Our picks for the best in the city this weekend. 
 Theater 
 "THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES" <a href="/topics//Judith_Light">Judith Light</a> and <a href="/topics//Jessica_Hecht">Jessica Hecht</a> star in Richard Greenberg's new drama about an Upper West Side Jewish family in 1980 and 2001. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7 p.m., Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47th St. 
 INFO $67-$120, 212-239-6200, <a href="http://manhattantheatreclub.org" target="_blank">manhattantheatreclub.org</a> 
 "ORPHANS" Kyle Kessler's explosive drama is revived starring <a href="/topics//Alec_Baldwin">Alec Baldwin</a>, <a href="/topics//Ben_Foster">Ben Foster</a> and <a href="/topics//Tom_Sturridge">Tom Sturridge</a> as orphan brothers who kidnap a rich older man. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m., Schoenfeld Theatre, 236 W. 45th St. 
 INFO $67-$132, 212-239-6200, <a href="http://orphansonbroadway.com" target="_blank">orphansonbroadway.com</a> 
 "MOTOWN" Berry Gordy's bio-musical about the nurturing of such superstars as <a href="/topics//Michael_Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> and <a href="/topics//Diana_Ross">Diana Ross</a>. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 205 W. 46th St. 
 INFO $57-$142, 866-276-4887, <a href="http://motownthemusical.com" target="_blank">motownthemusical.com</a> 
 Film 
 "EASY RIDER" The 1969 hippie-biker classic launches a six-film retrospective on cult actress <a href="/topics//Karen_Black">Karen Black</a>. Upcoming screenings include "Airport 1975," "The Day of the Locust" and the rarely screened horror gem "Burnt Offerings." The theater has donated $500 to <a href="/topics//Karen_Black">Black</a>, who is using crowd-funding to raise money for her cancer treatment. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday and Saturday nights at midnight, Nitehawk Cinema, 136 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn 
 INFO $11, 718-384-3980; <a href="http://nitehawkcinema.com" target="_blank">nitehawkcinema.com</a> 
 Art 
 THE AFFORDABLE ART FAIR More than 80 galleries are coming together for the 12th New York City edition of the fair, where works can be bought for as little as $100. One-third of the galleries are international, so even if you're not buying, it's still a good snapshot of trends in global art. 
 WHEN | WHERE Through Sunday at The Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 W. 18th St. 
 INFO Admission $15, 212-255-2003, <a href="http://affordableartfair.com" target="_blank">affordableartfair.com</a> 
 Dining 
 THE MARROW "<a href="/topics//Top_Chef">Top Chef</a>" winner (and West Babylon native) <a href="/topics//Harold_Dieterle">Harold Dieterle</a> has done it again: Put his own stamp on a cuisine. This time it's German-meets-Italian, and every dish, from lamb neck to a meatless main excels. The wine list has a great German selection. 
 WHEN | WHERE Weekday lunch, dinner Monday-Saturday, 99 Bank St. 
 INFO Average entree $27, 212-428-6000, <a href="http://themarrownyc.com" target="_blank">themarrownyc.com</a> 
 Music 
 BELL BIV DEVOE Ah, that old New Jack Swing is back with this New Edition offshoot. "Poison," "Do Me," all the rest. You know 'em. You love 'em. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, <a href="/topics//B_B_King">B.B. King</a> Blues Club and Grill, 237 W. 42nd St. 
 INFO $37.50, 800-745-3000, <a href="http://ticketmaster.com" target="_blank">ticketmater.com</a> 
 Nightlife 
 MORE THAN ENOUGH Dance, dance, dance: Classic hip-hop, soul and house get a workout. And so will you. 
 WHEN | WHERE Saturday at 10 p.m., Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St. 
 INFO Women free till midnight, $5 after, men free with RSVP till midnight (<a href="mailto:morethanenoughnyc@gmail.com">morethanenoughnyc@gmail.com</a>), $10 without and after midnight, 212-505-3474, <a href="http://lepoissonrouge.com" target="_blank">lepoissonrouge.com</a> 
 Compiled by Linda WIner, Rafer Guzmán, Ted Loos and Kevin Amorim.

Our picks for the best in the city this weekend. Theater "THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES" Judith Light and Jessica Hecht star in Richard Greenberg's new drama about an Upper West Side Jewish family in 1980 and 2001. WHEN | WHERE Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7 p.m., Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47th St. INFO $67-$120, 212-239-6200, manhattantheatreclub.org "ORPHANS" Kyle Kessler's explosive drama is revived starring Alec Baldwin, Ben Foster and Tom Sturridge as orphan brothers who kidnap a rich older man. WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m., Schoenfeld Theatre, 236 W. 45th St. INFO $67-$132, 212-239-6200, orphansonbroadway.com "MOTOWN" Berry Gordy's bio-musical about the nurturing of such superstars as Michael Jackson and Diana Ross. WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 205 W. 46th St. INFO $57-$142, 866-276-4887, motownthemusical.com Film "EASY RIDER" The 1969 hippie-biker classic launches a six-film retrospective on cult actress Karen Black. Upcoming screenings include "Airport 1975," "The Day of the Locust" and the rarely screened horror gem "Burnt Offerings." The theater has donated $500 to Black, who is using crowd-funding to raise money for her cancer treatment. WHEN | WHERE Friday and Saturday nights at midnight, Nitehawk Cinema, 136 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn INFO $11, 718-384-3980; nitehawkcinema.com Art THE AFFORDABLE ART FAIR More than 80 galleries are coming together for the 12th New York City edition of the fair, where works can be bought for as little as $100. One-third of the galleries are international, so even if you're not buying, it's still a good snapshot of trends in global art. WHEN | WHERE Through Sunday at The Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 W. 18th St. INFO Admission $15, 212-255-2003, affordableartfair.com Dining THE MARROW "Top Chef" winner (and West Babylon native) Harold Dieterle has done it again: Put his own stamp on a cuisine. This time it's German-meets-Italian, and every dish, from lamb neck to a meatless main excels. The wine list has a great German selection. WHEN | WHERE Weekday lunch, dinner Monday-Saturday, 99 Bank St. INFO Average entree $27, 212-428-6000, themarrownyc.com Music BELL BIV DEVOE Ah, that old New Jack Swing is back with this New Edition offshoot. "Poison," "Do Me," all the rest. You know 'em. You love 'em. WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, B.B. King Blues Club and Grill, 237 W. 42nd St. INFO $37.50, 800-745-3000, ticketmater.com Nightlife MORE THAN ENOUGH Dance, dance, dance: Classic hip-hop, soul and house get a workout. And so will you. WHEN | WHERE Saturday at 10 p.m., Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St. INFO Women free till midnight, $5 after, men free with RSVP till midnight (morethanenoughnyc@gmail.com), $10 without and after midnight, 212-505-3474, lepoissonrouge.com Compiled by Linda WIner, Rafer Guzmán, Ted Loos and Kevin Amorim.

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