Theater 
 "LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE" The 2006 movie about a family's misadventures on the road to a preteen beauty pageant has been adapted into a musical with score by William Finn and book by James Lapine (the team responsible for "Falsettos" and "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"). 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7 p.m., Second Stage Theatre, 305 W. 43rd St. 
 INFO $80-$95, 212-246-4422, <a href="http://2st.com" target="_blank">2st.com</a> 
 "GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN" The Foundry Theatre's celebrated production of Brecht's exploration of good in a cruel world. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 7 p.m., Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St. 
 INFO $55-$65, 212-967-7555, <a href="http://publictheater.o" target="_blank">publictheater.org</a> 
 "MARIE ANTOINETTE" Marin Ireland and David Greenspan co-star in David Adjmi's award-winning fantastical spectacle about, as the news release dryly puts it, "a moment in time when the political suddenly got very personal." 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday and Sunday nights at 7:30, Soho Rep, 46 Walker St. 
 INFO $35-$55, 212-352-3101, <a href="http://sohorep.org" target="_blank">sohorep.org</a> 
 Film 
 "TOKYO STORY" Yasujiro Ozu's 1953 film about the generation gap in postwar Japan was voted the greatest film of all time in last year's Sight &amp; Sound directors' poll. It screens in a digital restoration. 
 WHEN | WHERE Through Oct. 24 at Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. 
 INFO $12.50, 212-727-8110, <a href="http://filmforum.org" target="_blank">filmforum.org</a> 
 Outdoors 
 HUNTER'S POINT SOUTH WATERFRONT PARK You may never have thought of Long Island City, Queens, as a place to hang out, but this brilliantly designed new park -- from architects Weiss/Manfredi, working with Thomas Balsley Associates -- redefines the East River experience, with a spectacular Manhattan view. 
 WHERE Between 50th and 54th avenues, along the East River in Queens 
 INFO <a href="http://nycgovparks.org/parks/HuntersPointSouthPark" target="_blank">nycgovparks.org/parks/HuntersPointSouthPark</a> 
 Dining 
 LINCOLN ROAD TAVERN Tavern accurately describes this place, a Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood place that straddles the line between bar and restaurant. If you're coming from a fall outing in Prospect Park, stop in for a margarita and a burrito ($9.50). 
 WHEN | WHERE Dinner, drinks nightly, 49 Lincoln Rd., Brooklyn 
 INFO Average entree $16, 718-282 7097 
 Music 
 PEARL JAM 
 WHAT The '90s rockers drift into town with "Even Flow" and more fan favorites. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30, Barclays Center, Brooklyn 
 INFO $79.50, 800-745-3000, <a href="http://ticketmaster.com" target="_blank">ticketmaster.com</a> 
 Nightlife 
 MO'NIQUE She won an Oscar for "Precious," but it's her stand-up that's pure gold. 
 WHEN | WHERE Saturday at 7:30 and 10 p.m., B.B. King's Blues Club and Grill, 237 W. 42nd St. 
 INFO $47.50 advance, $55 day of; 212-997-4144, <a href="http://bbkingbluesclubandgrill.com" target="_blank">bbkingbluesclubandgrill.com</a> 
 Compiled by Linda Winer, Rafer Guzmán, Ted Loos and Dan Bubbeo.

Theater "LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE" The 2006 movie about a family's misadventures on the road to a preteen beauty pageant has been adapted into a musical with score by William Finn and book by James Lapine (the team responsible for "Falsettos" and "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"). WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7 p.m., Second Stage Theatre, 305 W. 43rd St. INFO $80-$95, 212-246-4422, 2st.com "GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN" The Foundry Theatre's celebrated production of Brecht's exploration of good in a cruel world. WHEN | WHERE Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 7 p.m., Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St. INFO $55-$65, 212-967-7555, publictheater.org "MARIE ANTOINETTE" Marin Ireland and David Greenspan co-star in David Adjmi's award-winning fantastical spectacle about, as the news release dryly puts it, "a moment in time when the political suddenly got very personal." WHEN | WHERE Friday and Sunday nights at 7:30, Soho Rep, 46 Walker St. INFO $35-$55, 212-352-3101, sohorep.org Film "TOKYO STORY" Yasujiro Ozu's 1953 film about the generation gap in postwar Japan was voted the greatest film of all time in last year's Sight & Sound directors' poll. It screens in a digital restoration. WHEN | WHERE Through Oct. 24 at Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. INFO $12.50, 212-727-8110, filmforum.org Outdoors HUNTER'S POINT SOUTH WATERFRONT PARK You may never have thought of Long Island City, Queens, as a place to hang out, but this brilliantly designed new park -- from architects Weiss/Manfredi, working with Thomas Balsley Associates -- redefines the East River experience, with a spectacular Manhattan view. WHERE Between 50th and 54th avenues, along the East River in Queens INFO nycgovparks.org/parks/HuntersPointSouthPark Dining LINCOLN ROAD TAVERN Tavern accurately describes this place, a Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood place that straddles the line between bar and restaurant. If you're coming from a fall outing in Prospect Park, stop in for a margarita and a burrito ($9.50). WHEN | WHERE Dinner, drinks nightly, 49 Lincoln Rd., Brooklyn INFO Average entree $16, 718-282 7097 Music PEARL JAM WHAT The '90s rockers drift into town with "Even Flow" and more fan favorites. WHEN | WHERE Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30, Barclays Center, Brooklyn INFO $79.50, 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com Nightlife MO'NIQUE She won an Oscar for "Precious," but it's her stand-up that's pure gold. WHEN | WHERE Saturday at 7:30 and 10 p.m., B.B. King's Blues Club and Grill, 237 W. 42nd St. INFO $47.50 advance, $55 day of; 212-997-4144, bbkingbluesclubandgrill.com Compiled by Linda Winer, Rafer Guzmán, Ted Loos and Dan Bubbeo.

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