Neurotic romance, Prohibition and 'Fire'

'LONELY, I'M NOT'

WHAT Topher Grace and Olivia Thirlby star in this romantic comedy by Paul Weitz about -- what else? -- urban neurotics.

WHERE | WHEN Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m., Second Stage Theatre, 305 W. 43rd St.

INFO $75, 212-246-4422, 2st.com

'THE CITY CLUB'

WHAT This new prohibition musical involves a crime family and a jazz club.

WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 and 7:30 p.m., Minetta Lane Theatre, 18 Minetta Lane.

INFO $55-$72, 877-250-2929, thecityclubbroadway.com

'AN EARLY HISTORY OF FIRE'

WHAT The world closes in on a small town in the '60s in this new play by David Rabe ("Hurlyburly").

WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., The New Group, 410 W. 42nd St.

INFO $61.25, 212-239-6200, thenewgroup.org

FILM: 'The Connection'

WHAT Despite admiring reviews and a premiere at Cannes, Shirley Clarke's raw 1962 drama about drug-addicted jazz musicians was buried by an obscenity ruling and has been little seen since. The restored version of this "lost" film comes from the UCLA Film & Television Archive.

WHEN | WHERE Through May 10 at IFC Center, 323 Sixth Ave.

INFO $13, 212-924-7771, ifccenter.com

-- Rafer Guzmán

ART: Randalls Island Frieze fair

WHAT London's hippest art fair is colonizing New York. For its first local edition, Frieze is gathering works from 180 top galleries on Randalls Island, of all places (tickets include ferry and bus service). Food by Roberta's and the Fat Radish provides an extra lure.

WHEN | WHERE Through Sunday on Randalls Island; ferry departs from 35th Street and the East River

INFO $40, 646-346-2843, friezenewyork.com

FOOD: The John Dory Oyster Bar

WHAT Superstar chef April Bloomfield's second iteration of the John Dory is just as good as the now-defunct west Chelsea version, food-wise, and in a much better location. The lobster roll alone puts it among the top seafood spots in town.

WHEN | WHERE Lunch and dinner, 1196 Broadway

INFO $16 average entree, 212-792-9000, thejohndory.com

-- Ted Loos

MUSIC: Nanci Griffith

WHAT The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter put out her 20th studio album, "Intersection," last month, and she still tells it like it is. "I've had a hard life, and I write it down," Griffith sings on the title track.

WHEN | WHERE Sunday at 8 p.m., City Winery, 155 Varick St. (Friday night's show is sold out; she also plays Monday.)

INFO $55-$65, 212-608-0555, citywinery.com

NIGHTLIFE: DJ Chris Keating

WHAT Chris Keating of Yeasayer helps close Friday night's segment of the Crossing Brooklyn Ferry festival. Get there earlier (10:45 p.m.) for indie singer-songwriter St. Vincent.

WHEN | WHERE Friday night at midnight, BAM, 30 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn

INFO $45, 718-636-4100, ext. 1, bam.org

-- Kevin Amorim