT Jennifer Tilly co-stars in this farce written by Marc Camoletti, the Frenchman who wrote "Boeing-Boeing." WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m., American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St. INFO $67-$117, 212-719-1300, roundabouttheatre.org 'LEAP OF FAITH' WHAT Raul Esparza stars as a con-man preacher in this musical adaptation of the 1992 film. WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., St. James Theatre, 246 W. 44th St. INFO $47-$137, 212-239-6200, leapoffaithbroadway.com 'THE COLUMNIST' WHAT John Lithgow stars as '60s political journalist Joseph Alsop in David Auburn's new drama. WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m., Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47th St. INFO $67-$121, 212-239-6200, manhattantheatreclub.com --Linda Winer MOVIE: 'Rear Window' WHAT Alfred Hitchcock set the gold standard for the thriller genre with this 1954 classic starring Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly as accidental sleuths solving the case of a missing neighbor. It's part of a 13-film tribute to the Old Master that continues weekends through June. WHEN | WHERE Friday through Sunday at 11 a.m. at IFC Center, 323 Sixth Ave. INFO $13, 212-924-7771; ifccenter.com -- Rafer Guzmán ART: Affordable Art Fair WHAT Art fairs have become must-visits for the deep-pocketed collector, so it's refreshing that there's one featuring work for as little as $100. You may have to dig deep to find quality, but that's true at Art Basel Miami Beach, too. WHEN | WHERE Through Sunday at 7 W. 34th St. INFO Admission $12, 212-255-2003, affordableartfair.us -- Ted Loos MUSIC: Fountains of Wayne WHAT Power pop thy name is Fountains of Wayne. So many great songs over the years: "Leave the Biker," "Traffic and Weather," "Stacey's Mom" . . . WHEN | WHERE Saturday at 8 p.m. Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Place INFO $30; 800-745-3000, livenation.com --Kevin Amorim NIGHTLIFE: Saved by the '90s WHAT As if this recession weren't bad enough, you can return to the scene of our last hard times: the '90s. The sounds of the era are spun by DJ Toy and played by the Bayside Tigers. WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 11:30 p.m. Canal Room, 285 West Broadway INFO $12 at the door; 212-941-8100, canalroom.com -- Kevin Amorim FOOD: Tertulia WHAT New York has been in the throes of a Spanish tapas craze for a few years, but this recent Greenwich Village entry may be the best of all. Chef Seamus Mullen pulls intense flavor out of everything from a grilled whole fluke to a humble radish salad. WHEN | WHERE Lunch, brunch and dinner, 359 Sixth Ave. INFO $15 average entree; 646-559- 9909, tertulianyc.com -- Ted Loos

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